Transforming Schools with Technology: What Leaders Must Understand to Communicate Well with Policymakers and the Public
Andrew Zucker, The Concord Consortium, MA

Attendees will learn how smart use of digital tools helps increase student achievement and transform schools. Communicating clearly about technology can help educate the public and policymakers and be more persuasive than many earlier communication strategies.

Refreshing the NETS for Administrators: Transforming Schools for the Digital Age

As we transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age, administrators will need to have the knowledge, skills, and disposition to prepare students for our digital world. This session will give you an opportunity
to learn more about the National Educational Technology Standards, how they are used, and how they improve learning and teaching.

Thornburg Center

David Thornburg and his nationally recognized team of consultants will share firsthand experiences and successful models of instruction that support 21st century learning.

CTO Forum: Leveraging Banned Technologies to Create Ubiquitous Learning Environments
Moderator: Bailey Mitchell, Forsyth County Schools
Panelists: Karen Greenwood Henke, Nimble Press; Julie Wallace, Birdville Independent School System, Texas; Jill Hobson, Forsyth County Schools, Georgia

Anything, anyplace, anywhere access is becoming the norm. Yet, how should schools deal with the inevitable ubiquitous access by students? Can we continue to deny students and facility the ability to use their devices on the school network? Do district chief technology officers (CTO’s) need to re-think policies that prohibit certain technologies from the school campus? Join in this thought-provoking CTO Forum, cosponsored by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and NSBA’s Technology Leadership Network.

No pre-registration required for these special sesions.