March 9th, 2010

T/LQP Professional Development Program
Steering Committee meeting – Agenda: 3/8/2010
Thomas Reynolds Center – Board Room / Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
In Attendance: Jeff Arnold, Shirley Mac Kinnon , Delores Anderson, Pat Loncto, Connie Kudrna, Jenn Twist, Catherine Sedota
Greetings: Welcome
Old Business: Approved minutes from last steering committee meeting (on Blog)
• Original time log and journals – are kept by Jeff / Paid at the end of January and June
- September – January hours have been paid
Time Log / Goals
• Complete time logs (check over)
• Goals Update: Set and type clear goals —with assessment criteria – Post samples on-line
- Visit web site to review- Goals are required to register for summer project
Tentative Steering Committee dates (meeting times 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
- March 8, 2010 (Monday)
- May 13, 2010 (Thursday)
Review: Meetings Schedule and TAP Agenda (Go to TAP Agenda – attached)
- Review dates and objectives (TAP see agenda)
Committee Reports: Propose Dates / Chairs / Format
Format- Chair – Mission Budget / Recourses / Product / Schedule
• Action Teams Review /Schedule
Data Strategies (Paid)
• Equity / GESA >>> Dr. Green has been contacted
• Classroom Management (Action Team – 3/24 from 4:00 pm– 6:30 pm), Dennis visiting schools, focus will be on West Hertel team – Cohort 1.
• Assessment – put assessment items online ie sorting diagnostic dichotomous key
• Literature Circle – (2/4/2010 and 3/3/2010) – Progress update
Reflect: Science for All Americans
Handout: Heidi-Hayes Jacobs article on Curriculum mapping and Essential Questions
to be given at summer program on 7/8 session
Next Literature Circle: 4/14: from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Motivation Breakthrough –
handout needed for first class
• Standards Based Instruction (Paid)
•Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)
• Lesson Study – Set tentative dates
• Web Based LE’s- Develop a new course—Web based Learning Experiences:
3/18/2010 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Sorting Learning Units
• Web Site Review
• Peer Review Video – tape Delores during summer program on July 12 mock up: Connie, Pat, Shirley, Jenn, …..
• Community Outreach – Chair: Catherine Sedota
• Collegial Circles (in-kind)
• Equity >>> Book Club / Study Group
• Technology
• Classroom Management
• Update Goggle Calendar
• Professional Development opportunities sign-up – budget allocation
• Interim Report / Reapplication – Opportunity to revisit structure
• Board Meeting
• Awards Dinner May 25 5PM-9PM
• Future Opportunities
• Review TAP agenda based on Steering Committee meeting input – Confirm Changes
• Re-visit mission and vision

T/LQP Professional Development Program
Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) – Agenda: 3/18/2010
Thomas Reynolds Center – Board Room

4:30 – 4:45 Registration (Update TAP Mailing list)

4:45 – 5:15 Welcome and Updates
• Review TAP meeting schedule
* March 18, 2010 (Thursday)
* May 20, 2010 (Thursday)
• Summer Applications / Tentative schedule
• Goals / Action plan / Needs Assessment
Sample goals in the About Us section of web site – Bios web site:

http://my.daemen.edu/offices/teacher_leader/about.php*

• Two new LEs in our incubator – http://my.daemen.edu/offices/teacher_leader/LE/
o Ashley R. Williams – AWtemplate/
ß Our Community
o Audra Rehbaum – RehbaumAudra/
ß Compound Inequalities
• Research Proposal / Dissertation
• Supplies credit update
• Equipment / Books Sign Out / Resources
• Action Teams Reports
* Teaching to the Standards Class (327/518) –
-Mini-Grant Update – stipend and supplies
-Large Group Presentation – Thank you – Shirley MacKinnon
-Small group facilitation – Connie Kudrna
-Peer Review in class is March 23, March 30 and April 13 DS 222
from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
* Classroom Management – Dr. Dennis Scheitinger
- BEST: Breakfast – January 21, 2010 at 9:00 am
- Classroom Observations / School Presentations
West Hertel, 54, Campus West, BEST
PBS at Erie 1 BOCES 3/16/10 (4/13/10 -cancelled)
Meeting: 3/24 from 4:00 pm– 6:30 pm in Reynolds Center
* Literature Circle (4/14/2010) – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Rick Lavoie Motivation
Breakthrough book. Jenn Twist facilitator, give handout
* Learning Units – Sorting (4/6/2010; from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm)
* Community Outreach – Catherine Sedota on Zoo
• Collegial Circles (in-kind)
* Technology Sessions hosted by John Zeapfel —
-Dreamweaver (3/16) – (Reschedule topic) – B207 (Time: 4:30-6:30)
-Photoshop (4/6) – (Reschedule topic) – B207 (Time: 4:30-6:30)
-Illustrator – (5/18) –– B207
-Update on Web Based LE’s – (January 16, 2010 – Saturday 9:30 am– 3:00 pm)
* Book Club / Study Group Equity – Jeff contacted Satasha Green to facilitate, date TBA
• Professional Development opportunities
o GESA Course – SUNY Oswego (Awareness)
o SOS – Date TBA (Awareness) – Connie Interested, required to present on something related to TLQP
o STANYS March Event – March 25 West Seneca West – 4:00 pm -7:00 pm
o SEDay – March 10, 2010 @ SUNY UB at Amherst Campus – 9:00 am

