Don't miss these morning sessions, where you can start your day with a hot breakfast and delve into some hot topics

Tuesday, October 28 . 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
BT1: One-to-One - Efficacy Matters
Leslie Wilson, President, One-to-One Institute

Learn the specifics regarding the value of investment (VOI) of one-to-one teaching and learning programs. Included will be a discussion around program vision and goals, related research, sustainability strategies and future trends that will affect the proliferation of one to one programs. The session will close with an overview of the best practices and lessons learned from current programs-including, but not limited to, building a community of support and expertise throughout the school's, district's or state's community.

Listen to an Interview with Leslie Wilson.

Tuesday, October 28 . 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
BT2: EAST Project - Teaching in Motion
Matt Dozier, President/CEO, The EAST Initiative and Student Panel

For over eleven years, the EAST Initiative has been helping schools, teacher-facilitators, and students better engage technology education, service learning, and individualized educational goals in a program that has been named a model by the Department of Education and the Department of Labor. EAST is an educational program that combines the power of cutting-edge technology, authentic teamwork, and significant community service in a manner that helps students to develop their own interests and aptitudes in a positive environment.

Listen to an Interview with Matt Dozier.

Wednesday, October 29 . 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
BW1: Learning: An Irresistible Vision of Global Student Contribution
Tim Tyson, Former Principal, Mabry Middle School, GA

Too often in today's discussions about educational technology we focus on the technology. This breakfast session emphasizes leveraging meaningfulness, significance, and the gift of contribution with the technology tools we now have available to us. Peppered with a generous number of powerful, student-made examples, this presentation reframes our conversation about school. The students whose work you will see have designed their digital media to be deeply moving and to convey a substantive message in a compelling way that calls for thought and action from everyone who experiences their work. They beg us all to rethink a mindset that underestimates the capacity in our children to have an international voice that can make our world a better place!

Listen to an Interview with Tim Tyson.

Wednesday, October 29 . 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
BW2: Creating the S.T.E.M. Pipeline
Erin Reilly, Research Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Erin is a co-creator of Platform Shoes Forum's model program Zoey's Room, a national online community for 10-14 year-old girls, encouraging their creativity through science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Zoey's Room has proven results in advancing STEM and Media Literacy skills. In 2007, Erin received a national educational Leaders in Learning Award from Cable in the Classroom for her innovative approach to learning through Zoey's Room. A recognized expert in the design and development of thought-provoking and engaging educational content powered by virtual learning and new media applications, Fewer than a dozen Science, Technology, Math, Engineering (STEM) websites are currently available online for 'tween girls right now. Of them all, Zoey's Room (www.zoeysroom.com) is the only STEM website that features an award-winning combination of online and real-world application. Delve into the still prevalent need to structure interactive programs to keep our increasingly tech-savvy girls engaged. This pipeline of informal mentorship that Zoey's Room offers builds community around learning experiences in STEM

Listen to an Interview with Erin Reilly.

Advance Registration is required. Fee is $30.