VSTE

Virginia Society for Technology in Education

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Register Now: Leading Ed Forum 2019, October 9 – 10, 2019

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The Fourth Annual Leading Ed Forum will be held October 9 and 10, 2019, at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Sponsored by the VSTE Cosn Council and the Virginia Department of Education, this event focuses on division level issues faced by instruction and technology leaders from CTOs to Superintendents.

Registration is open now. Tickets are available for both days or individual days with a discount for purchasing the full conference ticket. Register Now

VSTE has also arranged for special pricing pricing on hotel accomodations.  Click here to find out more.

We will meet for a full day on October 9 with content specifically designed for school technology directors including OER, broadband connectivity, and student data privacy. Sessions will be provided by VDOE staff and division leaders. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with school divisions from across the state as well as time for regional networking and planning. Attendees will have opportunities to share their school division's challenges and successes and connect with other division decision makers and selected corporate partners and sponsors.

We will meet for a half day on October 10 (8:30 AM - 1 PM) and are pleased to announce that we will be joined by Dr. Scott McLeod who will lead a workshop related to equity in instruction with technology.

An Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school technology leadership issues. He is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators. Dr. McLeod has worked with hundreds of schools, districts, universities, and other organizations and has received numerous awards for his technology leadership work, including the 2016 Award for Outstanding Leadership from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

The VSTE CoSN Council is the Virginia chapter of CoSN.

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Keith Reeves to Keynote LearnerPalooza 2019

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Join us for the 6th annual gathering on June 10, 2019, at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia. Rod Carnill, VSTE Board Vice Chair, is the lead planner for this annual event.

A palooza is defined as an exaggerated event, and LearnerPalooza 2019 is exactly that and maybe a little more although I could be exaggerating. Honestly, though, in the past six year, LearnerPalooza has become a VSTE co-sponsored edtech event of educators, by educators and for educators.

When we first started out, we wanted to provide a local and low key environment for educators from across the region to come together and share best practices, formative experiences, edtech tools and applications, and have some fun doing so. This year proves to perhaps be one of the best ever. I know I said that last year but this time I am not exaggerating when I tell you that edtech leaders will be at the forefront of the offerings this year.

Our keynote speaker, Keith David Reeves, is the VSTE Board chair. He is also the author of Insurrection: A Teacher Revolution in Defense of Children, a work on educational philosophy and pedagogy, and of Paperless Research Writing: Effective Digital Scaffolding for Academic Writing. He currently serves as Senior Instructional Technology Coordinator at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, the largest Zero Energy elementary school ever constructed in the United States. He is a Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL).

Jean Weller, a Teaching and Learning Technology Integration Specialist with the Virginia Department of Education, will provide updates from Richmond on current VDOE initiatives, especially #GoOpen. We will have an opportunity to explore the Virginia OER Commons website.

Karen Richardson, VSTE Executive Director and ISTE Certified Educator as well as Patrick Hausammann, VSTE Technology Coach of the Year and Google Certified Innovator will share their knowledge and expertise. Many other local teachers, ITRTs and technology coaches and Google Certified Trainers will provide experiences and insights on topics like classroom productivity, enhanced instruction, student content creation and, of course, with the usual throwbacks to the event's ‘GooglePalooza’ roots, the latest and greatest GSuite apps and extensions. This is ALL to help you place ‘Students First’ and engage in ‘Learning Forever’.

I hope to see you there! Remember to bring your own device and invite a friend to join you because we are always better together.

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VSTE Sponsoring NoVa Maker Educator Meetup

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VSTE is proud to sponsor the 3rd NoVa Maker Educator Meetup held as part of Maker Faire NoVa. Join makers and educators from the state and region for a day of sharing and learning on June 2, 2019, at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.

The meetup will last from 10 AM - 1 PM. The Maker Faire itself runs from 11 AM - 5 PM.

Sylvia Martinez, author of Invent to Learn, and George Meadows, professor of education from Mary Washington University, will keynote the meetup. In addition, lightning sessions, breakouts and workshops will provide an interactive element.

Interested in participating in the meetup? Use the form here to register and suggest topics. Meetup attendees must attend the Maker Faire but are eligible for a 50% discount on Maker Faire tickets.

Brainstorm 2019 Schedule Available

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Barbara Huth, Education Program Manager, Common Sense Education, will keynote the 8th annual Brainstorm Conference, April 12, 2019, at James Madison University. This event is a partnership of VSTE, SVTC and JMU M. Ed. in Educational Technology. Common Sense Education partners with school districts in DC, Maryland, Virginia and beyond to help educators and parents build the foundational digital citizenship skills for kids to utilize technology safely, responsibly and meaningfully.

Prior to joining Common Sense, Barbara was a National Board Certified Science Teacher.  She holds a bachelor's degree in integrated health studies from Kent State University and a master’s degree in comprehensive science education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

The schedule is available and includes presenters from the region sharing their best practices and innovative uses of technology to support teaching and learning. eMedia VA and The Source for Learning will also join us for the day.

Morning beverages and lunch are provided.

Registration is open now and will sell out so reserve your seat for this opportunity to learn, share and grow!