Meeting+Minutes

=**ISTE International Committee Meeting**=

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: Minutes from the face-to-face meeting at NECC 2009:

Recording of the June 30, 2009 meeting [|View the Elluminate //Live!// recording]


 * Monday, October 13, 2008 Minutes [[file:International Committee Meeting Minutes 10-13-08.doc]]

Action Items:** Need to set up a sub-committee meeting to plan the iNETS event. Need to follow up with Membership and Ed Leadership to identify possible give-aways for Ambassadors. Need to schedule next committee meeting.
 * Oct 31: ** Deadline for preliminary title and short description for International Panel and iNETS session.
 * Mid-Feb ** : Deadline for final proposal submission before making public.

Monday December 3, 2007
Present: Camilla, Julie, Carolyn, Terra, Ralph, Lynn, Chris, Joe [|View the Elluminate //Live!// recording]

Action Points:
 * International Reception at NECC**:
 * Sunday 3.30-5.00
 * Global Gallery to be on after general reception
 * International Committee Meeting:**
 * Currently 11-2 Sunday....but clashes on this day
 * Suggestion to move it to Monday or Tuesday as a breakfast meeting 6.30-9.30
 * Panel Discussion at NECC:**
 * Joe, Ralph, Julie with help from Camilla and Lynn to develop a panel, title and agenda
 * Deadline for this early february
 * Current panel time at NECC Tuesday 11-12
 * Ambassador program**:
 * International slideshow developed (to be uploaded to this wiki) for use as a whole or in parts by international committee memebrs and other ambassadors for sharing information about ISTE
 * Need to look into showcasing a current successful affliate
 * Need to show what ISTE can do re integration success with NETS.S as well as just talking about the society

Proposed agenda for May 2, 2007 meeting:
1. Membership/International Committee meeting at NECC 2. Membership categories 3. ISTE Ambassadors program 4. NECC Events 5. Other- Survey (Lynn Nolan)

Membership/International Committee meeting at NECC. Please feel free to add thoughts and ideas as well as items for discussion.

From Julie: Can we have more detail about these agenda items before the meeting? See notes below Also, if technical issues prevent me from joining the meeting again I have put some points under 'other'.

1. Membership categories This has been discussed before: What is the main focus of the discussion this week? Have any decisions been made by ISTE? Is there anything in particular we are being asked for input about? Camilla: This issue was brought up at the meeting at NECC in San Diego. The Membership Committee would like to collaborate with the International Committee in developing the membership categories to address the needs of the global community. This will be discussed at the joint committee meeting at NECC. We are discussing this issue in preparation for the joint committee meeting at NECC.

2. ISTE Ambassadors program What are the main points about this? Has it been established already? Once again, what type of input is expected from the International Committee? Camilla: This issue was brought up at the meeting at NECC in San Diego. The Membership Committee would like to collaborate with the International Committee in developing this concept. This will be discussed at the joint meeting at NECC. We are discussing what this program might look like for the international community in preparation for the joint committee meeting at NECC.

3. NECC Events Can we have a list of NECC International events etc so we can get a clear picture from this wiki page before the meeting this week? Camilla: It is up under the NECC Schedule heading

4. Other > Camilla; iNETS was discussed in depth at the last committee meeting with Lynn Nolan who is leading the event with the International Committee as facilitators. iNETS will invite international participants at NECC to have input into the NETS review process. The event will Details for schedule is under the NECC Schedule heading
 * iNETS: Please report on status. We were invited via email to participate at NECC.
 * International Reception: Format Camilla: International Reception is a social gathering.
 * Possible sponsorship/recognition of the Coming of Age book release...perhaps at the International Reception? (I know I keep bringing this up Camilla but it was discussed earlier in the year and I have not heard what the outcome has been. As I have said before this is an ideal situation for the International Committee to recognise and support a truly international collaboration at NECC. This idea has been presented to the NECC conference team. The recommendation was that it be a bird of a feather event. There is not budget for another reception, but the gathering of the authors and the celebration would be a wonderful way of recognizing global collaboration. Julie, would you like to propose the Bird of a Feather event?