5:15 – 6:30 Peer Review: LE Name By Jennifer Molfese
Peer Review Protocol:
Introduction (4 min)
Presentation (15 min)
Clarifying Questions (3 min)
Quite Time (10 min)
Feedback (10 min)
Response (10 min)
Conversation (15 min)
Reflection (2 min)
Summary (4 min)
Facilitator – Catherine Sedota
Recorder – Jenn Twist

6:30 – 6:45 Set Agenda for our next meeting

6:45 – 7:00 Evaluation / Feedback

Reading Circle Resources: The Motivation Breakthrough; 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child – Richard Lavoie

A $35 supplies credit will be recorded for each TAP member attending the meeting. Only teachers / administrators currently teaching in a Buffalo School are eligible to redeem the credits. To redeem credits you must attend our summer project and complete the Goal/Action plan/ Needs Assessment package. The terms and conditions of supplies credit are subject to change after review by our steering committee.

Support for the development and production of this material was provided by a grant under the New York State Higher Education Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership program administered by the New York State Education Department

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January 12th, 2010

T/LQP Professional Development Program
Steering Committee meeting – Agenda: 1/7/2010
Thomas Reynolds Center – Board Room / Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm

In Attendance: Delores Anderson, Jeff Arnold, Rod Doran, Melanie Koch, Connie Kudrna, Carol Mullen, Catherine Sodota, Dennis Scheitinger, Jennifer Twist

Greetings: Welcome
Old Business: Approved minutes from last steering committee meeting (on Blog)
• RATE /Benchmarking updates –Daemen will be seeking National Accreditation
• Original time log and journals – are kept by Jeff / Pay at the end of January and June
Time Log / Goals
• Complete time logs (check over)
• Goals Update: Set and type clear goals —with assessment criteria – Post samples on-line
- Sample: Assist in the design/instruction of EDU 327
- Goals update- Goals are required to register for summer project
Tentative Steering Committee dates (meeting times 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
- March 8, 2010 (Monday)
- May 13, 2010 (Thursday)
Review: Meetings Schedule and TAP Agenda (Go to TAP Agenda – attached)
- Review dates and objectives (TAP see agenda)
Committee Reports: Propose Dates / Chairs / Format
Format- Chair – Mission Budget / Recourses / Product / Schedule
• Action Teams Review /Schedule
Data Strategies (Paid)
• Data & Instruction –summer workshop
• Equity / GESA >>>
• Classroom Management
• Assessment
• Literature Circle – (2/4/2010 and 3/3/2010) – Progress update
Standards Based Instruction (Paid)
•Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327) – set dates /times
• Lesson Study – Set tentative dates
• Web Based LE’s- Develop a new course—Web based Learning Experiences:
1/16/2010
• Learning Units – 2/15/10
• Web Site Review -
• Peer Review Video
• Community Outreach – Chair: Catherine Sedota
• Collegial Circles (in-kind)
• Equity >>>
• Technology- see TAP agenda for dates and topics
• Classroom Management (PBS 2/19/2010, 3/16/10 & 4/13/10 at Erie 1)
• Book Club / Study Group – Book Selected / other books available
• Professional Development opportunities sign-up – budget allocation
• Board Meeting
• Awards Dinner
• Future Opportunities
* Review TAP agenda based on Steering Committee meeting input – Confirm Changes

T/LQP Professional Development Program
Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) – Agenda: 1/14/2010
Thomas Reynolds Center – Conference Room

4:30 – 4:45 Registration (Update TAP Mailing list)
4:45 – 5:15 Welcome and Updates
-Review TAP meeting schedule
Tentative Schedule
* January 14, 2010 (Thursday)
* March 18, 2010 (Thursday)
* May 20, 2010 (Thursday)
• New Project web site:

http://www.daemen.edu/academics/centersinitiatives/TeacherLeadershipQualityPartnership/Pages/default.aspx

