Conferences & Speaking Engagements
ASTD ~ September 24, 2008 Milwaukee, WI
Innovative Learning Conference~ October 14th-16th, 2008 San Jose, CA
ACSA Conference ~ November 5th-8th, San Diego, CA
California Charter Schools Conference - March 10th-13th, Long Beach, CA
WEMTA- March 22nd-24th, Madison, WI
The Milwaukee Digital Media Conference - July 27th-30th, Milwaukee, WI
Session Title: Second Life
Description:Virtual Worlds are no longer the exclusive territory of gamers. Gartner has predicted that 80 percent of Internet users will be in a virtual world by 2011. According to Brandon Hall Research, immersive environments – such as virtual worlds and video games – have attracted a huge amount of interest from the learning community. Second Life, the best known virtual world environment, is used by organizations as diverse as IBM and the University of Florida to help people learn about complex processes in a visual way. Attending this SIG meeting will increase your awareness of how Second Life can be used for training in organizations.
Presenters: Cathleen Deckers, Michelle Kowalsky, Dr. Paul Sparks, Tammy Stephens
Date & Time: September 24th, 2008 5:30-7:00pm
Location: MATC South Campus
email Tammy Stephens if you would like to attend
Resource List
Session Title: Building a Leadership Strand
Description: This session covers the things leaders need to know to ensure success before they begin a new technology initiative. The session covers total cost of ownership considerations, strategies for building broad stakeholder support before and during the initiative, tips for leading staff through the change process and suggested professional development models.
Presenters: Tammy Stephens & Dr. Victoria Lovejoy
Date & Time: October 14th, 3:00pm
Location: San Jose
http://leadershipstrategies.wikispaces.com/
PowerPoint Presentation
Session Title: Ultraportable Devices
Description: The one-to-one computer model has been on the scene for a number of years, but due to costs, this approach has not been broadly adopted. The arrival of low-cost mobile laptops and ultra mobile devices has the potential for changing that. This session explores the potential instructional, technical and policy considerations involved in adoption of low cost/ultra mobile devices.
Presenter: Tammy Stephens
Date & Time: October 16th, 2:30pm
Location: San Jose, CA
PowerPoint Presentation
November 5th-8th, San Diego, CA
Session Title:
Planning For Your Return on Investment on Technology
Description: Today’s educational leaders are bombarded by an array of emerging technology options. However, with limited budgets, time and staffing how do school systems choose what technologies to invest their time, money and effort into? This session will introduce a framework for thinking about emerging technologies and making strategic decisions on which ones have the potential to transform teaching and learning.
Presenter: Tammy Stephens
Date & Time:
Saturday, November 8 th from 8:30 am - 10:45 am
Location: San Diego, CA
PowerPoint Presentation
Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Conference
Madison, Wisconsin
March 22nd-24th
Session Title: How Media is Changing the Way We Learn
Description: In this presentation we will look at how media is shaping how we learn. Access to technology has allowed us to engage in a range of new media activities including; social networking, blogging, gaming, instant messaging, podcasting, creating videos and sharing them on the web. These new forms of media allow us to communicate and collaborate in new ways. We will look at what the research says in terms of how people learn differently with the use of these new forms of media.
Presenter: Tammy Stephens
Date & Time: Monday, March 23rd, 2:30-3:30pm
Location: Room J
PowerPoint Presentation
Session Title: Using Second Life as a Learning Environment
Description:
In this presentation we will demonstrate how people can cross time and space to meet and learn in virtual environments. We will take you on a tour of Information Island, an online world in Second Life designed to promote libraries and provide library services. Ideas for online lessons, constructing learning spaces, and strategies for virtual interactions will be presented as well.
Presenters:
Michelle Kowalsky & Tammy Stephens
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 24th 10:00-11:00am
Location: Rooms O & P
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Session Title: Coaching Educators’ Use of Information & Technology
Description: Members from an consortium made up of the Mequon-Thiensville, New Berlin, Kenosha, and Racine Unified School Districts will share lessons learned from their EETT grant. Tammy Stephens will share methods for evaluating the grant.
Presenters: Connie Jaeger, Kevin Messman, Tammy Stephens
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 24th 11:15-12:15pm
Location: Room E
Session Title: Six Myths about One-to-One Computing
Description: This session will address common myths held about one-to-one computing. Understanding current research about one-to-one computing will help technology leaders and administrators plan and implement stronger programs.
Presenter: Tammy Stephens
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 24th 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Room J
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Session Title: Producing Powerful Podcasts for Community Service
Description: Educators from the Mequon-Thiensville School District will present a community service project that won national recognition.
Presenters: Susan Bailey, Dick Diener, Linda Krajcik & Diane Zens
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 24th 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Room H
California Charter Schools Conference
Long Beach, CA
March 10th-13th
Session Title: Data Driven Instruction
Description: Research has shown that teachers understand immediate feedback is critical to student success and has also demonstrated the need to assess students in such a way as to provide them with feedback that is specific, accurate, incremental, and timely. Ultimately, the responsibility for student performance outcomes filters down to the school, the administrators, the teachers and the students, all stakeholders in the process of assessment.
Presenters: Dr. Cal Stanley, Tammy Stephens & Dr. Michelle Tubbs
Date & Time: March 13th,
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room: 102A
Dates: July 27th-30th
Location: Milwaukee County Zoo
Registration
Read about the Milwaukee Journal Article on 2008 Milwaukee Digital Media Conference.
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