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2010 Leadership Summit and Education Forum
November 7 - 10, 2010
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
National Harbor, Maryland
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2010 Emerging Technologies Forum at ISTE
June 25-27, 2010
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July 9, 2010

State Educational Technology Directors Association Announces 2010-2011 Board Members and Officers

May 25, 2010

Press Release: State Leaders Spotlight Educational Technology Trends, Innovations to Capitol Hill Audience

April 22, 2010

2010 National Trends Report Press Release

March 15, 2010

State, Federal Policymakers Foresee the Increasing Importance of Technology in K-12 Education Policy and Practice

March 10, 2010

Education, Technology Leaders Press Policymakers to Reinvigorate Federal Role in Ed Tech Policy: Washington Summit Stimulates Dialogue on Role of Technology in Schools

February 3, 2010

Education Leaders Urge Administration to Reconsider Lack of Direct Investment in Education Technology; Support Infusion of Technology Throughout New ESEA

November 6, 2009

SETDA Hosts Senators Reid (NV), Murray (WA), Hagan (NC), and Bingaman (NM) as Honored Guests at a Future of Learning Technology Showcase

November 5, 2009

Dr. Kimberly Vidoni, Nevada’s State Educational Technology Director, Introduces Senator Harry Reid at the Future of Learning Technology Showcase in Washington, DC

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      Press Release Archive

May 7, 2009  A Joint Press Release:  Obama Administration Cuts Education Technology Funding by 63% Jeopardizing Efforts to Increase America’s Competitiveness Despite Administration’s Commitment to Prepare America’s Students for the Global Economy, Budget Slashes a Critical “Change Agent” in Schools

April 2, 2009 Technology as Catalyst for Critical School Reform - SETDA Releases the National Trends Report

November 18, 2008 Susan Gendron, Commissioner of Education, Maine Department of Education, Receives SETDA’s First Pushing the Envelope Award

November 17, 2008 Jayne Moore, Director of Instructional Technology and School Library Media Program at the Maryland State Department of Education, Honored as SETDA’s Leader of the Year

November 17, 2008 SETDA Honors Dr. Joseph B. Morton, Alabama State Superintendent of Public Instruction with 2008 State Policy Maker Award

November 17, 2008 SETDA Releases the Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education: Every Student Deserves a High-Quality 21st Century Education 

November 13, 2008 SETDA Releases the Final Report in Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education SeriesLearning Virtually:  Expanding Opportunities 

November 7, 2008 SETDA Releases Fourth Report in Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education Series:  Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach 

October 20, 2008 SETDA Releases Next Report in Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education Series: Technology-Based Assessments Improve Teaching and Learning Calls for Proactive Use of Data to Drive School Reform Efforts

September 23, 2008 SETDA Releases Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Report

July 8, 2008 SETDA Elects Leadership

July 1, 2008 SETDA Announces Teacher Student Engagement Tool

July 1, 2008 SETDA, States Distribute Free K-12 Content via iTunes U
iTunes U grows as a content rich resource for K-12 community

June 19, 2008 - US Education System Must Step-Up High-Speed Broadband Efforts to Maximize the Potential of Technology for Student Achievement and the 21st Century Global Economy 

March 28, 2008 - SETDA Honors Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA 34th)
for Outstanding Leadership in Educational Reform

March 6, 2008 - SETDA Release 2008 National Trends Report on NCLB, Title IID, EETT

February 4, 2008 - FY09 Budget - Education Leaders Decry Proposed Elimination of Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

November 13, 2007 - SETDA Honors State & Federal Policy Makers for Outstanding Leadership in Educational Reform

November 12, 2007 - Michigan’s State Superintendent, Michael Flanagan, Refers to State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Members as the “Henry Fords” of Education Policy Reform

November 5, 2007 - Three K–12 Leadership Groups Urge Broad and Intensive Use of Technology to Improve Education

April 5, 2007 - Joint Statement of CoSN, ISTE, SETDA on New U.S. ED Study on Software Effectiveness

February 5, 2007 - Proven NCLB Program that Improves Student Achievement Zeroed Out in President’s Proposed Budget

February 2, 2007 - SETDA National Trends Report Released

August 22, 2006 - SETDA Announces New Board Members and Tools for Educators