Meeting notes 5/21/14

Tech Committee Meeting Notes
5/21/14
In attendance: M. Hauck, T. Quinn, M. Joyce, P. Conis, K. Roos

Agenda topic: Digital Literacy curriculum

Discussing the existing curriculum outline. More sample lessons and ideas added, more still needed.
Action Item:  Members are encouraged to find and collect additional planned lessons and/or materials (handouts, videos, websites).  Contribute into the Google Drive folders created to store the info.

Attaching ideas and lessons to subject and grade.  Michael will refine chart (add 4 grade levels for each subject area) and republish.
Action Item: members should review lesson materials and suggest where on the curriculum map (subject & level) a lesson unit 'primarily' falls (who is the lead responsible to ensure this is learned material).

Presenting this outline at the June 2 faculty meeting.  Michael will be circulating draft presentation/handouts for feedback, ideas, critique.

Meeting Agenda Wednesday, May 21

1. Review/critique the current state of the curriculum (doc shared to you with editing privileges)
2. complete process of defining lesson units/plans (at least defining unit/plan learning objectives if not a full plan)
3. Compiling/collecting teaching resources (I created a set of folders to curate materials; they are all shared to you with editing privileges)
4. What's the roll-out plan?
    a. June Faculty mtg introduction
    b. training materials
    c. crosswalk to curriculum frameworks (see map)

Committee meeting notes 5/7/14

Tech Committee Meeting Notes
In attendance: M. Nelson, M. Hauck, P. Conis

Digital Literacy Curriculum
Review the structure Mike H has set up and provide feedback, commentary (members have editing privilege to the document)

Need to map what we have to existing departments/ courses

Collect lesson plans, curriculum materials that connect to these topics and attach them

Mike will create a google account for collecting and organizing curriculum materials

Concern regarding asking people to teach digital literacy in the current technological climate

Need to add lessons where there are gaps/ missing lessons

Mike H to create a google form to solicit teacher feedback/input into existing dig curr

Meeting: Wednesday, May 7 at 2:30 in Library

Our pre-break meeting on 4/16 didn't happen.

Agenda:

1. News/Updates
1. Google Apps interview
2. Continue work on the Digital Citizenship curriculum map
1. status of current work
2. define/identify lesson units (we'll rely heavily on Common Sense Media)
3. collect, curate lesson materials and resources

Meeting Notes from 4/2/14

Small attendance, Courtney, Karl, and Michael

1. Michael discussed what he learned from attending a webinar, "Implementing Digital Citizenship District-wide" on Monday, 3/24.  Presentation slides are in the committee document folder on Google Drive.  In the slides is a link to the webinar recording as well.  Key learnings:
1. they used the Common Sense Media curriculum for K through 12
2. developed lesson units, plans, and materials for teachers; field tested the curriculum materials before rolling it out
3. extensive PD for teachers
4. curriculum was implemented during "tutorial time" (sounds like out X-Block) so that it did not impact academic classes.  (Should we think about implementation using X-Block?)
5. engaged the community to support the additional curriculum
2. reiterated project objective to have a rough draft ready for the May Faculty meeting to briefly introduce (maybe 10 minutes) to faculty; have a mini training at the June meeting (maybe 30 minutes).
3. Discussed the current status of the curriculum map that Paula had worked on.  With only a few members present there was limited discussion.
1. It was decided that between now and next meeting members should review the draft and add content.  Where we especially need work to define what sub-topics/lesson units map to specific subject areas/grade levels.  We'll need this to provide guidance to teachers.
2. Everyone should come to next committee meeting with some ideas of lesson plans/projects and links to resources.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 16 at 2:30 in the library.

Does another day work better?

Meeting notes 3/19

Tech committee meeting notes 3/19/14
In attendance: P. Conis, M. Hauck, K. Roos

Review of digital citizenship curriculum- new approach presented. Paula will make a new doc and share with others

Plan is to have a framework in place to share with entire faculty before the end of the year

Still no movement on the GAfE team.

Meeting Notes 2/26/14

Tech committee meeting
2/24/14
In attendance: P. Conis, M. Hauck, K. Roos, C. Bosco, M. Nelson
Our agenda is to pick up where we left off on the Digital Citizenship curriculum project:

1. Work on updates to both curriculum map and major elements definitions; also review and comment on others
2. Think about connections to courses and subject areas
3. Think about presenting this to teachers- foundation for training: the what and the why
4. Next steps will be determining suggested lessons and resources to connect to

We began to break down topics and map them to subject areas and courses/grades