12th ANNUAL!
TechEd International Conference & Exposition
Inspiring the Vision
PRESENTATION PARAMETERS...
Mark your calendar and plan your budget to present at TechEd 2007!
TechEd is looking for educators to share their current methods, best practices, valuable ideas and experience for the continued uses of technology in education, and innovative teaching and learning practices. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of education.
IMPORTANT: Please carefully read over the topic descriptions, presentation formats and target audience information below. It is extremely important that your presentation clearly address the topic and intended audience you have selected.
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Submission Process
Points on Submitting a Good Proposal
What Equipment/Technology TechEd Provides
Presenters per Session
Evaluation Process
Compensation
TechEd Registration
Dates to Remember
Presentation Formats
Intended Audience
Session Topics and Descriptions
Submission Process
Submit your application to present via the online submission form (see link below). Once submitted, you will receive an email within in one week as confirmation of our receipt of your submission.
Points on Submitting a Good Proposal
 Write a summarizing session description and include the following:
o Accurate and truthful description; if selected to speak, you will be required to present on the session description submitted. No changes to the topic or main presenter are allowed.
o Who will benefit from attending your session
o Expected outcomes
Spelling and grammar check! What you submit is what will go online and in the printed event program, and will be representative of your knowledge, skills and experience.
For corporate proposals: Attendees do not want to sit through an obvious sales pitch, they want real, useable information and instruction. Include educators from client institutions who use your product as a co-presenter(s), or at a minimum, reference them in your presentation content to illustrate the legitimate benefits of your product.
What Equipment/Technology TechEd Provides
Lecture rooms will have a data projector, screen and Internet connection (computers must be provided by speaker. TechEd does not provide lecture room computers).
Hands-on-lab rooms will have 20 computers for attendees and one for the presenter. Any additional equipment is the responsibility of the presenter.
Roundtable sessions will not have electricity or Internet connection; battery operated laptops are suggested.
Poster Sessions will have Internet and electricity available for presenters, as well as a traditional poster board. Electronic Poster (ePoster) Sessions are encouraged.
Other peripheral devices such as scanners, cameras, computer or specialized hardware are the responsibility of the presenter.
Presenters per Session
For non-corporate sessions, the primary presenter MUST be a current educator at an educational institution. A session may be presented by any number of people; however, due to space limitations, only the primary presenter and two co-presenters will be listed in the printed event program, and only the primary presenter will be listed online. For corporate presenters: you are strongly encouraged to include an educator from a client institution as a co-presenter.
Evaluation Process
All proposals are reviewed and scored by the TechEd Advisory Committee, consisting of K-20 educators. Scoring is based on:
Concise and well-written description that includes who will benefit and
the outcome(s) of session
Relevancy to the respective theme
Presenter(s) knowledge & experience
Dynamic, innovative, fresh content
Compensation
Neither honoraria nor expenses will be paid to educator or corporate presenters.
Primary presenter will receive complimentary, regular conference registration.
Co-presenters must register and pay the appropriate registration fee.
Corporate submissions for most sessions require a presentation fee. Please note, contracted exhibitors and sponsors are given first priority for acceptance of corporate submissions.
TechEd Registration
TechEd is pleased to provide a complimentary, regular conference registration for the accepted primary presenter. Co-presenters MUST register and pay conference fees.
Dates to Remember
11.03.06 Acceptance/decline letter sent via email
11.10.06 Receipt of signed presenter acceptance
01.27.07 Confirmation email with session details
03.10.07 Final reminder/conference details email
03.25.07 TechEd Pre-conference begins
03.26.07 thru
03.28.07 TechEd Conference
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Concurrent Session
Your successful technology case, application, program or practice within an educational institution or across several institutions in 60-minute sessions. Present on your own or with a collaborative team or panel of colleagues. Some Concurrent Sessions containing highly-relevant material may be repeated throughout the conference.
Corporate Solutions Session
These special vendor sessions will provide attendees the opportunity to hear about your exciting technology solutions. Each 60-minute session will showcase your company's newest products and services in a classroom environment.
Hands-on Computer Lab (MAC and PC platforms)
Hands-on Computer Labs are one of the most popular TechEd session formats. These 60-minute sessions emphasize software training and the opportunity to gain a better understanding of how different types of technology can be used to enhance education. Please note: Software must be provided by the presenter in advance to be pre-installed on computers.
Pre-conference Workshop
Share your experience with effective uses of technology in the classroom in these intensive three- and six-hour interactive and activity-based sessions. Please note: Software must be provided by the presenter in advance to be pre-installed on computers.
Poster Session
Communicate your research or teaching solution through a visually pleasing presentation on the exhibit floor. In an open environment, Poster Sessions allow for short presentations throughout a 2-hour period primarily through the use of graphs, diagrams, pictures, data and narrative text on your laptop (aka ePoster) or traditional bulletin board. As they move freely from poster to poster, attendees are able to study information and discuss it with presenters one-on-one. TechEd provides a table, chair, electricity, Internet connectivity and a 4’X6' bulletin board for each poster presenter.
Roundtable Session
Facilitate substantive discussions or small group activities relating to key issues and topics in 60-minute sessions. Roundtables allow up to 2 presenters to engage participants in intensive conversation in an informal roundtable setting within the exhibit hall. Presenters may use battery-operated laptops for visual emphasis. Please note: Roundtables cannot accommodate equipment other than a battery operated laptop provided by the presenter; Internet connectivity will not be provided.
Special Interest Symposium
Special Interest Symposiums are 90-minute sessions, delving into a specific topic of interest. You and your panel of speakers will present a topic relevant to the effective use of education technology while offering participants a highly interactive experience. This is a perfect format in which to offer differing opinions for debate.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Technology Competency Level
o Beginner
o Intermediate
o Advanced, or
o All Competency Levels
Educational Level (Public and Private)
o K-12
o Community and 2-year College
o University and 4-year College, or
o All Educational Levels
Position Category
o Teacher/Faculty
o Support Staff
o Administrator/Manager
o Technical Staff, or
o All Position Categories
SESSION TOPICS & DESCRIPTIONS
Session Topics (Click on topic to read description)
Behind the Scenes: Administrative Technologies - NEW!
Conquering the Digital Divide - NEW!
Creative Funding Strategies
Cutting Edge: Web Strands - NEW!
Digital Media & Resources: Harnessing the Power
eLearning
Interactive & Collaborative Learning Communities - NEW!
Mobile Learning - NEW!
NICE: New, Inspiring, Creative & Educational - NEW!
Standards-Based Assessment & Learning
Workforce Education
Session Descriptions
Behind the Scenes: Administrative Technologies - NEW!
Core Issue
Too often, schools, colleges and universities venture into learning technologies with insufficient planning, coordination, or prioritization. This conference topic will examine how campuses can successfully administer the integration of information & instructional technologies into their institutions and academic programs. Other areas of this topic include planning and implementation of classroom and institution-wide technology solutions, as well as merging existing technologies with newly purchased hardware and software.
Conquering the Digital Divide - NEW! (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
The purpose of this topic is to stimulate dialogue about and share proven technologies to narrow the digital divide. The ongoing digital divide spans across all disadvantaged communities. This topic will cover the unique issues associated with communities of color, the economically disadvantaged, and individuals with disabilities. Examining projects and initiatives that have made an impact in the growing problems associated with disadvantaged communities and economic inclusion in a knowledge-based and digital society. The sophistication of technology has made many tasks easier for some while at the same time creating barriers for others.
Creative Funding Strategies (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Even though funding for education technology has never been abundant, schools and districts have found ways to pay for technology purchases and training. This is not the case today. Consequently, a new wave of innovation has swept through educational institutions, guided by those who would not take ‘no’ for an answer. School-business partnerships with technology companies such as Apple and local community foundations have spurred on initiatives to help schools create ways to increase technology at the sites. To enhance education, K-12 schools must provide classrooms with advanced learning applications. They must stretch limited budgets, meeting their goals with the greatest economy.
