Round Robin Sponsors and Information
Round One: Future of Digital Content
IQity was founded on the principle that socioeconomic status, geography, medical conditions, learning styles and other historic barriers should not be used to determine whether students are given equal access to education. To close the educational gaps often found in society and public education systems, IQity brings premier educational resources to students and school districts across the nation at an affordable price. IQity uses technology to present creative opportunities for learning that enable timely analysis and reporting, personalized instruction, engaging content and live discussion. Our comprehensive list of tools includes the IQityTM Learning Suite (LMS) and ReactorTM Repository (LOR). Loaded with award winning curriculum from a host of vendors, IQity and Reactor offer educators a cost effective solution and a time saving learning environment. We combine the face-to-face environment with distance learning technologies to optimize our youth’s access to education. Altair and IQity know from experience how to best serve teachers and students in online and in hybrid classrooms. The IQity team and leading-edge technologists have worked with certified teachers to design a pedagogically aligned distance education system to address the varied and unique learning needs of students across the nation. Please visit www.iq-ity.net.
Mimio is a leading provider of interactive and digital whiteboard technology that enables teachers, trainers, presenters and collaborative teams to capture share and interactively create and present information and ideas. Mimio® technology products have won more than 28 industry awards and are becoming standard resources in classrooms, offices and conference rooms around the world. Part of Newell Rubbermaid’s innovative global technology brands, these solutions enable businesses, educational institutions and consumers to more efficiently manage information. Please visit www.mimio.com.
NBC Learn is the educational arm of NBC News. We are dedicated to providing resources for students, teachers, and lifelong learners. NBC News Archives on Demand is one of those resources including archival and current events video resources, primary sources, images, and text resources designed for use in the K-12 classroom. Educators will have access to thousands of video clips, including news footage of historic events, critical analysis, current events and mini-documentaries covering topics across most subject areas. Please visit www.nbclearn.com.
Scholastic Education is excited to introduce Expert Space, the new digital curriculum and toolkit for the 21st century. Expert Space will transform the way students in grades 4 through 12 build content-area knowledge and expertise, plan and complete projects and assignments, and develop essential 21st century skills. Completely web-based and perfect for use with any interactive whiteboard, Expert Space features accessible, leveled text, numerous reading scaffolds, and a suite of interactive learning tools. Expert Space is the ideal way to supplement the science or social studies curriculum. For more information or to request a free 30-day trial please visit www.scholastic.com/expertspace.
Round Two: Data and Assessment Trends
Founded in 2000 by a group of technology educators, Atomic Learning serves over eight million individuals in over 40 countries worldwide. Atomic Learning is dedicated to providing educational resources that allow teachers, students and learners of all ages to embrace technology. Atomic Learning’s online training resources teach you “how do I do that” through a library of thousands of short, easy-tounderstand tutorial movies and “how do I apply that” training that can be used as an integral part of a professional development program. Atomic Learning’s 21st Century Skills Collection includes nearly 50,000 tutorials on more than 120 software applications as professional development resources and curriculum materials to empower educators to infuse 21st century skills into the classroom. Please visit www.atomiclearning.com.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt represents the brands of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers • Holt McDougal • Rigby • Saxon • Great Source • Steck-Vaughn • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology • The Riverside Publishing Company • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt International Publishers • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade and Reference Publishers • Greenwood-Heinemann Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company combines a tradition of excellence with a commitment to innovation, providing comprehensive best-in-class pre-K – 12 educational solutions, research-based assessments, and award-winning literature and reference materials. Please visit www.hmhco.com.
Pearson & techSteps™ – A 21st Century Approach to K-8 Technology Literacy: Today’s state and district leaders want to invest in curriculum and assessment initiatives that drive sound teaching practices and result in meaningful learning for students. When it comes to K-8 Technology Literacy, techSteps does exactly that. With techSteps educators teach and assess student technology literacy in a way that is effective, integrated, and systematic. At this session we will discuss the partnership between Pearson and techSteps that is expanding the availability of this innovative product across the country, we will share statewide implementation results kindly made available by the West Virginia Department of Education, and we will highlight new product features. Please visit www.techsteps.com.
