2024VSTE Annual Conference

This interactive presentation will explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of education, specifically focusing on how AI can empower teachers at any experience level. As AI technologies continue to evolve, their integration into educational practices offers unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning, efficient classroom management, and professional development for educators. The session will provide insights, practical examples, and strategies for effectively incorporating AI into teaching and teacher training.

Creating accessible classrooms is essential for ensuring all students have equal opportunities to succeed. In this session, participants will learn how to use digital accessibility tools to design inclusive, accessible, and engaging learning experiences for every student.

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.

Do you want to motivate, engage, and inspire your students? Research shows that when students tell stories, present to an audience, or share information visually, they engage more deeply with course content and gain confidence simultaneously. Additionally, students who learn to effectively use visuals?both consuming and creating them?often have a better understanding of the material. Creative thinking also plays a key role in helping students actively engage with learning content and retain information more readily. Adobe Express can be the tool that helps you accomplish these goals. This session, designed for those new to Adobe Express, will guide you through its extensive resources. You'll learn how to use Adobe Express to create compelling visuals, foster creative thinking, and enhance student engagement. Discover the features and tools Adobe Express offers to make your journey toward building a creative and dynamic classroom both achievable and enjoyable.

Learn the secrets of how to record and edit video, and ideas for lessons in classrooms of all levels.

In this session, educators will explore innovative strategies to integrate technology into their teaching practices to equip students with practical life skills. This session will cover approaches tailored to different educational levels?elementary, middle, secondary, and collegiate?ensuring that students develop essential competencies for their personal and professional lives. Participants will gain insights into effective tools, applications, and teaching methodologies that enhance student engagement and foster critical life skills across all stages of education.

Share and celebrate the latest and greatest apps and ideas for using new tools and old tools in new ways at this VSTE DEMO SLAM! It could be something amazing you learned in a session or just an awesome thing you discovered. Participants are given two minutes max to demo their resource or tip. Then the audience will vote for the winner. The first fifteen to sign up get special VSTE SWAG and a chance for prizes and glory as the VSTE Demo Slam champion! Do you have the coolest idea to take you to the top of the VSTE DEMO SLAM!? To sign up go to [we will add link here] or visit Port VSTE!

Professional portfolios are a powerful tool for showcasing teaching philosophies, professional growth, and reflection. In this session, educators will explore how to craft personalized digital portfolios that highlight their unique professional journeys