WHEN: Monday, December 4, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), 1090 Vermont Ave, NW, 6th Floor
AGENDA:
- Update on DoED Initiatives -- Tim Magner, U.S. Department of Education
- Report on Educational Games -- Henry Kelly, Federation of American Scientists
- Review of Draft NCTET NCLB Technology Principles
- Federal Legislative Update
- Other / Announcements
These and other NCTET Policy Forums provide education technology stakeholders with an opportunity to obtain and share information on key pending government policies, programs and initiatives with impact on technology's integration into teaching and learning. Active participation and discussion by attendees will be encouraged. NCTET legislative meetings are informational only and off the record. In keeping with the Coalition's mission of addressing current issues and potential uses of technology to improve education and training, the Coalition takes no official position on any of the issues raised at NCTET meetings.
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ABOUT NCTET:
The National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) is a nonpartisan organization that examines and supports the use of technology to improve education and training in America. NCTET's board and participants represent education associations, nonprofit organizations, corporations and other interested stakeholders. NCTET organizes policy briefings, conducts institutes, produces white papers and other research documents, and generally serves as a convener of education technology stakeholders. For more information, visit www.nctet.org.
NCTET's events are possible because of the generosity of our 2005 sponsors Adobe, Apple, Atomic Learning, BellSouth, CPSI, Dell, Discovery Education, Essential Skills Classroom Software, ETS, Ignite! Learning, Inspiration Software, Intel, LeapFrog Schoolhouse, Pearson Education, Pilot Online Learning, Plato Learning, Riverdeep, Scantron, Sun Microsystems, and Texas Instruments, and Verizon. If you are interested in joining our sponsors, please contact