Thanks

I ust want to thank all the organizers of the workshop in Portland. I did learn a lot!

The correct address--finally!

I finally got the right address for the notebook--thank you Ove!!!!

http://web.mac.com/jillspencer/conference.ntweb/

Again, to navigate the website:

Right hand side tabs
Diamond shape buttons on the table of contents
Page numbers on upper right hand corner

NoteShare Notebook: Conference Summary

You can find the NoteShare Notebook that summarizes the conference at file://localhost/Volumes/iDisk/Web/Sites/conference.ntweb/index.html

There are pdf files for all of the powerpoint presentations in this notebook.

there are 3 ways for navigating through the notebook:

Tabs down the right hand side
Diamond shape button next to each entry in the table of contents
Clicking in upper right hand corner on the numbers

Background materials

Hi,

Here are some sites folks might enjoy previewing before the conference. If you think participants might like to see more school websites, I will find some more that demonstrate how the laptops are being used.
Jill

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http://king.portlandschools.org/index.html
King Middle School webpage

http://www.edutopia.org/php/search.php?query=King+middle+school&submit.x=252&submit.y=31
Articles about King Middle School in the George Lucas Foundation website

http://www.msad54.org/sams/projects/mainproject.html
Skowhegan Regional Middle School student projects using laptops—they’ve done a lot with local history

http://www.mainelearns.org/
Official webpage of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative

http://www.1to1stories.org/
This sites records stories about 1:1 computing. It’s on the Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning’s site

Updated Agenda for Portland Maine, May 10-11

Portland, Maine
Hilton Garden Inn - Downtown

May 10, 2007 – THURSDAY

0900 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
• Angus King, Former Governor of Maine
• Introductions at tables among participants

Outcomes for conference:
• Identify strategies for building a 1:1 program that is financially and pedagogically sustainable
• Exchange ideas among participants from Sweden, Canada, and Maine

0930 Quick (W/L) ACTIVITY: generate what participants Want to learn when they visit King Middle School, and what they Learned after the visit (to be completed upon return-see 1315 below).

0945 SITE VISIT – King Middle School, Portland, Maine. Hosted by Principal Mike McCarthy and Technology Integrator David Grant – Visitors to take W/L forms with them for reference/note taking during visit.

1230 RETURN TO CONFERENCE SITE –LUNCH ONSITE

1315 SMALL TABLE GROUPS
• Complete WL activity in small table groups (Fill in and discuss the “L”column)
• Add more questions (W) that arose as a result of the school visits that can be used in later discussions

1330 PANEL PRESENTATION questions and discussion (Bette Manchester, Chris Toy, Lisa Hogan, David Grant) various perspectives on the following prompt:
• What are some key considerations in managing change and innovation with 1:1 computing?
• What has Maine learned about the impact of 1:1 computing on curriculum frameworks and assessments that might have implications for other countries’ education initiatives?

1415 SMALL TABLE BREAKOUTS – DISCUSSION ON CHANGES IN CLASSROOM PRACTICE
• What needs to happen at each of the “levels” to ensure successful change: City/Building/Team/Department/ Classroom?
• Table Hosts to Facilitate and Record are Bette Manchester & Jeff Mao. Table guests from Maine’s Middle Schools are David Grant & Lisa Hogan. Table Leaders from Sweden are xxxx; xxxx; xxxx.
• Tables will create strategies to ensure that technology investment will lead to improved classroom practice. Examples of strategies under discussion include professional development, curriculum guidance, specialized software, family and community support, etc.
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1445 GALLERY WALK
• Groups will visit other tables and annotate (write on charts) and take notes on other tables’ ideas. Looking for similarities, differences, agreements, “ah-has”, questions etc.) (5 tables)

• Return to home tables. Table leaders facilitate conversation about feedback and questions written during the Gallery Walk.

• Tables report out to the large group on conversations. Retain large charts to reduce to documents.

1540 BREAK

1600 TRACKING CHANGE – A RESEARCH AGENDA DIRECTED AT CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENT
• Discussion led by Dr. David Silvernail, Center for Education Policy and Applied Research, University of Southern Maine.
• Dr. Silvernail will outline the research agenda that accompanied the MLTI as well as other technology efforts.
• Discussion to focus on assessing 21st century skills. Specifically, what are the implications for how traditional assessment needs to change in light of 1:1 learning?