Sunday, June 24, 2007 at NECC
Present: Camilla, Betsy, Joe, Julie, Ralph, Carolyn Not Present: Lynn, Joyce, Chris


 * Membership of the Committee:** Everyone introduced themselves and discussed terms and membership on the committee (2-year appointments). Suki was re-invited and accepted, 2 or 3 others were invited, but have not responded yet.


 * How to Meet/How Often to Meet:** Joe suggested we make better use of the wiki for pre-meeting agenda and asynchronous discussions. Julie described a NING as a private blog space to share resources and includes an RSS feed to indicate when something new has been posted. Everyone needs to subscribe to the RSS feed. Julie will create a NING for the committee to work with for about 30 days.

Camilla reported that lots of work was getting done through phone calls. Everyone agreed to use Skype. Our Skype addresses are:

joe.codde julielindsay camillagagliolo lynn.nolan nereus1 (Ralph) csykora tammy.earle

We decided to meet every 2 months with extra meetings in between, if needed. Julie is moving to Qatar in August, so the times for calls across time zones (before daylight savings time changes) are:

7 am Eugene 10 am New York 5 pm Doha/Tel Aviv 11:30 pm Adelaide

Joe travels will take him to Algeria, Lebanon, and Jordon. His participation time will depend on where he is.

Next meeting days proposed: August 27 or August 20.


 * International Memberships:** Camilla reported that Chris Jager has brought the issues of international memberships to the Membership Committee and helped to separate publications from memberships, as a precursor to moving our issues forward. A standard membership is too expensive for many people outside the US. We discussed:


 * Online memberships: Would be a lower price, receive online publications, and be able to join SIGs (need to make it easier for non-US folks to join and participate).


 * Student/Retiree memberships:


 * New Educator memberships:


 * Institutional Memberships: For schools, districts, countries (ie Algeria), Library, Affiliate or University. Different costs for each level. Some materials would be online, hard copy for libraries, and/or on-demand publishing.

//Discussion:// Joe said that some countries do not respect copyright; limited numbers of research materials that have relevance to what they are doing; suggested that big foundations may want to fund relevant research. Ralph suggested that we look where other organizations can become Affiliates so benefits flow from Affiliates to individuals.; that teachers in many countries have no time or funding for professional development. Bob McLaughlin joined in the discussion from the Digital Equity Committee and suggested that someone from ISTE present at the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) conference which takes place the 3rd week in January; ISTE should contact Andrew Kerr in Guam who head the Pacific Regional Technology Consortium that covers the US territories and the Pacific Rim; ISTE should contact the NCIS Committee--Steve Duggan, John Miken, Pat Darcy, Chad Ferry. Julie suggested that every International School should become institutional members and that the International Baccalaureate could become an ISTE Affiliate. Betsy said the iEARN has a huge South American membership and that ISTE could invite them to NECC, but they would likely need scholarships. iEARN held a conference in Egypt. Ralph presented data about international membership and noted that the vast numbers were from Canada and Australia.

Members of the Membership Committee joined us for this discussion. Helen Padgett suggested that we reach out to non-traditional organizations, not just technology staff people.

Attached is the powerpoint with the main points discussed at the joint committee meeting. Institutional Membership School District Country Library Affiliate University

Membership Categories School Membership 5-10 copies of L&L in Library and around school Access online by every teacher in the school

Library membership/ school membershi Copy of L&L for the school/library Online access to resources?

Country membership Algeria Online only Technology resources for all teachers in the country French or Arabic Intel translates all their documents- joint project? Lebanon-Intel is provided the Teach to the Future Project to all teachers in Lebanon Arabic translations Jordan United Arab Emirates -Limited research available that relates to the region

Affiliates Setting goals to grow affiliate membership Create partnership with international organizations as affiliates

Recommendations Track the renewal rate by international participants. Research agenda NECC non-US attendees.

