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1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Commencing Comments

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Conversation... Capacity

This will be an interactive "how to" session exploring how school systems are developing and supporting both K-12 IT talent and infrastructure.

Crowd Control:
Rick Herrmann, National Sales Manager, State, Local and Education Sector, Intel

Crowd Sourcers:
Robert Gravina, CTO, Poway Unified School District, California
David K. Akridge, Executive Manager of Information Technology, Mobile County, Alabama Public Schools
Jeanne Weber, Director, Suffolk Regional Information Center, Eastern Suffolk BOCES, New York
Rachel Wente-Chaney, Information Projects Manager, High Desert ESD, Oregon

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Coffee-Clatsch

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Cameo #1: Cloud Cache
An exploration of Google Apps Education and how it fits with emerging cloud solutions will be followed by an interactive discussion on the what, why, when and how of two large-scale deployments.

Cast:
Jaime Casap, Education Evangelist, Google, Inc.
Steve Nelson, Chief IT Strategist, Oregon Department of Education
Stan Silverman, Director, Technology Based Learning Systems, NY Institute of Technology

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Crimson Conclusions
aka Project RED Findings

We all know of some schools where technology works well, and others where it does not. Until now, there has been little research on what works and what does not. A new report from Project RED entitled "The Technology Factor: Nine Keys to Student Achievement and Cost Effectiveness" shows data from 997 schools on issues related to school leadership, environment, technology implementations, and instructional and financial impact.

According to Angus King, former Governor of Maine, in his foreword to the report, "Project RED is nothing less than a blueprint for remaking American education . . . not through more or better testing, charter schools, longer school days, more or even better teachers, but through fundamentally altering how we do education, the first real change in the process of education itself in a thousand years."

Colleague:
Tom Greaves, CEO and Founder, The Greaves Group, LLC

6:00 pm
Cocktails and Chow at Café Sambuca



8:00 am – 8:30 am
Continental Cuisine

8:30 am – 10:00 am
The Country in Context
Common Core and More

Federal and national efforts are aligning to support K12 districts with tools, standards and strategies around content and data. This panel of experts will share current projects and accomplishments followed by questions, answers and brainstorming.

The Coalition:
Hugh Walkup, Senior Advisor, National Education Data Model Project, US Department of Education
Michael Cohen, President, Achieve
Christopher Lohse, Strategic Initiative Director, Information Systems and Research, Council of Chief State School Officers

10:00 am – 10:15 am
Coffee-Clatsch

10:15 am – 11:45 am
Content: Controversy @ Crossroads

Every legislature, school board member and budget officer for every school district in America likes the sound of "free," especially when associated with costly textbook line items. It naturally follows that "Open Education Resources" (OER) hyped through national media as "free content for education" has captured the attention of policy makers… a silver bullet on individualized, affordable curriculum! Or is it? This compelling discussion among state education leaders, members from industry and advocacy groups will explore the differences between content, curriculum and pedagogy and the price of "free." They will share success stories and insights into the future... how fast will the transition be?

Conductors:
Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults
Jo-Ann McDevitt, Vice President, Sales Marketing and Business Development, The Association of Educational Publishers

Composers:
Anita Givens, Associate Commissioner, Standards and Programs, Texas Education Agency
Brian Bridges, Director, California Learning Resources Network (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4)
Dan Balocca, Director, Integration Services, Center for Digital Innovation, The McGraw-Hill Companies
Brett Felten, Central Region Director, Discovery Education

11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Consume Calories

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Cloud Cacology

True or false? Cloud computing offers a free but insecure computing platform model and requires the district to move ALL of its administrative and instructional computing to be server-based. This session is a special opportunity to meet with Intel's best and brightest about cloud computing facts and fallacies.

Co-worker:
Tony Hamilton, Program Director of Software Strategy, Intel Data Center Group

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Construct-a-Cloud


So much time and energy spent on describing the promise of cloud computing, yet so little time spent on describing how great ideas are being turned into deployable solutions to your IT issues. During this session we'll describe how Intel and other technology vendors are working together to turn the "promise" of cloud computing into real IT solutions.

Crony:
Eric E. Doyle, Enterprise Marketing Manager, Intel

2:15 pm – 2:30pm
Coffee-Clatsch

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Cameo #2: Cloud Cahier

What does a perfect cloud environment look like for education? Imagine powerful administrative technology for school principals combined with the latest and greatest instructional learning platforms. We'll inspect best practices from other industries and the private sector for inspiration and education "in the cloud."

Cisco-Kid:
Jeff Flowers, Vice President, Advanced Services, Cisco Systems

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Cameo #3: Cloud Capper

Cloud computing can deliver time and cost savings to schools enabling more of what matters — learning! Next generation communication tools delivered via the cloud can save money and increase productivity. Learn about districts that are making it happen!

Barbara Chung, Live@edu Solution Specialist, US Education, Microsoft Corporation

4:30 pm
Conclusion and Ciao!


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