Hotel

Monte Carlo Hotel

Rates: $103.01 Single occupancy
$127.62 Double occupancy

*The above room rates are inclusive of the following: Clark County tax (12%), $15 Resort Fee, and a breakfast coupon for a full breakfast. The Resort fee includes: in room internet, fitness center access, daily newspaper, local and 800 calls, copying, faxing and boarding pass printing.

Cut-off date to make reservations is March 30, 2012
Phone: 1-800-311-8999

Testimonials

• “This is one of the best experiences I have had in 30 years in educational technology!”
  - Jim Marras, Technology Coordinator, Lakewood City Schools, Ohio (2011 Site Visit Attendee)
• “It was nice to see classrooms in action. Being able to talk with students, teachers, and administrative staff provided a complete perspective.”
  - Jorge Arteaga, Director of Information Technology, Merced Union H.S. District, CA (2011 Site Visit Attendee)

Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada

April 25 – 27, 2012

Wild About Technology

Online registration is now open!

The Clark County School District encompasses all of Clark County, Nevada, including the metropolitan Las Vegas area and outlying communities, and serves nearly 310,000 students. It is the fifth-largest school district in the United States, spread over 7,910 square miles, and includes 357 schools with diverse programs that serve urban, suburban, and rural communities.

As last year’s first place Digital School District winner, the Clark County School District has been recognized as a leader in using technology to provide innovative and engaging 21 st century learning experiences for students, to support a robust magnet schools program, and to provide enterprise systems in support of the business of learning.

In the spirit of the Wild West, the Clark County School District has accepted the challenges as a leader in innovative technology. These are just a few of the programs offered in the Clark County School District:

• Onsite teacher coaches for technology integration
• District wide parent communication system and robust school and teacher websites
• Partnership with the Las Vegas PBS station which provides streaming video and cable to classrooms
• Extensive magnet school programs, K-12
• Virtual High School, 9-12
• Online professional development registration, delivery, and tracking
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) piloted in select high schools
• Largest deployment of FUSE algebra app for iPads
• Extensive use of social networking systems, including blogs, video, and wikis
• Access, through a single portal, for all curricular resources (Curriculum Engine)
• School broadcasting programs
• Districtwide WAN, high-speed Internet access, and wireless access
• Cyberbullying prevention initiatives
• Unified help desk for technical support
• District-wide replace and repurpose program for equipment
• Content and learning management systems

During classroom visits, participants will interact with students and teachers as they engage in learning through technology.

• Wednesday, April 25
• Thursday, April 26
• Friday, April 27

NSBA thanks Cable in the Classroom for its continuing support of the Technology Leadership Network Site Visits.

For the eighth consecutive year, Cable in the Classroom (CIC), the national education foundation of the U.S. cable industry, is proud to be the only national partner and sponsor of this important initiative. Working in partnership with, and on behalf of, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and our cable industry partners, CIC advocates for digital citizenship and the visionary, sensible and effective use of media in homes, schools, and communities. Since 1989, through CIC, local cable companies have been providing complimentary connections to schools, and cable programmers have offered quality educational programming. CIC enables educators to access the best of cable’s video and web content.