040909+Conference+Call+Notes

=Conference Call Notes for the U of F Workshop- April 9, 2009- Planning for the 4/24/ meeting= Tom and Stephanie will be technical instructors. Stephanie will attend the Calvin College workshop In May for learning **opportunity for excel, vensim, netlogo, agentsheets** ** U of F Instructors ** Break || || ||  || || Or longer lunch || Break || || ||  || || Flexible -locals stay to 6:00- non-locals can take a break and return 7-8:30/9 || **· ****aligning computational thinking with current cognitive models like Bloom’s Taxonomy, FCAT’s levels of cognitive complexity, etc. ** **· ****using other peoples models (OPM) – ** **o ****Interactivate – aligned with NCTM Standards ** **· ****asking questions like, “How does this promote pattern recognition/pattern building?, ** **· ****tweaking other peoples models by changing parameters ** · **<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">exploring modeling programs such as excel, vensim, netlogo, and agent sheets **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">How will we know we are successful? **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> **<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">· ****<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What are indicators of success? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">o <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontweight: bold;">Excited teachers using what they are learning in their planning for the following school year. **<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">· ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What is your plan for collecting evidence? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Surveys <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wiki collaboration <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">How do we plan to get there? What approaches? Strategies? Decisions? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Create a Professional Learning Community Environment <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Develop group norms (could even develop scheduling scenarios) <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Community building through social interaction <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Modeling computational thinking by asking questions like, “How many different ways can you show me? Have you ever made a mistake in computation? How do you know you are not making one now? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Show how technology helps us check mistakes <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Group work <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Modeling how to use computational thinking no matter what level of technology in the classroom **<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ****<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">How will we monitor them? **<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What is our learning focus? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-spacerun: yes; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; msospacerun: yes;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If we could video tape this process what would we want to see? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
 * Bob Panoff
 * Tom Loughran
 * Stephanie Stevenson
 * Bob Panoff- physics
 * Susan Ragan-math
 * Clyde Metz- chemistry
 * Instructional side: Tom and Stephanie (75% chance Tom will attend)
 * Participants: **
 * History says 1/3 college faculty and 2/3 classroom teachers.
 * Stephanie is going to bring a team. Two FCMS(Fort Caroline Middle School) teachers have signed up so far.
 * We will want to send out a flyer/webmail burst and
 * Make sure to include that a certificate will be given to document topic and time for recertification points.
 * Tom will check into course codes etc for a graduate credit offering.
 * Schedule: **
 * We will modify the Straw Schedule posted on the wiki http://sc09ufworkshop.wikispaces.com/Teleconference+Agenda
 * This is not a conference (smorgasbord of presentations) but a workshop with teachers working toward mastery.
 * Expectation is NOT 9-3
 * Schedule could look like:
 * 8:30- 10:00-session 1
 * 10:30-12
 * Lunch
 * 1-2:30
 * 3-4:30
 * 4:30-6 Lab Work
 * __ Planning Questions and the Answers developed to date __**
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What is our goal? Where do we want to go with it? **
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To provide teachers with a workshop that develops teachers knowledge of, ability to recognize, and incorporate computational thinking in the teacher’s current curriculum. We want teachers to take home plans, projects, and/or units that they will use in their classroom during 2009-2010. We will do this by: **
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ****<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">modeling thought processes, **<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">· ****<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Workshop Conduct **