Join more than 2,400 educators, administrators and technology specialists and over 100 vendors to explore the latest developments and best practices for preparing students for a technology-driven future.

Create your personal TIES conference planner
Tailor the TIES 2010 Education Technology Conference by creating your own personal schedule from among the wide variety of Monday and Tuesday conference breakout sessions. While you still need to register to attend the conference and preconference workshops, your personal planner will help you organize your time on Monday and Tuesday.

Preconference workshops - December 4 and 5
The three- and six-hour preconference workshops will be on Saturday, December 4, and Sunday, December 5.

Conference breakout sessions - December 6 and 7
Conference breakout sessions will be on Monday, December 6, and Tuesday, December 7.

Conference strands
The four strands of the conference are:

Digital-age learning experiences

Academic Content Areas Technology Integration: Sessions demonstrate technology integration best practices, STEM and other academic content areas.

Emerging Technologies: Sessions demonstrate the latest in new technologies and innovative uses in education.

21st-Century Learners and Learning Environments: Sessions promote or demonstrate curricular design, instructional strategies and learning environments supported by technology resources and tools that contribute to improved student achievement and how this has transformed learning.

Professional growth and leadership practice

Leadership, Vision and Data-Informed Decision-Making: Sessions offer information to create environments and establish policies that support improved student achievement (e.g., RTI growth models) and address the way technology may be applied to reach that goal.

Professional Development: Sessions demonstrate ways to enhance professional practice and increase the productivity of teachers, administrators and the community.

Digital-age citizenship and responsibility

Social, Legal and Ethical Issues: Sessions address ethical and necessary curriculum, guidelines and policies involved in using technology, the equity issues and challenges involved, safety and social networking.

Technical support and infrastructure

Best Practices: Sessions focus on the technology and resources required to build, manage and support the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning and administration.

Conference programs
To request a printed conference program, please send an e-mail with your full mailing address. Download the preconference program.

Send your staff to the conference!
Take advantage of TIES 2010 Education Technology Conference to provide district- or school-wide staff development through the wealth of information from preconference workshops, breakout sessions and keynote speeches. For more information about special registration prices and arrangements, contact ties2010@ties.k12.mn.us.

Exciting prizes
Lucky conference attendees can win valuable prizes at the conference on Monday and Tuesday. Attendees must be present to win.

About TIES
TIES is a school district cooperative that has been delivering technology solutions to educators for 43 years. It helps school administrators, educators and students keep up with technology changes through training, curriculum software, hardware and software support, management systems, and research and development.