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  • 1.  Conference proposals you should submit

    Posted 10-03-2024 02:41 PM
    Edited by Ashley Cross 10-03-2024 02:55 PM

    The deadline to submit a conference proposal for the 2025 ATLIS annual conference is coming up soon! The original deadline is tomorrow, but you can still get in a submission until Tuesday, Oct 8th.

    Stuck on what to submit? Below are 20 titles and descriptions that you can use to get started. Don't worry if someone else submits the same thing - we could possibly partner you up to co-present!

    Professional Development

    1. Designing a Technology PD Strategy That Works

      • Explore strategies to create a professional development (PD) plan that aligns with the school's technology goals and empowers educators to integrate tech into their daily teaching practices.

    2. Effective Technology PD Rollout: Engaging Your Faculty

      • Learn practical steps for implementing your technology PD strategy, ensuring that faculty and staff are engaged, supported, and excited about the tools available to them.

    3. Assessing the Impact of Technology PD Initiatives

      • This session focuses on evaluating the success of technology-focused PD through surveys, observation, and feedback, ensuring continuous improvement.

    4. Keeping Pace: Researching and Recommending Emerging EdTech Trends

      • Learn how to stay informed about the latest tech trends and make appropriate recommendations to your school community, ensuring innovation without sacrificing practicality.

    5. Building Faculty Buy-in for EdTech: Practical Strategies for Success

      • Explore how to foster faculty buy-in and ensure consistent technology use across departments through targeted professional development and support strategies.

    Operations

    1. Evaluating School Technology Systems: Scalability and Sustainability

      • Learn how to assess your school's technology systems for scalability, sustainability, and alignment with long-term goals, ensuring that your tech investments remain effective over time.

    2. Successfully Implementing SIS, LMS, and Cybersecurity Systems

      • This session will walk through best practices for deploying essential school systems, focusing on data integrity, security, and operational effectiveness.

    3. Managing Large-Scale Technology Deployments in Schools

      • Learn step-by-step approaches to managing technology deployments, from planning to execution, ensuring smooth rollouts that minimize disruption.

    4. School Data Management: Best Practices for SIS and LMS Systems

      • Explore how to effectively manage student data through SIS and LMS systems, focusing on security, accessibility, and alignment with school policies.

    5. Designing a Streamlined User Support System

      • This session will cover designing efficient user support strategies, including troubleshooting systems, knowledge bases, and responsive helpdesk structures.

    6. Managing Infrastructure Projects in Independent Schools

      • Learn how to manage complex infrastructure projects, including timelines, vendor management, and stakeholder communication.

    7. Onboarding and Offboarding Tech Processes for Staff and Students

      • Explore efficient strategies for onboarding new members and offboarding departing ones, ensuring seamless transitions with tech systems, accounts, and devices.

    Independent School Governance and Leadership

    1. Developing and Implementing School-Wide Technology Policies

      • Learn how to create, implement, and enforce comprehensive technology policies that address issues like cybersecurity, data privacy, and digital citizenship.

    2. Creating a Vision for Technology in Independent Schools

      • Discover how to develop a long-term technology vision for your school, align it with academic goals, and lead the school community toward successful implementation.

    3. Building the Ideal Technology Department: Roles, Responsibilities, and Structure

      • This session will help you design your technology department's structure, ensuring the right roles are in place to meet the school's current and future needs.

    4. Budgeting and Forecasting for School Technology Needs

      • Learn how to create a sustainable technology budget that accommodates growth and innovation while aligning with your school's financial goals.

    5. Inclusive Leadership Practices in School Technology Teams

      • Explore ways to promote equity, inclusivity, and diversity within your technology team, ensuring that all members contribute meaningfully to the school's tech initiatives.

    Technology for Teaching and Learning

    1. Benchmarking EdTech: Best Practices from Peer Schools

      • Learn how other schools benchmark their technology use and vendor relationships. Discuss best practices for vetting new tools and ensuring strategic alignment with educational goals.

    2. Evaluating EdTech Tools: Measuring Impact on Learning Outcomes

      • This session focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of edtech tools, including methodologies for measuring impact and ensuring alignment with the school's learning objectives.

    3. Maximizing EdTech Tools for Student-Centered Learning

      • Learn how to leverage existing and emerging technology platforms to enhance learning, promote engagement, and support differentiated instruction in your classrooms.


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    Dr. Ashley Cross
    Senior Director of Education and Content
    www.theatlis.org
    888-502-8547
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