2024VSTE Annual Conference

Who is truly using the technology in your classrooms the teachers or the students? Is a worksheet on Canvas or Schoology more effective than one on paper? Are teachers getting the most out of the interactive board at the front of their classrooms? The PIC-RAT model for Technology Integration provides educators with a framework to assess the impact of technology on student learning. This model not only evaluates whether new tools are transforming instructional practices but also examines whether students are interacting with the technology in active or passive ways. In this interactive session, you will practice using the matrix and discuss how the tool can be used for self-reflection or coaching teachers to improve their practice.

Become inspired by the story of how one class overcame the challenge of acquiring scarce and expensive textbooks by creating their own resources and discover how you can implement these activities in your classroom. Challenge Based Learning (CBL) provides an effective framework for learning as we seek to solve real-world challenges. In this workshop, the facilitator will not only share processes to create your own textbooks, but offer ways in which students can be involved and even lead the process to create their own textbooks; textbooks that can support future learners in the same classroom and beyond. Participants will be provided with iPads for this session and will walk through the steps to create their own book. Resources will be provided to support participants as they embark on their book creation journey with students.

This question often plagues those in a coaching or supportive role. Join members of the Newport News Instructional Technology Team as they discuss their journey to answer this question over the last 15 months. Come see the products they've created using a design-thinking process and learn about their next steps to collect data on their impact as coaches. Leave with copies of their products to remix for your coaching program.

How to use AI to help support and assist with your classroom duties. Using AI programs like BriskAI, Curipod, Quizizz, and Question Well to help make review material and resources for your classroom.

Focus on integrating WWII across disciplines, emphasizing real-world applications. Explore lessons spanning psych, stats, health, mapping, physics, and more. Gain tips, free resources, and discover effective strategies for bringing veterans into the classroom. I'll offer practical assistance for teachers to create their own veterans projects, from field trips to grant writing to teacher workshops