Cutting Edge: Web Strands - NEW! (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Drop in, but don't get caught, to see whither goes the Web. What stimulating and powerful directions are teachers and students discovering along its strands? Are Web communications, searchable archives, Internet 2, blogs, podcasts, RSS/xml feeds, GIS/GPS, internet cell phones, and streaming-media E-merging as useful resources for learning? What trends are Web developers pioneering that will either pull the strands together or weave new patterns? What roles are educators and students playing in setting those trends? Grasp the strands, capture their leads, and see how they can support teaching and emphasize learning among today's Web-savvy students.
Digital Media & Resources: Harnessing the Power (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Interactive multimedia presentations created for instructional purposes promise to enrich every learning environment, whether in the classroom or library, integrated into online courses or on the Web. In addition to leveraging multimedia resources for library instruction, libraries can also play and important role for instructors as content providers and repositories of instructional media. This topic covers digital media development or discovery, delivery, and use of digital media, effective integration of media elements into the curriculum, and the use of popular media techniques such as animation, gaming, digital video, streaming media, CD/DVD creation, and digital imaging/photography.
eLearning (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
eLearning uses computers and computer networks to deliver training and education. Whether completely online, hybrid/blended or web-enhanced, eLearning is revolutionizing the roles of time and place in education by providing increased flexibility of learning options for instructors and students. More than any previous education technology, eLearning is transforming both the academic and training worlds by allowing us to create, deliver, and facilitate learning any time, anywhere. eLearning can individualize instruction, enhance the formation and operation of communities of learning and practice, and allow almost instantaneous editing, publishing, evaluation and communication anywhere in the world. Since its debut, eLearning has become much more visible in education such that the exchange of ideas, presentation of case studies and best practices are more important than ever for its continued development.
Interactive & Collaborative Learning Communities - NEW! (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Instructors and students are creatively using computer technologies to expand the boundaries of the traditional classroom. This conference topic focuses on projects, strategies, resources, partnerships, and methods that take learning beyond the boundaries of the classroom. This involves interactive teaching, mentoring, tutoring and other collaborative activities that create a unique sense of students and educators working together. Examples of such efforts include national online tutoring projects and technology-equipped vehicles that take computers into impoverished areas.
Mobile Learning - NEW! (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Students and teachers are rapidly becoming more mobile, and teaching is changing to follow. This conference theme focuses on the mobile technologies and teaching methods that can facilitate mLearning anywhere. Wireless computing, laptops, PDAs, iPods, mp3 players, IM/TM, camera phones, blogs, podcasts, wikis, and other distance learning tools facilitate communication between students and teachers. These sessions deal with how communication, collaboration, and mobile technologies reflect the increasing ability to provide learning anywhere.
NICE: New, Inspiring, Creative & Educational - NEW! (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
Devices, gadgets, peripherals, software, resources, tips & tricks, sly & silly - all things that make instruction and learning easier, more effective, fun, and exciting. Have a vision of the future - share it. What is your personal 'silver bullet' in teaching? Tell us the 'secret code' that reveals your success. This topic is about more than just the technology, it is also about the human factor that make these technologies useful and effective. Such factors may include the psychological, social, organizational, and cultural barriers to the actual adoption or implementation of that which is New, Inspiring, Creative & Educational.
Standards-Based Assessment & Learning (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
The “No Child Left behind Act” requires states to have annual assessments in place in reading and mathematics for all students in grades three through eight by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, with science assessments added by the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. Only a handful of states currently administer standards- based tests in both subjects across grades three through eight, setting an unprecedented opportunity for states to enhance the participation of all students to meet high standards as they build and improve their assessment systems. Successful integration of technology into the teaching learning process that is standard-based will give students life experiences that will bridge the gap to the workplace of tomorrow.
Workforce Education (Back to topic listing)
Core Issue
There is an unmet need for qualified workers in today’s global economy. The ultimate goal of this topic is to facilitate the seamless delivery of workforce education & development through all levels of education and industry with a focus on technology’s role in the process of developing skilled workers suitably equipped to tackle the digital world. To achieve this, this topic acts as a platform for discussion on how to enhance workforce and economic development, increase the supply of skilled workers, and to administer a system of career ladders that provide economic opportunity for all citizens. Presentations on this topic will offer information vital to our understanding of effective practices, how to further these approaches, and methods of leveraging resources from both within and outside of the educational system and establishing collaborative local and regional efforts.
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