VSTE

Virginia Society for Technology in Education

Connected Educator Month

Classroom Snacks: Roanoke County, October 20, 2016

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Classroom SnacksAs educators, we spend lots of time talking about students but not much time talking to them. VSTE is working to change that by providing virtual visits to classrooms across the Commonwealth. Our "classroom snacks" will take place on Thursdays throughout October.

We'll continue the series  with four groups of students from Roanoke County on Thursday, October 20, 2016:

9:00 AM: ITRT Tina Coffey and students at Oak Grove Elementary School talking about makerspaces

10:00 AM: Teacher Sherri Rickman and students from the Burton Center for Arts and Technology

12:00 PM: Teacher Cynthia Bowen and students from Cave Spring Middle School talking about the Global Read Aloud

1:00 PM: ITRT Tina Coffey and students from Fort Lewis Elementary School talking about their new makerspace

Join us in our Adobe Connect room to listen live or access the archive later.

You can check out the archives of conversations with students from Bull Run Middle School here and Frederick County Schools here.

 

Slow Tweet Book Chat, Week Three

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VSTE is pleased to welcome Albemarle County student Julian Waters as guest moderator for the third week of our Slow Tweet Chat Book Group. He will be leading us in a discussion of the third chapter of The Missing Voices in EdTech: Bringing Diversity Into EdTech by this year's conference keynoter, Rafranz Davis. This chapter focuses on missing student voices. While we certainly encourage you to read the book, you are welcome to share and comment even if you haven't quite finished the reading.

Register ahead of time for reminders and the chance to win VSTE swag!

Just getting started with Twitter and Tweet Chats? Here are a few resources for learning:

Twitter Tips

Classroom Snacks Archive #2: Frederick County Public Schools

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Classroom SnacksAs part of Connected Educator Month, VSTE is making virtual classroom visits to talk with students across the Commonwealth.

On Thursday, October 13, 2016, we visited with students from Frederick County Public Schools. A big thank you to Rod Carnill, Supervisor of ITRTs, for organizing the day, thanks to teachers Jacqueline Zacarias, Crystal Marshall, and Matt Stegmaier, and BIG thanks to the students for sharing their ideas and experiences with us.

You can view the archives here:

 

Slow Tweet Book Chat, Week Two

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VSTE is pleased to welcome Jen Orr as guest moderator for the first week of our Slow Tweet Chat Book Group. She'll be leading us in a discussion of the second chapter of The Missing Voices in EdTech: Bringing Diversity Into EdTech by this year's conference keynoter, Rafranz Davis. This chapter focuses on missing teacher voices. While we certainly encourage you to read the book, you are welcome to share and comment even if you haven't quite finished the reading.

Register ahead of time for reminders and the chance to win VSTE swag!

Just getting started with Twitter and Tweet Chats? Here are a few resources for learning:

Twitter Tips

Classroom Snacks: Frederick County, October 13, 2016

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Classroom SnacksAs educators, we spend lots of time talking about students but not much time talking to them. VSTE is working to change that by providing virtual visits to classrooms across the Commonwealth. Our "classroom snacks" will take place on Thursdays throughout October.

We'll continue the series  with three groups of students from Frederick County on Thursday, October 13, 2016. We'll meet live with students from  Bass Hoover Elementary School at 10:00 AM, Sherando High School at 11:15 AM, and Frederick County Middle School at 1:30 PM. Join us in our Adobe Connect room to listen live or access the archive later.

You can check out the archives of last week's conversations with students from Bull Run Middle School here.