Housekeeping Wifi logon: open wireless, read, accept agreement for use MITAC Wikispace:

Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council Paving the Way to the Future

Preparing the Road Surface Introductions –What is MITAC? Then and Now RTTT Projects CIO discussion Online Learning –Collaboration efforts Closing

Introductions Co-Chairpersons Val Emrich – Director of Instructional Technology and School Library Media Bill Boyer – Chief Information Officer, Frederick County Public Schools Bob Glascock – Executive Director, Breakthrough Center Group Introductions

What is MITAC? Purpose Past accomplishments –One word descriptionsOne word descriptions –Alignment of National and State Plans Then and Now

Race to the Top Projects

7 LEA Site Visits – Applications Introduced  Curriculum Management System Will house the new Maryland Common Core State Curriculum, standards, frameworks, model units, lessons and seeds  Improved teacher experience  Multiple-criteria search on course content  Retrieval of multiple resources to support instruction  Mouse-over useful tips and help functions  Learning Management System Will provide a centralized catalogue of professional development (PD) courses to support educators; and house student courses  Professional Learning Communities (information sharing)  Administration of online student hybrid classes  Student Instructional Intervention System Will assist teachers in developing improvement strategies for students who may be lagging behind

Professional Development Number of courses being developed –Standards developed for evaluating online PD 28 existing with 12 in development or are to be developed Common Core – where do we stand? What does this mean for Information Technology?

Online Learning Senate Bill 674 – implications –Vendor fees –Process and Procedure Document –COMAR regulation House Bill 689 –Advisory Council Mission Members

Aligning Work How can MITAC inform the work of the Maryland Virtual Advisory Council? Group Feedback

Questions??? Next Meeting – December 4, 2012, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Arbutus Public Library 855 Sulphur Spring Road Arbutus, MD (410)

Welcome & Introductions I9:30 Introduce myself – pleased to do this as paving the road to the future A year since last meeting Introduce the two co-chairs, Bill first (few words) then Bob -10 minutes Bob will take over – what is MITAC? Group intros – Wordle – past accomplishments Alignment of Natl and State plan 9:55 Then and Now Presentation – 10 – 15 minutes 10:10 Visual – Val and Bill – 30 minutes RTTT – main portal, lms, cms, form. Assessment, siis, PD online CIO discussion – 10:45 Break - 11 Online learning – 30 minutes, ask questions as they Bills, POCs, process, new courses, regulation, Council Maryland Advisory Council Mission and members 11:30 How can MITAC inform the work of the Maryland Virtual Advisory Council Alignment with MITAC – 15 minutes

MITAC Agenda – Sept. 26 Bob and Val - Group into teams – how the two councils can advise the other group 11:50 Next Steps – MD Technology Plan Choosing the next date – F2F or Virtual