Six word summary: “Oh my gosh—FAST AND FURIOUS!’

This has been a wonderful week! I hope that the passion that all of the facilitators have for both this technology and this training are coming through to all of our participants. This is the hardest week of the year for me, but the most rewarding personally.

I invite you to continue to learn with me. I am on twitter at www.twitter.com/vc_rox for my videoconferencing information. I blog at www.vcrox.com. Join the conversation! We love to partner with others on projects and collaborations.

1. What did you learn about curriculum videoconferencing?
2. How did you grow or change any of your personal perceptions this week?
3. What will you tell others about this training?
4. Anything else?

Thank you all for coming this week!! I look forward to seeing you throughout the school year. Please feel free to contact me anytime with your video conferencing needs – I am at your service and on your side. Also, your Technology Site Coordinators in your feeder pattern are available.

What did you learn about curriculum videoconferencing?

What will you tell others about this training?

Please feel free to share any other comments, thoughts. Thank you again for attending. I will see you all on Sept 1st for our final training. – Ashton

1.  How will you share what you have learned about videoconferencing with other teachers?  What would you tell them about it?

2.  What have you noticed about the interactions between facilitators, fellow teachers, small group partners?

3.  How did you learn about curriculum based videoconferencing?

4.  What was the best part of your week?

This has been a fun filled and thought provoking week. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about your experience.

• What did you learn about curriculum videoconferencing?
• How did you grow or change any of your personal perceptions this week?
• What will you tell others about this training?
• What are your next steps?
• Any other thoughts?

We are on the home stretch now!  I have really enjoyed working with all of you. My hope is that you will take what you’ve learned and apply in your classroom next year.  I will be looking at your VC wish list over the weekend.  I’m so excited that you have already picked out some collaborative projects and programs for  next year.

For today, I want you to consider the following questions:

1.  How will you share what you have learned about videoconferencing with other teachers?  What would you tell them about it?

2.  What have you noticed about the interactions between facilitators, fellow teachers, small group partners?

3.  How did you learn about curriculum based videoconferencing?

4.  What was the best part of your week?

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you soon.

Glenda

What did you learn about curriculum videoconferening?

How did you grow or change any of your personal pereceptions this week?

What will you tell others about this training?

I sure hope that you are all thinking “BEGINNING!!!” and can put a plan in place to make that a reality.  In reading your responses from the day four blog entry, I am pleased to see so many people mention sharing with others and making a plan.  This is the first step in setting yourself up for success after today.  By sharing with others you not only continue to grow and refine your own understanding, but you also increase your support group beyond the people just in this workshop.  In my opinion, when making a plan you need to move beyond just thinking and talking about it.  More often than not, that just leads to poor execution because as time goes on and more and more things are pressed on your mind you tend to forget what you once thought was extremely important.  A good plan needs to be something that you record somewhere that includes some specific items and proposed timelines.  That way you can revisit it and readjust it without dropping it in a moment where you become overwhelmed with other things.  We will work on setting up a plan today that you can use to get some of your thoughts on paper.  I will also hold onto a copy and plan to check in with you periodically to see how you are doing and if we need to readjust anything.  This will not only be a challenge for you, but for me as well as I too will be going back to the “real world” on Monday.  As I mentioned yesterday, please count me as a member of your support group.  Don’t wait for me to reach out to you either.  If you need anything, you know how to find me.

Please consider the following questions and respond below:

What did you learn about curriculum videoconferencing?

How did you grow or change any of your personal perceptions this week?

What will you tell others about this workshop?

Is there anything else you would like to share?

It is hard to believe that it is Friday and our last day. Although we have been together for only five days it feels like we have been working together for a month and a 1/2 (in a good way…lol). I am so impressed with the growth of our group this week. You have all done a great job and I look forward to seeing you online and hearing about your successful connections and projects.

During the school year and beyond please dial into our office at 208.108.92.150 to say hello and check in. We encourage everyone regardless of your consortium or region to keep in contact. Paul H

Please take a moment to share with us some final thoughts of the week.

• What did you learn about curriculum videoconferencing?
• How did you grow or change any of your personal perceptions this week?
• What will you tell others about this training?
• Anything else??

Day 4 of JAZZ has been a little emotional for me.  I have heard Don three summers now as part of the ASK presentation, but I still try to hold the tears back when I hear his experiences and his passion.  Good thing we had Singing with Shane to lighten things up a bit in the afternoon.

We have shared and discussed a lot of different technologies and resources this week.  Please share what the highlights were for you.  How will you share what you learned this week with others?

Me?  Collaboration.   I enjoy helping teachers connect with other teachers in new and unique ways.  I’m glad that Andy and I had the opportunity to share videoconferencing and other communication tools with you, and I appreciate what I learned from you.  Sharing is caring…or is it caring is sharing…or both.

Best of luck to you all.

As the week comes to an end I am reflecting back to Monday morning which seems like ages ago and how the teachers seemed not sure what they are getting into.  Now after a four days they probably still are not sure what they got into but know that it was great time and they have some great new resources and tools for the coming school year.  I have the best bunch of ladies that have really been positive throughout the technical problems and the blocked websites and I have to give them praise.  I hope everyone’s week has been as good as mine and I look forward to tomorrows final presentations and our last day together.

Was the workshop what you expected?

Do you any suggestions for next year?

What would you like to hear more about in regards to videoconferencing?

Katrina CCESC