Name: CDE AGENDA 051018
Start: 2018-05-10T08:00
Location: Omaha Marriott

Overview

Large school districts face unique challenges as they integrate technology. This gathering creates an opportunity for attendees to hear from peers, learn from industry participants and discover best practices to share and implement in their own districts.

CIOs, CTOs and directors of academics from the nation’s largest K-12 school districts are invited to spend one and a half days together discussing topics suggested by participants in advance of the event. CIOs and CTOs from districts with 30,000 students or more come together to participate in roundtable conversations around relevant edtech and IT topics. The agenda includes ample time to network.

The Summit is produced by the Center for Digital Education, a national research and advisory institute specializing in K-12 education technology trends, policy and funding. The Center presents this event, in collaboration with CoSN, to support networking and help establish partnerships among the education leadership community. We are happy to host our 2018 event with the Omaha Public Schools.

This is an invitation-only event.

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Agenda

Thursday, May 10
8:00 am Mountain	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am Mountain	Welcome and Introductions Dr. Kecia Ray, Executive Director, Center for Digital Education
9:45 am Mountain	Hot Topics Roundtable: Cloud, Security, Interoperability, Digital Content, Learning Environments, Faculty and Staff Development Each participant will select a topic of interest and be part of a 45-minute conversation on the topic.
10:30 am Mountain	Hot Topics Roundtable: Cloud, Security, Interoperability, Digital Content, Learning Environments, Faculty and Staff Development Each participant will select a topic of interest and be part of a 45-minute conversation on the topic.
11:15 am Mountain	Lunch
12:15 pm Mountain	Digital Districts Panel Conducted in partnership with the National School Boards Association, the Digital School Districts Survey and awards program highlights exemplary school boards’ and districts’ use of technology to govern the district, communicate with students, parents and the community and improve district operations, teaching and learning. Hear from some of the 2017-18 winners who will present their submissions. Monika Davis, Director of Virtual Learning, DeKalb County School District, GA James Lunsford, Director of Information Technology, Richmond County School System, VA Rose Powell, Executive Director of Technology Services, Bibb County School District, GA Monica Radcliff, Director of Instructional Technology, Bibb County School District, GA
1:15 pm Mountain	Digital Districts Roundtable Small groups with the panelists leading group conversations.
2:15 pm Mountain	Omaha Public Schools Panel Rob Dickson, Executive Director of Information Management Systems, Omaha Public Schools, NE
3:15 pm Mountain	Break
3:30 pm Mountain	Tour Omaha Public School’s Mobile Learning Unit Omaha Public School’s Mobile Learning Unit was created to address issues of digital equity in the North Omaha area. Anchored on a powerful district vision and community partnerships, this innovative initiative targets high poverty neighborhoods and schools. The goal is to use a whole-community approach to bring high-technology learning and digital citizenship skills to students and their families. The district wants more than merely high-quality internet access and devices for families. They want to build the knowledge and skills necessary to address the complex community challenges in today’s digital age.
5:15 pm Mountain	Meet in Lobby The restaurant is just across from the hotel.
5:30 pm Mountain	Dinner Fleming’s 140 Regency Parkway Omaha, NE 68114

Friday, May 11
7:30 am Mountain	Breakfast
8:00 am Mountain	Securing Your Schools Team CDE shares insights from upcoming handbook on physical and cybersecurity. Dr. Kecia Ray, Executive Director, Center for Digital Education
9:30 am Mountain	Hot Topics Roundtable: Cloud, Security, Interoperability, Digital Content, Learning Environments, Faculty and Staff Development Each participant will select a topic of interest and be part of a 45-minute conversation on the topic.
10:15 am Mountain	Break
10:30 am Mountain	Hot Topics Roundtable: Cloud, Security, Interoperability, Digital Content, Learning Environments, Faculty and Staff Development Each participant will select a topic of interest and be part of a 45-minute conversation on the topic.
11:15 am Mountain	Social Media and Community Engagement Discussion Districts across the country are using social media to increase community and parent engagement, but how do we know if it is working? During this discussion, we will ask questions about why and how we are using social media and what it means for policy implications. Keith Krueger, Chief Executive Officer, Consortium for School Networking Dr. Kecia Ray, Executive Director, Center for Digital Education
12:00 pm Mountain	Adjourn / Box Lunch Conference times, agenda and speakers are subject to change.