Connected Learning in the Digital Age: Improving American Education Through Technology

Connected Learning in the Digital Age: Improving American Education Through Technology

Annenberg
September 10, 2013
8:30 am
http://www.sunnylands.org/page/436/education-technology-summit/parent:10

Webcast: http://sunnylands.org/news/view/432

Agenda

8:30 a.m.
WELCOME

• Geoffrey Cowan, president, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands

8:40 a.m.
FINDINGS OF THE LEAD COMMISSION

• Steve Case, chairman & CEO, Revolution
• James Coulter, LEAD commissioner; founding partner, TPG Capital
• James Steyer, LEAD commissioner; founder & CEO, Common Sense Media
• Moderator: Chelsea Clinton, board member, Common Sense Media

9:30 a.m.
THE CONNECTED INITIATIVE: A CONVERSATION WITH GENE SPERLING

• Gene Sperling, director, National Economic Council and assistant to the President

10:00 a.m.
STATE OF BLENDED LEARNING IN AMERICA’S SCHOOLS

• Judy Burton, president & CEO, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
• Mark Edwards, superintendent, Mooresville Graded School District and 2013 National Superintendent of the Year
• Joel Klein, CEO, Amplify; former chancellor, NYC Department of Education
• Bob Wise, president, Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia
• Moderator: Ted Mitchell, president & CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund

11:00 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m.
CONNECTING AMERICA’S SCHOOLS

• Mignon Clyburn, acting chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission
• John Bailey, executive director, Digital Learning Now!
• David Cohen, executive vice president, Comcast
• Janet Davis, Education strategy, product & sales support, Verizon
• Evan Marwell, CEO & co-founder, EducationSuperHighway
• Rob Shanahan, president & CEO, Lightower Fiber Networks
• Moderator: Julius Genachowski, senior fellow, Aspen Institute; former chair, Federal Communications Commission

12:15 p.m.
Break/Lunch Pick Up

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
CONCURRENT WORKING SESSIONS:

DIGITAL LEARNING CONTENT: EVALUATING WHAT WORKS

• Bill Goodwyn, president, Discovery Education
• Susan Crown, chairman and founder SCE
• Maria Klawe, president, Harvey Mudd College, and leader Sunnylands Math Strategy Group
• Doug Levin, executive director, State Educational Technology Directors Association
• Lillian Lowery, superintendent, Maryland State Department of Education
• John Mighton, founder, JUMP Math
• Moderator: Linda Burch, chief education & strategy officer, Common Sense Media

PREPARING TEACHERS FOR THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM

• Richard Culatta, director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
• John Manahan, regional director, Rocketship Education
• Kyle Morean, technology and media literacy teacher, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
• Tom Stritikus, dean, University of Washington College of Education
• Eric Westendorf, co-founder, LearnZillion
• Moderator: Katherine Bradley, president, CityBridge Foundation

1:30 p.m.
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY 2.0

• Jessica Rosenworcel, commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
• Jim Shelton, acting deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Education
• Moderator: James Steyer, LEAD commissioner; founder & CEO, Common Sense Media

2:00 p.m.
HOW CAN POLICY ACCELERATE THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY MARKET?

• United States Representative John Delaney (D-Maryland)
• Tom Luna, superintendent, Idaho Sate Department of Education
• Jeff Mao, learning technology policy director, State of Maine
• Moderator: James Coulter, LEAD commissioner; founding partner, TPG Capital

2:45 p.m.
NEXT STEPS: ADVANCING THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AGENDA

• James Coulter, LEAD commissioner; founding partner, TPG Capital
• James Steyer, LEAD commissioner; founder & CEO, Common Sense Media

3:00 p.m.
Adjourn