First Annual
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts
Silvio O. Conte Middle School, North Adams, Massachusetts
A Conference for Teachers,
Technology Coordinators, and Administrators
Friday, April 28
Advanced registration is required for all
Friday sessions.
Clas
1 to 1 Laptop Classroom
Visits
( April 28--8:00am to
11:00am)
Classroom visits will take place on April
28th from 8:30 to 11:00 at the Berkshire Wireless Laptop Initiative schools: in Pittsfield,
Reid Middle School
directions, Herberg Middle School
directions
and St. Mark Middle school
directions, in North Adams, Silvio O. Conte Middle School
directions.
If you plan to attend a laptop classroom,
please plan to arrive at the school by 8:30am Greeters will meet you
at the main office and take you on the tour.
Participants who wish to visit a classroom
in Pittsfield will have time for lunch (on-your-own) and travel to
North Adams for the 1:00pm opening talk.
Conference sessions begin 1:00pm on
April 28th at MCLA (Venable Hall)
1pm to 1:30pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Venable Hall MCLA
Dawn
Rodrigues, Lisa Provencher
Brian Page, Apple
Computer
Afternoon Sessions:
1:30pm to
2:30pm
and
2:45pm to 5:00pm
5:30pm to 6pm
cocktails & mingling Venable Hall
6pm to 8pm Dinner and Keynote speaker Venable Hall
"One-to-One Comes to School; A Tale of Two Networks"
Jim Moulton
Teacher
and Educational Technology Consultant
8pm
to 10pm Music and Voice
by the MCLA Fine and Performing Arts
Students Church Street Center.
Saturday, Saturday, April 29
On-Site
Registration is available. Boxed lunches provided for pre-registered
participants only.
8:00am to 9:00am
Breakfast and Conversations
MCLA Venable Hall
Teachers in the Berkshire Teachers Teaching
Teachers (BT3) will lead informal
roundtable discussion on specific topics.
Participants will
select the topic of their choice.
9:00am to 9:30am Welcome
Diane Ryczek,
principal Silvio O. Conte Middle School and
Chris Toy 1 to 1 consultant
Morning Sessions:
9:45am to 10:30am and 10:45am to 11:45am
MCLA: Venable Hall
and Bowman Hall
12:00pm to 1:00 pm
Silvio O. Conte Middle School
Lunch
Conversations with BWLI
teachers
1:00pm to
2:15pm Guest Speakers
Diane Ryczek,
Principal Silvio O. Conte Middle School and
Chris Toy 1 to 1 consultant
2:30
- 3:30: Concurrent Sessions and Vendor Demonstrations
Silvio O. Conte Middle School
3:30
- 4:00: Wrap-up and Door Prizes
