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Welcome to NERIC’s 32nd Annual Regional Technology Awareness Day!

The theme of Awareness Day 2021 is The Collaborative Community and will focus on working together through suitable pedagogy, technology fluency, and support for one another. Our Community can help shift mindsets by leveraging technologies and innovation to provide our schools and students with new opportunities and models for learning.

Sessions are tagged by strand—Data Security & Privacy, Instructional, Educational Tech Tools/Integration and Technical—so you can choose topics that are most useful to you!

We hope you enjoy the day collaborating with colleagues and use #TechADay on Twitter to share your experiences.

CTLE professional development credits are offered for this event to those who register through Frontline. This registration step is the ONLY way credits can be obtained. We will have a CTLE station set up at the entrance of the vendor expo.

Please note due to students being on-site for our event, masks will be required at all times with the exception of when seated at dining areas.
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Friday, December 3 • 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Starting and Developing Esports Programs

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School districts throughout the Capital Region and the country are starting esports programs. Scott and William will present their experiences starting and developing their respective programs. They discuss overcoming social, technical, and bureaucratic roadblocks.  Emphasis will also be on the benefits to the school community. Scott and William will pay special attention to the importance of affinity groups for student social growth particularly during the age of COVID.


Presenters
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Rensselaer City School District

The Mission of the Rensselaer City School District is to ensure that all graduates are individuals who undertake challenges, believe in themselves, accept learning as a lifelong process, and determine their own futures by creating for these individuals an environment committed to... Read More →
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Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District will provide an environment that fosters the creative, emotional, intellectual, and physical well-being of each student in order to enable a mastery of the curriculum and a life-long learning capability to meet the challenges of the... Read More →
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Scott Beiter

Science Teacher, Rensselaer City School District
Scott Beiter has been a science teacher at Rensselaer Junior Senior High School for 20+ years. He is quick to try new tech and loves talking tech with others. He also runs the gaming and esports program at Rensselaer JrSr High School. He is currently looking to incorporate more Fortnite... Read More →
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William Dergosits

Teacher, Berne Knox Westerlo CSD
William Dergosits is in his 17th year at Berne Knox Westerlo and currently the MS/HS STEAM teacher.  He runs the schools Esports team among various other clubs and programs in the school.

Friday December 3, 2021 12:15pm - 1:00pm EST
SLL BOCES Room Albany Capital Center, 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
  Session Three, Instructional

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