Keynotes

Moving Beyond the Information Age

Students were born into in an age where information on nearly every topic was only a few keystrokes away.  Consumers across the globe and students in classrooms now interact with content in a fundamentally different way than five years ago.  Academic success can no longer be defined as the recitation of facts and figures.  Instead, the degree to which our students access global expertise, engage with content, and create meaning becomes important as the criteria of a new age.  Explore the steps for education to move beyond the Information Age.

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The Media Evolution

There is no doubt that media plays an influential role in our student's lives. In fact, most children spend an average of 6 ½ hours per day exposed to media. However, students today are no longer satisfied simply passively consuming information; instead they want to be active participants. From participating to producing, this session will explore the role media plays in today's classroom and examine the research that supports its inclusion.

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Diversity, Digital Connections and Collaboration

This interactive session examines the growing diversity in America's classrooms and how embracing this diversity can have a positive impact on the educational process. Utilizing statistics, classroom examples and imagination, attendees will journey through cyberspace examining ways in which students are connecting with others throughout the world.

8-Track Tapes, Covered Wagons & Textbooks: There is a Better Way

Students today engage with content differently than any previous generation of learners. Yet even with the irrefutable evidence that our students have a clear preference in how they choose to interact with information, we largely ignore these facts when considering instructional content. Come examine the future of instructional materials including recent legislation which allows the use of traditional ?textbook? funds for digital content, the instructional benefits and examples of current success.

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