Tuesday, February 17

9:30 - Noon

Pre-conference Morning Workshops

Wednesday, February 18

7:00 - 4:45

Concurrent Sessions including Spotlight Sessions by David Warlick

Thursday, February 19

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent sessions are 75 minutes in length.

Wednesday, February 18

Learning to Change, Changing to Learn: Global Lessons
Chicot, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

Technology in education can be transformative, but it requires strong collaborative leadership and a clear vision and commitment to quality professional development. Come hear about lessons learned from global research on effectiveness of technology in education. Learn about the critical role of the education leaders, both those in charge of technology, as well as those in charge of education, in setting the vision and the essential skills you need for success.

21st Century Classroom Technology
Conway, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Karen Barnett, Arkansas Education Sales Manager, Howard Technology Solutions
Vendor Represenatives

Howard Technology Solutions along with Mimio and Toshiba will demonstrate the use and benefits of the tools that help create a 21st century classroom. Through the use of a computer, a projector, and Mimio's interactive device, we will turn your standard classroom whiteboard into an interactive board. We will also demonstrate the benefits of using document cameras and audio enhancement in the classroom

"Going the Distance in the 21st Century" - Arkansas K-12 Distance Learning Initiative Updates & Resources
Grampas, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Cathi Swan, State Coordinator of Distance Learning, Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
Lisa Russell, Distance Learning Coordinator, Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
Jeanine Wood, Distance Learning Coordinator, Northeast Education Service Cooperative
John King, Distance Learning Coordinator, Southwest Education Service Cooperative

Distance learning opportunities are becoming mainstream in the 21st century learning environments that public schools strive to provide.  The Arkansas K-12 Distance Learning Initiative provides synchronous and asynchronous opportunities for public school students. This session is for administrators that are actively utilizing distance education or plan to do so in the future. Administrators will receive updates on current distance education issues, acquire new resources and tools, and participate in a shared vision discussion.  The goal of this session is to assist administrators in identifying, utilizing, evaluating and promoting distance education technologies to provide collaborative learning environments and enriching opportunities for K-12 students.

Videos to Enhance Leadership
Harris Brake, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Bob Price, Superintendent, Empire Union School District, CA

Are you in need of visionary, comical or powerful ammunition to assist in getting your message across in presentations or meetings?  Video clips from movies, commercials and other presentations can be a powerful tool for sparking conversation, provoking thinking and developing vision.  This presentation will share a growing collection of video pieces used by current educational leaders to help make their messages more dynamic.  Time will be set aside to discuss the clips and their relevant uses.  You will walk away with a "video vault" you can use immediately.

Data-Driven Decision Making Processes
Hoffman, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Phoebe Bailey, Assistant Director, Southwest Education Service Cooperative
Kay Tepera, Section Leader of the Office of Data Quality, ADE

Southwest and Great Rivers Education Cooperatives have formed a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education, Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3), and the National Center for Research on Education, Standards, and Testing (CRESST) to look at data in Arkansas schools.  Come find out the processes involved in this project. Find out what the four pilot schools are learning and see how they use all of their data from state level tests as well as their interim formative assessments to help improve instruction.

What is all the talk about 21st Century Skills? Does anything really need to change?
Manning, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Butch Owens, Director Student Support, Murrieta Valley Unified School District, CA

We’re almost ten percent “through” the 21st Century and still debating if anything is really different.  This workshop will present you with real life examples of the changes in the world that dramatically change the future for our students.  Explore and discuss how the world has and is changing.  Take a look at today’s students and growing up in a digital world.  And finally, what do schools need to do to address a changing world.  Copies of the presentation will be provided for you to use with your own school communities to help open this much needed discussion.  Remember, children are living messages we send to a time we will never see”, and don’t we want to insure they are prepared?

So Much Data, What to Do? Merge it All!
Neosho, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Harry Dickens, Account Manager, Plato Learning

Leaders will use an unused program in their Microsoft® Office suite (Microsoft Access®) to merge data.  All schools receive data but in most cases this data comes from different sources. Administrators will merge sample data sets from Arkansas Benchmarks, Student Information from APSCN, and formative assessment results. Using Microsoft Access® is a great way to build useful forms and reports from merged datasets.

