Agenda

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=PRECONFERENCE=

January 25th: 10:00 -- 3:00
Spend the afternoon at Science Leadership Academy. Meetings with teachers, students and administrators to talk about the ideas of School 2.0 and how SLA is working toward that ideal.

January 25th: 5:00 -- 7:00

 * Conference Kick-Off** **@** [|The Franklin Institute:] Tour the museum and see an IMAX show as part of your EduCon 2.0 experience!

=CONFERENCE= Click here for the description of Conversations.

=**Saturday, Jan 26th**= School Reform -- A District View ||
 * 8:30 - 9:15 || Registration / Coffee ||
 * 9:15 - 9:45 || Keynote -- Al Bichner, Deputy CAO - School District of Philadelphia
 * 10:00 - 11:30 || Session 1 ||
 * 11:30 - 12:30 || Cross-Pollination Lunch ||
 * 12:30 - 2:00 || Session 2 ||
 * 2:30 - 4:00 || Session 3 ||
 * 4:00 - 5:00 || Journaling / Reflection Time ||
 * 5:00 - 7:00 || Making Connections: "Philly Classic" Dinner at SLA ||

**Sunday, Jan 27th**
Panelists: Will Richardson, Gary Stager, Joyce Valenza, Sylvia Martinez, David Jakes, Chris Lehmann Moderator: Kristin Hokanson [|EduCon Channel 1] ||
 * 8:30 - 9:00 || Coffee / Conversations ||
 * 9:00 - 10:00 || Future of Learning Panel Discussion: Questions Submitted by Attendees
 * 10:00 - 11:30 || Session 4 ||
 * 11:30 - 12:30 || Cross Pollination Lunch ||
 * 12:30 - 2:00 || Session 5 ||
 * 2:30 - 4:00 || Session 6 ||
 * 4:00 - 4:30 || Journaling / Reflection Time ||
 * 4:30 - 5:00 || Closing Remarks: Chris Lehmann ||



"Planned" Open Rooms:

 * Library:** Take a break, find conversations, relax.
 * Room 307:** XO Alley -- bring your XO and play! (Yes, the XO will work everywhere at SLA, but we thought people might want a gathering space)

Please note: any wikis set up here are optional and at the discretion of the presenter(s).
//*USTREAM RECORDINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE BEING EMBEDED ONTO THE WIKI PAGES AS NOTED//

=**Session 1: Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am**=

//**AVAILABLE RECORDINGS FROM THIS SESSION HAVE BEEN EMBEDED ON THE WIKI PAGES AS NOTED**//
Names: Kevin Jarrett & Sylvia Martinez Affiliation: Northfield Community School / Generation YES Room: 204 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 1]
 * Title: Influence without Authority: Finding the Common Ground to Frame Innovation and Change**

Names: Tom Hoffman Affiliation: SchoolTool Room: 208 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 2]
 * Title: The CES 10 Common Principles & School 2.0**

Names: Marcie Hull & Karina Hirschfield Affilation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 209 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 3]
 * Title: Advisory: The Soul of School**

Names: Jeremiah Patterson Affiliation: Gladstone School District 115 (Oregon) Room: 211 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 4]
 * Title: Little Green Schoolhouse (or School 4.0)**

Names: Matt Baird Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 300 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 5]
 * Title: Technology as Transformation: Using Moodle and Other Tools to Transform Teaching**

Names: Robin Ellis and Darren Draper Affiliation: Quakertown Community SD (Pennsylvania) and Jordan SD (Utah) Room: 301 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 6]
 * Title: Open Professional Development using Social Software**

Names: Jon Amsterdam, Jeanie Mayer, Greg Goldman, Darryl Williams, Julia Sweeney, Greg Windle, Jordan Young Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy / The Franklin Institute / Wireless Philadelphia / iPraxis Room: 308 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 7]
 * Title: Meaningful Mentoring: The Individualized Learning Plan**

Names: Jesse Berg, MSIT, MEd Affiliation: The Visual Leap Room: 311 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 8]
 * Title: Harness Visual Learning for Critical Thinking, Writing, Presenting and Thinking**



AVAILABLE RECORDINGS FROM THIS SESSION HAVE BEEN EMBEDED ON THE WIKI PAGES AS NOTED
Names: Will Richardson Affiliation: Connective Learning Room: 204 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 1]
 * Title: Personal Learning Networks and the Demands of Schooling**

Names: Dennis Richards Affiliation: Falmouth MA Public Schools, MASCD, ASCD Room: 208 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 2]
 * Title: Claiming what we Imagine**

Learning to Teach: First Year Teaching in a Progressive School
Room: 209 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 3]
 * Conversation Facilitator(s)**: Jillian Gierke / Melissa Yarborough / Matt Kay / Kenneth Rochester
 * Affiliation**: Science Leadership Academy

