Agenda+for+May+10+meeting.

Notes - March 11, 2013, April 8, May 10
== Remaking TRETC into a 4 day event: Send out survey to past participants to determine interest in each day, possible locations, and interest in keynote speakers / Need for name for 4 day event - Celebration of Digital Learning = TRETC (first two days at hotel space) + Workshops (AiU) / TEDx for Youth (Friday) + Flipped Learning Workshop (Saturday - AIU)/ Issue - pricing for each event and for 4 days / TRETC will be 2 day event (consider expanding in 2014) ==
 * Dates for conference - November 13-16 Regional Learning not available for the dates / Need for possible new venue / Possible considerations: Four Points Marriott (Warrendale), Airport Hyatt, Monroeville DoubleTree, Robert Morris / Justin will get back to committee with more details / Issues with hotel - wireless, projection, no labs / Will need to possibly arrange for vendors to provide connectivity and projectors / Place vendors in large hall as well as hallways / TRETC set for November 19-20 at Four Point Sheraton, Cranberry
 * Pre-conference with vendor reception ( Tuesday ) - sponsored by Creative Arts Technology network/ Creativity Center - At hotel site
 * Full day conference ( Wednesday ) - At hotel site
 * Workshops (student-led) / TEDx for Youth / Tech Tours (Friday evening) - At AIU for workshop / Need location for TEDx/ incorporate student-led workshops into pre-conference/ TEDx still to be planned / No space for workshops - need to find other ways to incorporate student voices in Atrium area and hallways with student artwork and QRs codes
 * Flipped Learning Workshop (Saturday,November 16) - sponsored by PAECT - At AIU with limit of 100/ will take place independently - use to promote TRETC

Theme:

 * Transforming LearningTransforming Education through Technology (proposed new legislation)
 * Using Technology to Personalize Learning
 * ** Using Technology to Remake Learning ** [see Sprout Fund’s new site for Kids and Creativity: [] ) - Norton contacted Sprout Fund and Grable Foundation to find out if TRETC could remix this Kids and Creativity theme/ Theme for conference

== Keynote speakers (see Google Doc - == > [])
 * Pre-conference - under discussion with Andrew Slack / Agreed verbally to $5,000 for pre-conference and conference day activities
 * Conference - possible sponsorship by APEX Learning / Discussed Bud Hunt (@http://budtheteacher.com/blog/) as a keynote speaker

== Marketing plan (see below) ==

== Vendors - identify possible sponsors ==
 * Google
 * Microsoft
 * APEX Learning
 * Thinkfinity

== Possible Sub-Committees ==
 * Pre-Conference - Norton, Kim, Dustin,
 * Proposals - Jana, Kevin, Randi
 * Vendors / Sponsors - Norton, Justin,
 * Featured Presentations - Norton
 * Social Networking - Dom,


 * **Activity** || **Time-frame** || **Responsibility** ||
 * Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) || 3/13-5/13 || Tech Council ||
 * Identify keynote speaker(s) || 3/13 – 6/13 || Planning Committee ||
 * Identify presenters || 313-8/13 || Planning Committee ||
 * Send out Hold Date email || 5/13 || Tech Council / AIU ||
 * Identify potential vendors || 3/13– 10/13 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council ||
 * Register presenters/vendors/ participants || 6/13– 11/13 || Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate proposals || 8/13- 9/13 || AIU/ Planning Committee (sub-committee) ||
 * Arrange for equipment needs || 6/13 – 11/13 || Tech Council/AIU/ Sponsors ||
 * Update web site/ distribute marketing materials || 4/13 – 10/13 || Web committee/IUs/Tech Council ||
 * Arrange for food || 9/13 – 11/13 || AIU/ Tech Council ||
 * Pay bills || 8/13 – 11/13 || Tech Council ||
 * Provide food / necessary space / tech support || 11/13 || Sheraton Four Points ||
 * Distribute marketing materials || 08/13 - 11/13 || Tech Council/ IUs/ Committee members ||
 * Market to targeted audiences || 07/13 - 10/13 || IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate /Act 48 || 11/13 - 12/13 || AIU/ Tech Council ||

Summary of meeting:
 * Nikki Navta described the space at the Four Points Sheraton and some of the possibilities that this year's TRETC will have. The atrium will be a Remake Learning space where the Sprout Fund will bring in Spark and HIVE projects and schools will be invited to showcase projects. Vendors will be have an exhibit area and there will be hospitality rooms available as well. Student art work will be assembled with QR codes in the hallways.
 * Kevin Conner volunteered to work with Jana Baxter to update the presentation form and have it ready by the end of the month. Randi Leonard will help with the judging of proposals.
 * Sean McDonough will forward any electronic information you can share. Sean will distribute the Hold the Date pdf to IUs in the region.
 * The committee liked the ideas Norton shared regarding a sub-theme on social responsibility and participatory learning. Tim Devlin will work with the World Affairs Council to produce a global video-conference on this theme. We'll try to bring into the conference "student ambassadors," students who have worked on a global project for their school with the World Affairs Council.
 * We'll try to have at least one poster-style presentation for each session.Norton will work on a Project-based Learning session.
 * Tim Devlin will talk with his son who has developed a social enterprise, Orro, about participating in a social entrepreneurship session.
 * Lisa Palmieri will work on an Apps in the Classroom session with the Ellis School sharing their work with the LAYR app for augmentative reality.
 * Kevin recommended Bud Hunt (@http://budtheteacher.com/blog/) as a keynote speaker. Both Kevin and Jana were very impressed with his "total child" perspective that he shared as part of an IU presentation. Norton will put together a Google Form to have people rate their choices. Norton suggested that if we need to look at costs, that we consider Richard Colatta, since his fee would be picked up by the Department of Education. Richard was a Spanish teacher who moved into innovative uses of technology and is now one of the leading advocates for personalizing learning using technology.
 * Lisa Palmieri volunteered to coordinate an "unconference" activity for each session that we'll tentatively call "Learning Unplugged."
 * Sean recommended that we have 1-2 minute snippets about presentations on our TRETC web site. Norton will check with the Tech Council about uploading the video clips to the web site.
 * Lisa and Norton highlighted the October 5 EdCamp at City High, Downtown Pittsburgh. Kevin questioned whether this might impact TRETC. Norton and Lisa suggested that EdCamp would appeal to a less technical K-12 audience. Lisa projected about 100 teachers for the initial EdCamp. EdCamp might actually help to build an audience for TRETC. In addition to the October 5 EdCamp, Lisa plans to put together an April 5EdCamp at the Ellis School.
 * Sean described how the PETE&C event has added a Social Networking Lounge as an optional activity for participants. The hotel will lend itself to this concept.