Program

Education in the Digital Age

A Multi-Regional Project

January 25 – February 14, 2016


Program Sponsor
  • United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Program Administrator
  • Institute of International Education


Project objectives

  • Provide an overview of current technological trends in education;
  • Assess how new technologies impact student learning, including the advantages and disadvantages;
  • Examine partnerships between educational institutions and private business or philanthropic organizations; and
  • Explain teacher training and continuing education on how to work with new technologies and its integration into existing curriculum.

Project themes


Washington, DC

  • The U.S. Education System
  • Nonprofit Involvement in Education
Atlanta, Georgia  
  • State Government Support for Digital Learning
  • Online and Blended Learning
Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Technology in the Classroom
  • STEM Education
  • Community Colleges, Adult Learning and Distance Education
San Francisco, California
  • Partnerships for Education
  • Online Resources


Hotels


WASHINGTON, DC (23 – 28. 1.)
Palomar Hotel
2121 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: (202) 448‑1817


ATLANTA, GEORGIA (28. 1. – 3. 2.)
Regency Suite Hotel
975 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Telephone: (404) 876‑5003


PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (3. – 9. 2.)
Marriott Courtyard Downtown
945 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Telephone: (412) 434‑5551


SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (9. – 13. 2.)
Hilton San Francisco Financial District750 Kearny Street
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: (415) 433‑6600



Traveling


Flight to the USA


Monday, Jan 25

  • Lufthansa 
    Prague - Frankfurt (LH1393)
    (10:50 - 12:05 CET)
  • American Airlines
    Frankfurt - Washington (LH9252)
    (17:00 - 02:10 CET)

Flights in the USA


Thursday, Jan 28
  • Delta Air Lines DL 1569
    09:59 (+6 CET) from Washington, DC (DCA)
    11:56 (+6 CET) to Atlanta, Georgia
Wednesday, Feb 3
  • Delta Air Lines 2789
    12:09 (+6 CET) from Atlanta, Georgia
    13:50 (+6 CET) to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, Feb 9 
  • United Airlines 3422
    10:13 (+6 CET) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    11:17 (+6 CET) to Washington, DC (IAD)
  • United Airlines 525
    12:30 (+6 CET) from Washington, DC (IAD)
    15:35 (+9 CET) to San Francisco, California

Flight from the USA


Saturday, Feb 14
  • Lufthansa San Francisco - Frankfurt (LH0455)
    15:05 (+9 CET) - 03:05 (+9 CET)
    (Sunday 00:05 - 12:05 CET)
  • Lufthansa Frankfurt - Prague (LH1396)
    (12:55 - 13:55 CET)