2004-2005 Webcast Schedule

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Cyber Security: How to Talk With Your Superintendent About the Unintelligible

October 6, 2004
1:00 - 2:00 PM. EST

Superintendents, School Board members, and other administrators seldom understand the intricacies and complexities of network security. But without at least a basic understanding they can't provide the support or leadership that they need to provide. How can we structure our conversations with non-technical leaders so that it leads to effective action plans - and their commitment to providing the required resources? This webcast will present a case study, review "Eight Questions A Superintendent Should Ask A CTO," and introduce the other tools created by CoSN's Cyber Security for the Digital District project.

• Bob Moore, Executive Director of IT Services, Blue Valley USD #229 (Moderator)
• Steve Miller, Executive Director, Mass Networks Education Partnership & Director, CoSN's Cyber Security Initiative
• Tiffany Jones, Board Officer, National Cyber Security Alliance
• Joseph Renard, Business Operations & InfoSec Administration, Office of Information & Technology, DC Public Schools
• Chris Seiberling, Project Manager, Mass Networks Education Partnership
• Marie Scigliano, EdD, Director of Technology, Palo Alto Unified School District, CA

K-12 CTO Essential Skill Correlation: Systems Management

The Cyber Security for the Digital District Initiative is Presented in Partnership with:

SonicWALL
SurfControl
Symantec

Hot Technologies Transforming Schools Today

November 3, 2004
1:00 - 2:00 PM. EST

This webcast will discuss the third report of CoSN's Emerging Technologies Committee surveys on hot technologies used in schools today. Committee members from the public and private sector pooled their experience and research skills to identify leading trends in technologies that have and will continue to change the instructional process, improve assessment and evaluation, address diverse learning styles and student needs, build community in the school environment, or improve the efficiency of school administration. The report helps district administrators and technology decision-makers plan for the future.

• Karen Greenwood Henke, Writer and Researcher to CoSN's 3D: Vision to Know and Do Initiative & Report Project Manager, Nimble Press (Moderator)
• Gene Broderson, Director of Education, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Steve Rappaport, PhD, Chair, CoSN' Emerging Technologies Committee
• Raymond Rose, Vice President, Concord Consortium
• Tom Rolfes, Education IT Manager, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Nebraska Information Technology Commission
• David Santucci, Product Marketing Manager, Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Darrell Walery, Director of Technology, Consolidated High School District 230, IL

K-12 CTO Essential Skill Correlation: Leadership & Vision; Planning & Budgeting

Reports produced by the Emerging Technologies Committee are sponsored by:

ADC Foundation
Verizon

The Hot Technologies in K-12 Education Report is further sponsored by:

Apple
Audio Enhancement
The Digital Network

Accessible Technologies for All Students

January 19, 2005
1:00 - 2:00 PM. EST

Assistive technologies have long been used to help meet the learning needs of students with disabilities. Many of the assistive technologies and related instructional practices which serve students with disabilities can be equally helpful in meeting the learning needs of all students. In many districts however, assistive technology and instructional technology are two entirely separate worlds. Given the achievement requirements of NCLB and the UDL (Universal Design for Learning) requirements in IDEA, assistive technology and instructional technology leaders must utilize their combined expertise and resources to provide improved opportunities for all students to achieve and succeed.

This Webcast will discuss the challenges inherent in establishing such cooperative relationships, as well as the strategies used to successfully bridge the gap in both small and large school districts between these two diverse educational sectors.

• Bob Moore, Executive Director, Information Technology Services, Blue Valley Unified School District #229, KS (Moderator)
• Dave Edyburn, Associate Professor, Department of Exceptional Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Kristen Eichleay, Director, Boston Public Schools, Access Technology Center, Roxbury, MA
• Janet Peters, Coordinator, Simon Technology Center, Minnesota's Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
• Sonja Schmieder, Project Director, CoSN

K-12 CTO Essential Skill Correlation: Leadership & Vision, Team Building & Staffing

The Accessible Technologies for All Students Initiative is Presented in Partnership with:

Sprint Foundation
AlphaSmart
Apple
ETS
IntelliTools
Kurzweil Education Systems
Verizon

Beyond Wires and Boxes: Technology as a Tool for Educational Transformation

February 9, 2005
1:00 - 2:00 PM. EST

In the dot-com bubble days of the late '90s, we were told that technology would transform everything - including education. But, as it turned out, few of our schools have been fundamentally changed by technology. And perhaps they never will be. Perhaps they never should be. On the other hand, we need to better utilize the awesome power of this tool. This Webcast will present several pioneers and thinkers who will discuss ways we can regain momentum and excitement about the ability of technology to improve teaching and learning.

• Cheryl Lemke, President & Chief Executive Officer, Metiri Group (Moderator)
• Seymour Papert, PhD, Professor Emeritus, MIT Media Lab
• Susan Patrick, Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education

K-12 CTO Essential Skill Correlation: Leadership & Vision

Federal Policy Update: An Update on Title II, Part D (EETT) and the E-Rate Program

April 20, 2005
1:00 - 2:00 PM. EST

Get an up to the minute update on what is going on in Washington, DC with the EETT and E-Rate program. The EETT and E-Rate programs are the two largest federal programs focused on bringing technology to schools and classrooms. Find out what national organizations and local districts are doing to maintain these two critical education technology programs.

• David Byer, Apple Computers (Moderator)
• Seymour Papert, PhD, Professor Emeritus, MIT Media Lab
• Sheryl Abshire, Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
• Jon Bernstein, Leslie Harris & Associates
• Jee Hang Lee, Leslie Harris & Associates

K-12 CTO Essential Skill Correlation: Leadership & Vision

How Districts Use Data to Improve Performance

June 1, 2005
1:00 - 2:00 PM. EST

This webcast highlights the recently released paper, From Vision to Action: How School Districts Use Data to Improve Performance. The paper is the latest resource developed through CoSN’s Data-driven Decision Making Initiative, Vision to Know and Do. Through in-depth interviews with successful practitioners, the report focuses on the implementation and outcomes of the data-driven decision making process. Specific areas to be covered include examples of how educators are using data to inform decisions about instruction and operations to improve student learning and organizational effectiveness; the importance of leadership; and staffing and structure for effective data-driven decision making implementation.

Irene Spero, CoSN Chief Operating Officer and Project Director, Data-driven Decision Making Initiative (Moderator)
Karen Greenwood Henke, author, From Vision to Action
Donna Snodgrass, Director of Classroom Assessment, Department of Research and Information, Cleveland Municipal School District, OH
Katie Lovett, Chief Information Officer, Fulton County Schools, GA

K-12 CTO Essential Skill Correlation: Information Management

The Data-driven Decision Making Initiative is Presented in Partnership with:

Platinum sponsors: ETS, IBM, SAS
Silver sponsors: Dell, Plato Learning, Co-nect, Pearson School Systems, Apple/PowerSchool, Schoolnet, Texas Instruments
Media partner: Scholastic Administr@tor