VE PLN Member Beth O'Connell describes a Minecraft lesson plan she developed and taught around the concept of media literacy. Cross Posted from Beth's blog I’ve been working on getting Minecraft into our school for about a year now, ever since I discovered for myself how (surprisingly) immersive and thought-provoking it can be. When our school system got a grant for a … [Read more...]
Learning Together at the VSTE Conference
Attending the VSTE Conference is a great learning experience. Attending with a team from your school or district can make that experience even better. VSTE member Margaret Sisler came to the 2016 Conference in Virginia Beach with more than fifty of her colleagues and reflected on those three days in this post from last December. Learning Together Last week each … [Read more...]
Playing in the Halls at the VSTE Conference
Most education conferences have a typical structure, with one or two keynote talks for all attendees and the bulk of the time devoted to hour long lecture/demo sessions of varying sizes. Tech education conferences also feature longer, hands-on sessions. At the VSTE Conference, we've been trying to shake up that model to encourage our members to interact with each other … [Read more...]
VSTE Keynote and Spotlight Speakers
For the annual conference, we try to bring our members some of the most significant and influential voices in educational change. During the Sunday spotlight at VSTE 2016, we heard from Jaimie Casap, Google's Global Education Evangelist. In his engaging and challenging talk, Jaimie discusses how our students will need to address global problems that we haven't even defined … [Read more...]
We Need Your Session for VSTE 2017!
Our annual conference is just a little over three months away, and anyone who has attended this event in past years can tell you to expect three packed days of learning, interaction, and fun. But that experience doesn’t happen by itself and the conference committee is now gearing up to put all the arrangements in place. However, what really makes a great conference is not … [Read more...]
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