Meeting+Notes,+06.24.10

Hi all, Another great meeting. Very exciting to be working with all of you on this connection. Looking forward to our next meeting. Hope

NEXT MEETNG July 15 9:30-11am District office, Rondout Valley School

6/24 PRESENT: Tim Wade, Michelle Donlon, Marguerite Wolf, Kyle McDermott from Rondout John Ganio, Dennis Swauger, Richard Cattabiani and Hope Windle from Ulster

AGENDA: We covered a series of topics including the following: -Oct 2 event - PR Video - Table of Projects and Actions - Opening Day for RV and forUlster - PR in general for [Rondout+UlsterCONNECT]

TOPICS AND ACTIONS:

ADDING COMMUNITY ...parents, students? can come to see, Librarians, RSVP needed, please contact ....

_PR in GENERAL for [Rondout+UlsterCONNECT] Because we are a part of a larger community it is prudent and joyful for us to share the great projects we are tackling together. To this end, we want to toot our horn about these projects and connections with all of our constituents and communities including: Rondout Valley parents > Rondout Valley District News > Tim Wade to follow up Rondout Valley community > School Website > Michelle Donlon to follow up with Randy

Ulster community> School Website + Facebook + Portal >Dean Ganio with Deb Kaufman to follow up NOW, John Ganio Ulster community> Portal > start group where issues could be discussed and point to wiki > Dean Ganio with Hope Windle + Deb Kaufman get in news week of AUG 16, get to news people by AUG 1

Ulster community> Press Release > Dean Ganio with Hope Windle + Ron Marquette and Sandy Frinton to follow up Local News > Shawangunk Journal> Michelle Donlon to follow up  get in news week of AUG 16, get to news people by AUG 1

Local News> Blue Stone Press> Dean Ganio with Hope Windle+ Ron Marquette and Sandy Frinton to follow up get in news week of AUG 16, get to news people by AUG 1 Local News> Daily Freeman> Michelle Donlon to follow up get in news week of AUG 16, get to news people by AUG 1

SUNY Community > SUNY’s Facebook page> Hope Windle with Deb Kaufman get in news NOW SUNY Community> Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting> Hope Windle with Deb Kaufman with Don Katt get in news week of AUG 16, get to news people by AUG 1

SUNY Community > International Programs > Richard Cattabiani with Hope Windle SUNY Community> Reaching out to Joanna Duncan Poiter > Dean Ganio with Hope Windle DONE

- OPENING DAY for RV and forUlster For each of our separate opening days, we would like to cross-pollinate and get the word out about what we are doing with our faculty and staff.

For RV, Sept 3 For Ulster, Aug 25

We would like to create a video to be seen by all and to be posted onto each of our websites. PROMO VIDEO> Kyle McDermott with help from the whole steering committee> to be made up of images of people, clips, ppt stills, voice over perhaps this would be voiced over by President Katt and Superintendent Agastaro. Request to President’s Day steering committee that Rosario to speak at Ulster’s opening day.

_OCT 2 This event will include multi tracks of all projects showcased that are being worked on since April 12th event.’ Presentations followed by hands-on workshops for folks who want to try out technology being used. Dean Ganio to invite SUNY’s vice chancellor of Community College’s, Joanna Duncan Poiter to attend/speak at event

TABLE OF PROJECTS AND ACTIONS

Middle School and High School || Abdou Gaye || French/English || Common Literature or Topic overlap Asynchronous or Synchronous opportunity for students to talk to other students during or between classes. …Voicethread || Teacher, Elementary Level || Andrea Meyer – Children’s Center || Children’s Lit || 3rd graders making a DVD of favorite stories the Children’s Center love
 * 2 || Christine Berg,
 * 2 || Christine Berg,
 * 2 || Christine Berg,
 * 2 || Christine Berg,
 * 3 || Lisa Bullock,

Ask Lisa and Andrea if they would be interested to Include Theatre: Joe Reader and Laura Love Kroll Oral Interp: Mary Tarza Ed: Marilyn McHugh