• Updates / Web Based Learning Experiences /Bios
• Blog / Counter / Standards Project
• Research Proposal /Dissertation
• Funding Status – First payment
• Goals / Action plan / Needs Assessment
• Supplies credit update
• Teaching to the Standards Class (327/518)
• Mini-Grant Update
• Equipment / Books Sign Out / Resources
• Action Teams Updates (Tentative)
• Classroom Management – Dennis
∑ BEST:Breakfast – January 21, 2010 at 9:00 am
∑ Classroom Observations
- Delores Anderson: 1/7 10:30 –11:30 Campus West
∑ • The Accreditation process / our role
• Literature Circle (2/4/2010 and 3/3/2010) – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)
• Mini-Grant Update
• In Class Peer Review
• Lesson Study / Additional Peer Reviews
• Web Based LE’s – (January 16, 2010 – Saturday 9:30 am– 3:00 pm)
• Learning Units – Sorting (2/15/2010 – Presidents’ Day 9:30-3:00
• Community Outreach
• Collegial Circles (in-kind)
• Technology – Updates—
Bloging /Ninging (1/12) – B207
Dreamweaver (2/9) – Consulting Lab
MS Office (2/10) – Reynold’s Center -Added
Dreamweaver (3/16) – (Reschedule topic) – B207 (Time: 4-6)
Photoshop (4/6) – (Reschedule topic) – B207 (Time: 4-6)
Other – (5/18) – Illustrator?

January 16, 2010 from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – Dreamweaver
Posting Learning Experiences with Jane Ross

• Classroom Management (Update with 54 at 78)
• Book Club / Study Group•
Professional Development opportunities
- GESA Course – SUNY Oswego (Awareness)
- SOS – Date TBA (Awareness)
- STANYS March Event – Date TBA (Awareness)
- SEDay – March 10, 2010 @ SUNY UB at Amherst Campus – 9:00 am
- Future City Competition: Saturday January 23, 2010 at Mount St. Mary Academy 3756 Delaware Ave., Kenmore from 8am-4:00pm. For more information: www.futurecity.org. Please contact Karen Armstrong phone: (716) 691-9200 ext. 224) if you can help out this year as a judge.

STANYS Membership:
Included with conference Registration
Delores Anderson
Melanie Koch
Catherine Sedota

New Members – Completed Application Form – Action Taken
Ann Marie Baker
Pamela Hays
Shirley Mackinnon
Marian Munoz
Connie Kudrna

- Room Request for summer project has been made–

• Proposed dates and format for summer program
Assessment Workshop (June 28-July 2) –Tentative
Learning Community TLQP Stand (July 5-9, 12-16)
Cooperating Teacher /New Teacher Stand (July 19-23)

5:15 – 6:30 Peer Review: What Comes Next? By Shirley MacKinnon

6:30 – 6:45 Set Agenda for our next meeting

6:45 – 7:00 Evaluation / Feedback

Reading Circle Resources: The Motivation Breakthrough; 6 Secrets to Turning
On the Tuned-Out Child – Richard Lavoie

A $35 supplies credit will be recorded for each TAP member attending the meeting. Only teachers/administrators currently teaching in a Buffalo School are eligible to redeem the credits. To redeem credits you must attend our summer project and complete the Goal/Action plan/ Needs Assessment package. The terms and conditions of supplies credit are subject to change
after review by our steering committee.

Support for the development and production of this material was provided by a grant under the New York State Higher
Education Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership program administered by the New York State Education Department

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November 24th, 2009

November 16, 2009

To:                  Daemen College T/LQP Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP)

From:               Jeff Arnold (jarnold@daemen.edu)

Subject:            Collegial Circles Update and schedule

Where:             Daemen College

                            Thomas Reynolds Center

When:             Tuesday– November 24, 2009

                                    4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

You are cordially invited to attend our Collegial Circles Technology Sessions. The sessions are scheduled from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm. The first two sessions (Google Tools and MS Office) will be located in the Thomas Reynolds Center, and the remaining sessions are scheduled for the small computer lab (Room 207) in the Business Building. If you have a laptop, you are encouraged to bring it to the sessions. If you do not have a laptop, a computer will be provided.

The schedule for the Collegial Circles Technology Sessions is outlined below: 

            Google Tools – November 24, 2009             (Thomas Reynolds Center)

MS Office – December 8, 2009             (Thomas Reynolds Center)

Bloging /Ninging – January 12, 2010 (Business Building, Room 207- computer lab)

Dreamweaver – February 9, 2010             (Business Building, Room 207- computer lab)

Photoshop – March 16, 2010                (Business Building, Room 207- computer lab)

MS Office – April 6, 2010                        (Business Building, Room 207- computer lab)

Others – May 18, 2010                (Business Building, Room 207- computer lab)

The sessions are free of charge to our TLQP TAP members. Your participation in the sessions is optional – based on your needs and your availability. There is no compensation for your participation in this series, however your time will be log as in-kind contributions for our project.

