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GaETC 2017 will offer over 350 sessions, nationally known speakers and presenters, workshops focusing on the latest in technological innovations and software, and over 200 commercial exhibits featuring

state-of-the-art technology.

*The GaETC wordmark and the GaETC Conference logo are registered trademarks owned by the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium, Inc.

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Due to the enormous success of Gaetc®, reGistrations will be limited to the first 4,000 attendees.

30th Annual Georgia international Convention Center,

Atlanta

November 8-10, 2017

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• Leading exposition resource – showcasing the latest technology and innovation in educational technology

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Session Formats for 2017

Pre-ConferenCe workshoPs (Scheduled only on Tuesday, November 7) Conference workshops offer a variety of opportunities for extended, hands-on-learning experiences in three-hour sessions. Participants pay an additional fee to attend Pre-conference workshops. advanced registration is required and enrollment is extremely limited.

Poster sessionTwo-hour block in which presenters share their innovative ideas, current research, and effective digital learning projects with participants. Poster presentations are simultaneously delivered in an intimate environment where participants gather in small groups. The presenter will use the bulletin board backdrop to feature their graphic display and may also bring a mobile device to share other visuals.

GaetC 2017 features sessions in several different formats to aCCommodate a

variety of learninG styles

PartiCiPate and share 55 minute session in which the presenter will engage the audience in discussion and informal sharing time between participants of a specific interest group.

exPlore and Create55 minute session in which participants are encouraged to follow along in learning a technology.

listen and learn55 minute sessions in which presenters deliver a traditional multimedia style presentation.

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keynote speaker, leland melvin

“houston we have a problem.”Leland Melvin was 25 feet under water in the neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, a 6 million gallon pool, training to perform spacewalks as a naSa astronaut when he called the test director and asked him to turn the volume up in his headset. he never heard a reply and was immediately hoisted out of the pool to learn that he was deaf. Emergency surgery resulting in only partial recovery to his hearing led him to being medically disqualified to fly in space by naSa flight surgeons. This is just one of the many career ending challenges Leland has overcome in his life. Through these professional experiences working on high stakes teams he developed a deep and nuanced understanding of effective team dynamics.

Leland has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in materials science engineering. after hanging up his space boots he was appointed head of naSa Education and served as the co-chair on the white house’s Federal Coordination in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Task Force developing the nation’s 5-year STEM education plan. he uses his life story as an athlete, astronaut, scientist, engineer, photographer, and musician to help inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, art, and Mathematics (STEaM) careers. Leland holds four honorary doctorates for his service in education, the sciences and philanthropy. after 24 years with naSa as a researcher, astronaut and Senior Executive Service leader he looks to share his stories of perseverance and excellence to inspire communities for lasting positive change.

@astro_Flow

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dr. Chris CraftDr. Christopher Craft is an award-winning educator and speaker based in South Carolina. as a classroom teacher, he has been recognized both locally and nationally for innovative teaching with technology. Most recently he was selected from among more than 1,000 teachers to be one of 20 to visit the white house and meet with U.S. Secretary of Education arne Duncan and Dr. Jill Biden for a dialogue on the current state and future of education. Dr. Craft was also named to the national School Board association’s “20 to watch” list for 2013. he has a B.a. in Spanish, an M.Ed in Educational Technology, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research from the University of South Carolina. Chris is a Google Certified Teacher, and a Google in Education Trainer, and was recently accepted to be an apple Distinguished Educator.

@crafty184 | www.christophercraft.com

Register online today at www.gaetc.org.

featured speakers:

Patricia J. brownPatricia Brown is a Technology Specialist for Ladue School District. She has over 16 years experience in K-12, and and higher education. She breaks down traditional classroom walls by creating a culture that fosters collaboration, creativity, communication, and authentic learning. She is passionate about providing educators with practical techniques to integrate technology, and make global connections. She is a Google Certified Trainer, Common Sense & Graphite Certified, Code.org Facilitator, and also a member the Discovery Education Leadership Council, and Educolor. She has a Bachelor Degree in Business Information Systems and Secondary Education from Tennessee State University, a Masters in Educational Technology from University of Missouri, Columbia, and a Masters of Science in Educational Media Design and Technology from Full Sail University. on a personal side, she is a proud wife to her husband Brian, and mom-in-chief to their five sons.

Jaime CasapJaime Casap is the Education Evangelist at Google. Jaime evangelizes the power and potential of technology and the web as enabling and supporting tools in pursuit of promoting inquiry-driven project-based learning models. Jaime collaborates with school systems, educational organizations, and leaders focused on building innovation and iteration into our education policies and practices. he speaks on education, technology, innovation, and generation z, at events around the world.

