8:00 am – 11:30 am

• Board Meeting (SETDA board members only)  – Horner Room

11:30 – 1:00 pm

• Preconference Focus Session
  • Classlink – Plaza Ballroom 

12:30 – 6:00 pm

• ET Forum Registration – Foyer of Plaza Ballroom 

1:00 – 2:30 pm

• SETDA Leadership Meeting Luncheon & ESSA Updates – Plaza Ballroom 
  • During this meeting, SETDA members will have the opportunity to receive ESSA updates, connect with leaders with similar roles and share state initiatives.

2:30 – 2:45 pm

• BREAK

2:45 – 4:15 pm 

• Platinum Focus Groups  
  • AWS – Field Room 
  • ESRI – Horner Room
  • Microsoft – Burnham Room
  • Apple – McCormick Room

4:15 – 4:30 pm

• BREAK

4:30 – 5:30 pm

• Speed Meeting/Content Session Round #1 – Plaza Ballroom 
  • Digital Media Academy
  • Sphero
  • Binumi
  • English Central
  • Pi-Top

5:30 – 7:30 pm

• Product Showcase and Reception – Columbus Hall 

7:30 am – 2:00 pm

• ET Forum Registration – Foyer of Plaza Ballroom  

7:30 am – 8:15 am

• Breakfast: New Digital Learning Resources – Plaza Ballroom 

8:15 – 8:30 am

• BREAK

8:30 – 9:30 am

• State R & D Focus Group Session I (open to state members only) 
  • Classcraft – McCormick Room
  • D2L – Addams Room
  • Diamond Assets – Ogden Room
  • Infinity – Burnham Room
  • LeaRn – Field Room
  • Voyager Sopris – Wright Room
• Concurrent Corporate PD: Federal Policy Update (open to all corporate partners)
  • Facilitator: Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA – Horner Room

8:30 – 3:30 pm (EMERGING ONLY)

• Emerging Private Sector Partners Workshop (Emerging Partners Only) – Dusable Room
  • Professional Learning sessions conducted by Channel Partners 

9:45 – 10:45 am

• State R & D Focus Group Session II (open to state members only) 
  • BrainPop – Burnham Room
  • Kajeet – Field Room
  • MIDAS Education – Wright Room
  • NBC Learn – Addams Room
  • Schoology – Ogden Room
  • RANDA Solutions – McCormick Room
• Concurrent Corporate PD: Accessibility of Content (Websites, Tools and Documents) – Horner Room 
  • Luiz Perez, Ph.D., Technical Assistance Specialist, AEM Center

11:00 – 12:00 pm Birds of a Feather Sessions  
These sessions provide state and affiliate leaders the opportunity to share highlights of state initiatives and to learn from each other. Visit the Birds of a Feather details descriptions.

• Innovative Learning Opportunities – Horner Room
• Shifting to Digital Instructional Materials – Field Room
• Effective Infrastructure for Learning – McCormick Room
• Educator Effectiveness in the Digital Age – Wright Room
• State Leadership for Interoperability – Ogden Room
• Student Data Privacy – Burnham Room

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch – Plaza Ballroom 

1:15 – 2:45 pm

• Platinum Focus Group Session II 
  • 3D Bear/Cuppla – Field room
  • CDW-G – McCormick Room
  • Ed-Fi/CEDS – Burnham Room
    • View the Interoperability Presentation by Maureen Wentworth

1:15 – 3:15 pm (Emerging Year 2/3 Only)

• Emerging Partners Focus on Growth Professional Development – Addams Room

3:00 – 4:00 pm

• Speed Meeting/Content Session Round #2 – Plaza Ballroom 
  • Connection
  • Benetech
  • Classlink
  • Schoolzilla
  • Canvas
• Concurrent Corporate PD: Digital Instructional Materials – Horner Room 
  • Facilitator: Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA

4:00 – 5:00 pm

• EdCamp Style Sessions – States Sharing 
  • A variety of sessions will be available driven by state leaders interests and needs. Topics may include (but are not limited to) digital learning programs, accessibility, infrastructure, E-rate, professional learning, pre-service teachers, student data privacy and interoperability.

5:00 pm

• Dinner on Your Own

6:30 – 7:00 pm

• SETDA Members Only Mixer – Plaza Patio 

7:15 – 9:15 pm

• Social Networking Event at the Game Room  
  • The Chicago Athletic Association
    12 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
    Chicago, IL 60603

7:30 – 8:15 am

• Networking Breakfast (All Emerging and PSP invited) – Plaza Ballroom 

8:15 – 9:15 am 

• Emerging Partners Lightning Round Presentations (State Leaders, Gold & Platinum PSP invited to attend) – Plaza Ballroom 

9:15 am – 10:30 am

• Emerging Partners Tabletop Showcase Reception (State Leaders, Gold & Platinum PSP invited to attend) – Randolph 1AB 

10:30 am – 10:45 am 

• BREAK

10:45 am – 2:30 pm (times pending based on the topic; some sessions with working lunch) 

• Solution Sessions (These sessions will provide the opportunity for state leaders to engage in dialogue regarding areas of mutual interest. States with multiple attendees are encouraged to connect with their state colleagues so that individuals from the same state attend different session. These sessions will offer Affiliates the opportunity to connect with one another.)
  • 10:45 – 12:00 pm: Leading for Change – Field Room  
  • 10:45 am – 2:30 pm with working lunch: State Education Interoperability Leadership: Leveraging Data for Academic Excellence – Burnham Room  
  • 10:45 am – 2:30 pm with working lunch: Cyber Security Workshop – McCormick Ballroom  

2:30 – 4:00  

• Annual Business Meeting and States Sharing – Plaza Ballroom 

4:00 – 4:45 pm 

• Board of Directors Meeting (SETDA Board members only) – Field Room

4:00 – 5:30 pm

• E-rate SIG Meeting (Optional for E-rate Leaders) – McCormick Room 

5:00 – 5:45 pm

• Private Sector Partner Advisory Board Meeting (Invitation Only) – Field Room

7:00 – 9:00 pm

• State Members Dinner (meet in hotel lobby at 6:45 pm) 
  
  • Osteria Via Stato, 620 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60654

State & Affiliate Members Only 

8:00 – 8:45 am

• Continental Breakfast and Committee Meetings – Plaza Ballroom 

8:45 – 9:00 

• BREAK

9:00 – 10:30 am

• Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education (ED) Discussion Session – Plaza Ballroom