Names: Vinnie Vrotny / David Jakes Affiliation: Director of Academic Technology - North Shore Country Day School Room: 211 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording Local uStream: [|EduCon Channel 4] Remote uStream [|Multi-faceted Refractions]
 * Title: Tearing Down the Walls - Practicing What We Preach**

Names: George Mayo Affiliation: 8th Grade Language Arts -- Silver Spring, MD Room: 300 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 5]
 * Title: Video Conferencing**

Names: Wendy Smith & Brian C. Smith Affiliation: Webster Central Schools & Monroe #1 BOCES Room: 301 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 6]
 * Title: Promoting Open, Reflective Teaching and Learning in Elementary MST**

Names: Ali Rogers Affiliation: The Franklin Institute Room: 308 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 7]
 * Title: Public Partnerships: The Science Leadership Academy and The Franklin Institute**

Names: Arthus Erea Affiliation: Student at Champlain Valley Union High School and owner of MasterMade Room: 311 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 8]
 * Title: We're All Student Teachers**



AVAILABLE RECORDINGS FROM THIS SESSION HAVE BEEN EMBEDED ON THE WIKI PAGES AS NOTED
Names: Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. Affiliation: The Constructivist Consortium/Pepperdine University/District Administration Room: 204 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 1]
 * Title: What Does Good Teaching with Computers Look Like?**

Names: Joyce Valenza, Carolyn Foote, Cathy Nelson Affiliation: Springfield Township High School Virtual Library, Westlake HS Library, Conway MS Room: 208 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 2]
 * Title: Extreme Makeover Library Edition: Learn How to "Pimp" Your Library and Embrace 21st Century Change**

Names: Sharon Peters / Meg Peters Affiliation: LEARN Room: 209 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 3]
 * Title: New Media Literacies for the 21st Century**

media type="custom" key="450053" SESSION CANCELLED
 * Title: Knowledge in a 'one-size-fits-all' classroom**

Names: Chris Lehmann Affiliation: SLA Room: 300 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 5]
 * Title: Building School 2.0 -- New Tools and Dewey's Dream**

Names: Diana Laufenberg Affiliation: Mount Elden Middle School Room: 301 Wiki: [|Click Here] uStream: [|EduCon Channel 6]
 * Title: Authentic Learning**

Names: Matthew N. VanKouwenberg Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 308 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 7]
 * Title: Engineering: The Constructivist Curriculum**

Names: Thomas R. Davidson, Marc Brasof, Resa McMillian Affiliation: Constitution HS, Philadelphia, PA Room: 311 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 8]
 * Title: Student Empowerment: Constitution High School’s Government**



**Title: Sense of Place: Effective Learning Environments**
Names: Gamal D. Sherif Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 204 Wiki: Click Here *** Recording not archived uStream: [|EduCon Channel 1]

Names: Glenn Moses Affiliation: Odyssey Charter High School and mrmoses.org Room: 208 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 2]
 * Title: Social Networking in Schools and with Students**

Names: Joe Bires Affiliation: Marlboro Township School District Room: 209 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 3]
 * Title: Identity and Learning 2.0**

Names: Dr. Ralph E. Swan, Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology/ Pamela Affiliation: Chestnut Hill College Room: 211 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 4]
 * Title: Are we looking closely enough at student experience and motivation?**

Names: Wendy Drexler and Anna Baralt Affiliation: Shorecrest Preparatory School and University of Florida Room: 300 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 5]
 * Title: Join the Teach Web 2.0 Consortium**

Names: Anissa Weinraub & the Playwrites Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 301 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 6]
 * Title: The Collaborative Writing Process and Web 2.0 Tools**

media type="custom" key="451509" //**PLEASE NOTE**:// There were attendees who were interested in this topic and showed up for the session. The students in the room didn't want to "let them down" so they held an impromptu student panel about SLA. The recording of this session is embedded on the wiki below. Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 7]
 * Title: Urban School Reform**
 * SESSION CANCELLED...**

Names: Tracy Rosen Affiliation: Howard S. Billings High School, New Frontiers School Board, Chateauguay, Room: 311 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 8]
 * Title: What About Education Touches Your Soul?**



Session 5: Sunday, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
AVAILABLE RECORDINGS FROM THIS SESSION HAVE BEEN EMBEDED ON THE WIKI PAGES AS NOTED

Names: Sylvia Martinez Affiliation: Generation YES Room: 204 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 1]
 * Title: What is Student Voice?**

Names: Jennifer Wagner Affiliation: Technospud.com Room: 208 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 2]
 * Title: They're Never Too Young To Learn**

Names: Peter Brown / Alison Campbell Affiliation: The School Collaborative / Science Leadership Academy Room: 209 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 3]
 * Title: Cyber-Mentoring: A Case-Study in Action**

Conversation Facilitator(s): Ted Bongiovanni Affiliation: MOUSE Room: 211 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 4]
 * Title: Student Led Technical Support**

