"Innovate to Educate: A Symposium on [Re]Design for Personalized Learning" is an initiative of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) in collaboration with ASCD and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
This invitation-only convening of education leaders focused on the policies, practices and technologies needed to enable redesign of our education system from an industrial-age, assembly-line model - based on fixed time, place and pace - to one that is student-centered to meet each student's personalized learning needs.
Key Updates:
- Thanks to all who made the August, 2010 Symposium a great success. Check back in coming weeks for an archive of proceedings -- including sessions summaries, speaker videos, and discussion highlights.
- SYMPOSIUM PRIMER -- Educate to Innovate: [Re]Design for Personalize Learning
- Look who attended -- you'll find an impressive roster of education leaders!
Personalized Learning News 
SIIA Events Reflect Evolution of Ed Tech Industry
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:41
In planning two education-focused conferences this summer for SIIA, I was struck by similarities – and of course the differences – in the two events. This week we host, “Innovate to Educate: A symposium on [Re]Design for Personalized Education.” After returning to DC, we go full steam ahead planning the 2010 Ed Tech Business Forum, Read More
Design Fix
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:24
[From a Symposium on Personalized Learning interview series by New Media Partner edReformer.com] Joel Rose, CEO of School of One in New York City, addresses how personalized learning provides equity of student outcomes, and the need to address the design flaw of the traditional classroom model with with personalized systems and technologies. Where does Read More
Personalize and Deliver
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:32
[From a Symposium on Personalized Learning interview series by New Media Partner edReformer.com] Harvard professor Howard Gardner shares his vision for personalized learning in an age of education reform which grows out of his theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner believes the educational world of the future belongs to those educators and technologists who can create robust Read More
