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2013 Meeting agendas and notes: First meeting: January 17, 2013

Agenda for 1/17/13: 1. Revisit the work the committee has done so far. 2. Refresh our understanding of the Shorecrest 5 year plan and what the 4 C's of 21st century learning are: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration,communication. Also, review 21st century skills that go beyond the 4 C's. 3. Reminders that the reading and the social emotional committees will overlap with our committee in some ways 4. Possibilites: 5. Steps to help us lead our school 5. What do we do next:
 * Research and Recommend a Teacher summer reading selection that highlights best practices
 * Lead a pre-school workshop on what the goal of our committee is and what 21st century learning will look like at Shorecrest- We could explain the vision of our committee and get the faculty input in to what they think will be important skills for Shorecrest to prioritize.
 * Research and Recommend professional development opportunities that would improve teaching
 * Committee could go visit a project based learning site or attend upcoming conferences in local area on teaching techniques in reading, social studies, etc
 * Other ideas
 * 1) Adopt our vision of 21st Century Learning (What knowledge and skills students will need when they graduate from Shorecrest)
 * 2) Create a community concensus
 * 3) Align our school's system to our community vision
 * 4) Build professional capacity in teachers to meet this vision
 * 5) Focus our school's curriculum and assessment to our shared vision
 * 6) Support our teachers with professional development and coaching
 * 7) Improve and innovate
 * next meeting
 * assignments
 * recommendations
 * wrap up

Meeting minutes 1/17/13: open up the committee to other members 1.recommendation to Mike books recommendation for summer reading : Why School?, Teach like a Champion, Deeper Reading, Lead meeting in fall a) lead with what we are already doing that is aligned with 21st century b) touch base with other committees as to what professional development c)Have a meeting with all the committees and how they are all related to 21st Century D) money for conferences could we go E) meeting with all committees together and look at their commitee through a 21st century lens f) What about March 8 come to consensus as to what our the skills and knowledge students will need when they graduate from Shorecrest Homework g) Dawn Weinman award