Monday November 5, 2007
State Sharing Session I States Sharing Session II States Sharing Session III
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8:45-10:15am
States Sharing with States Session I
21st Century Skills: Opportunities and State Implications
Frances Bradburn, Director of Instructional Technology, North Carolina
Brenda Williams, State Technology Director, West Virginia
North Carolina and West Virginia were the first two states to join the 21st Century Skills Partnership and develop comprehensive, statewide working plans to reform Content Standards and Objectives, Instruction, Assessments, Policies, Legislation, Professional Development, Accountability, and Classroom Transformation through Learning Skills and Technology Tools. Hear about their program development and the statewide implications of this process.
Connecting Teachers and Students: High Speed Networks and Resource Portals
Barbara Thalacker, State Education Technology Director, California
Todd Finnell, CEO K-12 High Speed Network, California
Connie Louie, Instructional Technology Director, Massachusetts
California's K12HSN provides the CA K-12 community with network connectivity, internet services, teaching and learning application coordination, and videoconferencing. The mission of the K-12 HSN is to enable educators and students across the state to have access to a reliable high speed network which has the capacity to deliver high quality online resources. MassONE is Massachusetts's set of web-based tools for communication, collaboration, and curriculum planning, which are designed to support PreK-12 standards-based teaching and learning. Participants will have an opportunity to visit distance learning courses created for teachers and students, lesson plans, standard-based resources and work group discussion forums. Visit massone.mass.edu and www.k12hsn.org
Technology Literacy: An In-Depth Discussion
Vicki Kajioka, Director Educational Technology, Hawaii
Kathleen Brautigam, Director, Bureau of Educational Technology, Pennsylvania
Hawaii and Pennsylvania will share details regarding their individualized statewide technology literacy assessment plans. Pennsylvania is providing equitable and timely access to technology and professional development to all schools to support differentiated instruction and to leverage the efficiencies involved with strategic planning and data management. Through case studies we hope to describe our work as we build the Communities of Practice who will guide and model 21st Century Literacy in Pennsylvania. http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ed_tech/site/default.asp http://www.edportal.ed.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt . The Hawaii Department of Education Computer Literacy Certification (CLC) program aims to meet NCLB's Technology Literacy goals and data reporting requirements for all 8th grade students. Included will be an overview of the CLC program's challenges, accomplishments and future plans. Hawaii assesses technology literacy statewide via a state contract with a corporate partner.
Each state will share elements of their strategic planning, professional development, testing process and results.
Don't Leave Technology out of High School Redesign
Carla Wade Technology and Title I Education Specialist, Oregon
Theresa Levy, Education Specialist Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation, Oregon
Peg Henson, Curriculum, Technology Specialist, South Dakota
Gloria Steele Education Technology Specialist at TIE, South Dakota
Oregon's High School Improvement project studies the effects of implementing systemic reform elements on teaching and learning, school culture and environment, student transitions, leadership, and community engagement. The project has three interrelated components: evaluation research; technical assistance; and development of products/services. South Dakota's Classroom Connections Project is a 1:1 laptop initiative. The project focuses on aiding South Dakota's high school students develop essential 21st-century skills by implementing laptops in high schools across the state. This session will focus on how the project was implemented, current status of the project in year 2 and preliminary evaluation results. Visit http://www.classroomconnections.k12.sd.us/
10:30am-12:00pm
States Sharing with States Session IIMaking Data User Friendly for Classroom TeachersJim Boardman, Assistant Commissioner Department of Education, Arkansas
Neal Gibson, Project Manager Arkansas Longitudinal Data System Arkansas's is developing a longitudinal data warehouse that includes individual level student and teacher information, including financial, professional development, student assessment, teacher licensure, and higher education data. An electronic transcript system is currently in place and is being used to distribute transcripts between all public schools and between the public schools and higher education institutions.
Professional Development to Build Capacity: Intel Teach and the Learning WebMike Kozak, Director Education Technology, Nebraska
Jim Lukesh, Nebraska Department of Education
Bill Menousek, Educational Service Unit #3, Omaha, NE
Anita Givens, Director of Educational Technology and Instructional Materials, Texas
Karen Kahan, Director, Technology Applications, Texas
Brenda William, State Technology Director, West Virginia
Scott Strother, Research Associate, EDC
Two different approaches to capacity-building for professional
development will be explored. Nebraska's Learning Web is a year-long
professional development institute promoting technology integration
projects which meet school improvement goals and support proven
instructional strategies. http://tlw.k12.ne.us <http://tlw.k12.ne.us/>
Texas and West Virginia, along with Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New York and North Carolina are building capacity by
joining sound pedagogy with effective strategies for integrating
technology in the classroom using the Intel(r) Teach model.
