EdTechRVA 2018 Preview

It’s almost time for the annual EdTechRVA conference! We currently have under 100 spots left and expect to sell out once again this year! 

This year’s conference features everything from codeable flying drones to educational breakouts, all presented by highly knowledgeable classroom teachers and technology coaches from around the commonwealth. You’ll be sure to leave inspired and ready to implement plenty of new ideas when you return to your classroom.

Here is a sampling of some of the dynamic presentations that will be available during the conference:

Flipgrid FeverSeamlessly integrate Flipgrid into your classroom to motivate and engage your students with this video discussion tool. Come see how Flipgrid can enhance your students’ understanding of topics and give you insight to their learning.

Learning Takes Flight: Using Codable Drones in the ClassroomThis session will explore learning opportunities that provides students and teachers with activities designed to engage in active and immersive experiences, allow for exploration, and hands-on approaches with learning.

What’s All the Hype About HyperDocs?This will be a hands-on session in which attendees experience the flow of a HyperDoc while learning how to create a HyperDoc lesson for their students. Participants will leave ready to hype up their classrooms.

Span the Globe with Google My Maps- Empower your class with the tools to soar around the world and take learning adventures using the G Suite applications Forms, Sheets, and Google My Maps.

Creating a Maker Culture Come learn how Hungry Creek Middle and Wilder Middle Schools began building Maker Cultures in their buildings through harnessing community resources and collaboration with their librarians.

There will be 35 more presentations to choose from in addition to the ones mentioned above PLUS an exciting rapid-fire Ignite session sure to get your creative juices flowing!

EdTechRVA 2018 Conference will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday, March 8.  Registration is only $65 for attendees and includes lunch and parking! There will be no waiting list, so register now to reserve your spot! (https://events.vstereg.org/events/edtechrva2018/)

Check out the complete schedule at https://edtechrva2018.sched.com/

EdTechRVA 2018 is brought to you by The Greater Richmond Area Education Technology Consortium, a VSTE Regional Partner, passionately supporting connected learning.

Authorship Information

This is Chris Biagiarelli’s 5th year as an tech coach and his 3rd year as a member of GRAETC. He currently serves as the chair for the EdTechRVA conference. Before becoming a tech coach, Chris taught fifth grade for eight years. He gets great satisfaction in solving problems and helping others in anyway he can. In his spare time Chris enjoys eating out with friends at all the great local restaurants Richmond has to offer and volunteering with a local chapter of Kiwanis International.

%d bloggers like this: