March+19+2009


 * ISB 21 Team Meeting Agenda **

Understanding = U Informing = I Recommending = R Deciding = D ||
 * Date: Thursday, March 19, 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 || 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 ||
 * **Task**
 * Weekly:
 * Team Goal || **U** || How can we support teachers? || Brainstorm, share ideas, develop plans, continue discussion || 30 min ||
 * 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 move forward as a team given our new understanding of how we fit within the school vision & priority list? || De-brief from last week's meeting || 20 min ||
 * PD Planning || **D** || * What are the next steps in coordinating the early adopter group?
 * Continue to plan PD sessions
 * Communication || * De-brief from 1st EA meeting
 * My.ISB group - how to get started
 * Next meeting, goals for group
 * Follow up regarding communication to staff about changing PD model || 5 min ||
 * Weekly:
 * Weekly:

Minutes

1. Look at training opportunities for parents...how can we let parents know where to get info and how to learn what they need to know
 * Bill suggested a wiki or an ISB Central type location where parents would know where to look
 * Chad inquired about whether we would need to offer anything downtown
 * How news sites get information out - would ISB model this (we have eCommunications + other blog information)
 * Bill thinks that we need a parent focus group that can offer suggestions for how to get info out and what works and what doesn't work
 * Stephen - want to make sure we aren't doing "worst practice" just because some parents can't do it
 * Bill - this is not a crisis issue...lots of information is being provided

2. Bill shared newly shortened version of the Mission and Vision
 * Been shortened, but still needs to include in the Vision the 21st Century work
 * This can be done with a "bullet 3.5" which can then be shortened as well
 * All thought this was a good idea

3. Ann asked to add the All School Wiki on to the agenda

4. Bill spoke about lack of clarity amongst teachers about all the technology options that are there
 * Tara spoke of a teacher that liked "everything" being in Blackboard.
 * Could PantherNet be that?
 * We can link that all in PantherNet
 * This allows us to choose the best tool for the job
 * As long as the tools are centrally reached, this will allow exposure and access to all the tools in a one stop shop
 * Sharing opportunities with teachers is a positive way to spread the word about what is possible
 * Faculty Meeting tech updates
 * Parents are also feeling this
 * Can ISB central include write up information that changes with roll over to inform about sites?

5. ProD - what are our steps forward for early adopters as well as regular sessions
 * Debrief on early adopters meeting: went well, they were enthusiastic - they feel validated and encouraged to share

6. Successes:
 * ESL teachers presenting work with Ning and VoiceThread
 * MS Spanish skyping with students around the world with 80 schools
 * ES Grade 2 skyped with Doha, Qatar after months of a Ning collaborative effort - kids so excited!