Program at-a-Glance

Tuesday, February 25, 2003 -- Pre-Conference CoSN/ISTE Washington Advocacy Day for Educational Leaders Sponsored By: Apple Hewlett Packard Funds For Learning, LLC LearnStar, Inc.
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Committee Orientation for Committee Chairs and Board Liaisons	Arlington
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM	Registration Open	Exhibit Level (E) Foyer
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Public Policy Boot Camp	Conference Theatre, Level (B)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Public Policy Issue Briefing & Box Lunch	Conference Theatre, Level (B)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Congressional Visits	Off Property
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Private Sector Meeting (by invitation only)	Senate Room, Capital Hilton
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open	Exhibit Level (E) Foyer
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Bronze Conference Sponsors	Exhibit Hall A
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Bronze Conference Sponsors	Exhibit Hall A
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome Address & Plenary Session I: Leadership and Policy for the Future	Regency Ballroom A-D
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Unveiling of the CoSN/Gartner "Taking Total Cost of Ownership" (TCO) Calculator and Report	Regency Ballroom A-D
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM	Keynote Presentation: "Get a Clue: The New Manifesto for Learning	Regency Ballroom A-D
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM	Refreshment Break Sponsored by Bronze Conference Sponsors	Exhibit Hall A
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session #1 W101: The Digital Disconnect: Internet-Savvy Students and Their Schools (Potomac I) W102: Flying Blind? Navigation Tools for 21st Century Learning (Potomac II) W103: Funding Strategies: Listen to the Experts (Potomac III) W104: Technology Proficiencies (Potomac IV) W105: International Benchmarking Study (Potomac V)	Potomac Rooms
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Spotlight Session 1A: Emerging World of Handheld Technology Sponsored by Palm	Potomac VI
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	W106: Issues in Creating an Online Learning Program	Potomac VI
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Intel Corporation and Texas Instruments, Inc.	Exhibit Hall A
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	New Member Orientation	Exhibit Hall B
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session #2 W201: Schoolhouse Reality: How Internet Policies Effect Students (Potomac I) W202: Ubiquitous Access: The Promise of Handhelds (Potomac II) W203: Meeting the Security Challenges of the Connected Schoolhouse (Potomac III) W204: Leadership Challenges: Research, Standards and Technology in Education (Potomac IV) W205: Essential Steps for Communicating Your Message (Potomac V) Spotlight Session 2: Sprint's Empowered Education Initiative (Potomac VI)	Potomac Rooms
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Refreshment Break	Exhibit Hall A
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session #3 W301: Meeting the Challenge of NCLB: Information, Best Practices and Resources (Potomac I) W302: Building Capacity: Online Professional Development (Potomac II) W303: Accountability: Improving Student Achievement Through Educator Preparation (Potomac III) W304: Multimedia in Schools (Potomac IV) W305: SWS: New Tools for Communicating With Parents and Your Community (Potomac V) Spotlight Session 3: New Education Enterprise for Improved Learning and Accountability, Sponsored by HP (Potomac VI)	Potomac Rooms
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM	Session Break/Room Change
4:10 PM - 5:20 PM	Plenary Session II: "Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? A Conversation About Technology in the Classroom"	Regency Ballroom A-D
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM	"Making it Happen" Award Presentation	Regency Ballroom A-D
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Reception Sponsored by Apple, HP and IBM	Exhibit Hall A
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM	Welcome and Address on the State of CoSN	Regency Ballroom E & F
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner & Town Hall Forum on "Reengineering Education with 21st Century Tools" Sponsored by Microsoft and Sprint	Regency Ballroom E & F
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	CoSN Late Night Café Sponsored in part by Funds For Learning, LLC	Tidewater
Thursday, February 27, 2003
7:00 AM - 8:20 AM	CoSN/SIIA Leadership Feedback Forum (by invitation only)	Washington A
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open	Exhibit Level (E) Foyer
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Bronze Conference Sponsors	Exhibit Hall A
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Special Presentation of CoSN's Awards Sponsored by 3Com Corporation	Regency Ballroom A-D
