American Association of School Administrators
Three key takeaways from this year’s National Conference on Education
We were exposed to three great presenters who challenged us to consider the value of great leadership in our schools, valid and reliable assessments of our students and…
How to prepare for Common Core testing—and why current teacher evaluation systems won’t help
To prepare for more rigorous assessments aligned with the Common Core standards, teachers will need more time and opportunities to collaborate with each other, education professor Linda Darling-Hammond…
‘Good to Great’ author: How to have great schools
The most important factor influencing a school’s success isn’t class size, length of the school day, or other reforms, says researcher and author Jim Collins—it’s having a great…
Coming soon: A national superintendent certification program
The American Association of School Administrators is about to reinvent itself. As part of this effort, AASA will be unveiling a national vision statement and launching a National…
NSBA reneges on joint conference with AASA
Organizations representing the nation’s superintendents and school board members won’t hold a combined conference next year after all—a decision that has blindsided the American Association of School Administrators…
Technology helps manage teacher quality initiatives
Across the country, states and school districts are grappling with how best to evaluate teachers and administrators in a way that is rigorous, yet fair—and gives them opportunities…
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
A professional organization for educational leaders. For nearly 140 years AASA’s National Conference on Education is where America’s school leaders go for a vision of the future in public education — to explore new thinking, new products, new services and new technologies. It is the largest annual meeting of school superintendents in the United States.
ALL EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WILL
TAKE PLACE AT THE:
Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street Denver, CO 80202
ISTE
ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in advancing excellence in learning and learning through the innovative and effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home to ISTE’s annual conference and exposition and the widely-adopted NETS, ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide.
Steelcase
ēno is an interactive whiteboard that supports a variety of collaborative and active learning environments. Unlike other interactive whiteboards and displays, ēno combines both dry erase and digital ink on one surface; has the lowest Total Cost of Ownership; and provides access to the user’s native content on his/her own computer.
NetSupport School
NetSupport School is the class-leading student instruction & monitoring software solution, providing teachers with the ability to visually/audibly monitor and instruct, as well as interact with their students, individually, as a pre-defined group, or to the whole class through a variety of devices. Today’s students have an broad range of computing options to choose from presenting brand new challenges for teachers who have to efficiently manage, support, and observe the students and the technology being used. With NetSupport School there’s no need to worry about monitoring computer activity and keeping students on task within your IT Classroom; Teachers can deliver lesson content and simultaneously monitor all student computers ensuring the students’ full attention and focus. NetSupport School v11 confirms its up-to-the-minute significance for use in schools by introducing support for not only Android, Google Chrome OS, Windows 8 and Windows 8 (Metro) App, but also tablet and Smartphone technology for
Helping teachers and schools leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments
At EdTechTeacher, our mission is to help educators leverage technology to create dynamic, student-centered learning environments. We offer hands-on workshops, presentations, webinars, and resources for teachers, schools, and districts. Whether you are a teacher looking to enhance your instructional practices, or an administrator seeking to foster change, we have services to fit a variety of needs. At EdTechTeacher we understand quality professional development because all of us have been in the classroom.
JAMF Software helps schools leverage the power of Apple devices
The Casper Suite simplifies the life of system administrators with a comprehensive platform to manage Mac OS X computers and iOS devices such as the iPad. The Casper Suite is a powerful framework around which your IT ecosystem can be unified and extended to manage both Mac OS X and iOS devices from a single console.
BYOD through Virtualization
BYOD through Virtualization How do you get to BYOD and 1:1 computing? Hardware controller-based wireless networks aren’t set up for the influx of wireless devices, extra security needed, and increased bandwidth.