2021 Virtual VAME
Professional Development Institute
July 26 - 29, 2021
 

Monday, July 26, 2021

Pre-Conference Sessions

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Certification Testing

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8:30 am – 11:30 pm

Curriculum Updates - Sharon Acuff

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8:30 am - 4:00 pm

DECA Boot Camp - AM & PM sessions offered 

• Must be pre-registered, No Cost

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1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Power Share

• Fashion

• Marketing/Adv.

• Entrepreneurship

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2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Power Share 

• ​Sports

•  Intro/Principles

• Specialty

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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12:00 am – 12:25 pm     

Opening Luncheon Session

• DECA Achievement Award

• Years of Service- Sponsored by Johnson & Wales

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12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Dr. Helen Crompton- "A Roadmap into the New Digital Learning Landscape: Post Covid-19" 

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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

DECA Update​

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2:45 – 3:45 pm              

Marketing Update

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Workshop Sessions

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9: 00 am – 9:45 am

Workshop Session 1

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• Dooyoung Choi- Associate Professor, ODU Fashion

• Dr. Samuel Botta- Director of Athletics, Regent University

• Kitti Wheeler- Clover Park High School

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Workshop Session 2

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• Dan Joblens- Retail Smart Guys

• Tomeka Wilcher- Education Program Developer, Old Dominion University

• Teagan Seeley- Ever-Fi

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11:00 am – 11:45 am

Workshop Session 3

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• Deidra Airington- Associate Professor, VCU Fashion

• Dr. Joey Gawrysiak- Shenandoah University, eSports

• Dr. Valeka Gatling- Director of Diversity Initiatives, Office of Institutional Diversity & Equity, Old Dominion University

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1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Vendor Meet & Greet

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

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9:00 am - 9:45 am

Workshop Session 1

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• Anjanette Hendricks-Testing Specialist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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9:00 am – 11:00 am

Workshop Session 2

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• Dr. Daniel Biegun- Intellectual Disability Specialist, VA Dept. of Education

       "Designing Interactive Instruction for Diverse  Learners"

• Dr. Christopher Pendegraft- Stafford County Schools

       " Trauma Informed Education”

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10:00 am – 10:45 am

Workshop Session 3

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• Stefani Ells, Erika Temple, Nikki Finley-Work Based Learning
  “Implementing High-Quality Work-Based Learning”

• Jane White- Virginia Beach Bureau of Tourism

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11:00 am - 12:30 pm              

Closing Luncheon Session

• Business Meeting

• TOY- Sponsored by the Virginia Lottery

• Lifetime Achievement Award

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Rodney Robinson- Closing Keynote