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[Paul White]

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[Paul White]

The ICT for Education Conference 2009

In England this summer?

Want to go to a tech conference?

Want ESF to pay the conference fee? - let me know


Thursday 2nd July 2009 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, NEC, Birmingham:

The next steps in transforming schools through ICT

The 2nd ICT for Education Conference will tackle the bold emerging issues in how schools use technology in learning and in reaching out beyond their confines.

This year's must see line-up includes:

Marc Prensky
US author and internationally acclaimed speaker
Marc will highlight how the use of gaming technologies for learning can help transform the way students learn

Chris Gerry
Executive Principal of New Line Learning Academies in Kent
The man recruited to reverse the ailing fortunes of a struggling school and who is now working to import business intelligence innovations from the retail sector into education

Andrew Davis
Headteacher of Clunbury Primary School in Shropshire
Winner of the Best Primary School at the ICT Excellence Awards 2007, will share the secrets of his success, including the school's use of podcasting, blogging and gaming technologies in teaching and learning

Karen Crowston
Head of Policy, Link2ICT
& Andy Pyper
e-Safety Consultant for Link2ICT
(responsible for ICT in Birmingham's schools
Karen and Andy will discuss how the biggest education authority in Europe is tackling e-safety, offering insight into the ambitious roll-out of Policy Central, aimed at enabling schools to deal with any instances of web misuse that occur

Becta Spokesperson
The organisation responsible for promoting and advancing ICT in schools and across the public sector will be back again for our 2009 event with an in-depth update on how its latest initiatives impact on you and your school.

[Paula Lepore]

Would love to attend. I will be in the UK. Can I still be considered, considering my short contract?