2024VSTE Annual Conference

Did you know Desmos is a FREE resource that offers more than just a calculator? Discover how Desmos can transform your teaching with interactive asessments! In this session, I will show you how to create self-checking assessments using Desmos' powerful features. Plus, you will receive a reflective tool to help students identify areas where they need more support while using Desmos.

Give students the navigation system to explore how they would like to express their learning through the power of choice, portfolios, centers or stations, virtual field trips, or Project Based Learning. Let's step your toes in the shallow waters and allow your creativity to take you to new waters.

Every great journey begins a plan. Discover how one school division is charting the course towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation with an excited crew of educators at the helm. Through their story, identify common obstacles facing initiative planning. Discover tools to help navigate rough seas in planning and avoid common missteps that sink or stall progress. Leave with resources to guide your next journey.

Just as an anchor provides stability and direction in turbulent waters, a well-crafted competency model can ground and guide educational practices. This session will explore a school division's journey in developing and implementing the ITRT (Instructional Technology Resource Teacher) Competency Model, aligned with VDOE ITRT best practices. This model serves as the foundational step in creating effective school learning support teams to drive innovation. By working together, ITRTs and other coaches can create synergy, providing comprehensive support and driving student success and teacher development. Join us to discover best practices, strategies, and collaborative approaches for anchoring excellence and building a cohesive and effective instructional leadership team.

Leveraging the data that is commonly collected and regularly updated in spreadsheets to support decision-making in your school is a crucial component of school-based leadership. This session will help guide you through developing clear and trackable monitoring tools using common (*.xls, *.csv, etc.) reports and the capabilities of Google Workspace.