2012
GIM-CCSS Meeting
December 11-12, 2012
On December 11-12, in Denver, SETDA hosted a technical working group meeting for the GIM-CCSS project. Representative from several state departments of education were in attendance, including from California, Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina.
NASBE Briefing
December 4, 2012
On December 4, Doug Levin presented at the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) briefing on Capitol Hill releasing the NASBE Study Group Report on the Role of Technology in Schools and Communities. Further information about the study group's work can be found on NASBE's website at http://nasbe.org/study-group/technology-study-group-2012/.
Joint OER Meeting
November 29, 2012
On November 29, SETDA co-hosted a meeting with iNACOL, CCSSO, and EducationCounsel on open educational resources (OER) for DC-based education associations. In attendance were representatives from American Association of School Administrators, CoSN, the Learning First Alliance, ISTE, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of State Boards of Education, National School Boards Association, and the PTA.
STEMconnector Conference
November 28, 2012
Doug Levin spoke at the STEMconnector Town Hall Conference Call/Webinar on November 28.
Achieve's OER Institute
November 15, 2012
Geoff Fletcher took part in Achieve's OER Institute in Chicago, November 15 and 16th by kicking off the Institute with a talk on the importance of open and online resources in the Age of the Waterbed and working with states in creating plans to encourage OER in schools.
Webinar For Tech & Learning
November 15, 2012
Doug Levin presented on a Tech & Learning hosted webinar entitled, "Common Core Policies and Practices: Technology and Assessment."
CCSSO Policy Forum
November 15, 2012
Doug Levin joined CCSSO at their Annual Policy Forum in Savannah.
Briefing on FTC Regulations
October 25, 2012
Doug Levin attended a briefing on proposed FTC regulations to revise the implementation of COPPA, hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
Virginia Open Education Curriculum Board
October 22, 2012
On Oct 22, Doug Levin was in Richmond to participate in a meeting of Virginia's Open Education Curriculum Board.
Meeting at USDOE
October 19, 2013
On October 19, Doug Levin attended an invitational meeting at the US Department of Education on emerging work on new evidence frameworks for educational technology.
SETDA and EIMAC Meeting
October 17, 2012
SETDA (Geoff Fletcher) arranged a joint half-?day meeting of SETDA and EIMAC members on October 17, 2012 on a topic crucial to reform in the states -? the online assessments due to be launched by PARCC and Smarter Balanced in 2014
TILSA
October 4, 2012
On October 4, Doug Levin and Jennifer Fritschi were with CCSSO in Indianapolis host to a
half-day event on technology readiness for assessment. Doug also will be participating in meetings as a
member of a working group on test security issues, offering insights on the issue from a technology
perspective.
EdNET
September 30-October 2, 2012
SETDA's Jennifer Fritschi and Geoff Fletcher attended EdNET, the annual educational networking conference, in Baltimore September 30-October 2. Geoff and Jennifer met with members ofm the corporate sector as well as attending numerous sessions. Geoff will be on a panel discussing the intersection of online/blended learning, open educational resources, bring your own technology, and professional development.
Epic-Ed Webinar on Preparing for Common Core Online Assessment
September 25, 2012
On September 25, Doug Levin presented on a webinar co-hosted by CoSN and the Friday Institute on the topic of technology readiness for the forthcoming PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments in
2014-15.
Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission
September 11, 2012
Jeff Mao and Geoff Fletcher attended the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission meeting and dinner on September 11 in San Francisco.
Intel's annual Schools of Distinction Awards
September 10, 2012
Doug Levin was honored to attend Intel's annual Schools of Distinction awards dinner on September 10 in Washington D.C. A hearty congratulations is due to the incredible work being done by these schools.
Council of State Governments-West
July 23, 2012
Doug Levin presented to state legislators attending the Council of State Governments-West annual meeting in Edmonton, Canada. He addressed members of their education committee on state and national educational technology trends and priorities. Representative Nancy Todd (CO) chairs their education committee; Senator Dean Mortimer (ID) is co-chair.
Common Core Standards - A 2012 Progress Report Webinar
July 18, 2012
Doug Levin presented Common Core Standards - A 2012 Progress Report for Connections Learning. Click here.
CCSSO Summer Institute
July 14-16, 2012
Doug Levin attended the CCSSO Summer Institute, where he was joined by SETDA Board Chair, Jeff Mao. Sessions at the event focused on teacher effectiveness, next generation assessment, federal and state advocacy, data systems and educational technology.
Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution
July 13, 2012
Doug Levin participated in a meeting hosted by the Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution to provide feedback on a forthcoming paper on "Harnessing Technology to Improve K-12 Education." Expect to see the public release of this paper and others related to educational technology by Brookings on or about September 27.
ConvergeUS Hosts a Colorado Conversation: Getting Ready for the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
July 12, 2012
Doug Levin attend the event at the University of Denver, Morgridge School of Education. He contributed to a panel discussion pretaining to ConvergeUS newly publised white paper about about the impact of the Common Core Standards on America's innovation economy.
Virginia Open Education Curriculum Board
July 10, 2012
Doug Levin traveled to Richmond to participate in a meeting of the Virginia Open Education Curriculum Board to which he was appointed by Governor McDonnell. The Board had the opportunity to hear an update from SETDA member Tammy McGraw on the groundbreaking work that Virginia has done in building an online, interactive Economics and Personal Finance Course.
National Conference on Student Assessment hosted by the CCSSO
June 26 - June 29, 2012
Geoff Fletcher was a dicussants on a panel titled, Next Generation Portals...Fact Vs. Fiction or Convention Vs. Conviction? For more information about the conference, click here.
Technology Enhanced Assessment Summit & Technical Issues in Large Scale Assessment / State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards Meeting
May 7-10, 2012
Geoff Fletcher served as an advisor for the opening event focused on the intersection of technology and assessment. For the CCSSO-hosted portion of the conference, Doug Levin and Geoff Fletcher presented on the topic "Preparing Teachers and Students for Computer-Based Assessments." Doug presented again on "Test Security in Computer-Based Assessment."
Learning First Alliance Leadership Council Meeting
May 18, 2012
Doug presented on technology readiness for assessment to this DC-based coalition of education association leaders.
CCSSO Digital Inclusion Summit
May 18, 2012
Doug Levin presented on educational broadband needs, previewing "The Broadband Imperative" report to this audience of decision-makers.
Technology Enhanced Assessment Summit & Technical Issues in Large Scale Assessment / State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards Meeting
May 7-10, 2012
Geoff Fletcher served as an advisor for the opening event focused on the intersection of technology and assessment. For the CCSSO-hosted portion of the conference, Doug Levin and Geoff Fletcher presented on the topic "Preparing Teachers and Students for Computer-Based Assessments." Doug presented again on "Test Security in Computer-Based Assessment."
UNESCO
April 26, 2012
Jennifer Fritschi, co-authored two reports on mobile learning in North America published by UNESCO worldwide. Visit the UNESCO website for full access to both reports, Moblie Learning for Teachers in North America and Turning on Moblie Learning in North America.
Common Core State Standards Granularity Summit
April 23, 2012
Doug Levin traveled to Seattle to represent SETDA interests at this Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hosted summit on the topic of CCSS metadata and identifiers.
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) Policy Summit
April 23, 2012
Jennifer Fritschi represented SETDA at a national convening of IEL policy fellows, moderating a discussion on educational technology that included Richard Culatta, ED, and Andrea Patton-Boggs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
National School Boards Association
April 21-23, 2012
Geoff Fletcher, SETDA, Karen Fasimpaur, K12 Open Ed, and Barbara Treacy, EDC presented the New Opportunities for the Common Core: Deeper Learning, Open Educational Resources, and Increases in Long-Term Student Success.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grantees Meeting
April 10-13, 2012
Doug Levin attended the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grantees Meeting in Boston.
FCC's Digital Textbook Initiaitive
March 29, 2012
On March 29, Doug Levin represented SETDA at the FCC's Digital Textbook Initiative event. During the event, Chairman Julius Genachowski met with leaders across the digital education space, including CEOs from broadband companies, publishers and digital device manufacturers, for a working group meeting on transitioning the U.S. K-12 schools to digital textbooks. You may view the Chairman's remarks online.
CCSSO Legislative Conference
March 25-27, 2012
Doug Levin attended the CCSSO Legislative Conference in DC March 25-27
New Leaf in Learning Conference
March 23, 2012
Geoff Fletcher also spoke to the New Leaf in Learning Conference on March 23 in Chicago. The title of this presentation was "The Shift From Print to Digital." The presentation focused on how content and open educational resources as well as assessments are shifting from print to digital, but this cannot be accomplished with an influx of technology devices and broadband and high quality professional development.
National School Supply and Equipment Association Conference
March 21, 2012
Geoff Fletcher addressed the National School Supply and Equipment Association Conference on March 21 in Baltimore. The title of his presentation was "The Age of the Waterbed."
