Professional Development
Resources
- VSTE Annual Technology in Education Conference – The Annual Technology in Education Conference brings educators together to explore ways to use technology to support and enhance teaching and learning. The 2012-2013 Annual Technology in Education conference will be held December 2 – 4, 2012 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The conference is sponsored by the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE). If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Karen Richardson, VSTE Executive Director, at vste@vste.org.
- Thinkfinity – Thinkfinity is a partnership between various educational institutions, including the Virginia Department of Education, and the Verizon Foundation. The Thinkfinity suite of websites cover all core curricular areas, and then some. Each site, created by curricular leaders, include high-quality, standards-based lesson plans (most of which integrate technology into the teaching of content), student interactives, and recommended websites.
- Educational Technology Leadership Conference
- eMeetings & Webinars
Outside Resources
- Educational Technology Leaders Online (ETLO)
- Virginia's PBS TeacherLine
- WHRO CII Professional Development Schedule
Professional Organizations
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Consortium For Interactive Instruction (CII)
- International Society for Technology Education (ISTE)
- Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
- Southwest Virginia Education and Training Network (SVETN)
- Virginia Education Association
- Virginia Association of School Librarians
- Virginia Educational Technology Advisory Committee (VETAC)
- Virginia Electronic Student Information Services (VESIS)
- Virginia Library Association
- Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE)
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