December+17

December 17 Agenda:

1a **Divisional Planning Gary and Craig** Gary reported that Craig found the discussions on December 12 helpful. Craig has visited all three of the elementary schools and they are all going with laptops and carts, keeping their labs until they die and making sure they have wireless connecivity. Centennial is not ordering carts and will be putting their laptops into the classrooms in pods. 1b **Previewing Passport to the Internet/ Contact and information** [|Passport to the Internet] The committee looked over the materials offered and decided to preview them between now and January 14. We will introduce them to the Study Group members and illicit some teachers to preview the materials in their classrooms between January 15 and February 12. We will request that they give us some informal feedback before we we go to the MECY meeting. Sharon will send in the preview application to the companybefore Friday, December 19.

2. **Study group meeting agenda for Jan. 14 meeting** We will include: 2a. report card insert-Chris 2b. comment exemplars-Chris members will generate more based on activities they have done - Chris 2cFeedback from application activity at the last meeting- Stephen 3a Preview of the Passport to the Internet Teacher volunteers to preview with their classes 4. We will ask teachers to use a list of possible activities and generate a needs list for each school. Sharon will generate the list from the LwICT Continuum. 5. Videos of 21st century technology infusion 6. Teachers will be asked to bring an activity to share. 7. Resources listed

3. **Jan 30 PM Div PD session topics.**/ Chris and Sharon will work on the presentation 3a. LwICT Infusion Activity - (Looking at the technology vid of Chris' room, etc. Carmen's Habitat unit) What do we need to do, what does it look like, what do you need? 3b.How to assess and plan using the continuum 3c report card insert with exemplars "how to" session.

4. **Divisional Education Plan/ LwICT related** Gary gave us permission to create a **Divisional Education Plan/ LwICT related** Stephen will work out the process, timelines and participant list.

5. **Conferences** Teachers will not be encouraged to attend the BYTE Conference but we will promote the Riding the Wave Conference in Gimli April 23-24.

6. **ICT Innovations Festival** We discussed the idea of an **ICT Innovations Festival.** It was felt to be a great idea but that there might not be time for this year. Some ideas were using this year to plan and dicuss: what technology would have to be in place to do the sharing online of the projects how they would be shared how they would be initiated student initiatives rather than teacher driven

Our next scheduled meeting is **April 9.** We moved the **May 13 Study Group meeting to May 12 from 9:00 - 12:00.**