Meeting at ED
March 20, 2012
Doug Levin attended a meeting at the Office of the Under Secretary, United States Department of Education on March 20. Fred Mulder, Rector, Open University of the Netherlands, UNESCO Chair in Open Educational Resources, and Chantal Langejans of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science also attended this meeting.
Washington Education Technology Policy Summit
March 8, 2012
SETDA, CoSN and ISTE joined forces to host the ninth installment of the Washington Education Technology Policy Summit. This dynamic Summit will focus on the latest educational technology policy trends, particularly the reauthorization of ESEA, the status of federal education funding, and the latest developments in the E-Rate program.
SIIA EdTech Government Forum: OER
March 8, 2012
Doug Levin participated in a SIIA-hosted panel on OER along with the U.S. Department of Education's Hal Plotkin and Tiffany Hall of the Utah State Office of Education.
CoSN: Prove IT: What Does the Research Say About Technology in Education?
March 7, 2012
Doug Levin moderated the keynote panel at the CoSN CTO Forum on March 7 featuring Drs. Larry Cuban, Chris Dede, and Glen Kleiman around what we know and what we don’t know about the research on the impact of technology in schools.
A Panel Discussion and Keynote Address Celebrating Open Education Week World Wide
March 7, 2012
SETDA co-hosted an event in Washington, DC on March 7 focused on highlighting the promise of OER in ensuring that high quality educational resources are available to all students and educators. Doug will participate as a featured panelist.
SXSWedu: Does Assessment Have to Be a Four Letter Word?
March 7, 2012
SETDA's Geoff Fletcher was featured as a SXSWedu distinguished speaker. On March 7, he presented on the opportunities offered by technology to rethink not only assessment but also instruction and professional development.
Technology Readiness: PARCC Transition & Implementation Institute
March 6 and 7, 2012
Doug Levin was in Baltimore to support the "Addressing Technology Infrastructure & Support Challenges" working group. The institute focused on developing and refining state CCSS implementation plans.
CoSN: Being Tech Ready for 2014 Online Common Core Assessments
March 6, 2012
Doug Levin co-presented at a pre-conference workshop focused on helping district CTOs get ready for the new, forthcoming technology-delivered tests for common core academic standards, which are being implemented by the vast majority of states by the start of the 2014-15 school year.
Shifted Learning Podcast
February 13, 2012
Doug Levin talked with Julia Fallon (WA) and John Pederson, the hosts of the Shifted Learning podcast. To hear the informal dialogue about educational technology advocacy and hear what other guests said, tune in to http://www.shiftedlearning.org/.
Technology Readiness for RTTA
February 7, 2012
Doug Levin traveled to San Antonio to present to CCSSO’s TILSA SCASS on IT readiness for the forthcoming PARCC and SBAC assessments.
Digital Learning Day
February 1, 2012
SETDA members Kathy Barnhart, Larry Cocco, Rick Gaisford, Jeff Mao, Bruce Umpstead and Carla Wade (along with SETDA’s Doug Levin) attended Digital Learning Day’s in-person Town Hall meeting in Washington, D.C.
FETC
January 23, 2012
At the FETC Executive Summit on January 23, Doug Levin presented on “Navigating the Intersection of Mobile and Education Policy.” Jennifer Fritschi and Geoff Fletcher also attended the main FETC event, and it was great to see so many state members and corporate partners alike.
EdNET
January 18, 2012
Geoff Fletcher joined SETDA member Wayne Hartschuh and Joanne Weiss, Chief of Staff to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on a webinar for the EdNET community. The topic is "An Update on Common Core and a New Generation of Assessments."
National School Boards Association
January 18, 2012
Geoff Fletcher served as a panelist on a webinar for the National School Boards Association. The panel was entitled, "Common Core: New Opportunities for Deeper Learning," and joining Geoff on the panel was Karen Fasimpaur of K12 Handhelds and K12opened, Barbara Treacy of EDC, and Andrew Chlup of Vail, AZ school district. The panel covered a number of issues related to the Common Core, including Open Educational Resources and other approaches to digital content, changes in instructional strategies to implement the Common Core, and online assessment. Further information is available at http://www.nsba.org/Services/NationalAffiliates/Webinars.
CoSN Member Webinar
January 17, 2012
Doug Levin was a panelist on the January 17 CoSN Member Webinar "Measuring Tech Readiness for 2014 Tests." When formative and summative assessments go digital, school districts have to be ready to handle the capacity and security required. IT readiness for these various assessments is a great way to set the agenda and lead the conversation in your district to make network development a top priority for the future of teaching and learning.
