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1. December 19, 2012 Welcome everyone! Happy Holidays • Please check your audio by going to:Tools > Audio > Audio Setup Wizard

2. Agenda • December 19, 2012 • Announcements • 2012-13 Meeting Schedule • Updates from iNACOL – Jonathan Oglesby • Special Resources Report - Brianna Lawrence • Wiki Report – Holly Brzycki • Advocacy Report – TarynKilbert • Programming Report – Liz Glowa and Bekci Kelly • White Paper Preliminary Report - John P. Murphy • December Program : Open Discussion and Sharing – Everyone • Adjournment - Happy Holidays!

3. ANNOUCEMENTS December 19, 2012 Chris Harrington can’t be with us today. We’ll miss his contributions to our meeting. Dorothy Maxwell has resigned as co-chair of our Resources subcommittee. We wish Dorothy well, thank her for her previous workon our behalf. Brianna, should we look for another co-chair? Anything else from the Group?

4. Meeting dates • September 26, 2012 • October 17, 2012 • November 21, 2012 • December 19, 2012 • January 16, 2013 • February 20, 2013 • March 20, 2013 • April 17, 2013 • May 15, 2013 All future meetings will be held from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm on the third Wednesday of each month

5. Updates Jonathan OglesbyiNACOLDirector of External Affairs joglesby@inacol.org Rob Darrow iNACOL Director of Membership Services rdarrow@inacol.org

6. Updates • Friendly reminder: please complete • iNACOL’s Research Agenda Survey • http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/59M6TZD • Upcoming Webinars in January - http://www.inacol.org/events/ • The new! Research in Review – Jan. 15 • Competency Works webinars – series of 6 starts on January 31, Number 2 on Feb. 1 • Leadership and Teacher Talk webinars

7. Updates Upcoming Committee Meeting in January • Topic: New Learning ModelsDiscussion and Activity lead by Dr. Allison Powell.

8. Updates Some interesting reading – VISCED, our international friends completed report about international virtual schools. http://virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/outcome/handbook

9. Updates Wishes You and Yours

10. Resources Edweb www.edweb.net/ Education Week www.edweek.org/ew/index.html Edmodo www.edmodo.com/ iTunes U www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Subcommittee Report Brianna Lawrence

11. Resources Free Technology for Teachers www.freetech4teachers.com Android for Schools www.android4schools.com Top 100 Sites and Apps for 2012 www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=5054 Teacher Resources http://pinterest.com/lianec/teacher-resources// Holiday Bonus

12. Wiki Update Subcommittee Report Holly Brzycki • NorthEastern Group Wiki • http://inacol.wikispaces.com/NorthEastern • New articles were added under each topic. • Links to the Meetings are on the home page, organized by date. • There is a new Online Learning Organizations and Companies page. You can add you own information, or contact Holly and she will post if for you. We are asking that you limit your program description to around 100 words. • Meeting notes will be added to the wiki in the future.

13. Advocacy Subcommittee Report TarynKilbert • Report on Advocacy Meeting Topics

14. Programs Subcommittee Report BekciKelly & Liz Glowa Programming Survey Format - Four open-ended questions What areas of online learning present the most challenges to you? To teachers in your program? To your students? 2. Please complete this statement: I would like to learn more about …. 3. Are you familiar with individuals who could present on these or other topics of interest? Please share their contact information with us. Do you have additional thoughts or ideas that you would like to share with the committee in regards to programming you'd like to see offered?

15. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – Areas that present challenges: • Program/Course Quality (2) • Teacher Readiness and Evaluation (2) • Student Engagement (3) • Media Rich Content – interactive (2) • Time Management Strategies (2) • Flexible Blended Scheduling • Providing Services to Online Students • Differentiating in Online Environment • Synchronous Learning (2) • E-text Availability • Assignment Submission Requirements • Teacher Preparation for Online Learning • understanding LMS • Finding the best product for your students • Choice of LMS • Course Development (3) • Quality of free online courses/resources • Policy at local and state level to support blended learning • Choosing student for online learning (2) • Attendance – seat time (2) • Lack of accommodations around literacy challenges • Funding • What makes a quality online teacher? • Teacher inspired professional development 24. Student/Teacher communication

16. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – Learn More About… • MOOCs (2) • Teacher preparation for online learning • Current research overview • OER • Assessment • Plagiarism • Online Teacher Evaluation • Regional blended programs and sharing courses across district lines • Instructional Design • Elementary Programs • Dealing with students who get behind – teaching strategies/differentiation 12. Helping students with low literacy skills 13. Funding resources for online and blended learning • Formalized skillset for online and blended learning 15. Various platforms for online learning 16. Vendor demo with break out sessions • Support special education students

17. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – People to Contact: • Katherine Kennedy • Professor Laura DeSena on plagiarism – judeobsc17@gmail.com • VHS collaborative • John Watson – Evergreen Education Associates • Aventa – Dan Pechtol – dpechtol@k12.com

18. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – Additional Thoughts: • Political happenings with each state • Legislative updates • Principals – working with teachers • Teacher training in online classes • Time to participate • State summaries for considering virtual/blended learning 7. Local events

19. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – Themes: Knowing and involving your students and parents (Engagement and Persistence) • Communication • Community building • Synchronous learning • Feedback • Assignment submission requirements Individualization/Personalization/Differentiation • Accommodations for literacy challenges • Dealing with students who get behind – teaching strategies/differentiation • Assessments and assessment Strategies • Helping students with low literacy skills • Supporting special education students

20. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – Themes: Instructional Design and Products • Quality • Instructional Design • Media Rich Content – interactive • E-text Availability • Standards (CC, AP, etc) • Competency approach • Finding the best product for your students • Choice of LMS • Course Development • Various platforms for online learning • Vendor demo with break out sessions 21st century learning approaches and learners • Student ownership and responsibility • Time management • What’s different in instruction • MOOCs Resources and Extended Learning Opportunities • Orientation • Tech Support • Prerequisite technology skills • Offline activities • Quality of free online courses/resources • OER More

21. Programs PROGRAMMING SURVEY FINDINGS – Themes: Professional Development and Teacher Evaluation • Teacher readiness and evaluation • Teacher preparation for online learning • Teacher preparation for online learning and understanding LMS • What makes a quality online teacher? • Teacher inspired professional development • Online teacher evaluation • Formalized skill set for online and blended • learning Other • Current research overview • Regional blended programs and sharing courses across district lines • Elementary Programs Program Management and Policies • Flexible blended scheduling • Providing services to online students • Plagiarism • Policy at local and state level to support blended learning • Choosing student for online learning • Attendance – seat time • Program funding • Funding resources for online and blended • learning More

22. White Paper Subcommittee Report John P. Murphy • Preliminary Report on Paper • White Paper Organization and Structure I.     Executive summary        A.  Abstract of the whitepaper        B.  What needs to be done in education II.  Identification of the Problem = Actions Needed - What we need done?         A.  Explanation of problem/need - Why we need to do this?                   1.  Online/Blended learning is moving rapidly...legislation takes a long time to implement                   2.  Determine needs from NE survey and other sources                   3.  Untie hands of those who want to be innovative                   4. Limited information regarding online/blended learing.                   5. False perceptions of effectiveness, delivery, etc.

23. White Paper • Preliminary Report on Paper • White Paper Organization and Structure III.    General research         A.  National         B.  State-specific IV.   Call to action - including benefits to be realized         A. types of actions that accommodate?         B. State specific actions/policies that need to be   V.    iNACOL boiler plate information (NE Regional Committee)

24. Program December Programming Format: Open Discussion Points: Membership Highlight 1. Share what you are doing with teacher training and support 2. Highlight a success you’d like to share with the group Future Programming: In January: Allison Powell, Vice President iNACOL, will be our guest. Allison will be presenting a brainstorming session to all regional committees asking for input, thoughts, and ideas on new learning models. February through May Programs will be determined by survey results and announced later.

25. Open Forum Discussion & Questions

26. Committee • Northeast Regional Committee Co-Chairs: • Dr. Chris Harrington – charrington@bridgesvirtual.org • Stan Freeda - Stanley.Freeda@doe.nh.gov • Programming Subcommittee Co-Chairs: • Dr. Liz Glowa - lglowa@verizon.net • Bekci Kelly – rkelly@qcsd.org • Advocacy Subcommittee Chair: • TarynKilbert - tkilbert@pavcsk12.org • Committee Wiki Manager:Holly Brzycki - hBrzycki@caiu.org*** http://inacol.wikispaces.com/NorthEastern *** • Resource Specialists: Brianna Lawrence - blawrence6@schools.nyc.gov • iNACOL Director of Member Services: Dr. Rob Darrow – rdarrow@inacol.org Next Meeting January 16th 11:30 am – 12:30 pm