{"id":197,"date":"2015-01-17T16:38:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T00:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/?p=197"},"modified":"2015-01-18T05:51:25","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T13:51:25","slug":"catalytic-education-event-gigabit-city-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gigabit\/catalytic-education-event-gigabit-city-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalytic Education Event @ Gigabit City Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gigabit City Summit was an experience, both social and technical, that laid out Kansas City’s bi-state Playbook<\/a> for all to see, poke at, learn from and, when it’s all said and done – take back to their blooming broadband communities.\u00a0 It didn’t hurt that on Wednesday, there was a hearty boost from the White House<\/a> when President Obama supported<\/a> municipal broadband with spunk, from Cedar Falls, IA, not leaving out a mention to the trailblazers of Kansas City, Chattanooga<\/a> and a solid shout out to our friends at Next Century Cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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No doubt you’re curious about what happens (or DID happen) at the Gigabit City Summit. So, here’s the Storify<\/a> from US Ignite (@US_Ignite<\/a>) to give you an idea.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>You can’t bring 34 cities together to talk about how to build a connected city without addressing the issue of Education<\/a>.\u00a0 It is<\/strong> the economic development agenda.\u00a0 How can we develop talent, and a workforce, without good schools?\u00a0 How can we ensure equity and access to all citizens?\u00a0 We wanted to feature education leaders’ voices amongst city delegates to ensure education’s voice was heard in the broader context of smart and connected cities.<\/p>\n

We succeeded.\u00a0 And it was catalytic.\u00a0 People are talking, and we aim to keep them talking. And doing things.\u00a0 With us.\u00a0 Mozilla<\/a> sponsored the Edu Track that opened on Tuesday afternoon with a rush of energy from Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark<\/a>), CEO at Getting Smart<\/a>.\u00a0 He presented an engaging and interactive session on next generation learning for smart cities based his latest book – the headline and inspiration for the Edu content – Smart Cities That Work For Everyone – 7 Keys to Education and Employment<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 It was standing room-only, and in case you missed the event, or if you just want to recollect and review what to do now, Tom’s presentation is shared here<\/a>, and you can check out his blog<\/a> on the Summit, too.\"\"<\/p>\n

Krishna Vedati (@kvedati<\/a>) was on deck to showcase STEM learning from the perspective of his edutainment company, Tynker<\/a> (@gotynker<\/a>), and he delivered a high-energy look inside Tynker’s games and the education principles they support.\"\"<\/p>\n

A local panel of experts, led by Dr. Ray Daniels, former Superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public schools (see Vander Ark’s blog on Daniels’ dramatic improvement efforts), <\/a>talked about the road to connectivity, digital inclusion and lessons learned with Lee\u2019s Summit<\/a> EdTech leader Kyle Pace (@KylePace<\/a>), Joe Fives, CTO of KCK Public Schools<\/a>, and Susan Wally, President of\u00a0 PrepKC <\/a>(@PrepKC<\/a>).\"\"<\/p>\n

A national panel stocked with three EdTech super stars, including Richard Culatta (@rec54<\/a>), Director of Office of Education Technology (@usedgov<\/a>), Erin Mote (@erinmote<\/a>), founder of Brooklyn Lab<\/a> (@BklynLabSchool<\/a>) and Lev Gonick (@levgonick<\/a>), CEO OneCommunity<\/a> created a lightening rod for next gen learning with a spotlight on Equity<\/a>, Human Capital<\/a> and Collaboration<\/a>.\"\"<\/p>\n

The event capped with a Fireside Chat with Richard Culatta which provided local educators and conference goers a chance to ask questions in an informal setting.\u00a0 Culatta was honest and inspiring as he shared his work and vision for Future Ready<\/a> Schools and ConnectED<\/a>.\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

Education in gigabit cities is here.\u00a0 Let’s talk.<\/p>\n

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