Skype+with+an+Architect+-+Dan+Maas,+Ed.+D.,Chief+Information+Officer+at+Littleton+Public+Schools

=Skype with an Architect: Dan Maas, Ed. D.,Chief Information Officer at Littleton Public Schools= == In this session, we will hear from Dr. Dan Maas who was recognized by the Colorado Association of Leaders in Educational Technology, as the 2010 Technology Administrator of the Year and served as Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) President during 2007-2008. He was the keynote speaker for the 2011 Colorado Association of School Business Officials Spring Conference. Dr. Maas holds a Doctorate of Education in Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master’s Degree in Computer Information Sciences from Nova Southeastern University. Most recently, Dr. Maas contributed a commentary for the June/July edition of ISTE’s //Learning & Leading with Technology// (Vol.38, No.8) about whether students should use their real names on the web. Read more about his accomplishments and contributions at http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmaas. [|Smith Mountain Lake architects] Dr. Maas has led the Information and Technology Services department at Littleton Public Schools for five years during which time the district has deployed open wifi services supporting BYOT (bring your own technology), over 5,000 Linux-based netbooks, and extensive use of Google Apps for Education services. The Inspired Writing Initiative, which uses netbooks and cloud computing resources to facilitate the writing process, has been demonstrated by external researchers to have significantly raised student achievement in writing (see PDF below). Teachers and staff ushered in this technology initiative using the TPACK framework as a guide during training, planning and implementation.

Today, Dr. Mass will discuss how TPACK has successfully helped educators in his school district address 21st Century skills from a pragmatic and common-sense point of view.

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