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| Please Note: These half-day seminars are underwritten by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and will be offered at no cost to participants. Priority seating will be given to Superintendents, Curriculum Coordinators, Technology Directors, Special Education Program Coordinators, Student Services Specialists, Professional Development Specialists and District Improvement Experts from Phase Three entities.
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Half-Day Seminar (AM) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
PC-F01 So You Want to Get Started
with SIF?
Laurie Collins, Schools Interoperability Framework
Target Audience: Pre-K, K-8, 9-12,
Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Higher Ed,
Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional
Technologist
Presentation Strands: Infrastructure/Security/Management,
Technology & Ethics, Technology Directions: Issues,
Innovations, Research, Technology Leadership
Session Level: All
A hands-on workshop designed to help you communicate the
rewards of interoperability to key stakeholders; establish
a plan you can follow and build a team that works. Learn
how to leverage your current software investments to
improve data quality, efficiency and save your district
money by using existing applications. Please bring your
laptop. |
PC-F02 Easy eStrategic
Planning!...Not an Oxymoron Anymore
Joan Adams, CAIU/PDE
Target Audience: Administration/School
Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or
Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Policy/Planning/Funding,
Technology Leadership
Session Level: All
Are you an LEA strategic planning committee member? If so,
you’ll want to join PDE and CAIU for this seminar covering
the who, what, when, where, why and how of eStrategic
Planning, as well as the latest eSP tool enhancements
(including a more user-friendly navigation and improved
help text and icons) and the new eSP community on EdHUB. |
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Half-Day Seminar (PM) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
PC-G01 PIMS, Strategies for
Success
Deb Rodrigues, PA Dept of Education
Target Audience: All
Presentation Strands: Policy/Planning/Funding,
Technology & Ethics, Technology Leadership
Session Level: All
Was your first experience with PIMS material for an
Excedrin commercial? Could you use a prescription for a
better experience this year? This session will provide
strategies, practices and helpful hints that will make
your PIMS submissions less painful. Colleen Shearburn will
co- present, providing an LEA perspective. |
PC-G02 E-rate Audits: Are You
Prepared?
Julie Tritt-Schell, PA Dept of Education
Target Audience: K-8, 9-12, Administration/School
Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or
Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Policy/Planning/Funding,
Technology & Ethics, Technology Leadership
Session Level: All
E-rate Audits have increased dramatically and deal with
not only E-rate disbursements, but whether your
organization is in full compliance with all E-rate rules
and procedures. This presentation will cover what to
expect during an audit, what documentation you will need
to produce, what steps you need to take now to ensure you
are complying with program rules, and how to deal with a
negative audit finding. |
PC-G03 ISTE's NETS*A Refresh and
Pennsylvania
Lynn Nolan, Don Knezek, ISTE
Target Audience: Administration/School
Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or
Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Standards /NCLB, Technology
Leadership
Session Level: All
Across the country, groups interested in technology in
education have taken the cue from ISTE to discuss the
National Educational Technology Standards for
Administrators, and provide input to update them. In this
session, ISTE leadership will present these preliminary
results and request your feedback as well as your ideas
for NETS*A in PA. |
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