Over 200 people joined us for the 21stst Century Learning Navigator Conference on June 25-26, 2007 in Colorado Springs, CO, including keynote speakers Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff and Colorado Commissioner of Education Dwight Jones.

Representatives from 45 districts and five BOCES attended, plus 11 legislators, four state board members, three P-20 Council members, and 14 students. Other important stakeholders included: teachers, parents, principals, superintendents, directors, school librarians, foundations, CDE, CASE, CASB, CEA, Alliance for Quality Teaching, Great Education Colorado, Colorado Rural Schools Caucus, Public Education and Business Coalition, Library of Congress, charter schools, post-secondary institutions, and media representatives.

 

Conference Details    

Conference
Proceedings

For information about the 2007 Navigator Conference, see the proceedings report.



Conference
Numbers

Total participants: 206

Student participants: 14

Colorado districts represented: 45

State legislators participating: 11

State Board of Education members: 4

Governor's P-20 Council members: 3

Other important stakeholders represented: superintendents, BOCES directors, classroom teachers, school librarians, parents, school principals, foundations, CDE, CASE, CASBE, CEA, Alliance for Quality Teaching, Great Education Colorado, Colorado Rural Schools Caucus, Public Education and Business Coalition, Library of Congress, charter schools, post-secondary institutions, media representatives.

Percentage of participants who want to remain involved: 100*
* Based on the results of the post-conference survey as of July 2.

Vision Statements Drafted: 1 (click here to view and comment)



Conference Documents

Conference reading

Conference Proceedings Report

Documents included in the conference binder:

1a. Need for a New Vision

1b. A State Leaders Action Guide to 21st Century Skills

2. Essential Learning Goals

3. Support for Powerful Learning

4. Design for 21st Century Learning Organizations



Conference
Presentations

Commissioner Dwight D. Jones – "Imagine a better future for public education"

Commissioner Dwight D. Jones – Critical Thinking

Stevan Kalmon – "21st Century Learning: Creating a Vision"

 


Next Steps &
Responsible
Parties:

1. Summarize conference general session results, including clicker votes on vision statement (C21L)

2. Share conference documents widely (C21L and Participants)

3. Continue the conversations begun at the conference online and with broader audiences (C21L and Participants)

4. Identify promising practices and post on website (C21L and Participants)

5. Create conference video documents and view them (C21L and Participants)

6. Suggest other next steps -- how can we help you? (you)

 


More
Information

Contact Kara Cassidy at kcassidy@C21L.org or 720-233-2104.

 

  

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