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Leading Ed Forum 2018: Creating Vision & Value

June 6, 2018 by vsteadmin

The Third Annual Leading Ed Forum will be held October 8 and 9, 2018, at Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper, Virginia. Sponsored by VSTE and the Virginia Department of Education, this event focuses on division level issues faced by instruction and technology leaders from CTOs to Superintendents.

We are still finalizing the schedule but you can take a peak at the draft here.

Join your fellow leaders for two days of learning and sharing. We will feature a nationally known keynote speaker and breakout sessions presented by VDOE and state level leaders. Attendees will have opportunities to share their school division's challenges and successes and connect with other division decision makers and selected corporate partners and sponsors.

Strands will be organized around the CoSN Framework of Essential Skills. This framework designates 10 specific skill areas organized into three primary professional categories and outline the responsibilities and knowledge needed to be a viable educational technology leader. You can learn more here at the CoSN website. The VSTE CoSN Council is the Virginia chapter of CoSN.

We are pleased to announce that Jeff Mao, former Learning Technology Policy Director for the Maine Department of Education, will provide Monday's opening keynote as well as a breakout session. Jeff brings a wealth of experience to our event: he has been a classroom teacher, school technology coordinator, district technology director, state education technology director, and education technology consultant over his 25+ years supporting kids and learners. He served on the Board of Directors of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) for six years including two as Chair of the Board.

Jeff was directly responsible for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). He oversaw all aspects of the program including vision, implementation, policy, professional development, procurement and contract management. He was a lead author of the State of Utah’s Master Plan: Essential Elements for Technology Powered Learning. Additionally, he is an advisor for Future Ready Schools and has moderated and presented at almost all of Future Ready’s Summits and Institutes. Jeff was a Senior Director for Common Sense Media’s education division (2014-2018). He is currently a Senior Strategic Education Outreach Manager for Wonder Workshop.

Dr. James Lane, Superintendent of Instruction for Virginia, will keynote on Tuesday, October 9.

Meanwhile, early bird registration is open now through September 8. We offer both one- and two-days tickets for $65/day. This will include breakfast, lunch and access to all sessions. We have not reserved a room block. for this event but you can find a suggested hotels list here.

Leading Ed Forum, October 19 & 20, 2017

October 1, 2017 by vsteadmin

VSTE and the Virginia Department of Education are partnering to present the Leading Ed Forum, a two-day conference for school division instruction and technology leaders including chief technology officers, technology directors, and superintendents. Session topics will focus on E-rate, digital equity, 1:1 initiatives, and student data privacy. Broadband connectivity will be a special focus on Friday, October 20.

The conference will be held October 19 - 20, 2017, 8:00 AM to 4 PM, at Daniel Technology Center, Germanna Community College, Culpeper, Virginia.

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Two nationally known speakers will participate at the event.

Ryan Imbriale, Executive Director of Innovative Learning for the Baltimore County Public Schools, will provide a keynote to kick off the event on Thursday, October 19. Ryan is responsible for for leading the system’s digital conversion initiative, S.T.A.T. (Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow). Learn more about Ryan here.

Joe Freddoso, USAC consultant and co-founder and COO of Mighty River, will lead a panel discussion on Friday, October 20. Learn more about Joe here.

Lodging:

We have not reserved a specific block of rooms but there are a variety of reasonably priced hotels close to the campus:

Joe Freddoso to Head Panel Discussion at Leading Ed Forum 2017

June 12, 2017 by vsteadmin

The VSTE CoSN Council and the Virginia Department of Education are pleased to welcome Joe Fredosso, USAC consultant and co-founder and COO of Mighty River, as a speaker for the second annual Leading Ed Forum. Joe will lead a panel discussion on Friday, October 20. This event, designed for school division technology and instructional leaders and presented through a partnership of VSTE and the Virginia Department of Education, will be held October 19 & 20, 2017, at Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper, Virginia. Learn more about this event here.

