ELA+Forum-March+17,+2011

ELA Forum, March 17, 2011 LoGuidice Educational Center, Large Group Room
 * Agenda & Notes**

//**Note: Internet access will be available. Please feel free to bring your laptop.**// //Resources will be available on the ELA Forum wiki:// //**e2ela.wikispaces.com**//

8:00 - 8:30 Registration/Coffee/Networking 8:30 - 8:50 Introductions/Review of Agenda Items 8:50 - 9:15 News & Notes from NYSED (link)
 * ELA Scoring: Changes in Procedures
 * Guide to the NYS 3-8 Testing Program
 * PARCC – Latest information: Common Core Learning Standards Assessments (3/3/2011) [|Presentation]
 * Graduation Requirement Change Proposal
 * NYSED Curriculum & Instruction E-Blast newsletter for February

9:15 - 10:00 District Round Table Today's topic: **Technology Teaching Tools ** How does technology impact your instruction? What __//tools//__ do you use? What //__suggestions__// can you share to help your colleagues? What challenges have you met? How were they overcome (or haven't they)?

10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:00 Center Time: Technology > Twitter for Teachers
 * Google Docs
 * notes at notes
 * Make a Wiki at wikispaces.com
 * Collaboration tools (Twitter, Shelfari, Facebook)
 * Collaboration tools (Twitter, Shelfari, Facebook)

11:00- 11:20 Shelfari in the classroom (Mrs. DiBernardo, Glendale Elementary via Skype) 11:30 - 12:30 **Lunch** (yay) 12:30 – 1:30 Center Time: Session 2 1:30 - 2:30 Center Time: Session 3 2:30 - 3:00 Debrief
 * Findings & Questions regarding the technology
 * Planning for next year's forums
 * Evaluation (use the paper copy or click on this link)
 * New important test about me