EdTechRVA 2021: Full Schedule

Hosted by The Greater Richmond Area Education Technology Consortium (GRAETC). Educators in the Greater-Richmond Area, passionately supporting connected learning.

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4:00pm EST

Get Started with Making: Using Scrappy Circuits

Sometimes it can seem as though STEM requires a long list of materials and expensive add ons. This hands on session will show you how to dive into making and creating with materials found around the house or the local dollar store.

Want to play along? Check the list here: 10 or 11 binder clips, 1 LED tealight, cardboard, 2 paper clips, aluminum foil, glue and a marker.

Let's get scrappy!

Speakers

Karen Richardson

VSTE/Nonprofit, VSTE

I am the executive director of VSTE, the premier professional development and advocacy organization for educators in Virginia. The Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was founded in 1986 as the Virginia Educational Computing Association and is Virginia’s affiliate... Read More →

Tuesday March 9, 2021 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST

Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner

4:00pm EST

Cropping It Out With Google Slides

The investigation process is a vital component to History instruction. Using Google Slides, you will learn how you can create an engaging and effective activity for your students. The Crop-It activity engages students by having them investigate a historical artifact, highlighting a certain section, and asking questions about the section they have highlighted.

**We were unable to join the Discord discussion as our district security protocols did not allow us to access the site. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns that you would like to share with us, please email Christopher Mathews at cmathews1@nps.k12.va.us . **

Speakers

Christopher Mathews

Elementary History and Social Science Teacher Specialist, Norfolk Public Schools

My name is Christopher Mathews and I am a History Teacher Specialist for Elementary with Norfolk Public Schools. Prior to my role as a History Teacher Specialist, I taught upper Elementary grades here in Norfolk for 6 years. I've also worked as a Professional Developer and Curriculum... Read More →

Michale Siverio

Teacher Specialist for Professional Development, Norfolk Public Schools

I am a 10-year veteran in PreK-5 education. I am married to a 2nd grade teacher and we have one son named Myles. We have two dogs Willow and Fenway who are more of a handful than the human child. I currently support Norfolk Public Schools as the Teacher Specialist for Professional... Read More →

Sample Activity pptx

CropIt! (1) pdf

Tuesday March 9, 2021 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner | High (9-12), Beginner | All Grade Levels, Beginner

4:45pm EST

Five Ways to Use GoOpenVA to Engage and Differentiate

GoOpenVA, Virginia's OER portal, offers access to a wide variety of resources that can be reused and remixed to support your students. This session will explore five resources and provide specific ways to use them.

Speakers

Karen Richardson

VSTE/Nonprofit, VSTE

Tuesday March 9, 2021 4:45pm - 5:15pm EST

Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner

4:45pm EST

My Experiences with Virtual Teaching and Nearpod

This session will discuss the pros and cons of using Nearpod in a virtual classroom and how to adjust Nearpod presentations to better fit your classroom.

Speakers

Amy Leonard

3rd grade teacher, George W. Watkins Elementary School

Tuesday March 9, 2021 4:45pm - 5:15pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner

4:45pm EST

Wellness in the Virtual World

This presentation will focus on how to incorporate movement in the virtual classroom to improve both academics and engagement. Within this session, teachers will learn about active lessons, brain boosts, and other strategies to improve student wellbeing. Along with discussing these topics, resources will be shared for individuals to bring back into their classrooms.

Speakers

Diana Abell

Instructional Designer

Love living and supporting healthy active lifestyles! Increasing student engagement and growing educators is my passion.

Kristen Callan

Instructional Designer at Harrowgate ElementaryChesterfield County Public Schools

Tuesday March 9, 2021 4:45pm - 5:15pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner

5:30pm EST

What Can You Do With Google Slides? It's Not Just a Presentation Tool Anymore

Google Slides has a variety of features that are sometimes underutilized. Using a little creativity teachers can bring active learning to life and take their slide presentations to the next level. We will examine how to use learning strategies to drive the activities and how to construct / design them.

Speakers

Cathy Maher

Instructional Designer

Tuesday March 9, 2021 5:30pm - 6:00pm EST

Elementary (3-5), Beginner

4:00pm EST

Equity for All Learners and Effective Small Group Instruction

Our focus for equity is specific to in-person teaching and how to overcome hurdles that arise that keep a student virtual. We also will share helpful ways to keep the classroom community engaged with tips and tricks. Second, we will focus on the structure and delivery of small group instruction for in-person or virtual students that also includes co-teaching model.

