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4:00pm EST

Conference Registration Desk Open Lower Lobby Exhibitor Set-up Oscar Wilde Ballroom

6:00pm EST

VITA-Learn Board Meeting & Dinner (invitation only) Northstar 1

6:00am EST

Exhibitor Set-up Oscar Wilde Ballroom Conference Registration Desk Open Lower Lobby

7:00am EST

Breakfast and Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom Exhibit Hall Open Oscar Wilde Ballroom

8:00am EST

AppSmash eBook Sprint with Book Creator - Sponsored by WeVideo, Soundtrap and BookCreator Northstar 1Monica Burns Computer Science Alliance (UVM, VTVLC, Code.org) Northstar 2Peter Drescher • Jennifer Fribush Conversations About MicroCredentialing Gateway 2Susan Hennessey • Tim O'Leary Life After SmartBoards - Why Interactive Flat Panels are the next big thing! - Sponsored by ViewSonic RoundaboutRob Zdrojewski Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union's Journey to Data Visualization Gateway 1Melissa Senecal Tech Smackdown Escapade 1Amy Richard What does it mean to be a citizen in today’s digital world? Escapade 2Bonnie Birdsall

9:00am EST

Break - Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom Extended Learning Opportunity Lounge Hallway Outside Session Rooms

9:15am EST

AppSmash eBook Sprint - Add Audio with Sound Trap - Sponsored by WeVideo, Soundtrap and BookCreator Northstar 1Rushton Hurley • Charlie MacFadyen Build Your Own Badge Framework Gateway 2Bjorn Behrendt Coding and Robots for Younger Learners Escapade 1Abby Adams • Sharon Davison Move to the Head of the Class with Google Classroom Northstar 2Edith Fogarty Social Media Revolution Escapade 2Meg Boisseau Allison The Art of Screencasting--Keys to Flipped Learning - Sponsored by ViewSonic RoundaboutRob Zdrojewski Wireless Management Gateway 1Craig Donnan • Panel

10:15am EST

Break - Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom

10:30am EST

Adding VR to our School Community Escapade 2Leanne Harple AppSmash eBook Sprint - Add Video with WeVideo - Sponsored by WeVideo, Soundtrap and BookCreator Northstar 1Rushton Hurley • Erica Zimmer Build an app with MIT’s App Inventor Northstar 2Jennifer Fribush Connecting with Parents Outside of the Classroom Escapade 1Stephanie D'Abbraccio Designing and Implementing an Extended Learning Opportunity Program Gateway 2Maggie Cavazos Getting Immersed in the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Gateway 1Peter Drescher WCA Managed Services and Support for the Network Outage that Never Happened - Sponsored by Whalley Computer Associates RoundaboutDean LeClerc

11:30am EST

Lunch and Keynote Address by Rushton Hurley: The Fun and Cool of Getting Better - Sponsored by WeVideo, Soundtrap and BookCreator Oscar Wilde BallroomRushton Hurley

1:30pm EST

AppSmash eBook Sprint - Adding Interactive Components - Sponsored by WeVideo, Soundtrap and BookCreator Northstar 1Monica Burns Have You Made the Digital Leap? Gateway 1Paul Irish Physical Computing with Scratch 3.0 and Microbits Northstar 2Kristen Wilson Seesaw Empowers Learners to Demonstrate Understanding Escapade 2Susan Koch Thinking About Artificial Intelligence by Making AI Happen (Part 1) Gateway 2Dr. Ruben Puentedura Unleash Student Expression through Video, Photography, Music, and Drawing - Sponsored by Apple Inc. RoundaboutMatt Brooks Using VoiceThread as a Portfolio Tool Escapade 1Leah Hammond

2:30pm EST

Break - Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom

2:45pm EST

AppSmash eBook Sprint - Accessibility/ Feedback/ Review / Publish - Sponsored by WeVideo, Soundtrap and BookCreator Northstar 1Monica Burns Personalization: Choosing a Route Escapade 2Ellen Thompson Promethean Interactive Classroom Training - Sponsored by ePlus Technology, inc RoundaboutePlus Technology inc Quality Assurance and School Technology Delivery Gateway 1Craig Donnan The Critical Skills Classroom Escapade 1Cornelia (Nelia) Rath Thinking About Artificial Intelligence by Making AI Happen (Part 2) Gateway 2Dr. Ruben Puentedura You Hear Us? Students for School Change Northstar 2Lori Lisai