Resources and Skills for Technology Integration
Ouachita, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Jim Yeager, Director of Instructional Technology, Pottsville Schools
Susan Yeager, Elementary Teacher, Pottsville Elementary School
Tommy Tyler, Assistant Superintendent., Monticello School District

A practical hands-on presentation of resources, techniques, and standards-based skills for successful technology integration.  The session will Include a discussion of a technology scope and sequence as well as free and inexpensive resources to develop a comprehensive integration between curriculum and technology.

Implementing R3 (Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships) Using Technology
White Oak, 9:15 – 10:30, 10:45 – 12:00
Allison Houston, Assistant Principal Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville Public Schools
Kate Thill, Technology Integration Specialist, Fayetteville Public Schools

Discover how Woodland Junior High School is using technology to implement Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships. Using a variety of tools, including an administrative data device, administrators are able to quickly and efficiently gather information on a teacher's classroom and teaching in a matter of minutes.

Wednesday, February 18

Enhancing STEM classrooms with Grant $$ and Web 2.0
Chicot, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Becky Hart, Education Outreach Coordinator, Arkansas Science & Technology Authority

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education is critical to the economic development and the future of Arkansas. Today's students need high quality skills in information technology as well as an enriched STEM curriculum.  The first part of this session will provide information on opportunities for STEM professional development, teacher grants, and resources for the enhancement of STEM curriculum.  The second part of this session will address the value of Web 2.0 tools in STEM classrooms and the related technology and policy issues faced by school and district administrators.

Contemporary Literacy in the New Information Landscape
Conway, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
David Warlick, Consultant, Author, & Public Speaker

As little as we know about the future, for which we are preparing our children, it is clear that it will be a place that is governed by information. Accessing, processing, building with, and communicating that information will be a major part of our daily professional and personal work. Being literate in this future will certainly involve the ability to read, write, and work with numbers. However, the concept of literacy in the 21st century will be far richer and more comprehensive than the 3 Rs of the one room school house. This enlightening and thought-provoking address will describe how our notions of literacy must expand to address a rapidly changing information landscape where information is networked, digital, and overwhelming. Join 30-year educator, David Warlick, as he address questions like: What do you need to know, when most of recorded knowledge is a mouse-click away? How do you distinguish between good knowledge and bad knowledge? What does it do to the value of information, when everyone is a producer? How do we teach ethics, when we are empowering our students with such prevailing skills?

Using MacBooks to Create Wikis for the Classroom
Grampas, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Tim Daniels, Associate Professor of Biology, Southern Arkansas University
Marsha Daniels, Director, South Central Education Service Cooperative
Debbie Cearley, Teacher Center Coordinator, South Central Education Service Cooperative
Jana Reynolds, Technology Coordinator, South Central Education Service Cooperative

South Central Service Cooperative (SCSC) in Camden is currently conducting a two-year project which provides teacher pairs a Macbook laptop, training on using Wikis in the classroom, an iPod, and a LCD projector. Currently there are 16 teams, five co-op staff members, and one college professor who are participating in the project.  Participants learn how to build wikis and use web 2.0 tools in their classrooms with emphasis on Arkansas history and geography. Currently, SCSC has approximately 400 web-based projects on its website which were developed by teachers participating in similar projects.  This 75-minute session will provide an overview of financing the project, technical information about the development of the sites, site samples, and plans for the next phase of the project.

Virtual Communication in Schools and Email Archiving using Gaggle.Net
Harris Brake, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Ryan Keag, Sales Represenative, Gaggle.net

Explore facets of utilizing safe student email and learn about implementing and managing this powerful communication tool in your school using Gaggle.net. Hear about liability issues schools face and leave with new insights to safety and compliancy issues. Learn how this evolving technology CAN be easily, and safely, integrated into your curriculum. As a result of email being used, school districts are now required by law to archive this important information. This session will also cover the essentials about email archiving and what features you should consider when choosing an email archiving solution. It will cover different types of archiving available, the importance of spam and virus protection as it relates to archiving, and much more.

E-cheating: Combating a 21st Century Challenge
Hoffman, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Karli Saracini, Principal, Harrisburg Middle School
Belinda Kittell, Program Manager, ADE
Beth Stewart, Principal, Ouachita High School

Students are coming up with new ways to cheat, copy and steal. It is up to administrators and educators to help students understand what is ethically right.  Administrators need to understand the digital landscape in order to keep staff informed about new methods of cheating in the 21st century, and what can be done to foil them.  This introduce you to the ever evolving landscape of electronic cheating.  Are educators at the mercy of these technologically savvy kids?  Do kids care?  These are just a few of the questions that will be answered in this session.

