Name: Arizona CIO/CTO Forum-2022
Start: 2022-10-25T08:00
Location: Desert Willow Conference Center

Overview

This year’s 16th annual Arizona CIO/CTO Forum was designed to specifically address the unique interests and needs of Arizona’s K-12 educational IT community. Be part of a thoughtful networking and professional development opportunity that is designed for CIOs, CTOs, instructional technology leaders and their teams from around the state.

The forum is hosted by the Center for Digital Education, a national research and advisory institute specializing in K-12 education technology trends, policy and practices.

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Roddy Chong

Virtuoso Violinist

On stage, Roddy Chong is recognized for mesmerizing arena-sized crowds around the world. Yet the applause isn’t simply for his notoriety as one of the world’s premier violinists. Roddy also captivates conferences with a different forte – motivation. He helps leaders, teams, organizations and individuals realize their potential to consistently produce encore performances beyond the stage. Roddy shares his own life story, along with the wisdom gleaned from touring with powerhouse artists such as Celine Dion, Shania Twain and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the prominent dignitaries he has met along the way. He covers what he has learned about himself when performing in the crucible of thousands of stages in front of live audiences, and what he has learned from people in the industry – those who have succeeded and those who have failed.

Tuesday, October 25
8:00 am Pacific	Registration / Morning Refreshments / Exhibit Area Open
9:00 am Pacific	Welcome Cottonwood Ballroom Brian Cohen, Vice President, Center for Digital Education
9:05 am Pacific	Opening Remarks Cottonwood Ballroom Emily Marshall, President, Arizona Technology in Education Association
9:15 am Pacific	Keynote – Comfort in the Uncomfortable Cottonwood Ballroom We’ve all heard motivators who tell us to move toward the uncomfortable. In this can’t-miss keynote, musician extraordinaire Roddy Chong takes this concept to a new level by showing us how to play through challenges and create comfort by trusting the right processes. The goal – always – is to set ourselves up for moments of brilliance. We are capable of more than we imagine! Roddy Chong, Virtuoso Violinist
10:15 am Pacific	Break
10:45 am Pacific	Concurrent Sessions 1 1:1 iPads and Accessibility in the Evolving Classroom Mariposa Room As the classroom evolves and the settings, tools and technologies shift to meet student educational needs, how do we address the accessibility of this evolution? Through the lens of Universal Design for Learning, this session will discuss the journey of Flagstaff Unified School District educators and students as 1:1 iPads, accessibility features and unique iPad applications have been deployed to provide accessible solutions for all students to access the content of the evolving classroom. Janis Doneski-Nicol, Assistive Technology Specialist, Flagstaff Unified School District Robopalooza: Building a Robot Library for District Use Ocotillo Room Learn how Gilbert Public Schools built a library of programmable devices to be utilized in any class across the district. This hands-on, interactive session will provide information on creating a programmable library and allow you to engage with some of our favorite robots! Shawn Abele, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Gilbert Public Schools Personalize Professional Learning for Leaders Brittlebush Room Are your meetings getting stale and boring? In this session, you will learn how to jazz up your meetings and professional learning sessions through choice and gamification! Dina Cegelka, Principal, John S. McCain Elementary School, Buckeye Elementary School District Nancy Pratt, Director of Instruction, Buckeye Elementary School District Cyber Attack Outcomes and Key Learnings: One Year After the K-12 Cybersecurity Act Chia Room This presentation will explore how well K-12 IT and education leaders secured their schools and are battling the increasing levels of cyber attacks and functional outcomes. The K-12 Cybersecurity Act was signed on 10/8/2021. CISA was directed to study the issues resulting in attacks like ransomware or denial of service, and develop online training toolkits, playbooks and making improved cyber intelligence available. The presenter will show the status and value provided to date and forecast activities and tactics that will be put into play in the next year. Bob Turner, Field Chief Information Officer for Education, Fortinet
11:45 am Pacific	Lunch Please go through the buffet in the Dining Room and go to Cottonwood Ballroom for seating. The Dining Room seating is reserved for other groups booked at the facility.
12:30 pm Pacific	Lunch & Learn General Session Cottonwood Ballroom One Click Away from Disaster Join us as we take a collaborative journey with our audience and explore four different areas related to securing district networks from the nefarious actions of cybercriminals. This session will dive into what districts are doing to educate their staff and students about cybersecurity awareness, keeping the bad email out, protecting their networks and bringing multi-factor authentication into the K-12 space. Jon Castelhano, Executive Director of Technology, Gilbert Public Schools Scott Haase, Leader of Network Administration, Gilbert Public Schools Ward Heinemann, Leader of System Administration, Gilbert Public Schools Ryan Nelson, Leader of Information Systems, Gilbert Public Schools Ray Rogers, System Administrator Supervisor, Gilbert Public Schools Jim Woods, Project Specialist, Gilbert Public Schools
