Jimmie Briggs, New York-based journalist and teacher

Professor Guy Claxton, Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education, Professor Stephen Heppell, online education policy adviser, heppell.net Kathryn Pollard,  Director of Curriculum Development at St John`s School and Community College, Marlborough and Patrick Ainley, Professor of Training and Education at the University of Greenwich School of Education and Training 

Leah Ward Sears, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice

 

A `Future of Children` and Education Research Section conference includes: an overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development; examples of innovative uses of technology in the classroom;  ways for school districts to enhance classroom curriculums and professional development programs.  

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One year after the violence at Virginia Tech, this conference explores the ongoing progress and continuing questions involved in securing the nation`s campuses

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