Digital Learning Environments 2009 Phoenix

DLE 2009 Phoenix Archives

HP, Intel, and their partners  joined forces with Tech & Learning to bring you the new 2009 Digital Learning Environment event in the Phoenix area. This unique interactive forum was a one-day event held throughout the United States.

This Digital Learning Environment event was an immersion experience that provided K-12 decision-makers with state-of-the-art technology solutions delivered in hands-on lab environments. Divided by curriculum area, the lab environments were part of this unique forum where attendees were invited to be students for the day and experience authentic and compelling standards-based learning moments. They learned how technology-rich learning environments enrich students’ learning experiences and help them achieve.

Isquierdo

Keynote Speaker:
Manuel L. Isquierdo, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Sunnyside Unified School District
Tucson, AZ
 
Presentation Title:  Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage

Dr. Isquierdo will outline the details of how the Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) in Tucson, Arizona created an innovative plan that uses technology to increase the graduation rate.  Students in SUSD are earning laptop computers when they achieve the 4 A’s in Academics, Attendance, School Activity and Attitude.  This initiative has yielded dramatic results in student grades and attendance and is working to change the school culture among students and teachers.  The Digital Advantage is being enhanced to include an afterschool academic program along with an infusion of technology in the classroom and other great innovations to expand the use of technology in the schools.

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About Dr. Isquierdo:

Manuel L. Isquierdo, Ed.D. joined the Sunnyside Unified School District in July 2007 to serve as the district’s superintendent. In November 2007, he launched Project Graduation, aimed at reducing the drop-out rate and increasing the district’s graduation rate. The project’s focus on credit recovery, attendance and interventions has already resulted in significant improvements in the graduation rate and reduced drop-outs. Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage, launched for this year’s freshmen, awarded personal laptop computers to almost half of the freshmen at Desert View and Sunnyside high schools for achieving the four A’s by the end of the first semester: academics, attendance, (extracurricular) activity, and attitude (no out-of-school suspensions). In six months, business and community sponsors have pledged $1 million to support The Digital Advantage.

Dr. Isquierdo comes to Sunnyside from Great Schools Workshop, Inc., where, as Superintendent- in-Residence, he used his expertise in school leadership and improvement to help schools with strategic planning and developing action plans to improve student achievement, lower dropout rates and improve school environments.

Dr. Isquierdo has served as an administrator in both urban and suburban school districts for the past 20 years, two years as an Area Superintendent in the Dallas Independent School District and two years as Deputy Superintendent of Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, California. His record is one of consistent achievement in the field of school improvement with an emphasis on improving test scores, decreasing dropout rates, and increasing graduation rates. As an urban school administrator in districts such as Kansas City, Chicago, Dallas and Northern California, Dr. Isquierdo is experienced in implementing and managing change and creating and designing successful comprehensive school reform initiatives that are being used as models at the state and national levels.

Under his leadership as principal at J. Sterling Morton East High School in Cicero, Illinois, the school's dropout rate was significantly reduced, and the school was voted the "Most Improved Hispanic High School" in 2001 and 2002 by LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) of Illinois. As a result, Dr. Isquierdo was asked to speak at the White House Strategy Session on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans with President Clinton. He was also instrumental in organizing two national summits on the "Hispanic Dropout Crisis"—one in the greater Chicago metropolitan area and the other in Dallas. He continues to be active at the national level on Latino dropout issues and increasing student achievement with an emphasis on redesigning schools.

Dr. Isquierdo was awarded his doctorate from National-Louis University in March 2004. His dissertation was titled "Latino/a Voices: A Case Study in School Reform of an Urban Hispanic High School." He earned his master's degree from Michigan State University and bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State in Michigan.

 

Classroom Sessions | Technologies

Science
Experience first hand the technologies that make physics, chemistry, biology, and other science classes more interactive and collaborative.

Math
Immerse yourself in technologies that engage students and help them learn and apply new skills and concepts in mathematics.

Language Arts/Literacy
Discover how to enhance student achievement and encourage critical thinking by integrating multi-media educational tools and technologies into the language arts/literacy curriculum.

Professional Development
Prepare faculty to integrate technology and curriculum successfully into collaborative, student-centered learning environments.

 

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