Creating+an+Agenda

Agenda Deadline: January 15, 2010
Things to consider as our meeting approaches:
 * Purpose- Why are we meeting?
 * Objective- How will we accomplish our purpose?
 * Grade Level- 6-8
 * Activities: Why do we use certain activities? Are these activities effective? Are students engaged and learning at the highest possible level?

=**Agenda **=
 * Date: Friday, January 15, 2010
 * Purpose: Improve campus achievement at A.C. New through the regular use of technology in our lessons.
 * Objective: We want to identify areas of strength and weakness on our campus regarding effective technology integration. Use these strengths and weaknesses to guide efforts for overall campus improvement. Define what regular means and how often should technology be integrated?
 * Grade Level: Middle School
 * Meeting Facilitator: Clint
 * Community Members Involved: Clint Fortenberry, Brandon Musgrove, Jesse Schreiner, Melissa Guess Fortenberry
 * Activities:
 * 1) Purpose: Discuss current usage of technology to build on strength and improve areas of weakness such as failed lessons, technology not cooperating (wireless connectivity, acti-voters not working, user error).
 * 2) Steps: Members will describe successful lessons that achieved high student engagement. Members will discuss lessons that left something to be desired. Members will send ideas back and forth to develop solutions for problematic lessons. Once members have thoroughly discussed ideas, each member will take the new ideas and present a new lesson to students. The hope is that high student engagement is achieved, as well as, increased understanding. Members will conduct an online meeting after the deadline to discuss successes and problems of the new lessons. Examine the possibility of using technology almost daily (2-3 times each week) and producing mediocre lessons, instead of developing a high level lesson 3-4 times each 6 weeks. Is more technology, really better? How important is lesson quality?
 * 3) Deadline: January 29, 2010