NMSTE+11+Planning

__**Planning Ideas for 2012**__
have a one day price for conference have tickets for paid workshops as part of registration sign in tickets for paid workshops in packet on-site survey (paper or have the electronic version ready at conference) workshop feedback forms-give to presenters post conference Best Presentation award given

Here is what I recall from our conference/virtual strand discussion. Feel free to add/edit need expertise on setting up reg online correctly make sure all presenters have confirmed ahead of time
 * Virtual Strand**
 * better RETA table placement, ideally table would be more centrally located and outside the virtual strand room
 * better virtual strand room that
 * accommodates more people,
 * does not double as a staging area for the conference,
 * and includes standard conference technology.
 * acknowledgement of RETA’s above and beyond contributions (virtual strand, prizes, etc.) to the conference
 * recognition on banners, programs, website
 * part of the closing program
 * a more rigorous vetting of virtual strand presentations to ensure a good experience for presenter and participants. This might include
 * specific Virtual strand proposal questions
 * presenters must attend virtual strand orientation
 * unseasoned presenters must complete webinar training and a rehearsal/practice webinar
 * presenters need to use a RETA developed webinar conference template with built-in interactivity moments
 * presenters are expected to meet policies and deadlines established by virtual strand facilitator.

February 14, 2011 Meeting notes.
Meeting Agenda for Feb 21:
 * From this point on, we will be meeting every week on monday at 4.
 * We reviewed the keynotes: Dr. Dan, Bob Rasberger and Ann Gates.
 * Some of the higher ed presenters will come from Apple, Bill and Glen are organizing
 * We are at 35 for the ipad workshop. Tamara will check with hotel on whether we will have the bandwidth to run 3 ipad workshops concurrently.
 * Registrations are going well for attendees and vendors.
 * Next eblast will include information on Superintendent attendance and presentation needs. Will go out before March 1.
 * Andrew Rendon will address the group Sat morning before keynote
 * NMSTE annual meeting needs to be scheduled, could happen during vendor social friday
 * Twitter is /nmste11
 * Tamara will see whether SuperComputing Challenge kids could display their projects on Saturday
 * Tom will ask Amy about APS Qwest winners, whether there might be any student presentations from that group.
 * Review proposals we have to date and see where we need to do more recruitment
 * Decide on wireless plan for conference, Tamara will present options
 * Review agenda for overall time flow. Schedule NMSTE annual meeting and ad to agenda.
 * Other business

January 31, 2011
Agenda and notes: If attend workshop they become member- Shelene and Susie, will figure that out. We'll make sure they get the eblast. Hopefully they submit propsals! Yes, we'll email them the eblast and the 'deal' directly!
 * Registrations to date- Shelene Update is helpful- talked about a meal sponsor in the works.
 * Scholarships-Tamara PED invite Andrew Rendon speak? Marcy follow up. Jill follow up with Tamara on scholarships: Sandra Henson- IDEAL e-teachers - 60 total follow up with Virginia
 * Eblast updates-Shelene Going out tomorrow- awards, reg link, proposal link, vendors, early bird end of March, iPad, shallow end
 * Need to decide on how we are doing wireless—Jill/Tamara Jill follow up with Tamara.
 * Update on Presentation Proposals
 * How can we incorporate the National Guard's Nationwide Tour to Improve Performance of America's Students in Science and Math? The Army National Guard is launching its new, interactive Mobile Learning Center (MLC) Program which will visit high-schools and armories in underserved communities throughout the country. The MLC Program will focus on technology while exploring energy efficiency and alternative energy sources through engaging and highly interactive math and science experiences. To view the press release, visit: [].
 * **Do we want to offer the same complimentary registration like the MACUL conference:** A complimentary conference registration (non-transferrable) is offered to a school board member or superintendent with each fully-paid, two-day conference registration from within a school district. There is no limit on the number of complimentary registrations per district, although the invitation is extended only to the superintendent and school board members. School board member(s) and/or superintendent(s) are welcome to come for one or both days of the conference. This offer excludes pre-conference and hands-on workshops and does not provide membership in the organization. Superintendents and school board members are encouraged to attend a complimentary Administrator’s forum, Friday, March 18, 10 - 11 am. You are also invited to bring one other guest (Board Member, Director of Curriculum, Finance, or Technology) to this complimentary forum.
 * ====== Jim Brazell as a Keynote? He was asked, have not heard back? updates later ======
 * ====== Promotional Material: We would like to go green this year and lessen the amount of paper we give out when people registration. Also, other ideas than bags for promotional give away when people register. Marcy- get ISTE stuff. post its and pens, big clip?, other ideas? gwgimarketing [|www.promodoc.com] ======
 * ====== Would we want to do Student Presentations - Tamara Yep, have them submit proposals. Added, (please indicate if they are a student) in the co-presenters area. Market that students can present! ======
 * ====== Hotel Items: wireless update - Tamara ======
 * Poster sessions - what groups do we want to have poster sessions, PED, CTE, ASCD, RETA, IDEAL. Recruit them!

