Attendee Key
Emerging Partner, Year 2 & 3
State Members may attend every activity except the Corporate PD sessions.
Partner Opportunities
SETDA offers organizations and companies sponsorship opportunities at our in person events. To learn more review the SETDA Emerging Technologies Sponsorship Opportunities and contact Melissa Greene at [email protected] or 202-715-6636 x703.
Hotel Reservation Information
201 N. 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
ISTE Housing Block: Reservation Link
If you have any questions about the process or need assistance please contact [email protected].
2019 Agenda
Meeting Location:
Philadelphia 201 Hotel
Event App
•Download the “Eventsential” app to your iOS or Android device
•Launch the app
•Tap on SETDA from the list of organizations
•Tap on the 2019 ET Forum and Annual Business Meeting
Friday, June 21, 2019
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Board Meeting (SETDA board members only) – Independence A
12:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Registration – Independence Foyer, Mezzanine Level
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
- Platinum Partner Focus Groups
- Apple – Independence A
- Classlink – Salon 3/4
- ESRI – Salon 5/6
- Lego Education – Independence B
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
- Speed Meetings – Philadelphia South & Philadelphia North
- Gaggle
- EverFi
- STEM Education Works
- Lucid for Education
- Benetech
- Pi-Top
- Accessibility for All Discussion Session – Salon 3/4
- Cynthia Curry, Director, AEM Center
- Luis Perez, Technical Assistance Specialist, AEM Center
5:45 pm – 7:45 pm
Saturday, June 22, 2019
7:45 am – 3:45 pm
- Registration – Independence Foyer, Mezzanine Level
8:00 am – 9:15 am
- Breakfast and TedTalk Style Opening Remarks – Freedom Ballroom
Students Voice 2019 Winner Announcement, ATT Aspire
Dr. Pam Grossman, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
9:15 am – 5:00 pm
9:30 am – 10:45 am
- Morning Breakouts – Supporting State Priorities
- Personalized Learning: Raising the Bar with Student Badges – Salon 5/6
- Accessible Materials for All Leaders & Learners – Salon 3/4
- Change Leadership for Learning – Independence A
- Broadband Implementation Part 1 of 2 – Philadelphia North
- Interoperability for Learning – Philadelphia South
- Oklahoma Department of Education
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
- R&D Focus Groups
- Movavi – Salon 5/6
- BrainPop – Salon 3/4
- Classcraft – Independence B
- LeaRn – Philadelphia South
- RANDA – Independence A
- Xello – Philadelphia North
- Corporate PD: Federal Policy & Framing the Evidence Project Update (Open to all Private Sector Partners) – Salon 10
- Facilitator: Candice Dodson, Executive Director, SETDA
- Facilitator: Peter Drescher (Vermont), Stan Silverman (New York), Stan Freeda (New Hampshire) & Doug Casey (Connecticut)
- State Interoperability Commitment Launch Luncheon – Freedom Ballroom
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
- R&D Focus Groups
- Voyager Sopris – Independence A
- Pi-Top – Salon 5/6
- MIDAS Education – Philadelphia North
- Kajeet – Salon 3/4
- Streamable Learning – Philadelphia South
- Corporate PD Session: Leveraging Innovation in the Business of EdTech presented by Forward Thinking EDU, Michael Campbell & Tom Schenk: Discover how some of the most innovative firms in our industry are leveraging innovation to gain a competitive edge and to help students prepare for the next industrial revolution. – Salon 10
- Afternoon Breakouts – Supporting State Priorities
- Screen Time vs Personalized Learning – Salon 5/6
- Accessible Materials for All Leaders & Learners (repeat session) – Salon 3/4
- Broadband Implementation Part 2 of 2 *Ends 5:00pm – Philadelphia North
- Interoperability for Learning – Philadelphia South
- Michigan Department of Education
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- SETDA Social Evening Activity – Big Bus Charter Tour of Historic Philadelphia
- Pick up at the Philadelphia 201
8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- SETDA Social Evening Activity – Moriarty’s Irish Pub
1116 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Sunday, June 23, 2019
8:00 am – 9:00 am
- State Education Interoperability Leadership: Leveraging Data for Academic Excellence – Salon 3/4
- Cyber Security Workshop with ENA – Philadelphia South
- SETDA, in partnership with ENA, a leading provider of technology solutions to education communities, is hosting an in-depth security workshop featuring education technology leaders across the nation who are taking a stand against cybersecurity threats.
9:15 am – 10:45 am
- Private Sector Round Table Discussions (3 Rotations)- Philadelphia North
- Cignition
- AEM Center
- Leaderally
- Vital Insight
- Streamable Learning
- Wonder Workshop
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
- Microsoft: Increasing Accessibility and Fostering Inclusive Classrooms – Salon 10
This session will showcase Microsoft tools for the inclusive classroom and how these free tools can be used to support classroom engagement of students with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, emerging readers or a combination of any of the broad range of unique abilities. We will discuss what inclusive classrooms and employing accessibility look like from the standpoint of reading, writing, math and communication. Details, examples, and demonstrations will be shared about several new and improved sets of capabilities across Microsoft products and platforms. Microsoft is also looking for feedback on some newer ideas for accessible tools and how to continue to improve them.
11:00 am – 3:30 (lunch 12:30 – 1:45 pm)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
- Private Sector Round Table Discussions (3 Rotations) – Philadelphia North
- UPD
- Project Tomorrow
- K12 Insight
- TextHelp
- Lesson Planet
- EdWeb
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- SETDA & AIR Focus Group Meeting on Personalized Learning Grant (Invitation Only) – Salon 3/4
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
- 1:1 Members and Partners Meetings
- Private Sector Round Table Discussions (3 Rotations) – Philadelphia North
- Wurrly
- 2GnoMe
- CoderZ
- TechTrep
- SETDA Framing the Evidence Project
- Padcaster
Member Night Off
- ISTE Keynote 5:45 pm
Monday, June 24, 2019
SETDA Members & Affiliates Only
8:00 am – 8:30 am
- Breakfast on Your Own
8:o0 am – 4:00 pm
- E-rate SIG Meeting (SIG Members only) (Serving Breakfast & Lunch) – Salon 5/6
8:30 am – 9:30 am
- Committee Meetings – Freedom Ballroom
- State Action
- Professional Learning
- State Engagement
- Strategic Partnerships hosts Private Sector Partner Advisory Board (Invitation Only)
10:00 am – 11:30 am
This meeting will convene state educational technology leaders and program leaders along with the leadership and staff of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology to discuss the Department’s technology-related priorities including education blockchain and student-owned education records, school and home broadband access, and STEM. The meeting will also provide an opportunity to meet new OET leadership, provide federal updates related to the Secretary’s priorities and initiatives, and gather input and feedback from state leaders.
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- Jim Blew, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
- Jake Steel, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology
- Sara Trettin, Policy Advisor, Office of Educational Technology
- Sharon Leu, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Educational Technology
- Bernadette Adams, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Educational Technology
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- New Board Lunch, Officer Elections, Debrief (Board Members Only)