1. Region 8 GTN Pathway One January Meetings Jan. 5 and 13, 2015

2. Outcomes ●Brainstorm topics for discussion; you have the floor. ●Visits with Gerri ●Spring Calendar of Events for Region 8 ●Discuss/Review work/concerns with Wiki to date; ●Where are You on the Implementation Timeline? ●Discuss any updates about your practice and students as a result of your research;and ●Share accepted conference presentations.

3. Norms of Participation Minimize outside distractions. Be attentive and participate in all activities. Keep yourself muted when not talking.

4. Spring Calendar of Events for Region 8

7. Discuss/Review progress with Wiki to date. What tips do you have to share with others? Wikispaces Tutorial: http://www.screencast.com/t/kQLAJAkTicGp

8. January 5 Gerri Mart í n Sharon Verdu: user friendly; take breaks: KEEP FORMAT UNTIL YOU ANSWER IT! Kenny: added ppt; slideshow account to upload; lit review; had to reformat a few titles but worked well Jessica: not everything copy/paste as usual; try to not be too redundant; convert Word to JPEG/PDF Joyce: originally thought it would be March to launch Wikis; wonderful tool; use Widgets; participants will always have access to your Wikis Joni: if working in Word, save to another format first; use JPEG from edit button Beth: Not due until April/May from timeline; time to work through to do it well April: Moodle: Can we reply to any region other than 8? Email: donna.morrow@dpi.nc.gov to explain the issuedonna.morrow@dpi.nc.gov

9. January 13

10. Where are You on the Implementation Timeline? http://bit.ly/GTNmidyearP1http://bit.ly/GTNmidyearP1 Pathway 1 Timeline and Syllabus Activities, Deliverables and Assignments (January - July 30, 2015) January 5– February 9 Complete online module section: Analyzing Data PD Lead Online Facilitators February 9– March 2 Analyze data and summarizes findings Complete data analysis PD Lead March 2– March 16 Complete online module section: Publishing Your Results Colleagues PD Lead Online Facilitators March 16– April 15 Write a summary and interpretation of data analysis and make recommendations based on findings PD Lead April 15–May 15 Identify timeline to disseminate action research results to a professional audience in a 90-minute face-to-face presentation at the district, regional, state or national level. This should be a robust, in-depth, highly professional presentation to a wide audience. Complete professional presentation Plan, design and upload GTN work on GTN teacher wiki for archiving projects and disseminating action research. PD Lead May 15 All work loaded on completed wikis by teachers and submitted for review to PD Leads. PD Lead June 2 End-of-project deliverables and required activities completed are reviewed for approval. PD Lead Checklist of teachers’ completed tasks for projects approved by PD Leads and submitted by PD Leads PD Leads GTN Coordinator Executive Director July 30 Final installment of $4500 issued by LEA payroll process by July 30, 2015Executive Director

11. Discuss any updates about your practice and students as a result of your research.

12. Share accepted conference presentations. ●Kenny: NC Reading Conf ●April: CCSA ●Dana: CCSA ●Sharon: Feb: DPI Consultant/Section Chief/ Summer: CTE Conf ●Beth: CCSA: Handouts due Feb 15? What does this mean? Joyce: send all digitally/link to Wiki, etc.-allows presenter to continue to update until the date; conference will post link for participants for later viewing so close to final product but does not have to be exact ●Joni: CCSA ●Jessica: CCSA and National Alt Ed Conf; same dates: NC and Fla; will have to choose ●Sherri: CCSA ●QRC codes can be used at each table to allow use of Smartphones ●GoogleDocs also allow easy upload to Wiki

13. Questions?