April+9,+2009

April 9, 2009 Mapleton School

9:00 - 3:30

9:00 Business Meeting: //__Update April 14 Study Group Day__// - am Passport to Learning/ Facilitators/ Cindy will give ideas this afternoon re: important aspects to focus on. - Atomic Learning/ Facilitators/Content - pm Collaboration - Stephen and John Evans

__//Divisional PD 2009-10//__ 1. Divisional Dates - Format for the day(s) - Keynote speaker ideas ---Brian Metcalfe, Brain research, full spectrum coverage, like "Byte." (October PD) ---Don Tapscott - Growing up Digital (March PD) ---Chris, put your idea here!!! - Session ideas and presenters - ---ePearl - assessment and portfolios ---Smartboard ---GPS ---Science integration ---Film, music and performance arts ---Math ---Digital Story Telling ---Social anthropology -a day in the life... using digital cameras. ---ELA strategies ---Social Studies ---Atomic Learning ---Passport to the internet -Internet safety and ethics ---LwICT assessment practices

2. Ongoing PD i.e. after school, study group --Collaborative work --Distance learning --Video Conferencing and collaboration --LwICT assessment practices --Atomic Learning

__//April 28 Open PD pm//__ Presentation/ Workshop-Digital Storytelling- ???? Andy McKiel??? John Finch???? ?????? A quick highlight- Atomic Learning: Demo and trial.

- presenters

ISSUES with Technology getting in the way of Education and educational technology. Who's responsible, why is it falling backward instead of moving forward? Who has authority to make things move forward?

__//May 12 Study Group Meeting//__ - discussion of skills tech EA's need - generate session topics for fall divisional PD __//UPdate of Ride the Wave Conference//__ - Numbers of LSSD teachers who have registered __//Planning for PD (Middle and Senior Years) 09-10//__

//__Honorarium for Teachers for PD__// - I put this on because we had discussed giving Brian, Brad, Carmen, Chris something for their time and efforts this year (After school PD). How much? $50/session Include Richard and Laurie Bouchard or check your master list.

//__APRIL 22 AC Technology Report__// 2006/07 Use Three Year Implementation Plan

2007/08

2008/09

Current Goals: Reliability & Current year refresh cycle and TALL implementation significantly delayed by as much as 8 months. Many new orders delayed by several months. Issues with wireless. In school and after school training sessions, mentoring LwICT continuum and SmartBoard use.

Lead Teacher/mentorship/PD: Lead teachers beginning to mentor infusing technology in their training session.

IT needs VS Educational Technology priorities: Focus more on infrastructure than on Educational Technology.

__Mission__ of Educational Technology at LSSD:
 * Provide and support Information and Communication Technologies that develop critical, creative and responsible 21st century learners in a collaborative and supportive environment.

//**Recommendations:**//
 * Complete and implement educational strategic plan 2009/10
 * That an **authoritative** educational leader for educational technology be created/assigned to make decisions, authorize actions and guide/implement the educational strategic plan. This position holds director status and leads infrastructure technology dept and their strategic plan as well as coordinate with Lead Teachers.
 * That resources (time, money, materials and supports) be made available to this body to support forward change and improvements.
 * That LSSD PD focus be LwICT infusion in curriculum. PD Sessions are driven by curriculum needs in science, math, ELA, social studies, music and performance.
 * Focus PD on supports to the teachers. Review the role on the EA techs. Incorporate a peer teaching model.
 * Be aware that Grant funding will be terminated in 209/10 - Division needs to continue resources for future PD.
 * Maximize in-school resources to provide support for educational technology and LwICT.

1:00 Cindy Wing - Media Awareness Overview of the 5 programs offered by the Media Awareness Network, including marketing to students, authentication, cyberbullying, critical thinking, etc. PREVnet - a cyberbully resource site dealing with relationships and empathy building. Important for the teacher to read through the teacher guide for Passport to the Internet and the Reality Checks. Do the PD workshops overview for teachers. This is the background learning for them before they use it in the classroom. Then do Passport and Reality Check.

2:30 Continuation of am agenda

1:00 Presentation by Cathy Wing - Media Awareness