The phrase, “A dollar only gets spent once,” is not only true, but at the heart of a school technology leader’s priorities. LearnPlatform is a complete edtech management platform designed to improve efficiencies in the discovery, evaluation, procurement, and analysis of edtech products, all of which are available to you as an ATLIS member benefit. This interactive session will focus on collaboration and information-sharing features available to you as a part of your ATLIS membership, with a focus on: In-Network Data Sharing, EdTech Price Transparency Reports, Member Engagement & Information Requests, Direct to Provider Feedback and Points & Rewards for Incentivization.
LearnPlatform is the edtech effectiveness system used by districts and states to continuously improve the safety, equity and effectiveness of their education technology.The real costs of an ineffective edtech ecosystem have never been higher for districts; declining enrollment, teacher... Read More →
Monday April 24, 2017 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Terrace B
Can a technology and library staff merge without it feeling like trying to mix oil and water? This session will examine managing the personalities of a merged library, educational technology, and information technology staff. We will consider strategies that seek to understand different personalities that exist in these jobs. We'll explore how leaders can create rhythms aimed at fostering connection and developing united goals. We will also reflect on case studies.
Technology Leaders are invited to join us for a conversation focusing on IT industry professionals who have and will transition to independent schools. While backgrounds of those who rose up through the education sector are different than those who rose up through the industry sector, there are many opportunities to leverage the industry perspective within a school community once you understand each other’s perspectives. Anne and Tye will share their stories about how they transitioned from industry to Independent Schools – you will learn that while Anne and Tye’s paths are different, they share a common thread of their desire to use their professional expertise through purposeful, fulfilling work in support of education in their communities. Anne and Tye will also share IT industry best practices they have implemented in their school communities and talk through how you, as IT Leaders, can best recruit, retain and support people who are looking to transition from industry to independent schools.
2nd-year attendee and presenter looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues and friends at the best conference of the year! Let's learn together and help change the world through education!
Online professional learning (PL) should be meaningful, relevant, and spark growth. Using a competency-based approach to PL, this interactive workshop will explore how to leverage technology to design spaces that are driven by collaboration, coaching, and community. Working together, participants will choose a PL goal around coaching and community building, and be invited to join a backchannel to put their goal into action.
Director of Information Support Services, The Blake School
David Boxer has more than seventeen years of experience in the educational technology field, including service as a classroom teacher, curriculum developer and staff developer. He now serves as the Director of Information Support Services at The Blake School in Minneapolis, MN... Read More →
Professional Learning Experience Coordinator; Instructional Designer, GOA
Kristin is the Professional Learning Experience Coordinator and an Instructional Designer at GOA. She spent most of her career in Washington, DC teaching and coaching teachers in public, independent, and higher-ed schools. Now in Seattle, she's found her home both in work and in life... Read More →
As a technology integrator and instructional coach, Jamey takes a highly personalized approach when designing learning experiences with teachers. Her goal is to understand the teacher's instructional aspirations and frustrations, then support the teacher in exploring new learning... Read More →
Monday April 24, 2017 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Studio 4
This session is for leaders who need strategies for getting their teams to be mission-driven rather than remaining stuck at the procedural operations level. Too many schools fail to leverage the strategic importance of technology despite its critical importance to the sustainability of the school. Attendees will be led through an exercise to design a departmental mission statement that is a natural extension of school’s mission. Participants will then learn techniques to ensure that the departmental mission serves as a guide for making complex decisions. By constructing a unified vision of how technology should function to support the mission of the school, administrators will begin to look at decisions about technology with a new perspective. With clarity of vision, leaders can facilitate and foster innovative and sustainable learning practices, remove barriers that focus on control, and empower educators and learners alike.
Sarah has been involved in independent school technology and education for more than 20 years, at Greensboro Day School, Cannon School and Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh, NC. She’s served as a classroom teacher, a technology director, and an academic dean and has worked as a consultant... Read More →
As the technology landscape continues to grow more school districts are making the shift to digital content. Hear from OverDrive and fellow schools that are already utilizing a successful digital learning program. Discover digital teaching methods that better provide for today's tech-savvy students. Find digital options to support students with a wide range of reading levels and learning styles. Learn how to incorporate professional development resources into your digital collection to ensure ongoing growth.
