Join us on one of these exclusive field trips to make your own connections between conceptual ideas and real-world applications.

FT1: Microsoft Technology Briefing and Luncheon **Sold Out**
Partially Supported By Microsoft

Come to Microsoft headquarters and learn about the latest developments in education technology. Enjoy a luncheon and see a briefing on new functionality in applications such as Office 2007 and Vista. After the briefing, you'll have the opportunity to further explore Microsoft's corporate headquarters.

FT2: Real World Experiential Learning and Technology

See how technology supports these exciting experiential programs where fifth graders run a working economy, and eighth graders assume adult profiles to make difficult personal finance decisions and build a family budget. Junior Achievement of Washington will be your host at their JA World facility, home of JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.

FT3: Kent School District Site Visit: A Focus on One-to-One

This half-day tour will begin at the site of the Kent Technology Academy, now in its fourth year, and the launching point for Kent's district wide one-to-one initiative. Spend time in classrooms with teachers and students working in an environment with one laptop per student and integrating a variety of other technology resources: interactive white boards, science probeware, a video studio, and various online resources all structured for delivery within a learning management system.

FT4: Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour: K-12 Connections ORIGINAL TOUR CANCELLED DUE TO BOEING STRIKE

Alternative programming option:
Museum of Flight Tour - Step back 95 years to the magnificently restored Red Barn, birthplace of The Boeing Company. Here you will have the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a real SR-71 Blackbird or F/A-18 Hornet. Board America's first presidential jet Air Force One. Climb aboard the sleek Concorde. In the steel and glass Great Gallery, the history of aviation soars past, with dozens of full-size aircraft flying in formation six stories above. The Museum of Flight's Education staff will showcase the ways their Museum can work with you through distance learning programs to inspire your students to pursue coursework that will lead to S.T.E.M. careers. http://www.museumofflight.org/
(select FT4 on your registration form to select the above field trip option)

All field trips include lunch, tour, and transportation.
Pre-registration is required. Limited to 100 people. Fee is $85.