Deadline Approaches for CoSN Call for Presentations

Press Release:

Elizabeth Engel
CoSN
202.861.2676
elizabeth@cosn.org

Ted Richane
The Fratelli Group
202.822.9491
trichane@fratelli.com

March 2005 Annual Conference themed
“Measuring the VALUE of Education Technology”

Washington, DC (June 28, 2005) – With planning for its 2006 annual K-12 School Networking Conference already underway, the Consortium for School Networking would like to remind the education community of its approaching Call for Presentations deadline, Friday, July 15, 2005. Representatives from school districts, intermediate service units, state agencies and nonprofit organizations are invited to submit proposals on the theme Measuring the VALUE of Education Technology. The 2006 CoSN K-12 School Networking Conference will take place March 6 & 7, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA – directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.

The event will be attended by district, state and national technology leaders from around the country and the world. The conference program will focus on issues faced by education technology leaders every day:

Leadership skills: What’s essential for technology decision makers to help lead from investment to value?

Measuring value: How do we assess technology’s impact on learning?

Understanding the value: How do we communicate the benefits to stakeholders?

The total cost of technology: How is it measured and does it equal value?

The use of data: Does data-based decision making lead to learning transformation?

The role of students: What do they add to the value equation?

Accessible technology: How does it help all students learn better?

The impact of technology use: What does the research tell us?

Best practices from around the world: What can we learn from our international colleagues?

Submissions should be relevant the focus of the conference and should include practical "how to" information.

Those interested in presenting at the 2006 conference should go to www.k12schoolnetworking.org/cfp.cfm for more information on the conference program and to submit their proposals.

About the Consortium for School Networking
Founded in 1992, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a national non-profit organization, is the premier voice in education technology leadership. Its mission is to advance the K-12 education community’s capacity to effectively use technology to improve learning through advocacy, policy and leadership development. CoSN members represent school districts, state and local education agencies, nonprofits, companies and individuals who share this vision.

CoSN leadership initiatives include: Accessible Technologies for All Students (www.accessibletech4all.org); Cyber Security for the Digital District (www.securedistrict.org); Data-Driven Decision Making (www.3d2know.org); Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse (www.safewiredschools.org); Taking Total Cost of Ownership to the Classroom (www.classroomtco.org); and the development of the Council of School District Chief Technology Officers (CTO Council).

Visit www.cosn.org or call 202.861.2676 to find out more about CoSN’s programs and activities that support leadership development to ensure that information technology has a direct and positive impact on student learning in elementary and secondary schools.