May+9,+2016+meeting 

Attendees: Norton Gusky (recorder), Ed McKaveney, Cindy Schafer, Tim Devlin, Kris Hupp, Justin Driscoll, Lindsey Bradley, Nikki Navta, Zee Poerio, Dom Salvucci, Kevin Conner, Shirley Campbell, Jordan Lippman

Key Issues:
 * Date/ Location - November at Montour High School - November 7 + 8
 * Pre-Conference Workshops
 * Target Montour teachers / 2 hour sessions /
 * Possible Workshops:
 * Walk through of new Montour Elementary site - Learning Spaces - IU 7 interested in leading
 * Virtual Reality
 * PBL - framing open-ended problem solving with technology [Mars]
 * Computer Science Curriculum - Computer Science for All [Hampton model / South Fayette]
 * Intro to Python (led by South Fayette students)
 * Finch - intro to computing
 * Minecraft EDU
 * Presentations
 * Soliciting presenters - by 2nd week in June with goal of selecting presenters before summer break
 * Strategies
 * Use PAETC Database to identify potential presenters
 * Offer sessions more than once
 * Incentive for presenters - co-presenter free for 2nd session
 * CTO Clinic (ideas from Ed McKaveney)
 * Focus
 * Ed Tech Directors (CTOs)
 * Educational Leaders (Superintendents, Asst Superintendents, Chief Academic Officers)
 * Possible areas of focus:Pull people from region (WV, NY, PA, OH)
 * Privacy
 * E-rate
 * Infrastructure
 * Make conference fit into TRETC - need to work out business model with CoSN regarding vendors/sponsors
 * Sunday social event - Gateway Clipper
 * Combine registration - 2 day package
 * Vendor sponsor package with TRETC
 * Possible keynote speakers/ featured presenters:
 * Larry Johnson - New Media Consortium as keynote with release of New Horizon Report in September + museum report
 * Milton Chen - Edutopia connection

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 * Ideas for TRETC
 * 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)
 * Offer at least one session with CoSN on Emerging Technologies - Raspberry Pi / low energy devices - Norton will work with Ed McCaveney
 * Expand use of Sched - social aspect -> pre-select sessions to put in right size room + build community
 * Consider use of Slido ([]) as a tool for audience interaction at TRETC - polling audience for questions
 * Consider use of Slack ([]) for post-conference conversations - messaging app for teams with user forum where people participate / pulled information / daily digest / use dashboard to review updated information - Ron Reyer set up / Justin, Norton and Ron testing out
 * 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 - Justin Driscoll in conversation with CSC as sponsor for TRETC
 * Incorporate Student Showcase - lunch activity / possible TEDx for Youth style event - Lisa Palmieri agreed to coordinate /
 * Incorporate Remake Learning Zone with EdTech Refinery - Norton met with Sunanna Chand and Ryan Coon to discuss ideas - strong support from Remake Learning and Sprout Fund
 * Include overflow session room for in demand sessions possibly as edcamp style activity
 * Book IU 1 FAB lab (see
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:tretc/Fab Lab Flyer.pdf|Download]]
 * 720 KB


 * Ideas for Student Showcase
 * Student award winners
 * Science / Engineering / Computer
 * FBI competition
 * Video
 * Steeltown Reel Television
 * IU1 - alternative special Ed students working in Fab Lab
 * Include Hear Me project (Jessica Kaminsky) on Gender Equality (Kris Hupp will follow up)
 * Include Larry Berger - slb radio/ Youth Expression (Justin Aglio will follow up) /
 * Include poster sessions (Dom Salvucci will lead)
 * Consider Shark Tank (ala Hampton model) /
 * Target schools working with InventionLand curriculum (IU 1 lead)


 * 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
 * Vendors / Sponsors
 * Vendors with furniture - Steelcase
 * Microsoft - MineCon connection
 * Tech Council will have PDF with sponsor package ready to share with committee by end of week of 5/10
 * Vendors may be located near sessions / Tech Council will make final decision after visiting Montour HS
 * Ideas for getting vendors more involved in content of conference
 * 1 hour of short presenters for vendors with higher level of sponsorships during breakfast
 * 1 slide to include in presentation to run all day [check with Justin] or as part of Sched
 * Include contacts/ website/ social media - enroll vendors in Sched


 * 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 ||