ICE-CAP Calendar of Events

2007-08 Calendar of Events:
Welcome to ICE-CAP's calendar page. We meet bi-monthly through the school year during the third week of September, November, January, March, and May.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: General Meeting: 4-6:15pm at the Elizabeth Training Facility at 320 N. Elizabeth St. in the 4th Floor Commons- Free parking is available on the SE corner of Ada and Fulton Sts., approximately one block south of ETF. (Due to the importance of this meeting, it lasts 15 minutes longer than usual.)

We are very grateful to welcome back Robert Runcie for our 5th opening meeting, which equals the years he has been CPS Chief Information Officer. This year, Mr. Runcie has asked Anthony McPhearson, Director of Tech|XL, Janette Long, OTS Project Manager for Process Improvement, and Maurice Woods, OTS Officer of Strategy and Operations to join him for an extended dialogue. They are seeking our constructive feedback and clarification (similar to a focus group) on key development issues as they strive to provide the best possible central support. They are looking to our target group as a guide for policy formation. We greatly appreciate that they are including us as stakeholders in their discernment process. If you want your viewpoint and needs to be heard, this is your opportunity to confer directly with OTS decision-makers. We will communicate as partners for our common well-being and coordination of school services.

AGENDA:
4:00 - 4:15 Greetings, sign-in, refreshments
4:15 - 4:20 Introduction of attendees and general announcements
4:20 - 5:50 Robert Runcie, Anthony McPhearson, Janette Long, and Maurice Woods will lead a series of dialogues on the following topics:

Understanding of the needs and prioritization of technology-related data/metrics -- 10 minutes
Discussion of key ITS service areas important to Technology Coordinators and schools -- 10 minutes
Discussion of information requirements (technology-related data/metrics) of the Technology Coordinators -- 60 minutes using sample prototypes of data Scorecards and Dashboards
Discussion regarding the preferred format for receipt of data/metrics -- 10 minutes

5:50 - 6:00 General question and answer session and follow-up
6:00 - 6:10 Closing thank you's, announcements, upcoming tech. events, and and election of Hassie Johnson as President Elect and Joan Kane as Board Member at Large (There is still one Board vacancy open for nomination.)

We will provide two CPDU's for attendance. Refreshments will be served. ICE-CAP invites your chapter participation and leadership. Please spread the word! All are welcome!

Saturday, October 20: Workshop: 9-12 Basics session and 12:30-3:30 Beyond Basics session
Topic: TBA (suggestions welcome)– $5 per session or $10 for non-members.

Thursday and Friday, November 15 - 16:
13th Annual Illinois Education and Technology Conference www.il-edtech.org
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 South Dirksen, Springfield, Illinois

Tuesday, November 27: General Meeting: 4-6pm at Burley Elementary School, 1630 W. Barry Ave. (3100 north, just west of Ashland Ave.) with parking along alley east of school plus street parking in front of school on Barry (one-way westbound).
Topic and Location: Apple Chicago area education reps. Helen Hoffenberg and Dale Carlson will present on the state of Apple in Chicago schools and their available services and support, plus provide an overview of their recent product releases, such as OS 10.5 Leopard, iLife '08 and iWork '08 along with hardware, such as iMac, iPhone, iPod, and Apple TV. Brief demos and ordering info. will be given.

Apple is one of two strategic source vendors for Tech EXCL. (The second vendor is Dell Computer.) Apple's Chicago education sales rep is Marie Vickers and their inside sales rep. is Alicia Young (based in Austin, TX). Since the Apple II series computers in the early 1980's to the present day iMac and MacBooks, Apple has been a leader in education market and web resources. Apple Chicago commends Burley as a model technology integration school. Burley uses wireless access with Apple laptops (iBooks and MacBooks) that are loaned to students for home use though an ISBE grant. Burley is Chicago's first Literature and Writing Magnet Cluster School serving approximately 435 students in grades Pre-K through 8. We are grateful to Burley for hosting this meeting and to their innovative principal Ms. Barbara Kent and assistant principal Mary Beth Cunat. We will get a brief tour of Burley's technology in action along with an overview of their technology program and plans by their technology coordinator Carolyn Skibba.

AGENDA:
4:00 - 4:15 Welcome, sign-in, refreshments
4:15 - 4:20 Introduction of attendees
4:20 - 5:30 Apple product presentation and overview of support services by Chicago area education reps. Helen Hoffenberg and Dale Carlson
5:30 - 5:45 Tour of Burley technology and overview of their tech. plans
5:45 - 5:55 Best practice sharing along with tech. help support and policy concerns
5:55 - 6:00 Closing thank you's, announcements, and upcoming tech. events

We will provide two CPDU's for attendance. Refreshments will be served. ICE-CAP invites your chapter participation and leadership. Please spread the word! All are welcome!

