2019 Wyoming Technology Director’s Conference

Contact Information

Director, Information Management Division
Ken Reynolds
(307) 777-8014
ken.reynolds@wyo.gov

The 2019 Wyoming Technology Director’s Conference will be held May 6-7, 2019, at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Casper, located at 800 N. Poplar St.

ETS will be accepting surplus and unwanted ETS equipment from districts at the conference.

Agenda

May 6

Wyoming Theater

  • 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration, Networking, Vendor Visits
  • 8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Opening Ceremony – Ken Reynolds, WDE
  • 8:10 – 8:40 a.m. Education Legislative Review – Kim Morrow, WDE
  • 8:40 – 9:40 a.m. Four Station Round-robin Topics (15 minutes each)
    • Station 1 – School security/surveillance systems
    • Station 2 – Classroom Connectivity Initiative Update – ClemJimenez, ETS
    • Station 3 – SmartSpeakers in the classroom
    • Station 4 – Discussion of Tech PD/PLCs & Innovations Conference Tech Director Tracks  – Laurel Ballard and Robin Grandpre, WDE

Grand Ballrooms

  • 9:40 – 10 a.m. Coffee Break, Networking, Vendor Visits

Wyoming Theater

  • 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. WyoCourses 2.0 Consortium Update: The Big Dream – John Wood, Brady Fackrell, and Laurel Ballard

All Across Casper

  • 11:45 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break
    • Please enjoy any of Casper’s quality dining locations at this time.

Wyoming Theater

  • 12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Networking, Vendor Visits
  • 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Keynote – Gordon Knopp, ETS CIO
  • 1:35 – 2:10 p.m. iBoss Web Content Filter Demo – Mark Ward, iboss.com
  • 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Student Data and the Law – Mackenzie Williams, Wyoming Attorney General’s Office

Grand Ballrooms

  • 2:45 – 3:10 p.m. Break, Networking, Vendor Visits

Wyoming Theater

  • 3:10 – 3:55 p.m. School Facilities Division Update: School safety, Funding, E-Rate collaboration, and Allowed Technology Major Maintenance Upgrade
  • 4:00 – 4:55 p.m. Windows 7 End-of-Life Strategies Guest Panel – Spencer Bagshaw and Scott Cavallier
  • 4:55 – 5:25 p.m. Review of the days presentations, open mic
  • 5:25 p.m. Day One Wrap-Up with Ken Reynolds
  • 5:35 – 6:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social
May 7

Wyoming Theater

  • 8:00 – 8:05 a.m. Day Two Kickoff – Ken Reynolds, WDE
  • 8:05 – 8:40 a.m. Wyoming School Accreditation Team –  Bill Pannell, WDE
  • 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Security: What it is And How it Works – Katie Swistowicz, Cory Yingling, and Curtis Cook

Grand Ballrooms

  • 9:30 – 9:50 a.m. Coffee Break, Networking, Vendor Visits

Wyoming Theater

  • 9:50 – 11:30 a.m. Division of School Support Update – John Bole, and Laurel Ballard, WDE
    • Computer Science Education Update
    • Digital Learning Plan & Future Ready Wyoming
    • Digital Learning Day
    • K-12 Digital Learning Innovations Awards
    • Open Range Wyoming
    • Virtual Education / Virtual 307
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Senator R.J. Kost

All Across Casper

  • 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
    • Please enjoy any of Casper’s quality dining locations at this time.

Wyoming Theater

  • 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. WY SLEDS: Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System -Andy Corbin, WCCC
  • 1:35 – 2:10 p.m. Information Management Team Initiatives – Susan Williams and John Paul, WDE
  • 2:15 – 2:50 p.m. Round table, open mic
  • 2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Closing remarks, End of Conference – Ken Reynolds, WDE