John Zeapfel will be facilitating the sessions and is available for individual consultations. An outline of the topics to be covered at our first session is included in this mailing.

Reminders:

Our Professional Literature Circle will meet December 2, 2010 in the Thomas Reynolds Center from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm. The book Science for All Americans will be provided.

Our Sorting Learning Unit Action Team will meet on December 30, 2010 in the Thomas Reynolds Center from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm.

Support for the development and production of this material was provided by a grant under the New York State Higher Education Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership program administered by the New York State Education Department

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November 9th, 2009

Change in location Notice

 

 

Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership

TLQP

 

Teacher Advisory Meeting (TAP)

 

Wick Center Board Room

 

November 9. 2009

 

4:30 P.M.  – 7:00 P.M.

 

Host: Jeff Arnold

 

 

The Wick Center is a short walk across the parking lot. The Wick Board Room is on the ground floor across from the Cyber Café (where we eat lunch during the summer program.)

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November 5th, 2009

T/LQP Professional Development Program

Steering Committee meeting – Minutes: 10/21/2009

Thomas Reynolds Center – Board Room / Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm

In Attendance: Jeff Arnold, Pat Loncto, Marion Munoz, Carol Mullen, Catherine Sodota, Jennifer Twist

Greetings: Jeff Arnold welcomed and thanked the group for past contributions.

 Old Business: Approve minutes from last steering committee meeting (on Blog)

Catherine moved to accept the minutes from our last meeting and Marion seconded the motion.

The minutes for our September 30, 2009 meeting were accepted.

• RATE /Benchmarking updates 

• Original time log and journals – are kept by Jeff / Pay at the end of January and June

Time Log / Goals

• Our project’s benchmarking is still outstanding.

• Original time log and journals – are kept by Jeff / Pay at the end of January and June

• The members in attendance were asked to complete time logs at the end of the meeting. The rate of pay is $18.72 the same as summer work. The meeting is scheduled for two hours to address agenda items with an optional 1 hour for open discussion and conversation on project related issues.

• Work on action teams cannot be authorized until the chair of an action team establishes. Each action team will need to have a chair, a mission and goals with clear outcomes identified before a budget and/or recourses can be allocated.

Review: Meetings Schedule and TAP Agenda

Review dates and objectives (TAP see agenda)

Tentative Steering Committee dates (meeting times 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)

• - September 30, 2009
• - October 21, 2009
• - January 7, 2010
• - March 8, 2010 (updated)
• - May 13, 2010 (updated)

Committee Reports: Propose Dates / Chairs / Format

Format- Chair – Mission Budget / Recourses / Product/ Schedule

• Action Teams Review /Schedule

Data Strategies (Paid)

• Data & Instruction – Developing

• Equity / GESA- – Developing

• Classroom Management – Marion Munoz chair 

• Assessment – – Developing

• Literature Circle – first meeting scheduled for December 2, 2009 from 4:30-6:30 pm

* Targeted book – Science for All Americans (AAAS Project 2061)

Standards Based Instruction (Paid)

• Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327) Meeting dates for classes peer reviews  10/22, 10/29 and 11/5 Meeting dates for LE Scoring Sessions are scheduled for 10/26, 11/4, (from 4:00 – 6:00 unless otherwise arranged) and 11/9 (after the TAP meeting)

• Lesson Study – Full day meeting scheduled for 12/30 from 9:30 am  – 3:00 pm

• Web Based LE’s- Develop a new course—Web based Learning Experiences:

• Learning Units – Full day meeting scheduled for 12/30 from 9:30 am  – 3:00 pm:

Topic Sorting

• Web Site Review – Developing

• Peer Review Video – Developing

• Community Outreach- Chair: Catherine Sodota 

Catherine has taken the initiative to develop a learning experience for the Buffalo Zoo- She will present a lesson study at our next TAP meeting. She will give me the materials she needs to have copied 10/29 or at the latest 11/5. This committee has be designated 90 hrs of work – and Catherine has been approved for 60 hrs. Her current work product is on-line in our incubator at http://my.daemen.edu/offices/teacher_leader/le/SedotaCatherine/buffalo_zoo/

• Collegial Circles (in-kind)

• Equity- Jeff Arnold will call the K-16 Alliance to determine the status of the GESA trainings.

