Schedule

Registration & Breakfast

Room 325, Russell Senate Office Building,1st & C Streets, NE

Welcome to the Washington Education Technology Policy Summit (jointly hosted with CoSN/ISTE/SETDA)

The opening 3 hours of the SIIA Forum will be held in conjunction with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) as a primer on the key pending federal education policy issues and as background for Congressional Advocacy visits.

Obama Education Agenda and the Role of Technology

President Obama's White House education advisor Roberto Rodriguez will detail the President's education agenda and his views on education innovation, STEM and technology, among other topics of interest.

Keynote:

Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education, Domestic Policy Council, Executive Office of the President

A Vision for Education and the Federal Role

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will share her views on education, the role of technology, and the federal role.

Keynote:

Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Senator, United States Congress

Congressional Education Agenda and the Role of Technology

A panel of key Congressional staff will preview the 2010 legislative agenda and what it could mean for the education sector and the role of technology.

Moderator: Mark Schneiderman, Senior Director of Education Policy, SIIA

Panelists:

Moira Lenehan-Razzuri , Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)

Kirstin McKenzie Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg (MT)

Celia Sims, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of U.S. Senator Richard Burr (NC)

Issue Briefings and Training for Congressional Advocacy Visits

Summit hosts will brief attendees on key issues of E-Rate, EETT & Teacher Training Appropriations, and ESEA/NCLB Reauthorization, and provide both talking points and tips for conducting Congressional Advocacy visits.

Break & Walk to Hyatt Regency

Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C., 20001

Lunch Keynote with Education Secretary Duncan

Columbia Room
(Joint session with the Association of American Publishers)

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will outline the Obama Administration's education vision and agenda, including the role of publishers, developers and technology.

Keynote:

Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education

Congressional Advocacy Visits

For those interested, SIIA members may participate in group meetings with key Congressional offices to advocate for federal education technology support. (For those not interested, there will be a second track of sessions.) Advocacy groups will include CoSN, ISTE and SETDA member educators, and meetings will be pre-arranged for you. The morning's Washington Education Technology Policy Summit (held jointly with CoSN, ISTE and SETDA) will provide the necessary preparation.

Break

Governmental Drivers of Open Educational Resources

Capitol Room
(Joint session with the Association of American Publishers, School Division)

The panel will explore the goals of OER and the impact of OER initiatives on education and on publishers and developers.

Moderator: Todd Brekhus, President Digital Solutions, Capstone Publishers

Panelists:

Douglas Levin, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association

Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Human Resources, Virginia Department of Education

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

Break

Common Core Standards: Timeline and Impact on Curriculum, Assessment and Publishers

Capitol Room
(Joint session with the Association of American Publishers, School Division)

Leaders of the Common Core initiative will discuss the implementation timeline and the role of publishers of instructional and curricular resources.

Moderator: Rick Blake, SVP Public and Government Affairs, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Panelists:

Margaret Horn, Director of State Leadership and Policy Development, Achieve

Chris Minnich, Senior Membership Director, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

Ricki Price-Baugh, Director of Academic Achievement, Council of the Great City Schools

Break

Reception with Education Leaders

Columbia Room

This networking reception will provide SIIA members with a casual setting to connect with DC-based education leaders, policy influencers and policy makers from a variety of national education organizations.

Welcome: Rob Foshay, Texas Instruments

Presenter:

Jeff Mao, Learning Technology Policy Director, Maine Department of Education

Cathy Poplin, Deputy Associate Superintendent for Educational Technology, Arizona Department of Education

Breakfast

All Day 2 Sessions in Columbia Room

Is i3 a Model for the Federal Role in Education Innovation and Research

Moderator: David Byer, Senior Manager Education Leadership and Policy, Apple

Presenter:

Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation & Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Reactor:

Justin Cohen, President, School Turnaround Group, Mass Insight Education & Research Institute

Jim Kohlmoos, President, Knowledge Alliance

1:1 Connections Meetings with National Education Organizations

SIIA's signature 1:1 connections meetings provide opportunity for SIIA members to meet with representatives from national education associations. Pre-arranged 1:1 speed-dating meetings will facilitate strategic partnerships with key professional organizations representing teachers, administrators, college officials, etc. Invited associations include: AACC, AASA, CEC, CCSSO, CoSN, Educause, ISTE, NSBA, iNACOL, NACS, NASDSE, NAESP and SETDA, among others. Prior to the Forum, attendee meeting requests will be surveyed and meeting schedules announced.

Break

Educational Transformation and the Race to the Top

Moderator: Eileen Lento, Government and Education Strategies, Intel

Keynote:

Steven Paine, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia Department of Education

Reactor:

Christopher Lohse, Strategic Initiative Director of Information Systems and Research, Council of Chief State School Officers

Elizabeth Partoyan, Strategic Initiative Director for Next Generation Learners, Council of Chief State Schools Officers

Break

Obama College Graduation Initiative: Implications for Technology and Online Education

Moderator: Michelle Maldonado, Director, American Public University System

Panelists:

Kevin Carey, Policy Director, Education Sector

Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder, Inside Higher Ed

Break -- Lunch Served

School Improvement and Title I: New Policies and New Opportunities

Working Lunch

Moderator: Melanie Pritchett, Compass Learning

Panelists:

Joseph Johnson, Executive Director, National Center for Urban School Transformation, San Diego State University

Richard Long, Executive Director , National Association of State Title I Directors

Break

ESEA Reauthorization & the Obama Education Agenda: Progress Report and Predictions

A panel of policy influencers and pundits will review the Obama education agenda and it successes and shortcomings, address the key ESEA/NCLB reauthorization issues, and look forward to the education policies of 2010.

Moderator: Mark Schneiderman, Senior Director of Education Policy, SIIA

Panelists:

Alice Cain, Education Director, Hope Street Group

Mary Kusler, Assistant Director, Government Relations, American Association of School Administrators

Mike Petrilli, Vice President for National Programs and Policy, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

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

Wrap-Up and Adjourn