Monthly+Meetings+09-10

=Keep It Going in 2009-2010= We aim to continue meeting and share about the progress we're making locally and statewide, please join in

September 14, 2009
Location: AIU Central Office, The Waterfront, Homestead Time: 8:30am-3:00pm

October 20, 2009
Locations: AIU Central Office, Bethel Park SD, Hampton Twp SD, Penn Hills SD (multi-point interactive videoconference) Time: 12:30-2:30pm

November 11, 2009
Location: AIU Central Office Time: 8:30am-2:30pm

December 9, 2009
Location: AIU Central Office Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

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Agenda
SUMMARY: Despite technical difficulties with our WiFi network, the trainer from Safari Montage Live gave us an in-depth training as moderators for SML, which we are "re-branding" as CONNECT-Live ([|http://connect-live.aiu3.net]) Each CFF Coach in attendance has a personal account registered on the site, but we are also creating generic accounts so that any teacher in any district who wants to initiate a session can do so without much trouble. Contact Kevin for further information. Some schools have been experimenting between classrooms/buildings. After lunch, we broached the TPACK model ([|www.tpack.org]), and how we see it as useful in the escalation of technology use from implementing tools to truly transformative use. The understanding of the intertwining of Content, Pedagogical, and Technological Knowledge is key. We also introduced a tool called the "i5" ([]) which could be useful to you as a coach for evaluating the success of a coaching interaction with one of your teachers.

SUMMARY: This session was kept brief specifically because we wanted to focus on the IVC (interactive videoconferencing) equipment and resources available to us; and to stimulate thinking on how to use this tool successfully within your school/district. We connected on a four-point call; with small groups at each of the four sites. Among the things we discussed, these were the standouts: every school that has a VC unit is beginning to experiment with its use, or planning for its use, often within the district; there are a host of websites that can lead you to IVC providers, exemplars are CAPspace, CILC and Polycom's VC Program Database