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TIDE
Teaching Excellence in
Technology,
Innovation,
Design
and
Engineering
ITEA
1914 Association Drive
Suite 201
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 860-2100
FAX (703) 860-0353
itea@iteaconnect.org
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CONFERENCE GUIDE
for ITEA's 71st Annual Conference in
Louisville, Kentucky on March 26-28, 2009 |
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D E L I V E R I N G T H E T & E I N S T E M
REGISTER ONLINE
Program/Speaker information will be posted here when it becomes available. Please check back.
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COUNCIL AND OTHER
PROGRAMMING
Links will be added as programs become available
Engineering byDesign™
Conference Program
Teaching Technology Showcase Form
Council for Supervisors Conference Program
Council on Technology Teacher Education Conference Program
Technology Education for Children Council Conference Program
Technology Education Collegiate Assocation Conference Program
PATT
Pupils Attitudes Towards Technology Sessions
Epsilon Pi Tau Conference Program
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Program Excellence General Session
Thursday, March 26, 2009
9:00am-10:50am
"Many Children (and much learning) Left Behind: Rethinking How We Teach and What We value"
Featured Speaker: Alfie Kohn
"Excellence" is a theme of this general session, designed to recognize outstanding technology education programs. The top teachers in the profession will be present to network, share successes, and have their program described.
Those who demand “higher standards” and “accountability” in education often fail to notice the harmful effects of this approach to school reform. Students who don’t do well on standardized tests are made to suffer, and courses outside the core are marginalized. Whatever is difficult (“rigorous”) is simply assumed to be valuable, and intellectual inquiry is confined to traditional academic subjects. In this general session, Alfie Kohn will question all of this conventional wisdom – not merely asking whether technology education offers an alternative way to teach basic skills, for example, but challenging common beliefs about what is regarded as “basic” in the first place. Kohn is the author of eleven books about education and human behavior, including The Schools Our Children Deserve and What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? He has been described by Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.” Kohn lives (actually) in the Boston area and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org. |
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International Luncheon
Thursday, March 26, 2009
12:00pm-1:30pm
"Challenges Facing Technology Education in the Asia Pacific Region"
Cost $35; ticket required
Featured Speaker: Lung-Sheng Steven Lee
Dr. Lee will discuss his perception and views of technology education in the Pacific Rim countries based upon his travel and interaction with leaders in this part of the world. Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. degree from the Technology Education Program at the Ohio State University. He has been a professor and chair of the Department of Industrial Technology Education, as well as dean at the College of Technology of the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). Since 2005, he has been seconded to be the president of National United University (http://www.nuu.edu.tw). He also serves as the president of Association for Curriculum and Instruction, Taiwan, and the president of Ohio State University Alumni Club of Taiwan. |
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FTE Spirit of Excellence Breakfast
Friday, March 27, 2009
Louisville Downtown Marriott
7:00am-8:45am
Cost: $25; ticket required
Featured Speaker: Dr. Theodore Lewis
This breakfast is a celebration of excellence and recognition of outstanding individuals who are destined to become the next generation of leaders in the profession. The main presenter will be Dr. Theodore Lewis who will speak on the topic of "Excellence" from his perspective as a national leader with considerable experience in our profession. Dr. Lewis is known for his work while being a faculty member at the University of Minnesota. Come and listen to one of the premier educators in our profession as he describes excellence as it relates to his experiences and education.
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Teacher Excellence General Session
Friday, March 27, 2009
9:00am-10:50am
"Title"
Featured Speaker: Nate Ball
This session will be a part of a larger Teacher Excellence Awards Session in which technology teachers from every state will be honored for their outstanding achievements. Our keynote speaker, Nate Ball brings a multitude of talents to hosting the engineering reality-competition program Design Squad on PBS. Launched in 2007, the program was recently awarded the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, one of the highest honors in electronic media. As the Peabody Board noted: "Design Squad is a true delight - educational television in the best sense of the term. Ball will speak to the experiences that shaped him as a young engineer and how the technology teachers of today are inspiring the young inventors of tomorrow. In addition to his hosting duties on Design Squad, Ball is a mechanical engineer, an entrepreneur, a pole-vaulter, a jazz pianist, and a grandmaster beatboxer. As the chief technical officer and co-founder of Atlas Devices, he has designed new tools, including the Atlas Powered Rope Ascender, which enables military personnel and rescue workers to reverse-rappel up buildings at high speeds. This life-saving invention helped Nate earn the prestigious 2007 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. |
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ITEA/CS/CTTE Yearbook Lunch
Friday, March 27, 2009
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Louisville Downtown Marriott
$35 – Separate ticket purchase required
The ITEA-CS / CTTE Yearbook Lunch represents one of the highlights of the annual conference. The CTTE Yearbook Committee, who prepared this year's Council yearbook, will present their completed publication, entitled "Essential Topics for Technology Educators." The Technology-Teacher-Educator-of-the-Year and ITEA-CS Supervisor-of-the-Year awards will also be presented. In addition, ITEA-CTTE-NCATE approved institutions will be recognized. Please join us, as we celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues. |
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ITEA Awards Luncheon
Saturday, March 28, 2009
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Louisville Downtown Marriott
Cost: $35; ticket required
Expect to make new friends, learn who are considered current and future leaders, and position yourself for being in the know when it comes to helping your colleagues adjust their programs in the right direction. Meet the new President. Learn about the new strategic directions for the field. Network with your fellow leaders. Celebrate excellence. Most of all, have a good time! |
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ITEA Program Chair
Steve Moorhead 419-423-8937
ITEAProgramCh@aol.com
Advertising/Sponsorship/Exhibit Opporrtunities:
Maureen Wiley, 703-860-5028;
mwiley@iteaconnect.org |
Meeting space/Hospitality Requests
Susan Perry, 703-960-6600;
susan@perry-group.com
Membership
Lari Price, 703-860-5032;
lprice@iteaconnect.org
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2008 ITEA Conference Sponsors
ITEA and its membership extend a special THANK YOU
to the sponsors who have generously supported this event.
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