Leadership Summit 2015

Events

Overview

2015 Leadership Summit & Ed Forum

Date: October 25-28, 2015
Location: Renaissance Arlington Capital View, Arlington, VA
Address: 2800 Potomac Avenue
Phone: (703) 413-1300

Sponsorship Information

For information on how your company can become engaged with SETDA’s membership at the Leadership Summit, please contact Melissa Greene at mgreene@setda.org.

The Leadership Summit brings state educational leaders to the Washington D.C. area to participate in this unique professional learning opportunity. Leaders from more than 40 state departments of education, including leaders in educational technology, assessment, instructional materials and professional development, along with SETDA’s Private Sector Partners attend. The event is designed to foster in-depth dialogue coupled with collaborative work. As part of the Summit, SETDA hosts the one-day Education Forum, an event to shine a spotlight on the full scope of the digital transformation of policy and practice underway in K-12 education. The Ed Forum includes VIP guests from the executive leadership from national educational organizations, policy makers and representatives from think-tanks and various federal agencies to attend and participate as keynote speakers, panelists and working group participants.

Highlights of the Summit

States sharing examples of educational technology policies, practices and exemplary examples
In-depth topic discussions on the most pressing national, educational technology issues
Student Voices Award and Panel: an opportunity to hear from students enrolled in leading educational technology programs
Corporate presentations on new and innovative technologies for education
Updates from the U.S. Department of Education, the FCC and other federal agencies
SETDA membership meeting
Annual Awards Gala
Informal networking with state leaders

2015 Keynote Speaker – James P. Steyer

James Steyer is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Common Sense Media, the nation’s leading non-partisan organization dedicated to improving the world for kids and education. He is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Center for the Next Generation, as well as the author of Talking Back to Facebook and The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media’s Effect on our Children. Jim is also an award-winning, Consulting Professor at Stanford University, where he has taught popular courses on civil rights, civil liberties and education for 25 years. He appears regularly on national television and radio programs as an expert commentator and children’s advocate. Last, but most importantly, he’s a dad of four great kids.