• Technology – Dates will be established by our next TAP meeting

The sessions will run from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm. The suggested topics include

Google Tools

Bloging /Ninging

Dreamweaver

Photoshop

MS Office 

• Classroom Management- Dennis Scheitinger and Jeff Arnold went to school 54 on 10/21 and met with the entire faculty on classroom management issues and concerns. Dennis and Jeff met with the school principal, Ms. Elizabeth Martina, from 12:30 p.m.–1:30 P.M and meet with the staff from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and debriefed with Ms. Elizabeth Martina from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The project logged in 7 hours of contact hours in the school building with this event.

• Book Club / Study Group – – Developing

• Professional Development opportunities

A sign-up sheet was provided at our last TAP meeting for the following professional development opportunities

• Western Section STANYS Fall mini-conference (October 13, at ECC South)—Free

Time: 3:30 –6:30 pm

• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, Niagara Falls)

Time: Oct 23: 8:00 am- 5:00 p.m.  Oct 24: 8:00 am – 1:00 p.m.

• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009: Millennium Hotel)

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (session)

Time: 5:00 – 8:30 (Awards Dinner – short talk)

• STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

Time: all day

• AMTNYS 59^th Annual Conference (November 12-14 in Buffalo)

Time: all day

At our last TAP meeting, registration approval was given to the project participants named below, for the following professional development opportunities:

• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)

- Jennifer Molfese and Kathleen Murphy (Kathleen withdrew her request)

• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)

- Marian Munoz

• STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

- Delores Anderson, Melanie Koch, and Catherine Sedota

Reimbursement will be provided for registration. Only travel expenses for the STANYS Conference, in Rochester will be reimbursed. Funding cannot be provided for substitutes, so please make sure you have administration permission before you register to attend any event. (Unless otherwise arranged, you are required to register and pay for each conference in advance, after you attend please submit your expenses for reimbursement.)

Priority will be given to stakeholders who have registered to present at a conference when they request to attend that conference. Stakeholders will be given special consideration if they make a commitment to present at an upcoming conference or at our summer workshop.

• Board Meeting – Board members will be contacted for an meeting

• Awards Dinner – A TLQP award will be given at the Daemen College Awards ceremony in May.

• Future Opportunities – It was suggested that the group pursue differentiated instruction and RTI as possible follow-up topics.

At 6:30 p.m. Jennifer Twist excused herself. Jeff Arnold, Pat Loncto, Marion Munoz, Carol Mullen, and Catherine Sodota continued the conversation for one-hour – Pat will share with us a list of educational terms she has developed with corresponding definitions.  T/LQP Professional Development Program

Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) – Agenda: 11/9/2009

Thomas Reynolds Center – Conference Room

4:30 – 4:45 Registration (Update TAP Mailing list)

4:45 – 5:15   Welcome and Updates

• Review TAP meeting schedule

   Tentative Schedule

* November 9, 2009 (Monday)

* January 14, 2010 (Thursday)

* March 18, 2010 (Thursday)

* May 20, 2010 (Thursday)

• New Project web site:

http://www.daemen.edu/academics/centersinitiatives/TeacherLeadershipQualityPartnership/Pages/default.aspx

- Updates / Web Based Learning Experiences /Bio

- Blog / Counter / Standards Project

• Final Report (08-09) due October 31, 2009

• New Project (09-10) Contract submitted (10/16/09)

• Goals / Action plan / Needs Assessment

• Supplies credit update

• Teaching to the Standards Class (327/518)

- Mini-Grant Update

• Equipment / Books Sign Out / Resources / Class Visits

- Delores Anderson: 11/17 10:30 –11:30 Campus West

• The Accreditation process (RATE) / our role

• Action Teams Updates (Tentative)

• Classroom Management

• Literature Circle (December 2, 2009 – 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm)

- Science for All Americans – Project 2061 AAAS

 - Next Possible Books

-On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities (DuFour, Eaker) Key Phrases: professional learning communities, professional learning community, school improvement process, New York $17.95

-Culturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools

Delores B. Lindsey, Richard S. Martinez, Randall B. Lindsey 

Key Phrases: cultural proficiency, cognitive coaching, personal action plan, States of Mind, Culturally Proficient Coach $31.95

• Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)

- Mini-Grant Update

- In Class Peer Review

- Scoring (Tonight after meeting)

- Benchmarking dates

+ New checklist

• Web Based LE’s

• Learning Units (Dec 30 full day – Sorting Unit)

• Community Outreach

• Collegial Circles (in-kind)

• Technology

Google Tools – November 24, 2009 – Reynolds Center

MS Office – December 8, 2009 – Reynolds Center

Bloging /Ninging – January 12, 2010 – B 207

Dreamweaver – February 9, 2010 – B 207

Photoshop – March 16, 2010 – B 207

MS Office – April 6, 2010 – B 207

Others – May 18, 2009 – B 207

• Classroom Management (Update with 54 at 78)

