Here are some upcoming events that we think will be of interest to our readers. If you would like to submit an event to be listed here, please contact us.
The Kids@PlaySummit is both a conference and an exhibition held at CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center each January. It explores the world of digital kids who are tomorrow’s digital citizens. This year's agenda includes sessions on "A Survivor's Guide to the Kid's Business," "Five Golden Opportunities for 2014," "Tablets, Glasses, Watches, Second Screens and Other Personalized Mobile Gadgets," and more. Check the website for a full agenda. http://kidsatplaysummit.com/
The 2013 International 1:1 Computing Conference is geared towards professionals who are interested in discussing the challenges and opportunities of 1:1 computing in the classroom. The conference aims to provide participants with "new knowledge, practical strategies and the opportunity to build a community of practice around using technology to transform classroom instruction and to deeply engage students through communication, collaboration, creation, and personalized learning. Participants will collect best practices that can be applied ‘just in time’ upon returning to their…
FabLearn 2013 is a venue for educators, policy-makers, students, designers, researchers, and makers to present, discuss, and learn about digital fabrication in education, the “makers” culture, and hands-on learning. Panels cover topics in education and research. Preview the papers that will be presented on the FabLearn 2013 website. http://fablearn.stanford.edu/2013/
EDUCause, the Higher Education IT conference, invites IT leaders and those involved in higher education IT, to network and explore content in a program developed by the IT community. With speakers from industry, associations, and higher education, the conference aims to expand awareness of challenges across the higher education landscape and identify opportunities to affect change at education institutions. It also features networking opportunities and an exhibit hall with over 220 showcased products. For more information, please visit the official…
This panel, organized by Nesta and the Serious Games Institute in the UK, brings together a diverse group of speakers to debate and discuss how game-based approaches can be used to improve learning and how such practices can be evaluated, encouraged and spread. Speakers will include Dr Jo Twist (UKIE), Rebecca Rufo-Tepper (Institute of Play), Charlie Love (Aberdeen City Council), and Martha Henson (London Educational Games Meetup, edugameshub). For more information and to register online, visit the Nesta website.
The fourth annual Education Nation Summit will take place at the New York Public Library and will gather more than 300 of the country’s thought leaders in education, government, business, philanthropy and media. The Summit will focus on what it takes for students to really succeed, and will include the second annual Student Town Hall and fourth annual Teacher Town Hall. Learn more.
The National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS) brings together national leaders from educational associations, as well as editors of educational technology journals, directors of non-profit foundations, federal policy makers, and corporate representatives. Recommendations and guidelines emerging from the summit are published in a range of educational technology journals and are featured on the programs of educational conferences. The goal is to accelerate the meaningful impact of digital technologies in education for the 21st century. http://www.ntls.info/
The 25th annual EdNET event takes place this year in Denver, Colorado. This education industry event provides publishers, software developers, hardware manufactures, investors, industry analysts, and other professionals with the opportunity to network with other industry professionals, exchange ideas and discuss market trends, and forge new business relationships. Learn more about the conference at schooldata.com.
The World Congress of Play is the first conference that brings all the play industries together (toys, board games, video games, digital play, theme parks and more) to foster new relationships, new ideas, and new business in a rapidly changing market. Miles Ludwig, Managing Director, Content Innovation Lab at Sesame Workshop, will speak about how children interact with different platforms. For more information, visit http://www.worldcongressofplay.com/.
Attendees at the Serious Play Conference will hear the most successful design consultants, the leading developers and the top academic researchers and government consultants talk about what it takes to make effective games, sims and virtual worlds for education, corporate leadership development, non-profit organizations, health care and government/military training. Learn more.
EdmodoCon, an all-online festival of teachers who use Edmodo, allows teachers and all users to share share tips, ideas and practices. This free event presents an exciting professional development opportunity for teachers around the world to share how they use technology in the classroom. For more information, and to register, please visit the official site.
Our friends at Launchpad Toys are hosting a free webinar with edtech all stars, imcludig BrainPop, Spinlight, Graphite, and Motion Math to talk about apps for the elementary classroom. Join developers and teachers for this discussion on implementing educational apps in the classroom. The free webinar with take place via Google Hangouts and Twitter (follow #LaunchpadEDU) Sign up at the link below for a reminder email with a link to the webinar and for a chance to win a copy…
