Welcome to the Tidewater Mini Conference


Location: Providence Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

Providence Elementary School is located on the corner of Providence Road and Churchill Drive. Ample parking is available in the back of the building--turn right on Churchill Drive and take your first right into the back lot which shares parking with Kempsville Middle School. From this parking lot enter the building through the rear doors next to the cafeteria. Conference registration will be held in the lobby outside the cafeteria.

Public Wi-Fi will be available at Providence Elementary School ~ Participants are encouraged to bring laptops.

7:30 AM Registration Opens
9:00 AM
Welcoming Comments:
William Johnsen, Director of Instructional Technology, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jabnene Gorham, Chair, Board of Directors

9:15 AM – 10:10 AM Keynote Presentation
"I Teach 25 Fifth Graders In Twenty Minutes And You Want Me To Do What?"
Karen Richardson

10:10 - 10:15 AM Getting Around the Venue: LouAnn Metzger, Board of Directors OR Marie Booz

10:15 AM Break
10:25 AM – 11:25 AM Breakout Sessions - Round 1
11:35 AM – 12:30 PM Collaboration and Networking Lunch
12:40 PM – 1:40 PM Breakout Sessions - Round 2
1:50 PM – 2:50 PM Breakout Sessions - Round 3
2:50 PM – 3:05 PM Break
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM Breakout Sessions - Round 4
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM Closing Session
Reflections
Mini-Conference Evaluation
Door Prizes

*Tidewater Mini-Conference Tweet-up immediately following the conference 5-7PM at Keagan's located at Virginia Beach's Towne Center. Keagan's

Schedule

Presentations

Here the link to Luann Smith's Presentation:
Point Your Way to Vocabulary**