Keynote: "I Teach 25 Fifth Graders In Twenty Minutes and You Want Me To Do What?" Karen Richardson
Interactive Lab
Time Slot
Presentation 1
Aviation Module
Presentation 2
Engineering Module
Presentation 3
Health & Human Module
Round 1: 10:25- 11:25
Schoolicious
(Social Bookmarking in the Classroom)
Kevin Spencer - ITRT
Roanoke City Schools Overview Website Delicious bookmarks Would you like to find the coolest websites without hardly trying? Would you like to have other teachers scan and evaluate the web, and send the good links right to you? Have you thought about sending out your own newsletter of your personal favorites? Now you can! Come learn how to use social bookmarking to contribute to and benefit from the most powerful bookmark network already in place.
Top 10 Hits from ISTE
Bridgitte Goins
Franklin County Schools
Highlights from the national educational technology conference 2010...resources, websites, and more!
Teaching the Civil War using Primary Source documents from the National Archives
Karen Needles
Director
Lincolnarchives Digital Project
Are you ready for the Civil War over the next five years? Come and participate in the Lincolnarchives Digital Project workshop. Bring your laptop!
What E-formats work with the AT I have?
Joyce Sharp
Training and Communications Specialist
AIM-VA, GMU
Bob Keller Educational Support Specialist Don Johnston, Inc.
Core instructional materials are available in a variety of electronic formats. It isn't always easy to tell which format is needed for the technology being used. This session will help demystify what works with what so that teachers can make more knowledgeable choices when selecting formats available from AIM-VA.
Real World Math: Using Technology to Build Context
Heather Blanton
Instructional Technology Coordinator, UVA Wise's Center for Teaching Excellence
Vice President
VSTE Board of Directors
As we search to motivate and engage students in math, the age old question emerges, "Will we use this in real life?" Technology is a wonderful tool to create context in your math instruction and connections to real world application. We will take a look at a variety of tools and rethink some of our existing tech tools to answer that question for your students.
Going 'Google-eyed' for Google Docs and other Web 2.0 Tools
Anita Harris
Instructional Technology Specialist, Sussex County Public Schools, Vice-President for ISTE's Online Learning SIG and PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
This session will focus on how to use Google Docs and Web 2.0 Tools to collaborate, enhance and support 21st Century teaching and learning for both student and teachers. All Things Google wiki page
We are VSTE; WE are Advocates!
Heather Blanton
Vice President
VSTE Board of Directors
Instructional Technology Coordinator, UVA Wise's Center for Teaching Excellence
The most important piece to building a strong advocacy team is passionate people. Who better to carry the torch for technology in education than the teachers and ITRTs out there in the classrooms everyday. Learn how you can become a powerful advocate for technology in your school or division. VSTE Advocacy Team
Creative Digital Storytelling
Reignite your student's imaginations by exploring ways to encourage divergent thinking through creative digital storytelling (Inspired by this week's Newsweek (July 19th) cover story "Creativity in America". Robb Ponton
Williamsburg James City County Robb's Portaportal
Online Learning and 'I CAN Learn Math'
Anita Harris
Instructional Technology Specialist, Sussex County Public Schools, Vice-President for ISTE's Online Learning SIG and PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Tugay Angay
Account Executive
JRL Enterprises, Inc.
I CAN Learn Education Systems
Online Learning has taken hold of many educators and students alike from professional development to online curriculum. This session will introduce attendees to various online learning opportunities as well as the I CAN Learn (ICL) Math online curriculum program.
ICL was developed out of a growing need for an instructional program that differentiates instruction to respond to intervention and boost achievement in order to get students through the "Algebra Gateway" and move them on to higher level math. Come and learn how this curriculum has benefited students and teachers across our state and nation. I CAN Learn Website
Round 4: 3:10 - 4:10
The Impact of Emerging Trends in Assessment/Testing on Educational Technologies and Vice Versa David Mott ROSworks/Tests for Higher Standards
Many national trends in assessment will greatly impact the technological landscape and will place new demands on school technologies and on technologists.
PBS Teachers: Online Resources at Your Fingertips!
Linda Pharis
PBS
PBS is constantly upgrading its services. It offers video clips, interactive games, lesson plans, offline activities, professional development, and more. This session will introduce educators to the multitude of resources that are available through the PBS and PBS-related websites. Spanish language offerings will also be discussed.
