Faculty Meetings - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T06:29:39Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:58160?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A58315&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI personally feel that integr…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-09:649749:Comment:4256772010-01-09T16:16:10.173ZAmy Castelahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AmyCastela
I personally feel that integrating Web 2.0 into faculty meetings would be a good thing. It would make these meetings more efficient, and it would serve as a model of instruction for the classroom. Also, technology integration is here to stay. There's not avoiding it now. Although, I do feel that many educators might resist this movement due to their low comfort zones with technology. In addition, if we're to be expected to use and integrate technology, we need to be provided with enough,…
I personally feel that integrating Web 2.0 into faculty meetings would be a good thing. It would make these meetings more efficient, and it would serve as a model of instruction for the classroom. Also, technology integration is here to stay. There's not avoiding it now. Although, I do feel that many educators might resist this movement due to their low comfort zones with technology. In addition, if we're to be expected to use and integrate technology, we need to be provided with enough, modern, functional technology to do so. i really thing this would be…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-03:649749:Comment:4244862010-01-03T23:30:40.485ZDorethia(Dotty) Myershttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DorethiaDottyMyers
i really thing this would be a lot more productive than sitting in a meeting for an hour. We should be able to collaborate using technology and unless it is a mandated meeting, attendance should not be required. Attendance would be determined by those posting a reply or responding to a topic,
i really thing this would be a lot more productive than sitting in a meeting for an hour. We should be able to collaborate using technology and unless it is a mandated meeting, attendance should not be required. Attendance would be determined by those posting a reply or responding to a topic, Hello, if we can use the net,…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-03:649749:Comment:4244572010-01-03T20:25:28.288Zabdulmageed abdulraheem alhaj ahhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/abdulmageedabdulraheemalhajah
Hello, if we can use the net,E-mail, to discuss the points prior to the monthly meeting it will minimize the time consumed in discussion.<br />
The monthly meeting for example shall be 15 minutes instead of 40.
Hello, if we can use the net,E-mail, to discuss the points prior to the monthly meeting it will minimize the time consumed in discussion.<br />
The monthly meeting for example shall be 15 minutes instead of 40. Rather than "incorporate Web…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-17:649749:Comment:3106232009-03-17T18:05:13.662ZPam Silvermanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/PamSilverman
Rather than "incorporate Web 2.0 into faculty meetings which for us are purely informational we are creating a mentoring program for using Web 2.0 tools. We have a team that is already trained through an Ed Tech group. They will than mentor a group of 6 teachers. Those six teachers will each get three teachers that they will train. Causing a filtering down effect. Once it has filtered through the entire faculty it will than be a yearly assignment for a "mentoring group". We are really excited…
Rather than "incorporate Web 2.0 into faculty meetings which for us are purely informational we are creating a mentoring program for using Web 2.0 tools. We have a team that is already trained through an Ed Tech group. They will than mentor a group of 6 teachers. Those six teachers will each get three teachers that they will train. Causing a filtering down effect. Once it has filtered through the entire faculty it will than be a yearly assignment for a "mentoring group". We are really excited about what is going to happen. By the way, administrators are a part of the mentoring - practice what we preach!!! It is important that the whole school be involved. We are encouraging faculty and administrators to be involved in twitter, classroom 2.0, use google docs, etc. I think as administrtors we M…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-22:649749:Comment:2380252008-12-22T16:00:37.900Zkatie huberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/katiehuber
I think as administrtors we MUSt practice what we teach.<br />
If you want teachers on the cutting edge --- You need to be there also.<br />
It is our job to be the leaders in the building.
