eMINTS i3 Validation Project Group 3 Kickoff Orientation June 3, 2014

eMINTS i3 Kickoff Orientation Welcome Lorie Kaplan, Executive Director eMINTS National Center Introductions eMINTS staff District participants Guests 2

eMINTS i3 Kickoff Orientation Agenda 9:30 a.m.Registration 10:00 a.m.Welcome and Introductions 10:15 a.m. Opening Activity 11:15 a.m.What is eMINTS 11:45 a.m.Lunch 12:30 p.m.eMINTS panel presentations 1:15 p.m.eMINTS i3 Project overview 1:50 p.m.Break 2:00 p.m.Role-alike meetings Teachers – Salon A Tech directors & administrators – Pines 3

Opening Activity 4

eMINTS Alive

What is eMINTS? 5

The eMINTS Instructional Model 6

Lunch i3 Kickoff meeting will reconvene at 12:30 7

eMINTS Panel David Haggard, Superintendent, New Franklin R-I Cynthia Gardner, Teacher and eMINTS Coordinator, New Franklin R-I Kim Stichnote, Teacher, Southern Boone County R-I 8

eMINTS Coming to Life at New Franklin R-I

Project focus / purpose PD programs and components Grant management and oversight Q & A eMINTS i3 Project Overview 9

Goal: Validate effectiveness of eMINTS PD programs on achievement of rural Missouri middle school students through a random control trial. Project objectives and outcomes: Increase students’ mathematics and English Language Arts performance and 21 st century skills by their exposure to eMINTS teaching styles and technology Understand eMINTS PD impacts on teachers’ practice eMINTS i3 Project Overview 10

Implementation Treatment Groups Group 1 – eMINTS Comp PD Group 2 – eMINTS Comp PD PLUS Intel Project-based Approaches PLUS Group 3 – Control group PLUS (optional 3 rd year with online Intel course) eMINTS i3 Project Overview 11

PD programs and implementation components – Comp PD for teachers – eMINTS for Administrators – eMINTS for Technology Coordinators – Custom workshops, eLearning courses eMINTS i3 Project Overview 12

eMINTS Comprehensive Professional Development Purpose: Assist teachers in developing student- centered classrooms, enhanced by the infusion of technology. ➔ 93 Teachers Total ➔ Two-year Program ➔ 200+ hours of PD & coaching ➔ Optional 3 rd year of Intel PD ➔ 28-hour online course 13

Annual Conference Purpose: Share best teaching strategies and highlight personal learning and student successes. ➔ Comp PD requirement - Year 1 ➔ Open to other district staff ➔ Create unity and opportunity to professionally build learning networks 14

Purpose: Professional development and support for district leaders. ➔ Annual face-to-face meetings ➔ On-site walkthrough visits ➔ Webinars / virtual meetings ➔ Onsite support ➔ Online community School Administrators 15

Technology Coordinators Purpose: Collaborate with technology coordinators and other technical staff in support of successful project implementation. ➔ Webinars / virtual meetings ➔ Individual consultation and online support ➔ /phone support 16

Purpose: Support teachers who are integrating technology or new teaching practices Custom Workshops / eLearning ➔ Google Apps for Education (GAFE) ➔ iPads ➔ Online courses ➔ Network for Educator Effectiveness (NEE) ➔ Computational thinking ➔ 1:1 planning 17

District sub-awards Requests for reimbursement PD agreements and teacher commitment Policies, procedures Grant / project management 18

Questions/Comments ➔ Any questions about grant / project management issues? ➔ Any questions about the different eMINTS PD programs? ➔ What are you most excited about? ➔ What might you be curious about? 19

Participant Roles & Responsibilities Next Steps: ❏ Teacher laptops and SMART Boards – ordered and installed by August ❏ Teachers meet with eIS to schedule first session ❏ Teachers – begin Comp PD (Aug.) ❏ Student equipment ordered in September ❏ Administrators – fall face-to-face meeting (Sept.) and walkthrough visits (Oct.-Nov.) ❏ Tech coordinators – fall webinar (TBD) 20

Break 2:00 ➔ Teachers meet with their eMINTS Instructional Specialists in Salon A ➔ Technology directors and administrators meet in the Pines Room (upstairs) Meeting ends when role-alike session is over 21