In addition to his role at Google, Jaime serves on a number of boards for organizations focused on education, innovation, and equity. Jaime is also an adjunct professor at arizona State University, where he teaches classes on policy, innovation, and leadership.

@jcasap

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leslie fisherLeslie Fishers interest in technology began while studying music at the University of Southern California. She quickly realized the value of utilizing computers for music mixing and recording. She soon realized she was spending more time discovering technology than playing music so she changed her major and tried to figure out what geeky thing she could do for the rest of her life.

after graduating from USC with a Business and Marketing degree, Leslie joined apple Computer in 1992. Soon after, Leslie was assigned to study Internet growth and implementation.

In 1997, Leslie was roadkill on apple’s road to recovery and part of their massive lay off. Soon, however, apple customers requesting consulting, training and presentation services. Thus, Fisher Technologies was created to help educators with their technology implementations and decisions.

@lesliefisher | Lesliefisher.com

steve GartonSteve Garton is a Senior Manager for Common Sense Education in the Learning Solutions program. he is an expert in meaningful technology integration, particularly in large-scale initiatives. he supports districts with professional development planning, program monitoring, student assessment, and communication across stakeholder groups.

Prior to joining Common Sense Education, Steve was the Coordinator of Educational Technology for the Maine Department of Education. while there, he led the professional development programs for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, the state’s 1:1 program that supported over 12,000 teachers and administrators. as a member of the Department’s leadership team, he provided policy support and leadership.

Steve was co-chair of the Smarter Balanced Consortium Technology approach Committee and led the initial technology readiness and assessment infrastructure work. additionally he served as a member of the advisory council of the Maine School and Library network, Maine’s statewide broadband network serving K12 schools and public libraries.

featured speakers:

Carl hookerCarl hooker has been a part of a strong educational shift with technology integration since becoming an educator. his unique blend of educational background, technical expertise, and humor make him a successful driving force for this change. as Director of Innovation and Digital Learning at Eanes ISD, he has helped spearhead the launch the LEaP program (Learning & Engaging through access and Personalization), which put one-to-one iPads in the hands of all K-12 students in his 8000-student district. he is also the founder of “iPadpalooza”- a three-day “learning festival”in celebration of the shift mobile devices have brought about in education and beyond. he’s been named Tech & Learning Magazine’s 2014 Leader of the Year, a FutureReady Thought Leader and is a member of the apple Distinguished Educator class of 2013. he’s also the author of a six-book series titled Mobile Learning Mindset, a guide for teachers, administrators, parents and others to support and embrace mobile learning in our schools.

@mrhooker | http://hookedoninnovation.com

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keith kruegerKeith R. Krueger is CEo of the Consortium for School networking (CoSn), a nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of K-12 school system technology leaders in north america. CoSn’s mission is empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments.

This year Technology & Learning selected him as one of the “big 10” most influential people in Ed Tech, and the Center for Digital Education identified him as a Top 30 Technologist/Transformer/Trailblazer. Keith has a global reputation as a key thought leader and has organized senior level U.S. delegations to visit australia, asia, Europe and South america to examine best practice in ICT in education.

In fall of 2015, Keith conducted a work Study on Digital Equity as an associate in Practice at harvard’s Graduate School of Education. as a Certified association Executive, he has extensive background in nonprofit management and has a Masters from the humphrey School of Public affairs at the University of Minnesota.

@CoSn | cosn.org

tony vincentTony Vincent does what he can to help teachers be even more awesome. Since 1998 he’s been a pioneer in digital learning, having a class website before Google became a popular search engine. In 2001 he had a 1:1 classroom full of Palm Pilots, and in 2004 he started one of the first podcasts by kids. Today Tony Vincent works as a self-employed consultant. he has traveled to just about every U.S. state, Canada, australia, England, and the Caribbean to facilitate workshops and to make presentations to educators. he has authored books, produced videos, co-developed an iPad app, and blogged about learning and technology—all in an effort to support great teaching and learning. You can find his work online at learninginhand.com. and, if you spend a little time with Tony, you’re likely to hear about his twins, who turn 5 in December.

@tonyvincent | learninginhand.com

the GaetC technology theater offers conference attendees the opportunity to hear from some technology leaders about the transformational ways the tools you have available to you in your districts can be leveraged. These sessions are drop-in and drop out in nature, and meant to give you bite-sized takeaways that are classroom tested and teacher/student approved!

teChnoloGy theater

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Visit www.gaetc.org to register and for full program details.

