Welcome!
It's about you. It's about each student.
You're dedicated to educating your students' whole being so they can face the future. Come meet the future by exploring the latest developments and best practices for giving every student what they need to learn and thrive.
At TIES 2011, you'll find:
- Inspiring speakers with future-focused ideas and innovations, including keynoters Joel Rose, School of One founder, and Jane McGonigal, innovator in game design
- Over 250 breakout sessions and 40 preconference workshops
- The latest tools and solutions from over 100 vendors
- Opportunities galore to network and share ideas with colleagues
Experience the classroom of your future at TIES 2011
See what learning spaces will look like in the future. Stop by and interact with teachers and students using the 21st-Century Classroom to show how design and technology integrate to personalize learning.
10:40 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday, December 12-13
Conference schedule
Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11
| Registration | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Coffee | 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
| Preconference workshops | 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
| Lunch (on your own) | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Preconference workshops | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Technology Leadership Awards Dinner - Sunday only |
6:30 - 8 p.m. |
Monday and Tuesday, December 12 and 13
| Registration and coffee | 7 a.m. |
| Breakout sessions | 8 - 8:50 a.m. |
| Opening general session (and Exceptional Teacher recognition on Tuesday) | 9 - 10:15 a.m. |
| Exhibit hall open | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Continental breakfast and coffee
in the Exhibit Hall |
10:15 - 10:40 a.m. |
| Breakout sessions | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
| Pick up prepaid box lunches in Exhibit Hall Promenade and Millenium Forum Foyer | 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
| Purchase an a la carte lunch in the Exhibit Hall |
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
| Breakout sessions (bring your lunch) |
11:45 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. |
| Exhibit hall time | 12:35 - 1:20 p.m. |
| Breakout sessions | 1:20 - 2:10 p.m. |
| Breakout sessions | 2:25 - 3:15 p.m. |
| Reception and prize drawings in Exhibit Hall |
3:15 - 4 p.m. |
Conference Strands
Personal learning and digital-age learning experiences
Personal growth and leadership practice for educators
Personal responsibility and digital-age citizenship
Technical support and infrastructure
Sort workshops and breakout sessions by strand, view descriptions and more at TIES2011.sched.org.
