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NCTI was a partner in the inaugural Global Education Conference, which brought together educators and innovators from around the world. The NCTI keynote presentation, Breakthrough Learning – Transform the Future, recreated the opening of the NCTI Technology Innovators Conference. View a recording of this presentation and dozens of others on the use of technology in education.

Closing the Gap is a practitioner-driven AT conference taking place in Minneapolis, MN. This year’s conference builds on a tradition of providing a comprehensive examination of the most current uses of technology by persons with disabilities and the professionals who work with them.

Topics will cover a broad spectrum of technology as it is being applied to all disabilities [...]

The “Designing UDL” contest aims to give educators at all levels the opportunity to share how they put UDL principles into action.  Submissions should describe how UDL has influenced you as a learner or as an educator. These submissions can come in a variety forms (text, audio, video, photo/drawing) and creativity is encouraged! Entries in four [...]

Fidelity of Implementation: Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Practices and Programs

Fidelity of implementation is a vital component of any school improvement process. This interactive webinar will outline the “nuts and bolts” of fidelity implementation by highlighting the IRIS Center’s newly developed, free, online professional development instructional module about fidelity. This module discusses the importance of selecting [...]

ImplementationFest provides an opportunity to a unique gathering of military, government, industry, and academic learning/education/training professionals to share lessons learned.

The experts discuss the latest trends and the future of assistive and educational technology during the 2009 Technology Innovators Conference. All videos are captioned.

NCTI attended FOSE this year and were surprised at how few IT accessibility and workplace accommodations booths, vendors, and solutions were present. Learn what we did on CAP’s workplace accommodations programs and buyaccessible.gov’s work.

March 5-6, 2010
New York, NY
The Celebration of Teaching and Learning brings educators together to share experiences, keep pace with the latest thinking in education, inspire creativity and curiosity in classrooms, and shape the future of schools!
Educators will hear from dynamic, nationally acclaimed speakers and artists, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Lisa Henson, Chief [...]

April 9 – 11, 2010
Oklahoma City, OK
The Fourteenth National Forum on Issues in Vocational Assessment brings together approximately 200 – 350 individuals interested in vocational evaluation, assessment and work adjustment from all over the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Professionals from vocational rehabilitation, vocational education, occupational therapy, private rehabilitation and special education attend to [...]

May 20 – 22, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
The International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) was convened for the first time in November 2001, to provide ASD researchers from around the world with a focused opportunity to share the rapidly moving scientific investigation of ASD.
Objectives of the meeting:
1.    The International Meeting for Austism Research (IMFAR) is [...]

February 28 – March 2, 2010 (Washington, DC)
CoSN Conference 2010 is the premier conference for district technology leaders from the public and private sector. Attendees will join their colleagues in Washington and learn the lastest on educational technology in K-12; hear exciting keynotes; network with colleagues; attend dynamic panel presentations; explore new emerging technology trends; and learn how [...]

January 28 – February 2
New York, Long Island, Westchester
The Second Annual ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival announces films and events line-up, all of which celebrate lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. NY premieres and award winning films will screen beginning January 28th through February 2nd, 2010, at 12 venues throughout NYC, Long [...]

U.S. National Ed Tech Plan, released March 5, 2010, sets an ambitious agenda for using technology to transform teaching and learning. Add your comments to the Plan.

Featured presenters at day two of NCTI’s annual conference shared their vision for technology in education and policy needs to address research, implementation, funding and other barriers that block the way.

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
Dial in #: (866) 238-1665
Despite the current state of the job market, long term projections point to worker shortages in a variety of industry sectors. People with disabilities are a source of qualified workers that is frequently overlooked. More than 50 million qualified, highly motivated Americans [...]

Wednesday, September 30 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET
Monday, October 20 at 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, December 3 at 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
(Additional dates will be offered in 2010)
WGBH’s National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) published free guidelines for describing STEM images for use within digital talking books and on web [...]

Conference 2009 speaker biographies.

Date: November 9-14
Location: Westminster, CO (Westin Hotel)
Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology in the university, college and business setting. AHG attracts the leading practitioners and decision makers in the field of campus accessibility and accessible media in higher education. This year’s conference features over 60 presentations and hands-on sessions [...]

Date: Friday and Saturday. October 16 and 17, 2009
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York City
The conference, co-sponsored by Art Education for the Blind & The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will address inclusive and multisensory learning environments and strategies, particularly in relation to the arts and museums. Participants and speakers include educators, [...]

Attend FREE webinars on learning technologies, the ADL Registry, and SCORM standards hosted by the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab!

Hosted for free by the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab!
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Eric Sakmar
Learn about contributing to the DoD’s ADL Registry Version 1.7, a means for registering, searching and discovering DoD digital objects. This webinar is targeted at programmers and repository managers. It will provide an overview of [...]

Hosted for free by the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab!
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Angelo Panar
Learn about the enhancements and bug fixes in SCORM 2004 4th Edition and how this new version supports interoperability across LMSs. This session will cover:

Sharing generic run-time data between SCOs
Sharing additional objective data between [...]

