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Thursday Workshops at a Glance

Vermont ‘Fest 2006 – Workshops At-A-Glance - Thursday

Registration - 7:45 - 8:30                                              Lunch - 12:15 - 1:15
Workshop Choices
Room
9:45-10:45
11:15–12:15
1:30-2:30
3:00–4:00
Room:
Oscar Wilde
1 & 2

8:30 –8:45

Welcome & Opening Remarks


Keynote
8:45 – 9:30

As Goes Maine, So Goes the Nation:
The Maine One-to-One Laptop Initiative

Bette Manchester
Director of Special Projects: Maine Department of Education
Workshop # A
Tools for Teachers
Gateway 1
Look Mom, No Binder – ePortfolio Considerations
Dr. Royce  Robertson
All A-board for Fun and Learning: Kids, Literacy and Electric Whiteboard
Lee Hollister & Joanne Finnegan
Collecting Evidence that Supports Technology Integration in Your Classroom and School
Jon Bellum
Using Technology for Creating Teacher Management Tools
Carole Goldsworthy
Workshop # B
New & Interesting
Northstar 1
Using Podcasts to Building Literacy Skills
Lucy deLaBruerel
What can Open Source  (read FREE) do for you?
Dave Tisdell
Mind Over Media:  Teaching Media Literacy
Richard Schattman, Rob Williams, Kay Marcelle,
An Inquiry About Inquiry-based Learning.  
Joyce Morris
Workshop # C
Integration
Elementary
Escapade 2
Planning for Successful Technology Integration in the Elementary Classroom
Erica Goodrich & Leslie Read
Building Performance Assessments Tasks for Primary Grade Students
Dolly Corkins
Technology in the Primary Classroom… Starting Early
Cheryl King
The Making of Vermont Authors
Courtney Kendall & Ceil Hunt
Workshop # D
Integration
Middle School
Northstar 2
Integrating Technology within the Vermont Studies Curriculum
Carol Reynolds
Action News
Doug Bergstein
A Math History Project.
Pam Piper
Graveyards and the American Civil War
~Linda Horn
Workshop # E
Integration
High School
Gateway 2
CricketSats as an Educational Tool in The Science Classroom
Lynn Fosher
Supporting Effective Technology Integration in High Schools
Katri LaPointe
Enhancing High Science with Technology
Tim Ziegler
Communicating Curriculum through Webpage Design
Noah Hurlbury & Len Denice
Workshop # F
Vendor
Escapade 1
Claymation Fasination Across the Nation – Hands-on - Tool Factory
Databases Skills for Novices
Hands-on - Tool Factory
Digital Camera Workshop,– Hands-on
Tool Factory
School Newspaper, Banners, Posters, etc. Hands on - Tool Factory
Workshop # G
Vendor
Roundabout
Introduction to VCAT: Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Tool
Steve Peery, Effective Assessment
MAP by NWEA - Formative Data to Supplement NECAP
Jim Tilghman , NWEA
The Latest and Greatest from Apple
John Lemansky / Bryan Schofield Apple Computer
Podcasting with iLife '06: Enhanced Podcasts and i-pods in the Classroom
Bryan Schofield Apple Computer