Recreating the classroom with Learning Management Systems and real-time collaboration

Please join Greg Kovich and Aaron Cole of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise for a lively discussion about techniques that teachers can use to improve student engagement and education continuity, best practices learned to address collaboration challenges and how to leverage their tactics to empower student success.

1. Seamlessly create and manage virtual classrooms – with all the functionality that instructors require.
2. Deploy a platform that seamlessly integrates into your existing system and is tailored to your exact classroom needs – rather than fitting teaching to the limitations of corporate conferencing software.
3. Integrate, connect and work within LMS platforms
4. Effectively communicate and collaborate in real time with students, parents and colleagues.
5. Professional development – Share best practices and create a collaborative environment.

PANELIST #1

Greg Kovich – Director of Global Education Sales, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

Greg Kovich is the Global sales leader for the Education vertical at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.  Prior to assuming this role, Greg had led the North American Education vertical. During this time, Greg has overseen or created several vertical focused solutions including “The Fundamentals of Communications” – a vendor neutral course on digital network communications; “Safe Campus” – a solution uniting emergency alerts with first responder collaboration and mass notification; “Secure Campus” – a solution that allows instructors to limit student network access to determined sites; and “Pandemic Education Continuity” – a solution that enables classroom instruction in the event that the institution is closed due to health or environmental crisis.

A 1992 graduate of Indiana University, Greg has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology.

PANELIST #2

Aaron Cole – Director, Cloud and Communications Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

Aaron has 20+ years of experience within the Telecommunications industry working alongside Carrier, Enterprise and Cloud customers. The majority of his career has been within Alcatel-Lucent or one of its premium partners, in locations such as Australia, Belgium and the US and undertaking a variety of roles from Engineering to Consultancy, through to Business Development. Aaron has held various leadership positions, but his core focus within Alcatel-Lucent has been supporting partners and customers through the acquisition and transition to new technologies, in critical verticals such as Healthcare, Government, and Education. Currently, Aaron leads the Cloud and Communications Business Divisions within the US and Canada for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. Aaron has a Bachelors in Information Technology, a Bachelors in Engineering and a Masters in Management (Finance and Accounting).

As if school districts didn’t have enough to deal with this year, the forced switch to remote learning due to the pandemic has made networks less secure and more vulnerable to bad actors. Even before the crisis, The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center’s Year in Review for 2019 reported 348 publicly disclosed “incidents” at schools, three times as many as in 2018. This past summer, the FBI warned districts that a major increase in attacks as schools begin to open.

Join eSchool News in a discussion about the many different ways school networks can be attacked and share best practices on how to prevent them. Listen to expert analysis, learn from fellow educators about their lessons learned, and participate in sharing ideas about solutions for going forward.

PANELIST #1

Douglas A. Levin, President, EdTech Strategies and Founder of the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center
Doug Levin has been engaged in education and technology research and policy issues for over two decades, including in former roles with the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), the American Institutes for Research, and the National Association of State Boards of Education. His current work at EdTech Strategies is focused on issues of K-12 cybersecurity: tracking K-12 cyber incident trends, raising awareness of school district needs, and launching K12 SIX, a new non-profit threat intelligence sharing community for the K-12 community in collaboration with the Global Resilience Federation.

PANELIST #2

Joe Kuzo, Director of Technology, Quakertown Community School District
Joe Kuzo has worked in Quakertown Community School District since 2001 and is the Director of Technology for the district. Our district serves about 5500 students and supports roughly 7000 district owned devices. This does not include our BYOD initiative devices. Quakertown Comm. School District has been noted by such publications and websites as Forbes, District Administration, Tech & Learning, Digital Learning Day, EdTech Review, and THE Journal for their excellent cyber and blended learning models.

PANELIST #3

Andy Lombardo,  Director of Technology, Maryville City Schools
Andy is a technologist, InfoSec evangelist, and recovering English teacher. After making the jump from teaching to IT years ago, he is now the IT Department leader at Maryville City Schools, a 1:1 school district with approximately 6,500 users, 7,500 endpoints, and 5,500 support tickets per year. Andy oversees budget and purchasing, policy development and implementation, training, professional development, project management, incident response, content filter management, new product implementation, and more. He is also passionate about his role in Computer Science curriculum development for the students of Maryville City Schools.

The shift to remote learning means new threats to student safety. Join eSchool News in this free premiere live event that will share best practices with education leaders managing districts during the pandemic.

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Staying Safe—How To Protect Students In-Person And Remote While Online

More screen time means more exposure to inappropriate content and predators. The continued mass trauma of illness and isolation can also lead to stress and harmful behaviors.

More than ever, schools have the responsibility to manage these disturbances as best as possible. During this virtual event, eSchools news will discuss best practices from district leaders grappling with remote security issues and provide answers to these ever-changing questions.

PANELIST #1

Karen VanAusdal, Senior Director of Practice, CASEL
As Senior Director of Practice at CASEL, Karen VanAusdal oversees multiple initiatives to support and scale SEL in school districts and with collaborators in the field. Previously, she served as executive director for the Office of Social and Emotional Learning in the Chicago Public Schools, where she worked to ensure that all schools developed multitiered systems of support for students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
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PANELIST #2

Michael Kuhrt, Superintendent of Schools, Wichita Falls Independent School District
Michael Kuhrt is Superintendent of Schools for Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD). The District operates four early childhood campuses, 16 elementary campuses, three middle school campuses, three high schools, and three alternative campuses. The District also operates the Career Education Center, a state-of-the-art facility completed in 2017. Under Mr. Kuhrt’s direction, all students in grades 6 to 12 have their own Chromebook to use during the day and at home.
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PANELIST #3

Eileen Belastock,Director of Technology and Information, Nauset Public Schools
Eileen Belastock, CETL, is Director of Technology and Information at Nauset Public Schools in Massachusetts. She an educational leader who is fueled by the belief that learning anytime, anywhere, is critical for both our students and educators. Throughout her career in both the corporate and educational settings, Eileen Belastock has encouraged and supported both adult and student learners to challenge themselves to find their passions, be lifelong learners, and be contributing citizens in the 21st global environment.
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JOIN THE DISCUSSION:

• Learn how districts keep students safe online.
• Discover how hybrid and remote models require advanced monitoring.
• Share your own ideas for fostering social and emotional learning.