Extend beyond the physical walls of your library by offering access to ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and streaming media. More than 21,000 libraries worldwide rely on OverDrive and our catalog of millions of digital titles from 30,000+ publishers. Popular apps include Libby and K... Read More →
Monday April 24, 2017 3:15pm - 4:00pm PDT
Terrace C
The life of an IT Director is challenging. There are significant demands in our jobs, and never enough hours in the day. It is easy to take work home every day and on the weekends. It is easy to lose direction. It is easy to get stuck in the minutia of the work. During this panel discussion, we will share ways that we have found balance in our work and our lives.
Barry Kallmeyer has worked as a Middle School teacher and technology coordinator since 1997. From 2011 to 2015, Barry served as the Director of Academic Technology. In 2015, Hathaway Brown School developed a Chief Information Officer role, and Barry transitioned to that position... Read More →
Monday April 24, 2017 4:15pm - 5:00pm PDT
Terrace D
The ATLIS Early Career and Aspiring Technology Directors institute has been a success for all who participated in the inaugural year. Join this panel as some of the mentors involved in the program share what they’ve learned along the way as they’ve mentored an individual embarking on a career in independent school technology leadership. Their mentees will join in as well.
Jason has been working in educational technology for the last 16 years, working in public and independent, and all girls' school settings. He has had opportunities to lead technology programs at schools across the country, implementing standardized 1:1 and BYOD programs. He is fascinated... Read More →
Information Technology is a community within a school that can staffed entirely by men, even when many EdTech faculty are women. Disturbingly, the percentage of computing occupations held by women has been declining since 1991, while women who do enter the profession quit at a rate double that for men. What can schools do to counter the message that IT jobs such as network and systems administration are nearly exclusively masculine? We’ll discuss ways school can address this trend through hiring, training IT staff in building an inclusive culture, and sustaining student programs in and out of the classroom.
Jeff Dayton joined Madeira in 2000 as the network operations manager after a long career in the business world. He brings a wealth of technology experience, having worked in the field since 1982 beginning with mainframe computers at Tyndall Air Force Base. Mr. Dayton has also given... Read More →
Director of Technology at Garrison Forest School, a K-12, all girls' school (with a coed preschool). I have been in EdTech for 25 years with a focus on growing strong, empowered, young women. Interested in improving the number of girls succeeding in CS and partnering with librarians... Read More →
Tuesday April 25, 2017 11:30am - 12:15pm PDT
Terrace C
Are you "blessed" with a larger staff and well over a thousand students with over a hundred faculty? Meet with colleagues from similarly sized schools to discuss strategies for managing large, complex institutions.
Tuesday April 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Terrace B
Join other technology directors at schools with under 500 students to discuss the joys and challenges of working in an environment where you're expected to know IT all and be everything to all people.
Tuesday April 25, 2017 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Terrace A
When you've assembled the right team, all kinds of magical things can happen. Flow happens. The sum is greater than the whole. You can meet the many needs of your constituents with a variety of people. You can innovate and educate. This practical session will review everything from hiring to retiring and everything in between.
Independent schools have had a rocky ride in the wake of the Great Recession and its uneven recovery. The scary reality facing our industry is that not all schools will survive into the future. In order to be a full strategic partner, technology leaders need to understand the financial and market place realities of their school and position their department as being part of the innovative solution, instead of contributing to the (major line-item budget) problem. Come hear the overall lay of the independent school landscape and what role the technology department can play to lead the way to financial health and sustainability.
Did you know that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology promotes the effective use of educational technology to transform teaching and learning? From personalizing student learning to leveraging open educational resources and building a robust and flexible technical infrastructure — join us to learn about the many resources available to support independent schools. We’ll share publications including the National Education Technology Plan, the Infrastructure Guide and our Early Learning and Education Technology brief and tools including the Ed Tech Rapid Cycle Evaluations Coach.
Senior Education Pioneer Fellow, U.S. Department of Education
As a Senior Education Pioneer Fellow, Susan’s serves as the U.S. Department of Education's liaison for broadband connectivity initiatives and digital citizenship. Susan also supports OET’s social media. Prior to joining the ED, Susan served as a K-12 technology director Holy Trinity... Read More →
Tuesday April 25, 2017 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Studio 3
Today, our problem is not a lack of information, it is a problem of too much information. How do we sort our world digitally? This session will focus on cleaning up our digital lives - from email, project/team management and communication, and automating drudgery so we can focus on what's important.
Director of Technology & Library Services, Laurel School
Dan McGee has been working in the field of instructional technology for over 15 years, longer if you count his time as a kid tinkering on his dad's Radio Shack TRS 80. He is Director of Technology & Library Services at Laurel School, where he is also co-chair of Professional Development... Read More →
Tuesday April 25, 2017 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Studio 1