3:45pm EST

Reception with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom

5:30pm EST

Dinner On Your Own On Your Own

7:00am EST

Breakfast and Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom Exhibit Hall Open Oscar Wilde Ballroom Conference Registration Desk Open Lower Lobby

8:00am EST

Create a Digital Book with Pages on iPad - Sponsored by Apple Inc. Escapade 2Matt Brooks Defining Amazing: Taking What You Do to the Next Level Northstar 1Rushton Hurley Implementing Two-Factor Authentication in Google Gateway 1Mike Kanfer It's a Bricky Business: Memoirs of a First Year FIRST Lego League Coach Gateway 2Laurie Williams Playing with the Wind in Your School's STEM/STEAM or MAKER SPACE Escapade 1Lucie DeLabruere • Margaret Talbot Resiliency 101: Ensuring Your IT Resources Make the Grade - Sponsored by FirstLight RoundaboutRob Williams Student Generated Virtual Tours using ThingLink Northstar 2Lisa Cacciatore

9:00am EST

Break - Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom Extended Learning Opportunity Lounge Hallway Outside Session Rooms

9:15am EST

A Journey Into Project Based PBL in a Maker Space Escapade 1Danielle Fagan Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe? Ethical Questions.... Northstar 2Clarena Renfrow Four Keys to Protecting Schools Against Ransomware - Sponsored by Whalley Computer Associates RoundaboutCorey Munson Grow Community through Service Learning and Leadership Escapade 2Katy Farber • Peter Stratman Keeping Student Data Safe in your District Gateway 1Peter Drescher Making Your School Something Special Northstar 1Rushton Hurley Show Students the World with Google Tour Builder Gateway 2Edith Fogarty

10:15am EST

Break - Visit with Sponsors and Exhibitors Oscar Wilde Ballroom

10:30am EST

Building School Community with 3D Printing Gateway 2Darcie Rankin Finally, Interactive Classroom Solutions Now Under $1,000. Know Your Options. - Sponsored by Whalley Computer Associates RoundaboutEric Scheibeler IT Staff Management Gateway 1Patricia Aigner • Craig Donnan • Larry Dougher • Paul Irish Learned vs Earned: Best Practices For Implementing Competency-Based Grading Escapade 2John Martin Planning and Implementing Project Based Learning Escapade 1Michael Lannon Storytelling with Adobe Spark Northstar 2Jessica Wilson Tasks Before Apps for Creation in the Classroom with Book Creator Northstar 1Monica Burns

11:30am EST

Lunch, Awards Presentation, AppSmash eBook Sprint – Publishing Party, and Keynote Address by Daniel French: Mapping the Future of #vted Oscar Wilde BallroomDaniel French

1:30pm EST

Exhibitors Tear Down Oscar Wilde Ballroom Designing Ways to Connect Vermont Classrooms Northstar 1Tim O'Leary • Lauren Parren Desmos in my Math Classroom Gateway 2Toby Milne Makerspaces in the Elementary Classroom Escapade 2Shannon Miller Standards-Based Budgeting for Smarter School Technology Gateway 1Paul Irish Structuring Your Competency-Based Gradebook | Q&A - Sponsored by Alma | Rethink SIS. RoundaboutAnna Logan Tools for Creating Videos for the Learner-Centered Classroom Northstar 2Erica Zimmer Using AR in the Classroom with Merge Cubes Escapade 1Joe Bertelloni

2:30pm EST

Break Oscar Wilde Ballroom

2:45pm EST

3D Design for All Grade Levels - Digging into TinkerCad and Beyond Northstar 1Greg Styles Building a Wireless Network to meet today’s Robust Classroom needs - Sponsored by ePlus Technology, inc RoundaboutePlus Technology inc CETL - Becoming a Certified Educational Technology Leader Gateway 1Craig Donnan • Paul Irish • Mark Kline Global Goal Framework in Kindergarten Escapade 2Shannon Baird • Sharon Davison Infrastructure of Implementation: Putting Proficiency-Based Learning Into Action Escapade 1Andrew Jones Personalized Learning and UDL: Empowering All Learners with Agency and Self-Advocacy Skills Gateway 2Kathleen McClaskey VR: Instructional Design & Assessment Northstar 2Ethan Kichura

3:45pm EST

Closing Remarks - Exhibitor Passport Game Prize Drawing & Presentation of the Charlie Wilson Innovation Grant Opportunity Oscar Wilde Ballroom

4:00pm EST

VITA-Learn Annual Meeting - all are welcome to attend! Gateway 1