Futurist Paul Saffo will focus your thinking about the world in which our children will live and David Warlick will connect that future with the essential skills needed to be successful. From the CTO 2012** pre-conference session to the closing Field Trip at Jr. Achievement’s** facility that focuses on innovative strategies to teach financial literacy, programming throughout the conference keeps an eye towards the future, but with a reality check of what works today. With today’s students producing more digital products, you’ll learn new assessment strategies to measure their success during Bernajean Porter’s pre-conference workshop**.

At Breakfast Sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, hear how former principal Tim Tyson’s** leadership established a 21 st century learning environment for his nationally recognized middle school and how EAST President Matt Dozier** and his students blend cutting edge technology with authentic learning and community service.

Get an update from the Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, or participate in the in-depth Mini-Academy: “Creating a 21 st Century Learning Environment” with superintendents, high school reformers, architects, principals, and technology leaders. Below is a small sample of the many School District and Exhibitor Workshops that address 21 st century learning:

• Supporting 21 st Century Learning Communities: Using Information Management Technologies to Connect Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, and Professional Development
  Albemarle County Public Schools, VA

• Retooling High School for the 21 st Century: How Technology, Art, and English Language Arts Collaborates Successfully through Mass Media Literacy
  Niagara Wheatfield Central School District, NY

• Transforming 19 th Century Libraries into 21 st Century Learning Centers
  Newport News Public Schools, VA

• Creating a 21st Century Staff: A Professional Development Model That Works!
  Jefferson County Public Schools, CO

• Making the Fourth "R" Relevant - "Real-World Financial Literacy
  National Council on Economic Education, NY

• Using Digital Content for Differentiated Instruction and 21st Century Skill Development
  netTrekker d.i., OH

• Knowing and Doing in the 21st Century Classroom
  Tom Snyder Productions, MA

**Be sure to register in advance for these events!