Monday, March 21, 2005 – CoSN/ISTE Advocacy Day

8:00 AM. - 5:00 PM.

Registration Open

9:00 AM. - 9:15 AM.

Introduction and Welcome

9:15 AM. - 10:00 AM.

Advocacy Primer Boot Camp

10:00 AM. - 10:45 AM.

Public Policy Update and Issue Briefings

10:45 AM. - 11:00 AM.

Break

11:00 AM. - 12:15 PM.

Perspectives from Capitol Hill

12:15 PM. - 1:00 PM.

Box Lunch

1:00 PM. - 5:00 PM.

Congressional Meetings on Capitol Hill

5:15 PM. - 8:30 PM.

A Night for Ed Tech Advocates: CoSN’s 1st Annual Reception/Silent Auction for Advocacy

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

7:00 AM. - 5:00 PM.

Registration Open

7:30 AM. - 8:30 AM.

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:30 AM. - 10:10 AM.

Welcome Address & Plenary Session I: Leadership & Transformation: Teaming for Success

10:10 AM. - 10:30 AM.

Presentation of CoSN’s Frank Withrow Educator Award & the Outstanding Public Sector Champion Award

10:30 AM. - 11:00 AM.

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

11:00 AM. - 12:00 PM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #1

• T101: Transformation Through 21st Century Skills
• T102: NETS Technology Standards: The Latest & The Greatest
• T103: “Overlay” Your Classroom with Technology
• T104: Leveraging the Seamless Educational Enterprise in Support of Instruction
• T105: Crisis Management: Keeping Things Going When Everything Goes Wrong
• T106: Polices and Practices for Developing Successful Online Learning Environments
• T107: Customized Learning Portals: Leveraging K12 Network Investments to Benefit Educators
• T108: eMINTS: A Model for Improving Teaching and Learning

12:00 PM. - 1:30 PM.

Birds-of-a-Feather Roundtable Discussions & Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:30 PM. - 2:30 PM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #2

• T201: Envisioning the Handheld Centric Classroom
• T202: Innovative Practices Using Education Technology in European Schools
• T203: A Student Information System: A State and Large LEA Perspective
• T204: Open Source and Interoperability as Agents of Change for Transforming Education
• T205: Options and Opportunities for All Students with Online Learning
• T206: High Quality Online Professional Development: A Criteria for Success
• T207: DDD Best Practices for Continuous Improvement
• T208: Education is Beautiful: A K-12 Forum on Innovative Leadership

2:30 PM. - 3:00 PM.

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

3:00 PM. - 4:00 PM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #3

• T301: Technology Trends and Statistics from Across the Nation
• T302: International Perspectives
• T303: Data-Driven Decision Making: Creating Accountability and Measuring Progress
• T304: Transforming Regional and State Organizations Through Application Interoperability
• T305: Shortening the Distance Between Teacher and Learner with Telecollaborative Tools
• T306: Tapping Into Dynamic Online Curriculum and Professional Development
• T307: Using a Student Information System to Improve Educational Opportunities

3:00 PM. - 3:30 PM.

T308a: Ensuring Accountability in a 1-to-1 Learning Environment

3:30 PM. - 4:00 PM.

T308b: Technology on Demand: Bringing Technology to the Student – Instead of the Student to the Technology

4:00 PM. - 4:10 PM.

Session Break

4:10 PM. - 5:30 PM.

Plenary Session II: Leading the Transformation: Data is the Key

5:30 PM. - 7:00 PM.

Reception with Exhibitors

7:00 PM. - 9:30 PM.

Dinner and Town Hall and Forum on Millennial Students: The Missing Link in Transforming Our Schools With Technology

9:30 PM. - 11:00 PM.

Late Night Café

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

7:30 AM. - 2:30 PM.

Registration Open

7:30 AM. - 8:30 AM.

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:30 AM. - 9:40 AM.

Plenary Session III: Technology as a Tool for Educational Transformation

9:40 AM. - 10:10 AM.

