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