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Digital Content and Role of CTO
Co-Sponsored by T.H.E Journal and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
 

Monday, June 30, 2008
8:30 am-10:30 am
The Pavilion by Hilton
300 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX

Hear the recommendations from the Congress on Future of Content;
Engage in a discussion about the role of district technology leaders in stimulating a re-examination and adoption of digital content in our districts.
Held in conjunction with ISTE's National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)

Riding the Bus Together: Nurturing Collaboration of Technology Services and Curriculum and Instruction

Monday, March 10, 2008
Arlington, VA

More than ever, a school district’s technology services, teaching and learning leadership need to work and plan collaboratively to insure the instructional goals of a school system are realized and measured. A panel of Chief Technology and Information Officers and school leadership for Curriculum and Instruction will present and discuss the strategic role and relevance of key informational and instructional technologies that make up the core business of today’s schools. Participants will be engaged with the panel to share their experiences around this issue of strategic leadership and relationship building. Join us for a provocative discussion based on the real-world experiences.

During CoSN’s K-12 School Networking Conference

Assessing 8th Grade Technology Literacy:  How are schools meeting the requirements of NCLB?

Wednesday, October 17
Nashville, TN

The No Child Left Behind Act requires school district to show evidence of computer literacy at the 8th grade. The requirement of NCLB has been widely interpreted by school districts and State DOE’s and compliance on a national scale is mixed. Technology leaders have been grappling with the definition of technology literacy, a plan for teaching technology literacy skills, and a process for assessing student technology use. How do district technology leaders develop and administer assessments to meet this high-stakes requirement? Should we be embedding student technology literacy into mastery of the content standards or do we just implement an assessment to determine that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade? What is a reasonable definition of 8th grade technology literacy? How will the assessments be standardized for all school districts? What will be the cost of administrating this assessment? A panel of technology leaders will discuss local and state efforts to meet the requirements of the NCLB 8th grade literacy requirement.

Held in conjunction with NSBA's T+L Conference

New U.S. Department of Education Study on Efficacy of Educational Software: What Does the Study Say?

June 26, 2007
Dallas, TX

Held in conjunction with NSBA's T+L Conference

Download the presentation (pdf).

Open Technology Solutions

November 9, 2006
Dallas, TX

Held in conjunction with NSBA's T+L Conference

Download the presentation.

One-to-One Computing Initiatives and Other Technology Solutions

Wednesday, July 5, 2006
San Diego, CA

Held in conjunction with ISTE's National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)

Creating a Customer-Centric IT Team

Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Arlington, VA

Held in conjunction with CoSN's 2006 K-12 School Networking Conference

What it Takes: Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO

Thursday, October 27, 2005
Denver, CO

Held in conjunction with NSBA's T+L² conference

What it Takes: Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO

June 29, 2005
Philadelphia, PA

Held in conjunction with ISTE's National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)

What it Takes: Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO

October 28, 2004
Denver, CO

Held in conjunction with the National School Boards Association T+L² Conference