Written by Tom Landon, the Director of Educational Innovation at Blue Ridge PBS Facebook, Instagram, YouTube When I was a kid I thought one day I’d like to be a disk jockey at a radio station, but after graduating with a degree in telecommunications and getting my first job working the console from midnight to six ..read more

Patrick Hausammann is a perpetual optimist and believer in the power of a growth mindset to fail forward approach en route to creativity and innovation. Most fittingly, he will now take the helm of VSTE Professional Services as the professional services coordinator. Patrick works as the Supervisor of Instructional Technology & as an ITRT with ..read more

Applications are Now Open for the VSTE Certified Coach Program! Join the fastest growing network of certified coaches in Virginia! The VSTE Certified Coach program (#VCC) is now accepting applications for its 2024-2025 cohorts. This program was created by VSTE to provide a custom professional learning experience for instructional coaches that allows them to collaborate ..read more

When two newly-minted instructional technology resource teachers went to the administration in Washington County, Virginia with an idea for a mobile technology lab, they were met with a resounding YES, after which they had to figure out how to make it happen. Andrew Smith and Thomas Larimer join Activated Learning podcast host Tom Landon to ..read more

written by VSTE Board Member Heather Askea (heatheraskea@vste.org, @Haskea) What happens when you put an idea together with an innovative idea with a proven curriculum and powerful partnerships?  AWESOMENESS!   That is how SWVA Can Code was born! SWVA Can Code is a program that encourages 5th to 12th graders to create and develop web ..read more

IT IS TIME TO VOTE for the VSTE Board of Directors!!  Voting is open NOW through April 26, 2024! Please select 1 candidate for each region. You will need to log-in to the member site to have access to the page with the ballot.  You must be a member in good standing at least 10 ..read more

Katie Breaud is a Learning Technology Integrator with Albemarle County Public Schools. With master's degrees in elementary and gifted education, Katie recently completed her endorsement in educational leadership. She is an ISTE Certified Educator and VSTE Certified Coach who loves finding ways to integrate technology into classroom instruction. Katie has a background in talent development ..read more

You are invited to nominate yourself or a colleague to be considered for election to the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Board of Directors, for the 2024-2027 Board term (three years).  This is an opportunity to become involved in the key decision-making group for the Virginia Society for Technology in Education.  The online ..read more

Written by VSTE Board Member Chrystal Elmore (@elmore_chrystal) In education, tapping into students' innate abilities is key to fostering meaningful learning experiences. One powerful tool that aligns perfectly with students' natural inclinations is video. Let's explore why integrating video into education is not just beneficial but transformative: Students are natural storytellers. It's no secret that ..read more

You are invited to nominate yourself or a colleague to be considered for election to the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Board of Directors, for the 2024-2027 Board term (three years).  This is an opportunity to become involved in the key decision-making group for the Virginia Society for Technology in Education.  The online ..read more