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Vermont Fest 2024

8:00am EST

Registration Desk Open The Lower Lobby

9:00am EST

HPE Aruba Networks Users Group Session; advance RSVP required Gateway IIJason Cote Infinite Campus User Group Meeting - invite only; advance RSVP required Gateway I Exhibit Set-Up Oscar Wilde Ballroom

12:00pm EST

Lunch on Your Own TBA

1:00pm EST

Conference Opening Northstar IJeff Mao Aligning Our Tech Plan with the Strategic Plan! Northstar IDan Roswell • Forest Immel • Patricia Aigner

2:30pm EST

AI in the SECURITY World Gateway IIChris Ragoza How to Successfully Handle Printing Difficulties in K-12 Schools Gateway ITina Scheindel • Peter Drescher • Alex Webster The Future Is Now! AI Is Alive! Northstar IMark Racine • Chris Warden

3:50pm EST

Ed-Fi Q&A and Data Governance Discussions Northstar IDavid Kelley • James Nadeau

5:00pm EST

Happy Hour with Board, Sponsors, and Attendees Preston's Restaurant and Bar

6:00pm EST

Dinner On Your Own TBA

7:00am EST

Exhibitor Setup Oscar Wilde Ballroom Registration Desk Open The Lower Lobby

8:00am EST

Breakfast Oscar Wilde Ballroom Expo Opens Oscar Wilde Ballroom

8:45am EST

Opening & Keynote: Richard Culatta: Harnessing AI for Digital Good in Education Oscar Wilde BallroomRichard Culatta

10:00am EST

Bringing Authentic Representation to EdTech and Literature Gateway ICharlotte Cheng CS in Your Library or Elementary Classroom Northstar IILucie deLaBruere • Christina Smith Developing a Consortia Solution on Back-up/Cyber Safety/Disaster Recovery Gateway IITim White • Peter Drescher • Ken Goldberg Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod Escapade IKara Baker Librarians Lead on GenAI and Intellectual Property Northstar ISuzanne Judson-Whitehouse Twenty-five for ‘25: Inspiring and Promising Trends, Technologies, and Tools Escapade IIMaureen Yoder You can't protect what you cannot see! Increasing Cyber Security and posture on a K12 budget! RoundaboutDavid Wren

11:00am EST

Book Signing & Break with the Sponsors Oscar Wilde BallroomRichard Culatta • Charlotte Cheng

11:30am EST

AI - It's Not Magic, It's Computer Science !! Northstar IILucie deLaBruere Disrupting for Justice: FHTMS Students Organized Against Racism (S. O. A. R.) - A Northstar IGary Russell Esports Facility Building: Hardware for Gaming and Streaming RoundaboutBrycen Just Kami's Latest and Greatest Features Escapade IIOliver Tingling Library Advocacy 101 Gateway IILiz von Nagy Literacy Comes Alive! Grant Opportunities with CLiF Gateway IJana Brown • Cassie Willner Tech Talk on Rostering/Onboarding/App Management Escapade IJeff Wallis • Nate Gingras • Peter Drescher

12:30pm EST

Lunch followed by Vita-Learn Awards and Annual Meeting Oscar Wilde Ballroom

1:45pm EST

Create VR Experiences with CoSpaces and Tinkercad Escapade ISean Theoret CS in Upper Elementary/ Middle School with CoSpaces Northstar IIBen McVety • Kristen Wilson Disrupting for Justice: FHTMS Students Organized Against Racism (S. O. A. R.) - B Northstar IGary Russell Engaging Students and the Community with Biographies Gateway IIKatrina Antonovich Law for Librarians Escapade IIMeg Boisseau Allison Leveraging AI to Manage & Protect your Network RoundaboutJeff Mann STEAM/Makerspace Projects Connected to Digital Citizenship Topics. Gateway IEileen Vaughn