I think as administrtors we MUSt practice what we teach.<br />
If you want teachers on the cutting edge --- You need to be there also.<br />
It is our job to be the leaders in the building. I think that the monthly meet…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-22:649749:Comment:1921172008-09-22T06:48:03.330ZJeff Steinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JeffStein
I think that the monthly meeting is out of fashion. Technology has reached a point where communication can effectively occur continuously by using web 2.0 tools like blogging and discussion boards.<br />
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The monthly meeting should rather be a conversation that happens throughout the month. Members should use discussion boards to post new topics and create threads that keep the conversation going all month long.<br />
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Then, possibly at the end of the month, a meeting can occur that addresses only the…
I think that the monthly meeting is out of fashion. Technology has reached a point where communication can effectively occur continuously by using web 2.0 tools like blogging and discussion boards.<br />
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The monthly meeting should rather be a conversation that happens throughout the month. Members should use discussion boards to post new topics and create threads that keep the conversation going all month long.<br />
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Then, possibly at the end of the month, a meeting can occur that addresses only the points that could not be resolved online. We are currently "practicing…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-21:649749:Comment:1919712008-09-21T20:59:39.041ZBrian Carterhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianCarter
We are currently "practicing what we are preaching" by exposing as many web20 tools to as many teachers as we can in the most non-threatening manner possible.<br />
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We opened our school year with a video found on a fellow educator's blog followed by small group discussions. We made sure to have the blog up on the big screen so the staff could see where we were getting the video from.<br />
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A second way we are exposing our staff is by creating a wiki for some breakout groups we have created to investigate…
We are currently "practicing what we are preaching" by exposing as many web20 tools to as many teachers as we can in the most non-threatening manner possible.<br />
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We opened our school year with a video found on a fellow educator's blog followed by small group discussions. We made sure to have the blog up on the big screen so the staff could see where we were getting the video from.<br />
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A second way we are exposing our staff is by creating a wiki for some breakout groups we have created to investigate high school reform models. Although only a bakers dozen will be working on it originally, we will open it up to the entire staff after it is fully functional so everyone can contribute.<br />
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Our philosophy is to use the technology, find nonthreatening ways for the teachers to need to use it, and hope they see the value and begin using it on their own.<br />
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I will be <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blog/list?user=3d4gcr2y4lige">blogging along the way</a> to keep a journal of our progess. We are a very traditional school so it is a very exciting venture! I don't have a lot to add to…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-11:649749:Comment:1407192008-05-11T20:34:17.020ZDavid Colonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidColon
I don't have a lot to add to this discussion, but I just wanted to note how interesting this whole thread is. My school has been trying to use a Ning to do just this sort of thing. I'm not sure it's been enormously successful, but the ideas here really give me some food for thought.
I don't have a lot to add to this discussion, but I just wanted to note how interesting this whole thread is. My school has been trying to use a Ning to do just this sort of thing. I'm not sure it's been enormously successful, but the ideas here really give me some food for thought. I really like th 'technology…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-10:649749:Comment:1404622008-05-10T15:33:31.554ZLindaMyckohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LindaMycko
I really like th 'technology by stealth' idea for faculty meetings. I don't know about anyone else but at our school we don't have the opportunity (or enough time) to share ideas outside our grade level. I find that seeing and hearing the ideas of other teachers I get even more inspired. We all get wrapped up in our classrooms sometimes and forget to look to others for inspiration. Having even a 5 minute highlight time at sit-down staff meetings may inspire someone else to use technology in…
I really like th 'technology by stealth' idea for faculty meetings. I don't know about anyone else but at our school we don't have the opportunity (or enough time) to share ideas outside our grade level. I find that seeing and hearing the ideas of other teachers I get even more inspired. We all get wrapped up in our classrooms sometimes and forget to look to others for inspiration. Having even a 5 minute highlight time at sit-down staff meetings may inspire someone else to use technology in their classroom.<br />
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I still like Brad's idea of wikispace for the less important staff meetings. What about using Classroom 2.0 to set up a space strictly for your school? Is it possible to set up a restricted space and have only a staff group join? This post has generated some…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-10:649749:Comment:1403252008-05-10T02:00:10.437ZBritt Gowhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrittGow
This post has generated some great discussion Brad - Thanks! At our school (prep to year 12) we have two technology gurus who practise what they preach in every possible way. They have generously given up their time on one night after school each week - "Walk in , walk out Wednesday's". On this afternoon any staff member can go and ask questions and get help on any ICT project they happen to be working on. Every teacher is at different stages, with different specific interests, so this is one…
This post has generated some great discussion Brad - Thanks! At our school (prep to year 12) we have two technology gurus who practise what they preach in every possible way. They have generously given up their time on one night after school each week - "Walk in , walk out Wednesday's". On this afternoon any staff member can go and ask questions and get help on any ICT project they happen to be working on. Every teacher is at different stages, with different specific interests, so this is one way of addressing different experience, needs and abilites. Of course, like our students, not all teachers are interested or motivated to improve their technology learning, but hopefully those who are, are leading by example. When the students are engaged and working in ways that challenge teachers, hopefully those teachers will make an effort to catch up!<br />
For about 10 minutes at the beginning of each staff meeting, teacher's are invited to showcase new tools and projects, so it is a good opportunity to keep everyone up to date with the possibilities. Some teachers resent this 'technology by stealth' but they are the minority and you can't please all the people all the time!