Program Highlights

Speakers Include:

The Honorable Arne Duncan. U.S. Secretary of Education
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen, United States Senate (D-NH)
Dr. Steven L. Paine, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia Department of Education
Roberto J. Rodriguez, Special Assistant to President Obama for Education, White House Domestic Policy Council
Dr. Russell Gersten, Executive Director, Instructional Research Group & Professor Emeritus, College of Education, University of Oregon
Mary Kusler, Assistant Director, American Association of School Administrators
Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder, Inside Higher Ed
Doug Levin, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association
Elizabeth Partoyan, Council of Chief State Schools Officers
Hal Plotkin, Senior Policy Advisor to the Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
James Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Glen Thomas, Secretary of Education, California

Topics Include:

School Improvement and Title I: New Policies and New Opportunities
Governmental Drivers of Open Educational Resources
Common Core Standards: Timeline and Impact on Curriculum, Assessment and Publishers
Response to Intervention (RtI): Translating Policy and Research to Practice
Obama College Graduation Initiative: Implications for Technology and Online Education
ESEA / NCLB Reauthorization: Preview and Predictions
Obama Administration's National Education Technology Plan
Stimulus Implementation: Race to the Top (RttT) and Investing in Innovation (i3)

Networking Opportunities Include: