Create a culture of character in your classroom, strengthen collegiality, inspire school unity. Guide students to develop 21st Century Skills to become able and responsible citizens. Learn five strategies administrators, educators, families and students use to create an environment where students learn to be smart and choose to be good.

This session discusses the variety of offerings from North TIER/CRSTE online course offerings. Participants took a quick tour of topics and have questions answered.

Geospatial tools offer students the opportunity to build spatial thinking skills and engage with key content across the curriculum. In this session, we'll cover the basics of different tools and demonstrate a wide range of activities that teachers can use in a variety of classes and grade levels. Come learn how to "map a difference".

This presentation explores issues surrounding definitions of "new literacy" practices as they relate to Web 2.0 Instructional Applications tools while drawing on pertinent, emerging research to discuss the value of integrating digital literacy applications in K–12 and higher education classrooms.

Come here the vision and passion for a National Capital Region consortium that brings together the energy, ideas and resources of seven states to create new opportunities for professional growth and achievement.

This keynote examines the effect digital bombardment from constant exposure to digital media has on digital kids in the new digital landscape and considers the profound implications this holds for the future of education. What does the latest neuroscientific and psychological research tell us about the role of intense and frequent experiences on the brain, particularly the young and impressionable brain?

Virginia on iTunes U takes the approach of being curator of great multimedia learning resources. Rather than creating a tremendous amount of new content, we have identified, catalogued and made accessible video and audio content that supports Virginia’s educational needs and helps us move towards anywhere, anytime learning.

This session discusses the variety of offerings from North TIER/CRSTE online course offerings. Participants took a quick tour of topics and have questions answered.

Rock Our World celebrates community building through the integration of science, music, and collaborative technologies. Students share creativity and learning with digital technologies. We will share the excitement of student learning with the global community.

From office audits and shut-down campaigns to network-based power management and greening server rooms, students participating in the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools and Green Campus program have realized major energy and CO2 savings stemming from green computing. Learn about these energy efficient initiatives that could be replicated at any school or campus.