1:15 pm Pacific	Break
1:30 pm Pacific	Concurrent Sessions 2 Systems and Services: How to Create Expectation and Norms Mariposa Room In this session, we will be discussing how the use of systems has created a culture of service. We will share tips and tricks on how to review and evaluate your current state and steps for determining what systems need to be changed or chucked! Russell Deneault, Director of Information Systems & Technology, Creighton Educational School District Nan Williams, Director of Technology, Balsz Educational School District Journey of a New C-Stem School Larkspur Room Come to this session to learn how John S. McCain III Elementary School implemented its computer science and coding initiatives, K-8. From inception and long-term strategic planning to the end of the year one implementation, you will hear how they started the planning process and how they accomplished their goals. Dina Cegelka, Principal, John S. McCain Elementary School, Buckeye Elementary School District Nancy Pratt, Director of Instruction, Buckeye Elementary School District eSports Security: Keeping Your Students Safe Ocotillo Room Dysart just completed its third year of High School eSports. Dysart’s Network Operations Team will discuss the implementation, support and security challenges. The team will also discuss its solutions to ensure it stays CPA compliant, while also keeping the integrity of its security protocols in a manner that makes the eSports endeavor a successful program that still prioritizes student safety. Robert Jossis, Network Technician, Dysart Schools Alfonso Vasquez, Network Engineer, Dysart Schools Learning with Apple Brittlebush Room Advancing technologies can create new opportunities for better learning experiences. This session will provide an update on Apple’s recent hardware announcements, resources for teaching and learning, as well as updates to deployment and management programs. Karla Benge, Senior Account Executive, Education, Apple Inc. Javier R. Rodriguez, Senior Systems Engineer, Education, Apple Inc. Preventing Ransomware with Defense-in-Depth Best Practices Chia Room School networks continue to be a prime target for ransomware attacks. In 2021 alone, 62 school districts experienced attacks resulting in learning disruptions. It's important that a web filter includes malware security tools to help prevent ransomware. Attend this session to learn about Defense-in-Depth best practices required to protect school networks from ransomware attacks. Paul Hafen, K-12 Cybersecurity Specialist, ContentKeeper Technologies
2:30 pm Pacific	Break
2:45 pm Pacific	Concurrent Sessions 3 Vetting Digital Learning Resources: A Collaborative Approach Ocotillo Room Learn how Flagstaff Unified School District implemented a Digital Learning Resource Committee with stakeholders from several departments and schools. Explore how this committee aims to develop and uphold a process of vetting digital resources for alignment with district strategy, ensure safe and secure access, safeguard student data and serve as good stewards of taxpayer monies. Renda Fisk, Coordinator of Learning, Technology and Innovation, Flagstaff Unified School District Troy Harris, Director of Technology, Flagstaff Unified School District Karina Lungo Jones, Deputy Associate Superintendent, IT Program Engagement, Arizona Department of Education Heather Zeigler, Assistant Director of Learning, Technology and Innovation, Flagstaff Unified School District Scaling Effective Technology Integration: Lessons Learned Mariposa Room In the past few years, Vail School District has had to drastically increase its 1:1 programs and technology integration. Through this, they found hardware and IT issues that had to be addressed while also revealing that just the tech alone isn't enough – staff need to know what to do with what gets handed to them! The speakers will discuss their scaling processes and what they've learned from them, both good and bad. Emily Marshall, Assistant Director of Education Technology, Vail School District Elaine Murphy, Student Achievement Teacher and Site Technology Coordinator, Vail School District Jennifer Porter, Site Technology Coordinator, Vail School District Putting It All Together: Using the TPACK Model and Gradual Release of Responsibility to Create Tech-Rich Integrated Lessons Brittlebush Room This session will focus on using the TPACK and Gradual Release Responsibility Models as the basis for lesson design and then selecting appropriate technology to transform teaching and learning experiences for students. Participants will explore each model and have the opportunity to create a tech-rich learning experience for their students. Laura Combs, Director of Educational Technology, Litchfield Elementary School District Cyber Warranty, Cyber Insurance and Managed Threat Response Chia Room This cybersecurity session is intended to focus on the humanistic and managerial aspects of cybersecurity. As a participant in this session, you will be provided with knowledge surrounding social engineering aspects of cyber attacks, approaches on recovery and industry trends such as understanding differences in cyber warranty vs cyber insurance and managed threat vs self-threat responses, as well as recovery options. James Smith, President, Twotrees Technologies, LLC
3:45 pm Pacific	Adjourn Conference times, agenda and speakers are subject to change.