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Schedule-At-A-Glance
Schedule subject to change.
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - Pre Conference Events (Full Agenda for Sunday) |
| 7:00 AM-8:00 PM |
Registration Open |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM |
CoSN’s 7th Annual International Symposium: Bringing Web 2.0 Innovation to Our Schools: Leadership and Policy Challenges* |
| 9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Measuring the Value of Investment in Technology* |
| 9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Planning for the Inevitable: IT Disaster Preparedness* |
| 1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Boot Camp for School District Technology Leader/CTOs* |
| 1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Technology Leadership, Planning and Implementation: Specific Strategies for Small School Districts* |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM |
CoSN’s Corporate Member Council (Exclusively for CoSN Corporate Members) |
| 5:15 PM-7:30 PM |
Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Join us as we begin the annual conference with a welcome reception in the exhibit hall on Sunday evening. Arrive early to take advantage of previewing innovative new products and tools that can help meet your district’s needs, chat with colleagues and win door prizes.
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| 7:00 AM-5:00 PM |
Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM-8:00 AM |
Coffee, Muffins and Breakfast Breads |
| 8:00 AM-9:45 AM |
Welcome/State of CoSN Address, Presentation of Awards, and Plenary Session I: 21st Century Learning: Embedding New Skills and Assessments
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM |
Dedicated Time with Exhibitors and Vendor Demonstrations
10:00-10:15 AM : Demo: K12 in the Headlines—The Top 10 Actions Internet Users Take That Put the Network at Risk and How to Mitigate These Risks
10:30-10:45 : Demo: Rapid Notification Services: What Works, What Doesn’t
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| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session I
M101: The College and Work Readiness Assessment: A Test Worth Teaching To (Spotlight Session)
M102: Developing 21st Century Skills in School and District Leaders
M103: Diving Deeper Into Data for Targeted Student Interventions
M104: Unleashing the Transformational Power of One-to-One Computing in K-12
M105: Assessing 8th Grade Technology Literacy: How Are Districts and States Meeting the Requirements of NCLB?
M106: Down-Under Leadership: Australia’s Innovative Efforts to Foster an Ecosystem of Collaboration
M107: Effective and Efficient Management of IT Assets
M108: Finally! Results From Professional Development Action Research
M109: Improving School Safety Using Your Data Network |
| 12:00 PM-1:00 PM |
Lunch on your own |
| 12:00 PM-2:30 PM |
One-to-One Leadership Summit (Invitation Only) |
| 1:00 PM-2:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session II
M201: Winners’ Forum
M202: Education in a MySpace World
M203: Special Ed and IT Partnerships for Raising Student Achievement
M204: Universal Design for Assessment: Technology’s Role
M205: Remix & Reuse: What Educators Need to Know about Creative Commons, Copyright, Fair Use, and Intellectual Property
M206: Global Use of Virtual Education and Web 2.0 in Education
M207: Ignorance of Data Retention Law is No Defense
M208: Next Generation Virtual Learning at the District Level: What's Hot
M209: Performance Management in K-12 (Spotlight Session Hosted by SAS)
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| 2:00 PM-3:00 PM |
Dedicated Time with Exhibitors and Vendor Demonstrations
2:10 PM–2:25 PM Demo: Student E-mail Is Coming—Is Your Technology Department Ready?
2:35 PM–2:50 PM Demo: Cell Phones for Learning
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| 3:00 PM-5:15PM |
CTO Leadership Forum: Riding the Bus Together: Nurturing Collaboration of Technology Services and Curriculum and Instruction |
| 3:00 PM-4:00PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session III
M301: 21st Century Networking for 21st Century Skills: Are You Ready for the Bandwidth Crisis? (Spotlight Session)
M302: Identifying and Measuring the Value of 21st Century Skills
M303: Taking Your District from Good to Great: Leveraging Data and Technology to Make the Leap
M304: Collaboration and Personalization: 21st Century Professional Development
M305: Content for the Digital District
M306: Cell Phones & Education: Opportunity or Distraction?
M307: Project Management for IT Operations in a K-12 World |
| 3:00 PM-3:30PM |
M308A: Investing in Voice Over IP: The Link to Student Outcomes (Spotlight Session Hosted By Mitel Networks) |
| 3:00 PM-3:30PM |
M309A: Laptop Security in the Classroom: Best Practices for Protecting Mobile Learning (Spotlight Session Hosted by Absolute Software) |
| 3:30 PM-4:00PM |
M308B: Teaching 21st Century Skills with SMART Technologies Classroom Management Software |
| 3:30 PM-4:00PM |
M309B: Legislating Online Safety Curricula: Pro or Con? |
| 4:00 PM-4:15PM |
Session Change |
| 4:15 PM-5:15 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session IV
M401:Spotlight on Assessment and 21st Century Skills: Moving Beyond AYP (Spotlight Session)
M402: Envisioning 21st Century Learning: New Research from State and Local Perspectives
M403: Powerful School District Examples of Data-Driven Decision Making
M404: What It Takes To Be a District Technology Leader: Voices from the Winner’s of CoSN’s Frank Withrow Educator Award and School CIO of Year
M405: Using Technology for Environmental Awareness
M406: Ultra Light Portable Devices in K-12: The Quest for a $100 Device
M407: Virtualization and Consolidation: The 21st Century Network Infrastructure |
| 4:15 PM-4:45 PM |
M408A: The Value of Application Virtualization (Spotlight Session Hosted by Microsoft) |
| 4:15 PM-4:45 PM |
M409A: : Thin-Client Computing in the 21st Century (Spotlight Session Hosted by HP) |
| 4:45 PM-5:15 PM |
M408B: The IT Challenge: Too Much Stuff. . . Not Enough Staff (Spotlight Session Hosted by SchoolDude.com) |
| 4:45 PM-5:15 PM |
M409B: Vendor Hosted Spotlight Session TBD |
| 4:30 PM-5:30 PM |
VIP Preview of CoSN Advocacy Auction for CoSN Friends of Advocacy (Invitation Only) |
| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM |
CoSN’s 4th Annual Silent and Live Auction for Advocacy |
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| 7:00 AM-8:25 AM |
CoSN/SIIA Feedback Focus Group: Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent (Invitation Only) |
| 7:00 AM-8:25 AM |
CoSN Chapter Breakfasts (Invitation Only) |
| 7:30 AM-2:00 PM |
Registration Open |
| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM |
Coffee, Muffins and Breakfast Breads |
| 8:30 AM-9:15 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session V
T101: Transformative Leadership: A Case Study from Down Under (Spotlight Session)
T102: SIFA and Your School District
T103: How Technology Helps Address the Long Tail Problem in Education
T104: Transforming Schools with Technology: What Leaders Need to Do!