• Book Club / Study Group

• Professional Development opportunities

     – Reports

-  Western Section STANYS Fall mini-conference (October 13, at ECC South)

-  Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)

-  Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)

- STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

    – Upcoming Events

    – AMTNYS 59^th Annual Conference (November 12-14 in Buffalo)

    – STANYS Membership:

        – Attending (Membership possibly included with conference registration)

Delores Anderson

Melanie Koch

Catherine Sedota

          – New Members:

Ann Marie Baker

Connie Kudrna

Pamela Hays

Shirley Mackinnon

Marian Munoz

• Proposed dates and format for summer program

Assessment Workshop (June 28-July 2)

Learning Community TLQP Strand (July 5-9, 12-16)

Cooperating Teacher /New Teacher Strand (July 19-23)

5:15 – 6:30 Lesson Study/ Review WHERE DOES IT GO? 

by Catherine Sedota

http://my.daemen.edu/offices/teacher_leader/le/SedotaCatherine/buffalo_zoo/

6:30 – 6:45 Set Agenda for our next meeting

6:45 – 7:00 Evaluation / Feedback

Notes

Reading Circle Resources: TBA

Tentative Steering Committee dates (meeting times 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm with an optional hour for open discussion on project related activities)

January 7, 2010

March 8, 2010 (updated)

May 13, 2010 (updated)

At our last TAP meeting, registration approval was given to the project participants named below, for the following professional development opportunities:

• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)

- Jennifer Molfese and (Kathleen Murphy)

• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)

- (Marian Munoz)

• STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

- Delores Anderson, Melanie Koch, and Catherine Sedota

Reimbursement will be provided for registration. Only travel expenses for the STANYS Conference, in Rochester will be reimbursed. Funding cannot be provided for substitutes, so please make sure you have administration permission before you register to attend any event. (Unless otherwise arranged, you are required to register and pay for each conference in advance, after you attend please submit your expenses for reimbursement.)

Support for the development and production of this material was provided by a grant under the New York State Higher 

Education Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership program administered by the New York State Education Department

A $35 supplies credit will be recorded for each TAP member attending the meeting. Only teachers/administrators currently teaching in a Buffalo School are eligible to redeem the credits. To redeem credits you must attend our summer project and complete the Goal/Action plan/ Needs Assessment package. The terms and conditions of supplies credit are subject to change after review by our steering committee.

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October 19th, 2009

October 19, 2009

To:                   Daemen College T/LQP Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP)

From:               Jeff Arnold (jarnold@daemen.edu)

Subject:            Reminder for our next TAP meeting

Where:             Daemen College

                            Thomas Reynolds Center

When:             Monday– November 9, 2009

                                    4:30 PM – 7:00 PM

You are cordially invited to attend our next Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) meeting scheduled on November 9, 2009 (Monday) in the Thomas Reynolds Center. The meeting is scheduled from 4:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., and light snacks will be provided.

The agenda for our next meeting will be posted on our blog at least one week before our meeting. Please use our blog or e-mail me directly to suggest agenda items or to request additional information. To use our blog, please log in using the following information:

Url: http://blogger.daemen.edu/teacher_leadership

User Name: teacher

Password: XXXXX -(not given here – see mailing or summer notebook)

(Meeting dates for our future TAP and Steering Committee meetings are included on blog.)

At our last TAP meeting, registration approval was given to the project participants named below, for the following professional development opportunities:

• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)

            - Jennifer Molfese and Kathleen Murphy

• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)

            - Marian Munoz

• STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

            - Delores Anderson, Melanie Koch, and Catherine Sedota

Reimbursement will be provided for registration. Only travel expenses for the STANYS Conference, in Rochester will be reimbursed. Funding cannot be provided for substitutes, so please make sure you have administration permission before you register to attend any event. (Unless otherwise arranged, you are required to register and pay for each conference in advance, after you attend please submit your expenses for reimbursement.) 

Our next steering committee meeting is on October 21, 2009 from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. in the Reynolds Center. We will set the agenda for next TAP meeting. Thank you for your continued support.

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October 2nd, 2009

T/LQP Professional Development Program

Steering Committee meeting – Minutes: 9/30/2009 

Thomas Reynolds Center – Board Room / Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm

In Attendance: Delores Anderson, Jeff Arnold, Rod Doran, Connie Kudrna, Marion Munoz, Carol Mullen, Catherine Sodota, Jennifer Twist,

Greetings: Jeff Arnold welcomed and thanked the group for past contributions.

