The 14th annual Educational Technology
Leadership Conference will take place at the Hotel
Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke,
Virginia.
Virginia's Educational Technology Leadership
Conference once again brings technology leaders to an
event that inspires, informs, and provokes
discussion.
The
Educational Technology Leadership Conference is designed
to provide a forum for individuals who are responsible
for the planning, coordination, and implementation of
educational media and technology programs. Coordinators
of instructional technology, library media, distance
learning, instructional television, and instructional
computing applications continue to find this event a
valuable source of information and innovative ideas.
Division superintendents, curriculum coordinators, staff
development specialists, administrative computing
specialists, university teacher education professionals,
and telecommunication professionals benefit from the
program and contact with colleagues from across the
Commonwealth.
The
2008 conference continues to provide a wealth of
presentations designed to align with and explore the
goals and objectives of the five major components of
Virginia's long-range educational technology plan:
integration, professional development, connectivity,
educational applications, and accountability.
Added to the program are special sessions
that focus on educational gaming and emerging technologies. These sessions will
assist school divisions as they consider safe and productive uses of new educational technologies while developing policies to ensure educationally sound uses of these technologies.
Additionally, sessions reporting the experiences of school leaders in the
integration of Internet safety within the division's
instructional program will be included in the program
this year.
Virginia's Educational Technology Leadership
Conference promises opportunities to explore new
technologies, establish new contacts, and review trends
and issues related to the effective integration of
technology in Virginia's classroom. This key event will
be an invaluable experience for technology leaders
charged with planning and implementing technology in
Virginia's schools.
