Advancing Student Achievement Through Technology
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VOLUNTEER AT CUE!
Looking to support CUE and receive a complimentary registration to the Conference? Volunteer for six or more hours for a full conference registration, or three hours for a Saturday-only registration. To sign up, visit cue.org/conference/volunteer/.
ONE-DAY-ONLY EXHIBIT HALL TICKET
Now it is even more affordable to attend the CUE Conference! If you can’t get away from school, you can purchase a one-day-only Exhibit Hall ticket. The fee is $25 onsite. No pre-registration fee available.
REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS
In addition to regular group discounts, there are even more incentives to attend CUE. Bring five teachers and your Administrator or school board member attends FREE! Current members receive a $40 discount. Students with proof of full-time status receive a discount as well. For various registration options, please review conference registration pricing.
CTAP PRESENTS 2008
A feature of the CUE conference hosted by the California Technology Assistance Project Friday, March 7. Free hands-on sessions for teachers and administrators using handheld computers and a CTAP presentation room featuring online professional development, state-adopted language arts programs and much more.
CLRN SESSIONS
The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) is a statewide education technology service of the California Department of Education. It provides educators with “one-stop” for review information needed for the selection of supplemental electronic learning resources aligned to the State Board of Education academic content standards, including video, software and web information links, and electronic learning assessment resources for managing student data to impact teaching and learning. CLRN presenters will be offering sessions on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8.
EXHIBIT HALL
Over 200 vendor displays featuring the latest in education technology resources. The Exhibit Hall is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Come prepared to shop! Unlike other educational conferences, CUE allows selling in the Exhibit Hall. Get those purchase orders ready! Exhibits are open to all registered attendees and do not require an additional fee. A list of current exhibitors is available on the Web at www.cue.org/conference/exhibitors/.
CUE Tips
These quick, 20-minute presentations focus on emerging and existing innovations to enhance learning, productivity, or understanding. They will focus on one or two tips, techniques, or resources. CUE Tips are located in Oasis 1, PSCC on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8.
COLLEGE CREDIT
Fresno Pacific University is pleased to be able to offer professional growth credit for attendance at the CUE Conference. Onsite registration will be available in the registration area of the Palm Springs Convention Center on Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11. Tuition fee is $51 for each unit. Payment may be made by check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card. A written assignment will be required. Details provided at the time of registration. Please call the School of Professional Studies at Fresno Pacific University at (800)372-5505 for more information.
DIGITAL MEDIA ACADEMY
Free Sessions —The Digital Media Academy will offer one-hour sessions all day Friday and Saturday for teachers serious about using digital media to inspire students, enliven curriculum, meet standards, and even improve test scores. These sessions are free and included with regular conference registration. Academy instructors are a combination of industry professionals and award-winning teachers. Open Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11. For more information about the Digital Media Academy visit www.digitalmediaacademy.org.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY APPLE
Experience the New Digital Classroom—Join us for free hands-on workshop and theatre style presentations by Apple Computer in the Sierra Room and the Ventura Room of the Wyndham Hotel. From interactive workshops to live demos to podcasting, you can explore the new tools and techniques for engaging today’s digital kids. Each day, we’ve scheduled fun, hands-on sessions led by our Apple Distinguished Educators and Apple Systems Engineers. These sessions are designed to provide you with creative ideas for enhancing the curriculum using Mac OS X Tiger, iLife ’05, and iWork featuring Keynote and Pages. You will also hear and see projects created by students using these tools to illustrate the look of learning in the digital classroom!
FIRST TIMERS — ORIENTATION SESSION
First time at the CUE Conference? Want to jump-start your experience? Find out how the conference REALLY works — and meet some movers and shakers in the process. This session will be held in Pasadena, Wyndahm Hotel on Thursday, March 6, 7:30 - 8:15 am, and on Friday, March 7, 7:00 - 7:45 am.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FEATURED STRAND
The Special Education Strand brings together many of the presentations and training's that S.E.T.T.S. members have presented in their local districts during the past three years. S.E.T.T.S., Special Education Teacher Technology Specialists, are a group of Special Educators who come together to learn and teach about the application of various technologies to all types of special needs students. With the presence of this group at the CUE Conference, the benefits of Assistive Technology will be shared with an even wider audience of educators.
EETT FEATURED STRAND
In California, more than $80 million in funding to support Educational Technology each year is made possible through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as part of an effort called Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT). Under the provisions of EETT, the funds are to be used to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools. Funds are distributed through formula and competitive grants. The sessions in this strand are designed to help schools and districts to better plan for and implement EETT projects.
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