 Old Business: Connie moved to accept the minutes from our last meeting and Catherine second the motion.

The minutes for our June 2, 2009 meeting were accepted.

• The College is accredited through RATE until 2014

• Our project’s benchmarking is still outstanding.

• Original time log and journals – are kept by Jeff / Pay at the end of January and June

Time Log / Goals

• The members in attendance were asked to complete time logs at the end of the meeting. The rate of pay is $18.72 the same as summer work.

• Work on action teams cannot be authorized until goals are established by the chair of that action team. Each action team will need to have a chair, a mission and goals with clear outcomes identified before a budget and/or recourses can be allocated.

The dates and objectives of the TAP meeting were approved.                                

*October 6, 2009 (Tuesday)

* November 9, 2009 (Monday)

* January 14, 2010 (Thursday)

* March 18, 2010 (Monday)

• May 20, 2010 (Thursday)

The agenda for the TAP meeting was reviewed and approved -Notes

Delores Anderson agreed to talk about the opportunities available through STANYS and Connie agreed to do a 30 min. presentation on PBIS. The Steering Committee has the go ahead to make arrangements with Dennis Scheitinger as part of the classroom management collegial circle.

The dates of the summer were proposed and will be presented to the TAP group from feedback.

The dates and objectives of our Steering Committee meeting were approved.

Tentative Steering Committee dates (meeting times 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)

-       September 30, 2009

-       October 21, 2009

-       January 7, 2010

-       March 8, 2010

-       May 13, 2010

Jeff reviewed the action teams and the Collegial Circles and invited steering committee members to bring goals to our next TAP meeting. Jeff also asked action team chairs to consider giving permission to post the goals on-line as part of our project web site. The action teams and the Collegial Circles reviewed included;

• Action Teams Review

Data Strategies (Paid)

• Data & Instruction

• Equity / GESA

• Classroom Management

• Assessment

• Literature Circle

Standards Based Instruction (Paid)

• Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)

• Lesson Study

• Web Based LE’s- Develop a new course—Web based Learning Experiences:

• Learning Units Scheitinger

• Web Site Review

• Peer Review Video

• Community Outreach

• Collegial Circles (in-kind)

• Equity

• Technology

• Classroom Management

• Book Club / Study Group

Open Discussion was started at 6:00 pm and continued until 6:30 pm

The following topics were suggested for our Technology Collegial Circle:

The sessions will run from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm

Google Tools

Bloging /Ninging

Dreamweaver

Photoshop

MS Office

A sign-up sheet was provided for the following professional development opportunities

• Western Section STANYS Fall mini-conference (October 13, at ECC South)—Free

Time: 3:30 –6:30 pm

• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)

Time: Oct 23: 8:00 am- 5:00 p.m.  Oct 24: 8:00 am – 1:00 p.m.

• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (session)

Time: 5:00 – 8:30 (Awards Dinner – short talk)

• STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

Time: all day

• AMTNYS 59^th Annual Conference (November 12-14 in Buffalo)

Time: all day

Priority will be given to stakeholders who have register to present at a conference when they request to attend that conference. Stakeholders will be given special consideration if they make a commitment to present at an upcoming conference or at our summer workshop.

All requests for attending any of these professional development workshops given by stakeholders before or at the TAP meeting will be considered immediately following the October 6 meeting.

Jeff Arnold encouraged stakeholders to only sign up for the professional development that they are definitely willing to attend. Jeff stated that – Limited resources are available. Requesting funding for participating in these events doesn’t guarantee the funds will be provided. Resources will be allocated to active steering committee members and/or conference presenters first. Committing to make a presentation at a conference or our summer program may increase your likelihood of receiving funding. (Before requesting to attend any professional development please make sure you have the approval of your district.)

T/LQP Professional Development Program

Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) – Agenda: 10/6/2009

Thomas Reynolds Center – Conference Room

4:30 – 4:45         Registration (Update TAP Mailing list)

4:45 – 5:30   Welcome and Updates

                            • Approve a TAP meeting schedule                                                                                                          * October 6, 2009 (Tuesday)

   Tentative Schedule

* November 9, 2009 (Monday)

* January 14, 2010 (Thursday)

                                                            * March 18, 2010 (Monday)

* May 20, 2010 (Thursday)

• New Project web site:

http://www.daemen.edu/academics/centersinitiatives/TeacherLeadershipQualityPartnership/Pages/default.aspx

• Updates / Web Based Learning Experiences /Bios

•  Blog / Counter / Standards Project

• Final Report (08-09) due October 31, 2009

• New Project (09-10) Revised Budget submitted

• Goals / Action plan / Needs Assessment

• Supplies credit update

• Teaching to the Standards Class (327/518)

