NewsLeader - 2006 Winter

Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement and the International Society for Education presents

NECC 2007 June 24 – 27 World Congress Center

An exciting and rewarding opportunity awaits Georgia teachers, leaders, and school teams this June 24-27, 2007 in Atlanta ! The 28 th annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education (www.iste.org), will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta .  This conference is for all educators and not just technology specialists.

The advanced program is available http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2007/program/

Registration is OPEN and is only $150 for Georgia residents - Don’t Delay – Price goes to $250 on April 1

Register by March 30 to get the special price of $150.  Go to www.iste.org/necc to register.  Be sure to follow the registration directions for Georgia registration and register under the Educational Technology Training center in your area.

Bring a team from your school.  What’s in it for you and your team?

  • Meet 18,000 fellow educators from around the world who want to share their expertise in educational technology
  • Participate in model 21 st century classrooms and media center
  • Network  with educators from across the world
  • Participate in interactive sessions – not just “sit and get”
  • Learn with your team and take back to your school innovative curriculum and technology ideas
  • Volunteer to help welcome the world and maximize your networking opportunities

Housing

ISTE has established a special housing offer at GaTech for all Georgia residents.  Please see the attached flier for more info or go to the www.iste.org/necc site under housing for more information

Volunteer

We need 800 volunteers to help put this conference on.  Please plan to give 3 hours of your time.   Go to www.iste.org/necc/volunteers to volunteer.