Wednesday, May 2 2007
Present: Camilla, Ralph, Lynn, Carolyn Not Present: Julie, Joyce, Joe, Betsy, Clotilde, Jun-ichi

Lynn requested to send a survey to the Committee and people on the International List Serve re PDS online content. She wants to find out about interest from the global community for ISTE Professional Development including, content, type of delivery, and what people would be willing to pay. She will send something to the Committee soon.
 * Online survey request**


 * NECC 2007 Events** (See NECC Schedule in navigation bar for more details)

INTERNATIONAL RECEPTION Agenda will include: Ralph and Camilla welcoming everyone Sponsor Oracle Education Foundation Don making remarks about ISTE international initiatives Recognition by country (flags)

INTERNATIONAL & MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING Sunday, June 24 from 11 am to 2:15 pm in Omni Oak Room The Membership Committee will join us at 1pm for lunch.

We will discuss **membership categories** (ie schools, institutional membership) and the **Ambassadors Program**. Camilla described the opportunity to identify Ambassadors to share ISTE toolkits globally at conferences and within school districts. Toolkits include an Advocacy Toolkit, a NETS Refresh Toolkit, etc. What other elements would be valuable to make an Ambassadors Program successful?

Who? Camilla thought it made sense for Ralph, Julie, Chris, and others who have knowledge of ISTE and participated with ISTE to serve in this role. they have a vested interested in ISTE and know of the resources that are available. We would consider access to training to bring iNETS, books, the Advocacy kit overseas with some training. Lynn suggested a possible How to Become an Affiliate Toolkit.

What steps do we need to take to make this happen? Ralph suggested that we get input from Chris, Joe, and others to identify what they think is feasible in the countries they travel to. What can ISTE provide? What do local people want and will use?

Camilla suggested we revive the International List Serve and use this to help identify what the real needs are. We will also use this list serve to inform international participants about NECC events. After NECC, Camilla will use the list serve to welcome new people who attended NECC. A suggestion for next year's registration database: include "global" as part of the pull-down menu for audience description as a way to call out international events. This year, we got a logo included in the Final Program.

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Ralph, Joe, Betsy, and Camilla will participate in Monday's Summit. A full day invite-only follow up event is on Thursday. Can anyone attend? //I cannot - I have an all day CSIT Institute - Betsy//

iNETS Forum Joe, Ralph, and Betsy will serve as facilitators. Carolyn will adapt the NETS Refresh Toolkit for this event and send materials for review to the Committee.

We have scheduled an **iNETS Prep meeting**: Friday, May 25 at 7 pm EST (8:30 am Saturday morning Australia time) Carolyn will send out a reminder.

Thursday, April 12, 2007
Present; Camilla, Lynn, Ralph, Chris, Carolyn Not Present: Julie, Joyce, Joe, Betsy, Clotilde, Jun-ichi

We are convening an iNETS Forum to gather feedback on the NETS for Students standards on Tuesday, June 26 from 2 to 4 pm. We will provide participants with an overview of the NETS; describe where we are today and where we are headed; describe the process; and share what has happened globally. We will ask: How have others used the NETS? What are the needs? What are the needs that are pervasive across countries? How can we move forward? What are things YOU (the participants) will do?
 * iNETS Forum at NECC**

The Forum will include time to work through the revised NETS*S standards and encourage discussion between participants.

To promote the iNETS Forum, we will put together a list of all the international events and send to the international list serv (if still viable), add to the web site, provide a handout at the reception, and include in an email blast to all international registrants. (We will also promote the NETS*T Forum in the same way).

Committee members will provide introductions and welcome and serve as table facilitators. Ralph will share the ICT standards, modeling for others how they can use the NETS as a resource.

We will meet on Sunday, June 24 from 11 am to 2:15 pm at the Omni Hotel in the Oak Room. The Membership Committee will join us for lunch at 1pm and continue working with us through 2:15 pm.
 * International & Membership Committee Meeting at NECC**

Ralph suggested that we get on the agenda for the Affiliates meeting to discuss ways for non-US groups to "buddy up with" US groups, similar to what the Australia Affiliate is doing with Kathy Hayden's Affiliate. We should invite an Affiliate member rep to our meeting.

Membership Issues: We plan to use the wiki to identify the international membership issues. We can review data from an April 2006 survey and extract information on the length of membership, churn, etc. and other issues that will inform our discussion. We hope to clarify a profile of an international member.

