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= State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) = = = The State Educational Technology Directors Association was founded in fall of 2001. SEDTA’s, mission guided by three principles:
 * **// To promote national leadership in educational technology to support achievement in lifelong learning; //**
 * **// To provide professional development in educational leadership members; and //**
 * **// To build partnerships and provide leadership to advance learning opportunities. //**

SETDA’s membership includes educational technology directors and staff from the state departments of education of all fifty states, the District of Columbia and American Samoa. As members of SETDA, state leaders work together in committees, subcommittees and taskforces to assess, analyze and propose recommendations on how to improve student learning through technology. Through regular conference calls, meetings and electronic communiqué, SETDA members regularly exchange information on how to positively affect student learning and teaching through technology. [|**__View the state snapshots page to look up your state's representative.__**]

SETDA works in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, education associations and the corporate community. Its founding partners include ISTE, CoSN, FETC, the R*TECs and CCSSO. Sponsors Benefits:

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**2009 Emerging Technologies Forum & Annual Convocation Program** June 26 - 28, 2009 Washington, DC

The Annual Convocation is a professional growth, collaboration and networking meeting in which SETDA members can focus on implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as well as exploring emerging technologies that are being developed for the education market. Jenelle Leonard, Program Director for NCLB Title II, Part D, will provide an important update on federal programs and implementing No Child Left Behind.

Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education [|**__Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education__**] **SETDA’s Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education Project** includes the development of the five publications listed below designed to create a succinct message addressing technology’s transformative role in education in the hopes of informing future education and workforce development policy at the state and federal levels. //Now is the time for the education community to take bold steps for America’s students! // Topic Areas:
 * [|**__Broadband Access for All Kids: Breaking through the Barriers__**]
 * [|**__Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics__**]
 * [|**__Technology-Based Assessments Improve Teaching and Learning__**]
 * [|**__Empowering Teachers: A Professional and Collaborative Approach__**]
 * [|**__Learning Virtually: Expanding Opportunities__**]