Hosted for free by the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab!
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009 and Thursday, September 10, 2009
            Thursday, October 1, 2009 and Thursday, October 8, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
Presenter: John Campbell
Sequencing is a powerful capability in SCORM 2004, but its implementation is complicated.  This webinar series is designed for content developers who [...]

Hosted for free by the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab!
Date: Friday, September 9, 2009 and Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Peter Berking
Instructional designers inevitably deal with visual design while designing e-learning screens. There are aesthetic principles, technical best practices, usability principles, and standards compliance constraints involved. This webinar will provide an [...]

Hosted for free by the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab!
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Peter Berking
Learn about how authoring tools are optimized for particular types of learning, output formats, workflows, etc., and how these can be matched to your requirements and environment. This webinar will provide an overview of authoring tools [...]

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm ET
Presenter:  Russ Holland is the president of Adirondack AccessAbility Inc., an ATA Associate organization providing consulting and training in upstate New York, and currently serves as the Program Director of the Alliance for Technology Access.
This webinar is an introduction to the world of assistive technology [...]

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009 
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm ET
Presenters: Joy Smiley Zabala, Ed. D., ATP, is the project manager of the federally-funded AIM Consortium, a fifteen-state project headed by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). 
Jeff Diedrich is the director of Michigan’s Integrated Technology Supports (MITS), a project of the Michigan Department of [...]

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm ET
Presenters:  Joy Smiley Zabala, Ed. D., ATP, is the project manager of the federally-funded AIM Consortium, a fifteen-state project headed by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). 
 
Diana Carl is a former Special Education Director, Region 4 Education Service Center and lead facilitator of [...]

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009 
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm ET
Presenter: William Bielawski, The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
This webinar is a complete examination of the current technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired to access information on paper or electronic information. It will trace the recent [...]

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Presenter: Jayme Johnson, Web Accessibility Instructor, High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges
Selecting appropriate educational software for students with learning disabilities can often be a difficult and complicated process. This online resource helps people to better understand the nature of different learning [...]

2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference
November 16-17, 2009 | Washington, DC | The Madison Hotel

Day 1 — Monday, November 16

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and OSEP Remarks

Tracy Gray, Director, National Center for Technology Innovation
Patricia Guard, Acting Director, Office of Special Education Programs
Lawrence Wexler, Director, Research to Practice, Office of Special Education Programs

Session Materials

Summary Notes
Slide Presentation: Tracy Gray

Related Links

NCTI Issue Paper: Unleashing the Power of Innovation for Assistive Technology

Madison [...]

Be a part of the 2009 Tech Expo at the NCTI Innovators Conference! Submit your proposal to showcase your innovative learning and assistive technology products.

Get information about events and attractions around Washington, DC that are available during the week of the NCTI Technology Innovators Conference.

NCTI was at NECC in force. We enjoyed attending the conference in our backyard in Washington, DC. View some of our highlights.

The 2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference will be held on November 16-17 at The Madison, A Loews Hotel, Washington, DC. Get more information about travel and hotel arrangements.

2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference
November 16-17, 2009 | Washington, DC | The Madison Hotel

 
Registration is now closed. Please contact Whitney Donaldson at wdonaldson@air.org or 202-403-5316, to inquire about on-site registration.
Refunds
Refunds will be made for cancellations received before midnight (EST) Friday, October 19, 2009, minus a 25% administrative fee. Due to contractual obligations, we will be unable to provide refunds for cancellations received later than October 19, 2009. [...]

November 16-17, 2009 | Washington, DC | The Madison Hotel
The 2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference, Educational Futures — Powered by Technology, will focus on the how learning and assistive technologies can supercharge education for all students. Register now.

Technology is transforming how students learn and engage in our information society. Learn about forward-thinking technology solutions from three leading educational entrepreneurs who have unleashed student talent through the use of online, interactive platforms. See the archives of this fabulous Webinar.

Save the date May 14 for this free webinar on the critical topic of effectively educating ELLs at the high school level.

Speakers and participants were interviewed at the 2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference. Hear summaries of their presentations and reflections on how the themes of the conference may influence their work. Transcripts are available.

2005 Technology Innovators Conference

The 2005 Demonstration Event presented the entire continuum of NCTI stakeholders, including a balanced mix of vendors, researchers, and developers. Participants were able to try out products in the beta stage of development as well as those that were on the market, and products that dealt with a wide range of content [...]

NCTI used the services of nTAG Interactive at this year’s conference. nTAG Interactive provided individualized electronic conference badges that allowed for greater networking and the sharing of ideas during the conference. It also allowed us to better understand the community of innovators we serve.
Check your pulse and compare — How would you answer the [...]

General and breakout sessions from the 2005 Technology Innovators Conference.

NCTI was honored to have Dean Kamen as its 2005 Keynote speaker. He spoke on the subject of FIRST (“For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology”), a multinational non-profit organization he founded in 1989, that aspires to transform culture, by connecting young people to the excitement and challenge of science, math, engineering, and technology.

Following the NCTI conference the National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) and AccessIT hosted a post conference luncheon on Disability and Educational Technology Planning: A National Policy Discussion.The featured speaker, Carol Leffler, a lead accessible technologies specialist at Community Consolidated School District 54 in Schaumburg, Illinois, shared the planning, professional development, and [...]