Discount Codes for Registration:


 * ie11 ||  || -100% ||   ||   ||
 * nmste11 ||  || -100% ||   ||   ||
 * sponsor11 ||  || -100% ||   ||   ||
 * vendor11 ||  || -100% ||   ||   ||
 * presenter11 ||  || -$50 ||   ||   ||
 * speaker11 ||  || -100% ||   ||   ||
 * scholarship11 ||  || -100% || limit is 47 based on $6000 ||   ||

January 2011
· Begin Vendor contacts January 1, 2011- we have 2 vendors already signed up, and 2 key sponsors. · Save the Date eblast January 1, 2011 Badges · Discuss how Posters/Presentations will be displayed

February 2011 · Eblast out on 2/1/2011 - Posters/Presentations, Save the Date, ipa d workshop, awards, sponsors

March 2011 Eblast out on 3/1/2011 - presentations due, iPad workshop, sposors, encourage students to present · Deadline for Posters/Presentations due March 15, 2011 · Deadline for Breakout Session topics due March 15, 2011

April 2011 · All ads, logos, breakout session and posters/presentations information due April 6, 2011 · Program to printer on April 13, 2011 · Last minute additions to program due on April 20, 2011 · Conference April 28 -30, 2011

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">May 2011 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">· Post-conference survey May 6, 2011

From Shelene - Here is the AGENDA for the Conference Thursday - April 28, 2011 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Virtual Conference Open House & Orientation Session

Friday - April 29, 2011 7:30 am – 6:00 pm Registration 7:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast 7:30 am – 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open 8:30 am – 9:30 am Welcome and Keynote 10:00 am – 10:50 am Breakout Sessions / Virtual Session 11:15 am – 12:30 pm Keynote & Networking Lunch 12:50 pm – 1:40 pm Breakout Sessions / Virtual Session 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Poster Sessions/Affiliate Showcase Tables 1:50 pm – 2:40 pm Breakout Sessions / Virtual Session 2:40 pm – 3:00 pm Break in Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm Breakout Sessions / Virtual Session 3:50 pm – 4:30 pm Activity – Treasure Map scavenger hunt using Mobile apps 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Vendor Social/ 4:30 pm--7:30 pm iPad Session

Saturday - April 30, 2011 7:30-8:30 Breakfast 8:00-8:45 Breakfast Keynote “Stuck in the Shallow End: What it Means for NM” 8:30-11:30 Ipad workshop (we couldn’t make the keynote fit w ipad completely, but figured it would work OK, if only 20, maybe 40 people are leaving for workshop) 9:00-9:50 Breakout Session/Virtual Session I 9:00 am – 11:40 am Concurrent Poster Sessions/Affiliate Showcase Tables 10:00-10:50 Breakout Session/Virtual Session II 11:00-11:40 Breakout Session/Virtual Session III 11:45-12:30 Break food served, awards, closing in exhibit hall 12:30-1:30 NMSTE General Meeting

NMSTE 11 "GOING MOBILE!" April 29-30 Sheraton Uptown, Albuquerque

Call for Proposals out December 15 Reg Online ready by December 15 Conference WEBSITE: [] links to:

Presentation proposals: [] View results : []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Keynote speaker recommendations: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[] Shelene Update: //RegOnline is now active! I have set RegOnline to track specific registrations for our groups, presenters, sponsors and vendors. It will make registering a lot simpler for people; and we will be able to see how many complimentary registrations we have. Also, RegOnline will automatically switch from the EarlyBird rate of $129 at midnight on 3/31 to the Regular Rate of $149.// []

