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Friday's Workshops at a glance
Vermont ‘Fest 2006 – Workshops At-A-Glance - Friday
Registration - 7:45 - 8:15                                                                                      Lunch - 12:15 – 1:15
Workshop Choices
Room
9:45 – 10:45
11:15–12:15
1:30-2:30
2:45 – 3:45

Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:15 –8:30

Richard Cate, Vermont Commissioner of Education




Keynote
8:30 – 9:30

The Incredible Hour!

Heather Chirtea , President, Tool Factory
Workshop # A
Driven by Data
Gateway 1
A Low Cost Solution to Mining Your Data:
Kerry Sewell
Using Data for School Improvement
Patricia Aigner & Bill Kimball
Data: Understanding Best Practices
Paul Irish
Assessing Students in the Digital Age
~Pam Holley
Workshop # B
In the News
Northstar 1
Teachers’ Work Place & Beyond
Bill Romond & Arlyn Bruccoli
“Tuning in” to 21st Century Students: PodCasting & Blogging
Lisa Fernald, Jane Olesen, & Katie Rose
A K-12 Technology Curriculum: Systematic, Integrated, Performance-Assessed and Accountable
Steve Jarrett
Internet Safety
John Minelli
Workshop # C
Integration
K-8
Escapade 2
Take a Virtual Class Trip to China
Kristen Courcelle & Joyce Morris
A Whale of A Story: Cetacean Education in Irasburg, VT
Sean Wallace
Colonial America Goes Digital!
~John Milenni & Mile Hathorn
Understanding Social Studies Through PowerPoint
Jill Corliss  & Jan Barsanti
Workshop # D
Integration
Middle School
Northstar 2
Solving the Mysteries of Your Town's History
Ceil Hunt
Using Data to Support Writing
Matt Lutz & Ed Bianchi
Reading, Writing and RAM:  Integrating Technology -Middle School Language Arts
Teresa Piette & Jeff Coburn
The Race Across The States
Carol Viens
Workshop # E
Integration
Leading the Way
Gateway 2
The Horizons Observatory
Ava Emerson, Scott Griswold, and Rob Hanson
Mapping Japanese Knotweed: Authentic Tasks & Effective Use of Technology
Eli Rosenberg
MicroWorlds K-12; From Scribbling to Controlling Robots... and Everything in Between!
Bob Sargent
Computers in the Foreign Language Classroom
Jim Daniels
Workshop # F
Vendor
Escapade 1
Multimedia, Video, and Paint, Oh My! If They Can Do It, Why Can’t I?
Denise MacDevette, Tech 4Learning
Leveraging Streaming media to enhance education”
~Carolyn A. Longo, ~
HB Communications
You’re Still Spending Too Much for Your Software – 2006
Lori McCaughey, CCV Software
Solutions to Improve Reading and Math Skills
Learning Foundations
Lexia Learning, Don Dawson
Workshop # G
Vendor
Roundabout
Using Simulations to Engage Students through Experiential Learning
Joanne Egner & Jeremy Merritt, isee Systems
Local Assessment Models
Steve Peery – Effective Assessment
Podcasting with iLife '06: Focus Video Podcasts
Bryan Schofield Apple Computer
Integrating Digital Video-On-Demand
Kate Crowe, Barry Waldner