Keynote Presentation - What Schools Must Do to Prepare Students for a Technological World

10/21/2008 9:00:00 AM

The skills, knowledge, and attitudes 21st century learners bring to our schools and the skills, knowledge, and attitudes they will need to be successful in the technological, globally driven world in which they will live and work have changed dramatically. Dr. Daggett will describe what schools must do to meet these challenges in order to prepare students well for the future rather than the past.

Speakers:

Dr. Willard Daggett
President
International Center for Leadership in Education

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Skills and Knowledge Needed in Our Technological Workplace

10/21/2008 10:45:00 AM

The academic skills needed for the workplace are higher than and different from those needed for college. Dr. Daggett will describe the skills that are required in our technologically based, globally driven society. He will then show how the nation's most successful schools are helping all students to develop these skills.

Speakers:

Dr. Willard Daggett
President
International Center for Leadership in Education

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How Are Computers Like Police Cars

10/21/2008 10:45:00 AM

Technology is fundamental to our business just as police cars are to our police departments. Yet when budgets become tight computers and other technology items are often among the first cuts. This workshop will help you develop the political strategies that will move computers into the same category as police cars. We will provide techniques for developing partnerships with municipal government and the community that will provide stable funding for technology.

Speakers:

Barry Haskell
Retired Superintendent
Plymouth Public Schools

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Technology-Powered Neuroscience

10/21/2008 10:45:00 AM

Learn how to accelerate students achievement by developing the student brain to process more efficiently through computer delivered, intensive exercises that build cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively.

Speakers:

Erick Naumann
Principal
Everett Public Schools

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Network Infrastructure Essentials

10/21/2008 11:45:00 AM

This workshop is a simple approach to the understanding of networks and the infrastructure necessary to support the future needs of your district. You will leave having a better understanding of what your technicians and vendors are talking about, and enable you to make the right decisions.

Speakers:

Jim Panopoulos
Technology Director
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational School

Tom Barnes
Technology Director
Palmer Public Schools

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Technology Essentials for Superintendents

10/21/2008 11:45:00 AM

This workshop discusses and demonstrates the various technologies essential for today's superintendent. Essential electronic documents, personal digital assistants (PDA), School electronic curricula, transportation, food services, evaluations, student information systems (SIMS) and more.

Speakers:

Dr. Edward Costa
Superintendent
East Longmeadow Public Schools

Isabelina Rodrequez
Superintendent
Northampton School District

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Use Technology to Help You Lead Effectively

10/21/2008 11:45:00 AM

Leading with technology is possible only through direct participation. In this session school administrators will learn to use emerging web 2.0 tools to communicate, collaborate, and streamline tasks. These tools help school leaders to be more efficient and to model effective technology use for faculty.

Speakers:

Jean Tower
Director of Technology
Northborough / Southborough Public Schools, Board Member MassCUE

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How Moodle Creates Communicators, Collaborators and Motivated Students

10/21/2008 11:45:00 AM

"I don't have to worry about forgetting any papers", and "It makes me focus more on my homework to make sure that it is done on time". These are just two comments from 7th grade students about why they like working with Moodle. This workshop will demonstration how a 7th grade class got started using Moodle. We will talk about pitfalls to be aware of and we will share some of our stories and successes.

Speakers:

Carol Alcusky
Teacher
Westborough Public Schools

Ingrid Gustafson

Westborough Public School

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The CONTINUING Case for Urgency: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Education in a Global Context

10/21/2008 1:30:00 PM

This session will be an update of the events and advances of the last year which have contributed to moving the needle very slowly in a positive direction in MA. It will include a review of a number of current promising practices, the status of the state STEM plan, the impact of the STEM Summits, and the Science and Technology Caucus of the MA Legislature. We will conclude with an examination of why global education includes STEM education and therefore why it aligns so well with the priorities of MASS. Technology is the baseline for STEM.

Speakers:

Isa Zimmerman

Umass and the Donahue Institute

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Interactive Whiteboards Implementation

10/21/2008 1:30:00 PM

This workshop will discuss and explain the process the Sudbury K-8 Schools used to implement and evaluate an Interactive whiteboard pilot and its expansion within the district. We will share the issues that we faced, positive and negative, as the program was implemented and then expanded beyond the pilot.

