11/6 Office Hours, LMT

Started the morning going through e-mails and responding to emails and youtube questions.

• I made contact with our Nystrom REP about replacing Maps and globes.  Hard to purchase from them when you can find better stuff on Amazon.
• Downloaded and checked out STRATALOGICA - Seems cool, but not enough better than google earth/maps.  A lot better than apple maps (hehe)
• Researched Globes for Kindergarten
• Began Managing the Wiki for the Saint Louis Science Leadership Consortium
• Prepped for Edgar Road MAP meeting tomorrow
• Sent out a test for people that are having access to the server issues.... apparently there are problems...
• Sent e-mail to Hudson / Bristol for full day availability
• Downloaded and installed update to new SMART notebook software for Macs
• Finished Blog post on Finding Reading Levels
• Shared with Hixson and Steger the classroom observation application

• Emailed Kirkwood, Maplewood, Lindbergh about co-Authoring e-books.
• Began Work on an interdisciplinary unit around the second grade understanding of SOUND.
• Look at goals
• Connected them to the GLEs
• Wrote Goals
• Developed Assessment
• Mapped the Unit

Wrapped up the day at the LMT meeting at Central Office, agenda included:

• Follet site
• News:  WGSD Library updates - eBooks, personal accounts, previews, OneSearch
• http://wgsd-connections.posterous.com/
• Changes in access for authenticated devices from TLC
• Timeline Review for completing the 2013 Technology plan
• September:  Commendations
• November: Recommendations
• January:  Final draft approval
• March:  Plan submitted to School board and DESE for approval
• April: Focus groups form to work on Goals

• Protocol for Recommendations:   http://goo.gl/x42Io

• The Goal:  to review current plan and needs assessments and draft recommendations for   the new plan

            The Role of Leaders :  Setting the stage

            I.  Review requirements of the plan:  The Focus Area Goals
            II.  Review last years summary report

            III.  Review of dream activities from focus groups and staff survey (needs assessment)
            IV.  Form Recommendations for the plan:  EITHER

                   A.  discard the Objective as complete or out-dated    
                   B.  revise the current objective and update strategies

                   C.  draft a new objective statement and suggest strategies    

• Reports/Comments from the Building LMT committees

• Reporting back to the building LMT committees
• Library Updates
• Progress of plan revision - opportunity to offer input from the staff
• Any comments / answers to questions posed by the group