March+14,+2016+meeting

Attendees: Norton Gusky (recorder), Kevin Conner, Ron Reyer, Lisa Palmieri, Lindsey Bradley, Amiena Mahsoub, Zee Poerio, Todd Hoffman, Jordan Lippman

Key Issues:
 * Date/ Location - November at Montour High School (Date to be determined by Montour School District in consultation with the Pittsburgh Technology Council)
 * Theme: Reimagining the Role of Technology In Learning (National Educational Technology Plan 2016)
 * Use five key areas from plan as threads for TRETC - Learning/ Teaching / Leadership / Assessment / Infrastructure
 * Incorporate new ISTE Standards (due to be released in June 2016)
 * Other Ideas
 * Offer at least one session with CoSN on Emerging Technologies - Raspberry Pi / low energy devices
 * Expand use of Sched - social aspect -> pre-select sessions to put in right size room + build community
 * Consider use of Slido (https://www.sli.do/home) as a tool for audience interaction at TRETC - polling audience for questions
 * Consider use of Slack (https://slack.com/) for post-conference conversations - messaging app for teams with user forum where people participate / pulled information / daily digest / use dashboard to review updated information
 * Provide access to Montour's virutal learning lab with ZSpace for all four concurrent sessions
 * Develop programming with Carnegie Science Center in Montour Planetarium for all four concurrent sessions
 * Incorporate Student Showcase - lunch activity / possible TEDx for Youth style event / Lisa Palmieri agreed to coordinate
 * Incorporate Remake Learning Zone with EdTech Refinery
 * Conference Elements
 * Pre-Conference workshops - use workshops as lead-in to sessions when possible / include leadership training in addition to hands-on activities / embed CoSN CTO Clinic
 * Full-day conference
 * 4 Concurrent Sessions with end of day Plenary
 * 1st session interactive - collaborative / Reverse 60 / 60 - work with Tech Tool -> Google Slide with group -> present
 * Wrap up activity with reflection based on audience experiences during day
 * Build into Call for Proposals - interactive session
 * Ice-breaker with first session allowing people to meet each other.
 * Idea for interactive first session = Smack Down - 1 minute commercial for favorite app / application
 * Backward design - Start by asking: What do we want people to walk away with? Plan? Regional sharing
 * Marketing Plan


 * **Activity** || **Time-frame** || **Responsibility** ||
 * Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) || 3/16-5/16 || Tech Council ||
 * Identify keynote speaker(s) || 3/16 – 6/16 || Planning Committee ||
 * Identify presenters || 3/16- 6/16 || Planning Committee ||
 * Send out Hold Date email || 5/16 || Tech Council / AIU ||
 * Identify potential vendors || 3/16– 10/16 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council ||
 * Register presenters/vendors/ participants || 6/16– 11/16 || Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate presentation proposals || 6/16- 7/16 || AIU/ Planning Committee (sub-committee) ||
 * Arrange for equipment needs || 6/16 – 11/16 || Tech Council/AIU/ Sponsors ||
 * Update web site || 4/16 – 10/16 || Tech Council ||
 * Arrange for food || 9/16 – 11/16 || Tech Council ||
 * Provide food / necessary space / tech support || 11/16 || Host site ||
 * Distribute marketing materials || 08/16 - 11/16 || Tech Council/ IUs/ Committee members ||
 * Market to targeted audiences || 07/16 - 10/16 || IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate /Act 48 || 11/16 - 12/16 || AIU/ Tech Council ||