Special Presentation: CoSN’s Private Sector Champion Award and CoSN 2005 Annual Business Meeting

10:10 AM. - 10:30 AM.

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

10:30 AM. - 11:30 AM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #4

• W101: Incremental Change Versus Fundamental Transformation
• W102: Increasing Parental and Community Participation: The Why and How
• W103: Innovative Approaches to Implementing Data-Driven Decision Making
• W104: The Outlook for E-Rate - 2005 and Beyond
• W105: Prioritizing Technology Initiatives
• W106: IT and Assistive Technologies: A Team Approach to Accessible Technology for All Students
• W107: The Essentials of Leadership in the Ed Tech Field
• W108: Got Data? Now What? Using Data to Guide Instruction

11:30 AM. - 11:45 AM.

Session Break

11:45 AM. - 12:45 PM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #5

• W201: The NEW National Education Technology Plan: What Is It and How Can You Use It?
• W202: Technology Across the World – Using Technology for Collaboration
• W203: Data, Data, Data, What Are the Tools? Where is the Research?
• W204: UT, WA, and ID; Statewide Tools to Support Educators
• W205: Hot Technology Trends in K-12 Schools
• W206: Harnessing the Richness of Administrator Online Collaboration in Professional Development
• W207: Utilizing Statewide and Large District Education Networks to Facilitate Transformation
• W208: Winning Together: A Consortium Approach to Building Intelligent Decision-Support Systems

12:45 PM. - 2:15 PM.

Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 PM. - 3:30 PM.

WSE101: Progress and Challenges with SEDTA TAPP Program U.S. Department of Education Evaluation Grants

1:00 PM. - 2:00 PM.

Luncheon Spotlight Sessions

• LS101: Video Streaming: Professional Development and Curriculum That Works and Saves Money
• LS102: Reach More Students with Personalized Online Instruction
• LS103: Technology Solutions that Work – What the Research Says

1:00 PM. - 1:30 PM.

• LS104a: Sherman ISD: A TLS Case Study
• LS105a: Emerging as a Leader in the 21st Century!

1:30 PM. - 2:00 PM.

• LS104b: Is Your WLAN Secure and Ready for Voice and Video?

2:15 PM. - 3:15 PM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #6

• W301: District Technology Director Essential Skills Clinic (Part 1)
• W302: Cutting Edge Examples of One-to-One Initiatives
• W303: Youth Technology Support Collaborative: Engaging Students to Achieve Your Technology Goals
• W304: But Wait, There’s More! Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Maximize Student Achievement

2:15 PM. - 5:00 PM.

W305 Workshop: Be Prepared for Cyber Related Risks – Build a Reduction Plan

3:15 PM. - 3:30 PM.

Session Break

3:30 PM. - 4:30 PM.

Concurrent Breakout Session #7

• W401: District Technology Director Essential Skills Clinic (Part 2)
• W402: Primer on Being an Effective Ed Tech Advocate
• W403: NetDay Speak Up for Your Students: Putting Student Ideas to Work

Thursday, March 24, 2005

CoSN’s 4th Annual International Symposium:
Next Generation Online Educational Content

In partnership with the
North America Council for Online Learning (NACOL)

8:00 AM. - 8:30 AM.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM. - 9:00 AM.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00 AM. - 10:15 AM.

Session I: Alternative Fiscal/Investment Models for Creating Online Content

10:15 AM. - 10:30 AM.

Break

10:30 AM. - 11:15 AM.

Keynote Presentation: The Role of Open Source Access in Defining Quality Online Learning Experiences for Primary and Secondary Education

11:15 AM. - 12:15 PM.

International Experts: The Status of Online Content

12:15 PM. - 1:15 PM.

Luncheon

1:15 PM. - 2:30 PM.

Session II: International Innovation in Creating Quality Online Content

2:30 PM. - 3:30 PM.

Next Steps: Putting Concept into Action

3:30 PM. - 3:45 PM.

Concluding Remarks & Adjournment