During the week of July 9, 2018, more than 160 new and veteran facilitators from all over the U.S. came together at LIU Post for the annual National Teachers Conference, the biggest VE professional development event of the year.
2018 Conference Booklet
2018 Sessions and Workshops
| School | Firm | Region | Notable for the Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena High School | 45North | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Crystal Lake South High School | Next Frontier | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Elmwood Park High School | Alectrona | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Neuqua Valley High School | Catalyst Secure | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Spartanburg High School | Harmony | South | Notable for the Period |
| Neuqua Valley High School | Spectrum | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Neuqua Valley High School | Summit Smoothies | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Timothy Christian High School | Core Inc. | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Islip High School | The Protein Panda | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| John H. Pitman High | Fresh for Less | West | Notable for the Period |
| SAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | Aquatic Oasis | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| SAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | Life on a Limb | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| Syosset High School | Brew For You | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| Syosset High School | RayVive Plus | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| Syosset High School | Snack N' Board | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Doze | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| VR Eaton High School | AnxieTea | South | Notable for the Period |
| VR Eaton High School | Revival | South | Notable for the Period |
| West Hempstead High School | At Your Service | Long Island | Notable for the Period |
| Bearden High School | PlasTech | South | Notable for the Period |
| Bakersfield High | Visionary | West | Notable for the Period |
| Fountain Valley High School | reFAIRe | West | Notable for the Period |
| Fountain Valley High School | Aurora | West | Notable for the Period |
| JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL | REACH | South | Notable for the Period |
| Murrieta Valley High | Desert Rose | West | Notable for the Period |
| San Juan Hills High School | Everlasting | West | Notable for the Period |
| East Hampton High School | EaseScape | Long Island | |
| Geneva High School | Area304 | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| Neuqua Valley High School | Affinity Wellness | Great Lakes | Notable for the Period |
| San Juan Hills High School | Tronic Bikes | West | Notable for the Period |
| Crystal Lake South High School | ReGen | Great Lakes | |
| Metea Valley High School | MetaNova | Great Lakes | |
| BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Door 2 Dorm | Long Island | |
| HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL | The Busy Bean | Long Island | |
| HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL | Simply Pressed | Long Island | |
| Islip High School | Home Voyage | Long Island | |
| LYNBROOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | E-Z Key | Long Island | |
| Mount Sinai High School | SolEnergy | Long Island | |
| PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Tutor Recruitor | Long Island | |
| PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Snooze, Inc. | Long Island | |
| Rocky Point High School | Aquaology | Long Island | |
| SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL | Yìshù Ink | Long Island | |
| W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL | A-Game | Long Island | |
| West Hempstead High School | A Helping Hand | Long Island | |
| Academy of Finance and Enterprise | RISE | NYC | |
| Academy of Finance and Enterprise | EZAEZ | NYC | |
| Fort Hamilton High School | ilo | NYC | |
| Francis Lewis High School | LuxDesigns | NYC | |
| Francis Lewis High School | Nuapps | NYC | |
| Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School | Guardian Insurance VE | NYC | |
| New Dorp High School | In Touch Inc. | NYC | |
| Port Richmond High School | VE Catering VE | NYC | |
| Ewing High School | Piece Of Cake | NY Metro | |
| Lakeland Regional High School | 1Click | NY Metro | |
| COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL | Culture Crate | South | |
| COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL | Merry Jeans | South | |
| Centennial High School | MiddleGround | West | |
| Dos Palos High School | Perritos Momias | West | |
| Homestead High | Chairish, Inc. | West | |
| Montclair High | Ocean Rays Sunglasses | West | |
| South Pasadena Senior High | Fortunate Cookies | West | |
| Westminster High School | Olympus Bedding | West | |
| Westminster High School | ROOTS | West | |
| Maine East High School | BladeX | Great Lakes | |
| HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | Artemis | Long Island | |
| Roy C. Ketcham High School | Freedom Insurance | NY Metro | |
| Riverside High School | Olympus Backpacks | South | |
| Francis Lewis High School | MatchWear | NYC | |
| Sussex County Technical School | WA Wealth Advisors | NY Metro | |
| Golden West High School | Mirrorcle | West | |
| Homestead High | Green American, Inc. | West | |
| Owosso High School | O-Town, Inc. | Great Lakes | |
| Rochester Adams High School | Wave Co. | Great Lakes | |
