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2018 VSTE Annual Conference

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Welcome to Virginia’s world famous Technology in Education conference. Whether you are a first-time attendee or a seasoned veteran you will find the conference full of information ready to take back to your school or workplace.

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We do not plan to have paper programs available on site. If you would like a printed program, please print a personal copy prior to arriving at the conference.

Use this online schedule to get the most up-to-date information pertaining to session titles, descriptions, and room locations (and maps) for this year’s conference.

Emily Heller

Fredericksburg City Schools, VSTE
Instructional Technology Coach
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Lifelong learner, coach, teacher, leader. I am an Instructional Technology Coach in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and a Director on the board of the Virginia Society of Technology in Education (VSTE). I am also the VSTE Education Committee chairperson and cofounder of the VSTE Certified Coach program (#VCC). I am passionate about instructional coaching, instructional technology, and supporting educators in making teaching and learning fun and engaging for teachers and their students!

9:00am EST

Registration Open Level 1 (Near Tower)

10:45am EST

AR/VR and the Future of Education 5C

11:45am EST

Lunch Level 1 (Outside of Exhibit Hall A)

12:45pm EST

Sunday Spotlight: Courage to Make Waves with Jennifer Orr Ballroom 3 VSTE Central: Lunch with David French Tower Board Room Atrium

1:45pm EST

VSTE Central: Meet the Board Tower Board Room Atrium

2:00pm EST

Decoding the Computer Science SOLs 4C

3:15pm EST

Bringing 3D Modeling and Printing Into the Humanities Classroom 3B DIY VR: Surfing the Virtual Wave 2C Coding Across the Curriculum Concourse 3 VSTE Central: Meet the Board Tower Board Room Atrium

4:30pm EST

Imagine Academy + Industry Certifications = Unlocked Possibilities 4E

8:00am EST

Opening General Session & Keynote Address Ballroom 3

9:45am EST

Should makerspaces in community-based organizations, schools and libraries coexist? 3D Sneaking in Computer Science Standards in the Elementary Classroom 2C Coding with BrainPOP 1A

11:00am EST

Be the Most Tubular Teacher with Tinkercad 4D Coding with a Purpose 3B Give students the "Gift of Gab" with Podcasting 4E Oculus Rift Virtual Reality tour of the Grand Canyon Concourse 2

12:00pm EST

Lunch Exhibit Hall A

1:00pm EST

Student Choice Boards: Empower, Engage, Elate 2D Balloon Cars, Fidget Spinners, STEAM, and how I turned my classroom into a pop-up maker space Concourse 3 Build Your Network and Learn About Twitter Chats! Concourse 2 Coding with CS First 1C

2:15pm EST

Creating a Community of Digital Citizens 2C Creating a Surge of Innovation Within Your School/Classroom 2B How to grow your Computer Science program with a CS Club and CSHS Chapter 5B

3:30pm EST

Coding + The 5C’s + Problem Solving = Scratch and Scratch Jr. Technology Integration. 1A Have It Your Way: Personalizing your Professional Development 1D

4:00pm EST

VSTE Central: Education Committee Tower Board Room Atrium

7:30am EST

VDOE - Update on K-12 Computer Science 3B

8:45am EST

Class VR - Making Virtual Learning a Reality in the Classroom 1B The "Do Re Mi's " of Computer Science. 5A Using Scratch w/ High School Students 4B

10:00am EST

Hang Ten with DESMOS! Surfing the Digital Wave and Acing Math SOLs 5D

11:15am EST

Coding + The 5C’s + Problem Solving = Scratch and Scratch Jr. Technology Integration. 5A VDOE - #GoOpenVA and the New Virginia OER Platform 3B

12:15pm EST

Lunch Exhibit Hall A

1:15pm EST

Closing Session: Ignite Session / Demo Slam / Raffle Ballroom 3