• Mini-Grant Update

• Equipment / Books Sign Out / Resources / Class Visits

• The Accreditation process (RATE) / our role

• Action Teams Review /Schedule

Data Strategies (Paid)

• Data & Instruction

• Equity / GESA

• Classroom Management

• Assessment

• Literature Circle

Standards Based Instruction (Paid)

•Teaching to the Standards (EDU 327)

• Lesson Study

• Web Based LE’s

• Learning Units

• Web Site Review

• Peer Review Video

• Community Outreach

• Collegial Circles (in-kind)

• Equity

• Technology

• Classroom Management

• Book Club / Study Group

• Professional Development opportunities

• Western Section STANYS Fall mini-conference (October 13, at ECC South)—Free

Time: 3:30 –6:30 pm

• Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference (October 23-24, in Niagara Falls)

Time: Oct 23: 8:00 am- 5:00 p.m.  Oct 24: 8:00 am – 1:00 p.m.

• Rick Lavoie – Co-sponsor with Parent Network (October 29, 2009 at the Millennium Hotel)

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (session)

Time: 5:00 – 8:30 (Awards Dinner – short talk )

• STANYS 114^th Annual Conference (October 31-November 3 in Rochester)

Time: all day

• AMTNYS 59^th Annual Conference (November 12-14 in Buffalo)

Time: all day

Limited resources are available. Requesting funding for participating in these events doesn’t guarantee the funds will be provided. Resources will be allocated to active steering committee members and/or conference presenters first. Committing to make a presentation at a conference or our summer program may increase your likelihood of receiving funding. (Before requesting to attend any professional development please make sure you have the approval of your district.)

• Proposed dates and format for summer program

Assessment Workshop (June 28-July 2)

Learning Community TLQP Stand (July 5-9, 12-16)

Cooperating Teacher /New Teacher Stand (July 19-23)

6:00 – 6:30         Classroom Management (Connie Kudrna’s)

                           PBIS updates for BPS

6:30 – 6:45  Set Agenda for our next meeting

6:45 – 7:00         Evaluation / Feedback

Reading Circle Resources: TBA

A $35 supplies credit will be recorded for each TAP member attending the meeting. Only teachers/administrators currently teaching in a Buffalo School are eligible to redeem the credits. To redeem credits you must attend our summer project and complete the Goal/Action plan/ Needs Assessment package. The terms and conditions of supplies credit are subject to change after review by our steering committee.

Support for the development and production of this material was provided by a grant under the New York State Higher Education Teacher / Leadership Quality Partnership program administered by the New York State Education Department

Note:

Approved Steering Committee meeting dates (meeting times 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)

-       September 30, 2009

-       October 21, 2009

-       January 7, 2010

-       March 8, 2010

-       May 13, 2010

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September 10th, 2009

Hi,

This is Dennis Scheitinger.  I am available this year through the grant to assist you in your classroom.  If you are interested please contact Jeff Arnold and we can develop a date.

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August 12th, 2009

First, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the members of the TLQP, Daemen College, Dr. Doran,  NYS Education Department Grants, and Jeffrey Arnold for being such supportive and enriching professional educators I have worked with for the passed 10 years. I can feel and see in each one of you a true desire to do what you can to the best of your abilities to help and educate children.  The mission of the TLQP is in your hearts and I pray that our blessings will be shared in a mighty way in the near future to help the schools in Buffalo, NY.

The TLQP has made outstanding growth and is taking its rightful place in the revised educational programs of teaching teachers to network and instruct children. There are many dimensions to explore as this program starts to connect with the Buffalo Public and Parochial Schools to find the numerous links and assistance it can offer.  This program is the sign of “Hope” of new innovative blood that will revive the dying and overused systems that are not really meeting the needs of our children.

I am grateful to be part of it.  There is so much more work to be done to design it to be a thoroughly strong educational support system. The foundation is now in place.

I am very interested in working with Vivian Newman’s LE in my school.  She is a counselor at W. Hertel School in Buffalo. Her LE, I believe has the makings of a revised Social Studies program to help the lower elementary children cope in socialization; taking the socialization components out of the early years are a drastic mistake.  I predict that the ideas that Vivian are working on will be used very soon in the classroom.

The need of  change is so dear in the educational programs in our schools and I am condifent that the TLQP has some of the answers.

GLY,

Marilyn Foote-Kragbe

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July 30th, 2009

 I am wrapping up our summer program, and wanted to thank everyone for another great summer.

Kathleen contacted me to let me know that her parents are not  feeling well -she asked for our community’s support by keeping her parents in our thoughts.

Please have a relaxing August and I am looking forward to starting our new project. Jeff

Jeff

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