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Virginia Society for Technology in Education

Cultivating Voice and Choice with Choice Boards

Choice boards have been a hot topic in recent years, and whether you have dove in or not, here are a few tips for making choices boards purposefully and engaging for beginners and choice board lovers: Make it FUN and Engaging. Consisted a theme that the students will connect with. What standards do you want to cover? Keep it manageable and concise. Consider the modes that … [Read more...]

Webinar: Dr. Penni Sweetenburg-Lee

In the April 2021 edition of the VSTE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinar, Dr. Penni Sweetenburg-Lee, Director of Training & Alumni Development Programs for the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, discusses the organization's work and the services they provide to the people of Virginia. The webinar is hosted by Dr. Nicci Dowd. … [Read more...]

Webinar: Share Your Story, Get that Job

In the second of two March 2021 editions of the VSTE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinar, Katie Fielding asks some relevant questions: has the past year made you think about changing schools, changing roles, or moving into educational leadership? Do you remember making a portfolio in your education program that involved a lot of page protectors and slipping in pieces of … [Read more...]

Making the Cut for 2021: Video Editing Options for Your Instructional Videos

We made it to 2021! Although, 2020 was a year that was filled with the unusual, the unprecedented, and the undesired, it was definitely a time that all of us had to learn new strategies to reach and teach our students. This in a way, was one of the most exciting years I’ve seen in educational technology as most of us dove head first into the world of virtual teaching and … [Read more...]

Providing Quality Feedback with Hippo Video

Professor James Pennebaker from the University of Texas at Austin noted that in the history of learning research, the role of feedback has always been paramount: “When people are trying to learn new skills, they must get some information that tells them whether or not they are doing the right thing.” While feedback is widely accepted as essential for meaningful learning, it is … [Read more...]

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