Schedule

Opening Lunch: Next Steps to Advancing Standards & Assessments for College- and Career-Readiness

Keynote:

Mike Cohen , President, Archive

State Policy Leadership in the Shift to Digital Learning

Panelists:

John Bailey, Executive Director, Digital Learning Now!, Foundation for Excellence in Education

Joe Williams, Executive Director, Democrats for Education Reform

Outlook for State and Federal Education Funding

Panelists:

Joel Packer, Executive Director, Committee for Education Funding

Ryan Reyna, Program Director, Education Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association

The Intersection of Regulations and Practice in the Evolving Higher Education System

Panelists:

Hal Plotkin, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary, United States Department of Education

Breakfast

Keynote TBA

Balancing Big Data: Navigating Between Innovation and Student Privacy

Moderator:

Philip Piety, Learning Scientist for Educational Systems & Faculty Affiliate, Johns Hopkins School of Education

Panelists:

Richard Culatta, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education

Mary Esselman, Chief Officer of Accountability, Equity and Innovation, Education Achievement Authority

SIIA Member Roundtable Discussion of Key Education Issues

Break

The Role of Technology in Federal Education Policies & Programs

Keynote:

Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education

Technology Readiness for Common Core State Standards and Assessments

Moderator:

Douglas Levin, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association

Panelists:

Tony Alpert, COO, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

Wes Bruce, Chief Assessment Officer, Indiana Department of Education

Betsy Goeltz, Principal, Pocatello (ID) Public Schools

NCLB Waivers: Technology Impact & Opportunities

Panelists:

Lillian Pace, Senior Director of National Policy, KnowledgeWorks

Peter Zamora, Director of Federal Relations, Council of Chief State School Officers

Education Policy, Pundits & Predictions

Panelists:

Vic Klatt, Principal, Penn Hill Group

Alyson Klein, Writer, Politics K-12, Education Week

Andrew Rotherham, Co-Founder and Partner, Bellwether Education Partners

Reception with Education Leaders

Networking reception held in conjunction with CoSN-ISTE-SETDA Advocacy Day, featuring local, state and national education leaders.

Sponsored by: Follett Software Company

Capitol Hill Updates & Advocacy Briefings

325 Russell Senate Office Building

Education technology leaders and advocates will gather on Capitol to hear from Congressional leaders on key education and digital learning legislation, and for issues updates in preperation for afternoon advocacy visits. Issues will include ESEA/NCLB, E-Rate and Federal Appropriations. 

Keynote:

George Miller, Ranking Member, Education & the Workforce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

Lunch on Your Own

Congressional Advocacy Visits