While the eLearning Strategies Symposium debuts in just seven months, we’re pleased to share the great diversity of engaging sessions you can expect at eSS. The presentations below will be supplemented by sessions selected from our “Just-in-Time” proposal window that begins in mid-August and closes mid-September. Early-bird registration, just $159, ends June 30th.

Big Picture Sessions

• NCAA Eligibility Center 101 ~ Nick Sproull
• Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: National and California ~ John Watson
• English Learners and Online Learning ~ Ymasumac Maranon-Davis
• High-Quality Approaches for Supporting School Districts with Blended and Online Learning ~ Greg Ottinger
• Using Moodle to Support RtI ~ Adam Paskowitz
• Disrupting ourselves: Lessons from the trenches in Riverside ~ David Haglund

Capacity Building Sessions

• Leading Edge Certification for Online & Blended Teaching ~ Dennis Large
• Leading Effective Online Meetings ~ Elizabeth Hessom

Content Sessions

• Dynamic Discussions ~ Danan Myers
• Great eLearning vs. Online Road Kill: How Can You Tell the Difference? ~ Brian Bridges
• Teach the Common Core with Blended Instruction ~ Catlin Tucker
• Coordinating Assessment Strategies for Online Instruction:  Models for Effectiveness ~ Doug Feldmann
• Creating a Community in the Online Classroom ~ Jenny Thomas
• Engaging Gifted Students Online ~ Cindy Carbajal
• Open Learning for Local Contexts: Effective Teaching in New Ecologies ~ Letha Goger
• The Plagiarism Struggle ~ Christy Hartman
• Visual Design Basics for Quality eLearning ~ Chris Bell

 Gear Sessions

• Screencasting to Support Online Learning ~ Timothy Downey

Pedagogy Sessions

• Importance of Creating Culture in an Online Environment ~ Alice Keeler
• Project Based Learning Online – The Essential Elements ~ Andrew Miller
• Don’t Just flip Your Classroom, Transform It! ~ Catlin Tucker
• eLearning Cafes:  Bringing Blended Learning to Small Communities and Neighborhoods ~ Kathryn Kelly
• Web 2.0 tools to support language development in the online and blended environment ~ Molly Large
• Real World Experience, Virtually ~ Keenan Kibrick
• Shift for Global Readiness: Blended Learning Model for the New Economy ~ Mariane Doyle
• Using Google Apps and the Khan Academy for Math Instruction ~ Joe Donahue
• Explore-Flip-Apply: Using Instructional Video to Empower the Learning Cycle ~ Ramsey Musallam
• The Real Deal: Data-Driven Continuous Improvement in K-12 Virtual Schools ~ Bill Crockett

Early Bird Symposium registration is now open until June 30^th. Just $159, registration includes Friday and Saturday sessions and a keynote/lunch on Friday. Groups of three or more who are from the same school, district, or organization may register for $149.

Pre-registration rates from July 1^st through November 30^th are $215. On-site registration, only be available if space allows, will be $299.

Pay by credit card, Pay By Check, or Pay by Purchase Order.

If your district can not pay by credit card, you may issue a Purchase Order and either submit a check for registration or you may mail the purchase order to us. Please make checks or purchase orders payable to: Stanislaus County School Service Fund (SCSSF).

1. First, register your participant(s) on our site by clicking the registration link below.
2. Below the ORDER NOW button, select SHOW OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS
3. Indicate the number of registrations and click PAY OFFLINE
4. Enter ticket buyer information, registrant name, school information, and lunch preference.
5. Click PAY BY CHECK
6. Send payment or purchase order, along with information on all registrants, to:

eSS Registration, ℅ CLRN
Stanislaus County Office of Education
1100 H Street
Modesto, CA 95354

Register for the Symposium

 Hotel and symposium registrations are now open for the eLearning Strategies Symposium. The CUE and CLRN-created symposium debuts December 7and 8, 2012 and focuses on K12 educators, administrators, policymakers, industry, and advocates. The Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa will host the two-day event.

Hotel Information

The Hilton, a short, free shuttle ride from John Wayne Airport, is centrally located by I-405 and the South Coast Plaza. Single and double rooms, which are $129 per night, include free wi-fi and discounted self-parking is available for $10 per day. Room reservations must be made by November 4, 2012.  Secure your room through the eSS hotel reservation page, or call the Hilton directly and use the group code, ELEARN.

Hilton Orange County/ Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa CA
(714) 540-7000

Symposium Registration

Early Bird Symposium registration is now open until June 30^th. Just $159, registration includes Friday and Saturday sessions and a keynote/lunch on Friday. Groups of three or more who are from the same school, district, or organization may register for $149. Pre-registration rates from July 1^st through November 30^th are $215. On-site registration will only be available if space allows and will be $299.

Register for the Symposium

Computer-Using Educators (CUE) and the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) are pleased to announce our call for speakers for the inaugural, 2012 eLearning Strategies Symposium (eSS).  The symposium will be held at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa on December 7th and 8th, 2012. Three-hour workshops will be offered on Thursday, December 6th. We invite you to share your eLearning expertise with K12 educators, administrators, policy makers, and industry representatives.

 Two session proposal windows are offered. During this Early Bird window, which closes April 27th, we’ll be filling two-thirds of the concurrent sessions. A shorter, Just in Time, proposal window opens mid-August and closes in mid-September for the final third. Speaker acceptances for the first round will be emailed May 9-11, 2012. All speakers will receive a complementary registration to the symposium. Industry-sponsored sessions must include a Corporate Partnership Application.

Symposium presentations should focus on one of eSS’ five strands:

• Big Picture, which includes administration, management, evaluation, research, policy or advocacy;
• Content (curriculum and online course development, best practices, accessibility, or instructional design);
• Capacity Building (professional development);
• Gear (tools, technologies, learning management systems, or application development); or
• Pedagogy (engaging students, teaching and learning pedagogies, blended learning models, learning communities, or assessment).

Symposium presentations are one-hour in duration with one session each hour being live-streamed and recorded for future distribution. Speakers may opt-out of live-streaming.

With online and blended learning growing 20-25% each year and with more than 20,000 California students participating in virtual or blended learning, now is the time for a California conference focused on teaching and learning online. Please join us in Costa Mesa next December.

eLearning Strategies Symposium Call for Speakers

www.cue.tc/elearns

eSS Web Site

http://elearns.org

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The eLearning Strategies Symposium is looking for corporate partners for our 2012 conference to be held in southern California on December 7th and 8th, 2012. Five partner levels are available and include options for exhibitor tables up to dedicated vendor spotlight rooms. Click the Sponsor/Partner menu above or download the partnership form here.

December 7-8, 2012

Southern California

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