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  1. Concessions can be found on the Vendor Hall.
  2. Rye Kitchen (in the Marriott) is offering a Soup, Salad & Baked Potato Bar for $14
  3. Restaurants within walking distance.

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Stephanie Witten

Gaston County Schools
Educational Media and Technology Facilitator
snwitten@gaston.k12.nc.us
Stephanie Nash Witten is the Educational Media and Technology Facilitator for Hawks Nest STEAM Academy. In her 11th year of teaching, she also has taught kindergarten and second grade at Lingerfeldt Elementary, Woodhill Elementary, and HNSA. She also has been a Pinnacle Leader of Technology for seven years and is currently part of Pinnacle Connect. She was awarded Beginning teacher of the year for her school in 2009 and was a top 5 finalist for the county. Stephanie got her bachelors degree in Elementary Education from UNC Charlotte and her master's degree in Educational Media/Instructional Technology from Appalachian State.She lives in Gastonia with her husband Cole, who owns a restaurant called Spindle City Cafe in downtown Gastonia. They have two beautiful daughters named Charlotte and Samantha.

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Thursday, March 9
 

8:30am EST

R.E.A.L Momentum RCC Ballroom A & BKeith Hawkins

10:00am EST

Engaging Primary Students in Curriculum using Robots 302BJulie Carson • Letitia Webb Featured Speaker Presentation: Google Tools to Support all Learners Marriott State Ballroom DEric Curts Connecting Academics with Robotics in the Elementary Setting Marriott State Ballroom CAlicia LaDow • Cameron Weaver Soaring with STEM: Taking Flight in K-8 Classrooms Marriott State Ballroom FKim Collazo • Carrie Robledo

10:30am EST

Mission Possible! Enter through Vendor HallJennifer McCuiston and Stephanie Lee Pinball Power! Maintaining Momentum Enter through Vendor HallPam Barnette and Amanda Baker Robotics Clubs as a Tool for Growing Student Leadership Enter through Vendor HallStephen Jones and Trish Burroughs Tackling Trout and Technology Enter through Vendor HallCandace Styers and Kim Ferrell Taking Charge with Stop Motion Enter through Vendor HallKimberly Collins and Sherry Zazi Wax on technology to wax off complacency: Buffing a new shine on the classic wax museum project Enter through Vendor HallChristi Robinson and Tomeka Hartsfield

11:00am EST

Schoolwide STEM: Yes, even reluctant teachers! 306BAlysa Amato • Shannon Floyd • Whitney Williams Sparking Curiosity for STEAM Among K-5 Students & Teachers Using Modular Robots Playground (Vendor Hall)Mathias Kutschera • Jamie Guidry

1:00pm EST

Programming with Preschoolers Exhibtall Hall (Posters)Ashley Rhodes WLGES Studios - Student Broadcasting Exhibtall Hall (Posters)Kristin Stroud • Alicia Davis

1:15pm EST

Silent Rave at NCTIES - Let's Make Music! 301AJason Lineberger Using Robots for Engaging Content Driven Activities in the Elementary Classroom 304Joyce Seaman Featured Speaker Presentation: The Joy of Google Drawings Marriott State Ballroom DEric Curts Sharing Your Story...Creating A Brand and Advocating for your Library RCC Ballroom AShannon Miller Building 3D Thinkers: Making 3D thinking and design approachable for students and teachers Marriott University CLisa McCarthy • Marcia Wingerd Once Upon a Walk - bringing the school library to the community through a StoryWalk® Marriott University AChristie Bolton • Michell McNeill

2:00pm EST

VR Can Promote CTE Development for all students! Playground (Vendor Hall)Rebecca Habbershaw • Learning Lab 360 You Created a Makerspace - Now What? (Ideas to keep the momentum going after the newness wears off.) Playground (Vendor Hall)Jennifer Gillam • Muriel Watson

2:15pm EST

First Chapter Fridays--Literacy Promotion Through Digital Media 302CEmily Golightly Peas in a Podcast 306BBeverly Hines • Michael Parker • Pamela Parker My Favorite Things: Celebrating Good News and Innovation in Libraries RCC Ballroom AShannon Miller

3:15pm EST

Don't Be Haunted By Copyright 305BMichell McNeill It’s a Whole New World: VR Immersion in Elementary Education 301BRachel Brillisour • Wendy Fusco • Suzanne Hinesley • Haley Stamey Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of RCC Ballroom AEric Curts Let's Bring Literacy To Life Through Making and Technology! Presentation RCC Ballroom CShannon Miller 360° Technology in K-12 Classrooms Marriott State Ballroom AJulia Thompson • Mary Kelsey Cotter Eyejack: Create and Play with Augmented Reality. Bring art to life with animation and sound in 3 easy steps. Marriott State Ballroom BKalo Haslem

4:15pm EST

Littles Can Code (on a budget!) 306AMarli Boyd • Lindsay Santiago

7:00pm EST

🎉 TIES TOGETHER 🎉 RCC Ballroom C
 
Friday, March 10
 

9:00am EST

Check THIS Out: Strategies for Media Coordinators to Balance, Innovate and Educate 301APam Cabe I Genrefied My Entire Elementary Library for My Diverse Population. 306CBetty Witt

11:30am EST

Everyone Loves a Parade! Integrating Media, Art and Robotics into ELA and Science 304Wendy Fusco • Angela Woehl • Kourtney Yelton

12:30pm EST

Technology + Literacy + Creativity = School Library Media Center Curriculum Development 304Kimberly Ray • Camie Snyder