October+7,+2010

=//October, 2010 //= =//3:00pm - 4:00pm //= =//Chair: Margo Nygard CARC //=

**In Attendance: (we were small but mighty solving world problems in under an hour)** **//Margo Nygard - CARC//** // **Harry Wagner - ERLC** // // **Mary Jo Rawleigh - SAPDC** // // **Leslie Snyder - NRLC (representing Karen Egge)** //


 * **Framework – book study**
 * do we have our books?
 * Have we all ordered?
 * **Books have all been ordered but none have arrived, although bills for payment have.**
 * **Keeping our fingers crossed that these show soon.**


 * **Institute Clarification**
 * Any updates - Marg?
 * **Mary Jo refreshed our memories from our institute meeting held in September**
 * **Wondering if we should give Marian's differentiation book to participants who register**
 * **Marg is currently working on the save-the-date flyer which will be ready soon**
 * **Marg & Ken met online with StatusFirm yesterday regarding technology needs for Jan 26**
 * **Next institute meeting is Oct 12.**
 * hoping to have a proposed timeline from Marian Small
 * Any updates - Other sites?
 * **No updates from other sites**


 * **Math SMARTboard Tools Training - 3/consortia**
 * Who is in?
 * CPPFP - 3 teachers
 * CARC - 2 teachers
 * **Date did not work for the majority of the areas**
 * **will have the above plus 32 teachers from SAPDC virtually**
 * **Hoping to be able to offer training again as per what Pat mentioned in an earlier email**
 * **Margo suggested that we work to set up a time that works for most and use those trained internally if we can't meet with SMART**
 * **Like the idea of building lessons that show how to use the tools**
 * **Would like to look at creating screencasts/vodcasts of how to use the tools meaningfully (beyond static lesssons)**
 * **Would like to create document that aligns outcomes with suggested tools (including SMART and others) similar to TPACK activity types**


 * **Moodle Project and Advertisement**
 * Updates - SAPDC/CARC
 * **Mary Jo provided a personal account of being one of the moodle teachers**
 * **Discussion around how to continue advertising this opportunity and how to get teachers on the site**
 * **PD Days**
 * **Districts Visits**
 * **McATA**


 * **Webinar Access and ads **
 * As per the emails
 * Are we any closer to understanding this process?
 * **Feel this is getting better as we get used to the process **
 * **Low, low numbers even advertised provincially remain a concern **
 * **McATA **
 * Who's going? Renée
 * Rulers? Rulers have been ordered and should be in my hot little hands on the 21th.
 * Books? I have one: Man who counted (as suggested by Gerri)
 * Sessions?
 * OthER? CPFPP would like to invite you all for dinner on Thursday night at Cactus café`. It is close to the conference location. I need numbers and a preferred time. Merci. Renée
 * **Looking forward to McATA **
 * **Please bring doorprizes (1bk/consortia) **
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Margo will create three certificates for door prizes at any consortia (up to $100) - is this our understanding? **
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Meeting Chair Sign Up **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Volunteers please
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Harry has signed up for November. Still looking for chairs for 2011 meetings **
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Other **
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Admin Toolkit Update **
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Math toolkit will be rolled out starting Nov 22 with SAPDC (F2F with Admin & Lead teachers within SAPDC) **
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Consortia Math Consultants – some time after that via Elluminate session (an hour) **
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Steven Leinwand will be doing a province wide follow up webinar in the spring as it’s the same message he gave in Edmonton and Calgary – follow up as one cohort as opposed to 3 separate webinars **
 * **<span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If anyone is interested in a province wide mathematics share fair – contact Marg (for more details as well) **
 * <span style="color: #d000ff; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Next Meeting: November 4th – Harry Wagner Chair **