ICT Conference 2007- 31st October

ICT Conference

Wednesday 31^st October 2007

Education Centre, Walthamstow

“Trick Or Treat?

ICT Transforming Learning and Teaching”

The fourth Annual ICT Conference for Waltham Forest ICT teachers, managers and senior leaders will be held on Wednesday 31^st October 2007 at the Waltham Forest Education Centre examining the question “Trick Or Treat? ICT Transforming Learning and Teaching”

This successful event, presented in partnership with the Waltham Forest City Learning Centre, has grown in size and reputation each year and we welcome back by popular demand, Russell Prue to Waltham Forest, who many of you will remember from his keynote session at the 2005 event demonstrating the use of PDA’s and mobiles technology in the classroom.

As ICT as moved along massively in the last 3 years, so has Russell’s repertoire and he will this year keynote on ICT as a motivator and enhancer in learning. This session guarantees plenty of gadgets, games and Russell’s irrepressible energy for this subject

He has also agreed to offer a breakout session later in the day looking at strategic development of ICT and the issues and support surrounding these changes for senior leaders.

Among the other exhibitors and sessions as part of the day will be an opportunity to see the Waltham Forest MLE solution for schools in action and have a hands on trial, a presentation on e-safety in a technological world by Childnet International and the usual dealers room showcasing the cream of educational suppliers and resources available to use and try out during the day including Promethean Whiteboards, Dartfish motion capture and annotation tools for physical subjects such as drama and PE alongside regular highlights from the London Grid Consultants Mina Patel and Chris Wood and Qwizdom voting kits.

Following feedback from last years event, we are currently negotiating with WF schools to ensure that students and ICT projects from across the borough will be showcased throughout the day and will be offering short sessions telling us a bit more. If you’d like a project from your school to be involved, please contact me as soon as possible.

While official invites will be forthcoming shortly asking you to indicate breakout choices, we understand that diaries and CDP needs to be arranged as soon as possible to allow schools to release staff to attend any event. If you would like to attend this event free of charge to Waltham Forest schools, please contact Kathryn Ryan who will be happy to place you on the event register.

We look forwards to seeing you on 31^st October.