Agenda

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008

6:00Dinner

7:00Welcome and Introduction to Synergy 2008: David McNeel, Danielle Mezera, and Deborah Boisvert
Program:
• Chris Dede: Achieving Scale in Education Reform - Microsoft Partners in Learning
• Jim Dearing:  Influencing Factors in the Diffusion of Innovations and Achieving Scale
• Ken Kay: Using 21^st Century Skills as a Platform for Change
Response and Observations: Christopher Hayter and Mark Weston
Charge to the Group: Gerhard Salinger

9:00Adjourn

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2007

8:15Welcome and Introductions

8:30Fishbowl 1: Experiences and Observations of Diffusion of Innovations
Moderator: Chris Dede

9:30Break

9:50Fishbowl 2: Dimensions of Scaling Up
Moderator: Jim Dearing

10:40Fishbowl 3: Defining Success in Achieving Scale
Moderator: Jim Jacobs

11:30Group Discussion: Enablers and Barriers to Achieving Scale and Diffusion of Innovations
Moderator: Michael Lesiecki

11:55Wrap-Up and Overview of Afternoon: Deborah Boisvert and David McNeel

12:00Lunch

12:45Breakout sessions on successful practices
1.What are the cultural and environmental elements that lead to achieving success in scaling up?
(Barbara Schneider)
2.What are the competencies and attributes of the stakeholders (administration, teachers, students, parents, business, community, government) that lead to achieving success in scaling up? (Ken Kay)
3.What are most important levers and types of critical mass that lead to achieving success in scaling up? (Dennis Cheek)
4.What is the role of technology in achieving success in scaling up? (Ed Leach)

2:30Break

2:45Debrief of breakouts in large session

3:30Appreciation and departure (by 3:45pm)