Agenda

Loews Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
8:00–3:00 p.m.

Breakfast

Morning Session [video]

Welcome and Introductions: Don Knezek, ISTE [audio]; Myk Garn, SREB [audio], and Barbara Treacy, EDC's EdTech Leaders Online [audio]

Keynote Presentation: Governor Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education, and former Governor of West Virginia 

"The Online Learning Imperative" [audio I slides]

Update from the U.S. Department of Education: Kwasi Asare [audio

Roundtables Overview: Leinda Peterman, EDC/ETLO

Roundtables I: Successful Online Programs
* Subject to change

  1. A Blended Learning Pilot, Jay Heap and Christina Clayton, GA Department of Education
  2. Leading a Regional Online Professional Development Program, Aron Sterling, Education Specialist, Fairfax, VA
  3. Moving Leadership Professional Development Online, Bob Ferrace, Senior Director for Communications and Development, National Association of Secondary School Principals
  4. A New Program of Online Courses to Develop Reading Strategies, Nancy Quinlan and Kim Michel, Stratford Foundation
  5. State Policy and Online Learning, Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director, Friday Institute, NC
  6. Creating and Managing a Digital Asset Repository, Christie Terry, Missouri E-Learning, & Cathie S. Loesing, eMINTS, Missouri
  7. Virtual Professional Learning Communities, Bob Fortney, KY Department of Education
  8. Twitter For Learning, David Jakes, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL
  9. Mobile Learning and Other Innovative Technologies for Content Delivery, Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
  10. Designing Dynamic Online Courses, April Hayman, Instructional Designer, ISTE, and Kirsten Peterson, EDC/ EdTech Leaders Online
  11. Diversity in Online and Blended Learning, Cheri Hayes, Alabama Department of Education
  12. Using Web 2.0 Tools in Online Learning, Linda Carling, Program Director for Teaching and Learning Online, Johns Hopkins University  

Roundtables II: Successful Online Programs
* Subject to change

  1. Transitioning to Online Professional Development, Julia de la Torre, Primary Source
  2. 2011 Online Learning Trends, Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
  3. Implementing Common Core in Online Courses, Burt Granofsky, EDC/EdTech Leaders Online
  4. Online Learning Research, Susan Lowes, Columbia University
  5. Effective Online Professional Development Facilitation and Course Management, Anne Chervanka, Nancy Hlevaty, and Eliza Vagni, PA
  6. Moving Leadership Professional Development Online, Bob Ferrace, Senior Director for Communications and Development, National Association of Secondary School Principals
  7. A Framework for Systematic Delivery of Online Professional Development, Lynne Meeks, APT, and Donna Landin, WV DOE, E-Learning
  8. Managing a State Virtual Program, Debi Crabtree, Hamilton County Virtual School, TN
  9. Strategies for Mobile Learning in Online Professional Development, Alex Dreier, EDC/ EdTech Leaders Online
  10. Strategies for Blended Learning, Bryan Setser, OpenEd Solutions
  11. Designing Dynamic Online Courses, April Hayman, ISTE, and Kirsten Peterson, EDC/ETLO
  12. Flipped Courses Using Online Delivery, Carol Teitelman, Region XIII Service Center, Texas Department of Education
  13. State Capacity Building for Online Professional Development, Intel Teach Elements and ETLO, Dan Morris

Lunch

Afternoon Session [video]

Panel Presentation: Online, Blended and Personalized Learning

  • Allison Powell, Vice President, iNACOL [audio I slides]
  • Mary Ann Wolf, CEO, Wolf Ed and Author, Innovate to Educate: System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning: A Report From The 2010 Personalized Learning Symposium [audio I slides]
  • Caleb Jones, Student Experience Advocate, FLVS [audio I slides]
  • Question and Answer [audio]

Roundtables III: Successful Online Programs
* Subject to change

  1. From STEM to STEAM to STEAMIE, Mike Gorman, Technology Integration, Southwest Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  2. Strategies for Blended Learning, Bryan Setser, OpenEd Solutions
  3. Managing a State Virtual Program, Debi Crabtree, Hamilton County Virtual School, TN
  4. Managing Hybrid Classrooms, Mike Caldwell, Academic Director, Idaho Digital Learning Academy
  5. Twitter for Learning, Anita Harris, Instructional Technology Specialist and ISTE SIGOL vice-president, Richmond, VA
  6. Expanding Students' Opportunities through Online Learning, Susan Maher, Project Manager, Catholic School Online Consortium, St Michael's Catholic Academy and Laura Sampson, EDC/EDTech Leaders Online
  7. Evaluation of Online Programs, Talbot Bielefeldt, ISTE
  8. OER in Credit Recovery and Credit Rescue Courses, Mary Schlegelmilch, Omaha Public Schools
  9. Designing Dynamic Online Courses, Kathy Heiman, APTV, and Nevin Katz, EDC/EdTech Leaders Online
  10. Strategies for Mobile Learning in Online Professional Development, Alex Dreier, EdTech Leaders Online
  11. Build, Buy or Borrow:  Finding the Best Curriculum Fit for Your Program, Lisa Gillis, President, Integrated Educational Strategies, Inc.

Wrap Up and Evaluation

For more information, contact Barbara Treacy, ETLO, btreacy@edc.org, Leinda Peterman, ETLO, lpeterman@edc.org, and Myk Garn, SREB, myk.garn@sreb.org