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CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION VII
T301: The ATTAIN Act: Accelerating Student Achievement Through Systemic Reform (Spotlight Session)
[Session is part of Washington Advocacy Summit, others are also welcome to attend]
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision
This presentation will highlight the key elements of the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act. Introduced in the U.S. House and Senate in the summer of 2007, the ATTAIN Act focuses on the integral role of educational technology in systemic school redesign and professional development for core curricular areas. Participants will review the basic elements of the ATTAIN Act, including a comparison of the key elements of ATTAIN to the NCLB Title IID program. Attendees will have the opportunity to review relative data and core curriculum components from successful technology-infused, systemic reform models, including the Texas TIP program, North Carolina's IMPACT Model and Missouri's eMINTS program. These reform models include the basic elements of ATTAIN: sustainable professional development, research-based program models, and data-driven decision-making.
- Mary Ann Wolf, PhD, Director of Leadership Policy and Planning, State Educational Technology Directors Association
- Francis Bradburn, Program Director, North Carolina New Schools Project
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T302: Decision Support Architecture and Key Performance Indicators
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision, Systems Management, Information Management, Business Leadership
The Council of Chief State School Officers is developing a Decision Support Architecture Framework for use by state education agencies and districts in evaluating their core business processes and support technology requirements. The core business processes include delivering instruction, administering assessments, establishing curriculum, providing professional development, conducting data-driven analysis and interventions. The framework was piloted in 2007 with eight SEAs and three districts per SEA. A final framework will be available for general use by early 2008. This session will help participants identify core processes, sub processes and best practices. Also, participants will learn about the decision-support architecture framework and its use, as well as options for accessing the framework.
- Deborah Newby, Director, Data Quality, Council of Chief State School Officers
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T303: Using Immersive Realities For Professional Development
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision, Team Building and Staffing, Education and Training, Ethics and Policies, Communication Systems
Explore the differences between conventional learning environments and immersive virtual worlds, such as Second Life, for professional development. When learners change worlds, different rules of physics and psychology come into play. Transplanting traditional methods to these new worlds demands the re-examination of learning and teaching. What do you need to know before taking the plunge? Attend this session to find out!
- Ferdi Serim, South West Regional Director, National Network of Digital Schools
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T304: Internet Safety In A 21st Century Learning Environment
Essential Skills: Education and Training, Ethics and Policies
Internet safety is a major concern of policymakers, the judiciary, the media, and parents. Hear about the latest federal, legislative and legal actions in bellwether states like New Jersey and Virginia. Additionally, learn about states efforts to partner with businesses to develop age appropriate resources. You'll leave this session with concrete strategies for incorporating Internet safety in your curriculum.
- Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Career Education, Virginia Department of Education (Moderator)
- Sandy O’Neil, Education Technology Specialist, New Jersey Department of Education
- Gene Fishel, Senior Assistant Attorney General & Chief, Computer Crime Section, Virginia Attorney General's Office
- Tammy McGraw, EdD, Director, Office of Educational Technology, Virginia Department of Education
- Sandy O’Neil, Education Technology Specialist, New Jersey Department of Education
T305: Seven Habits of A Highly Effective Technology Director
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision, Team Building and Staffing, Information Management, Business Leadership
This session will explore the seven attributes of an effective technology director. Being an effective technology director involves skills that can be learned, but to be truly effective, these skills must become habits of mind. Participants in this session will not only learn the practical skills required to be effective, but also how to turn those skills into lifelong habits. Discuss best practices in the industry and the constant struggle of balancing stewardship with service.
- Leo Brehm, II, Director of Technology, Sharon Public Schools, MA
- Ed Zaiontz, Executive Director, Information Services, Round Rock ISD, TX
T306: Open Source Portfolio Tools
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision, Information Management, Education and Training
Starting with the class of 2008, Rhode Island high school graduates will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in rigorous state and national content and applied learning standards. The Rhode Island Electronic Portfolio System (RIEPS) is a large-scale open source initiative that allows students and educators to store, reflect upon, assess and present collections of digital material in a highly relevant environment. Hear about how Rhode Island came to select an open source application to support the new requirements, how the state is integrating data from district student information systems to automatically build course and project sites and how it is developing its own features for the application. Discover how RIEPS has enabled Rhode Island high schools to meet the new legislative mandates, assemble reports on student progress and provide students with the opportunity to meet to their future academic and career goals.
- Steven Foehr, Director of Application and User Services, Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology
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- Sharon Lee, PhD, Fellow, Office of Middle and High School Reform, Rhode Island Department of Education
- Janice Smith, PhD, Functional Team Lead, Open Source Portfolio Community
T307: Measuring the Value of Educational Technologies: Case Studies from the U.S., United Kingdom, and Australia
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision
Much has been made of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of education technology over the years, yet educators have consistently struggled with defining value in the K–12 space. As school leaders begin strategic planning, they must understand not only the costs, but also the value of educational technologies. Participants in this session will have the opportunity to learn about findings from the first three international case studies in the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia, which were developed through the international project, measuring the value of educational technologies in schools. Discover how value was measured and explore the commonalities and differences that emerged from these case studies.
- Robert Gravina, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology, Poway Unified School District, CA
- Kathryn Moyle, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Learning Communities Research Area, School Education and Community Services, University of Canberra, Australia
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- Vanessa Pittard, Director of E-Strategy, British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta)
T308: An Update on the UK Story of the Use of Technology to Support Education
Essential Skills: Leadership and Vision, Education and Training, Ethics and Policies
This session will provide an update on the way in which education is developing in the United Kingdom—the new Department for Children Schools and Families—the new Children’s plan—and how technology is being used to support these developments.
- James Bosco, EdD, Co-chair, CoSN International Committee & Emeritus Professor, Western Michigan University (Moderator)
- Doug Brown, Expert Consultant to Becta & Former Head of Technology Futures Unit, Department for Children, Schools, and Families, UK
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