At the March 2019 Tech & Learning Leadership Summit, attendees will discuss innovative models of schooling, tech breakthroughs that will drive innovation, and what schools are doing to create the next generation of innovators. Click here for more details.
WORKING AGENDA
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
12:00 Arrivals and Event Registration | Sierra Foyer (lobby level)
1:00-3:00 Off-Site Visit: Exploring Social Emotional Learning Through Mindfulness
With the growing interest in Social Emotional Learning in K-12 districts, mindfulness has become an increasingly popular tool to help schools achieve a healthier, happier school culture. Attendees will visit Headspace, makers of the popular mindfulness app, to tour their new facility ad learn more about the findings from Headspace’s extensive research on the science of meditation.
5:30 - 6:30 pm: Welcome Reception | Sierra Foyer (lobby level)
6:45 - 8:00 pm: Dinner and Introductions | Bayview (rooftop level)
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
7:30 - 8:15 am: Breakfast | Sinder (outside courtyard area, private)
8:15 – 10:20 am: General Session: Cultivating Empathy in Students at the Intersection of Testimony and Technology | Sierra Ballroom (lobby level)
This presentation will provide participants with a demonstration of USCShoah Foundation's Interactive Biography from its “Dimensions in Testimony” program. Attendees will “meet” and interact with a survivor of a Holocaust concentration camp via the Foundation’s Interactive biographies, which are interactive educational tools that permit visitors to have "virtual conversations" with survivors of genocide about their life experiences.
“Dimensions in Testimony” incorporates interview content recorded with advanced filming techniques, next-generation natural language processing, and specialized display technologies to deliver an interacting learning experience that invites students to drive their own exploration of the past and consider its impact on the present. As a result, students develop knowledge, communication and critical thinking skills, and empathy -- all of which are important for active citizenship.
This presentation will inform a discussion about how technology and story can bring students new ways of learning history, building empathy, and developing critical thinking and literacy skills.
10:30 am - 12:20 pm: Working Groups and Sponsor meetings | (Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Peninsula, Palisades)
Working groups will meet during this time period – along with one-on-one/small group meetings with sponsors and informal discussions with colleagues (“anything goes”). During the course of the day, each attendee will participate in two working groups on topics of their choosing, as well as a number of smaller meetings and discussions.
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch, Dessert Reception and Networking | Sinder (outside courtyard area, private)
1:40 – 3:30 pm: Working Groups and Sponsor meetings | (Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Peninsula, Palisades)
3:40 – 4:30 pm: Lessons Learned | Sierra Ballroom (lobby level)
The final session will be an opportunity to identify specific takeaways attendees will put into place in their districts. These will be included in a follow-up report to be published in Tech & Learning magazine.
6:00 - 8:30 pm: Closing Dinner
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WHO ATTENDS
Tech & Learning Leadership Summits are attended by a select group of K-12 technology and instructional professionals from districts across the country who understand and benefit from timely and relevant executive-level news about the successes and challenges of edtech.
WHY ATTEND
Presenting timely and relevant content from the most authoritative speakers and advisors, along with unmatched networking opportunities, the two-day events are comprised of lively panel discussions and roundtables, one-on-one meetings, and networking-focused social activities.
Speakers and discussions will focus on K-12 leadership for tomorrow’s schools and the impact of emerging technologies such as mobile and cloud computing, immersive and virtual environments, and more. Each Summit will use a combination of presentations and working sessions to focus on challenges and success stories related to technology-supported educational transformation.
Thanks to our sponsors!
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ClassLink
ClassLink provides students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink OneClick(r) includes a library of over 5,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, and Dropbox cloud drives. ClassLink Roster Server securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.
Gaggle
Specifically created for K-12, Gaggle’s Safe Classroom Learning Management System features built-in processes and classroom workflows designed to promote educator and student productivity. For schools using Google Apps for Education or Office 365, Gaggle Safety Management elevates those products into full-featured learning platforms while enhancing their compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). The company also offers an affordable archiving and records retention solution that integrates with any leading email or communication platform.
Lightspeed Systems
Lightspeed Systems is an edtech industry veteran offering Relay, an AI-powered cloud filtering, monitoring and safety solution for K-12. With an advanced AI database and support for every operating system, Relay keeps inappropriate content at bay. Relay also provides schools drill-down reporting with detailed, actionable insights. With immediate alerts of suspicious activity, Relay helps schools to help students at risk of suicide, self-harm and other violence. Relay integrates with Mobile Manager MDM software and classroom management solution, Classroom.
SECURLY
Securly provides edtech safety solutions exclusively to K-12. Currently, over 7M students use Securly’s filtering solutions worldwide, and thousands of districts use Auditor, Securly’s AI-based tool for cyberbullying and self-harm detection on Gmail. In addition to Filter and Auditor, Securly has expanded their product suite to include Parent Portal, 24, Plug n’ Play Hub, and many more.
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GuideK12
GuideK12 is web-based software that provides administrators the ability to visualize student data with a geographic component on an interactive map for real time scenario planning. Users can filter and query on any characteristic to instantly understand the impact of a new idea. Applications range from boundary changes, referendum planning, local voter data, resource placement, emergency preparedness, school choice tracking or academic performance analysis and more.
Howard Technology Solutions
Howard Technology Solutions offers over 250,000 brand name technology products, including distance learning, interactive classroom solutions and network security tools. From end-to-end planning, design, and implementation of storage and backup solutions to robust email archiving systems that preserve file integrity and safeguard data, its professional services team has both the technical expertise and experience required to meet your network needs.
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Casio
Casio’s portfolio of LampFree® projectors for education combines a laser, a fluorescent element and an LED light to deliver a mercury-free hybrid light source that lasts up to 20,000 hours while sustaining a high brightness and keeping maintenance costs to a minimum. Casio also provides the free all-in-one web-based math software ClassPad.net as well as a wide variety of scientific and graphing calculators for education.
