Schedule of Events

PreConference Brunch and Learn  (State & Affiliate Members Only) 

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET 

• Brunch and Learn (State & Affiliate Members Only)
  • The Business & Human Case for Diversity & Inclusion with Microsoft
  • Managing Cybersecurity Risk During a Pandemic with ENA
  • Digital Citizenship with Google for Education

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET 

• Federal Updates (State & Affiliate Members Only)
  • Reg Leichty, Founding Partner, Foresight Law and Policy

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET – Coffee Talk 

• Individual Meeting Opportunities, Partners, State & Affiliate Members & Guests

11:30 am – 12:30 pm ET – Welcome and Leadership for Change Opening Keynote 

• Eric Hileman, Executive Director IT Services, Oklahoma City Public Schools, SETDA Board Chair
• Christine Fox, Interim Executive Director, SETDA
• Keynote: Kenneth Shelton, Instructional Designer, Educational Strategist
  

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm ET – Break

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm ET – States Sharing Breakout Discussions 

• Professional Learning: Where Culturally Relevant Teaching Meets OER
• From Baseline to Goals: Statewide Digital Accessibility
• Digital Equity: Mapping a Path Forward
• Envisioning Computer Science through the SCRIPT Lens
• Setting the Stage for Local Innovation: Utah’s Journey
• Keeping Distance/Virtual Learning after the Pandemic
• State Instructional Materials Reviews amid COVID-19: Publisher Updates

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm ET – Lunch Break

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm ET – SETDA Live: Stories of Change 

• Session Moderator: Rita Ferrandino, ARC Capital Development
• Geography Matters: A Project with Educators in Minnesota to Build Public Understanding of Data, Accuracy, Privacy & Equity with Charlie Fitzpatrick, K12 Education Manager, Esri
• Operation Connectivity with Lindsey Craft-Goins, Director for Ecosystem Sales, Microsoft US Education
• How SEAs Can Help Inform District Edtech Decisions with Jon Doney, Senior VP Sales and Customer Success, LearnPlatform

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm ET – Break

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET – Stories of Resilience: Student & School Voices 

This session will be a 30 minute interactive panel followed by separate breakout discussion sessions with each panelist.

Facilitator, Anne Wintroub, Director of Social Innovation, AT&T Foundation

• Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist, St. Albans City School, Vermont
• Alice Im, English Department Chair, Math, Science, and Technology Magnet Academy, California
• Michael Nagler, Superintendent of Schools, Mineola Public Schools, New York
• DeLaina Tonks, Principal, Mountain Heights Academy, Utah

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm ET – Virtual Showcase Reception/Booths 

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET – Tailgate SETDA Style: Social Network Event 

11:00 am – 11:30 pm ET – Coffee Talk 

• Individual Meeting Opportunities, Partners, State & Affiliate Members & Guests

11:30 am – 12:00 pm ET Celebrating Leadership Plenary 
SETDA Annual Awards & featured Resources

• Christine Fox, Interim Executive Director, SETDA
• Shannon Logan, Technology Policy Coordinator, New York State Department of Education
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY)
  
• SETDA State Leader of the year (SLY) Award, Julia Fallon, 2019 SLY Award Winner

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET Making your Story Stick: Storytellers’ Secrets

Facilitator, Michael Golden, Executive Director at Catalyst, University of Pennsylvania,
Graduate School of Education

This session will be a 30 minute interactive panel followed by separate breakout discussion sessions with each panelist.

Presenters

• Michael Campbell, President and Principal Advisor, Advancing Global Ed
• Julie Jaeger, Professional Development Coach, JJaeger Consultants
• Joseph Wender, Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Markey

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET – Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET – Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Research and Development Focus Groups (State & Affiliate Members Only) 
  • Apple Inc.
  • Classlink
  • CatchOn (ENA)
• Partner Discussion Topic Discussions 
  • Federal Updates, Reg Leichty, Founding Partner, Foresight Law & Policy

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET – Break

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm ET – EdCamp Style Discussions 

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm ET – Break

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm ET – Playground: Interactive Learning Tools Breakouts 

• Interactive Learning Tools 101, Kelly York, Director of Professional Development – FiveStar Technologies
• Staying on Track with Sales Force, Mindy Fiscus, Digital Access Coordinator – Learning Technology Center of Illinois
• Viewing and Creating Geographic Data, Charlie Fitzpatrick, K12 Manager – Esri
• Design Your Digital Hub with Microsoft Teams, Brittnie Hebnes, Microsoft Learning Consultant – Microsoft Education
• Expanding Learning Possibilities with Google Meet, Jeff Kurtz, Solutions Engineer – Google for Education

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm ET – Closing Panel Discussion 

November 18 Post Conference Events

• National Summit: Systemic Inclusion from Compliance to Impact 8:45am – 5pm ET
  • Online via this registration.
• State Instructional Materials Review Association Annual Meeting 11:30am ET – 1:30 pm ET
  • (SIMRA Members Only)