Speakers

Cara Perkins

Goochland County Public Schools

Laura Wiedeman

EdTechRVA2021 pdf

Thursday March 11, 2021 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST

Elementary (3-5), Beginner

4:00pm EST

Equity and Diversity Across Resource

This session will discuss how the resource team taught an equity and diversity lesson that focused on Africa. The lesson focused on masks, culture, music, and dance lesson across the curriculum. We will discuss how we made the lesson plans and how they tie into each resource. We will give/show examples of how the project was a success for each resource.

Speakers

Michelle Ball

Librarian, Powhatan County Public Schools

I’m really enjoying a more normal school year this year. We started live announcements with fifth grade news team and the students and Staff love it. I’ve also expanded collaborative lessons with teachers across the grade levels. I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with... Read More →

Amanda Henley

Resource/ Elective Teacher, Powhatan County Public Schools

I am the Computer Resource Teacher at Powhatan Elementary School. I have been teaching technology for 15 years. I enjoy teaching and learning about all the advancements in technology and the ways to incorporate them into my lab. I look forward to sharing some of my ideas with you... Read More →

African Collaboration Lesson Presentation (1) docx

Thursday March 11, 2021 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner

4:45pm EST

The Ultra-Organized Canvas Course

This Type-A tech coach comes to you with all of the best practices and tips for having the smoothest workflow for your students in the Canvas LMS. From agendas to buttons to emojis, learn how to create a well-organized system that allows your students to focus on the content--not the tool.

Speakers

Colleen Hirn

Director of Technology & Learning, Colonial Heights Public Schools

Director of Technology & Learning for Colonial Heights Public SchoolsFormer High School English Teacher & Secondary Tech Integration SpecialistProfessional Passion Points: Professional Learning, New Teacher Development, Project-Based Learning, Support for ESL Students, Connecting... Read More →

Thursday March 11, 2021 4:45pm - 5:15pm EST

Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner | High (9-12), Beginner

4:45pm EST

Show Me the Money

Show Me the Money is an interactive session in which participants will create a money manipulative Google Slide that can be shared out through to students using any learning platform. Participants will walk away from this session with a finished product that they can use in their classrooms.

Speakers

Michale Siverio

Teacher Specialist for Professional Development, Norfolk Public Schools

Marie Tuohy

Intructional Technology (ITRT/ITS/TIS), Norfolk Public Schools

Dr. Marie Tuohy began her career in the field of education as a special education teacher in 2010. She has also worked as a department head, an online teacher, a middle school teacher, and a college instructor. Dr. Tuohy currently works as an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher... Read More →

Thursday March 11, 2021 4:45pm - 5:15pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner

4:45pm EST

YouTube: Your Classroom in Any Learning Environment

In this session, learn how you can use YouTube to its fullest extent and make it work for you in any kind of instructional environment: face-to-face, hybrid, or fully virtual! You'll learn which videos to use in different instances and use special effects professional YouTubers use to engage audiences and update your channel with playlists to maximize student learning.

Speakers

Darcie Priester

Instructional Technology Coach, Manassas Park City Schools

Darcie Priester has served in the role of Instructional Technology Resource Teacher since 2006 and currently works at Manassas Park High School. She earned an M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Integrating Technology in Schools. Ms. Priester is a Google for Education... Read More →

Thursday March 11, 2021 4:45pm - 5:15pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner | High (9-12), Beginner | All Grade Levels, Beginner

5:30pm EST

Google Workspace for Education Refresher: Re-Learning Features to Focus on the Future

This session will give participants their own voice and choice as we refresh on core G Suite Apps and re-learn new or forgotten features. Participants will receive activities/resources that can be used immediately such as how to use and/or change the Master Slide in Google Slides, and how to set up collaborative jams using Google Jamboard.

Speakers

Darcie Priester

Instructional Technology Coach, Manassas Park City Schools

Thursday March 11, 2021 5:30pm - 6:00pm EST

Elementary (K-2), Beginner | Elementary (3-5), Beginner | Middle (6-8), Beginner | High (9-12), Beginner | All Grade Levels, Beginner