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8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
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8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
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TEA Technology Update
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Anita Givens, Texas Education Agency
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Take this opportunity to hear the latest from TEA on topics impacting school
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leadership and technology.
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10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
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Surviving and Excelling at 1:1
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Lori Gracey, Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)
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Hear from a district that has implemented a successful 1:1 handheld and laptop program. Learn from the success—avoid the mistakes. Bring a laptop and leave with a ton of resources so you don't have to reinvent the wheel.
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Designing a Solid Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
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Kari Rhame Murphy, Deer Park ISD
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Is your school’s AUP out-dated? What is required in an AUP? How do you write an AUP that guards the future but encourages 21st Century learning? Join in the discussion and analysis of developing a current AUP.
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Building a Professional Development Strategy to Effectively Support Your Technology Implementation
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Education Consultant, SMART Technologies
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It's one thing to get the technology in place — it's another to put the technology to effective use. Learn how professional development strategies for using interactive whiteboards and other technology tools can enhance student achievement and ensure faster uptake of classroom technology.
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Connected Learning: Transformation Action Plan
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Dr. Greg Mathison, Cisco
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Connected Learning is Cisco's vision for Education. It focuses on how today's educators can transform education with Cisco and partner technology, to bring out the full potential in every teacher and student.
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11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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Are You Preparing Kids for the 21st Century?
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Jill Galloway, Coppell ISD
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This session discuses the infusion of technology and 21st century skills into a 1:1 project-based learning environment, based on the New Tech learning model that was developed by the New Technology Foundation. While technology is prevalent in every project, the true focus is on learning the curriculum.
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Email and Related Records Retention Issues
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Amy Magee, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
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“How long do I have to keep email messages before I can delete them?” “What can I do to simplify my responses to requests for public information?” We will explore the general rules and options available to school districts. Many of these rules apply not only to emails and electronic messages, but to other types of district records as well.
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Full Steam Ahead with Professional Development!
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Betty Sanders, Bryan ISD
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Hear how an Instructional Technology Division helps teachers move to student-centered learning in technology-infused classrooms. We have an overview and a detailed description of three different levels for teachers (basic, proficient, and student-centered), including outcomes, descriptions, trainings, delivery models based on Judi Harris structures, and accountability.
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Imagine That: Using Imagery and Visuals to Create a Compelling Technology Vision Statement.
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George Saltsman, Abilene Christian University
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To be truly effective, leaders must use inspiration to motivate and empower their staff and constituents. Some do it with words, others do it with images, yet all share a common principle: A compelling vision of the future that calls for participation. Join with two leaders of ACU's Mobile Learning Initiative and authors of ACU Connected, as they lead an exploration into using imagery and visual techniques to help turn vision statements into calls to action.
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Noon – 1:15 p.m. Keynote Luncheon featuring David Kushner
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Digital Culture Expert and Contributing Editor to Wired and Rolling Stone magazines; Author of Masters of Doom and Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids
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Author and journalist David Kushner is the leading expert on the new i-Conomy of digital culture and industry. As a contributing editor of Wired and Rolling Stone and frequent guest on radio and TV from CNN to NPR, he reports on the key leaders and innovators of the information age from the baby billionaires of Silicon Valley (founders of Facebook to YouTube) to the Hollywood mavericks (creators of hit shows Heroes to Lost) and the biggest winners in the videogame business (Rock Band to Grand Theft Auto). He has unique access and insight on what makes this new generation of leaders tick — now and in the future.
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1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
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Charting New Waters in CFBISD
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Robert Bostic, Denton Independent School District
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CFBISD is an Innovative Leader in Learning with technology. This session shares how CFBISD is charting new waters by applying 21st century skills and preparing students for upcoming 21st century skill assessments. We will showcase Moodle, Web 2.0 applications, gaming, digital assessment and more.
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Social Networking – What You Need to Know
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Amy Magee, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
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Should a school district employee be held responsible at work for content on his personal Web page? Should a student be punished at school for content on a home web site or other content created away from school and sent by text message or other electronic means? Should teachers and students be “friends” online? This session will offer a school attorney’s perspective on these challenging and evolving questions.
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How to Prepare Teachers and Students for the Advent of the LMS in K-12 Schools
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Rich Lewis, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
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As hybrid and online uses of learning management systems grow, how do you prepare your faculty and students to be successful in this new environment? The Virtual Campus team of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD has been identifying platforms and supporting tools for use in online and hybridized courses for three years now. During this time, a major initiative has been to implement Moodle as a learning management system in our district.
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Going Paperless with the Help of Web Tools
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Nathan Foster, Jr., Liberty-Eylau ISD
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Like every other school district, LEISD is under pressure to cut costs and become more efficient. In this presentation we’ll discuss various administrative tasks we have converted to a “paperless” process and what we intend to do in months to come. We’ll focus on how these operations streamline workflow in various departments and helped administrative staff become more productive.
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2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Transforming Classrooms into the 21st Century
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Karen Justl, Spring Branch ISD
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Transforming classrooms into the 21st century in our district began with a focus on teachers. We began “with the end in mind” by sponsoring a grant and posed the question to applicants: “What do you want to do and what technology will help you get there?” We wanted to avoid the pitfalls of the past of giving out technology without purpose, staff development, and teacher buy-in.
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Gutenberg, McLuhan, Jobs: Why mobile learning?
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Bill Rankin, Abilene Christian University
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Some see great promise in mobile devices like the iPhone while others see these devices as a threat to learning. Does the all-the-time/everywhere learning offered by mobility present an opportunity for solving some of the problems facing education today or is it a technological dead-end? This panel offers a historical perspective that may surprise you.
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Creating SMART Communities – How to Connect with Other Tech-Savvy Educators
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Education Consultant, SMART Technologies
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You’ve invested in classroom technology for your schools … now what? Discover ways to boost technology adoption in your school or district, and provide teachers with training on innovative technology tools that engage students with creative lessons tied to learning objectives. Learn more about unique collaboration opportunities – including best practices for fostering user groups and building online communities within your school and district.
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eduphoria! — One-Stop Shop to Keep Your District Tiptop
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Cary Owens, Abilene ISD
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See how Abilene ISD uses one program, eduphoria!, to solve all benchmarking, TAKS score viewing/analyzing, PDAs evaluations, staff development tracking, and electronic form/survey needs.
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3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Closing Session featuring Don Knezek, CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
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NET Standards for Students, Teachers and Administrators
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The recently refreshed National Educational Technology Standards identify new skills for students, teachers and school leaders, and they acknowledge the emerging connected and digital learning landscape. These revised expectations are a 'step up' from the standards of a decade earlier, and they require a changed culture and different teaching practice to ensure transformation of student learning experiences. So what do these new experiences really look like when the new ISTE NETS are fully embraced. Don Knezek, ISTE CEO, will share his vision of how the NETS are best supported and best mastered.
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Participants are invited to attend the TCEA Legislative Panel immediately following the Leadership Seminar
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TCEA Legislative Panel
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5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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Invited Senators from the Texas legislature will participate in a panel discussion of issues of interest to the educational technology community. Please join us to hear their perspective and demonstrate your interest in advocating for resources so all Texas students can acquire 21st century skills.
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“Technology today is no longer a “future” consideration; rather, it is a fundamental tool and process needed in all educational settings. Its application is a necessary competence for effective data driven instructional planning decisions and for powerful teaching and learning environments that maximize the potential of our new digital learners and prepares them with 21st century skills required in all careers.”
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Dr. Velma Villegas, Superintendent
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Southwest ISD
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TCEA Superintendent of the Year, 2009
