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Live Presentations @ Virtual School Symposium //**Note that all times are local for Austin, Texas - Central Standard Time (CST / GMT -6 hours)**//

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=**Monday,** **November 16, 2009** **- Conference Day 1**=

8:00 – 8:30 am
 * Welcome and Opening - Susan Patrick, iNACOL President (Elluminate)

8:30 – 9:30 am Keynote
 * A Great Time to Be Learning Online - Tom Vander Ark (Elluminate)

10:30 – 11:30 am Breakout Session #1
 * Think Globally, Advocate Locally: Online Learning Issues and Trends in 2009 - Mickey Revenaugh (Elluminate)
 * The Value of Open Educational Resources (OER): Practical Applications and Opportunities- Terri Rowenhorst ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Measuring Quality in K-12 Online Learning; Northern Exposure - Randy LaBonte ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Luncheon
 * Student Panel (Elluminate)

1:45 – 2:45 pm Breakout Session #2
 * Ensuring Continuity of Learning through Online Learning - Susan Patrick and Myk Garn (Elluminate)
 * Developing a New National Educational Technology Plan: Gathering Insight from the Online Community - Marianne Bakia and Bernadette Adams Yates ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Class Disrupted - bridging the gap between traditional and online learning through community learning - Mark Luetzelschwab ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

3:00 – 4:00 pm Breakout Session #3
 * What does exemplary teaching online look like? - Rose Marsh (Elluminate)
 * Virtual School Counselors: Providing guidance and support to virtual school students - Erin Berry ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Responding to student needs - Best practices to enable your program to adapt learning - Ray Rozycki ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

4:15 – 5:15 pm Breakout Session #4
 * Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning - John Watson (Elluminate)
 * International Baccalaureate's Access Agenda - Bringing IB classes to Students Outside of IB World Schools - Darren Hughes and Roderick McAllery ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Show your Stuff! Using ePortfolios to Reflect Individualism - Kristie Clements ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])
 * A Model for Maximizing Your Professional Development Through Webinars - Julia Parra, Susie Bussman & Holly Bemis-Schurtz ([|Adobe Connect])

=**Tuesday,** **November 17, 2009** **- Conference Day 2**=

8:00 – 9:00 am Keynote
 * Liberating Learning: Technology, Politics, and the Future of American Education - Terry M. Moe (Elluminate)

9:15 – 10:15 am Breakout Session #5
 * An International Perspective of K-12 Online Learning - Allison Powell, Michael Barbour and Panel (Elluminate)
 * Online Courses Go Open Source - Rob Darrow, David Wiley, Joshua Marks (Elluminate Recording )
 * The iLab Network: Broadening Access to Hands-on STEM Learning via Remote Online Laboratories- Julia Skolnik ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Hybrid Models as Disruptive Innovation - Carol Downing and Jennifer Wilson ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Breakout Session #6
 * Exploring Tools of the 21st Century Classroom - Jay Bennett, Jeffrey Piontek, Michael Barbour (Elluminate)
 * The Gifted Kids Online, Differentiation and Web 2.0- Elfi Sanderson ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * The Socialization Debate: New Research and Evidence Challenge Old Assumptions - Jay Sivin-Kachala, Robert (Butch) Gemin, Peter Stewart ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

1:45 – 2:45 pm Breakout Session #7
 * Differentiating Online Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles - Jackie Mangieri (Elluminate)
 * Innovative Policies Supporting Innovative International Learning - Beth Baker ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Using Audio in your online class: Can you hear me now? - Neal Sonnenberg ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

3:00 – 4:00 pm Breakout Session #8
 * What are the Future Forces that will Impact Education? - Raymond Rose (Elluminate)
 * Interoperability – An Overview of the Landscape - Jill Abbot and Kristie Clements ([|Second Life Venue - Valley Amphitheater])
 * Blooming Online - Bob Lamonn ([|Second Life Venue - Skyroom])

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