Schedule of Events

Sunday Shuttle Schedule from Falls Church Marriott to Gaylord National:

7:00 am – 5:00 pm every 30 minutes

8:00 am – 11:30 am SETDA Board of Directors Meeting – Chesapeake 1

12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration Open – Cherry Blossom Ballroom Lobby

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Welcome and State Networking Luncheon – Chesapeake 11/12  

• 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 t-shirt, hat or pin. Feel free to be creative.

1:00 – 2:00 pm CDW-G Business Development Group Presentation for Emerging – Chesapeake 7 

2:00 – 4:00 pm AWS EdStart and Cloud Presentation for Emerging – Chesapeake 7 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  Research and Development Focus Group (Session 1) 

• Securly – Magnolia 1
• Edmentum – Magnolia 2
• Lea(R)n – Chesapeake 1
• Classcraft – Magnolia 3
• Gibbs-Smith Education – Chesapeake 10

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Speed Meetings – Chesapeake 11/12   

• Hosted by Bytespeed, Brightbytes, Bookshare, GoEnnounce, ClassLink

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm  Break 

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Research and Development Focus Group (Session 2) 

• Google for Education – Magnolia 1
• Common Sense Kids Action – Magnolia 2
• Sprint – Chesapeake 1
• Midas Education – Magnolia 3
• LearnZillion – Chesapeake 10

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Educational Technology Showcase & Reception – Cherry Blossom Ballroom  

Shuttles: Gaylord National to Falls Church Marriott
6:30pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:00, pm, 8:30pm, 9:00 pm

Participants: State Members, Private Sector Partners, Event Sponsors and Invited Guests are all invited to attend all events through 5pm.  

Shuttle Schedule Falls Church Marriott to Gaylord National
6:30 am – 12:00 pm every 30 minutes

7:30 am Registration Open – Cherry Blossom Ballroom Lobby

7:30 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast – Cherry Blossom Ballroom 

8:00 am  Welcome – Cherry Blossom Ballroom 

• Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA
• John Branam, Executive Director, Sprint 1Million Project

8:15 am Keynote – Cherry Blossom Ballroom 

Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO, code.org

8:45 am Plenary Panel: Personalizing Learning in the Digital Age – Cherry Blossom Ballroom 

• Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO, code.org, Facilitator
• Sarah Young, Coordinator for Digital Teaching and Learning, Utah State Board of Education
• Bridget Foster, Managing Director, ETIN, Education Technology Industry Network of SIIA
• Avril Smart, Research and Engagement Manager for Future Ready Schools®, Alliance for Excellent Education

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am – 11:15 am Spotlight on States: Concurrent Panel Discussions
These sessions offer the opportunity for panelists and participants to engage in dialogue related to specific topics critical to improving student learning experiences.

• Ensuring Equitable Access for All Learners – Magnolia 1
• Integrating Digital Content for New Learning Models – Magnolia 3
• Strategies for Educator Effectiveness for Personalized learning – Camellia 1
• Maximizing Policies to Support Digital Learning Opportunities – Magnolia 2

11:15 am – 11:30 am Break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Plenary Panel: Personalized Learning in Rural Schools – Cherry Blossom Ballroom 

Welcome, Melissa Sassi, Program Manager of Microsoft Airband Initiative, Microsoft *Sponsor

Todd Lawrence, Educational Technology Coordinator, Idaho State Department of Education, Facilitator

• Sigrid Olson, Personalized Learning Coordinator, Vermont Agency of Education
• Allen Pratt, National Rural Education Association, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• John Windhausen, Jr., Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
• Bo Morris, Senior Legislative Assistant at U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Congressman Jared Polis

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Luncheon and Student Voices Plenary Presentation – Cherry Blossom Ballroom 

Facilitator, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA

Award Presentation

Dr. Lisa R. Ramírez, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

Student Voices Award: Mountain Heights Academy, Utah

• DeLaina Tonks, Director, Mountain Heights Academy
• Donna Trane, Student, Mountain Heights Academy
• Kyana Trane, Student, Mountain Heights Academy
• Kate Larson, Student, Mountain Heights Academy
• Emma Davis, Student, Mountain Heights Academy

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break

3:00 – 4:30 Edcamp Style Leadership Discussions  – Topics are developed and selected by the participants. Topics may include but are not limited to equity of access, ESSA, professional learning, competency based education, online assessments, gaming, coding, STEM.

Details here: https://tinyurl.com/setdaedcamp2017

• Breakout 1 – Magnolia 1
• Breakout 2 – Magnolia 2
• Breakout 3 – Magnolia 3
• Breakout 4 – Camellia 1
• Breakout 5 – Cherry Blossom Ballroom

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Annual Gala & Awards Ceremony – Cherry Blossom Ballroom   

Emcee: Jeff Mao, Common Sense Kids Action

• Invitation Only All SETDA State Members, Affiliates and Annual Partners are invited along with special guests. 

Participants: State Members and Private Sector Partners

7:30 am – 10:00 am Registration Open – Cherry Blossom Ballroom Lobby

7:30 am – 8:15 am Breakfast – Cherry Blossom Ballroom  

• Welcome, Berj Akian, Founder and CEO, Classlink

8:15 am – 9:30 am ESSA Updates & Discussion – Cherry Blossom Ballroom   

• Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA
• Reg Leichty, Founder and Partner, FLP Advisors

9:30 am – 9:45 Break

9:45 am – 1:45 pm From Policy to Practice Working Groups & Lunch 

• Interoperability: Leveraging Data for Academic Excellence – Magnolia 2
• Navigating the Digital Shift: Instructional Materials for Learning – Magnolia 1
• Equitable Access for Learning – Magnolia 3

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Break

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm ISTE Standards Administrators Refresh Focus Group – Cherry Blossom Ballroom  

Dinner on Your Own

6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Trolley Tour Kick Off Reception 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Evening Social Networking Event: Moonlight Monument Trolley Tour 

 7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast & Committee Meetings – Chesapeake D/E 

• Professional Learning
• State Action
• State Engagement
• Strategic Partnerships

8:00 am – 9:45 am Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education – Chesapeake D/E

• Sara Trettin, Policy Advisor, Open Education, Digital Engagement & Libraries Lead, U.S. Department of Education

9:45 – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am – 11:00 am Federal & State Dialogue Broadband Connectivity – Chesapeake D/E 

• Wireline Bureau Representatives (TBD)

11:00 – 11:30 Advocacy Day Kick-Off Discussion – Chesapeake D/E   

• Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Advocacy Visits, Capitol Hill – Chesapeake D/E  

Special Sessions 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

•  State Instructional Materials Review Association Meeting (SIMRA) – Chesapeake F (Invitation Only)