| St Charles East High School | Xtreme Comfort, Inc. VE | Great Lakes | |
| Armijo High School | Culture Bussin' | West | |
| BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Sensory² | Long Island | |
| CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Razzletics | Long Island | |
| CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Munchie Machine | Long Island | |
| H. Frank Carey High School | Game 'n Grub | Long Island | |
| HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | Paladin | Long Island | |
| JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL | SkySource | Long Island | |
| JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL | Imperium | Long Island | |
| Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS | BakeBox | Long Island | |
| PITTSFORD-MENDON HIGH SCHOOL | Horizon | Northeast | |
| John Jay Senior High School | Nudge | NY Metro | |
| Robbinsville High School | PetPoint | NY Metro | |
| Blackman High School | Metaphor Inc. | South | |
| Coral Springs High (1151) | Road to Success | South | |
| Coral Springs High (1151) | Bearology | South | |
| Lawrence County High School | Nature Nooks | South | |
| Loretto High School | The Animal Kingdom, Inc. | South | |
| Winter Park High School | Words of Warriors | South | |
| Marina High | GreenOps | West | |
| Ridgeview High | Nature's Canvas | West | |
| Ridgeview High | Toys N' Tails | West | |
| Marengo High School | Skyline | Great Lakes | |
| Indian Trail High School & Academy | S.E.A. | Great Lakes | |
| Baldwin High School | OneWorld | Long Island | |
| WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | Laborhood | Long Island | |
| WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | Bublz | Long Island | |
| Marion County High School | Pristine | South | |
| Spring Hill High School | InstaTrack | South | |
| Carlsbad High School | Natural Elixirs | West | |
| HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL | Diversitea | Long Island | |
| Oceanside High School | Hygenie | Long Island | |
| Oceanside High School | Activated Inc. | Long Island | |
| South Pasadena Senior High | Coco | West | |
| Fenton High School | Iris | Great Lakes | |
| Metea Valley High School | Never Ending | Great Lakes | |
| Baldwin High School | SuppLI | Long Island | |
| COMSEWOGUE HIGH SCHOOL | SubZero | Long Island | |
| Long Beach High School | EZ Events | Long Island | |
| Northport High School | Port & Co. | Long Island | |
| Oceanside High School | Crate | Long Island | |
| Westhampton Beach High School | Opal | Long Island | |
| Flushing High School | Eco-Sports & Lifestyle | NYC | |
| SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL | La Festa Strada | NYC | |
| The Academy of Mathematics, Science & Engineering | NutriCubes | NY Metro | |
| La Serna High School | Eco-Friend Resells | West | |
| Civic Memorial High School | Happy Films | Great Lakes | |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | Night Pulse Entertainment | Great Lakes | |
| BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Wildside Co. | Long Island | |
| CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL | Baked Heaven | Long Island | |
| FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL | Cultural Explosion | Long Island | |
| FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL | za | Long Island | |
| GW Hewlett High School | Global Glimpse | Long Island | |
| GW Hewlett High School | Sent Simply | Long Island | |
| Lawrence High School | Tornado Watch | Long Island | |
| MATTITUCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Shrivot Golf, Inc. | Long Island | |
| Miller Place High School | Tech Lab | Long Island | |
| Miller Place High School | Up Above | Long Island | |
| West Islip High School | FotoFrames | Long Island | |
| PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL | Coldest Brew | Northeast | |
| PITTSFORD-MENDON HIGH SCHOOL | Surf n Shred | Northeast | |
| East Hamilton High School | TideTech | South | |
| J. F. Webb High School | Flash Decals N' More | South | |
| JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL | Ran Energy | South | |
| Oakland High School | BlueCrest Vacations | South | |
| VR Eaton High School | Dress.O.S. | South | |
| Century High School | Coastline Charms | West | |
| Stockdale High School | Mylestone Experience | West | |
| Flushing Schools | Comfort & Company | Great Lakes | |
| Montrose Hill McCloy High School | RamPride, Inc. | Great Lakes | |
| SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL | Coffee Cloud | Long Island | |
| WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Bussin' Breakfast | Long Island | |
| Morris Hills High School | Chews Green | NY Metro | |
| Summertown High School | Endure, Inc. | South | |
| Fenton High School | SmartFly | Great Lakes | |
| Genesee Career Institute | Synergy Real Estate | Great Lakes | |
| Milford High School | MAVCO, INC. | Great Lakes | |
| St Charles East High School | Clever Contraptions VE | Great Lakes | |
| Stoney Creek High School | Adastra | Great Lakes | |
| PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL | Clean Coast | Long Island | |
| Archbishop Molloy High School | Campfire | NYC | |
| F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL | The Next Step | South | |
| Granville Central High School | CTRLcustomz | South | |
| Century High School | Salvage Wear | West | |
| South Hills High Scool | Pathway to Success | West | |
| Careerline Tech Center | Zingerz | Great Lakes | |
| Fenton High School | Outside the Box | Great Lakes | |
| Flushing Schools | Dream Home | Great Lakes | |
