Improving America's Schools Western Regional Conference

ITV.Net was proud to bring you the U.S. Department of Education's
Improving America's Schools Western Regional Conference

It was webcast live from San Diego, California
on October 16, @ 15:30-16:30 PT & October 17, 1997 @ 09:00-14:00 PT

The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to present the 1997 Regional Conferences on Improving America's Schools (IAS), which will be held in three locations this fall, starting in San Diego, October 16-18, 1997.

President Clinton has made education his number one priority for the next four years. All educators have a tremendous role to play in providing educational equity and excellence for students.

With your help and involvement, we can achieve the kind of comprehensive school reform that will keep the American nation Strong & Competitive.

<BR> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" size=2 color="#228822">If you do not have the Voxware MetaSound audio codec installed, you may not hear any sound.<BR> You can install the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full NetShow client install</a> in order to obtain it.</FONT>

Ondemand video of the conference

Opening Session
1 hour 24 minutes

Jim Kohlmoos, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intro Franklin L. Till, San Diego Deputy Superintendent

Jim Kohlmoos, Conference Overview Dang Pham, OBEMLA

Jim Kohlmoos Delain Eastin, Speaker

President Clinton's Video Message

Jim Kohlmoos Introduces Multimedia Presentation

Jim Kohlmoos presents the Department of Education Panel

watch

Introduction to Session and Purpose
29 minutes

Elliott Medrich is Joined by 3 Panelists to Reflect on Session Themes and Discussions Panelists: Joel Shawn, CA Center for School Restructuring; Robert Blum, School Improvement Program, NWREL; Yvonne Rodriquez, Paramount High School, California

watch

Technology Institute, Part 1
2 hours 04 minutes

Linda Roberts, Intro

Margaret Riel, Visionary View of Educational Technology

Barbara Means, Research Perspective

Charly Bullock, Zuni Pueblo, Promising Practice

Jack Detzel, Delta Cyber School, AK, Promising Practice

Don Lake, Judi Snyder-Gordon, Belinda Lister, TEAMS Learning, LACOE, Promising Practice

watch

Technology Session, Part 2 and School Options Session
20 minutes

Linda Roberts, Introduces Chuck Lovett and Kevin Roacap

Charles (Chuck) Lovett, Technology Literacy Callenge Fund, US Dept. of Education

Kevin Roacap, Pacific Southwest Regional Technology in Education Consortium Center for Language Minority Education and Research CA State Univ. Long Beach

watch

Public School Choice Options
1 hour 43 minutes

Bradley Scott, Researcher, Choice and Magnet Schools IDRA Desegregation Assistance Center
Tom Henry, Eugene SD, OR
Laurence Holguin, San Jose High Academy, San Jose, CA
Norris Hill, Magnet Program, San Jose, CA
Lisa Carlos, Researcher, Choice and Charter Schools
Leslie Wolt, Clear View Charter School, Vista SD, CA
Irene Sumida, Fenton Avenue Charter School, Los Angeles, CA
watch

For event information, see the IAS Western Regional Conference Web Page.

More information on the conference webcast can be viewed at www.iaswebcast.org.

Live Events

Portfolio

The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to present the 1997 Regional Conferences on Improving America's Schools (IAS), which will be held in three locations this fall, starting in San Diego, October 16-18, 1997.		President Clinton has made education his number one priority for the next four years. All educators have a tremendous role to play in providing educational equity and excellence for students.
With your help and involvement, we can achieve the kind of comprehensive school reform that will keep the American nation Strong & Competitive.

Opening Session 1 hour 24 minutes
Jim Kohlmoos, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intro Franklin L. Till, San Diego Deputy Superintendent Jim Kohlmoos, Conference Overview Dang Pham, OBEMLA Jim Kohlmoos Delain Eastin, Speaker President Clinton's Video Message Jim Kohlmoos Introduces Multimedia Presentation Jim Kohlmoos presents the Department of Education Panel	watch
Introduction to Session and Purpose 29 minutes
Elliott Medrich is Joined by 3 Panelists to Reflect on Session Themes and Discussions Panelists: Joel Shawn, CA Center for School Restructuring; Robert Blum, School Improvement Program, NWREL; Yvonne Rodriquez, Paramount High School, California	watch
Technology Institute, Part 1 2 hours 04 minutes
Linda Roberts, Intro Margaret Riel, Visionary View of Educational Technology Barbara Means, Research Perspective Charly Bullock, Zuni Pueblo, Promising Practice Jack Detzel, Delta Cyber School, AK, Promising Practice Don Lake, Judi Snyder-Gordon, Belinda Lister, TEAMS Learning, LACOE, Promising Practice	watch
Technology Session, Part 2 and School Options Session 20 minutes
Linda Roberts, Introduces Chuck Lovett and Kevin Roacap Charles (Chuck) Lovett, Technology Literacy Callenge Fund, US Dept. of Education Kevin Roacap, Pacific Southwest Regional Technology in Education Consortium Center for Language Minority Education and Research CA State Univ. Long Beach	watch
Public School Choice Options 1 hour 43 minutes
Bradley Scott, Researcher, Choice and Magnet Schools IDRA Desegregation Assistance Center Tom Henry, Eugene SD, OR Laurence Holguin, San Jose High Academy, San Jose, CA Norris Hill, Magnet Program, San Jose, CA Lisa Carlos, Researcher, Choice and Charter Schools Leslie Wolt, Clear View Charter School, Vista SD, CA Irene Sumida, Fenton Avenue Charter School, Los Angeles, CA	watch