8:00 am – 11:30 am SETDA Board of Directors Meeting

12:30 pm – 7:00 pm Registration Open

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Welcome and State Networking Luncheon 

• For Sunday events, members are encouraged to show their state pride by wearing apparel that identifies the state they represent. For example, wear a state, university or landmark t-shirt, hat or pin. Feel free to be creative.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  Research and Development Focus Group

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Speed Meetings   

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm  Break 

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Research and Development Focus Group 

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Educational Technology Showcase & Reception  

Participants: State Members, Private Sector Partners, Event Sponsors and Invited Guests are all invited to attend all events through 5pm.  

7:30 am Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast 

8:00 am  Welcome

• Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA
• John Branam, Executive Director, Sprint 1Million Project

8:15 am Keynote

Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO, code.org

8:45 am Plenary Panel: Personalizing Learning in the Digital Age

• Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO, code.org, Facilitator
• Sarah Young, Coordinator for Digital Teaching and Learning, Utah State Board of Education
• Bridget Foster, Managing Director, ETIN, Education Technology Industry Network of SIIA
• Avril Smart, Research and Engagement Manager for Future Ready Schools®, Alliance for Excellent Education

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am – 11:15 am Spotlight on States: Concurrent Panel Discussions
These sessions offer the opportunity for panelists and participants to engage in dialogue related to specific topics critical to improving student learning experiences.

• Ensuring Equitable Access for All Learners
• Integrating Digital Content for New Learning Models
• Strategies for Educator Effectiveness for Personalized learning
• Maximizing Policies to Support Digital Learning Opportunities

11:15 am – 11:30 am Break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Plenary Panel: Personalized Learning in Rural Schools 

• Todd Lawrence, Educational Technology Coordinator, Idaho State Department of Education, Facilitator
• Sigrid Olson, Technology Integration Specialist. Vermont Agency of Education
• Allen Pratt, National Rural Education Association, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• John Windhausen, Jr., Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
• Bo Morris, Senior Legislative Assistant at U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Congressman Jared Polis

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Luncheon and Student Voices Plenary Presentation

 Award Presentation

Jason Botel, Acting Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education & Principal Deputy for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

Student Voices Award: Mountain Heights Academy, Utah

• DeLaina Tonks, Director, Mountain Heights Academy
• Lora Gibbons, Teacher, Mountain Heights Academy
• Donna Trane, Student, Mountain Heights Academy
• Kyana Trane, Student, Mountain Heights Academy
• Kate Larson, Student, Mountain Heights Academy

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break

3:00 – 4:30 Edcamp Style Leadership Discussions 

• Topics are developed and selected by the participants. Topics may include but are not limited to equity of access, ESSA, professional learning, competency based education, online assessments, gaming, coding, STEM.

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Annual Gala & Awards Ceremony  

• Invitation Only All SETDA State Members, Affiliates and Annual Partners are invited along with special guests. 

Participants: State Members and Private Sector Partners

7:30 am – 10:00 am Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:15 am Breakfast 

8:15 am – 9:30 am ESSA Updates & Discussion  

9:30 am – 9:45 Break

9:45 am – 1:45 pm From Policy to Practice Working Groups & Lunch 

• Interoperability: Leveraging Data for Academic Excellence
• Navigating the Digital Shift: Instructional Materials for Learning
• Equitable Access for Learning

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Break

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm ISTE Standards Administrators Refresh Focus Group

Dinner on Your Own

Participants: State Members & Affiliates Only

 7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast & Committee Meetings

• Professional Learning
• State Action
• State Engagement
• Strategic Partnerships

8:00 am – 9:45 am Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education (invited)

• Sara Trettin, Policy Advisor, Open Education, Digital Engagement & Libraries Lead, U.S. Department of Education

9:45 – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am – 11:30 am Federal Communications Commission (invited)

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Advocacy Visits, Capitol Hill

Special Sessions 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

•  State Instructional Materials Review Association Meeting (SIMRA) (Invitation Only)