December: Happy Holidays!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008: General Meeting: 4-6pm at Whitney Young High School at 211 S. Laflin St., Room 281 in Fine Arts Bldg.
     Directions: Whitney Young is located at Jackson and Laflin, just north of the Eisenhower Expressway and 1 block east of Ashland. Jackson Blvd. is an eastbound one-way street; Laflin is a two-way street. The CTA Blue line Racine Station has an exit on Loomis that is across the street from Whitney Young.
     Parking: Off-street parking lot at the southeast corner of Jackson and Laflin. The entrance to the lot is off Laflin.
     Meeting Room: Room 281 in the Fine Arts Building, 773-534-7500 Ext 23779. Enter Whitney Young at the administrative office, 211 South Laflin. Turn right and walk to the end of the corridor. Turn left and take the stairs to the second floor. On the second floor, you will see a lunch room with blue chairs. Turn left and walk toward the windows. Take the bridge over Jackson Blvd. and walk straight. Room 281 is the second to last room on the corridor. CLICK HERE FOR MAP.

Topic: ICE-CAP Board member Joan Kane from Whitney Young will present an overview of the tools available in Google Pack with special attention to integrating Google Earth into your curriculum. ICE-CAP member Barbara Beyers will briefly review a suggested 1-8 "Information-Technology Literacy" curriculum.

Google Pack is a powerful toolbox of free software for web productivity, including a free version of the Sun office suite, StarOffice 8. Joan Kane, Business Teacher at Whitney Young will demonstrate some of these tools that are useful for education. Joan is in her second year teaching business, accounting, and entrepreneurship at Whitney. She earned an MBA at Northwestern University and, last year, achieved National Board Certification in Career and Technical Education. She also is working on her dissertation for a doctorate in instructional technology at Northern Illinois University. Her presentation will focus on curriculum applications for Google Earth and Google Maps. Here are documents from her presentation:

Barbara Beyers is Technology Coordinator at Budlong Elementary and is developing a comprehensive 1-8 "Information-Technology Literacy" curriculum (click on the "Info-Tech Literacy Curriculum by Grade-Level") which she plans to formally present at the 2008 IL-TCE Conference (see below). UPDATE: Barbara also has a link to the Collinsville, IL K-6 Technology Scope and Sequence, which is a key resource. As Barbara implores: "While NETS challenge schools to integrate technology for higher order/creative thinking, the reality is that many of my CPS 5th graders lack basic tech skills. NETS seems unattainable until all students have the same fundamental skill set." To address this gap, Barbara has compiled an Information-Technology Literacy scope and sequence for our constructive feedback. Ms. Beyers would like to present this curriculum to fellow educators for feedback. Based on our group effort, she will develop a core instruction of basic skills, so by 5th grade our students are ready to face higher order problem solving projects as envisioned by NETS.

We will provide two CPDU's for attendance. Refreshments will be served. ICE-CAP invites your chapter participation and leadership. Please spread the word! All are welcome!

February 26 - February 29:
ICE's IL-TCE 2008: "Learning Without Boundaries"
Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.
Mailers are sent to all members and to all schools.
This is ICE's premiere annual conference held almost 20 years in a row, formerly called "ICE Breaker" and held in Addison at Indian Trail Junior High.
Note: February 26 and 27 are pre-conference all-day workshops.

Wednesday, March 26: General Meeting: 4-6pm at Wadsworth Elementary, 6420 S. University Avenue (a CUIP school). There is a school parking lot (south and east of building) and plenty of street parking. Click here for a map.
Topic: CUIP (Chicago Public Schools | University of Chicago Internet Project) and Report on IL-TCE and general ICE state-wide issues, initiatives and goals by ICE Executive Director Judy Okazaki

CUIP is an outreach effort of the University of Chicago to enhance teaching and learning in 26 Chicago Public Schools through the use of technology. The project includes CUIP-in-the-classroom, eCUIP Digital Library Project, Chicago Web Docent bringing Chicago museums to the digital classroom, and the Web Institute for Teachers (last convened in 2005). Our hosts will be Shaz Rasul, CUIP Managing Director and ICE-CAP Board member, and Mitch Marks, CUIP Technology Coordinator and ICE-CAP member. Learn about the CUIP technology integration plan model and operation strategies with: "CUIP: A Unique Partnership between CPS and University of Chicago". We will also explore blogs (supportblogging.com), wiki's (wiki.com), podcasts (epnweb.org), and the one-to-one (1:1) laptop inititiative (laptopgiving.org) with: "Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts in the Classrooms: Examples and a Discussion" (including student samples). Finally, we will fast forward with: "Looking into the Future: New Technologies and Trends to be Aware of in the Next Few Years".

