This year's ITEC Conference will be at the Polk County Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa, from October 16-18, 2011. This conference promises to be exciting with keynote speakers Gary Stager on Monday and Steve Hargadon on Tuesday. However, we cannot have a worthwhile conference without your help! Please consider contributing to the conference by submitting a proposal for a Sunday workshop or a Monday or Tuesday educator breakout session. The success of the conference is because of educators like you who are willing to share your time and knowledge with other Iowa educators.
Sessions and workshops for 2011 will be aligned with the Iowa Core, in five key strands: School Improvement, Technology Infrastructure, Professional Learning, Digital Age Teaching & Learning, and Virtual Schooling/E-learning. Below are listed the various strands and topics. If you have expertise in one or more of these areas, please consider a submission. Also note that we welcome submissions in other educational technology topics. Be sure to include details in your submission; similar titles might have entirely different content.
Lead presenters of sessions will be given a $35.00 discount on the registration fee as a way of thanking you for your generous contribution. Sunday workshop presenters (non-vendors) receive a stipend.
For vendor submissions and other vendor information, please visit our vendor page
Submission for Proposals is now CLOSED.
For questions about sessions contact Keith Lyles at keith.lyles@southeastpolk.org or Lance Wilhelm at lwilhelm@aea11.k12.ia.us.
For questions about workshops contact Andy Crozier at acrozier@gmail.com or Jason Kurth at jason.kurth@southeastpolk.org
Strands for Workshop and Session Submissions:
School Improvement addresses development and articulation of a vision for the role of technology in school improvement, and includes strands such as:
Assessing Technology Integration Programs
Digital-Age School Design
Educational Visions/Planning
Equity Issues
Ethical Issues
Funding
Meeting the NCLB Requirement for 8th Grade Tech Literacy
One-to-One Initiatives
Student Assessment & Data Analysis
Supporting Research for Technology Implementation, School Reform, & Teaching and Learning
Technology Infrastructure focuses on the technology, resources, and policies necessary to build the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning, and administration, and includes such strands as:
Computer Networking, Systems, & Related Issues
Emerging Technologies
Integrated Data Systems
Library/Media Centers
Open Source
Safety & Security Issues
Support & Maintenance
Web Development & Applications
Professional Learning focuses on the development of leaders and the education and accountability of teachers, administrators, and other educators, and includes such strands as:
Achieving the NETS
Administrative Development
Instructional & Administrative Productivity Tools/Resources
Online Professional Development
Professional Development
Student, Teacher, &/or Administrator Leader Preparation
Teacher Education (Preservice & Advanced)
Digital Age Teaching & Learning covers all aspects of technology use in the learning environment, and includes such strands as:
Arts
Computer Science
Computer Use & Skills/ICT/CTE
Differentiated Instruction
Early Childhood/Elementary
English Language Arts
Games, Simulations, and Virtual Environments
Innovative Learning Technologies
Instructional Strategies & Classroom Management
Language Learning (ESL, bilingual)
Laptop Learning/ One-to-One Curriculum
Learning with Mobile Devices
Literacies for the Information/Creativity Age
Mathematics
Music
Multimedia/Video/Digital Storytelling/Newscasting
Other Subject Areas
Podcasting
Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
Project, Challenge, & Problem-Based Curricula
Science
Social Studies
Special Populations/Assistive Technology
Student Assessment of Content Standards
Student Assessment of Technology Standards
Technology Integration
Videoconferencing
Web/Internet/Web 2.0
Virtual Schooling/E-learning covers all aspects of designing, choosing and evaluating, and implementing online courses and e-learning experiences for students and includes such strands as:
Developing/Locating Digital Content/Learning Objects
Distance Learning
Effective Teaching Practices
Evaluating Online Courses
Instructional Design
Standards, including SCORM
Student Assessment
Student Engagement/Collaboration/Support
Virtual Learning Technologies
Virtual School Programs
