Thursday, April 16, 2015

ATLIS 2015 -- Day 1

ATLIS -- Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools

The first-ever ATLIS National Conference started today.  Held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City, CA (San Francisco Bay Area).

ATLIS came into being thanks to three co-founders
  • Gabe Lucas -- Director of Technology, Castilleja School
  • Kelsey Vrooman -- Director of Educational Technology, Urban School of San Francisco
  • Stuart Posin -- Director of Academic & Administrative Technology, Marlborough School

The conference began with introductions from Gabe, Kelsey, and Stuart and celebration of the fact that this first ATLIS get-together far exceeded the goals set by the founders for this first conference.

The keynote was by Keith Krueger who is the CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) which is described as "a nonprofit organization that serves as the voice for K-12 school system technology leaders in North America."

Keith's topic was:  Building and Growing as an Education Technology Leader

My next stop was a "deep dive workshop" also led by Mr. Krueger.  The topic was:  Privacy Issues in Independent School Education

Afternoon sessions included Culture, Environment and Meaning: Critical Issues for Maker Spaces at 1:00 p.m. followed by Making the Most of Local, Online, and Face-to-Face Learning at 2:00 p.m.