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VSTE Annual Conference 2020

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Marjorie Bowers-Stanley

Halifax Co. Public Schools
ITRT

8:00am EST

Student Engagement through Choice and Project-Based Assessment: Skills for Future Readiness Crystal BRochelle Allen • Lindsay Kraus Virtual Organization: Your Future is Clear... and Categorized! Crystal AJessica James • Shelly Robinson Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom UnisonEDU: #AppsDays WashingtonPhil Strunk • Patrick Hausammann

12:00pm EST

Focus on the Future with Virtual Learning Crystal AMeg Foley • Reginald Fox

5:00pm EST

Win the Right to be Heard: Cultivating a Conversational Learning Environment Crystal AWilliam Watts Zoom in the K-12 Classroom: best practice, new features, hybrid learning environments PocahontasJason Mobley • Jason Nast • Jason Nast From Then-and-There to Anywhere - Flipping District PD MonroeStephanie Burton • Kelsey Pacer

7:00pm EST

Top Secret Canvas Tips Revealed! Crystal AMarcia Jeans • Adam Hyatt

8:00am EST

Get Nsync with Engaging and Empowering Virtual and Face to Face Learners Crystal ASheila Teri • Charlie Hinsch The VA K-12 Computer Science Pipeline Project WashingtonNick Grzeda • Adrienne Sawyer Virtual Special Education: Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Learners in Exceptional Times Crystal BRandall Dunn

12:00pm EST

Classroom and Virtual Activities for Teaching the New Virginia Energy Career Cluster Crystal BJim Egenrieder Research Faculty and Director • Remy Pangle The New Virginia Digital Learning Integration Standards of Learning Crystal AMark Saunders

3:00pm EST

UnisonEDU: New Year, New View?! Crystal AMonica Starkweather • Patrick Hausammann

5:00pm EST

Future Re-entry WashingtonAlise Benzie • Peggi Knight The Future of Food: Sharing Creative Solutions to Global Crisis Crystal AChris Stanek • John Mitchem

7:00pm EST

GIFs...The Gifts That Keep On Giving! Crystal BAlissa Wetton • Paige Faul

8:00am EST

Engagement Strategies for Today's Hybrid or Distance Learning Classroom Crystal BBarbara Huth

12:00pm EST

Discover the Hidden Possibilities of Augmented Reality Crystal AChristine Danhoff The Future of Feedback Crystal BTara Walters • Kelly Troxell

5:00pm EST

Empower Our Girls: Opening the Door for Girls to Achieve More Big BallroomLynmara Colon

7:00pm EST

Virtual Cocktail Class AlleghenyHeather Hurley

9:00am EST

Keynote Session - Where my Girls At? Shifting the paradigm of who represented. Big BallroomKimberly Lane Clark • Ed.S.

10:45am EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

11:30am EST

Conference Connections: Chat with Attendees, Sponsors and Exhibitors Exhibit Hall Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom Pet Costume Contest AlleghenyChanel Alford-Campbell

12:30pm EST

Digital Pineapple Chart: PD that encourages southern hospitality in your building MonroeLucy Spencer Discover the Amazing Tools of Discovery Education Roanoke FPatrick Heath • Sandra Massey Focus On Accessibility For the Future Roanoke EAlise Benzie • Heather Meek Guiding Principles for Remote and Hybrid Learning Buck MountainDJ West • McGraw Hill Make & Take - Create Modern "App Like" Activities w/Promethean's New Activity Builder! AlleghenyPenny Izquierdo • Promethean • Promethean Managing Your Zoom WilsonAlfred Toole • Charli Nolan Podcasting - A Tool for Creativity, Learning and Sharing Crystal BSean Ward • Kathy Lamont

1:00pm EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

1:15pm EST

3DWebWorldz simulations and virtual field trips that run in Canvas on a Chromebook Roanoke FWilliam Schmachtenberg Building Coaching Opportunities by Sliding Into Their Inbox Crystal BTabitha Reber Creating Equitable Computer Science Experiences WashingtonJennie Chiu • Kim Wilkens Engaging Students with Minecraft Education Edition on Chromebooks MonroeNick Grzeda Virtually STEM clubs WilsonScarlett Kibler

