CILC Symposium: Practical Applications

Practical Applications
Panel and Breakout Sessions
Action Items and Strategies

From the perspective of…

The Classroom Teacher
Facilitator: Judith Plant

Action Item:
Determine strategies to get more classroom teachers involved

Strategies:

• Empower students
• Gather and share statistics about the value videoconferencing has to offer to teaches/students
• Use videoconferencing more in staff meeting/staff development, etc.
• Teacher mentoring/support – release time

The Technology Director
Facilitators: Jeff McMahon & Max Kolstad

Action Item:
Encourage curriculum directors to work closely with IT Directors

Strategies:

• Stronger relationship between departments by combing the IT Director and Curriculum Department
• Advise content provider of your curriculum requirements

Additional Outcomes:

• Accommodate teachers request by allowing IT to open ports when necessary
• Quality content that meets state standards and pacing guidelines.

IVC Manager
Facilitator: Tommy Bearden

Action Item: Teachers allow students to take charge of their own education. Let them use the equipment

Strategies:

• Create a how to on the tips of successful collaborative projects “videoconference projects booklet”
• Share collaborative projects with your peers, blog, website, listserv, etc.

Additional Outcomes:

• Easy access
• Increase interest in collaborative projects

The Content Provider
Facilitator: Jason Dennison

Action Item:
Creation of an active network of content providers to discuss these issues (and others, communicate regularly with schools and vendors.)

Strategies:

• Increase communication between content providers
• Increase communication between content providers and teachers

Additional Outcomes:

• Technology trends, IP vs. ISDN, Internet2, High Def.
• Content Standard: National vs State
• Well informed and supported teachers
• Evaluation analysis of quality programs need feedback, be responsive
• Addressing needs of special needs students