April+2017+planning+meeting

Attendees: Norton Gusky (recorder), Justin Aglio, Kris Hupp, Kylie Losota, Kevin Conner, Ron Reyer, Zee Poerio, Dominic Salvucci

Key Issues:
 * Date/ Location - November 6-7 at Montour High School (Support from acting superintendent / will seek backup plan with interest from North Hills and Mount Lebanaon)
 * Discussion about changing days from Monday / Tuesday to Sunday / Monday - less traffic on Sunday for people to travel; no issues with election on Tuesday;


 * Theme: Digitizing Personalized Learning
 * Use Friday Institute criteria
 * Pedagogy and Practice
 * Technology Standards (ISTE)
 * Research and Development
 * Human Capacity (includes PD)
 * Technology Architecture
 * Definition from Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education: Personalized learning refers to instruction in which the pace of learning and the instructional approach are optimized for the needs of each learner. Learning objectives, instructional approaches, and instructional content (and its sequencing) all may vary based on learner needs. In addition, learning activities are meaningful and relevant to learners, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated.
 * Highlight national and regional efforts
 * National - Summit Learning Schools, AltSchool, Highlander Institute
 * Link to Mid-Atlantic Mass Customization Summit with keynote from Justin Aglio and presentations by superintendents from Avonworth (Thomas Ralston) and Elizabeth Forward (Bart Rocco)
 * Look for additional resources from Personalized Conference in Baltimore that Jennifer Began from IU3 attended (Kevin Conner)


 * 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
 * Idea: Leadership Summit with focus on Change Management Process led by Summit Learning and Highlander Institute
 * Optional Idea - Workshop for Educational Leaders on Personalized Learning starting with panel of regional and national experts (Kevin Conner)
 * Full-day conference
 * 4 Concurrent sessions
 * Highlight national and regional efforts with a neutral perspective (Kylie Losota)
 * Rand Corporation, author of 2016 study on Personalized Learning, interested in presenting (Norton)
 * Opening Ignite Talks with Administrator, Teacher, and Student
 * Ed McCaveney will contact Glenn Kleinman at Friday Institute to seek possible role in TRETC
 * Idea: Summit Learning team from Fairview, Ohio and Washington, D.C
 * 'Smores - edcamp style activity - for follow-up to presentations (Norton - part of CoSN Conference)
 * I nclude poster sessions for full day (details to be worked out by planning team / Kris Hupp will chair)
 * Create Remake Learning Days Revisited space
 * I nclude a Maker Zone/Innovation Zone with hands-on activities that would include Fab Lab with 3D station and tech stations around problems such as IoT
 * Include at pre-conference Design Challenges to be displayed at full day conference
 * Use Planetarium for special presentations
 * Wrap up with people sharing out and captured with visual note-taking
 * Pre-Conference
 * Dinner for educational leaders for pre-conference with targeted workshops for educational leaders around Personalized Learning
 * Seek corporate sponsorship for pre-conference dinner tables
 * Engage educational leaders in Design Challenges around Personalized Learning
 * Suggestion to move event to more central location
 * Featured Speakers
 * Rachelle Poth - PAECT Teacher of the Year
 * Norton Gusky - PAECT Pioneer
 * Ron Bennett - PAECT award
 * Debby Reynolds - NASA Honoree
 * Other Ideas to Explore
 * EVENTZEE challenge (similar to GooseChase)
 * Include a music group, e.g. the Clarks as entertainment for full-day event
 * Free attendance for students/ participants
 * Link to Pittsburgh Resiliency Plan - leave conference with ways to solve local problems
 * Engage in city Innovation opportunities - tech hubs/ startup community


 * Marketing Plan


 * **Activity** || **Time-frame** || **Responsibility** ||
 * Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) || 3/17-5/17 || Tech Council ||
 * Identify opening speaker(s) || 3/17 – 6/17 || Planning Committee ||
 * Identify presenters || 4/17- 7/17 || Planning Committee ||
 * Send out Hold Date email || 5/17 || Tech Council / AIU ||
 * Identify potential vendors || 3/17– 10/17 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council ||
 * Register presenters/vendors/ participants || 7/17– 11/17 || Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate presentation proposals || 6/17- 7/17 || AIU/ Planning Committee (sub-committee) ||
 * Arrange for equipment needs || 6/17 – 11/17 || Tech Council/AIU/ Sponsors ||
 * Update web site || 4/17 – 10/17 || Tech Council ||
 * Arrange for food || 9/17 – 11/17 || Tech Council ||
 * Provide food / necessary space / tech support || 11/17 || Host site ||
 * Distribute marketing materials || 08/17- 11/17 || Tech Council/ IUs/ Committee members ||
 * Market to targeted audiences || 07/17 - 10/17 || IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate /Act 48 || 11/17- 12/17 || AIU/ Tech Council ||