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Greater BostonOctober 8, 2010
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Virginia B. Edwards
Editor-in-Chief, Education WeekPresident, Editorial Projects in
Education
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Nicholas C. Donohue
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nellie Mae Education
Foundation
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Powering Up Student Achievement
Karen Cator
Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S.
Department of Education
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Building a Successful District E-Learning Program
Richard E. Ferdig, Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University
Liz Pape, President, Virtual High School Global Consortium
Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education
Week Digital Directions
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Education Week Special Report
E-Educators Evolving“Schools Blend Virtual and Face-to-Face Teaching”
In blended-learning environments, where students learn partly online and partly in a face-to-face classroom, how do teachers work together to best support their learning?
more: www.edweek.org/go/collaboratePhoto: Lee Celano for Education Week
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Building a Successful District E-Learning Program
Richard E. Ferdig, Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University
Liz Pape, President, Virtual High School Global Consortium
Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education
Week Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Does your school or district offer online-only
courses?A: Yes, we offer a variety of online courses, including advanced placement and credit recovery.
B: Yes, but we only offer online credit recovery courses.
C: Yes, but we only offer advanced placement online courses.
D: No, we don’t offer online courses.
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Building a Successful District E-Learning Program
Richard E. Ferdig, Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University
Liz Pape, President, Virtual High School Global Consortium
Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education
Week Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Who provides your online-only courses?A: Private, for-profit vendor only
B: Non-profit organization only
C: State or school district only
D: We use a mix of different providers.
E: We do not offer online courses.
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Building a Successful District E-Learning Program
Richard E. Ferdig, Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University
Liz Pape, President, Virtual High School Global Consortium
Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education
Week Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Education Week Special Report
more: www.edweek.org/go/21century
“If a student fails in a regular classroom and you give them the same thing again but just online, you’re not going to get anywhere.”
- Mary T. Schlegelmilch, E-Learning Supervisor, Omaha, Neb., schools
E-Learning 2010: Assessing the Agenda for Change
“E-Curriculum Builders Seek a Personalized Approach”
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Building a Successful District E-Learning Program
Richard E. Ferdig, Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University
Liz Pape, President, Virtual High School Global Consortium
Moderator: Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education
Week Digital Directions
Greater BostonOctober 8, 2010
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Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
Sample Item
Russell, Michael. Personalizing Assessment in Gray, T & Silver-Pacuilla, H, Breakthrough Teaching and Learning: How Educational and Assistive Technologies are Driving Innovation. Forthcoming, 2010, Springer Publishing.
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Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
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Does your school or district use computerized assessments?
A: At least 50 percent or more of our assessments are computerized.
B: Less than 50 percent of more of our assessments are computerized.
C: Less than 10 percent of our assessments are computerized.
D: None of our assessments are computerized.
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Does your school or district use computerized adaptive
testing strategies?
A: Yes, for all levels of students.
B: Yes, but only for special education students.
C: No, we don’t use computerized adaptive testing.
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
Next gen platforms will customize learning
Targeted tutoring services
Professional development
Implementation assistance
School/district improvement
New school development
Social learning network
Open & proprietary library organized by level, subject, theme, modality with developer tools & incentives
Service economy of regional and specialty support vendors
Widget rich social learning platform supports content & service economies.
Recommendation Engine
Smart search engine considers level, interest, mode, motivation, popularity
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Common Core
Data Warehouse
App Store
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Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Does your school or district use computerized adaptive
testing strategies?
A: Yes, for all levels of students.
B: Yes, but only for special education students.
C: No, we don’t use computerized adaptive testing.
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Customizing District Assessments to Raise
AchievementTracy Gray, Managing Director, American Institutes
for Research
Joel Rose, Founder, School of One (New York City Dept of Ed)
Tom Vander Ark, Founding Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Moderator: Katie Ash, Staff Writer, Education Week Digital
Directions
Greater BostonOctober 8, 2010
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Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
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Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Virginia B. Edwards
Editor-in-Chief, Education WeekPresident, Editorial Projects in
Education
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Rob LeClerc
Territory Manager, PolyVision
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Social Media SpursK-12 Innovation
Steve Hargadon
Founder, Classroom 2.0
Greater BostonOctober 8, 2010
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Using Ed-Tech Tools for Individualizing Education
Steven Anderson, Instructional Technologist, Clemmons Middle School, North Carolina
Alice Barr, Technology Coordinator, Yarmouth High School, Maine
Eric Klopfer, Director, MIT Teacher Education Program
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
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Does your school or district provide laptops or other mobile computing
devices to students?A: We provide mobile computing devices to every student.
B: We provide mobile computing to more than 50 percent of students.
C: We provide mobile computing devices, but to fewer than 50percent of students.
D: We do not provide mobile computing devices to students.
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Using Ed-Tech Tools for Individualizing Education
Steven Anderson, Instructional Technologist, Clemmons Middle School, North Carolina
Alice Barr, Technology Coordinator, Yarmouth High School, Maine
Eric Klopfer, Director, MIT Teacher Education Program
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
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Mobile Games are Useful When...
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Using Ed-Tech Tools for Individualizing Education
Steven Anderson, Instructional Technologist, Clemmons Middle School, North Carolina
Alice Barr, Technology Coordinator, Yarmouth High School, Maine
Eric Klopfer, Director, MIT Teacher Education Program
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Does your district or school allow
students and staff access tosocial networking sites for
educational purposes?A: Yes, we allow access to all social networking sites.
B: We allow limited access to some social networking sites.
C: No, we block all social networking sites.
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Using Ed-Tech Tools for Individualizing Education
Steven Anderson, Instructional Technologist, Clemmons Middle School, North Carolina
Alice Barr, Technology Coordinator, Yarmouth High School, Maine
Eric Klopfer, Director, MIT Teacher Education Program
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
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Greater BostonOctober 8, 2010
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Engaging Students in the Digital Age
Chavella Lee, Boston Latin Academy
Shaquille White, Brighton High School
Ina Shkurti, John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Do you feel that your school ordistrict provides adequate technologyto students for educational purposes?
A: Yes, we provide enough technology to students.
B: No, we don’t provide enough technology to students.
C: We go above and beyond when it comes to providingstudents with technology.
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Engaging Students in the Digital Age
Chavella Lee, Boston Latin Academy
Shaquille White, Brighton High School
Ina Shkurti, John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
Greater Boston, October 8, 2010 #edweeklive
Does your school or district allow students to use their
own mobile device in school?A: Yes, we allow students to use their own mobile devices in school for educational purposes.
B: We are considering lifting a ban on the use of student mobile devices.
C: No, such devices are banned.
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Engaging Students in the Digital Age
Chavella Lee, Boston Latin Academy
Shaquille White, Brighton High School
Ina Shkurti, John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
Moderator: Michelle R. Davis, Senior Writer, Education Week
Digital Directions
Greater BostonOctober 8, 2010
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Ryan Davisson
Sales Representative, Qwizdom
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Making PersonalizedLearning a Reality
Kimberly Rice
Chief Information Officer, Boston Public
Schools
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