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2008 Leadership Summit & Education Forum
November 16 - 19, 2008
Washington, DC
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      Education Forum: Bold Steps for America's Students
November 18, 2008
The Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20001
 
     
  

8:00 - 8:30 amNetworking Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am

Opening Keynote

Tony Wagner, Harvard University, The Global Achievement Gap
Susan Gendron, Commissioner of Education, Maine Department of Education

10:15 - 12:00 pm

Straight from the Students

  • Paul Curtis, New Technology Foundation
  • Howard Mahoney, Principal and Students, Napa New Tech High

You are the Student:  21st Century Education Experience 

  • Fifth Grade Science: Layers of the Earth:  Greg Chapuis, Oakridge Elementary School, Arlington, VA
  • Chemistry Class:  Carbon Dioxide from Antacid Tablets:  Angela Hill, Blythewood High School, Richland County, SC
  • Differentiated Science Learning through Technology:  Lisa Hogan, Teacher Leader, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham, ME
  • Middle School Math Class: Creating and Using Area Forumlas:  Michelle Meehan, Explorer Team Math Teacher, Kenmore Middle School, Arlington, VA
  • High School Mathematics with Whiteboards, Calculators, Online Notes and Video Recordings:  Tom Reardon, Fitch High School, Austintown, OH
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

  • Anita Givens, Texas Education Agency
  • Jerry Vaughn, Floydada ISD, Texas
  • Students from Floydada, Texas
1:45 - 3:15 pm

Roundtable Discussions

 Broadband

  • Facilitator: Geoff Fletcher, THE Journal
  • Kevin MacRitchie, Michigan Department of Education
  • Jeff Mao, Maine Department of Education
  • Tom Buckley, FCC
  • Lillian Kellogg, Education Newtworks of America (ENA)

STEM Education

  • Facilitator:  Frances Bradburn, New Schools Project
  • Gerhard Salinger, NSF
  • Bob Gabrys, NASA
  • Dane Linn, NGA
  • Wanda Staggers, Anderson School District 5, South Carolina, Project Lead the Way

Professional Development

  • Facilitator:  Chris O’Neal, University of Virginia
  • Linda Scraper, ASCD
  • Kathleen Fulton, NCTAF
  • Barbara Treacy, EDC

21st Century Skills

  • Facilitator:  Scott Montgomery, CCSSO
  • Monica Beglau, eMINTS, Missouri
  • Chris Dede, Harvard University
  • Bruce Dixon, Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation
  • Ken Kay, Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Data and Assessment

  • Facilitator: Larry Fruth, Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA)
  • Lan Neugent, Virginia Department of Education
  • Dee Appleby, South Carolina Department of Education
  • David Stevenson, Wireless Generation
  • Tom Foster, Deputy Commissioner, Learning Services Division, Kansas

Virtual Learning

  • Facilitator:  Melinda Maddox, Alabama Department of Education
  • Susan Patrick, NACOL
  • Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
  • Bill Tucker, Education Sector
  • Bill Thomas, SREB
3:30 - 4:30 pm

Recommendations to the Next Administration: Do We Agree and Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Moderator: Cheryl Lemke, the Metiri Group
  • Judy Seltz, ASCD
  • Ken Kay, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
  • Lois Adams-Rodgers, CCSSO
  • Mary Ann Wolf, SETDA
4:30 - 6:30 pmReception