Live Events

Googlepalooza III
June 21, 2016, 9 AM - 4 PM
Corron Community Development Center
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middetown Campus
173 Skirmisher Lane
Middletown, Virginia

All thing Google! For the third year, we bring you Googlepalooza, a day of Google-related workshops as well as the chance to network with others around GAFE and Chromebooks. Just $40 includes breakfast, lunch, all the M&Ms you can eat and some great door prizes.

We're still doing some tweaking but you can check out the draft schedule here.

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A partnership of JMU M. Ed. in Educational Technology, SVTC and VSTE

Reaching out to educators in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond

April 8, 2016

This event is sold out. Contact karen_richardson@vste.org to be added to the wait list.

From google to flipping to coding and more...Brainstorm 2016 truly has something for everyone. Check out the DRAFT schedule here: https://brainstorm2016whatinspires.sched.org/

Location:
Memorial Hall,James Madison University, 395 South High Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Parking Information:
Brainstorm participants will be permitted to park in C8, R9 and C13 Lots between the hours of 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM on April 8. No parking permits will be necessary. The lot is located directly behind Memorial Hall on South Willow Street.  Check the map for help with locating Memorial Hall and the parking lot.

NOTE: All regulations for JMU students, faculty and staff will remain in effect, and students attending the event are required to park in appropriate student parking lots with a JMU parking permit. Regular enforcement will continue in other parking lots, and guests may receive parking citations if parked in restricted lots. Guests are prohibited from parking in specialty spaces such as Service Vehicle spaces, handicap spaces without proper permit, or expired meters. They are also prohibited from parking in Fire Lanes.

Campus Map: http://www.jmu.edu/map/buildings/MEMH.shtml

Photography:
Brainstorm 2016 is held in a public space, therefore we do not prohibit participants, exhibitors, sponsors, or news organizations from photographing conference activities. VSTE, SVTC and James Madison University reserve the right to use images taken at the Conference with your photograph and/or likeness on social media and/or in future marketing materials. We are NOT responsible for individual attendee’s use of your image or likeness.

Digital Age Learning
July 22, 9 AM - 4 PM
Parkview Elementary, 260 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, VA 23704

A full day of learning with over 20 breakouts sessions on a variety of educational technology topics including Classflow, Office 365, iPads, Edmodo and more. Learn how to choose the best tools and how to manage a 1:1 classroom. VSTE is pleased to partner with Promethean on this event.

Thanks for TeachersFirst for their generous support.

Check out the schedule here:
https://digitalagelearning2015.sched.org/

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July 7-8, 2015
Gereau Center
Rocky Mount, Virginia

VSTE continues its partnership with the Franklin County Public Schools to support its Regional Professional Development Institute. The full Institute will be held Monday, July 6, through Thursday, July 9, 2015.

VSTE will sponsor the opening session which will be held Tuesday, July 7, 8:30 AM to 12 PM. Breakout sessions related to technology integration will be held on Wednesday, July 8 from 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM.

Check out the schedule here: http://rpdit2015.sched.org/

Registration for this event is free thanks to the generosity of Franklin County Technology Services.

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