March+18


 * AGENDA **

// March 18th, 2009 2:30-4:00 in Room B203 (Nancy L.'s room and Erika will present.) //

1. Give CFF Program Updates 2. Share Professional Development Opportunities
 * **Interested in Collaborating on a project with another district???** A Moodle site has been set up to encourage and/or seek collaboration partners or to post ideas. The format is as follows: School > District > Teacher Name > Coach Name > Contact's Email Address > Subject > Topic > Description > Grade Level. Please send the information to me and I will post on the site.
 * **PATI survey.** Status check.
 * **2009 Student Capitol Day**. [[file:2008 Capitol Day Announcement.pdf]]
 * Promethean User Group Day, April 25-26 (registration = [])
 * Summer training programs. Last year's summer calendar = [[file:08 Summer Workshops Calendar.doc]]
 * Promethean Intermediate/Advanced, all -day session
 * Suggestions for topics wanted. Trainers needed

3. Share Best Practices //(What is happening in our classrooms?)//
 * Development of progress monitoring techniques using student responders (ActiVotes) will be presented. See how this tools has helped in assessing student knowledge prior to and during your lessons.
 * How-to's are available on the new district GASD STAFF ONLINE TRAINING VIDEOS located on the district Intranet Staff page.

4. Learning/Tool Share: ** Adobe Acrobat 9.0 - Creating multimedia portfolios, a tool for all ages //.//**
 * Creating a PDF file. What does this offer the user?
 * Create an electronic portfolio with different applications using the portfolio function of Acrobat Pro 9.0
 * Create a presentation using the portfolios.