Speakers:

Donna Criswell
Technology Integration Specialist
Sudbury Public Schools

Michael O'Brien
Network Manager
Sudbury Public Schools

Laura Burney
Teacher
Sudbury Public Schools

Bob Milley
Assistant Superintendent for curriculum
Sudbury Public Schools

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Education Data Warehouse

10/21/2008 1:30:00 PM

The Education Data Warehouse provides a single, statewide data warehousing and reporting system to districts and schools. Its goal is to provide every district with the ability to easily query and analyze student achievement data. Please join us to learn about its capabilities, and when districts will have an opportunity to participate.

Speakers:

Jennifer Goree
IT Director
MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Jeffrey Comenitz
Data Warehouse Analyst
MA DESE

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Product Lab: The Digital Divide: Improving Student Achievement with Online Learning

10/21/2008 1:30:00 PM

This session will focus on how online instruction is being used as a mission-critical tool by local schools to improve student achievement. Beyond print-based textbooks, online learning solutions are increasingly used to address a broad range of teaching and learning needs, helping to improve MCAS performance, reduce dropout rate, and provide innovative, teacher-facilitated solutions for traditional classroom instruction. Join us to share best-practices and to learn more about a case study from a local district.

Speakers:

Phil Charland
Account Manager
PLATO Learning

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Keynote Presentation: How The Web Changes Everything, Again

10/21/2008 2:30:00 PM

Split into two parts, this is the story of how students are using the social web,things like Facebook, Twitter, their mobile phones, and how to educate them around privacy, media literacy, trust, and several other topics that could very well keep our students on the positive side of the equation. The other part of the story relates to how school systems can embrace social software (most of which is free) to enrich collaboration experiences, to reduce email clutter, to improve communication, and build useful peer learning projects. Join Chris Brogan, CrossTech Media's Vice President of Strategy and Technology, in a lively, illustrative experience that will pack your heads full of ideas on what to do next with some of the web's hottest software.

Speakers:

Chris Brogan
Vice President of Strategy and Technology
CrossTech Media

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Keynote Presentation: Painting the 21st Century Technology Landscape

10/22/2008 9:00:00 AM

What should the technology landscape in our schools look like? Through strong leadership and a clear vision, technology pockets within your district can turn into adopted practices systemwide. There are necessary elements that must be in place to ensure a school district's ability to support 21st century learning. To realize an all inclusive adoption of technology, a clear picture of the multiple facets of technology within school districts is essential. What expectations should be set for the technology department? What questions do I need to ask of the technology department?

Speakers:

Annamaria Pisari Schrimpf
Director of Educational Technology
Winchester Public Schools, President MassCUE

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There's Something Going on Here?.

10/22/2008 10:45:00 AM

I have learned about the people, platforms, and the pedagogy of the Read-Write Web. What does Ustream, Twitter, SecondLife, Elluminate, Diigo, Jing, and TED have to with learning? Our capacity to collaborate? to invent? Come join the conversation as I tell you "three stories on the way to one argument."

Speakers:

Dennis Richards
Superintendent
Falmouth Public Schools

Charlene Chausis
Technology Training and Integration Manager
Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Il.

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The 21st Century Superintendent

10/22/2008 10:45:00 AM

This presentation will help superintendents create a vision for using technology systemically to expand teaching and learning, to use data analysis more effectively, and to increase organizational efficiency to meet the needs of 21st Century school systems. CoSN's Superintendent Tool Kit will be introduced and shared.

Speakers:

Dr. Alan Ingram
Superintendent
Springfield Public Schools

Donna Boivin
CIO
Springfield Public Schools

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Cell Phone and Portable Electronics

10/22/2008 10:45:00 AM

This workshop will explore the sudden explosion of portable electronics in our schools. We will look at the positive and negative aspects or the newest cell phones, digital music players, and other portable devices and attempt to find ways to leverage these within our schools.

