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Washington, DC, October 5, 2010
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010
PANELIST MARTHA GREENWAY DISCUSSES DATA’S ROLE IN CUSTOMIZING EDUCATION
Leadership Forum Testimonials
- “Very interesting, worthwhile, inspiring, yet candid and direct.”- Anne Manning, Vermillion, SD
- “A refreshing professional experience, interactive and informative.”- Marian Lothian, Quebec, Canada
- “Thought-provoking and grounded in practical solutions.”- Irene Ricci Sullivant, Camden, NJ
Agenda of Expert-Led Sessions & Discussions
7:30am-8:30am Breakfast & Registration
8:30am-8:40am Welcome
8:40am-9:20am KEYNOTE:
- Washington DC and Boston: Karen Cator, Director of the U.S. Office of Educational Technology
9:20am-10:05am Panel Discussion:
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- Using online courses to supplement district offerings
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- Crafting effective e-learning professional development
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- Personalizing student learning with online courses
- DC Panelists:
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- Jamey Fitzpatrick, president and chief executive officer, Michigan Virtual School
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- Bryan Setser, chief executive officer, North Carolina Virtual Public School
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- Benjamin M. Merrill, superintendent, Notus School District #135, Idaho
- Boston Panelists:
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- Liz Pape, president, Virtual High School Global Consortium
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- Mary T. Schlegelmilch, e-learning supervisor for Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools
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- Richard E. Ferdig, research professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University
- Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, senior writer, Education Week Digital Directions
10:05am-10:35am Networking/Coffee Break
10:35am-11:20am Panel Discussion:
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- Leveraging Web-based testing to personalize learning
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- Adaptive-testing strategies for raising achievement
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- Building multimedia into 21st-century assessment
- DC Panelists:
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- Steve Johnson, author, Digital Tools for Teaching: 30 E-tools for Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing Across the Content Areas
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- Martha Greenway, deputy superintendent, Fulton County (Ga.) Schools
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- Douglas Levin, executive director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)
- Boston Panelists:
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- Tom Vander Ark, founding partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff, a public-affairs firm advocating for innovation and entrepreneurship in schools
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- Joel Rose, founder, School of One, a program run by the New York City Department of Education
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- Tracy Gray, managing director, the American Institutes for Research
- Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, executive editor, Education Week Digital Directions
11:20am-12:35pm Working Lunch With Interactive Roundtables
12:35pm-1:15pm KEYNOTE:
- Washington, DC: Chris Lehmann, Founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy
- Boston: Steve Hargadon, founder, Ning social-networking site Classroom 2.0
1:15pm-2:00pm Panel Discussion:
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- Best practices for scaling up use of mobile devices
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- Tactics for putting Facebook, Twitter, and Ning to work district wide
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- Strategies for creating a culture of innovative technology practices
- DC Panelists:
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- Eric Sheninger, principal, New Milford High School, New Jersey
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- Shawn Gross, managing director, ed-tech consulting firm Digital Millennial Consulting
- Boston Panelists:
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- Steven Anderson, instructional technologist, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina
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- Alice Barr, technology coordinator, Yarmouth (Maine) Schools
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- Eric Klopfer, director, MIT Teacher Education Program, and expert in gaming and mobile devices
2:00pm-2:30pm Networking/Coffee Break
2:30pm-3:15pm Student Panel Discussion:
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- Which ed-tech practices work—and which don’t?
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- How effective are social-networking tools for learning?
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- New technological approaches for schools
- Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, executive editor, Education Week Digital Directions
3:15pm-4:00pm KEYNOTE:
- Washington DC: Julie Young, president and chief executive officer, Florida Virtual School
- Boston: Kim A. Rice, chief information officer, Boston Public Schools
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