1630 TABLE DISCUSSION FOLLOW-UP Table leaders will facilitate processing of David’s discussion and the day’s activities using graphic organizer (Here’s What, So What, Now What)

1700 3, 2, 1 FEEDBACK SLIPS ( 3 things I learned today, 2 questions I have about integrating technology in a cost effective and sustainable manner*, 1 thing that was confirmed for me) and Adjourn

*These questions will be used for panel conversation on 2nd day

May 11, 2007 – FRIDAY

0900 WELCOME BACK – Jill and Chris

0915 DISCUSSION/PANEL (Questions come from 3,2,1 activity) MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR EDUCATION – Discussion led by Shaun Meredith, Infobridge; Jeff Mao, Director of Education Technology, State of Maine; Rick Barter, MLTI teacher, & Bette Manchester (Chris and Jill will chart and summarize discussion)

1000 SMALL TABLE BREAKOUTS—Two strands

STRAND 1: MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR EDUCATION-- IMPLEMENTATION STRAND – Table Hosts to Facilitate and Record are Bette Manchester, Chris Toy, Jeff Mao. Table guests from Maine’s Middle Schools are David Grant, Rick Barter. Table Leaders from Sweden are xxxx; xxxx; xxxx.
• Tables will create strategies to ensure that technology investment will be cost effective and driven by classroom needs. Examples may include hardware needs, software, wireless networks, server strategies (local or hosted), private sector partnerships, staffing levels, professional development for teachers around management and integration with learning, and timely technical support.
• Using post it notes, tables will brainstorm strategies/activities then place them on a grid showing cost effectiveness and meeting implementation needs

STRAND 2: MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR EDUCATION -- STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM STRAND
Dr. David Silvernail from the Center on Education Policy and Applied Research and Evaluation will host one breakout strand which will examine more closely the statewide curricular and assessment impacts of moving to a one-to-one learning environment.

1115 GALLERY WALK and discussion of grids and post-it notes – (participants will make notes of questions, observations, comments, etc) then return to table groups for conversation among themselves.

1100 WHOLE GROUP SHARING about each table’s conversation. (Jill and Chris will facilitate and chart biggies)

11:50 Table leaders will place post-it notes onto a large common grid that will be reduced to a document.
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1200 WORKING LUNCH – Guest Speakers –
• Commissioner Susan Gendron, Maine Department of Education
• Fredrik Hoper: Falkenberg, Sweden project.

1315 DISCUSSION – Angus King and Duke Albanese: policy and public support

1345 BREAK

1415 TEAM PLANNING TIME Developing next steps for implementing or sustaining 1:1 learning. Working groups will convene for this segment. Other attendees will sit in on to consult with working groups as plans are worked on. Tables will discuss learnings over the past two days and develop action plans for moving ahead on an implementation plan.

1630 REPORT OUT Working groups report out

1700 PARTING WORDS – HOST COMMITTEE
• Closing thoughts
• Next Steps
• Evaluations

ADJOURN

Updated agenda - Subject to change

Portland, Maine
Hilton Garden Inn - Downtown

May 10, 2007 – THURSDAY

0900 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS – Angus King, Former Governor of Maine (Jim to introduce) Introductions at tables among participants (Potential goals/outcomes: Identifying strategies for building a 1:1 program that is financially and pedagogically sustainable; Exchanging ideas among participants from Sweden, Canada, and Maine)

0930 Quick (W/L) activity to generate what they Want to know, and what they Learned after the visit (to be completed upon return-see 1315 below). (WL form provided by Chris and Jill, with instructions)

0945 SITE VISIT – King Middle School, Portland, Maine. Hosted by Principal Mike McCarthy and Technology Integrator David Grant – Visitors to take W/L forms with them for reference during visit.

1230 RETURN TO CONFERENCE SITE –LUNCH ONSITE

1315 -Complete WL activity in small table groups (Fill in and discuss the “L”column)
-Add more questions (W) that arose as a result of the school visits

1330 Panel presentation, questions and discussion (Bette Manchester, Chris Toy, Lisa Hogan, David Grant) various perspectives on the following prompt: What are some key considerations in managing change and innovation with 1:1 computing?

