Events
Schedule
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
Attendees
Platinum Partner
Gold Partner
Emerging Partner, Year 2
Channel Partner
Sponsor
State Member
Affiliate
Sponsorship Information
For information on how your company can become engaged with SETDA’s membership at the Leadership Summit, please contact Melissa Greene at [email protected].
Sunday, October 25, 2015 - Leadership Summit
8:00 am – 11:30 am
- SETDA Board of Directors Meeting – Studio C
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
- Amazon R&D Focus Session – Studio C
1:00 – 7:00 pm
- Registration Open – 2nd Floor Registration Desk
1:00 – 2:30 pm
- Welcome and Membership Luncheon – Studio D
- 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 tshirt, hat or pin. Feel free to be creative.
- 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 tshirt, hat or pin. Feel free to be creative.
2:30 – 3:30 pm
- Committee Meetings
- Professional Learning – Studio D
- State Action – Studio D
- State Engagement – Studio C
- Strategic Partnerships – Studio E
3:45 – 5:15 pm
- Speed Meetings – Salon 1-3
5:15 – 5:30 pm Break
5:30 – 7:00 pm
- Opening Product Showcase & Reception – Salon Foyer
- Speed Meeting Sponsors will showcase their solutions (Private Sector Partners will showcase on Monday at 4:15pm).
Monday, October 26, 2015 - Education Forum
Participants: State Members, Private Sector Partners, and Invited Guests
7:45 am
- Registration Open – 2nd Floor Registration Desk
8:00 – 8:30 am
- Continental Breakfast – Salon 4
8:30 – 9:30 am
- Welcome & Keynote Address – Salon 4
- Lan Neugent, Interim Executive Director, State Educational Technology Director’s Association (SETDA)
- Kristen Amundson, Executive Director, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
- Keynote Speaker: James Steyer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Common Sense Media
9:30 – 9:45 am Break
9:45 – 10:45 am
- Plenary Panel: Shifting Digital Instructional Materials Policies and Practices – Salon 4
Moderator: Reg Leighty, Founding Partner, Foresight Law + Policy- S. Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Schools, Maryland
- Barbara Soots , Open Educational Resources Program Manager, Office of Public Instruction, Washington State
- Skip Stahl, Senior Policy Analyst, Co-Director, National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
- Jennifer Wolfe, Partner, The Learning Accelerator
10:45 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Concurrent Breakout Panel Presentations: Spotlight on States
- Broadband Connectivity for Learning – Salon 1
- Competency Based Education Trends – Studio F
- Ensuring Educator Effectiveness in the Digital Age – Studio C
- Managing the Privacy of Student Data – Salon 2
12:15 – 12:30 pm Break
12:30 – 2:30 pm
- Luncheon and Plenary Presentation: Student Voices Award – Educational Technology in Practice
- Introductions: Sonya Edwards, Education Administrator, California Department of Education
- Students and Leaders Math, Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, California
- Roxana Ayala, UC Irvine Student, MSTMA Alumni
- Jose Espinoza, Principal
- Elizabeth Garcia, UC Irvine Student, MSTMA Alumni
- Luis Gonzalez, MSTMA Student
- Alice Im, English Teacher
- Sara Jaime, MSTMA Student
- Kimberly Ortega, MSTMA Student
- Erendira Palma, MSTMA Student
- Mariana Ramirez, Social Science Teacher
2:30 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 – 4:00 pm
- Plenary Policy Panel: Advancing Learning in the Digital Age – Salon 4
- Moderator: Dr. Mary Ann Wolf, Director of Digital Learning Programs, Friday Institute, North Carolina State University
- Kristen Amundson, Executive Director, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
- Richard Culatta, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
- Stephen Parker, Legislative Director, Education and Workforce, Federal Policy, National Governors Association
- Evo Popoff, Chief Innovation Officer/Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Education
- Lee Posey, Federal Affairs Counsel, National Council of State Legislatures
4:15 – 6:15 pm
- Educational Technology Showcase & Reception – Potomac Ballroom (Residence Inn connected to Renaissance hotel)
Private Sector Partners will showcase their solutions.
Dinner On Your Own
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - Leadership Summit
Participants: State Members and Private Sector Partners
8:00 – 10:00 am
- Registration Open – 2nd Floor Registration Desk
8:00 – 9:00 am
- Breakfast & Leading and Learning in the Digital Age Table Discussions – Salon 4
9:00 – 9:15 am Break
9:15 – 12:15 pm
- From Policy to Practice Working Groups
- State Leaders Broadband Implementation Consortia – Salon 2
- Digital Instructional Materials Implementation – Studio E
- Digital Learning Implementation Guidance – Studio F
12:30 – 1:30 pm
- Lunch – Salon 4
Policy to Practice Report Outs and EdCamp Sessions Launch
1:30- 3:30 pm
- Edcamp Style Leadership Discussions
- Various breakout sessions – Salon 2, Salon 4, Studio E, Studio F
- Various breakout sessions – Salon 2, Salon 4, Studio E, Studio F
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 – 5:30 pm
- State-Federal Dialogue: Federal Communications Commission – Salon 4
6:30 – 9:00 pm
- Annual Awards Gala – Salon 4
- Emcee: Jeff Mao, Common Sense Kids Action
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - Leadership Summit
Participants: State Members & Affiliates Only
7:30 – 8:00 am
- Breakfast – Salon 4
8:00 – 10:30 am
- ISTE Nets Refresh Focus Group – Salon 4
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
- State-Federal Dialogue: U.S. Department of Education – Salon 4
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
- Advocacy Luncheon – Salon 4
1:15 pm – 4:30 pm
- Capitol Hill Advocacy Visits