Digital Tools and Resources for Today
Manning, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Butch Owens, Director of Student Support, Murrietta Valley Unified School District, CA
Thom Dunks, Educational Technology Consultant, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, CA

This session will provide school administrators knowledge of easy-to-use and affordable multimedia tools and strategies to support communication of their vision, to build community, and to extend visible leadership in educational technology.  Educators have inspirational stories to tell.  Participants will explore innovative ideas utilizing cameras, microphones, computers, scanners, etc. enabling them to take these strategies back home, supporting colleagues in the development of digital presentations of all types. The session will also include an overview of software programs you can use to edit and splice short video clips from movies and other sources to use in your educational presentations and how to insert these short video clips directly into your PowerPoint® presentation.  Creating a video podcast and other editing tips will also be discussed.

How Web-based Learning Complements Technology Integration in Arkansas Schools
Neosho, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
George Lieux, Technology Coordinator, Fort Smith Public Schools
Phoebe Bailey, Teacher Center Coordinator, Southwest Education Service Cooperative
Luba Lewytzkyj, Manager Eastern Region, Atomic Learning, Inc.

In this hands-on session, participants will learn about web-based technology trainings for professional development and how to use  these tools to encourage technology integration in the classroom. Throughout the session the following challenges will be addressed: Technology training sessions are critical for all educators;  Educators need quick on-the-spot explanations to their technology questions; Educators need samples of lesson plans for reference;  Educators need to know what technology know-how is necessary for certain projects; Educators need to know where they stand technologically speaking.

Excel Tools for the Busy Principal
Ouachita, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Cathey Wilcox, Principal, Nettleton Fox Meadow Intermediate Center

Get more from your Microsoft Office® Suite.  This hands-on session is for the busy school principal who is not an Arkansas Public School Computer Network (ASPCN) user but is an occasional Excel® user.  Leave the session with printed, step-by-step instructions on how to use Excel® to keep up with p.o.'s and invoices, student data, inventory, and more.

Student Showcase of Innovative Practice
Salon A, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Tommy Tyler, Assistant Superintendent, Monticello School District
Jim Yeager, Technology Integration, Pottsville School District
Karli Saracini, Middle School Principal, Harrisburg Middle School
George Lieux, Technology Coordinator, Fort Smith Public Schools

Come see products of 21st century leadership.  Students and teachers from across the state will demonstrate their innovative technology tools, practices, and programs. The participants in this session will rotate through each station to see a variety of implemented technology projects currently being used.

Preview of MyTriand
White Oak, 2:00 – 3:15, 3:30 – 4:45
Kay Tepera, Section Leader, ADE

Come and see some of the new features that are being developed for Triand and give us your feedback.

Thursday, February 19

Clicking with Reckless Abandonment: Capitalizing on Students’ Digital Intuitiveness
Chicot, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Jenny Gammill, Director of 21st Century Learning, Fayetteville Public Schools

The Net Generation is distinctly different from previous generations, especially when it comes to technology. Students today have a digital intuitiveness that allows them to click with reckless abandonment: they are fearless when it comes to technology. As educators preparing them to be citizens living in a 21st century global economy, we must overcome our fear and capitalize on this digital intuitiveness. This session will engage participants in a thought-provoking dialogue about the digital capabilities of students and how these capabilities can be used to maximize learning both in and out of the classroom. Additionally, participants will learn about specific Web 2.0 tools that both educators and students can use to collaborate, communicate, and create.

Content Management System (website) on a Budget
Grampas, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Bill Beavers, Director of Technology, Vilonia Public Schools

Looking for a cost-effective system to help you deliver information to parents and the public?  This free, easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS) allows you to focus on content rather than the technical minefield of getting the information to “play nice” over the Internet.  This session will demonstrate a version that, easy to understand and allows others to help administer the content so leverage the task.

