2002 Leadership Gala
and
 Policy Summit

Measuring the Impact: A National Summit on Education Technology

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The event was made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors:

AT&T, DELL, Ignite!, MINDS, SUN Microsystems, Texas Instruments, AOL Time Warner, Apex Learning, BellSouth, Centra, CELT, Comcast, ETS, Intel, Lightspan, Microsoft, Netschools, Pearson Education, SBC, Scholastic Inc, Scientific Learning, Turner Learning, Vantage Learning, Verizon, VIP Tone

Former US Secretary of Education, Richard Riley and Brenda Kempster during the NCTET Gala 2002

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Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)

The ICT Literacy Summit and Gala 2003

January 23 and 24, 2003 Washington DC

"From digital literacy to communication skill to quality results, 21st century skills will help define future success in the workplace for our youth."  Bill Rodrigues, VP and General Manager for Education and Healthcare, Dell Computer Corporation, (Chair of the ICT Literacy  Summit 2003)

The ICT Literacy Summit 2003 is a unique opportunity for leading executives, educators and policy makers from the US and participating nations to influence the policies that will shape information technology literacy in the years ahead. The ICT Literacy Policy Summit 2003 is especially designed to convene stakeholder leaders at the forefront of ICT Literacy in industry, public policy, the workplace and education.

Summit participants will:

> Deal with major issues of global impact affecting ICT Literacy and workforce;

> Work toward a consensus on how to integrate ICT Literacy effectively into public policy, education and training at all levels;

> Discourse on "Digital Transformation" an innovative framework for assessment of ICT Literacy skills developed by an international expert panel representing key stakeholders including the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), Educational Testing Service (ETS), OECD in Paris, Statistics Canada, the Education Ministry of Brazil, and the Communications Workers of America.

Sponsors:

The AOL Time Warner Foundation, eBay, Decision Development Corporation (DDC), Dell, Educational Testing Service (ETS), BellSouth, PLATO Learning, AT&T Foundation, MINDS, Oracle, PHILIPS, Verizon along with other businesses  sponsored the Summit and Gala.

Supporting non-profit organizations for the 2003 event include: the Benton Foundation, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media, (CSUS), the Education Development Center, Inc.(EDC), ExplorNet, the Tech Corps,  the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD), the Organization of American States (OAS), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the LINK AMERICAS Foundation, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and the Alliance for Public Technology (APT).

   The following Government agencies participated:
 U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S. Department of Labor. 

Opening Gala:

To open the ICT Literacy Policy Summit,  United States Senator, Barbara Boxer and United States Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA) hosted a black tie Gala on Capitol Hill at the elegant United States Botanic Garden, on Thursday evening of January 23, 2003

Format for the Summit:

The ICT Literacy Policy Summit took place at the United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC  January 24, 2003.

PROGRAM

8:30 – 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast 
 
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Summit Opening

Brenda Kempster, President KEMPSTER GROUP

Welcome Messages

The Honorable Barbara Boxer, Senator California (via Video)
Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Computer Corporation (via Video)
Karen Bruett, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Public Sector,
Dell Computer Corporation,
Chair, ICT Literacy Summit 2003

9:15 – 9:30 AM
The National Policy Perspective

The Honorable Bruce P. Mehlman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Technology Policy
U.S. Department of Commerce
Shelley Hymes, Director, Office of the 21st Century Workforce,
U.S. Department of Labor

9:30– 10:30 AM
21st Century Literacy: Framing The Vision
Senior executives address strategic questions.

    What does it mean to be a 21st Century Literate … Learner? Worker? Citizen?
 What are the consequences of the failure to achieve widespread 21st Century Literacy … In the economic environment? In the civic/community environment? In the global environment?
What is the Vision for a 21st Century literate Nation?
What does a 21st Century literate world look like? How is it different from the world we know today?
 

Moderator: 
 Mike McCurry
Chairman and CEO, Grassroots Enterprise

Panelists:
Kathy Bushkin, President, AOL Time Warner Foundation
Safra Catz, Executive Vice President, ORACLE
Kurt Landgraf, CEO, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Dick Osborne, Vice President, Philips Consumer Electronics
John Super, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, PLATO Learning
Astronaut Col. Frederick Gregory (USAF, Ret.) Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics & Space Administration

10:30 — 10:45 AM BREAK

10:45 – 11:45 AM
21st Century Literacy: Pathfinders

Moderator:
Prof. Barbara O’Connor,
Director, Institute for Study of Politics & Media, CSU/Sacramento,
Chair, ETS International ICT Literacy Advisory Panel  

How do we achieve 21st Century Literacy?
What strategic pathways look promising?

Panelists
Don Knezek, CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 
Marjorie Bynum, Vice President, Workforce Development,
Information Tech Association of America (ITAA) 
Joe Simpson, Deputy for Leadership Services and Professional Development,
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
Tina Sung, CEO, American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
Barry McGaw, Director Education Directorate,
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), Paris
Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent, Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia
Beth B. Buehlmann, Ph.D., Executive Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Center for Workforce Preparation

11:45 — 12:15
Refreshments

12:15 - 1:00 PM
 21st Century Literacy: The Promise

Moderator:
Dick Methia, Senior Associate,
 KEMPSTER GROUP 

A Call to Action

Panelists
Andrea Taylor, President, The Benton Foundation 
John Bailey, Director, Technology, U.S. Dept of Education 
Dr. Terry Crane, VP for AOL Education and Family Products,
Chair of Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Janet Whitla, President, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Stefanie Sanford, Senior Policy Officer, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 

1:00 – 1:10 PM
Closing

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