1415 SMALL TABLE BREAKOUTS – DISCUSSION ON CHANGES IN CLASSROOM PRACTICE – (What needs to happen at each of the “levels” to ensure successful change: City/Building/Team-Department/Classroom…Chris and Jill will provide forms and instructions/polygon framework) Table Hosts to Facilitate and Record are Bette Manchester; Jeff Mao. Table guests from Maine’s Middle Schools are David Grant; Lisa Hogan; Rick Barter. Table Leaders from Sweden are xxxx; xxxx; xxxx. Tables will create strategies to ensure that technology investment will lead to improved classroom practice. Examples of strategies under discussion include professional development, curriculum guidance, specialized software, family and community support, etc.
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1445 Gallery Walk - groups will visit other tables and annotate (write on charts) and take notes on other tables’ ideas. Looking for similarities, differences, agreements, “ah-has”, questions etc.) (5 tables)

1500 Return to home tables. Table leaders facilitate conversation about feedback and questions written during the Gallery Walk.

1520 Tables report out to the large group on conversations. Retain large charts to reduce to documents.

1540 BREAK

1600 TRACKING CHANGE – A RESEARCH AGENDA DIRECTED AT CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENT – Discussion led by Dr. David Silvernail, Center for Education Policy and Applied Research, University of Southern Maine. Dr. Silvernail will outline the research agenda that accompanied the MLTI as well as other technology efforts. Adjust discussion to focus on assessing 21st century skills. Specifically, what are the implications for how traditional assessment needs to change in light of 1:1 learning.

1630 Table leaders will facilitate processing of David’s discussion and the day’s activities using graphic organizer (Here’s What, So What, Now What, Chris and Jill will provide form)

1700 3,2,1 feedback slips ( 3 things I learned today, 2 Questions I have about integrating technology in a cost effective and sustainable manner*, 1 thing that was confirmed for me) and Adjourn

*These responses will be used for panel conversation on 2nd day

May 11, 2007 – FRIDAY

0900 WELCOME BACK – Jill and Chris

0915 DISCUSSION/Panel–(Questions come from 3,2,1 activity) MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR EDUCATION – Discussion led by Shaun Meredith, Infobridge and Jeff Mao, Director of Education Technology, State of Maine . (Chris and Jill will chart and summarize discussion)

1000 SMALL TABLE BREAKOUTS – DISCUSSION ON MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR EDUCATION – Table Hosts to Facilitate and Record are Bette Manchester; Chris Toy; Jeff Mao. Table guests from Maine’s Middle Schools are David Grant; Lisa Hogan; Rick Barter. Table Leaders from Sweden are xxxx; xxxx; xxxx. Tables will create strategies to ensure that technology investment will be cost effective and driven by classroom needs. Examples may include hardware needs, software, wireless networks, server strategies (local or hosted), private sector partnerships, staffing levels, professional development for teachers around management and integration with learning, and timely technical support. (Using post it notes, tables will brainstorm strategies/activities then place them on a grid showing cost effectiveness and meeting implementation needs, Jill and Chris will provide graphic)

1115 Gallery Walk and discussion of grids and post-it notes – (participants will make notes of questions, observations, comments, etc) then return to table groups for conversation among themselves.

1130 Whole group sharing about each table’s conversation. (Jill and Chris will facilitate and chart biggies)

11:50 Table leaders will place post-it notes onto a large common grid that will be reduced to a document.
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1200 WORKING LUNCH – Guest Speakers - Commissioner Susan Gendron, Maine Department of Education (JIM DOYLE TO INVITE ASAP) and Fredrik Hoper (need title?) Talking about Falkenberg project.

1315 DISCUSSION – Angus King and Duke Albanese talking about policy and public support

1345 BREAK

1415 Team planning time – Developing next steps for implementing or sustaining 1:1 learning– Working groups will convene for this segment. Other attendees will sit in on to consult with working groups as plans are worked on. Tables will discuss learnings over the past two days and develop action plans for moving ahead on an implementation plan. (Jill and Chris will provide a graphic organizer for documenting plans.)

1630 Working groups report out

1700 PARTING WORDS – HOST COMMITTEE (Angus and Jim?) – ADJOURN (workshop evaluations, next steps?)

Hotel and meeting rooms

Hi all,

Hotel and meeting rooms will likely be Hilton Garden Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront, 65 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, United States 04101 Tel: +1-207-780-0780 Fax: +1-207-780-0781

http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=PWMDHGI

Will post info here when we have the final confirmation from the hotel.