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Session Schedule

TimeLocationSession NameGrade Level FocusPresenter(s)
8:30am-9:00amArrival and RegisterSoza Ballroom
9:00am-9:45amWelcome and Keynote – Dr. Alecia BlackwoodSoza Ballroom
10:00am-10:45amBreakout Session 1302Teaching in 360°: Engaging Students Across the Curriculum with ClassVRPK-5Heidi Ward & Susan Elliott
304Less Presenting. More Learning.PK-12Craig Spraggins
305Make it Clean: Part 13-5Yvonne Richard
307From Sweet Builds to STEM Skills: The Evolution of a Secondary Gingerbread House Challenge6-12Colleen Samuel
312Navigating State Initiatives While Engaging With STEMCoaches/Admin/ITRTs/Librarians/LeadersAnne Petersen
313Storybook Engineers: Bridging Reading Literacy and Mathematical NumeracyPK-5Michele Thompson & Lakesia Jolley-Foster
11:00am-11:45amBreakout Session 2302The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology3-12Ed Gibbs
304Less Presenting. More Learning.PK-12Craig Spraggins
305Make it Clean: Part 23-5Yvonne Richard
307Screen-Free Technology Integration Across the CurriculumPK-8Aron Fristoe
312Go from “WOW” to Investigation to Designing for Better Understanding!3-8Barbara Adcock
313From Passengers to Pilots: Empowering Students Through STEMPK-5Christine Weston
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch and STEM Expert PanelSoza Ballroom
1:15pm-2:00pmBreakout Session 3302Navigating ClassVR: Classroom Strategy, Management, and Open ForumPK-12Michelle Kress
304From Guide to Practice: Designing Instruction with the VDOE Computer Science Instructional GuidesPK-8Keisha Tennessee
305Engineering Design Activities for Your Classroom3-12Larry Richards
307Sparking your Joy with STEMPK-5Amanda Weeks, Jenny Reasoner, Taysia Howard
312ITRT Coaching Essentials: Models, Tools, and Strategies for Digital Learning IntegrationCoaches/Admin/ITRTs/Librarians/LeadersMorri Pace
313STEAM…imagine, create, and inspire: Meaningful AI and Robots Integrated Across the Curriculum3-5Kathryn Jefferson & Emily Overstreet
2:15pm-3:00pmBreakout Session 4302Navigating ClassVR: Classroom Strategy, Management, and Open ForumPK-12Michelle Kress
304Computer Science as a Foundation for AI Literacy: Connecting Computational Thinking and STEM LearningPK-12Keisha Tennessee
305Engineering Design Activities for Your Classroom3-12Larry Richards
307How to Create & Use a PBL for Your Science & Social Studies NeedsPK-8Joey Jackson
312How to Excite Students with the Science of Examples from Their Everyday Life3-8Dr. Saami Shaibani
313From Page to Possibility: Illuminating STEM with Picture BooksPK-5Stephanie Kliebenstein & Kristin Acchione
3:00pm-3:30pmClosure/Door prizesSoza Ballroom