Agenda_2009-2010_Mar9_IC-Steering

Attended: Manuel Hererra, Corri Baker, Angie Hintz, Robert Autrey
 * March 9, 2010 - Steering Committee Meeting**

Location: Anderson Mill (8:30 - 12:00)

1. Update on T3 Grant Planning Trainings: (2) Spring 2010, (2) Fall 2010, (2) Spring 2011 Robert meeting on March 25th to discuss collaboration process for all school districts.

2. DAC Meeting Minutes "Need to train grade level person on Promethean Boards" - Discussed (who, what, why and how) Various possibilities for comment. Note: Teachers have been trained on Promethean Boards by appropriate personnel. Need more specifics. Waiting on response from district personnel. Possible answers: Summer professional development has and is being offered.

3. Plan for Summer Staff Development-need to schedule Karen Adams for summer and possible follow up in April with ITS. Find campus for Boot Camp - Robert Courses to be offered below (June 7-10 / August 2-5) In this training, educators will discover the exciting new features available in Promethean's latest software, ActivInspire, and learn how to navigate to their old favorites from ActivStudio. Educators will learn how to operate the data projector and use the basic Promethean tools of ActivPen, ActivInspire, and ActivBoard. This is a highly suggested training for any educator who is new to using Promethean Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom. In this intermediate and advanced Promethean training, teachers will expand their knowledge on a variety of tools and techniques, such as: actions, sound and video recordings, containers, camera and zoom techniques, resource library, and power tools. Teachers will be able to attend mini-sessions of choice. There will be enough opportunities to attend this camp in both June and August and not attend the same mini-session twice.*Teachers must bring district laptop with ActivInspire installed. Call Robert (464-5069) with questions. Educators will focus on the ActiVote component of the Promethean classroom, learning to integrate this student response system into their lessons. Teachers will create questions which students respond to using the ActiVote. The responses are instantly viewed, shared and analyzed in easy to understand formats such as bar graphs and pie charts. Teachers will learn to export the collected data, charts, and graphs into Excel spreadsheets. Teachers should bring district laptops that have ActivInspire installed - call Robert Autrey (464-5069) with questions Educators will focus on the ActivExprssions component of the Promethean classroom, learning to integrate this student response system into their lessons. Teachers will create questions which students respond to using the ActivExpressions. The responses are instantly viewed, shared and analyzed in easy to understand formats such as bar graphs and pie charts. Teachers will learn to export the collected data, charts, and graphs into Excel spreadsheets. Teachers should bring district laptops that have ActivInspire installed - call Robert Autrey (464-5069) with questions
 * Stepping Up from Promethean's ActivStudio to ActivInspire - Level 1: Full Day** (Tuesday)
 * New to Promethean Level 1: Full Day** (Tuesday)
 * Promethean Boot Camp Intermediate Level: Full Day** (Thursday June 10th, Wednesday August 4)
 * Promethean ActiVote: 1/2 Day** (Wednesday June 9, Thursday August 5)
 * Promethean ActivExpression: 1/2 Day Note: Expressions need to be updated prior.** (Wednesday, June 9, Thursday August 5) **Invitation Only**

Possible giveaways: thumbdrives, dual-pen set (check on pricing/software - Robert), microphones for those who attend Flipchart Recording Session,

4. Upcoming meetings April 14 @ 8:30 Double File Elementary

5. Training CD Fulkes (Robert and Manuel get with Patsy to discuss future training for 6th Grade Training. Pending Response (per email, Patsy was going to contact me this week) Check back with Patsy this week. Caldwell - Currently, Mandy wants teacher in the classrooms. Gattis - Have done an initial 1/2 day training on Inspire. Will do additional training after boards installed. Basic Training for 2nd Grade after install. Bootcamp Update: Robert contact Emily Reichert to find out about flexibility of Professional Development days. Corri and Manuel will get together for planning SpEd Training. SpEd Training can start when boards arrive. They are portable boards and not installed. (Meeting on Monday afternoon) Robertson: Training scheduled for May 4th. Patricia does not want teachers out of the classroom until after TAKS Robertson 2nd Grade - April 13th

6. Karen Adams Karen will meet with ITS's on April 16th Room request: Manuel Email to be sent: Robert