Notes May 8 IGI Meeting Cambridge

Proposed agenda - Morning Structure of IGI Website issues Training Development Research Publicity and publications Funding

Afternoon Summary Vision statement Discussion of the report Format and publication of report

Structure of IGI Central IGI organization –Non-profit US and EU (Trademark) By-laws- define IGI activities –Training –Development –Research –License specifications (creative commons) –How to deal with the revenue of GIs? Accreditation of local GeoGebra Institutes Certification (teachers, trainers) Encourage contributions and creativity Journal of Dynamic mathematics -> Accountability

Structure of Local GIs Apply to become IGI member/centre –Letter, explain the structure, goals, facilities Adopt by-laws – has to include –Training –Development –Research Short yearly activity report Open to other activities and other software

Website Central IGI website on GeoGebra server GIs can translate and customize GIs have own webpages linked from central IGI site User groups Internal pbwiki

Development Material development –Workshops –Classroom materials Alignment of curriculum materials –Books –Curriculum developers Software development –Coordination –Features

Material Development discussion Classroom materials –For children to use in the class –Video materials Course material sharing – –Searchable -> InterGeo developments –Necessary to have context and guidance –Addressing quality Workshop materials –What is already available –Workshops on Wiki, Quickstart, Barcelona course, Judith’s material –Licensing courses –Translations of materials –Self help courses

Software development discussion Next features: Spreadsheet, CAS, Plugins, arrange/popup windows & toolbar Local extensions –Local funding for specific extensions / plugins –Local project leaders (e.g. Michael Borcherds) –Student programmers (master / PhD thesis)

Training IGI quality criteria of GeoGebra training materials –Recommended –Approved GIs can –Approve workshops –Develop material –Train trainers –Certification? – teachers attend the courses (submitting some creative work) –Accreditation of trainers – showing a CV (portfolio)

Research Set research priorities –Teacher training –Existing material –Student learning –Assessment –Software improvement –Online support and courses Research support –Assist GIs and people to design project –Masters and PhD thesis –Coordinate research efforts –Encourage collaboration –Cross cultural research

Publicity and publications Submitting workshop proposals and posters at conferences (providing ppt presentations, workshop materials, posters) Distributing cards (conferences) Translate and print cards for local sites Writing about GeoGebra Publish research and good practices Online journal

Funding Local grants Collaboration Funding agencies –EU: eContent+, non-research, Digital libraries, and technology enhanced learning: research grants Monitor possible research grants, Comenius Spain Open University Spain -> South America –US: NSF –Other: UNESCO, International conference – instruction 3 rd world delegates Foundations –MacArthur, Gates, Carnagie, EUROPE? 3 rd World? –Write proposals Institutional support Conference presentations Supporting teachers and students Keep eyes open – share funding opportunities on pbwiki Grant writing teams Support grant applications of local grants

Future meetings Discussion groups and round tables at conferences ICME-11 Mexico Trondheim 11 September CERME End of January 2009 Lyon Linz conference July 2009 Presentation and attendance calendar Skype meetings- country representatives, developer groups, writing groups Dimdim.com Blog interface? Lille: 20 years of Dynamic Geometry TICE

Vision of IGI Sharing/providing free software, training, & materials (accessibility) for students and teachers Collaborative development Building self sustaining community Credibility, credentials Sustainability (ensuring the existence and support of GeoGebra) Equity for students (democratization of mathematics) Collaboration of researchers and practitioners (policy makers and curriculum developers?) Mathematics Science and Technology (Mathematical Software for Education) Support and nurture community for GIs and participants (encourage)

Comments Open source community Tex, linux, moodle, python Instructional conference in developing world Having a book? Translations Buy the book at workshops? Selling books at the national level Introductory book? Publishers? Bookshops? Handbook how to use GeoGebra in the classroom?

Report / Discussion document Where? How long? What? 1) Specific foundation document of IGI 2) Internal discussion document –elaborate on current activities and –what we agreed on the structure of the IGI –Future plans –Dan Jarvis report half – TODO: one page summary, feedback, current activities in countries, and your wishes to Dan Jarvis 3) External discussion document (2 pages) e.g. in Educational Studies in Mathematics