Nspiring Algebra and Geometry Understanding—An Introduction to Using TI-Nspire in the Mathematics Classroom
Harris Brake, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Wallece Brewer, Mathematics Specialist, NE AR Rural Institute for Mathematics and Science

This session will demonstrate the TI-Nspire and see how the integration of this technology tool into mathematics classrooms can increase students ability to visualize concepts and problem solve.  The TI-Nspire allows multiple representations of a problem to be instantly linked and these representations can be shown on the same screen.  The dynamic linking of these multiple representations provides real-time, interactive feedback so students can try different problem-solving techniques.  Participants will "grab-and-move" a function to observe the corresponding cause-and-effect nature of changes to various properties such as coordinates, slopes and equations.  The ability to create, save and edit work using electronic documents and pages similar to word processing will be demonstrated.  This ability to save and review assignments as electronic documents allows students to easily show teachers their work step-by-step.  Research showing the effective use of handheld computers (graphing calculators) improves students' mathematics skills as well as their attitudes toward mathematics will be provided.

Digital Picture Frames and Parental Involvement
Hoffman, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Tonia McMillan, Technology Coordinator, Dawson Education Service Cooperative
April Shepherd, Distance Learning Coordinator, Dawson Education Service Cooperative

This session will show how to use digital storytelling and the digital photo frame as a means to communicate with parents, students, and staff.  The digital frame can be used in any content area, such as remediation in a reading center for kindergarteners to study skills in a Spanish classroom.  Media center specialists and students create movie and book trailers to get students motivated to read! Participants will learn how to upload PowerPoint® presentations, movies, and photos to the frame. Come see how you can use the digital frame in your school!

One Mini-Laptop per Student Program in K-12 Classrooms Why? How? What to Buy? What’s the Cost?
Manning, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
George Lieux, Technology Coordinator, Fort Smith Public Schools

Participants will receive information on how to initiate and sustain a 1:1 program using the new, low-cost Asus Eee PC™ (mini-laptops).  The information will be based on the lessons learned by Fort Smith Public Schools in providing one mini-laptop per student in 18 classrooms. Experiences will be shared from different points of view: district technology coordinators, school administrators, classroom teachers, and students.  The presentation will place an emphasis on answering the questions educators have about the cost, training, equipment and support necessary for a successful 1:1 initiative in K-12 settings.

Using Technology in Response to Intervention
Neosho, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Laura Wainscott, Technology Integration Specialist, Fayetteville Public Schools

Technology is an ideal way to address issues related to Response to Intervention. See how Fayetteville Schools are using various software packages to address this issue. Software includes some licensed software, such as Scholastic's READ 180 and Carnegie Cognitive Tutor, as well as web-based tools.

Arkansas Smart Planning for Professional Development
Ouachita, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Deborah Coffman, Associate Director of Professional Development, ADE

Maximize professional development time and money by using Arkansas tools.  This session will outline the tools available from the Department of Education that support schools in quality professional development decisions.  Specifically, ADE and AETN offer ArkansasIDEAS, an online professional development portal that contains numerous courses.  This opportunity can be utilized for personal growth and development as well as job-embedded learning.  In addition to the courses, ArkansasIDEAS also offers resources for school improvement.  The Arkansas PD toolkit, Innovation Configuration Maps (IC Maps), and information about the Standards Assessment Inventory (SAI) can be accessed on IDEAS. Professional learning is more than face-to-face workshops.  Technology can be used effectively to engage adult learners in continuous professional learning.  Come learn about the resources that are available at your fingertips!

Using Technology in the Elementary School
White Oak, 8:00 – 9:15, 9:30 – 10:45
Rebecca Socia, Assistant Principal Literacy Coach, Monticello Elementary School
Cindy Akin, Math Coach, Monticello Elementary School
Emily White, Kindergarten teacher/ Assistant Math Coach, Monticello Elementary School

The team will present how Monticello Elementary School uses technology to improve teaching and learning. Demonstrations will include how the website is used to provide information and learning tools for parents, how the elementary school is using technology to assist students and teachers in the areas of literacy and math, for coaching, monitoring student progress and studying the impact of different lessons on children,  how podcasts are used to demonstrate lessons in a professional learning group such as grade level meetings, professional development meetings, and how a digital projector, document camera, and video clips are used to enhance the learning process in a kindergarten classroom.

Meet with several of your colleagues in similar positions across the state. You will have opportunities to discuss how to implement the new tools and ideas you learned at the conference in your specific position.