High+School+Focus

= High School Focus: Innovative Educator Program =

**Feedback on the proposed Innovative Educator Program:**
Student focused, 2 Years, flexible, supported from district, Funding?, Focus on skills, Invested interest, Tied to tangible reward for participant, Differentiated, Site based PD
 * What are the strengths?**

__**HEAR OUR THINKING:**__ media type="custom" key="5987593" Grant based, Funding?, Resistance, No vision statement regarding 21CL at district, Time for collaboration that is used effectively, Union?, Incentive, non-defined resources for posting information, PD for accessing information Do we need a District Vision about 21st Century focus? OR a mission statement so we can align our work to the district. Do we need to Create a scope and sequence for taking technology classes? We BELIEVE we need to **start with a "21st Century Skills" basic class** before you move into tech classes. Want teacher observations to learn from other educators.
 * What are the challenges?**

Differentiation, school to school sharing,
 * Suggestions for creating a strong professional development program:**


 * Questions:**

What is the motivation for people who are in this group as opposed to people who access the materials without membership?

**Online & Blended Professional Development:**
What classes do we need?

21st century skills, File conversion & types, Screencasting, Podcasting, Cloud Computing, Video conferencing, Websites for teachers, Web literacy, Tech across the curriculum, Assessing collaborative work/differentiated assignments

Jen Ury, Darin, Steve, Sean
 * If interested in course creation, list your name here:**

Jen Ury, Sean
 * If interested in becoming a course instructor, list your name here:**

**What resources are needed to make this a success?**
Hardware: __**Working compute**__r for teachers in classroom, __**mounted projector-device****, increased Bandwidth**__ for classroom use, speakers, document camera, move towards one to one, Software: File conversion, games for educational purposes, use common web 2.0 tools- for example can we get a District 11 Google Apps domain for educators and student access.

Professional Development: support for all of the above (on demand) Time for...
 * Resources:** pedagogy,
 * District policy support:** unblock web 2.0 tools, policies in place for social networking, change to the approval process, technology board to talk monthly about tech needs and support needs, Allow risk taking in classrooms