Hal Davidson -
Bio
Where The Digital Heart Is: Bringing the
Human Face to Technology
For
thirty years, students labored hard to bring moving images and human faces
into their projects. It was their most powerful tool because the brain
responds best to the terabits of information in a human face and the
infinitely nuanced levels of the human voice. Now, with the advent of
desktop digital image technology, most students have access to this
transformative tool. Follow with a veteran the thirty-year path from film
to Internet 2 with classroom examples and state-of-the-art work from
today’s K-12 schools. What the early practitioners suspected (and
politicians and opinion makers have always known) is proving true: media
brings the heart of technology. Learn what technology should mean for your
students today and what a commitment to some simple truths can mean to
education tomorrow.
THURSDAY, NOV. 13th, 8:30 to 9:30
Dr. Douglas Reeves - Bio
Standards Are Not Enough: Essential
Transformations for Successful Schools
In
this thought-provoking and fast-paced seminar, Dr. Reeves presents the
latest research on student achievement, leadership strategies, and
effective teaching practices. “The path to student success is not mindless
test prep,” Dr. Reeves argues, “but thinking, reasoning, analysis, and,
most importantly, writing.” With specific applications to the
participants’ state testing and academic standards, Dr. Reeves also
considers the concept of “Power Standards,” helping educators and school
leaders identify the most important things for students to know and be
able to do. In addition, he addresses issues involving student grading,
administrator evaluation, differentiated instruction, and other challenges
that all schools must face on a daily basis.
November
12 & 13, 2003... Connecting a Community of Learners
For
thirty years, students labored hard to bring moving images and human faces
into their projects. It was their most powerful tool because the brain
responds best to the terabits of information in a human face and the
infinitely nuanced levels of the human voice. Now, with the advent of
desktop digital image technology, most students have access to this
transformative tool. Follow with a veteran the thirty-year path from film
to Internet 2 with classroom examples and state-of-the-art work from
today’s K-12 schools. What the early practitioners suspected (and
politicians and opinion makers have always known) is proving true: media
brings the heart of technology. Learn what technology should mean for your
students today and what a commitment to some simple truths can mean to
education tomorrow.
In
this thought-provoking and fast-paced seminar, Dr. Reeves presents the
latest research on student achievement, leadership strategies, and
effective teaching practices. “The path to student success is not mindless
test prep,” Dr. Reeves argues, “but thinking, reasoning, analysis, and,
most importantly, writing.” With specific applications to the
participants’ state testing and academic standards, Dr. Reeves also
considers the concept of “Power Standards,” helping educators and school
leaders identify the most important things for students to know and be
able to do. In addition, he addresses issues involving student grading,
administrator evaluation, differentiated instruction, and other challenges
that all schools must face on a daily basis.
