Date:
April 27, 2006
To: CTAP
Regional Contacts
From: Bonnie
Marks, Director
Subject: CTAP
Region IV BARC Meeting May 23
We look forward to seeing you at the final
BARC meeting of this school year on Tuesday,
May 23rd. This BARC meeting will include
two special presentations, one focused
on a new
resource at the University of California
Digital Library, and the other a performance
and
presentation by Deneen Frazier Bowen.
Rosalie Lack, Public Content Manager of
the California Digital Library, will share
information
about the new Calisphere website, which
will be launched this summer. The site
includes
photographs, artworks and documents from
six historical eras in California. Our
second guest
speaker, Deneen Frazier Bowen, will present
a performance of The Natives are Restless,
which
will help participants think in new ways
about how to engage today’s students.
After her
presentation, we’ll engage in a discussion
that will draw from Deneen’s performance
and look at
our work as educators. Additional information
about The Natives are Restless is included.
Prior to the BARC meeting, beginning at
9 a.m., CTAP will host a Cyber Safety workshop.
Attendance at the Pre-BARC Cyber Safety
workshop requires pre-registration, although
there is
no fee. A flyer for that workshop is also
included. You may register using the FAX-back
form or
register online at www.ctap4.org.
Because of the nature of Deneen’s
performance, we will not be videoconferencing
this meeting to
other locations.
The BARC meeting will be held on:
Tuesday,
May 23, 2006
12 p.m. Registration and Refreshments
12:30 –3:30 p.m. BARC
meeting
at the
Alameda County Office
of Education – Room
142
313 W. Winton Ave., Hayward
Other BARC Agenda items include:
- Funding
and Grants updates
- K-12 Voucher Program
- Plans
for upcoming workshops and
events
- And,
as always, Sharing and Collaborating
There is no need to RSVP
for the BARC meeting, but for additional
information, you may call Shelle Bolar
at (510) 670-4168.
|
 Meeting
Agenda for the
BARC Meeting held April 4, 2006
at Contra Costa County Office of
Education
with video conference to San Mateo
County Office of Education and Marin
County Office of Education
Welcome
and Introductions – Bonnie
Marks
State
EdTech Update –
EdTech Action Network <http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/>
The CDE is asking for people to contact their congressmen
for support of EETT and to vote no on the current
budget proposal, which has no funding for EETT.
Annual Education Technology
Survey – deadline March 17
<http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/techsurvey.asp>
CTAP Region IV had all but one charter school complete
the annual survey. All districts completed
the survey in Region IV
EdTech Profile <http://www.edtechprofile.com>
Student identifiers are available so schools
and districts can keep track of the individual
student’s progress.
Technology
Funding Alert! – The
new funding alert is online.
Highlighted items: Science teacher
grant possibilities are on the back of the
Alert. In
the box on the front is a list of the teachers
who won Best Buy Grants. On the back,
graphic arts grants available. Under
awards and competition – the ING unsung
award program, nominees for awards for outstanding
teaching.
CTAP Region IV Update – <http://www.ctap4.org>
Recent and Upcoming
Events
Middle School Math: Excel
Math
Excel workshops April 24 and April
25 - open to middle school
and Algebra teachers Dr. Maggie Niess
from Oregon State University is the
presenter. -
Summer Institute 2006
Free Middle School Math Institute – June
19-22 at the CCCOE from 9 -4 PM.
-
Video Conference Workshop
Video conferencing workshop at the
end of April with Jim Freese
and Linda Uhrenholt, Date to be announced
later.
-
OS X Workshops
MAC OS X training - lab and
building Management on May
1 at Cappuccino High School, San
Bruno. MAC OS X training – Desktop
Management May 2 at Cappuccino
High School, San Bruno
- Security
Workshops
Pre-BARC in May– Cyber Safety
workshop May 23, 2006 Jim
Freese and Linda Uhrenholt will present.
Presentation and Discussion
San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art <http://www.sfmoma.org/artthink;
http://www.sfmoma.org/artcasts>
Tana Johnson
Tana Johnson from the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presented
a new teacher and student curriculum
website - live by August 1, 2006.
