Agenda_5-4-09



Time: 12:00-1:30pm Location: Murphy District Education Center Building** NOTE: Water and snack will be provided, but if you want lunch, please plan to bring your own. Meeting will be streamed and recorded on AzTEA's Mogulus channel (technology permitting) so if you can't participate in person, feel free to tune in via the live stream. http://westsideleadershipteam.wikispaces.com/Mogulus_Channel_Page OR http://www.mogulus.com/greatnews NOTE: This meeting was not streamed because the Mogulus Channel was blocked in the Education Center.
 * Date: Monday, May 4, 2009


 * Map and driving directions from the Pendergast Learning Center to Murphy's Education Center below agenda**

Members in Attendance: Peggy George, Rosy Escandon, Sandra Israel, Laura Sheehy, Nan Williams, Ruth Catalano

Agenda:

 * I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Business (old/new)** (1) Election of Westside officers for 2009-2010 -Sandra Israel and Laura Sheehy - Co-Chairs -Jan Irvin - Secretary -Ann Lumm - Workshop coordinator

(2) Decide meeting day, time, location for next year's Leadership Team meetings so space can be reserved for the year. Same time/same day: First Monday of the month, 12:00-1:30pm Cartwright Training Center 4242 North 51st Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85035

(3) Review options for AzTEA conferences next year and make a recommendation for the WOW keynote speaker. Must submit by June 1. Theme will focus on building your own personal/professional learning network or taking charge of your own professional learning. Background information prepared by Conference Committee: Discussion and general brainstorming: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhmhkc5d_40cwzfv2f2&hl=en Spreadsheet of possible keynotes with comments, honorarium information, etc. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p-ffoKaYvE8r0XtJe_kL2Pw&hl=en Consensus was reached on the recommendations for keynotes for WOW and will be forwarded to the Conference Committee.


 * III. Share & Solve (continuing this popular agenda item to allow members to ask questions, brainstorm/share solutions, and share new technology discoveries)**

New changes to Scottsdale Unified School District website since Tom Clark became the Executive Director of Technology & Information Systems http://www.susd.org/district/technology/ http://its.susd.org/ Instructional Technology Solutions page Home page for SUSD: http://www.susd.org/
 * IV. Ed Tech Website of the Month:**

(1) EdTechTalk has started a Mogulus channel to share both "live" and "on demand" events from their regular weekly shows on [|EdTechTalk]. Each week their recorded shows and chat logs are posted on the website and are loaded with excellent guest interviews, discussions and resources to support professional development for educators.
 * V. Special Interest Topics**

EdTechTalk is a community of people interested in the use of technology to improve teaching and learning at all levels of education throughout the world. As a Worldbridges community, it embraces the values of collaboration and inclusiveness. The primary activity of the community is the production of a number of live, interactive webcasts. These programs cover a wide range of topics relating to educational technology. Shows are typically streamed live, and listeners can interact with one another and the show hosts through a text chat. Recordings of the shows are released as podcasts. Participation in the community is encouraged for anyone who has an interest in educational technology. Participation may take many forms, from simply listening to shows produced by the community to more actively working to produce and distribute content for the network. If you'd like to explore some of the excellent conversations about Web 2.0 on their EdTechTalk Mogulus Channel, click here to go to their Mogulus Channel.

(2) New bi-weekly webinar series starting up on [|Classroom 2.0 LIVE] that will be especially for beginners new to Web 2.0--details coming soon. It will be facilitated by [|Sue Waters], Perth, Australia. If you haven't read her blogs you will definitely want to check them out. She is a master trainer/facilitator for people wanted to learn about things like blogging, wikis, and anything related to Web 2.0 and the classroom. Her webinars will all be recorded and archived so you can view them later and share them with your teachers.

Final workshop of the year: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 4:30-6:00pm Cartwright District, Large Board Room, District Office, located at 3401 N. 67th Avenue Presenter: Kim Flack, Associate Director, ASSET-Eight
 * VI. Westside Workshops**
 * Topic: Use of video streaming in the classroom for teaching and learning**

WOW celebration and debriefing (Ruth Catalano) Spread the word about the opportunity to extend the Conference with the Conference Extension Professional Development activities for re-certification credit (2 hours per proposal). http://www.aztea.org/content/conference-extension-overview No professional development session today--too much on the agenda and we're all exhausted from WOW!
 * VII. Conference Updates (Peak, Tucson, WOW)**
 * VIII. Leadership Development: Managing Up** **1:00-1:30pm** (professional development time for anyone who wants to participate)

End-of-Year social celebration: ClaimJumper, Monday, May 18, 2009-4:30-7:00pm
 * IX. Next meeting: Date/Place/Location Confirmation**