Leadership: Awards, Events, and Planning

Technology in Learning Leadership Award
Goes to Diana Paradise

CTAP Region 5's own Diana Paradise will be this year's recipient of the 2009 Computer Using Educator's Technology in Learning Leadership Award (TILL). The award recognizes local, state, and national leaders in educational technology for their contributions to advancing CUE's mission. Diana will receive the award at the annual CUE Conference in Palm Springs. Congratulations, Diana!


Leadership Foundation Institute Seminar Set for Feb 25

CTAP Region 5's fifth annual Leadership Foundation Institute ran Jan 27-29 with about 20 regional district/site technology leaders. Are you a member of the Leadership Institute? If you have attended any of the 3-day institutes over the past 5 years, the answer is "Yes."

Please join us - and the new cohort group - on Wednesday, Jan 25, for a one-day seminar at the Monterey County Office of Education in Salinas. Our agenda will have two strands: One with an in-depth focus on podcasting and the other on blogs/wikis - all with a curricular focus.
Click here to register now.


Interactive Whiteboard
Demo Day Follow-up

District technology and purchasing leaders from 15 districts joined CTAP Region 5 at Santa Clara County Office of Education to see four interactive whiteboards vendors in action. SmartTechnology, Promethean, Mimio, and eInstruction/Interwrite gave the group great demonstrations...and a lot to think about.

As a follow up to this event, we hope to support District efforts with any or all of the following:
- Demo Days for other types of products, like document cameras
- School visits to see equipment in action in the classroom
- Professional development and training on new equipment, as a follow-up to what vendors themselves provide

Would YOU be interested in any of this support? Please email me, and let me know your interests. We'll plan CTAP 5's spring, summer, and early fall product events accordingly.


Digital Media Academy Sets Dates and "Sets Sail"

The Digital Media Academy is a nationally-recognized organization that offers a range of digital media "camps" for kids, teens, and adults alike. These summer programs are hosted at 18 different universities nation-wide, plus the company is setting dates for a digital media cruise. The group got its start at Stanford and still hosts several weeks on that campus each summer.

Look for CTAP 5 to partner with DMA during the summer. After teachers get a great boot camp in digital media, CTAP 5 will help them embed what they've learned into their curriculum and instructional practice. Click here to check out DMA, and we'll send more information out about CTAP dates later this spring.


Planning Underway
for CTAP Summer Institutes
The CTAP 5 staff has targeted two summer "windows" to offer topical institutes for teachers and administrators. We will offer a series of 2, 3, or 5-day seminars the last two weeks in June (June 15-26) and first two weeks in August (Aug 3-14). More news about specific topics and dates will be publicized soon, but look for content around technology support for English Language Learners, an Administrator Academy, interactive whiteboards and tablets, and media-rich content for the classroom. To assist our planning, email me, if you have a topic to suggest.


Technology Conferences Reminders
Silicon Valley CUE Technology Conference
Harker School, 500 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA
Saturday, February 28, 8 am - 3 pm
Join colleagues at this local CUE event which features concurrent sessions, hands-on workshops, exhibitors, and vendors. Early registration runs through February 14 and costs $30 for SV CUE members and $35 for non-members. Fees go up $10 after Feb 14.
Click here for more information and to register.

Annual CUE Conference
Palm Springs, CA
March 5-7
For almost 30 years, technology-using educators have been meeting at the CUE Conferences to advance student achievement at all levels of education and to address the use of Education Technology in instruction, administration, curriculum and management. This year's keynote speakers are Dr. Robert Marzano and Peter H. Reynolds. Click here for more information and to register.

7th Annual Academic Success for English Learners & Migrant Students
One Day Institute
Santa Clara County Office of Education
March 7
This year's conference will continue to focus on research-based practices that support English learners and migrant students to develop the academic language skills required for their overall academic success. Keynote speaker: Dr. Douglas Fisher, Professor, San Diego State University. Plus breakout sessions. Click here for more information and to register.


TechToolkit
For Teachers & Students:
Calisphere - A World of Primary Resources
Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history.
System Requirements: Web-based, platform independent
Cost: Free / Click here to access

For Administrators:
Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL)
TICAL is the one-stop, technology information portal for school administrators, by school administrators. TICAL's mission? To help K-12 administrators provided informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.
System Requirements: Web-based, platform independent
Cost: Free / Click here to access

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