T105: From Standards to Building Visionary Technology Leadership
T106: The Very Best of iPod and Podcasting
T107: The Superintendent’s Role in a Culture of Transformation with Technology
T108: Why Won’t Our Parents Log On? (Spotlight Session Hosted By Pearson)
T109: Evidence vs Emotion: The Importance of Data Management and Analysis (Spotlight Session Hosted by Dell, Inc.) |
| 9:15 AM-9:30 AM |
Session Change |
| 9:30 AM-10:15 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session VI
T201: Educational Knowledge Leadership: Models to Integrate New Technologies in School (Spotlight Session)
T202: Pushing the Frontier With Internet2 in K-12 Classrooms
T203: Copyright Law and Ed Tech: Friends or Foes?
T204: What Can K-12 Learn from Higher Education About Interoperability
T205: Building and Sustaining Community Support for Technology
T206: Creating Environments that Support Learning: The Role of ICT
T207: Innovative Planning Resources for District Technology Leaders
T208: Using 21st Century Technology and a Media Rich Environment to Leverage Learning (Spotlight Session Hosted By SAFARI Montage/Library Video Company)
T209: Pre-Kindergarten to 20 Continuum: A view of Leveraging Data Beyond K-12 (Spotlight Session Hosted by IBM) |
| 10:15 AM-11:30 PM |
Dedicated Time with Exhibitors and Vendor Demonstrations
10:20 AM–10:35 AM Demo: Building a Communications Platform: How to Enhance Communication and Collaboration Within Your District 1
0:45 AM–11:00 AM Demo: IP Video Makes Virtual Field Trips Easy
11:05 AM-11:20 AM Demo: Senteo: Taking the Guesswork out of Student Understanding
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| 11:30 AM-12:15 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session VII
T301: The ATTAIN Act: Accelerating Student Achievement Through Systemic Reform (Spotlight Session)
T302: Decision Support Architecture and Key Performance Indicators
T303: Using Immersive Realities for Professional Development
T304: Internet Safety In A 21st Century Learning Environment
T305: Seven Habits of A Highly Effective Technology Director
T306: Open Source Portfolio Tools
T307: Measuring the Value of Educational Technologies: Case Studies from US, UK, and Australia
T308: Vendor Hosted Spotlight Session TBD |
| 12:15 PM-1:30 PM |
Lunch on Your Own or Birds-of-a-Feather Luncheon Roundtables |
| 1:30 PM-2:15 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session VIII
T401: CSI: Computer Forensics and Data Recovery for Educators
T402: Taming the Online Professional Development: State-wide Strategies
T403: Multimodal Learning and Digital Content: What the Research Says
T404: Children, Computing and Change: Papert Matters
T405: The Value of Open Techologies and Open Source Software
T406: National Policies that Enable or Inhibit ICT in Education
T407: Report from the Policy Front: What’s in Store for Ed Tech* |
| 2:15 PM-2:30 PM |
Session Change |
| 2:30 PM-3:15 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session IX
T501: What Works Around The World with ICT in Education (Spotlight Session)
T502: Social Networking in Education: Creating a 21st Century Collaborative Environment
T503: What Tech Support Really Costs: Tough Choices
T504: Restructuring Technology Leadership to Transform Information Flow
T505: Sustainability of One-to-One
T506: Increasing Efficiency in All Aspects of District Operations
T507: Becoming an Ed Tech Advocate: Strategies that Work* |
| 3:15 PM-3:30 PM |
Session Change |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM |
Award Presentation and Closing Keynote Address: New Skills for the Whole New Mind (Sponsored by Pearson)
Daniel Pink, best-selling author and an expert on innovation, competition and the changing world of work.
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| 9:00 AM-1:30 PM |
Workshop: CTO 2012: Critical Trends Impacting the Role of the District Technology Leader (Includes luncheon keynote) |
| 9:00 AM-10:30 AM |
CoSN/ISTE/SETDA Washington Education Technology Policy Summit (continued)
Pre registration is required. No fee to attend. |
| 9:30 AM-1:00 PM |
GENIE Meeting (Invitation Only) |
| 11:00 AM-4:30 PM |
Congressional Meetings on Hill
(Please schedule your departure flights after 6:00 pm)* |
** Session is part of the CoSN/ISTE/SETDA Washington Education Technology Policy Summit
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