Washington, DC8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast Opens
8:30 – 9:45 am Keynote Address: Setting the Stage
In setting the tone for the day, the speaker will challenge the audience to explore areas of opportunity, identify replicable programs, and develop next steps for increasing the specific efforts within education to make America’s students more competitive in the global economy.
Introduction: Mary Ann Wolf, Executive Director, SETDA
Moderator: Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, CCSSO
Michael Flanagan, Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction
Andreas Schleicher, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
10:00 – 11:45 am (SEE SPEAKERS BELOW PROGRAM)
Policy Sessions: Let’s Talk about the Issues & Recommendations for Policymakers and Educators
Policy sessions led by content experts will be held to allow for an in-depth look at issues and opportunities related to competitiveness, including the following:
- Global Awareness & Innovation
- High School Reform
- Skills for the 21st Century
- Technology Infused Curriculum
- Transformational Leaders: What It Takes to Implement Change
12:00 to 1:30 pm Lunch & Keynote Address
A keynote speaker will synthesize what participants discovered in the case study and policy sessions and share innovative ideas on what is possible for students today and how important this issue is to our world.
- Frances Bradburn, North Carolina Department of Education
- NC IMPACT Students, Tory Whitson and Abel Real, Greene County, NC
- AR EAST Students, Sara Bailen, Emma Bailen, Neelam Vyas, and Lauren Dozier, Little Rock, AR
1:45 – 2:45 pm In the Classroom Sessions: Systemic Redesign
Participants will attend sessions demonstrating by a teacher what is happening in some model classrooms around the country today. The teachers will share what is working to improve student achievement and ensure that our students are competitive in the global economy.
- Pennsylvania's Approach to High School Reform
- EAST, Arkansas
- TIP, Texas
- eMINTS, Missouri
- ACCESS, Alabama
3:00 – 5:00 pm Policy Sessions: Let’s Talk about the Issues & Recommendations for Policy-makers and Educators
Policy sessions led by content experts will be held to allow for an in-depth look at issues and opportunities related to competitiveness, including the following:
- Global Awareness & Innovation
- High School Reform
- Skills for the 21st Century
- Technology Infused Curriculum
- Transformational Leaders: What It Takes to Implement Change
5:00 – 7:00 pm What It Takes to Compete - Reception
This is an opportunity to talk with those you have met or heard from during the day or to meet colleagues or participants.
Speakers for Policy Sessions
Global Awareness and Innovation
* Moderator: Cathy Poplin, Arizona Department of Education
* Mary Sladek, NASA
* Karen Cator, Apple
* Chris Dede, Harvard University
* Vivien Stewart, the Asia Society, Gordon Freeman, Blackboard (1st, 2nd session)
High School Reform
*Moderator: Gov. Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education
*Mary Futrell, The George Washington University
*Dan Gohl, DC Public Schools
*Bette Manchester, Maine Laptop Initiative
*David Johns, Senator Kennedy’s office
Skills for the 21st Century
* Moderator: Geoff Fletcher, THE Journal
* Melissa Bartlett, Norht Carolina Office of the Governor
* Ken Kay, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
* Scott McLeod, Iowa State University
* Brenda Williams, West Virginia Department of Education
Technology Infused Curriculum
* Moderator: Chris O’Neal, University of Virginia
* Rick Gaisford, Utah Department of Education
* Meliha Skaljic & Josh Holt, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Fairfax County, VA
* Michael Haney, National Science Foundation
* James Young, Palm Beach County Public Schools
Transformational Leaders: What It Takes to Implement Change
* Moderator: Barbara Treacy, Education Development Center, Inc.
* John English, University of Virginia
* Kate Kemker, Florida Department of Education
* Joellen Killion, National Staff Development Council
* Chris Lehmann, Science Leadership Academy
Andreas Schleicher PISA Results - Ed Forum Keynote Speaker
