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TRC Project Director Webinar

TRC Project Director Webinar. February 2-3,2012. Greetings. Agenda for Today: Eighteenth Annual Meeting Grant Update (2011-2012) RFA Update ( 2012-2013) Interim Reporting Assessment of Teacher Knowledge Social Networking PDAs and PDMs. Eighteenth Annual Meeting.

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TRC Project Director Webinar

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  1. TRC Project Director Webinar February 2-3,2012

  2. Greetings • Agenda for Today: • Eighteenth Annual Meeting • Grant Update (2011-2012) • RFA Update (2012-2013) • Interim Reporting • Assessment of Teacher Knowledge • Social Networking • PDAs and PDMs

  3. Eighteenth Annual Meeting • “Higher Standards—New Horizons: Achieving Excellence in STEM education through the TRC ” • Dates: June 27-29, 2012 • Location: Renaissance Austin Hotel • Notes: • Awards luncheon Wednesday, June 27th • Showcase, Reception, and Dinner the evening of Wednesday, June 27th. • Pre-Meeting on Tuesday, June 26th TBA

  4. Eighteenth Annual MeetingRegistration, Break-Out Sessions, Awards • March 7, 2011: Annual Meeting packets arrive by email: • Applications for presentations • Applications for teaching and mentoring awards • Registration information (including registrationlink) • April 16th: Award and presentation applications DUE • May 15th: Notification of presentations and awards • May 28th: Room block closes and registrations DUE • Registration Fee: $300/person • Hotel Sleeping Room Block: up to 5 rooms per Collaborative

  5. DataCenter Status Report • Thank you for your diligence in maintaining up-to-date records in the DataCenter.

  6. Regional Collaborative Events • 639 events addressing life science or biology • 312 events addressing environmental science • 514 events addressing algebra • 318 events addressing geometry

  7. Monitoring Current Progress • Projects were required to have an average of 30 hours in the DataCenter for STMs/MTMs by Oct 15. • Projects were required to have data about all STMs/MTMs committed to in your Statement of Work (SOW) entered by Oct 15.

  8. If you Plan to Apply for 2012-13 Funding… • By the application deadline the DataCenter should show: • 100% of STMs/MTMs entered and active • 50% of STM/MTM contact hours completed on average • 50% of CMs entered and active • 40% of total grant invoiced • Note: Project Measures are  major factor in the rubric for the new grant. These goals must be met to have a competitive application!

  9. Interim Reporting: DUE March 20, 2012 Report Checklist • Completed Summary Form • Updated Instructional Timeline • Agendas and Sign-in Sheets • Value-Add Description • Assessments of Classroom Impact DataCenter Updates • Project Team (ITMs) • Project Measures (SOW) • Immersion Status • Training Events (Timeline) • Mentor Assessment

  10. DataCenter – Report 2 View

  11. Project Measures • 100% of MTMs/STMs need to be entered into the DataCenter. • All MTMs/STMs should have approximately 50% of training completed and entered into the DataCenter. • 50% of all CMs need to be entered into the DataCenter.

  12. Assessment Update: Mathematics • 2011-2012 Grant: • Post-assessments administered when program activities end. • Report scores by IRT into DataCenter • 2012-2013 Grant: • Assessment and Evaluation seminar via the web after Grant notifications. (TBA) • Plan to administer pre-assessment at your first TRC meeting of the new grant cycle.

  13. Social Media Update • Central location for • TRC news and updates • Grant opportunities • STEM news and articles • Instructional technology resources • Post to the wall • Integrated with TRC Twitter page • Alternatives for viewing Facebook posts • “Like” button • RSS feed • SMS texts • Mobile app • Follow the TRC on Twitter

  14. Social Media Update • TRC Facebook postings • STEM news • Diversity of instructional technology resources • Easily connect with other teachers • Integral component to personal learning networks (PLN) • Viewing TRC tweets • Mobile app and notifications • Twitter.com (must have an account) • 3rd party applications

  15. Recent PDAs: Math • ESTAR 3-4, • September 12-14, 2011 • Participants: ~40 • Young Mathematicians at Work 5-8, • October 4-7, 2011 • Participants: ~40 • ESTAR K-2, • December 5-7 , 2011 • Participants: ~25 • Secondary Numeracy 1 & 2, • October 25-28, 2011 and January 10-13,2012 • Participants: 41

  16. Upcoming PDAs: Math • Young Mathematicians at Work 1-4: Multidigit Addition, • Austin, March 20-23, 2012 • Young Mathematicians at Work 3-7: Multidigit Multiplication • Austin, May 8-11, 2012 • Developing Mathematical Ideas: Patterns Functions and Change K-8, • Huntsville, July 30 to August 3, 2012 44 participants YMAW, Region 6, 2011-12

  17. Project Director Meeting, April 12-13 • Location: Ben Hur Shrine Center, Austin • Thursday, April 12, Content Focus • 11:30 to 4:30 • Friday April 13, Joint Business Meeting • 8:30 to 2:30 Registration open by February 15th.

  18. Thanks for All You Do for Texas Math Teachers!

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