I’m in Nashville, at the Technology + Learning conference hosted by NSBA. I did a three hour workshop today on 21st Century School Reform. Here was the conference write-up. (And yes, I did use that much edu-speak… but I meant it!)

What does the Department of Education’s School 2.0 initiative really entail, and how do we create schools that can realize that vision? Can we really build a pedagogical framework that allows all stakeholders to use technology to change the way we think about schools and create a transformative experience for all involved? Examine the issues of technology infrastructure, staff development, curriculum design in a One-to-One environment, home and school interaction in School 2.0, and the pedagogical framework necessary to make School 2.0 a reality.

(And yes, there is a level of both hubris and insanity to think that I could tackle that topic in three hours.)

I’ll do a longer write-up about what I thought of the session later… I will say this — the audience feels different than it did a few years ago. When I asked who had heard of moodle, 90% of the hands went up. But we’re not changing our practice fast enough, because when I asked whose districts were using it, every hand went back down.

But, as you can see from the slides, this really was about vision and pedagogy first, and tools second. And that, of course, is more what I like talking about anyway. Here are the slides (this was too big for a GooglePresentation. Rats.) And I’ve created a quick wiki with all the links and the backchannel conversation that was going on during the presentation.

(click the slides to move forward… anyone know how to embed the movie so that people can move backwards as well?)