Well, here it is again - the big daddy of educational conferences here in the US. The National Educational Computer Conference (NECC), sponsored by ISTE will be in Washington DC from June 28- July 1, 2009. Actually, this is the last year I’ll be able to say that, since starting in 2010, ISTE is changing the name to The ISTE Conference. Not sure I love that, but hey, things change after 30 years!
Lots of exciting things going on at NECC this year!
On the Exhibit Floor - Come by booth 2918 and meet some local TechYES students who are going to be making some photo souvenirs for selected conference attendees right in our booth. If you love politics and technology, don’t miss the fun!
TechYES TLC - Making its nationwide debut at NECC is our new student Technology Literacy Curriculum, TechYES TLC. Completely online and up-to-date, this curriculum gives technology teachers options and guidance to create an engaging, student-centered, project-based learning experience. Access to some revolutionary project planning and classroom tools will be included in the permanent license.
I’ll be meeting with quite a few press and ed tech media folks to talk about what we’ve done with TechYES TLC.
Sessions
- Digital Equity Symposium - one of the roundtable discussions will be led by Dr. Dennis Harper Monday, June 30 8:30AM
- 30 Years Later: The Best Technology Professional Development - Sylvia Martinez, Tuesday, July 1 12:30PM
- Classroom 2.0: What Is Web 2.0’s Role in Schools? ( Steve Hargadon, CoSN/EdTechLive with Darren Draper, David Jakes, Chris Lehman, Julie Lindsay and Sylvia Martinez) Wednesday July 2, 12:30PM
Pre-conference - And once again, the 3rd Annual Constructivist Celebration event on Sunday, June 19 is SOLD OUT! If you were lucky enough to get in when we announced this last month, we’ll see you there for a fabulous day of creativity and constructivism.
So if you are going to be at NECC, be sure to say hello!
Sylvia
