Vermont Fest 2021: Full Schedule

To learn more about Vermont Fest 2021 including to register online for the conference, please visit the conference website: vita-learn.org/vermontfest/. To download the sched app for your mobile device, visit: https://sched.com/sched-app/

4:00pm EDT

Cybersecurity with CYBER.ORG using a Cyber Range

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In this hands-on session, you will use a cyber range to showcase attack and defend style labs using a Kali Linux and Windows OS. Attendees will learn how to implement Cybersecurity in your classroom with the help of CYBER.ORG’s free Cybersecurity course. The content developers will also cover real-world case studies and the 150+ lessons (containing teacher notes, presentation materials, and quizzes) that come with the course.

In partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, CYBER.ORG's Cybersecurity course is designed for 9-12 cybersecurity classrooms at no cost to the educators/schools. Aligned to CompTIA's SY0-601 Security+ objectives, this course is aimed at preparing students to become workforce-ready by exploring the threats and vulnerabilities of cybersecurity.

This session will utilize/showcase the following labs:

- Credential Harvesting Lab
- Phishing Lab
- Brute Force Lab
- Denial of Service Lab
- Web Application Attack Labs

Speakers

Joseph MacAdam - Cyber.org

Director of Cybersecurity Content, Cyber.org

Joe MacAdam is a Curriculum Development Specialist for CYBER.ORG, focusing on High School content. Prior to CYBER.ORG, Joe spent 4 years teaching a variety of subjects - Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and CYBER.ORG’s own Cyber Literacy, Cyber Science, and Physics - in New Orleans, LA... Read More →

Jonathan Bartles

Curriculum Development Specialist, Cyber.org

Jonathan Bartles is a Curriculum Development Specialist for CYBER.ORG, focusing on high school content including Security+ and IT Fundamentals+. Before joining CYBER.ORG, Jonathan spent 6 years teaching math and science courses ranging from Pre-Algebra to AP Calculus BC and Chemistry... Read More →

Wednesday November 3, 2021 4:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
Gateway II

Pre-Conference

Track Teaching & Learning
Tags Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Digital Literacy and Citizenship, Digital Resources, Online Curricula, Open Educational Resources OER, Security and Data Privacy, STEM/STEAM/Maker

8:00am EDT

Doing the Data Dance (Is this anything like disco dancing?)

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Consider the following... How does your district leverage data to provide personalized learning experiences for all students? Does your SIS data support day-to-day school operations? In what ways are you preparing data to present to your extended educational community? Are you dancing around data?

Let's get your data out of the 1980s and bring it into 2021. From imports to exports, state compliance reporting, and visualizing your data with Google Data Studio, let’s talk about taking data bits and bytes and transforming it into a data success story for your district!

Speakers

Theresa Schneiderheinze

Regional Sales Director, Alma Technologies, Inc.

Theresa has been a career educator and technology coordinator for 30 years. She joined Alma to support educators and students in the New England Region. Theresa has a strong technical background and an MEd degree focusing on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. She is passionate... Read More →

Thursday November 4, 2021 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Gateway II

Th Block 1

10:45am EDT

Data-Driven Instructional Planning - Work Smarter!

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What's stopping you from using data to make instructional decisions in your classroom? Do you ever prepare and deliver the best lesson ever and then assess the students a week later to find out half of them didn’t remember the information? Learn how to reteach small groups of students based on formative assessment data and save yourself time and energy. In this presentation, the Teaching & Learning Team from North College Hill City School District in Cincinnati, OH will be sharing our journey of maintaining a positive culture while increasing focus on data-driven decision-making. Our focus on data has been adjusted to include consistent and frequent reflection that leads to changes in instruction, processes, & eventual outcomes. We hope you'll join us to discover how you can work smarter, not harder as a teacher and see amazing student achievement results.

Speakers

Michelle Garton

Assistant Superintendent, North College Hill City School District

I have been fortunate throughout my career to have access to many diverse educational experiences. As a technology director, I was a visionary planner & project initiator. I birthed new projects with a solid foundation and then handed them off to others to maintain & grow. As a building... Read More →

Jessica Lane

MS/HS Math Instructional Coach, District Data Coordinator, North College Hill City School District

Jessica Lane started her career in education as a high school math teacher in Chicago, IL. She has since moved back to Cincinnati to be closer to her family. She spent the first year back in Cincinnati as a high school math instructional coach while earning her M.Ed. in Learning and... Read More →

Emily Mulcahey

Instructional Coach, North College Hill City Schools

Vermont Presentation 2021 pdf

Thursday November 4, 2021 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
Gateway II

Th Block 2

Track Teaching & Learning
Tags Pedagogy, Personalized Learning-Flexible Pathways-Proficiency-based-learning, Standards-Curricula, Assessment

12:45pm EDT

Understanding the User Experience

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When you connect devices with a wire, it's very easy for those devices to report that they are functioning properly...but what happens when your users are still having difficulty? Or when the "network is terrible", but reports come in hours or days after they happen? What about random problems that happen on the network...how do you diagnose those? In this session, you will learn about the Aruba User Experience Sensor, and how you can use this device to track down those hard to solve problems and how to design a proactive response to network issues.

