Jan_2012

 **Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 ** ** Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm ** ** Location: VIRTUAL meeting via Blackboard Collaborate ** To join Blackboard Collaborate session as a Participant, use the link below and type in your name on the sign in page: @http://tinyurl.com/AzTEA-PD

https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2012-01-17.1427.D.AC392E6A5156797E29CE85683F65F4.vcr&sid=vclass
 * Recording link for the archived version of this meeting: **

**Tiny URL for recording link:** http://hnyctt.me/WestsideAzTEA-1-17-12

Chat Log from meeting:
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In Attendance: Laura Sheehy, Peggy George, Len Horn, Emil Pluhar, Rodney Turner, Ruben Montoya, Nan Williams, Ruth Catalano


 * Agenda **

 **I. Welcome** Introduction of Westside Officers for 2011-12
 * Laura Sheehy and Sandy Israel - Co-Chairs
 * Ruben Montoya - Secretary
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Open - Workshop Coordinator

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Roll Call: introductions by participants

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**II. Business (old/new)** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. Workshop Coordinator position is open. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;"> Plan to leave open - Laura will work on scheduling workshops.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> b. Westside Planning Team Meeting Day/Time for year? <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - 13 Responses and a variety of results. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">Meeting date and time was voted on; set as 2nd Thursday from 3 - 4:30 pm. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">[note: executive decision to change to 3rd Thursday]

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. Goals for 2011-12 <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Last year's goals:

Goals for 2010-11

 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Goal 1: Host events and use Elluminate, Wikispaces and website to share, showcase and explore the integration of technology, curriculum and innovative instructional strategies.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Goal 2: Increase participation and communication with membership and stakeholders using current technology tools and advertising the value of being an AzTEA member.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Goal 3: Host 9th Annual WOW Conference - 1st Virtual
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Goal 4: Westside members will commit to offering and/or actively soliciting a monthly Elluminate webinar presentation for professional development.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Goals approved for 2012:


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Goal 1: Host 2nd Annual Virtual WOW conference
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Goal 2: Host events and use Blackboard Collaborate, Wikispaces, Facebook, and website for professional development and to share, showcase and explore the integration of tech, curriculum and innovate strategies.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Goal 3: Increase participation and communication with membership….being and AzTEA member.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">d. Face-to-Face Events/Socials? <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Voted to focus on WOW planning, end of the year social will be discussed later.

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**III. WOW Conference Report - Emil Pluhar, Chair:** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Saturday, May 5th, 2012 We are thinking about themes for this year's conference and would like your input on brainstorming possible titles for our conference theme. We'd like to include something about the Common Core Standards but that doesn't have to be in the title. There are lots of Livebinders that have been created with resources for using the Common Core Standards and you might like to explore some of these. http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/search?search=&terms=common core&type=0

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Peggy, Emil, & Ruth met over the break and came up with a theme. Show me the “How” for the classroom What’s next for students (all

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">ages) It’s all about the details See the Future for yourself and your students Looking Ahead for Education Practical Common Core Common

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Core for “ordinary people” Common Core-Uncommon Results Sharing Common Core beyond the document Connecting Common Core with Reality.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">TnT: Returning to our roots: Technology Then and Now

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ideas:

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Branching Common Core: Theory to Practice

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Aligning Technology to the Common Core

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Common Core for the Common Good

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Blooming with Common Core in the Classroom

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Digging Deep to be a Good Crop

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Connect, Communicate, Collaborate

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Common Core-Uncommon Results with Technology

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Send ideas to Emil by Friday then a form will be sent out Monday or Tuesday with 24 hours to reply.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">emilpluhar@gmail.com

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Planning Committee: Peggy George, Len Horn, Nan Williams, Laura Sheehy, Ruth Catalano

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**IV. Westside Workshops: Coordinator Position Open** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Planning Team has volunteers to present - some provided topics <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Last year's survey of requests <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">Laura will work on getting webinars advertised and scheduled.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MS OneNote
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PBL
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Common Core Standards
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teaching Strategies

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**V. Conference Updates (Flagstaff, Tucson):** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Shift Up 2011 Peer Coaching Conference - Flagstaff -//Comments from those who attended.// An Edmodo group was created for the conference in hopes of extending the conversations beyond the conference. You can access the group by logging into Edmodo (@http://www.edmodo.com) If you'd like to join us in this group or invite others to join, here is the group code: SHIFT UP 2011 Group Code = wc2pza Peggy shared a few comments/resources on a topic raised in the conference related to rigor/relevance. One of the resources was from Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach. Sheryl has recently published a book (The Connected Educator) and is being interviewed by Steve Hargadon tonight (1/17/12-6:00pm MST) about her book. @http://www.stevehargadon.com/2012/01/live-interview-tuesday-january-17h.html Log in at [|http://futureofed.info].
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Saturday 11/5/11 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.aztea.org/content/shift-2011-peer-coaching-conference

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Teaching and Technology (TnT) Conference - Tucson
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Saturday 1/28/12 - 20th Anniversary]

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. Friday March 2nd is the Eastside Unconference for tech leaders 8:30-12:30 <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Focus is for: Tech Integration Facilitators, Leaders, etc., Face to Face, converstaions, sharing of resources and teaching ideas on a topic and people gather in small groups to chat! <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**VI. Share & Solve (continuing this popular agenda item to allow members to ask questions, brainstorm/share solutions, and share new technology discoveries)**

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Fantastic grading tool to use with Google Forms called Flubaroo (Peggy)
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.flubaroo.com/
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.flubaroo.com/flubaroo-user-guide

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Library 2.011 FREE virtual conference November 2-4, 2011 (Peggy)
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.library20.com/
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.library20.com/page/sessions-and-schedule
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Now that the conference is over you can access all of the recording links here: It was a fantastic conference!
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. K12 Online Conference 2011 (Laura) > This FREE online conference took place in 2011 but archives are available. The 2011 theme was “Purposeful Play."
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://k12onlineconference.org

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. Anyone have something to share today or next time? Don't forget our monthly Mini-geekfests sponsored by AzTEA and co-hosted by Peggy George and Kim Thomas. They are always held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00pm MST. They're always fun and great opportunities to connect with other educators and share tools and resources for PD and teaching/learning in the classroom. Every month we create a Livebinder with the links shared during the session and they can all be accessed here. Come and join us and bring a tool/resource to share. http://www.livebinders.com/edit?id=51493


 * <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">VII. Wow Factor – PD Moment: **

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Would anyone be interested in providing us with a short presentation for Professional Development at our ___ meeting?

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. New AzTEA Facebook page - <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.facebook.com/AzTEA.org
 * <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">VIII. Special Interest Topics: **
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Like" it today!

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Anyone else have a tech initiative to share today or at another meeting?

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**IX. Next meeting: Thursday, Feb. 16, 3-4:30 pm via Blackboard Collaborate**