Digital Lessons Eric Miller Winchester City Schools Harness technology and hit the trail with your own interactive notebook. Digital lessons and dynamic teaching can keep boredom at bay! Achieve high SOL success with all your students.
Presentations for Franklin County
Keynote: "I Teach 25 Fifth Graders In Twenty Minutes and You Want Me To Do What?"
Karen Richardson
Interactive Lab
Aviation Module
Engineering Module
Health & Human Module
(Social Bookmarking in the Classroom)
Kevin Spencer - ITRT
Roanoke City Schools
Overview
Website
Delicious bookmarks
Would you like to find the coolest websites without hardly trying?
Would you like to have other teachers scan and evaluate the web,
and send the good links right to you?
Have you thought about sending out your own newsletter of your personal favorites?
Now you can! Come learn how to use social bookmarking
to contribute to and benefit from the most powerful bookmark network already in place.
Top 10 Hits from ISTE
Bridgitte GoinsFranklin County Schools
Highlights from the national educational technology conference 2010...resources, websites, and more!
Karen Needles
Director
Lincolnarchives Digital Project
Are you ready for the Civil War over the next five years? Come and participate in the Lincolnarchives Digital Project workshop. Bring your laptop!
Website
12:40 - 1:40
Joyce Sharp
Training and Communications Specialist
AIM-VA, GMU
Bob Keller
Educational Support Specialist
Don Johnston, Inc.
Core instructional materials are available in a variety of electronic formats. It isn't always easy to tell which format is needed for the technology being used. This session will help demystify what works with what so that teachers can make more knowledgeable choices when selecting formats available from AIM-VA.
Heather Blanton
Instructional Technology Coordinator, UVA Wise's Center for Teaching Excellence
Vice President
VSTE Board of Directors
As we search to motivate and engage students in math, the age old question emerges, "Will we use this in real life?" Technology is a wonderful tool to create context in your math instruction and connections to real world application. We will take a look at a variety of tools and rethink some of our existing tech tools to answer that question for your students.
Going 'Google-eyed' for Google Docs and other Web 2.0 Tools
Anita HarrisInstructional Technology Specialist, Sussex County Public Schools, Vice-President for ISTE's Online Learning SIG and PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
This session will focus on how to use Google Docs and Web 2.0 Tools to collaborate, enhance and support 21st Century teaching and learning for both student and teachers.
All Things Google wiki page
Web 2.0 and Beyond wiki page
1:50 - 2:50
Heather Blanton
Vice President
VSTE Board of Directors
Instructional Technology Coordinator, UVA Wise's Center for Teaching Excellence
The most important piece to building a strong advocacy team is passionate people. Who better to carry the torch for technology in education than the teachers and ITRTs out there in the classrooms everyday. Learn how you can become a powerful advocate for technology in your school or division.
VSTE Advocacy Team
Reignite your student's imaginations by exploring ways to encourage divergent thinking through creative digital storytelling (Inspired by this week's Newsweek (July 19th) cover story "Creativity in America". Robb Ponton
Williamsburg James City County
Robb's Portaportal
Anita Harris
Instructional Technology Specialist, Sussex County Public Schools, Vice-President for ISTE's Online Learning SIG and PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Tugay Angay
Account Executive
JRL Enterprises, Inc.
I CAN Learn Education Systems
Online Learning has taken hold of many educators and students alike from professional development to online curriculum. This session will introduce attendees to various online learning opportunities as well as the I CAN Learn (ICL) Math online curriculum program.
ICL was developed out of a growing need for an instructional program that differentiates instruction to respond to intervention and boost achievement in order to get students through the "Algebra Gateway" and move them on to higher level math. Come and learn how this curriculum has benefited students and teachers across our state and nation. I CAN Learn Website
David Mott
ROSworks/Tests for Higher Standards
Many national trends in assessment will greatly impact the technological landscape and will place new demands on school technologies and on technologists.
Linda Pharis
PBS
PBS is constantly upgrading its services. It offers video clips, interactive games, lesson plans, offline activities, professional development, and more. This session will introduce educators to the multitude of resources that are available through the PBS and PBS-related websites. Spanish language offerings will also be discussed.
Digital Lessons Eric Miller Winchester City Schools Harness technology and hit the trail with your own interactive notebook. Digital lessons and dynamic teaching can keep boredom at bay! Achieve high SOL success with all your students.