Mighty River was founded by April and Joe Freddoso in July 2014 as an advise and do company in the broadband infrastructure space.

In its first three years of operation, Mighty River clients have included:

EducationSuperHighway
Extreme Networks
Universal Service Administrative Company
Person County, NC
The Walton Family Foundation
NC Rural Economic Development Center
Several client relationships under non-disclosure

One of Mighty River’s roles has been to assist E-rate applicants in navigating the second E-rate modernization order. E-rate reimbursement for applicant construction of fiber broadband networks either owned by the applicant or by a broadband provider, greatly expanded under the terms of the second modernization. In its role Mighty River provided advisory assistance to over 1500 E-rate applicants over a 3-year period from 2014-2017.

In July 2014, Joe completed a 7-year stint as President and CEO of MCNC. MCNC operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), which provides broadband connectivity to most Community Anchor Institutions in North Carolina. Under Joe’s leadership, MCNC quadrupled its revenue, grew NCREN's connector community by 700% and now possesses a book value of over one quarter billion dollars.

Also, during Joe’s time at MCNC, the organization completed a $144 million expansion of NCREN, called the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). This expansion included building over 1800 miles of new fiber optic infrastructure, acquiring 800 miles of fiber optic infrastructure through Indefeasible Right to Use (IRU) agreements and adding these fiber assets to the NCREN network. The result is an NCREN that covers over 80% of North Carolina’s counties.

Joe led the effort to negotiate the fiber leases as the lessee and the lessor and all types of lit service, colocation, above the net services arrangements. MCNC successfully IRU'd to broadband service providers worth over $25 million of fiber on the GLRBI. Joe and MCNC were recognized as White House Champions of Change in 2012 and Computer World Laureates in 2013 for their efforts.

Freddoso has also served in senior executive roles at Cisco, Turner Broadcasting, LLC, Walt Disney World and for several entities in the Olympic movement including as President and CEO of the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Ryan Imbriale to Keynote Leading Ed Forum 2017

May 24, 2017 by vsteadmin

The VSTE CoSN Council is pleased to welcome Mr. Ryan Imbriale as the keynote speaker for the second annual Leading Ed Forum. This event, designed for school division technology and instructional leaders and presented through a partnership of VSTE and the Virginia Department of Education, will be held October 19 & 20, 2017, at Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper, Virginia. Learn more about this event here.

Mr. Ryan Imbriale has spent his leadership career in education focused on how technology can empower student learning. He is the Executive Director of Innovative Learning for the Baltimore County Public Schools and is responsible for leading the system’s digital conversion initiative, S.T.A.T. (Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow). Ryan was previously the Principal of Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Baltimore, MD. Under his leadership, Patapsco was named one of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ National Schools of Distinction in 2009 and recognized by the College Board as the Middle States winner for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts in 2012. The school developed an active Facebook page, a successful YouTube channel, Twitter account, and a native app for the iPhone developed by students.

Prior to coming to Baltimore County he was facilitator of the Maryland Students Online Consortium, working with 17 Maryland school systems to review, pilot, evaluate, modify, and recommend online courses for students, as well as coordinator for professional development at The Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education. Ryan has extensive experience presenting to audiences on online and blended learning, learner-centered environments, curriculum design, and effective leadership.

Ryan is a Past-President of MSET, Maryland's ISTE Affiliate, and he is a former member of the Board of Directors for ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education. In 2008, Ryan was named one of its "20 to Watch" educators by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and in 2009 was awarded the Making IT Happen award, honoring educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation. Tech & Learning magazine named Ryan one of the future leaders in its 100@30 in 2010 as part of the magazine’s 30^th anniversary celebration. In 2012 he was named a Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Emerging Leader and in 2013 the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) named him a National Digital Principal of the Year. Ryan was honored by Intel® in 2015 as an Education Visionary, an elite group of approximately 40 education leaders from all over the world who will be exemplars for global education transformation. Most recently, he was named to the National Council on Digital Convergence.

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