We are very pleased to welcome ICE Executive Director Judy Okazaki, who will speak with us about our state-wide organization, including issues, initiatives, and goals. [NOTE: Judy was no longer Exec. Dir. as of 3/24.] In addition, there will be a recap of the IL-TCE 2008 (from Feb. 26 - Feb. 29). Hassie Johnson, our President-Elect and ICE Chapter Rep., will also provide an ICE chapter report and raffle off a few shirts and an ICE flash drive along with one ICE membership!

We will provide two CPDU's for attendance. Light refreshments will be served. ICE-CAP invites your chapter participation and leadership. Please spread the word! All are welcome!

Saturday, April 12: Workshop "Lights! Camera! Education!" at Medill Professional Development Center, Room 304 led by Joe Brennan, Media Coach – $10 or else $20 for non-ICE members. Medill (1326 W. 14th Place) has free and safe parking in adjoining lot (enter 14th Place)– there will also be other trainings in building.

Grade Level: All Levels
Skill Level: Introductory (Assumes participant has no knowledge of topic)
Computer Platform: Not-Platform Specific (content applies to all platforms)
Onsite Equipment: Windows XP and digital video camcorders
Presenter: Joe Brennan jbtv@mac.com, Media Coach specializing in digital storytelling; Retired Teacher from Niles West High School; Apple Distinguished Educator; STAR Discovery Educator; American Film Institute Screen Educator; ICE 2003 Educator of the Year; Chicagoland Television Educators Council active member
Joe's Blog: http://denblogs.com/digital_storytelling
Joe's Website: http://homepage.mac.com/jbtv

This workshop was just presented at IL-TCE on Feb. 27. Here is the description:
Become a film maker for a day and add that skill to your teaching toolkit. Learn how to make standards-based videos using the American Film Institute's 'Lights! Camera! Education!' curriculum based on years of experience with their K-12 Screen Ed program. Learn to brainstorm, write, film, and edit a polished video that can be applied to any subject at any grade level. Leave with access to media that builds on what you have learned. The path to mastery is just a workshop away.

Space will be limited to the size of the computer lab of 24. Please send an e-mail to Charlie Gunn (cbgunn@cps.edu) to confirm attendance including: name, e-mail, and phone number. All fees ($10 or else $20 for non-ICE members) will be collected at the workshop. Please bring your own lunch-- vending machines will be available and Charlie will take orders and make a sandwich run. You may also bring your own camcorder, though others will be available to share.

Friday, April 25: Technology & Learning magazine's Tech Forum Midwest Conference at Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Hotel in Lisle, Illinois (updated location)
Now in its seventh season, this one-day event provides K-12 decision makers with thought-provoking content on the hottest topics of the day in education technology. Inquire about their early bird discount and ICE member discount!

Wednesday, May 7:
TECH 2008 at the State Capitol building in Springfield. (School applications were due by Monday, January 14, 2008) www.springfieldtech2000.org

Tuesday, May 20: General Meeting: 4-6pm at Haines Elementary School, 247 West 23rd Place. There is a school parking lot. Click here for a map. Hassie Johnson, Tech. Coordinator and Comp. Literacy Teacher, will be our host.
Topic: Dell Inc. Products, Services, and Support Resources by Alissa Sirianni, Account Executive for CPS, 610-420-5322 mobile or alissa_sirianni@dell.com
Plus, a Report on IL-TCE and general ICE state-wide issues, initiatives and goals by ICE Executive Director Dick Marchessault

Dell is one of two strategic source vendors for Tech EXCL. (The second vendor is Apple.) CPS is a premier Dell customer with a dedicated website. Dell has a contract for all Illinois public schools, plus offers an Employee Purchase Program along with student discounts.

We are very pleased to welcome newly hired ICE Executive Director Dick Marchessault, who willingly agreed to join us and make up for the last minute cancellation of the former Exec. Dir. before our last meeting. He will speak with us about our state-wide organization, including issues, initiatives, and goals.

We will provide two CPDU's for attendance. Extra tasty refreshments will be served to celebrate our final meeting! ICE-CAP invites your chapter participation and leadership. Please spread the word! All are welcome!

June 29-July 2, 2008:
The 29th Annual National Educational Computing Conference www.iste.org/necc
NECC 2008 Theme: "Convene • Connect • Transform"
San Antonio, Texas