October+7

Agenda
 * Jim Beeler Update
 * Principals coming 2:00 - 4:00, October 28
 * SLC Tech Leader
 * Concepts for the month
 * Different person represent the group each month--possibly
 * Campus requests additional $ support for Audrey being the onsite tech person
 * Partial focus for walk throughs--sessions provide us with what to look for
 * Need to look for ways that technology helps us support our students
 * All effective use of technology may not appear during a walk through, but still exist in that classroom
 * Why aren't some kids bringing their laptops to school?
 * Need to empower Coaches and building leaders so that they can support the teachers in their teaching with/without laptops


 * SLC Tech Ideas for Topics
 * Classroom Management (get ideas from classroom teachers)
 * Effective Searching
 * Organizing your thinking & Concept mapping
 * Information Literacy--sifting through mounds of information
 * Library Databases
 * Meeting Diverse Needs Through Differentiation
 * Universal Access
 * Images
 * Tie Differentiation across each session
 * Communication between teacher and parents/students/Family Advocate/co-workers
 * Netiquette & Copyright & Ethical Use
 * Support Tying various benchmarks together--making practical connections
 * Topics Driven by LoTi
 * ISTE Webinars http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/WebinarSeries/20082009Webinars/Webinar_Series.htm
 * Need to Brainstorm ideas for what a classroom with good integration looks like--What do you expect to see?
 * Quick Check for Laptops

Topics for next time
 * Timeline for Laptop Check in
 * 9th grade Survey
 * Pre-survey will come out in the next few weeks
 * Curriculum Leaders Vision
 * Pull the CLs together consistently to look at lessons which will be brought up in the next several weeks and bring that to their teachers
 * Support and pressure to work on technology fusion within the classroom--first meeting, October 23.
 * Dr. Lane's Presentation
 * Charter School Summit in Chicago on October 27
 * ACOT2
 * Ninth grade teachers
 * Ninth grade teachers
 * What to do with kids who transfer late into schools (now)? Do we need to be consistent across the district in each high school.
 * Quick Check for Laptops
 * Timeline for Laptop Check in