Program at a Glance


Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Understanding the National Imperative


5:00 pm - Your summit experience begins with registration and a visit to the ActivClassroom in Motion by Promethean, which will be open for visitors throughout the summit. Join us for dinner at 6:30 pm. After dinner, Commissioner Barry (NHDOE) will welcome everyone and
Tom Carroll (NCTAF) will discuss the National Imperative to Transform Educator Development, Schooling, and the Role of Teachers.







Thursday, May 27, 2010
Understanding the Barriers and Developing Strategies

7:00 am - If you missed seeing the ActivClassroom in Motion on Wednesday, you can catch it first thing in the morning (at 7 am) and then have breakfast (7:30 am). After breakfast, Stephen Jury (Promethean) will discuss the Global Imperative to Transform Teaching, Learning and Educator Development, and Milton Chen (Edutopia) will share inspiring media-rich examples of 21st century schooling and educator development. P-20 teams will identify barriers and strategies to overcome them. NH leaders will discuss policies towards transformation. Paul Resta (UNESCO ICT Task Force) will discuss Strategies to Enhance Educator Development for Digital Age Learners. 

6:30 pm - Dinner will be followed by a panel of leaders from NH educational organizations discussing what urgent changes are needed and what assistance each organization is committed to providing to affect the transformation necessary.

Friday, May 28, 2010
Understanding the Research and Developing Action Plans 

7:00 am - The ActivClassroom in Motion will be open first thing in the morning, and breakfast is at 7:30. Chris Dede (Harvard) will share Research about the Ways Technology Can Transform Teaching, Learning, and Educator Development. After P-20 teams identify the most transformative actions / results, a panel of school administrators will discuss how to transform educator development in tough times, and the summit steering committee will share insights from the National Invitational Summit on Redefining Teacher Education. Nicholas Donohue (Nellie Mae) will deliver the summit closing remarks.

Although the summit will adjourn at noon, participants can still visit the ActivClassroom in Motion by Promethean between noon and 2 pm!