Keynote+Speakers

We have invited our two keynote speakers: Timothy J. Magner, the director of the U.S. Department of Education's office of educational technology, and Patrick Supanc, Vice-President at Pearson Education. Both men are highly influential people in the educational technology arena. Learn a little more about each of them and discover why this year's TRETC will be truly something special: Tim Magner is the director for the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education. The Office of Educational Technology is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the Department's educational technology policies. The Office's main goal is to maximize technology's contribution to improving education through developing national educational technology policy and implementing that policy department-wide, to support the goals of NCLB. Tim's work experience includes serving as the deputy executive director for the Council of Chief State School Officers, the deputy director for the Office of Educational Technology, the executive director K12 Education for the Microsoft Corporation and the director of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF). He also served as the director of technology for the Framingham Public Schools in Framingham Massachusetts, and taught graduate courses in educational technology at Framingham State College and George Mason University. Tim began his career as a high school social studies and theater teacher at the middle and high school levels in the U.S. and Europe. Tim received his bachelor of arts from the College of William & Mary and a masters degree in Education from Harvard University. **Patrick M. Supanc** Vice President, Pearson School Technology
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Patrick Supanc is a vice president with publisher Pearson Education. His responsibilities at Pearson include digital content and product strategy. Prior to joining Pearson earlier this year, Patrick was Senior Director for K-12 Markets at Blackboard where he was responsible for the company's strategy and operations in the school market. During Patrick's tenure, K-12 became Blackboard's fastest growing client community. Patrick has also held education policy responsibilities with the World Bank, Education Development Center and the United Nations, was a Fulbright scholar to Chile and a university professor in Indonesia. He holds a bachelor's degree in international affairs from Princeton University and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. Patrick is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a writing coach for College Summit, an education non-profit.