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**Teacher Laptop Initiative/Focus Group**
We are excited for the opportunity to sponsor for the 2007-2008 school year our year-long laptop initiative for teachers. We have high expectations about changing the way we do school and are excited about the possibilities to create collaborative networks around professional learning communities.

This initiative involves a commitment of 45 hours (5 hours a month) of training throughout the year. This includes a 3-hour Sunday afternoon workshop plus 2 hours of personal learning time each month that will include blogs, wikis, podcasts, dialog, mini-workshops, round tables, periodical reviews, peer tutoring, lots of collaboration, learning, and fun. Participants will enter into a contract wherein failure to complete the training will result in forfeiting the laptop. Laptops will be available and ready to go the first day of the workshop.

Welcome to our team and enjoy your learning experience!!

Meeting Dates:
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - New Teacher Orientation w/Laptop Checkout [2 hrs.] Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - Focus Group - Wesley Fryer Day [Flickr / VoiceThread / De.li.cious] [6 hrs.] Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [3 hrs.] Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 - Focus Group 1/2 Day in the afternoon [3 hrs.] (am Kan-Ed United Streaming) Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [3 hrs.] (iPhoto) Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [3 hrs.] (Christmas Workshop) Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 - Focus Group 1/2 Day in the morning [3.25 hours] Monday, Nov. 26, 2007 - No Focus Group Time Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (canceled) Sunday, Jan. 13, 2007 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [3 hrs.] (Web tools) Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 - No Focus Group Time Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [3 hrs.] (Keynote) Monday, Feb 18, 2008 - No Focus Group Time Friday, Mar. 14, 2008 - No Focus Group Time Sunday, Mar. 16, 2008 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [3 hrs.] (iMovie) Sunday, Apr. 20, 2008 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.(3 hrs.) (Podcasts) Monday, April 21, 2008 - Focus Group 1/2 Day in the afternoon [3 hrs.] Monday, April 28, 2008 - Board Presentations

Time spent F2F (face to face) on staff development. Can we move forward on this little chunk of time spread throughout 185 days? I say no. (Km) Focus Group Hours: 12.5 Laptop Initiative Hours: 21