Ways to further engage in GaETC 2017...

Student Showcase is an informal demonstration in an open-house, science fair format featuring students actively engaged in classroom projects and activities. They use tools and resources to address the Georgia Standards of Excellence in exciting and innovative ways. Located outside the main entrance to the Exhibit hall, these student teams will be present wednesday and Thursday to talk and answer questions.

wednesday, 10:30 am – 3:15 pm, and thursday, 9:00 am – 3:15 pm

Come Celebrate GaETC’s 30th Birthday Party on Wednesday Night!

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

student showCase

Pre-ConferenCe workshoPsFor 2017, the workshops at GaETC will continue to have the new look and feel introduced last year. There will now be two options:

wednesday niGht reCePtion

Pre-conference workshoP (november 7)Pre-conference workshops are designed to provide attendees with a hands-on opportunity to learn from experts in the field and explore a topic in depth while not missing any of the regular conference activities. Each workshop requires an additional fee.

• half Day (3 hour) sessions - $75 (with a conference registration) or $100 (workshop only)

• full Day (6 hour) session - $150 (with conference registration) or $200 (workshop only)

We are pleased to offer the following sessions:

w1: new Google Sites: Create! Explore! Communicate

w2: Microsoft Innovative Educators academy

w3: iPads, iMovie, & ihollywood: a Guide to Creating Epic Videos That People will want To watch

w4: Customize Instruction By Making Your own Mini-apps - no Coding, no Kidding!

w5: Boot Camp - Google Certified Educator: Level 1

w6: how-To hype Up your Students using hyperDocs

w7: Diving into learning by breaking out: Creating Breakout activities for classroom use

Visit www.gaetc.org for full descriptions and registration details.

w8: cetl examThe CETL® certification exam is based on The Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTo—the body of knowledge defining the skill areas critical to today’s education technology leaders. The Framework, which was created and is kept up-to-date by two volunteer panels of education technology leaders, is divided into three primary areas: Leadership and Vision; Understanding the Educational Environment; and Managing Technology and Support Resources

For K-12 education technology leaders, earning the CETL certification will demonstrate to your staff, superintendent, and other stakeholders that you have mastered the knowledge and skills needed to define the vision for and successfully build 21st century learning environments in your school district.

For more information: www.cosn.org/cetl-faq#sthash.m7Zqa9mu.dpuf

Register for the exam at gaetc.org

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Visit www.gaetc.org for more information on all these great opportunities!

Meals of hope is a food-packaging program that will be added to this year’s conference program for the purpose of engaging attendees in serving the local community and building teamwork.

Meals of hope is an organization that provides community involved food-packaging events for all ages to participate from 3 years old to 80+. This is Quality Team-Building Time. You will be involved in a memorable and rewarding event as you serve the recipients.

at GaETC 2017, 200 plus people packaged meals for 45,000 people. The food donations will be distributed to local county agencies for needy children and their families through the atlanta Food Bank. The packaged meals consist of macaroni, soy power, 21 vitamins and minerals, and a packet of cheese sauce. all measured ingredients are placed into a plastic bag, sealed, and placed in boxes. after completion of the event boxes are placed into a truck for distribution. Each team can have 9 – 10 people for maximum speed, but less can make it happen too. In addition to the teams, runners will be needed and available to replenish ingredients as each team runs low on items.

The Leadership Strand will not be priced separately for the 2017 conference, and concurrent sessions will be provided throughout the conference (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) that are designed exclusively for all levels of leadership.

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thursday, november 9 in the exhibit hall

GaETC Attendees Give Back to Georgia…AGAiN this year! Last year’s event was so successful that we are doing it again this year! Plan to help fight hunger in Georgia by donating your time to package meals with us!

Make plans now to join GaETC on Thursday, November 9 for this very worthwhile cause!

Sponsored by:

IMS Global, CoSn, and the Georgia CoSn Chapter member districts feel that common interoperability standards are critical as we implement digital platforms for personalized learning. Please join our distinguished panel of guests for an interactive discussion based on the challenge school districts face integrating digital platforms, applications, and content. what is being done nationally and in Georgia to address this challenge? what can we as educational technology leaders do to move toward a solution?