8:50 AM - 9:05 AM	Federal Education Technology Policy Update	Regency Ballroom A-D
9:05 AM - 9:55 AM	Plenary Session III: What Do We Really Mean By Data-Driven Decision Making?	Regency Ballroom A-D
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM	Unveiling of new CoSN "3D" Leadership Initiative	Regency Ballroom A-D
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Refreshment Break Sponsored by Bronze Conference Sponsors	Exhibit Hall A
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session #4 TH101: Defining and Promoting 21st Century Skills From Theory to Practice (Potomac I) TH102: Video Libraries Part A: Vendor Perspectives on Video Streaming (Potomac II) TH103: Data and Technology Training: Helping Local Leaders Lead (Potomac III) TH104: Wireless: One Year Later! (Potomac IV) TH105: New Tools for Assessing Total Cost of Ownership (Potomac V) Spotlight Session 4: High Performance Through Data Management and Accountability, Sponsored by IBM (Kennedy, 3rd Floor) Spotlight Session 5: Technology Tools for Data-Driven Decision Making, Sponsored by ETS (Potomac VI)	Potomac & Kennedy Rooms
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Refreshment Break Sponsored by Bronze Conference Sponsors	Exhibit Hall A
11:45 AM	Exhibit Hall Closed
11:45 AM - 12:45 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session #5 TH201: Virtual Schooling: Policy Implications and Practical Considerations (Potomac I) TH202: Video Libraries Part B: Educator Perspectives (Potomac II) TH203: Online Assessment: The Future of Testing is Here (Potomac III) TH204: Data-Driven Decision Making: Information Management in Education (Potomac IV) TH205: Open Architecture/Open Standards Kennedy (Kennedy, 3rd Floor) Spotlight Session 6: The Managed Learning System, Sponsored by Intel Corporation (Potomac V) Spotlight Session 7: Early Success Stories from the No Child Left Behind Front Line, Sponsored by Blackboard Inc. (Potomac VI)	Potomac & Kennedy Rooms
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Birds-of-A-Feather Roundtable Luncheon Sponsored by Intel Corporation and Texas Instruments, Inc.	Regency Ballroom A-D
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	School District CTO Leadership Forum (Exclusively for School District CTOs) Sponsored by ETS	Washington A
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session #6 TH301: Innovative Virtual Classrooms (Potomac I) TH302: Accountability: Technology Tools for the Analysis of Achievement Data (Potomac II) TH303: Visionary Initiatives: Cutting Edge Projects From Around the World (Potomac III) TH304: Technology Support: Options and Strategies (Potomac IV) Spotlight Session 8: No Child Left Behind Reporting, Sponsored by SAS (Potomac V) Spotlight Session 9: Security in Education, Sponsored by Microsoft (Potomac VI)	Potomac
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM	TH305A: Educator's Institute: Affecting Change in Schools and Building Community	Kennedy (3rd Floor)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	TH305B: Schoolnets: Perspectives From Australia and Germany	Kennedy (3rd Floor)
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break/Session Change
3:00 PM - 4:50 PM	Plenary Session IV: Challenges Facing International ICT Education Leadership	Regency Ballroom A-D
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM	Concluding Remarks	Regency Ballroom A-D
5:15 PM	Conference Adjourn
Thursday, February 27, 2003 2nd Annual International Research-Policy Symposium Achievement, Assessment & Accountability: Connecting Research to Education Policy & Practice World Bank Preston Auditorium - 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC Sponsored By: Microsoft British Council Goethe Institute Inter Nationes PLATO Learning, Inc. Sun Microsystems, Inc. Note: You must be pre-registered for this event and wear your conference name badge
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	International Symposium Reception	Tidewater, Hyatt Regency Hotel
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	International Symposium Reception	Tidewater, Hyatt Regency Hotel
7:00 PM	Optional Dinner with international and Special Guests Sponsored by The Association of Educational Publishers	Local Restaurant
Friday, February 28, 2003
7:00 AM	1st Shuttle Departure from Hyatt Regency Hotel to the World Bank
7:20 AM	2nd Shuttle Departure from Hyatt Regency Hotel to the World Bank
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:50 AM - 10:10 AM	Panel I: Status and Value of Large Scale National Research on ICT
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM	Break
10:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Panel II: What Questions Do We Need to Answer?
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Perspectives on Research on ICT: The Private Sector Perspective and Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Drawing Conclusions: An Interactive Moderated Conversation
3:30 PM	Symposium Adjourn