Art Link – two strands; theme-based lessons, in Visual
Arts, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. The units
were written by teachers and re-edited by the SFMOMA staff. Each
activity is written to the students. Each lesson will have
a teacher’s guide and a connection to the CA content standards. This
website will promote visual literacy skills,
http://sfmoma.org/artlimk to
be open by August 1, 2006
Voices and Images of CA artists will
be put online with several additional
artists. The lessons associated
with this project are geared to middle
school grades.
Podcasting at SFMOMA is a way to engage
and inspire the community. There
is a podcast series every six-weeks. It
is not necessary to be in the museum. There
is a $2 discount to the museum in the
podcast.
NPR style of broadcasts – artists talking about their work,
guest takes, box pop voices from the galleries, and visitor podcasts. Each
podcast is downloadable from the site, some with video enhancements. Go
to iTunes and search for SF MOMA
SFMOMA is hoping to start a teen podcasting
group.
Resource Spotlight
Podcasting <http://www.ctap4.org/podcasting/>
Kathleen
Ferenze
New phenominon with students is podcasting.
There are 3 main distinctions: audio
podcasts, enhanced podcasts (podcasts
with images), and video podcasts. Highlighted
a 3rd grade club and their work with
recycling <http://smepumas.com>.
These kids are supporting their podcasting
with interactive writing. Podcasting
in education is beginning to take off.
Below are some sites:
Funding and Grants
Enhancing Education
through Technology - EEET Update
Formula Funded Grants: April
5 is the deadline for Cycle C. CTAP plans
to receive many plans tomorrow. over the
next 30 days, we will review the plans, send
them back for revisions, and upload the final
after revisions are complete. Submissions
can be sent as a Word document or an RTF
to CTAPsubmit@acoe.org. Plans must include:
Tech plan contact page, tech plan body, and
Appendix C. If a district is revising a previous
plan, they must also submit Appendix I with
the plan and as a hardcopy to the CTAP IV
office. If a district decides to write a
5 year plan, they will need to revise for
erate after 3 years. More planning resources
can be found at the CTAP IV website <http://www.ctap4.org/planning.htm>
Competitive Grants: We congratulate
Vallejo Unified School District, Oakland
Unified School District, and Alameda Unified
School District on receiving EETT competitive
grants.
EETT funding remains in jeopardy.
Please contact your federal representatives
to encourage their support of this critical
funding. <http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/>
K-12 Voucher Program – There
was an appeal on the last date of the appeals
deadline. There are three possibilities:
- The court will not listen to the case and
the RFA is released in Fall of 2006
- The court decides to hear the appeal
but denies it, so the RFA is released in
1 or 2 years
- The court decides to hear the appeal
and agrees with the plaintiff, so the settlement
must go back to court
Eligibility has not changed. Districts with
schools at 40% free and reduced lunch will
be eligible to apply, but they must have
a state-approved technology plan. State and
charter schools can apply on their own behalf.
The october 2005 CBEDS will be used to determine
eligibility. High schools with at least one
eligible feeder school will also be eligible.
Districts are encouraged to become a professional
development and/or IT provider in order to
reclaim some of the voucher money for the
district. Districts will spend the money
and then be reimbursed for the expense. More
information and the recently released CDE
informational PowerPoint can be found at <http://www.ctap4.org/grants/k-12/>
Upcoming Events
CUE<http://www.cue.org> – The
conference was very successful. Sharon Smith
recieved East Bay CUE's Gold Disk and Jeff
Atkins was the CUE teacher of the year.
East Bay CUE --
EB Cue is about to award their grants.
iCUE -- No
upcoming events.
Wine-Country CUE <http://www.winecountrycue.org> – Wine
Country CUE is planning their end of the
year shindig for CUE members in St. Helena.
NECC Conference --
San Diego is coming up. NECC is looking for
volunteers to help at the conference. CUE
members who volunteer only pay $145.
Announcements
Next BARC Meeting
May 23, 2006
Alameda
County Office of Education |