| Lapeer County Education and Technology Center | Overseek | Great Lakes | |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | rooms4U | Great Lakes | |
| COMSEWOGUE HIGH SCHOOL | Aroma | Long Island | |
| MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL | TechTastic | Long Island | |
| OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL | Sherberts Pharmaceuticals | Long Island | |
| SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WEST | TRUBLU Technologies | Long Island | |
| Smithtown HS East | SeasonALL | Long Island | |
| WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | Pulsar | Long Island | |
| Brighton High School | Coastal Kicks | Northeast | |
| Brighton High School | Beast Buddies | Northeast | |
| PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL | GearUP | Northeast | |
| High School for Arts and Business | Moda Corporation | NYC | |
| High School of Fashion Industries | FLY NY | NYC | |
| Berks Career & Technology Center | Bee Fresh | NY Metro | |
| Berks Career & Technology Center | ReCase | NY Metro | |
| The Academy of Mathematics, Science & Engineering | Mercury | NY Metro | |
| West Orange High School | GenMe | NY Metro | |
| Greer High School | PROTECHT | South | |
| Stewarts Creek High School | CozyCo | South | |
| Carlsbad High School | EcoPort | West | |
| FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL | Edge Sports | Long Island | |
| Shoreham Wading River High School | Long Island Custom Clothing | Long Island | |
| WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL | Sana Vita | Long Island | |
| Reading High School | Worldly Delights | NY Metro | |
| Beech High School | 32 Below | South | |
| Brandon High School | Customizable Kicks | South |
Intuit and VE Bring QuickBooks to Classrooms
Super stoked that @VEInternational is partnering with Intuit this year to bring ✏️Quickbooks✏️ to our VEI students! ✅Better financials,✅more certifications, ✅quality output! Whoo Hoo! @EatonHighSchool
— BME Academy (@BMEAcademy) July 10, 2018
Ryan McAllister, Education Sales Leader and Emily Watkins, Education High School Account Manager from Intuit showed VE facilitators how they can help their students manage business finances using QuickBooks. Facilitators gained access to resources and support, plus watched a live demonstration of QuickBooks features they’ll need for teaching the class.
This marked the official launch of a partnership between Intuit and VE in which every VE class will have access to QuickBooks, gaining the opportunity to develop and demonstrate real-world skills using an industry-leading accounting software package.
Future of Work: Personal Branding & Career Planning
The gig economy, remote workforce, hoteling and coworking, automation, AI, disruption… the future of work is a hot topic in today’s conversation. An even more significant point for educators is how do we prepare the next generation of young people for jobs and careers that do not yet exist?
In the Future of Work series, we explore these topics through a series of meetups, workshops, industry visits and externships designed to introduce VE facilitators to the latest trends in industry, business practice, and career development.
Robert Bernton, Head of Waze Mid Market, North America, Google; Jennifer Stredler, Vice President of Workforce Development, Salesforce.org; and Jonathan J. Stone, New Business Development Manager of Travel Partnerships, Facebook joined us on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 to discuss the future of work with VE facilitators at LMHQ in New York City.
Watch the full panel discussion below.
On building a strong résumé:
“Don’t list descriptions, talk about achievements” – Jonathan J. Stone, New Business Dev. Manager of Travel Partnerships, Facebook @facebook @lmhq_nyc #FutureofWork pic.twitter.com/hGlAHl7NJp
— veinternational (@VEInternational) July 11, 2018
On building a personal brand:
“Young people are building a personal brand with everything they’re doing online. The way you present yourself online and offline is part of your brand.” – Robert Bernton, Head of Waze Mid Market, North America, Google @waze @google @LMHQ_NYC pic.twitter.com/TmNmDxCNtD
— veinternational (@VEInternational) July 11, 2018
On equity and access:
“[For teachers] get mentors that look like your students. Show your students that there are more jobs than just tech jobs.” – Jennifer Stredler, Vice President, Workforce Development, https://t.co/dIGilWjQ3X @salesforce @SalesforceOrg @LMHQ_NYC pic.twitter.com/wjnberO5c9
— veinternational (@VEInternational) July 11, 2018
DonorsChoose.org: Creating Compelling Projects
Nearly half a million teachers have received classroom materials through DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit platform that connects classrooms with donors who want to help teachers get books, equipment, field trips, technology, and anything else their students need.
Katie Vallas, who oversees Teacher Success on DonorsChoose, shared expert tips on what teachers who have had 50+ projects funded on DonorsChoose do to stock their classrooms, year after year.
DonorsChoose is a special partner for VE because their founder and CEO, Charles Best, was a VE facilitator who was inspired to launch DonorsChoose based on his experience working with VE students.
Thank You to LIU for Making This Conference Possible
Special thanks to Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, President, LIU for her visionary leadership and longtime support and to the whole LIU team for helping to make the 2018 National Teachers Conference such an amazing experience.