March+5+2009


 * ISB 21 Team Meeting Agenda **

Understanding = U Informing = I Recommending = R Deciding = D ||
 * Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009 || Starting/ Ending Time: 8:30 – 10:00 || Place: Ed Tech ||
 * Facilitator/Timekeeper: Kim || Recorder: Dennis || Purpose:

Participants: Tara, Jeff, Kim, Chad, Rob, Dennis, Ida ||  **P** || **Guiding Question** ||  **Background/ Process** || **Person/Time** || Sharing Successes || **I** || What is a recent success that you've had in collaboration with another a faculty member? ||  Rotation to share recent successes with colleagues. || 5 min || How can we make sure we get things done? || Brainstorm, share ideas, develop plans Strategies for following through on action items from previous meetings || 30 min ||
 * **Task**
 * Weekly:
 * Team Goal || **U** || How can we support teachers?
 * New Faculty Intro || D || * What do we need to communicate to new staff regarding IT and Library?
 * When & how will we communicate this? || Review wiki, add improvements and edits || 15 min ||
 * School Vision || **D** || * How do we fit within the school vision?
 * How can we come to an understanding about this?
 * || Based on Pam's recommendation, plan a meeting to invite Bill and Andy for some discussion on how we work with the school to improve student learning.

Goals of that meeting: News and Reviews || **I** || How can our two "departments" communicate more effectively? || Tech and Library Teams share what's happening || 10 min || Nuts & Bolts ||  **I** ||  Keeping up with daily business || Tech and Library Teams share business ||  5 min ||  ||
 * Treat it as a follow up on our presentation
 * Progress in IT:
 * Grad course and impact on learning & teaching (Jeff & Kim)
 * PantherNet (Dennis)
 * InsideISB (Jeff)
 * MyISB (Chad)
 * Google Apps (Chad)
 * Main Library Review (Rob, Ida, Tom)
 * Infrastructure and hardware (Chad and Stephen)
 * Ask them after our presentation last semester what's happened so far and what are the next steps (particular for us) || 20 min ||
 * PD Planning || **D** || * What are the next steps in coordinating the early adopter group?
 * Continue to plan PD sessions
 * Communication || * Follow up regarding early adopter group
 * Follow up regarding communication to staff about changing PD model || 5 min ||
 * Weekly:
 * Weekly:

**Parking Lot – Items on our plate for future meeting **
Notes:

Successes shared

Team Goal:
 * How can we ensure that we are following up on decisions we make in these meetings (no real leader)
 * Group nominated and voted in Kim to take on this leadership role to follow up on jobs and ensure progress is being made

Early Adopters:
 * Rethink groups
 * Talk to individuals
 * They would be people to test new ideas, new technologies
 * They would be additional contact people for tech help and support
 * They can give us feedback on how things are going, best steps forward, and what needs are
 * Like a focus group
 * We will talk with individuals and then see if we can meet as group
 * Tentative meeting for Mar 11

Supporting teachers:
 * Try to come up with common things that a grade level or team needs
 * Teachers want clearer expectations so they know what they want
 * This would help teachers know what kids come in with
 * Does this become a checklist?
 * Checklist would be better than what we have
 * Drawback of this would be not fostering ISB21 curriculum, just a "what do I need to do to get tech/info requirement done?"
 * Chad suggested a checklist for teachers that is grade level appropriate so that they would choose the tools that best get to the learning in their grade
 * Tara reminded us how much teachers would appreciate a clearer picture and a "what should we know" - imagine a new teacher knowing what they will have to do
 * Feeling is that accountability must come from administration - also shaping the vision to include these ideas
 * Currently, without hierarchy of leadership running this curricular push, grass roots push can only be so successful

Meeting with Admin next week (Bill, Tom, Andy)