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Thursday, November 7
 

11:30am EST

AI - It's Not Magic, It's Computer Science !!
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Northstar II
​​​Join us to experience the computer science behind what appears to be the Magic of AI. In this his hands on session, we will look behind the curtain using the Machine Learning for Kids project that allows students and educators to create, train and test a machine learning model. We will also make a game or app with machine learning models using Scratch meeting several CSTA computer science standards.
https://csteachers.org/k12standards/interactive/
This session is part of the Computer Science Strand offered by Vermont CSTA presented by Lucie deLaBruere

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Speakers
avatar for Lucie deLaBruere

Lucie deLaBruere

STEAM/Maker Educator, Create Make Learn
Lucie deLaBruere brings 40 years of K12 experience as a classroom teacher, technology integration specialist, and Career and Technical Education educator. She currently works with several school districts as a maker educator, STEAM & PBL coach and faculty for higher ed institutions.She... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Northstar II
  Thu Block B

11:30am EST

Disrupting for Justice: FHTMS Students Organized Against Racism (S. O. A. R.) - A
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Northstar I
FHTMS SOAR Students plan an interactive session geared for participants who are in various parts of their journey toward active antiracism work. S. O. A. R. students will briefly describe their work before launching into practical "hands-on" activities designed to allow participants to
• reflect on their identities and the need for this work
• improve on “Speak up” strategies guided by the work of Teaching Tolerance
• explore both individual and collective aspects of antiracism work
• create tools that can immediately be taken back to your school setting to unapologetically interrupt and disrupt racism within our school systems.
Speakers
avatar for Gary Russell

Gary Russell

Educator/Coach, South Burlington School District
Our S.O.A.R. Program demonstrates innovative, disarming, and nonthreatening strategies and tactics to combat racism and racist acts in schools. Students are at the forefront of these exceptional and nontraditional efforts.  Please feel free to discuss ways in which a program like... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Northstar I
  Thu Block B

11:30am EST

Esports Facility Building: Hardware for Gaming and Streaming
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Roundabout
Building an esports facility can seem like a daunting task. There are lots of questions and unknowns that new programs need to figure out in order to set their teams up for success. In this session, Gravity Gaming by ByteSpeed’s Brycen will run through the important steps in selecting a space in your school, what equipment you will need, and other considerations that go beyond just playing games; like what to look for in streaming accessories, how other schools have set up network and permissions for their machines, and how to fund purchases of the equipment they might need.
Speakers
BJ
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Roundabout
  Thu Block B

11:30am EST

Kami's Latest and Greatest Features
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Escapade II
Join us for an in-depth look at the latest and greatest tools and features in Kami, the leading online document collaboration platform. In this presentation, we will showcase the newest additions to Kami's powerful suite of features, including real-time collaboration, advanced annotation tools, improved PDF editing capabilities Questions AI, and much more. Whether you're a seasoned Kami user or just getting started, you won't want to miss this opportunity to learn about the cutting-edge tools and features that can help take your productivity to the next level. Join us and discover how Kami is revolutionizing the way we work and collaborate online.
Speakers
avatar for Oliver Tingling

Oliver Tingling

Teacher Success Champion, Kami
Kami is an online document annotation and markup tool. You can highlight, underline, and strikethrough text in PDF and other document formats. You can also add text boxes, shapes, and images. Kami works with Google Drive and Google Classroom. With Kami, you can easily collaborate... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Escapade II
  Thu Block B

11:30am EST

Library Advocacy 101
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Gateway II
Join Liz von Nagy for an engaging presentation on library advocacy. Discover how you can share the power of what's happening in your library with all stakeholders; students, teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, and how your advocacy can affect your library. Participants will learn tips and tricks for creating infographics, how to pull information from Destiny Library Manager, and how to center student voice in your advocacy efforts.
Speakers
avatar for Liz von Nagy

Liz von Nagy

School Librarian, Essex Westford School District
Librarian. Self-Proclaimed Nerd. She/Her
Library Advocacy 101 pptx
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Gateway II
  Thu Block B

11:30am EST

Literacy Comes Alive! Grant Opportunities with CLiF
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Gateway I
The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) offers many different grants to schools and libraries that help increase literacy skills by inspiring a love of reading and writing for children in under-resourced communities across VT and NH. Join Cassie Willner and Jana Brown, program managers from CLiF, to learn about these free grant programs and how CLiF can support your innovative efforts to inspire your students! We’ll talk about our grants for elementary schools, eligibility requirements, how to apply, and what we’re looking for with funding priorities. We’ll also share some recent examples of funded projects with creative librarians and educators who utilized technology to enhance their libraries and literacy instruction.
Speakers
JB
CW
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Gateway I
  Thu Block B

11:30am EST

Tech Talk on Rostering/Onboarding/App Management
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Escapade I
Join us to explore how Essex Westford (Peter Drescher), Harwood Unified Union (Nate Gingras) , and Mount Mansfield Unified Union (Jeff Wallis), are leveraging ClassLink in their districts.
-Challenges they faced before using ClassLink
-From SSO to Rostering and Account Provisioning
-Implementation process
-See what’s new
While this is focused on a particular solution, all will talk about various ways all have explored this topic over the years. Consider how this solution might provide a streamlined means to roster and on/offboard employees.
Speakers
avatar for Jeff Wallis

Jeff Wallis

Director of Technology, Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District
avatar for Nate Gingras

Nate Gingras

Assistant Director of Education Technology, Harwood Unified Union School District
PD

Peter Drescher

Director of Technology and Innovation, Essex Westford School District
Peter is currently serving as the Director of Technology and Innovation at Essex Westford School District.  He is passionate about working with educators to support teaching and learning with technology and in his past role, as State Director of Education Technology in Vermont, was... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:25pm EST
Escapade I
  Thu Block B
 
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