2024VSTE Annual Conference

A dynamic hands on Escape Room experience. Can you solve the mystery, beat the safeguards and steal the gems before the guards come back? This will be a full experience for all attendees! Fun for all ages and levels and easily scaffolded and modified to fit your classroom needs. There will be a mix of physical and tech related puzzles with curriculum and brain breaks built in! Come and try to XSCAPE THE CLASS!

This session will be repeated Sunday at 3:30 in room 1A.

This session explores ways in which robotics can complement and enhance content learning. Robots will be introduced with examples of cross-curricular use that will inspire lesson-building during the session.; coming soon

Are you ready to join a global community on a mission to make CS equitable and accessible for everyone from early childhood to high school across different cultural, social, and economic contexts? In this session, we will share how the Global Center for Equitable CS Education is addressing this mission through research, professional learning, and tool development in a collaboration between the University of Virginia in the U.S. and Universidad del Norte in Colombia. You will get hands on with the affordable, adaptable, and multilingual educational robotics platform, Roversa while learning strategies for integrating CS into a variety of subject areas and settings. We will also share a variety of ways that you can engage and get involved with this global community.

Step into a world where learning becomes an exhilarating adventure! Welcome to the electrifying realm of digital breakout rooms with our cutting-edge kit. Unlock the secrets of interactive small group learning as we unveil the power of BreakoutEDU with physical locks, decoders, and the mystique of black light pens and UV flashlights. Get ready to ignite curiosity, foster teamwork, and unleash creativity like never before. Join us and discover how to transform ordinary lessons into extraordinary adventures that empower and inspire!