On December 9 at the iHotel and Conference Center, the Executive Leadership Academy will hold The Educational Technology Leadership Summit. The Summit will bring state educational leaders to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to participate in a unique professional learning opportunity on educational technology. The summit is designed for educational administrators and technology experts to share an experience designed to foster in-depth dialogue and provide collaborative and hands-on exposures to new technologies.
Presented by Illinois faculty members, various leaders, and Cisco Systems, the summit will motivate thinking and discussions about exploring and taking advantage of technology to help teachers teach, students learn, and administrators manage educational environments. The interactive format will provoke discussion, both practical and theoretical, and provide a glimpse of new technology systems offered by Cisco Systems. Presentations, discussions, activities, and hands-on demonstrations will address technology integration, instructional strategies to enhance STEM learning, the role of the Internet in education, mobility solutions, and the classroom of the future. During the one-day summit participants will:
Learn about research-based instructional strategies to enhance student learningConnect and network with school district leaders across central and southern IllinoisUnderstand strategies to manage technology integrationLearn strategies to assess organizational climate and readiness for technology transformationExplore cutting-edge educational technologies designed to enhance connectivity and student learning.
To regrister: go.illinois.edu/ELATechSummit15
