PRESENTER SECTION

Provide contact information and a short biographical sketch in narrative form for all presenters  (200 words or less)

MY PRESENTATION DETAILS

SESSION OVERVIEW (200 words or less)
Provide a short presentation overview in narrative form. This overview should state what the audience will learn/benefit from by attending the presentation. Remember to be clear and concise and provide relevant evidence of improved student learning as a result of the program, resource or information to be provided.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES (300 words or less each)
List three learning objectives for the session. Learning objectives should be application focused (i.e. apply, analyze, develop, assess, examine and evaluate. What will the attendees gain, learn, or be able to do after attending the session?

SESSION SUMMARY (no more than three sentences)
Referring to the Session Overview, provide a brief description  integrating all the proposal elements. This description should include the objectives of the session, learning objectives, focus, relevance, and audience. CoSN reserves the right to edit the description. If the proposal is accepted this text may be used for the website and final program.

AUDIENCE 

• Education Service Agencies
• International
• Large School Districts
• Small or Rural School Districts
• States
• Superintendents/Educational Leaders

FOCUS

•  Broadband/Infrastructure
• Cost/Value
• Crisis Preparedness
• Cyber Security
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Digital Content
• Emerging Technologies
• Green Computing
• Hot Topic
• One-to-One
• Open Technologies
• Professional Development
• Technology Support

FORMAT
Select one (1) format that best fits your presentation.

• Ask the Specialist(s) involves a moderator and a specialist(s) or consultant(s) who has demonstrated expertise in a specific technical area. In this format the moderator asks questions about proven diverse strategies and encourages inquiry from the audience.
• Case Study focuses on one actual situation, program, or project, the decision-making process undertaken, implementation methods and its relevance and applicability to the audience. This format must provide the perspective of the affected audiences and/or evaluation that demonstrates its success.
• Forum consists of a moderator who poses questions to discussants on a field-wide issue. This format creates an open dialogue, a better understanding of the inherent challenges, and possible strategies to address them.
• Interactive involves a simulation, role play, or game to convey key principles and learning objectives. This format allows the exploration of ideas through audience participation or observation. Please specifically articulate the activity that will lead to interactivity.
• Panel Discussion consists of a chair and no more than three presenters who give brief presentations on one topic. This format covers one topic in depth from multiple points of view that provides the broadest understanding of the issue's complexity.
• Point/Counterpoint consists of a discussion that offers opposing points of view, facilitated by a moderator in a debate format. This format works best when the topic is controversial and when there is no shared solution; requires divergent viewpoints and well-drawn arguments.