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7:30 A.M. REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 A.M. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Virginia B. Edwards, Editor-in-Chief, Education Week, and President, Editorial Projects in EducationNick Donohue, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, Nellie Mae Foundation

8:40 A.M. OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Karen Cator, Director, Offi ce of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education>> Powering Up Student Achievement

9:20 A.M. BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL DISTRICT E-LEARNING PROGRAM

>> Using online courses to supplement district offerings>> Crafting effective e-learning professional development>> Personalizing student learning with online courses

PANELISTS

Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education Week Digital DirectionsJamey Fitzpatrick, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, Michigan Virtual SchoolBenjamin M. Merrill, Superintendent, Notus School District #135, IdahoBryan Setser, Chief Executive Offi cer, North Carolina Virtual Public School

10:05 A.M. MORNING REFRESHMENT AND NETWORKING BREAK

10:35 A.M. CUSTOMIZING DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT

>> Leveraging Web-based testing to personalize learning>> Adaptive-testing strategies for raising achievement>> Building multimedia into 21st-century assessment

PANELISTS

Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital DirectionsMartha Greenway, Deputy Superintendent, Fulton County Schools, GeorgiaSteve Johnson, Author, Digital Tools for Teaching: 30 E-tools for Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing Across the Content AreasDouglas Levin, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

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11:20 A.M. WORKING LUNCH WITH INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES

12:30 P.M. INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Virginia B. Edwards, Editor-in-Chief, Education WeekKarl Kincherf, Territory Manager, PolyVision

12:35 P.M. MIDDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chris Lehmann, Founding Principal, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia>> Creating School 2.0

1:15 P.M. USING ED-TECH TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUALIZING EDUCATION

>> Best practices for scaling up use of mobile devices>> Tactics for putting Facebook, Twitter, and

Ning to work districtwide >> Strategies for creating a culture of innovative technology practices

PANELISTS

Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week Digital DirectionsShawn Gross, Managing Director, Digital Millennial ConsultingEric Sheninger, Principal, New Milford High School, New JerseyThomas D. Whitby, Adjunct Professor, St. Joseph’s College, New York

2:00 P.M. AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT AND NETWORKING BREAK

2:30 P.M. ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE (STUDENT PANEL)

Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week Digital Directions>> Which ed-tech practices work—and which don’t? >> How effective are social-networking tools for learning? >> New technological approaches for schools

3:10 P.M. INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education Week Digital DirectionsDan Faciana, Sales Representative, Qwizdom

3:15 P.M. CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Julie Young, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, Florida Virtual School>> The Evolving Role of Virtual Schools

Note: Session topics and speakers subject to change.

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