Speakers

Jason Cote

Senior System Engineer, Aruba Networks

Jason Cote is an Aruba Certified Edge Professional, and has been designing Aruba networks for the last 5 years for K-12, Higher Education and Healthcare teams in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Previously, he served for 15 years in Network and System Engineering positions, primarily... Read More →

Thursday November 4, 2021 12:45pm - 1:45pm EDT
Gateway II

Th Block 3

Track Teaching & Learning, Library Leadership & Management, EdTech Leadership & Management
Tags Security and Data Privacy, Network & Device Management

2:00pm EDT

Why They Should All be Trauma-Invested Spaces

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Why should I care about trauma?
Great question!
You can't learn if you don't feel safe as we all learned from Abraham Maslow. Understanding how trauma could be affecting your students will allow you to make them feel safer, which in turn, will allow them to have far greater access to the education you are offering to them.
I will explain the impact of trauma on the brain, how it can manifest in your schools, why you should commit to crating trauma-informed spaces, and strategies and resources to help you become more trauma-invested.
The best part is that trauma-invested practices help every student!

Speakers

Rebekah Blaisdell Simays

Correctional Educator, Community High School of Vermont

I am a Correctional Educator at the Community High School of Vermont. I have worked in Vermont schools for the past seventeen years. I have endorsements in English/Language Arts and Social Studies, and I have taught grades 5-12 and adults. I have a master’s degree in secondary education... Read More →

Thursday November 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Gateway II

Th Block 4

3:15pm EDT

Jumping in the Field of Red Clover!

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Kid's choice and lots of voice! The VT Red Clover Picture Book Award is now in its 26th year. Join us as we chat about the 10 book nominees and give you some concrete ideas to help kickstart your program. Share with us how you've implemented the Red Clover Program. This is a great session to collaborate!

Use this link to access our presentation.

Speakers

Liv Perry

Hannah Fjeld

Library Media Specialist, Neshobe School

Cara Clopton

School Librarian, Champlain Valley School District

Cara wacky dances, sings, reads and plays as the PreK-grade 2 school librarian for Allen Brook School in Williston. Picture books are her passion! She's excited to share story-time reading ideas with you and her fellow Red Clover Book Award nominating committee members.

Thursday November 4, 2021 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Gateway II

Th Block 5

Track Library Leadership & Management, Teaching & Learning
Tags Storytelling, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Books & Collections

8:00am EDT

Windows 11: A First Look.

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Here is a chance to get a first look at Windows 11, Microsoft's upcoming replacement to Windows 10! Lots of new choices, and a new Start menu. If you're curious, this can be a good place to start, or even advance your knowledge!

I will have a high end Lenovo Lap-top with Windows 11 running on it and we can walk through the operating system! Qustionsare highly encouraged.

Speakers

Michael Lambert

Lambert Associates

I'm a Technologist/Systems Engineer with over 40 years of experience in technology, including computers and video systems. I was a principal in the design and implementation of Vermont's IP-based Interactive Learning Network for schools and produce programs, "live" and recorded using... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Gateway II

Fri Block 1

9:15am EDT

Integrating your User, Network, and Security Management into One "Pane-of-Glass"

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This session is structured as an open forum with a focus on exploring best practices for network management, security policies, and problem remediation. We will also take a look at Aruba Central as a single platform to manage user experience, security, wireless, wired, and gateways. We will also explore Aruba’s User Experience Sensors and how they can help you identify network issues and how to remediate before they become a problem.

Speakers

Jason Cote

Senior System Engineer, Aruba Networks

Friday November 5, 2021 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
Gateway II

Fri Block 2

Track EdTech Leadership & Management, Teaching & Learning
Tags Security and Data Privacy, Network & Device Management

10:30am EDT

Zoom(ed): Zoom Applications and the "rebirth" of Zoom.

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Ok, so you spent the money and helped Zoom reach the stars. Then you found out Zoom was great, but not everything you might need. This session will teach you how Zoom has matured to integrate Apps into its platform and give you a look at some of the applications that are becoming available and how you can help you tailor your Zoom to be even more.

Speakers

Michael Lambert

Lambert Associates

Friday November 5, 2021 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Gateway II

Fri Block 3

12:30pm EDT

School Libraries: Information Boutique or Department Store?

This school year, we learned that a district administrator instructed a librarian to acquire eBooks only, unaware that during the pandemic, students and parents reached out to librarians for curbside-delivered printed books. Our programmers worked with librarians to simplify self-service requests that even K-3 students embraced! Technology also delivered advance booking services facilitating classroom book delivery for teachers ordering topical resources for their students. In addition, the pandemic did drive more students and teachers to use the digital resources that library portals broadcast and that Chromebook proliferation made possible to access. We will explore how librarians can use technology to build and offer "boutique" information services within a "department" store setting, using diverse media formats to respond to diverse and inclusive learning contexts.

Speakers

Harry Chan

President, Media-Flex

Harry Chan is the founder of library services companies located in the U.S. and Canada. Media Flex Inc. developed one of the earliest PC-based, integrated library systems in 1986 and in 2004, introduced OPALS, a Web-based, open source, integrated library system used in many Vermont... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Gateway II

Fri Block 4

1:45pm EDT

WiFi: Then, Now (and Soon): A deeper dive into WifI standards from WiFi 1 through WiFi 6E.

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When do WiFi networks outpace wired ones? What the history of WiFi can tell us now from WiFi 1 through WiFi 6E, and how WiFi may well finally make wired networks obsolete. This seminar is both a look at the history of wireless networks and the possibilities. If you want to make an informed decision about network direction with respect to WiFi, this is a seminar must. Working knowledge of networking or an active curiosity is a requirement for this session.

Speakers

Michael Lambert

Lambert Associates

Friday November 5, 2021 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
Gateway II

Fri Block 5