DTAL Conference 2026: Full Schedule

DTALcon 26 will be held at Green Run High School on Thursday, August 6, 2026. You can login to SCHED using your work Google Account ([email protected]). Once logged in, you can then select the sessions that you would like to attend. Registering for a session will hold your seat for that session. Waitlists are enabled, and you will be able to register for that session if a spot opens up.

To access the DTALcon 26 Google Site, click here - DTALcon 26.

9:00am EDT

The Science of Success: Using VDOE-Aligned Exemplars and Student Data to Drive School-Wide Science Goals

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Thursday August 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:40am EDT

Room 118

Limited Capacity filling up

This session demonstrates how to transform VDOE-aligned science exemplars into a catalyst for school-wide achievement. Participants will explore a proven framework for analyzing scientific data tables and graphs to identify specific gaps in scientific reasoning. By leveraging the VDOE Scientific Investigation Rubric, we established a strategic school-wide goal that moves students beyond rote memorization toward becoming future-ready critical thinkers. Attendees will learn how to use student work as a primary data source to drive instructional coaching, calibrate grading, and foster a consistent culture of evidence-based inquiry across all elementary grade levels.

Presenters

Macy Botelho

Instructional Technology Specialist, Arrowhead ES

Claudia Wetmore

Gifted Resource Teacher, Arrowhead ES

Thursday August 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:40am EDT
Room 118

40 minute Choice session

Area Elementary 3-5

9:50am EDT

Gemini Gems - A BOT Can Do That!

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Thursday August 6, 2026 9:50am - 10:30am EDT

Room 118

Limited Capacity filling up

What if you could hire a special group of personal assistants to handle all of your tedious, repetitive tasks in a fraction of the time?

Make Gemini Gems your A-team of AI assistants -- trained specifically by you . . . for you. In this session, you will learn how to train a lesson builder, quiz companion, feedback coach, and sub lesson planner. These Gems can be used over-and-over without a bathroom break!

Next, you will get hands-on experience building a custom Gem that meets your needs and even learn how to share your Gem with teachers and show students how to recreate tehem (only available for HS students)! Walk away from this session with time-savers and student-engagers galore!

Presenters

Bryan Dulmage

Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Google Certified Level I & II. I am interested in all things #edtech but specifically how to use technology as a tool to help students develop their strengths, find their passions, think deeply about content, and show their creativity. Follow me on X (fka Twitter) @instruct_edt... Read More →

Julia Foust

Instructional Tech Specialist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Thursday August 6, 2026 9:50am - 10:30am EDT
Room 118

40 minute Choice session

Area Open to All

10:45am EDT

All about Sphero Indis

LIMITED

Thursday August 6, 2026 10:45am - 12:15pm EDT

Room 118

Limited Capacity seats available

Dive into the world of Sphero indi and unlock the power of computational thinking. Explore how students build skills like sequencing, logic, and problem-solving through engaging, hands-on activities.

Presenters

Kelly Miller

Library Services Coordinator, Department of Teaching and Learning

Sphero

Educational Partnerships Manager, Mid Atlantic, Sphero

tbd

Adrienne Emerson

Solutions Architect, Sphero

Thursday August 6, 2026 10:45am - 12:15pm EDT
Room 118

90 minute Choice session

Area Elementary K-2, Elementary 3-5

12:45pm EDT

All about Sphero Indis

LIMITED

Thursday August 6, 2026 12:45pm - 2:15pm EDT

Room 118

Limited Capacity seats available

Dive into the world of Sphero indi and unlock the power of computational thinking. Explore how students build skills like sequencing, logic, and problem-solving through engaging, hands-on activities.

Presenters

Kelly Miller

Library Services Coordinator, Department of Teaching and Learning

Sphero

Educational Partnerships Manager, Mid Atlantic, Sphero

tbd

Adrienne Emerson

Solutions Architect, Sphero

Thursday August 6, 2026 12:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Room 118

90 minute Choice session

Area Elementary K-2, Elementary 3-5

2:30pm EDT

Navigating Student Success:A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the BIST Continuum - BIST elementary schools only

LIMITED

Thursday August 6, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT

Room 118

Limited Capacity seats available

This interactive session focuses on enhanced collaboration across the various roles that support BIST implementation and success. Through case-study simulations, teams will practice collaborative problem-solving, learning how to leverage each other's unique strengths to navigate even the most complex behavioral challenges on the BIST continuum.

This session is limited to those working at BIST elementary schools Thalia, Woodstock, White Oaks, Parkway, Diamond Springs, Newtown, Bettie F. Williams and Point ‘O View.

Presenters

Kelsey Jeffreys

Behavior Intervention Specialist, DTAL

Carolyn Barnes

Behavior Intervention Specialist, DTAL

Thursday August 6, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 118

90 minute Choice session

Audience Administrators, Counselors, Instructional Coaches, Student Support Specialists, MTSS Coaches, Instructional Specialists

9:00am EDT

9:50am EDT

10:45am EDT

12:45pm EDT

2:30pm EDT

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