Overview
The Call for Presentations is now CLOSED.
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) will be holding its 9th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference: Personalization & Empowerment: No Child Left Behind and Technology on March 2 & 3, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. We are soliciting presenters for this important national conference on how the Internet and information technologies infrastructure can improve learning in the K-12 classroom.
In the wake of No Child Left Behind, there is greater emphasis on ensuring that classroom interventions impact achievement and the decisions of school leaders are data driven. At the CoSN 9th Annual School Networking Conference, school technology leaders will explore how technology can be leveraged to improve student achievement. The program will focus on:
- What do students want and parents expect from a 21st century learning environment?
- How can emerging technologies improve learning?
- Will technology bridge or exacerbate the digital divide?
- How do you make informed data-driven decisions that will student achievement?
- What essential knowledge is key to education technology leadership and successful eLearning?
Each presentation will be no more than 30-minutes for presentation/discussion and should include no more than two presenters. In addition, due to the high quality and large volume of submissions, each presentation will be paired with a similar presentation(s) to comprise a 60-minute breakout session. Only two submissions per organization will be accepted, so please submit your best proposal(s). Please make sure the presentation is appropriate for the audience of key district, state and national technology leaders who attend the CoSN Conference. Presentations intended for a teacher audience are not encouraged. Breakout sessions will be organized around the following theme and topic areas:
General Information
-
Conference Registration Fee: Each breakout presenter is required to pay the conference registration fee and travel-related expenses to the conference. Breakout presenters are entitled to a special discounted conference registration fee of $199.
-
Participant Materials: Presenters are expected to provide handout materials to support their presentations and provide CoSN with a copy of their presentation for posting to the website prior to the conference.
-
Products/Services: Presenters cannot market products/services during the breakout.
-
Proceedings: Abstracts of accepted presentations will be included in the conference program as submitted.
Questions? Please contact Michelle Shirley at 202/861-2676 ext. 131 or michelle@cosn.org.
Theme
Personalization & Empowerment: No Child Left Behind and Technology
Topic Areas
- Content and Integration
- Accountability and Assessment
- Technology Leadership
- Emerging Learning Tools
- Professional Development in an Online Environment
Submissions should be of high interest and relevance to the intended conference participants (key district, state and national technology leaders). In addition, it should provide "cutting edge" and practical "how to" information. Applications may only be submitted by individuals from school districts, intermediate/county service units, state agencies or non-profit organizations. Companies that have been working on projects that pertain to the conference program/focus should encourage their clients to submit a presentation application.
All presentation submissions will be reviewed by the Conference Planning Committee on the basis of relevance and clarity. In addition, the committee will only review fully completed applications. Presentation summaries, biographical sketches and abstracts of accepted presentations will be reproduced in the conference program and on the CoSN Website exactly as submitted. Please write in complete sentences.
Selected presenters will receive a confirmation letter that will include the contact information/abstract of the combined presentation(s). Presenters are encouraged to contact each other to build a cohesive presentation/session.