Join executives from the education publishing and software industry for a School Technology Summit, K-12 Digital Content: Evolving Models and Markets.

Co-hosted by the Association of American Publishers School Division (AAP) and the Software & Information Industry Association Education Division (SIIA), the Summit will bring together education and industry leaders to address how technology and e-learning are being incorporated into instruction and instructional materials.

In light of the paradigm shift now underway in K-12 content and technology, AAP and SIIA have joined forces for this important event to enable publishers and developers to better understand evolving educational practices, policies and requirements and the resulting impact on their business models. Participation by education leaders will foster education-industry collaboration aimed at addressing key questions on standards, licensing, rights management, and state adoption, among others.

Agenda Includes:

• Federal Perspective on STEM Education and American Competitiveness: The Role of Technology in 21st Century Education
• Student & Teacher Perspectives on eLearning
• State & District Needs for Technology and Electronic Learning Resources
• State Digital Content Policies & Initiatives: The Opportunities & Challenges of Moving from Print to Electronic
• A Look Inside Learning Management Systems: Implications for Digital Content Standards, Access & Licensing
• America's Digital Schools 2006: Findings of Educator Survey
• Special Evening Performance: The Natives are Restless, by Educator/Actress Deneen Frazier Bowen