11/14 Office Hours, Missouri, Nystrom, ETA

Started the day in my office.  Worked on:

• Getting a new light in my office that seems to have gone out (HELP I'M IN THE DARK)
• Organized resources for 8th grade Curriculum Workshop on Friday.
• Contacted Pearson re Edcamp and SciSS Resources
• Replied to e-mails
• Emailed 3rd grade Facilitators re Forces Unit
• Skimmed the new Missouri Teacher Evaluation system
• Received a call from CPO
• Sending a teacher's guide and CD's
• 1 book = 1 online book
• every 30 books = 1 complete "kit" of materials
• "complete program"

Met with 4th grade to discuss the Missouri Unit: (I ran late...)

What are the goals?  What are the essential learnings?  WHat are the GLEs?  How do we make a final product that is meaningful to kids?

Missouri GLE's

• Identify and explain why Missouri has a constitution and why the state makes and enforces laws
• Describe how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted within the state government
• Identify and explain the functions of the three branches of government in the state government
• Identify and describe the significance of the individuals from Missouri who have made contributions to our state and national heritage; examples include Lewis and Clark, Mary Easton Sibley, John Berry Meacham, Geroge Washington Carver, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, Harry S Truman and Thomas Hart Benton
• Describe the contributions of Thomas Jefferson
• Locate and describe settlements in Missouri of people of European and African heritage
• Outline issues of Missouri statehood, such as the Missouri Compromise
• Summarize the events in westward expansion, including people’s motivation, their hardships, and Missouri as a jumping-off point to the West
• Sequence and describe the importance of: Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Explain Missouri’s role in the Civil War, i.e., Missouri as a border state
• Evaluate the impact of westward expansion on the Native American in Missouri
• Describe the changes in Missouri since the Civil War in education, transportation and communication
• Explain how the state gets the money it needs to provide goods and services, especially by the collection of sales taxes
• Locate the cities of Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis, Jefferson City, Columbia and St. Joseph

At 10:30 met with the NYSTROM reps to discuss resources.

• We chatted about Map holders
• Globes
• and Stratalogica

At 11:15 I dropped off a globe to Clark Elementary

After words I dropped off ROCKS from hixson to Steger for the Rock Cycle unit

The attended the ETA of St. Louis Meeting, Agenda included:

• Networking
• Flipping PD
• http://www.flippedpd.org/
• Use a good microphone
• lots of pictures
• use multicultural characters
• change the screen often
• record slide by slide
• interactive (quizzes)
• Keep it short and focused
• adobe captivate
• Flipped PD Presentation
• YOUTUBE: Khan academy and the effectiveness of science videos
• Flipped PD Resources
• Reports
• Old Business
• CSD announcements and upcoming events
• New Business
• Sponsorship of EdcampSTL - $200

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