Monthly+Mtgs+08-09

=Monthly Meetings=

I should have kept a running record from each meeting, but since I got a (very) late start on this, here goes:
September 2008 --Met as a (small) group, and decided to have monthly meetings at the IU whenever possible, talked about the upcoming Boot Camp October 2008 - no meeting Boot Camp - October 14-17, 2008 --New approach, 4 boot camps regionally - Pittsburgh the largest November 2008 --First OFFICIAL meeting (OSCAR overview, 1st attempt at OpenSpace professional development) --OpenSpace topics (that I recall): Andrew Halter-wikis; Paul Bodura-GoogleEarth; Ward Cochenour-InspireData; Jon Tietz-Jing December 2008 --The ill-fated half-day meeting at Cornell HS and Elluminate. Huge technical problems - will do a virtual meeting again, but everyone will be online and we'll originate from the AIU. January 2009 --Overview of standards-aligned lessons starting from student achievement data all the way to the design of the lesson; Primary Sources in the Classroom videoconference from the Library of Congress, in combination with district media coordinators February 2009 --Partnered with Math/Science Collaborative and attended their "Network Connections" meeting; discussion on inquiry-based approach in all curricular areas and whether or not the partnering was meaningful March 2009 --"CyberSurgeons" e-Mission run-through; Thinkfinity overview; "tips and tricks" sharing; planning for April events April 2009 April 15 event --see Teacher to Teacher Sharing-April 09 page April 21 event --see e-Mission page May 2009 --see Teacher to Teacher Sharing - May 09 page