Speakers:

Eric Bouvier
Director of Technology
Auburn Public Schools

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Product Lab: Reducing IT Costs While Improving Performance

10/22/2008 10:45:00 AM

Network Servers: Controlling Acquisition & Maintenance Costs

Curriculum + Technology = Improvement

10/22/2008 11:45:00 AM

This presentation will show how Bellingham developed a systematic approach which made technology part of the curriculum. Working with limited recourses this model insured that all teachers used technology applications which benefited all students. The team effort resulted in a 20% increase in math scores at the elementary level in a single year.

Speakers:

Kelly Ahrens
Director of Management Information Services
Bellingham Public Schools

Russ Rapose
Director of Curriculum
Bellingham Public Schools

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Successful Strategies for Comprehensive Professional Development Inclusive of ONLINE Courses and Workshops.

10/22/2008 11:45:00 AM

According to the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (1996), an investment in professional development produces greater increases in student achievement than comparable investments in reducing class size, increasing salaries, and hiring more experienced teachers. This presentation will focus on successful strategies for developing a comprehensive professional development program that includes online courses and workshops, Web 2.0 tools and best practices

Speakers:

Nancy Dawson

Plymouth Public Schools

Ellen Driscoll

Plymouth Public Schools

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Creating On-line Collaborative Learning Environments for Faculty and Students - Locally, Nationally, and Globally.

10/22/2008 11:45:00 AM

This workshop highlights models for providing environments which facilitate collaboration among members of departments, and among faculty and students. These include intra-school areas allowing resource sharing, drop boxes, web sites, blogs and podcasts, interschool areas for curriculum specific sharing, and a virtual school model which allows global participants to collaborate.

Speakers:

W. Michael Minihane
Director of Technology
Notre Dame Academy

Theresa Jay
Director of Technology
Xaverian Brothers High School

Sister Kristin Hokanson
Principal
Notre Dame Virtual School

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A Few Habits of an Effective Technology Director

10/22/2008 11:45:00 AM

This presentation discusses how to use strategies and marketing tactics (similar to those used by professional contracting firms) to help get your department recognized, understood, supported, and appreciated in your institution. This course will explore the attributes of an effective technology director. This presentation will also discuss how to establish pride in your department, the best practices in the industry and the constant struggle to balance stewardship with service.

Speakers:

Leo Brehm
Director of Technology
Sharon Public Schools, Board Member MassCUE

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Data Retention and Email Archiving

10/22/2008 1:30:00 PM

Legal implications, policy issues, technology challenges, and budget constraints must be confronted to ensure that your district is in compliance with Data Retention, Email Archiving, and eDiscovery rules. Learn about changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the need for a complete email archiving solution, and required technology policies.

Speakers:

Donna Boivin
CIO
Springfield Public Schools

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On-Demand Software is in Demand and Essential

10/22/2008 1:30:00 PM

On-Demand Web-based technology is more effective, more efficient, and less expensive. Overwhelmingly the education world is going to On-Demand software for teacher learning management, student attendance and recordkeeping and facilities management. This workshop will demonstrate how On-Demand supports teaching and learning, is more efficient, saves the district money, and increases resources

Speakers:

Roger Young
Treasurer
MassCUE; Lee Provost, Schooldude.com

Lee Provost

schooldude.com

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Strategies for Community Outreach

10/22/2008 1:30:00 PM

This will be a panel discussion around successful strategies for informing and involving community shareholders around the uses of technology in the schools and the ways that technology can bridge the home-school gap.

Speakers:

Kathy Martin
Director of Technology
Westborough Public Schools

Gail Callahan
Director of Technology K-12
Duxbury Public Schools

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21st Century Literacies Road Map

10/22/2008 1:30:00 PM

In our rapidly changing, information driven world it is imperative for students to traverse the new landscape if they are to be prepared for the challenges of the 21st Century. This workshop explores critical elements that need to be in place in order to incorporate 21st Century Literacies for students.

Speakers:

Kathy Dooley
Director of Technology
Hopkinton Public Schools

Grace Magley
Director of Technology
Millis PUblic Schools

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