Turning Technologies, LLC develops easy-to-use interactive student response systems utilizing the latest software and hardware tools available and transforms them into state-of-the-art applications that increase student achievement. The company’s TurningPoint® and TurningPoint AnyWhere™ student response software combined with Turning’s durable ResponseCard® keypads allow for interactive polling in any Mac® or PC application and provide the most advanced combination of knowledge and technology currently available in the field of student assessment. Turning also developed ResponseWare™, the industry’s first comprehensive response solution for mobile devices. Please visit www.turningtechnologies.com.
Round Three: Professional Development Trends
GlobalScholar is a company dedicated to the future of education – committed to providing learning opportunities, without bounds or boundaries, to any student who has the desire to learn. In 2008, Excelsior Software merged its 23-year history, experience and vision with the work of the GlobalScholar team to produce the comprehensive Pinnacle Suite – an innovative learning management system that increases teacher productivity, improves communication, and empowers educators to transform practices that improve student learning for the digital age. The Pinnacle Suite now gives educators the tools and real-time data needed to have a meaningful impact on student performance from one comprehensive online solution. Please visit www.globalscholar.com for additional information.
Founded in 1991 by teachers, School Improvement Network provides comprehensive, research-based professional development anytime, anywhere. As the home of the market leading PD 360, the Leadership and Learning Framework, and The Video Journal of Education, The School Improvement Network resources focus on the most relevant topics, feature the top experts, and show educators how to put theory into practice. PD 360 has become the largest on-demand professional development network anywhere with over 500,000 users, over 11,000 schools, and over 1,700 districts—and counting. Learn more at www.schoolimprovement.com.
At SchoolKiT, we believe that technology skills are important, but we also understand that 21st century learning is about much more than that. It is about students learning to use technology systematically and creatively to think critically and solve problems, and it’s about rigorous and relevant curriculum that leads to understanding and academic achievement. States and districts partner with SchoolKiT to ensure that all of their teachers use technology in meaningful ways to improve student learning. Using techSteps, they can teach and assess K-8 student technology literacy in an integrated, 21st century context. With pd21, their teachers engage in online professional development to become critical users of technology, able to design lessons that really do improve student learning. In both cases, schools see immediate success - in the classroom - where it counts. To learn how you can put the power of SchoolKiT to work for you, call-1-800-979-0373 or email sales@schoolkit.com or visit www.schoolkit.com.
Teachscape provides a range of solutions that drive increasing levels of student achievement by building the knowledge and skills of instructional leaders and teachers. Our unique combination of expert consultants, technology tools, observation protocols, and online learning modules comprise a research-based methodology that consistently delivers outcomes that districts need to ensure ever-increasing levels of student success. Having served school districts since 1999, we know that a solid partnership is really about a great relationship. To that end, we would like to help you get to know us. Please visit www.teachscape.com.
Additional Sponsors
Cable in the Classroom promotes the visionary, sensible, responsible and effective use of cable’s broadband technology, services, and content in teaching and learning. CIC also advocates for media literacy and internet safety education and supports the complimentary provision, by cable industry companies, of broadband and multichannel video services and educational content to the nation’s schools. Please visit at http://www.ciconline.org/home.
As the world’s leading provider of networking for schools, Cisco offers profound experience in technology that benefits both education and its administration. More than any other company, we know how to create a solid network foundation that enables operational efficiency, academic excellence, and a safe environment. Cisco’s approach, Connected Learning, leverages your school network to deliver solutions for online learning, mobility, data and physical security, IP telephony, web-based and video conferencing, digital media, unified communications, smart buildings, and more. More information available at www.cisco.com/go/education.
SMART Technologies, the global leader in interactive whiteboards, develops interactive products that improve the way the world communicates, collaborates and learns. For more than 20 years, innovation and commitment to excellence have been at the core of our business. As a result, we have helped educators set new standards with interactive products that support student-centered learning and business people achieve better results with easy-to-use collaboration products that support better meetings. Our global reputation for bringing expertise in collaboration technology to deeply involved customer relationships reflects our commitment to creating products that enable extraordinary improvements in they way we work and learn. Please visit at http://education.smarttech.com.