ACTION: Dean Ganio to ask Ulster faculty to get involved ||
 * 4 || Chris Mooney, RVHS || Kari Mack, Library || Library || 1. Developing the RV website

2. Developing info literacy /research classes(Lib111) forCollegiate students (connection to Global Literacy as well?)

3. Co-advertise events Posting information to Ulster website and RV website || Maryanne Gates, 4th Grade, Elementary level || ? || Science || Set up experiments in LMS Moodle Science
 * 5 || Lori Sadow,

ACTION: Hope to follow up with Tara Hyland to Teach faculty how to use Moodle for research

Dean Ganio/Hope to ask Karen Helgers to be involved since teaches Science Education teachers in training || Marguerite Wolf, RVHS || Hope Windle || all || Teacher outreach for Training (how-to’s) and pedagogic research(best practices -research what works  -creating a library  -finding a posting place in common?  One similar approach  ACTION:  Meet in July by voicethread || ACTION:  Have Rebecca Smolar present Globalization 101 from the  SUNY Levin Institute || Dr. MounKhall  Dean Ganio || Social Studies  (8 RV profs teach) || Regents information regarding Social Studies
 * 6 || Tara Hyland,
 * 7 || Michelle Donlon, RVHS || Richard Cattabiani, || Globalization 101 || Incorporating Globalization 101 into various courses
 * 8 || Michelle Donlon, RVHS || Richard Cattabiani,

ACTION: Professional Day at RVHS in SOCIAL STUDIES For all Ulster county schools Including: Kingston, Wallkill, Ellenville, etc. With Globalization 101 with Rebecca Smolar || Measured outcome – Rondout students NOT in remedial courses Smooth transition for k12 through college
 * 9 || Michelle Donlon, RVHS || John Ganio || All Subjects || RV Curriculum Maps appropriately incorporate/reflect the needs/expectations of college.

Ganio: Assign to RV curriculum committees for particular subject areas…see calendar dates below Donlon: Meetings have been set up for the summer

Math k-8 : July 12-15 Math 8-11: July 26-29 Math 3-8: Aug 9-10

Writing in Social Studies: Aug 11 RICHARD To INVITE Dr. MounkHall

Writing in Science: Aug 12 Dennis Swauger to attend see below! ||
 * 10 || Michelle Donlon, RVHS || Dennis Swauger, Prof of Chemistry || Science || Consider having the high school lab reports corrected by college professors

Aug 12 meeting re: writing in lab reports || Richard Cattabani || Global Literacy Course || Consider as College prep/college skillscourseas credit bearing Offered to RV HS seniors & more importantlyjuniorsand Ulster students Involve RV faculty in the development of Global Literacy Course Include professor Debra Ricci, RV HS, AP European History Prof in development Course to take place in the evenings Approved Course to run for Spring 2011 Reviewed 9/2010 by curriculum committee || How to use education to get to another level ofconnection with students Connect to Teaching and Learning course and Institute
 * 11 || Michelle Donlon, RVHS || John Ganio
 * 12 || Michelle Donlon, Tara Hyland, Marguerite Wolf || Dean Ganio, Hope Windle, William Sheldon, Wendy McCorry || Faculty Orientation Development Course – Standalone || Developing as online/blended course for faculty

// ACTION: DEAN GANIO TO SEND SYLLABUS TO MICHELLE DONLON // || through Skype and other "live" communication technologies. Voicethread? ||
 * 13 || James Sullivan || Dean Ganio to ask Kathleen Bruegging ||  || Partner to promote a broader world perspective in Language classes ||
 * 14 || James Sullivan || Dean Ganio to ask Kathleen Bruegging ||  || Promote connections with schools in Spanish speaking countries particularly
 * 15 || Michelle Donlon || Hope Windle || Book Study event: Brain based Teaching in the Digital Age || Promote connection with RV through community based Book study group ||