Names: [|Tim Stahmer] Affiliation: Fairfax County Public Schools Room: 300 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 5]
 * Title: Access and Safety: Where's the Balance?**

Names: Marcie Hull Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 301 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 6]
 * Title: From Tools to Teaching - Battling Information Overload**

Names: Konrad Glogowski Affiliation: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto Room: 308 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 7]
 * Title: The Dialogic Practitioner: Becoming Teacher 2.0**

Names: Pat Wagner, Jason Levy, David Prinstein Affiliation: A.U.S.S.I.E. consultant; Middle School Principal; Dean of Instruction Room: 311 Wiki: Click Here uStream: [|EduCon Channel 8]
 * Title: A Fly on the Wall**



//AVAILABLE RECORDINGS FROM THIS SESSION HAVE BEEN EMBEDED ON THE WIKI PAGES AS NOTED//
Names: Carolyn Foote Affiliation: Westlake High School Room: 204 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 1]
 * Title: Intellectual Freedom and Internet Filtering**

Names: Gary Stager Affiliation: The Constructivist Consortium / Pepperdine University /District Administration Room: 208 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 2]
 * Title: Yes, All Students Should Learn to Program**

Names: Edwin Wargo Affiliation: Quarter Mile Lane Elementary School Room: 209 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 3]
 * Title: Teacher Technology Adoption**

Names: H. Songhai Affiliation: Hope Charter High School, Philadelphia Room: 211 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 4]
 * Title: Cathedrals of Learning on Your Desktop**

Names: Karen Janowski and Chris Janowski Affiliation: Reading, MA Room: 300 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 5]
 * Title: Success 2.0: Addressing the Unique Needs of Struggling Learners**

Names: Zac Chase with Kristin Hokanson Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 301 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 6]
 * Title: Separate but Equal(ly Driven): Owning Educator Learning through 2.0**

Names: Tim Best, Matt VanKouwenberg, Gamal Sherif Affiliation: Science Leadership Academy Room: 308 Wiki: Click Here for session notes and UStream Session Recording uStream: [|EduCon Channel 7]
 * Title: Constructivism and Inquiry**

Conversation Sessions One of the things we have seen is that more and more presentations are becoming conversations. This conference is going to model "Conversation Sessions" that are interactive and engaging. One possible format: The mini-presentation -- 20-30 minute lectures, with the ability to be Skype/note-chatted, where a speaker takes a position on an issue, explains something, tries to define an idea or just tries to get their head around something. Listeners note-cast the session along with a live audio feed so others can take part. After the lecture, 30-40 minutes conversation where the speaker just joins the conversation around a table, followed by 15-30 minutes where personal reflection takes place. No matter what format these take -- all of these sessions must have participation built in. Click here for a description of Conversation Sessions.

We've got a comfy library and we're not afraid to use it.
 * Blogger Cafe**

This would be more like what we saw at the EBC, where one facilitator ran a conversation for an hour. I think these sessions would work best around ideas where many people felt a level of expertise or previous investment. Goals for sessions like these might be action oriented? If we all are walking in with a lot of expertise, can a good facilitator build consensus toward a goal? Again, if the conversations were an hour long, I'd want to leave time for a half-hour to reflect and write afterwards. (And again, no reason not to have a Snowball mic on the table and make sure that others can take part. In fact, there's every reason to.)
 * Unsessions**

Here's what I want to see more of... specific conversations around pedagogy. Could we have some sessions where folks had agreed to read an article beforehand around constructivist teaching and then had a conversation where we looked at Web 2.0 tools with the specific agenda of looking at how to take the best of progressive pedagogy and apply it to the new world in which we live? Maybe even looking at old language and looking at its limits and where we do and don't need new language? Again... skypecast it, chat it and give time for reflection at the end.
 * Pedagogy Sessions**

It would also be nice to see these discussions of pedagogy lead to more specific suggestions about how to incorporate these ideas into practice; ie, how will I apply this idea to the lesson/unit I'm starting tomorrow. How do I introduce this to students; what does it look like onscreen, and what does my "classroom" (in quotes because you can define it however you want) look like as a result? Perhaps these sessions could be followed by a series of posts/wiki pages where people brainstorm and archive ideas on using these tools in specific lessons.

We'll be offering spaces for folks who went to different sessions to come together and talk about what they've learned.
 * Cross-Pollination Lunch****

Getting outside the Echo Chamber
From John Pederson -- everyone is encouraged to bring one person from outside the "chamber" -- i.e. a student, a teacher, administrator or colleague. From Stephanie Sandifer -- and think about options for "skypecasting" discussions/sessions back home to site team members who can't attend.

[|Conference 2.0 Resources]
From Stephanie Sandifer's Change Agency Blog -- we should definitely think about protocols for making it a productive conversation / c