A research associate from the EDC Center from Children and Technology
will present briefly on findings of a 2007 study of the Intel Teach
Affiliate approach. Anita Givens and Brenda Williams will present on
the unique aspects of programs in Texas and West Virginia, followed by
Q/A and discussion with participants.
Ensuring Your Work is Part of STEMRick Gaisford, Technology Director, UtahDennis Small, Educational Technology Director, Washington
The eMINTS-4-Utah project replicates the Missouri eMINTS instructional model. Intensive, sustained professional development ensures changes in instructional practices and has increased student performance on required statewide tests. This session will highlight student achievement results as related to math and science. Washington's
Enhance Mathematical Understanding with Technology
NO LIMIT! Project's goal
was to develop classroom models where students in grades 5-9 were engaged in activities leading to a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and improvement in mathematics achievement. This was accomplished through the development of professional learning communities at the building level that focused on effective mathematics instruction and the effective integration of technology.
3D Social NetworkingJeff Mao, Coordinator of Educational Technology, Maine
Julia Fallon Technology Integration Program Manager Ed Tech, WashingtonAre you
in-world? Second Life is a 3D virtual world populated by residents from all corners of the globe interacting with content that is 100% user-created. Many states are investigating how to use this rich platform as a social networking tool among educators for collaboration and professional development. In addition, there are ongoing efforts to examine how Second Life can be utilized as an educational space for the middle and high school grades.
1:15pm-2:30pm
States Sharing with States Session III
Internet Security Doesn't Need to Block Learning Opportunities Jayne Moore Director, Instructional Technology, Maryland
Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Career Education, Virginia
Maryland is working on a variety of strategies related to the critical issues of cybersafety, cybersecurity and cyberethics. Policy issues, safety of our students, quality instruction in the 21st century and public awareness all factor in to the decisions made by educators regarding C3 issues. Virginia has published Guidelines and Resources for Internet Safety in Schools to assist school districts in writing an Internet Safety component as part of their acceptable use policy, integrate Internet Safety into the curriculum, and foster responsibility among all stakeholders to help protect young people from online dangers. This session will discuss those guidelines, efforts by schools to develop an Internet Safety program and DOE program monitoring. The presentation will provide a brief update on Maryland initiatives and partnerships, both state and national, followed by a discussion with the audience, to share ideas on how to address this very important topic.
Establishing a Statewide Virtual LibraryDenise DiSabatino Allen, Education Associate, Library/Media/Technology Delaware
Dr. Peggy Norman, Director of Instructional Technology and Media, Georgia
Robbie Reasoner, Title IID Education Program Manager, GeorgiaThis session will provide relevant information regarding the initiation, present status and the future plans of the statewide virtual libraries in Delaware and Georgia. Delaware provides funding to the University of Delaware for the UDLib/SEARCH program, a virtual library of online resources for all K-12 public schools giving access to online periodical and encyclopedia databases and related training for teachers, administrators, and librarians.
http://udlibsearch. GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online) is Georgia’s award-winning virtual library of licensed, commercial databases and selected free Internet resources that offers access to thousands of full-text magazines, journals, encyclopedias, and electronic books to every Georgia citizen. As GALILEO has entered the schools and daily lives of the citizens of Georgia, it has become a community project with opportunities for the entire state to learn and experience cooperative growth.
http://www.galileo.usg.edu Empowering Administrators with Professional DevelopmentMary Mehsikomer, Technology Planner Senior Minnesota
Scott McLeod, Iowa State University
Leadership in educational technology is key and administrators need trainings. This session will provide an overview of different professional development initiatives that Minnesota and other states have provided to administrators in the area of building leadership for educational technology. These will include overviews of programs such as the University of Minnesota's CASTLE program, efforts through the Enhancing Education Through Technology program, and Gates Foundation projects.
Professional Development Over Time and Space John O'Connell, Technology Director, Iowa
Cathy Higgins,Technology Director, New Hampshire
Stan Freeda, OPEN NH Project Coordinator, New HampshireIowa's presentation will examine the implementation of a teaching pedagogy that reflects best practices in the academic area of elementary mathematics, technology support of teachers, instructional technology, and the creation of a professional learning community. The Online Professional Education Network New Hampshire (OPEN NH) is part of a federally funded eLearning for Educators grant involving 8 states (NH, DE, AL, MS, WV, PA, KY). OPEN NH provides a variety of online professional development courses to NH educators through its trained cadre of facilitators, engages teachers in the research component of the eLearning grant, and trains course developers to develop additional courses to meet specific needs within our state. Visit
http://nheon.org/opennh
