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Getting The Most From VSTE 2020 (Virtually)

November 30, 2020 by timstahmer

Although we won’t be able to see everyone in-person at the annual VSTE Conference, we will still have plenty of great learning experiences and ways to connect with educators from around the state.

If you’re attending the conference, and especially if you are presenting, there are some things you can do before the opening day on December 9th to enhance your experience.

To start, visit the Conference schedule and login or create an account. Then go to the settings and update your profile. Since we won’t be able to have the usual hallway conversations, this will help your fellow attendees find and connect with you.

Next, review the schedule and find the sessions you would like to attend. Sched (the web service we are using) makes it easy to browse by day, session category or vendor/sponsor, but you can also search by keyword or name of a person.

When you find a session you might like to attend, click the circle in the block to add it to your personal schedule. Remember that this is just a collection of sessions in which you are interested. It does not guarantee a spot in the room (we will have limits to the number of participants in each live session) and does not obligate you to attend.

Since recordings for all sessions will be available for 6 months after the conference, include the sessions that you can’t attend live but might want to catch up on later. Also, presenters are encouraged to upload materials and add links to their resources in the listing for their sessions, so Sched will also be the place to come when you want to do more exploring into a presentation topic.

Finally, encourage your friends and colleagues to join you at VSTE 2020. They can view and browse the schedule without registering and even attend the sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday morning at no charge. If they see something they like, “walk up” registration will remain open for most of the conference, so they can pay and join you for the Friday spotlight with Lynmara Colón, the keynote with Kim Lane Clark on Saturday morning, and all the great sessions on the weekend.

While it cannot replace the experience we would have had if we were able to meet live, we hope that you will find much to learn and people to meet at the VSTE 2020 Virtual Conference.

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DEI Task Force Mentoring Committee Launches Webinar Series

November 26, 2020 by timstahmer

Join us live for the inaugural episode of our webinar series on November 30, 2020 at 11:30 am. The series, hosted by Charles Randolph and Jennifer Orr, will highlight the work of VSTE’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force and bring our viewers information for educators around Virginia. Meet members of the task force and learn about our professional development and mentoring work.

photo of Charles Randolph

Whether you are a veteran or a newcomer, the webinar hosts welcome you and look forward to sharing ideas with you. Stay tuned for future webinars.

Join us on Zoom

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Draft Schedule Available: VSTE 2020 Goes Virtual

November 1, 2020 by vsteadmin

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The draft schedule for VSTE 2020 is available now. Check it out to see the wide variety of opportunities to learn, share and grow.

The conference has two parts: sessions on Wednesday, December 9 - Friday, December 10 are free and will be streamed so anyone is able to join.

Beginning Friday evening and through Sunday, December 13, sessions will be available to paid registrants only. Registration is required for the paid portion of the conference.

Register Now

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Postponed: The Invent to Learn Workshop Tour Coming in Spring 2020

February 22, 2020 by vsteadmin

NOTE: This event has been postponed until October 2020. If you were registered, check your email with information about tickets and refunds.

VSTE is pleased to welcome Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager for a week of minds-on and hands-on learning. Join them and your VSTE regional colleagues for a day of hard fun and problem solving at the Invent To Learn Workshop— where computing meets tinkering and design.

Update: The roadshow will travel the state during the week of October 19, 2020.

The workshop begins with the case for project-based learning, making, tinkering, and engineering. Next, we will discuss strategies for effective prompt setting. You will view examples of children engaged in complex problem solving with new game-changing technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, and programming and identify lessons for your own classroom practice. Powerful ideas from the Reggio Emilia Approach, breakthroughs in science education, and the global maker movement combine to create rich learning experiences.

Most of all, you will learn by making with exciting NEW materials! Learn how micro:bits, the new Hummingbird Bit robotics kit, Scratch, Makecode, and other emerging technologies can supercharge not only STEAM, but all subjects. This is a fertile context for learning coding and engineering through playful projects that bridge the digital and physical worlds. During the workshop, we will also discuss how to integrate project-based learning across the curriculum.

Each participant will leave with a Micro-bit Go kit.

The Roadshow will visit four locations in the state during the week of March 23, 2020:

March 23, 2020: Western Branch High School, 1968 Bruin Pl, Chesapeake, Virginia

March 24, 2020: Goochland High School, 3250 River Rd W, Goochland, Virginia

March 25, 2020: New College Institute, 191 Fayette St, Martinsville, Virginia

March 27, 2020: Amazon Web Services, 13200 Woodland Park Road, Herndon, VA 20171

This event is supported by the Virginia Department of Education and CodeVA.

 

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Upcoming Events of Interest 2020

February 18, 2020 by vsteadmin

Lots of events of interest to VSTE members...

 

Learnerpalooza South
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
New College Institute, Martinsville, Virginia
Learn More: https://vste.org/learnrpalooza-south-2020/

TechSplash 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020
SWVA Higher Education Center, Abingdon, Virginia
https://www.uvawise.edu/cte/techsplash/

Tech Splash 2020 will showcase exemplary examples of technology integration in the K12 classroom as well as focus attention on new and emerging technologies. This is a fun and interactive day filled with great hands-on learning opportunities, collaboration, and FUN! The Keynote for this event is author and creator of Hello Ruby, Linda Liukas.  Get those flip-flops ready and register today! 

Presentation proposal deadline: April 15, 2020
(Free registration and the coveted TechSplash T-shirt for presenters!)

Techstravaganza 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
https://sites.google.com/lcsedu.net/techstravaganza20/home

Free for educators
Call for proposals open now through May

Clarke Innovation Conference
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Clarke County, Virginia
https://bit.ly/clarkeinnovation

A regional conference with a keynote speaker, 45 concurrent sessions, and more! Session proposals due May 1, 2020. 

ISTE 2020
Anaheim, California
November 30 - December 1, 2020
https://conference.iste.org/2020/
 

VSTE2020: Annual Technology in Education Conference December 6 - 8, 2020
Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia
 
This premier education conference features keynotes, spotlights and breakouts as well as a full exhibit hall of the latest technology innovations. http://www.vsteconference.org

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