1:45pm EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

2:00pm EST

Have it Made with TeacherMade Roanoke EJason Hicks ePortfolios: the Future of Resume Design Crystal AEllen Nosal Infusing Community Storytelling with Virtual Learning! Crystal BTimothy Taylor Keeping our "FOCUS" with Google Extensions Roanoke FDenise Orndorff Ride the Wave to the Future: Wakelet WashingtonKatie Fielding Topic Hubs with Google Draw MonroeElizabeth McDowell

2:30pm EST

Conference Connections: Chat with Attendees, Sponsors and Exhibitors Exhibit Hall Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

7:00pm EST

Zoom Dance Party AlleghenyChanel Alford-Campbell

9:00am EST

To Infinity and Beyond from your Virtual Classroom WilsonKelly Hoggard • Paula Ott UDL in Canvas: Reaching ALL Learners PocahontasMadeline Nelson • Dominic Church • Naomi Church • Krystle Guerra Chasing the 5C's with GooseChase MonroeMaureen Ambrose • Krista Miller Distance Learning with eMediaVA: Virginia's Premier (and Free) Digital Content Library ShenandoahLindsey Horner Gamification, Productivity, and Workflow Tools You Can Use Tomorrow! AlleghenyJennifer (Hodges) Ives • Michael Wesely Helping Students and Parents to C Consistency in your LMS Roanoke EShanna Rao • Alfred Toole

9:30am EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

9:45am EST

The Future of Read Aloud: Bringing Magic to Your Story BentCourtney Thompson Play on Player! 20 Tips and Tools for Remote Game-Based Learning Buck MountainStephanie Bass • Melissa Henning • Source for Learning Connecting Students Interests With Learning Goals MonroeNancy Penchev Cruising the tech highway with older, non-traditional, pre-service teacher candidates AlleghenyPamela Randall G Suite Gold for Hybrid and Online Learning PocahontasPatrick Hausammann Make Remote Learning Engaging for Students by Focusing on Equity and SEL WilsonJorge Valenzuela Preparing Our Students for the Future by Amplifying Thinking Routines Using Digital Tools Roanoke FDebbie Tannenbaum Recalibrating your lens: The Continuum of Computer Science in Middle School Roanoke ESusan Jinks

10:15am EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

10:30am EST

Focus on Engagment WilsonCharlotte Bordino Google Expeditions; From Consumption to Creation WashingtonScott Lewis I've got 98 Problems, but PBL and CT Ain't One! Crystal BLaura Rahn • Shawn DeLuca Survival Strategies for the Digitally Exhausted Educator: Maintaining Student Engagement and Motivation Roanoke FAimee Brenner UnisonEDU: Taking Forms and Sheets to School PocahontasChad Fisher WOW! Google Slides Does THAT!?! AlleghenyMichael Wesely

11:00am EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

11:15am EST

Addressing Student-Centered, Culturally-Responsive Teaching with OER: #GoOpenVA MonroeJean Weller Maximizing Engagement Through Regular Immersion in Computer Science-METRICS PocahontasBrittany Miller • Jen LaBombard-Daniels Focus on Creativity: Getting Creative with Chromebooks AlleghenyCatherine Breese Make It Digital: Transform hands-on activities to digital interactive activities for virtual learning and beyond ShenandoahShari Gomez • Kelly Baldwin Teaching at a Distance - Tips from a decade of practice Crystal BTheresa Wills

11:45am EST

Conference Connections: Chat with Attendees, Sponsors and Exhibitors Exhibit Hall Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

12:45pm EST

Using the UDL Approach to Create Web Content that Engages and Motivates Learners PocahontasDiane DeMott Painter • Aude Bauserman 20 Google Add-ons and Extensions to Focus Your Attention AlleghenyTyler Witman Gettin' Creative! Creating Interactive Activities in Google Slides Roanoke ETonya Coffey Strategies for Embedding Equity and SEL into Lessons Crystal BJorge Valenzuela The Classroom of the Future WilsonKelly Hoggard • Paula Ott The Future Is Accessible Crystal AKatie Fielding

1:15pm EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom

1:30pm EST

Closing/Raffle Session Big Ballroom