LEAdERshiP PANELisTs:Carl hooker, Director for Innovation & Digital Learning at Eanes ISD, Consultant at hookerTech LLC, Moderator

keith krueger, Ceo, Cosn – the Consortium for School networking

katrina keene, K-12 Education Strategist,CDw•G

keith osborne, associate Superintendent Georgia Virtual Learning, GaDoE

aaron turpin, assistant Superintendent of Technology, hall County Schools

dorothy evans, Coordinator of application Programming, Gwinnett County Schools

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abbreviated schedule of events To register and for full program details, visit www.gaetc.org.

exPanDeDlunchtime sessions Wednesday and Thursday

11:00 am – 1:15 pmPlan your schedule to attend one of the a or B sessions being offered – allowing you to hear from more of your favorite presenters yet still have time to take a break and enjoy lunch in our exhibit hall!

tuesday, november 7Pre-Conference Workshops8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration

9:00 am – 12:00 pm hands-on workshops (additional fee)

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm hands-on workshops (additional fee)

wednesday, nov. 87:00 am – 5:30 pm Registration

7:30 am – 9:00 am Morning Coffee

8:15 am – 8:45 am newcomers’ Session

9:00 am – 10:30 am opening Keynote Session

10:30 am – 4:00 pm Exhibit hall open

10:30 am – 11:00 am Exhibit hall open / Dedicated Time

11:00 am – 11:55 am Early Lunch / Exhibit hall Time / Block 1a

12:15 pm – 1:10 pm Late Lunch / Exhibit hall Time / Block 1B

1:30 pm – 2:25 pm Concurrent Block 2

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm afternoon Break / Dedicated Exhibit hall Time



5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Reception

thursday, nov. 97:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration

7:30 am – 9:00 am Morning Coffee

8:00 am – 8:55 am Concurrent Block 5

9:00 am – 3:30 pm Exhibit hall open

9:00 am – 3:15 pm Student Showcase

9:00 am – 9:45 am Morning Break / Exhibit hall Dedicated Time

9:45 am – 10:40 am Leadership Strand Panel

9:45 am – 10:40 am Concurrent Sessions 6

11:00 am – 11:55 am Early Lunch / Exhibit hall Time / Block 7a

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Meals of hope Event

12:15 pm – 1:10 pm Late Lunch / Exhibit hall Time / Block 7B


2:30 pm – 3:15 pm afternoon Break / Dedicated Exhibit hall Time



friday, nov. 107:30 am – 9:00 am Morning Coffee

8:00 am – 11:00 am Registration




12:15 pm Closing Keynote Session

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ConferenCe hotelsTwo conference hotels are co-located on the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) campus – atlanta Marriott Gateway and Springhill Suites.

these two hotels are already sold out.

There are two off campus locations available - The westin atlanta airport and atlanta airport Marriott which both have Conference Shuttle Service running to the GICC.

More information available at www.gaetc.org.

to register and for full program details, visit www.gaetc.org.

reGistration fees Pre-reGistrationon or before 10/6/17

late reGistration after 10/6/17

full Conference*wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

$200 $220

single day — wednesday or Thursday $155 $170

single day — Friday $95 $100

Pre-Conference workshop with Conference Registration

$75 (3-hour)$150 (6-hour)

$150 (6-hour)

Pre-Conference workshop without Conference Registration

$100 (3-hour)$200 (6-hour)

$200 (6-hour)

exhibit hall only Pass (Tote Bag not Included) $60 $60

full conference incluDes: Your choice of over 350 concurrent sessions, the keynote sessions, exhibit hall admittance, exhibitor presentations, coffee breaks, snack breaks and the wednesday night reception. Pre-registration includes a conference totebag. If you register onsite, bags will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. (note: a bag is included with full-conference or single-day registrations only. attendees who register only for workshops and/or the exhibit hall will not receive totebags).

GaetC registration optionsTo register and for full program details, visit www.gaetc.org.

sharing of a conference registration or name badge is strictly prohibited.


*This option includes admittance to the Exhibit Hall

c/o McRae Conferences and Trade Shows

1401 Maclay Commerce Dr

Tallahassee, FL 32312-3908

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Platinum sPonsors:

Who Should Attend? Gaetc offers the latest information on the technology and issues facing today’s education professionals:

teachers • Principals and deans • district administrators • Curriculum

directors • media specialists • technology directors • educators who

focus on educational technology!

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leadershiP sPonsors:cDw Government – leadership keynote

education networks of america – leadership strandextreme networks – leadership strand firefly computers – leadership strand

staymobile – leadership strand


Gold sPonsors: silver sPonsor:

bronze sPonsors: CoPPer sPonsor:

CharGinG station: teChnoloGy theater:

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