Vermont Fest 2019: Full Schedule

Welcome to the interactive web schedule for the 2019 Vermont Fest Conference! Click on the "Helpful Info" section below for tips on navigating this site, and building your own agenda. (as of November 15, 2019)

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PLEASE NOTE: Some sessions have a limited capacity. Seating for all sessions is first-come, first-serve. Advance RSVP is not an option; adding an item to your agenda in Sched does not guarantee you a seat. Look for LIMITED CAPACITY in the session title to see which sessions are going to close their doors after capacity is hit and read the session description to see how many people they will accept.

8:00am EST

Cybersecurity is Exciting to Teach - from early learners to career opportunities

We all teach cybersecurity in different ways. We are excited to share what we do and what it looks like in our classes. Add these activities to your class, decode ciphers and puzzles, make secure communication with cryptography, make LEDs blink. What is all this cybersecurity stuff? How do I get it and what does it look like? Get NICERC’s free curriculum. Elementary through High School. Raise the bar! Open pathways for students.

Speakers

Kristen Wilson

owner/teacher, River Valley Tech Center

I run my own design business, creating website and branding. I teach information technology at River Valley Technical Center in Springfield, VT. I teach Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, and intro to programming. CompTIA A+ and ITFundamentals certifications.

Ted Weed

Thursday November 14, 2019 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Northstar 1

Thursday Block 1

Strand Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment, Educational Technology, STEAM, Personalized Learning, Flexible Pathways, Proficiency-Based Education
Audience Middle School, High School, Post High School

10:30am EST

Interacting with a Gradeless Transcript

At Enosburg Falls High School, a group of students and teachers have been working closely with the Mastery Transcript Consortium to pilot the use of a gradeless transcript and move closer towards a future in which students are holistically assessed as unique, skilled individuals, rather than as a set of numerical values.

https://sites.google.com/fnesu.org/modelplp/home

https://sites.google.com/ehornets.org/flexible-pathways-academy/home

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iXOPb08gpMCWBheIpBZTcDEAFvidN4t5cBFwjRNa5cU/edit?usp=sharing

Speakers

Gabrielle Lumbra

Enosburg High School

Thursday November 14, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EST
Escapade 1

Thursday Block 3

Strand Personalized Learning, Flexible Pathways, Proficiency-Based Education
Audience High School, Post High School

10:30am EST

Making Meaning with Green Screening +: Learning Mathematical Conceptual Language Through Multi-Modalities

Understand multiple ways to understand mathematical concepts and vocabulary using green screens, Google Classroom and technological project-based approaches.

Speakers

Kathryn Byrne Grossarth

GRCSU Special Educator, GRCSU

Thursday November 14, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EST
Gateway 2

Thursday Block 3

Strand Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment, Educational Technology, STEAM, Personalized Learning, Flexible Pathways, Proficiency-Based Education, Accountable Talk/Math Talk
Audience Elementary, Middle School, High School, Post High School

8:00am EST

Digital Discourse

Learn how to facilitate cooperative learning, understand conflict, and create accountable digital citizens using accountable talk digitally.

Speakers

Kathryn Byrne Grossarth

GRCSU Special Educator, GRCSU

Friday November 15, 2019 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Escapade 1

Friday Block 1

Strand Educational Technology, Coaching and Leadership Development, STEAM, Personalized Learning, Flexible Pathways, Proficiency-Based Education
Audience Elementary, Middle School, High School, Post High School

10:30am EST

Building a Podcast Studio

As heard in old timey radio voice> In this age of alternative assessment and modern technology at our fingertips, can we use an old technology - the radio - as a means of student assessment and provide a path to proving proficiency? This session will discuss the whats, hows, and whys of podcasting with students and show you some easy free tools to get started right away on any device.

Speakers

Joe Bertelloni

School Librarian, Clarendon Elementary School

Technology Teacher at Clarendon Elementary School. Experimenting in STEM and STEAM. Looking to develop elementary level stand alone curriculum.

Friday November 15, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am EST
Gateway 2

Friday Block 3

Strand Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment, Educational Technology, Personalized Learning, Flexible Pathways, Proficiency-Based Education
Audience Early Education, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Post High School

2:45pm EST

Future ready PD for the future ready teacher

Ever take a course and wish it was applicable to your current context instead of suffering through it for recertification? Wish there were more options that reflect what you need right NOW? It’s time to think differently about your PD. Join us for a session about creating PD that leverages all that is available to us. How might we design our own professional learning experiences that genuinely help us address the needs of future-ready learners?
Future Ready Teacher PLP

Speakers

Lori Lisai

Innovation Coordinator, Lamoille Union

Innovation Coordinator at Lamoille Union Middle & High Schoolglobal collaborator, design thinker, game lover, inspiration junkie, #StuVoice advocate boldly cannonballing important shifts in education

Friday November 15, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm EST
Escapade 1

Friday Block 5

Strand Personalized Learning, Flexible Pathways, Proficiency-Based Education
Audience Elementary, Middle School, High School, Post High School