K-12 School Networking Conference: Conference Overview




				Conference Highlights General Overview In the wake of No Child Left Behind, there is greater emphasis than ever on ensuring that classroom interventions impact achievement. This new level of accountability requires that educators leverage technology tools to access and analyze traditional and real-time assessment data so that they can modify instruction to meet the learning needs of individual students. At CoSN's 8th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference, school technology leaders will explore with national policy leaders, researchers and practitioners how technology can be leveraged to improve student achievement. Breakout sessions on key topics will be: Content & integration Technology leadership & equity Emerging learning tools Professional development in a digital world The conference program will focus on: How can real-time assessment change instruction? What is data driven decision making? What does scientifically based research mean as required by No Child Left Behind? What is technology leadership in the age of accountability? Where have we been and where are we going with education technology? How can e-Learning address equity? What is the promise of broadband in schools? How do we define literacy for the 21st century? Program Highlights CoSN/ISTE Washington Advocacy Day for Education Technology Leaders on February 25, 2003. Keynote addresses by: Honorable Rod Paige, US Secretary of Education and the Honorable Patrick Leahy (D-VT), US Senator share their vision of the role that technology can and should play in our schools; "Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? A Conversation About Technology in the Classroom," with Dr. Seymour Papert of MIT Media Lab and Dr. Linda Roberts, former Director of US Department of Education's Office of Education Technology; and Ferdi Serim, Director, Online Internet Institute, on Get a Clue: The New Manifesto for Learning (The End of Schools & Technology As We Know It). Dinner and Town Hall Forum on "Reengineering Education with 21st Century Tools" with John Bailey, Director, Office of Education Technology, US Department of Education. International panels on assessment and professional development. Spotlight sessions on hot technologies and trends, presented by CoSN Corporate Members. Birds-of-a-Feather Roundtable Luncheon. Post conference Symposium on International education technology research and policy. Late Night Café offering attendees a chance to relax and have fun after a full day of sessions.