//For Innovate+Educate Team Members, please use the discount code: ie11// //For NMSTE Team Members, please use the discount code: nmste11// //All sponsors who will use their complimentary registrations will use the discount code: sponsor11// //All vendors who will use their complimentary registrations will use the discount code: vendor11// //For presenters who will receive a $50.00 discount (same price as last year), they will use the discount code: presenter11//

//When I contact sponsors and vendors directly for logos and ads, I will notify them that they will need to use these codes to register for their complimentary registrations.//

e-blasts: December 17, January 19



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 * Next Meeting: 1/3/2011 4-5 PM**

1. Proposal submissions to date-3 submissions to date-no need to panic, yet! 2. Poster Sessions-Jill will add details on the registration form (details for BYOB, also) 3. Keynote Speakers-Feedback for Bill Bowman? Jamai and Tamara will have a minimum of three Keynote possibilities from which to select for our next meeting 4. Book Exploration-pre(?) conference activity-Two strands on Friday PM and Shallow End Keynote during Saturday Breakfast-Tamara will ask Celia to arrange the keynote speaker 5. iPad session-cost for workshop is $650 which includes the iPad-minimum of 20 participants. Need to verify by Need to set up registration for that (Shelene will add to regonline after Jill sends details) Eblast once regonline is set up. 6. Badges-Tamara will contact Advanced Communications to see if they are interested in sponsoring 7. A/V APS? Tamara will check with Tom Streaming? Post later? Marcy will follow up with all presenters to get materials posted on wiki. LiveStream Keynotes? Jill created a NMSTE Channel on LiveStream. OTHER: NMSTE Membership will be included with each registration-NMSTE will be paid $10 for each new membership-will issue NMSTE membership cards at registration.
 * AGENDA**


 * "It is the learner that is mobile, rather than the technology"** (Sharples, Taylor & Vavoula, 2005).

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. **Engaging 21st Century Learners:** Who are our students? What can educators do to motivate and engage this highly mobile, digitally connected generation of learners?

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. **Blended and Online Teaching and Learning:** Promising practices for Pk-20 online/blended instructional strategies for mobile learners. Best practices for K-12 and higher education instructors.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. **Educational Policy, Funding, and Assessment Issues:** What changes need to be made to accommodate the Digital/Mobile Teaching and Learning Paradigm?

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. **Removing Barriers in the Digital World:** Challenges and successes in meeting the needs of all students (ELLs, SPED, low SES, etc.) in digital/mobile environments.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. **Digital Content and New Media Formats:** Where does digital content come from and how is it created, accessed, shared, owned, managed, etc.? An exploration of new formats including iTunesU, mobile apps, gaming/simulation, video.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">6. **Emerging Solutions from the Marketplace:** Come hear from our industry partners about technologies that support digital/mobile teaching and learning. .


 * Poster Session:** Poster sesssion are 2 hour long sessions where each presenter team has a table, power, bulletin board and attendees visit all of the poster session presentations in the poster session area. This is a wonderful way for very popular sessions to be availble to many attendees and to allow for very personal and meaningful individual conversations between presenters and attendees.
 * BYOL Session:** These are long hands-on sessions where each attendees is on a computer and the presentation must be geared towards their hands on working and learning for a majority of the session time. This is not a lecture format time slot.
 * Onsite Presentation:** This is a traditional lecture session. It is a good way to get a lot of information across to attendees, however there is not much opportunity for interaction.
 * Virtual Presentation:** In consideration of presenters who may be unable to attend in person, due to funding or time constraints, the option for Virtual Presentations has been added to the program. The virtual presentations will happen in Adobe Connect. Tech support will be provided in advance and during the conference. Virtual presenters will need a high speed Internet connection, preferably a hardwired connection, and a headphone mike set.

Pre-conference activity
 * Book Exploration** //Stuck in the Shallow End// Jane Margolis "Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, Margolis exposes a barely recognized fact: minority children ar still stuck in separate and unequal educational settings. Margolis points out why having high-tech equipment without a system in place to foster critical thinking does little to close the achievement gap in poor communities".