2:45pm EST

AI Policy Starter Kit: Concrete Tools for District Leaders Escapade IISuzanne Judson-Whitehouse AI tools as "Thought Partners" for Teachers and Students Gateway IIJennifer Mitchell CS for High School students using CoSpaces Northstar IIBen McVety • Kristen Wilson SWANK- Showing and sharing movies in your school and classroom Escapade IJill Abair The Future Is Now! AI Is Alive! Gateway IChris Warden • Mark Racine Updating Your District’s Legacy Apple Environment: Spotlight on Activation Lock and Managed Apple IDs RoundaboutPhilip Bauchan What the Heck is Copyright (+ Fair Use) in Schools Northstar IShannon Walters

3:45pm EST

Happy Hour Networking and Social with Sponsors, Door Prizes Oscar Wilde Ballroom

5:45pm EST

VSLA Social Northstar I Exhibit Hall Closes & Dinner on your own Oscar Wilde Ballroom

7:00am EST

Registration Desk Open The Lower Lobby

8:00am EST

Breakfast Oscar Wilde Ballroom Book Sale Oscar Wilde Ballroom FIRST Robotics - Real STEM, Real Fun! Oscar Wilde BallroomKaren McCalla • Scott McCalla Literacy Makerspace Oscar Wilde BallroomChristina Smith • Jessica Wisloski • Lucie deLaBruere

8:45am EST

Opening & Keynote: Charles Waters: THE LIFE OF AN AUTHOR AND ACTOR Oscar Wilde Ballroom

10:00am EST

Empowering Educators: An AI Toolkit & Resource Guide for the Modern Classroom Gateway IPatricia Aigner Enhance any curriculum with 3D Printing Gateway IIKimberly M Smith Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod Escapade IKara Baker Getting Creative with the Circuit Playground Northstar IIRichard Ballard Golden Dome Book Award Escapade IICourtney Bowen • Sarah Adelman Scribble Away with Charles Waters Northstar ICharles Waters Take the Pai* out of PD by making it Proactive and Personalized! RoundaboutNolan Sutker

11:00am EST

Book Signing with Charles Waters Oscar Wilde Ballroom Break Oscar Wilde Ballroom

11:30am EST

Artificial Intelligence: Potential, Precautions, 25 Mind Blowing Possibilities Gateway IMaureen Yoder Green Mountain Book Award Northstar IIShannon Gile Harness the Power of Virtual Makerspaces to Create Equitable Access to STEAM Gateway IIKimberly M Smith Media Mentorship: Students as Leaders in Building Information Literate Communities Escapade ILiz Crouse Red Clover Committee to the Rescue! Escapade IIKate Lucia • Liv Perry Swank K12 Movies: Using Movies Inside and Outside of the Classroom RoundaboutSeth Acock Teaching Game Design for Middle School Northstar IMatt Gile

12:30pm EST

Lunch & VSLA Awards Oscar Wilde Ballroom

1:45pm EST

Cybersecurity for All Students Escapade ICharlene Cooper Exploring Invention Education with the Young Inventor's Program Gateway IITina White Jumpstart Creative Writing with AI Northstar IIJeremy VanDerKern Library Advocacy and Act 150 Escapade IIStephanie Sherman • Rebecca Sofferman • Susie Snow OPALS in Action: Organize, Promote, Engage! Gateway ILaurie Williams • Cheryl Doubleday Shared Resources to Improve Library Services and Classroom Learning: What the Department of Libraries Can Do for You Northstar IJonathan Clark • Karen Gravlin Transforming Elementary Learning with Seesaw: Instruction + Insights and New Curriculum Tools RoundaboutPhil Terra • Phil Terra

2:45pm EST

Create a Group of Student Technology Experts in Your School! RoundaboutFaith Horton • Jeremy LaClair Engaging the In-BeTWEENS Gateway INicole Thompson • Rebecca Sofferman Leaning into AI Escapade IIMike Norkun Make an AI chatbot in GPT4 Northstar ICaleb Clark Making it in the Maker Space Escapade IJill Abair Power Up Your Creativity + Communication with Canva for Schools! Gateway IIShannon Walters Storytime Jam Northstar IIMatt Gile

3:40pm EST

Closing Remarks & Door Prizes Oscar Wilde Ballroom