2024VSTE Annual Conference

This session focuses on how SBL (Scenario Based Learning) can create engaging, inclusive, tech rich learning experiences that cater to diverse student needs, including neurodiverse learners. Key points include: Implementing SBL principles in tech-rich environments Using writing as a tool for discovery within SBL contexts Integrating assistive technologies and personalized learning approaches for neurodiverse students Designing effective scenarios aligned with curriculum objectives Showcasing real-world examples and assessment techniques This presentation offers practical strategies for educators to leverage SBL, fostering critical thinking, analytical skills, and creativity while accommodating various learning styles. Attendees will gain insights into creating immersive, accessible learning experiences that ignite passion for learning in all students.

Learn the ropes of Book Creator! Learn the many ways that Book Creator can support literacy across all contents, from journaling, graphic organizers, digital portfolios, student reflection, and so much more. We will take a deep dive into the basics, updates, templates, and resources available. Time will be allotted for all attendees to create a library and a book for this all-hands-on-deck session.

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!

JMU's Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy provides integrated lending library kits to help educators provide hands-on learning opportunities in the classroom. This session will expose teachers to six different lending library kits focused on measuring, using, and applying wind and solar energy. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore numerous hands-on activities provided in the lending library kits which integrate Math, LA, and Science content. New apparatus will also be utilized to explore the advances of technology. Lending library kits are available to educators free of charge and are helpful in coaching students to participate in KidWind Challenges.

Before we open our baskets, we will discuss the design cycle. We will define our goal for our design challenge, then we will open up our baskets to see the "must-use" ingredients. Other "pantry" items will be available. Participants will make a plan then implement their plan. We will end the session with sharing our projects and selecting the Chopped Champion. No cash prizes just bragging rights.

Join us for a fast-paced, game show-style session combining engaging routines and educational tech tools. Design products, uncover AI's potential, and leave with new ideas to implement. Let's innovate together!

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!

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.