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National Rural Education Technology Summit Wednesday in D.C.
Contact:
Jim Bradshaw, (202) 401-1576, jim.bradshaw@ed.gov
Event Date 1: July 21, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough will convene a National Rural Education Technology Summit on Wednesday at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. They will be joined by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan and more than 100 rural education and technology experts from 24 states, discussing how technology can be used to overcome the challenges of distance and provide new opportunities in rural schools.
Following is the agenda for Wednesday's summit.
National Rural Education Technology Summit
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 8:30 a.m | Welcome | John White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach U.S., Department of Education |
| 8:35 a.m. | Opening Remarks Followed by Q & A With the Audience | Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education G. Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 9:35 a.m. | “Technology Transforming Learning – My Story” | Zoe Llovet, Student, Florida Virtual School |
| 9:45 a.m | National Education Technology Plan with Q&A | Karen Cator, Director of Education Technology, U.S. Department of Education |
| 10:15 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Overview of Policy Leadership in Rural States Moderator: Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers |
Tom Oster, State Superintendent,
South Dakota June Atkinson, State Superintendent, North Carolina Virginia Barry, Commissioner of Education, New Hampshire |
| 11:30 a.m. | TRANSITION | TO LUNCH |
| 12:00 | WORKING LUNCH AND BREAKOUTS | |
| Breakout 1 | Tim Johnson, Museum of the American Indian, National Education Initiative – Bringing New Content to Classrooms | |
| Breakout 2 | Nancy Proctor, Mobile Strategy & Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution | |
| 1:00 p.m. | TRANSITION | FROM LUNCH TO THE PLENARY |
| 1:15 p.m | ESEA Reauthorization and Ed Tech with Q&A | Carmel Martin, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education |
| 2:00 p.m. | STEM panel with Q&A Moderator: Michael Lach, STEM Policy/Programs, U.S. Department of Education |
Kumar Garg, Policy Analyst,
White House Office of Science & Technology Steve Robinson, White House Domestic Policy Council Maureen Kerr, Director of Education, National Air and Space Museum Janice Earle, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation |
| 2:45 p.m. | BREAK | |
| 3:00 p.m. | “Future of Learning” panel with Q&A” Moderator: Jim Shelton, Assistant Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education |
Julie Young, President & CEO,
Florida Virtual School Rob Lippincott, Senior Vice President, Education PBS Ramona Pierson, Founder & Chief Science Officer, SynapticMash |
| 4:00 p.m. | TRANSITION | ORGANIZE REPORTING OPPORTUNITY |
| 4:20 p.m. | Attendees Report-Out | Speakers Assemble on Stage To Receive/Respond to Feedback |
| 4:50 p.m. | Thanking Our Partners | Smithsonian Institute, AT&T |
| 5:00 p.m. | Closing comments | Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director for Technology, White House Office of Science & Technology |
| 5:15 p.m | THANK YOU & ADJOURN |
Event 1
| Who : |
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski Smithsonian Institution Secretary G. Wayne Clough U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan |
| What : | National Rural Education Technology Summit featuring more than 100 rural superintendents, school leaders, researchers, technology experts and rural education advocates from 24 states |
| When : | 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |
| Where : | Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington |
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