Events
Attendee Key
State Members may attend every activity except the Corporate PD sessions.
Sponsorship 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
The SETDA housing block is closed. The ISTE housing block is still open, please visit this link to reserve your hotel room for the ET Forum and ISTE. If you have any questions about the process or need assistance please contact Tera Daniels.
2017 ET Leadership Forum & Annual Business Meeting Agenda
Meeting Location: The Historic Menger Hotel
204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas 78205
Friday, June 23, 2017
8:00 am – 11:45 am
- Board Meeting (SETDA board members only) – Ballroom C
12:00 – 1:00 pm
12:00 – 6:00 pm
1:00 – 2:10 pm
2:10 – 2:20 pm
- BREAK
2:20 – 3:50 pm
3:50 – 4:00 pm
- BREAK
4:00 – 5:00 pm
- Speed Meeting/Content Session Round #1 (6 companies)
– Minuet Room
- Game Salad
- InqITS
- Summit Learning
- Lessoneer
- Sphero
- PCG
5:00 – 6:30 pm
6:30 pm
- Dinner on Your Own
8:00 pm
- Networking Event, co-hosted by SETDA and Tech & Learning at the Hard Rock Café (meet in hotel lobby at 7:45 pm)
Saturday, June 24, 2017
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
8:00 – 8:45 am
- Welcome & Breakfast
– Ballroom AB
- Introduction of Emerging Partner Cohort
- Present SETDA’s New Digital Learning Resources
8:45 – 9:00 am
- BREAK
9:00 – 10:00 am
- State R & D Focus Group Session I (open to state members only)
- Binumi – Ballroom C
- Connection – Poolside 3
- AT&T – Poolside 12
- Amazon – Patio Room
- NBC Learn – Renaissance
- Zscaler – Cavalier
- Concurrent Corporate PD: Federal Policy Update (open to all corporate partners)
– Minuet Room
- Facilitator: Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA
9:00 – 4:00 pm
- Emerging Private Sector Partners Workshop (working lunch provided)(Emerging Partners Only)
10:15 – 11:15 am
- State R & D Focus Group Session II (open to state members only)
- Center for Cyber Safety in Education – Ballroom C
- BrainPOP – Renaissance
- Infinity – Poolside 3
- McGraw Hill – Poolside 12
- Edmodo – Patio Room
- SchoolMessenger – Cavalier
- Concurrent Corporate PD: Accessibility for All Students in the Digital Age
– Minuet Room
- Cynthia Curry, Director of Technical Assistance, National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
- Co-Director: National Center on Accessible Educational Materials for Learning at CAST
11:30 – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 2:30 pm
- Rapid Fire
- Digital Instructional Materials for All: – Ballroom C
Presenters will share examples of how they have addressed issues related to the shift to digital materials including access to quality content, accessibility considerations, interoperability and student data privacy. - Effective Infrastructure for Learning: – Renaissance
Presenters will share examples of how their state is working to provide seamless, high-speed broadband access for all students. Specific topics may include broadband infrastructure, wireless infrastructure, maximizing E-rate, supporting out of school access options and/or device access initiatives. - Professional Learning: – Patio Room
Presenters will share examples of state lead or state partnered professional learning opportunities. Presentations may include examples of statewide professional learning initiatives, state partnership to support digital learning, state grant programs that include professional development or examples of leveraging Title I!A or Title IV funding to support digital learning implementation. - Innovative Digital Learning Implementation: – Minuet Room
Presenters will share examples of highly effective digital learning implementation which may include state/school or district digital learning programs, examples of competency based learning examples, STEM programs.
- Digital Instructional Materials for All: – Ballroom C
2:00 – 2:45 pm
- BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 pm
- State R & D Focus Group Session III
- D2L – Renaissance
- Kajeet – Patio Room
- Teacher Gaming – Ballroom C
- SMART – Poolside 12
- Vernier – Cavalier
- Concurrent Corporate PD: Digital Instructional Materials Policies and Practices (open to all corporate partners)
– Poolside 3
- Facilitator: Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA
3:45 – 4:00 pm
- BREAK
4:00 – 5:00 pm
- Speed Meetings Round #2 (6 companies)
– Minuet Room
- Canvas
- Bookshare
- ICanHelpLine
- CTL
- CrossBraining
- BlueBee Pals
5:30 – 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
- Dinner on Your Own
Sunday, June 25, 2017
8:00 – 8:30 am
8:30 – 9:30 am
- Emerging Partners Lightning Round Presentations (Gold & Platinum PSP invited to attend)
– Ballroom AB
9:30 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 10:45 am
- Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
- Discussion Groups (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.)
- Broadband Infrastructure – Ballroom C
- Navigating the Digital Shift – Ballroom AB
- Securing Student Data Privacy – Patio Room
12:15 – 12:30
- Break
12:30 – 1:45
- Nureva – Ballroom C
- ClassLink – Patio Room
OR
- Lunch on Your Own
1:45 pm – 3:45 pm
- Annual Business Meeting and States Sharing
– Ballroom AB
- Digital Instructional Materials for All
- Effective Infrastructure for Learning
- Successful Professional Learning Opportunities
3:45 – 4:45 pm
- Board of Directors Meeting (SETDA Board members only) – Ballroom C
6:30 – 8:30 pm
- State Members Dinner (meet in hotel lobby)
Ácenar HotMex CoolBar
146 E. Houston St.
San Antonio, TX 78205-2223
http://acenar.com/downtown/
Monday, June 26, 2017
State Members Only
8:00 – 8:45 am
9:00 – 11:00 am
- U.S. Department of Education (ED) Discussion Session
– Ballroom AB
- Susan Bearden, Senior Education Pioneer Fellow, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
- Sara Trettin, Policy Advisor, Open Education, Digital Engagement & Libraries Lead, U.S. Department of Education
- Angela Vann, Senior Education Pioneer Fellow, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
Post Event ~ All SETDA Members Welcome
12:00 – 6:00 pm
- National Digital Equity Symposium
– Ballroom AB
- ISTE, SETDA and National Collaborative for Digital Equity (NCDE) invite you to a unique event for state and national leaders in learning technology, educator preparation and school system leadership
- Invitation
- Agenda