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

4:00pm EST

Google Drawings, Games & Engagement

Using technology for student engagement in a virtual setting

Speakers

Deanna Tate

Spanish Teacher

EdTech RVA March 2021 Deanna Tate pptx

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

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

4:00pm EST

Navigating Digital Dilemmas

Join Common Sense Education in a discussion of the benefits and risks of new technologies by walking through a thinking routine in one of our free K-12 Digital Citizenship lessons, designed and developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Participants will leave with resources to help 6-12 students navigate their digital lives with perspective.

Speakers

Barbara Huth

Common Sense Education, Common Sense Education

Barbara Huth is the Education Program Manager for Common Sense Education in the D.C. Metro area. She 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... Read More →

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

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

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

4:45pm EST

How to Build Student-Led CS Clubs

I am coaching 3 CS clubs. I have been building relationships with students as well as creating a system to promote student leadership. This year, CS Honor Society, Girls Who Code, and CS for ALL clubs coordinated CS ED WEEK events with ES/MS sessions and CS Demo and class visits at Tucker, making an impact on 400 students in total. And they did this all on their own!

Speakers

Yvette Lee

CS/math/business teacher, John Randolph Tucker High School

National Board Certified Teacher (Math)CS Teacher at J. R. Tucker HS (APCSA, APCSP, Coding 1)Teacher of the Year (2020-2021)NCWIT Affiliate Award (2020)

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

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

5:30pm EST

Bandlab Tutorial

Bandlab is a fantastic FREE tool music and core content educators can use. It teaches every aspect of music you'd like to teach in a user friendly production software and has arts integration capabilities.

"Words cannot describe how thrilled I was when I found this platform. It is perfect for me since I want to be a film score composer when I get older and this is perfect because it has tons of different orchestral instrumental options." - Linda Hilton on AppStore

Speakers

Micah Lee

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

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

4:00pm EST

Amp Up Student Engagement and AccountabilityUsing Desmos (With a Focus On Non-Math Subjects)

Desmos (free) is not just for math teachers anymore! In this session you'll learn how to use Desmos activities in order to create and deliver engaging lessons that allow you to see students' comprehension level on a keystroke-by-keystroke basis. I will create a Desmos activity (lesson) in real-time and you will then have the opportunity to complete the activity as if you were a student.

Since founding the Desmos for Language Teachers Facebook Group (1,300+ members) and the Desmos for Social Studies Educators Facebook group (50+ members), I have lead numerous online Desmos trainings and informational sessions for teachers from a variety of disciplines. I look forward to continuing to learn with you all!

For a recording of the session click on the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHCwlg6dAV0

Speakers

Josh Rooke

Teacher, Goochland High School

I teach Spanish, mindfulness, and mental wellness practices. I have also taught hundreds of teachers, from a variety of disciplines, how to use Desmos in order to revolutionize their lesson delivery and dramatically increase student engagement.

Desmos for All Subjects Create and assign activities Documentos de Google pdf

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

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

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

5:30pm EST

Flipgrid: The Snapchat of Formative Assessment

Are you tired of using traditional formative assessments? Do your students groan every time you have them fill out an exit ticket on Google Forms? Try using Flipgrid, a video discussion software, where students can verbally demonstrate their understanding on a variety of topics and respond to others.

Speakers

Samantha West

Teacher, Colonial Heights High School

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

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