Vermont Fest 2024: Full Schedule

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10:00am EST

Create a Group of Student Technology Experts in Your School!

Friday November 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:55am EST

What if we told you there was a way to empower students to become leaders in their school community while also saving you time and work? Creating and leading a group of student tech experts is the answer!

At Cambridge Elementary School, we've been building our team of fifth and sixth grade "Technology Ambassadors" for over eight years. Students meet weekly to practice various technology skills, and then apply what they've learned by helping in our school community. The Technology Ambassadors assist around the school with tech issues, become our school photographers, produce a school newscast, assist younger students with using new tools, and more!

In this session we'll share successes, failures, and tips to help you build a group like this at your school! Although our experience is with fifth and sixth graders, the ideas could be easily applied to middle and high school as well.

Speakers

Faith Horton

Educational Technology Integration Specialist/Enrichment Teacher, Lamoille North Supervisory Union

Faith Horton has been an educator for over 20 years in both Vermont and Colorado. After spending 15 years as a 3rd-5th grade classroom teacher, her interest with technology integration and passion to seek innovative practices led her to pursue an Ed Tech endorsement. She feels grateful... Read More →

Jeremy LaClair

Technology Coordinator, Cambridge Elementary School / Lamoille North SU

I've been in the role of Technology Coordinator at Cambridge Elementary School (Lamoille North Supervisory Union) for the past ten years, and have been interested in the world of computers for as long as I can remember. I work hard to make sure that students have access to the technology... Read More →

Friday November 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:55am EST
Escapade I

Fri Block A

Grade Span Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Tags Advocacy & Leadership, Digital Literacy & Citizenship, STEM/STEAM & MakerSpaces
Level Emerging
Theme Improving Classroom Practices with Technology, improving-classroom-practices-with-technology

10:00am EST

Getting Creative with the Circuit Playground

Friday November 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:55am EST

Northstar II

In this hands-on session you will learn how to use Adafruit's Circuit Playground which is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. This is an easy to use and fairly inexpensive device to let your students' creativity expand!
You will learn how to use easy block based programming of the devices to get them to light up LED strips and make a light show, play sounds, run servos as well as send a signal between them or use the light or temperature or accelerometer sensors to create some very interesting projects.

Speakers

Richard Ballard

VR in the Classroom, Missisquoi Valley SD

I'm Rich Ballard and I am a Technology integration specialist at Missisquoi Valley Union Middle/High School (MVU). Before that I taught middle school science for over 35 years at MVU and in Vero Beach Florida. As the Technology integration specialist, I helped to implement a 1:1 computer... Read More →

Friday November 8, 2024 10:00am - 10:55am EST
Northstar II

Fri Block A

Grade Span Middle School, High School, Elementary School
Tags CS & Computational Thinking, STEM/STEAM & MakerSpaces
Level All Levels
Theme Improving Classroom Practices with Technology, improving-classroom-practices-with-technology

2:45pm EST

Take the Pai* out of PD by making it Proactive and Personalized!

Friday November 8, 2024 2:45pm - 3:40pm EST

Roundabout

As school leaders continue to navigate the Professional Development (PD) landscape, join WeVideo for an interactive session that examines innovative ideas on balancing asynchronous, synchronous, and personalized PD with faculty, staff, and administrators. We will uncover how Interactive Learning tools can help create a culture of proactive and immediate learning without compromising individual faculty and staff experience and training needs.

Speakers

Nolan Sutker

Friday November 8, 2024 2:45pm - 3:40pm EST
Roundabout

Fri Block D

Grade Span Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Tags Assessment, Digital Literacy & Citizenship, Digital Resources & OER, Flexible Pathways, Standards & Curricula, storytelling
Level All Levels
Theme IT Leadership & Management, Improving Classroom Practices with Technology, improving-classroom-practices-with-technology