Conference

This year's ITEC Conference will be at the Marriott Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, October 10-12, 2010. This conference promises to be exciting with keynote speakers Vickie Davis on Monday and Doug Johnson on Tuesday. 

Sessions and workshops for 2010 will be aligned with the Iowa Core, in five key strands: School Improvement, Technology Infrastructure, Professional Learning, Digital Age Teaching & Learning, and Virtual Schooling/E-learning. 

Strands for Workshops and Sessions

School Improvement addresses development and articulation of a vision for the role of technology in school improvement, and includes strands such as:
Assessing Technology Integration Programs
Digital-Age School Design
Educational Visions/Planning
Equity Issues
Ethical Issues
Funding
Meeting the NCLB Requirement for 8th Grade Tech Literacy
One-to-One Initiatives
Student Assessment & Data Analysis
Supporting Research for Technology Implementation, School Reform, & Teaching and Learning

Technology Infrastructure focuses on the technology, resources, and policies necessary to build the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning, and administration, and includes such strands as:
Computer Networking, Systems, & Related Issues
Emerging Technologies
Integrated Data Systems
Library/Media Centers
Open Source
Safety & Security Issues
Support & Maintenance
Web Development & Applications

Professional Learning focuses on the development of leaders and the education and accountability of teachers, administrators, and other educators, and includes such strands as:
Achieving the NETS
Administrative Development
Instructional & Administrative Productivity Tools/Resources
Online Professional Development
Professional Development
Student, Teacher, &/or Administrator Leader Preparation
Teacher Education (Preservice & Advanced)

Digital Age Teaching & Learning covers all aspects of technology use in the learning environment, and includes such strands as:
Arts
Computer Science
Computer Use & Skills/ICT/CTE
Differentiated Instruction
Early Childhood/Elementary
English Language Arts
Games, Simulations, and Virtual Environments
Innovative Learning Technologies
Instructional Strategies & Classroom Management
Language Learning (ESL, bilingual)
Laptop Learning/ One-to-One Curriculum
Learning with Mobile Devices
Literacies for the Information/Creativity Age
Mathematics
Music
Multimedia/Video/Digital Storytelling/Newscasting
Other Subject Areas
Podcasting
Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
Project, Challenge, & Problem-Based Curricula
Science
Social Studies
Special Populations/Assistive Technology
Student Assessment of Content Standards
Student Assessment of Technology Standards
Technology Integration
Videoconferencing
Web/Internet/Web 2.0

Virtual Schooling/E-learning covers all aspects of designing, choosing and evaluating, and implementing online courses and e-learning experiences for students and includes such strands as:
Developing/Locating Digital Content/Learning Objects
Distance Learning
Effective Teaching Practices
Evaluating Online Courses
Instructional Design
Standards, including SCORM
Student Assessment
Student Engagement/Collaboration/Support
Virtual Learning Technologies
Virtual School Programs