2003-2004 Webcast Schedule

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No Child Left Behind, E-rate and Other Federal Issues: What You Need to Know

September 24, 2003

Participants in this webcast will learn the latest developments in No Child Left Behind, E-rate and other federal policy issues affecting K-12 school districts. A review of CoSN's efforts to influence these issues and CoSN initiatives that can help the school district CTO become involved and make a difference will also be included.

• Bob Moore, Executive Director of IT Services, Blue Valley USD #229 and Chair, CoSN Board (Moderator)
• Sheryl Abshire, Administrative Coordinator of Technology, Calcasieu Parish School System
• Leslie Harris, President, Leslie Harris and Associates, Inc.
• Amy Perry-Del Corvo, Education Strategist, Wayne Finger Lake BOCES & Co-Chair of CoSN/ISTE Joint Policy Committee

Standards: Implications for Technology and Curriculum

October 15, 2003

Interoperability is a critical challenge facing educators in the deployment of technology. Applications available to K-12 schools and districts are often closed or proprietary systems. To deal with this challenge, a number of efforts are underway to advance open source content and open interoperable standards as a way of expanding educators' access to curriculum and educational materials. During this webcast participants will learn about the latest development and efforts of these groups.

• Irene K. Spero, Chief Operating Officer, CoSN (Moderator)
• Philip Dodds, ADL Chief Architect, Institute for Defense Analyses
• Larry Fruth II, PhD, Executive Director, Schools Interoperability Framework
• R. David Lankes, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, The Gateway to Educational Materials, ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
• Edward Walker, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.

Cyber Security for K-12 Networks

November 19, 2003

This webcast will explore the issues surrounding providing vital information on education networks in order to ensure privacy and the security of data within K-12 systems, as well as the tools to integrate digital age ethics into the school curriculum.

Slides from this Webcast are available at the website for CoSN's Leadership Initiative, Cyber Security for the Digital District.

• Jim Hirsch, Associate Superintendent for Technology, Plano Independent School District (Moderator)
• Steve Miller, Executive Director, Mass Networks Education Partnership
• Leonard J. Vento, Technical Services Supervisor, Scarsdale Public Schools, NY, & Manager of Educational Technology, Scarsdale Board of Education
• Jerry Crisci, Technology Coordinator, Scarsdale Public Schoos, NY
• Carol Woody, Senior Member, Technical Staff, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Essential Skills of School District Technology Leaders

January 21, 2004

Take a school district of 10,000 students and provide it with a reasonable classroom environment of technology tools and you've instantly created an enterprise network larger than many of the Fortune 500 companies. Couple that with the fact that most kindergarten students will use more bandwidth than the average telecommunication worker and will have access to probably ten times as many software applications. This webcast will lay the groundwork in identifying the necessary skills for a school technology leader to be successful in supporting these mission critical school technology implementations.

• David Thornburg, Director, Global Operations, Thornburg Center (Moderator)
• Jim Hirsch, Associate Superintendent for Technology, Plano Independent School District, TX
• Nancy Markle, President, Society for Information Management (SIM)
• Ed Zaiontz, Executive Director, Information Services, Round Rock ISD, TX

21st Century Technology Literacy: Going Beyond the Requirements of No Child Left Behind

March 24, 2004

Participants in this webcast will learn about The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a public - private sector partnership created to identify the essential skills that all students will need to be successful in the 21st century. A review of the partnerships efforts and deliverables and how school district CTOs can contribute to the success of the initiative will also be included.

• Bob Moore, Executive Director of IT Services, Blue Valley USD #229 and Chair, CoSN Board (Moderator)
  
  
• Karen Bruett, Director, Education & Community Initiatives, Dell Public Sector
  
  Partnership for 21st Century Skills
  Board of Directors
  Treasurer/Secretary
  
  Karen Bruett joined Dell Inc. in 1989 and has been involved in public sector sales and marketing at Dell for more than15 years. In her current position as Director of Education and Community Initiatives, Karen is responsible for the strategic development of value-added community and education programs for Dell customers in the Public Sector. In this role she is driving Dell's effort to equip youth and communities for success in the 21st century. She has been instrumental in expanding and managing the Dell TechKnow program. The Dell TechKnow program provides underserved middle school students critical 21st Century technology skills, builds self-confidence, encourages children to stay in school and gives them the opportunity bring technology into their homes.
  
  Prior to this, Karen served as Director for Marketing and Business Development, Education, Government and Healthcare Divisions, where she was responsible for alliances, industry partnerships, marketing programs and customer communications. Prior to this role, she held progressive positions in sales and marketing.
  
  Karen currently serves as Treasurer/Secretary for The Partnership for 21st Skills, and served on the CEO Forum for Educational Technology and helped produce their Year 4 Report which focused on Outcomes and Assessment. She has presented at numerous national, regional and local education and business conferences and serves as Dell's representative to several educational groups, including CoSN and ISTE.
  
  Prior to joining Dell, Karen held a variety of sales positions at Proctor and Gamble and with the Taylor Publishing Company. She has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Communications from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
  
  
• Ferdi Serim, Director, Online Internet Institute
  
  

Online Accountability/Assessment

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April 21, 2004

With increased testing requirements of No Child Left Behind and the greater emphasis on accountability, states and school districts are increasingly using computer based testing to meet these new demands. Though there are significant advantages to this new technology, computer based testing is also raising a number of critical issues. This webcast will focus on how states and school districts are implementing online assessment and resolving key challenges.

• Irene Spero, Chief Operating Officer, CoSN
• Paula Bruno, Manager, Test, Research, and Development, Division of Assessment and Accountability, New York Department of Education
• Patrick Phillips, Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Education
• Matthias Vheru, Director, K-12 Mathematics, Los Angeles Unified School District