We have spaces to fill on this, which provides an opportunity for southern hemisphere folks to participate. Camilla will check in with Anita.
 * Global Gallery at NECC**

NEXT MEETING: Thursday, May 3. Will send reminder and times soon.

**February 15, 2007**
Present: Camilla, Betsy, Ralph, Joe, Chris, Lynn, Carolyn Not Present: Julie, Joyce, Clotilde, Jun-ichi Camilla welcomed everyone to the first meeting of 2007 and everyone introduced themselves, including new members, Lynn Nolan, ISTE Senior Director of Education Leadership/NECC Workshop Chair and ISTE Project Manager/staff liaison to the committee, Carolyn Sykora.
 * Welcome**

We discussed Skype and Yahoo Beta for affordable and convenient communication for meeting and Go to Meeting and Writely for synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Editors note: Everyone could download Skype software and try it out for themselves. We’ll need to make sure that connections from Bangladesh, UAE, and Costa Rica work for committee members there.
 * Meeting Times and Systems**

• Betsy will bring information about Yahoo Beta to the committee via email before the next committee meeting • Carolyn will bring Go to Meeting to the committee via email before the next meeting (Camilla has used this and may be able to work with Carolyn to train us to use it). Go to Meeting allows us to use power point online for everyone to see and creates a link to recorded sessions for people unable to attend the meeting. • Lynn will bring Writely information to the committee via email before the next meeting. Writely is a web-based document storage utility.
 * //Action Items//**

We decided to alternate meeting times to accommodate different time zones around the world. Our next meeting will be either Thursday, March 29 (1st choice) or Thursday, March 22. Our third meeting of 2007 will be on or around Thursday, May 3. We will meet in person at NECC on Sunday, June 24 for 2 to 3 hours in the late morning.

//**Action Items**//

• Carolyn will send a message to the committee to identify the March and May meetings and will send a series of time choices that will accommodate alternating time zones. • Carolyn will make arrangements for meeting at NECC on Sunday, June 24 that takes us through lunch.


 * NECC**

Camilla reported that the NECC program will have an international tag logo that indicates the focus, theme, or speaker is international.

Because of low participation last year and only a few recommendations, we will not have a featured international speaker this year. Betsy had recommended Julie, but Julie will already be on a panel.

Betsy said that many internationally renowned speakers are looking to give more formal presentations and Ralph said that the NECC schedule conflicts with southern hemisphere school schedule.

Camilla reported that we will host a Birds of a Feather around the Web 2.0 published by Terry Freedman. We will have a real meeting place with authors of the book, which is in its 2nd edition.


 * International Lounge**

Camilla reported that we have done the International Lounge for 3 years. It has not been as well attended as we would like. It is staffed with committee members and NECC volunteers.

Joe thought that last year’s problem was signage. He also commented that while it was sparsely attended it was high value and a good place to network.

Betsy suggested that maybe the SIG Global groups could make use of the space for their meeting/s or we could have a discussion focus at specified times.

Action Item

• Camilla will check to see that the Birds of a Feather does not conflict with SIGTel Global meeting time • Lynn and Camilla will talk about coordinating SIG Global events and the International Lounge


 * iNETS**

Camilla reported that she, Lynn, and Don met about the possibility of having an event right before the International Reception on Sunday focused on the NETS*S and how we can get input from the international community on the standards. Lynn reported that we haven’t heard back from facilitators yet.

International Attendance

Joe commented that he is in favor of getting more international people to the conference. However, his experience is that many people do not know about ISTE. Lynn offered to provide ISTE materials that he could use when he meets with educators and leadership in other countries.

Ralph reported that this year ThinkQuest meets in Atlanta the three days before NECC. Last year, ThinkQuest had 40 countries represented at its meeting. We brainstormed ways to make the connection to these folks either 1) extend their stay to attend NECC or 2) have someone from ISTE go to their meeting and give a brief presentation. The ThinkQuest meeting likely ends around 2 pm on Saturday.

A//**ction Items**//

• Camilla will work with Lynn to contact NECC organizers about 1) seeing if there is any way to hold a block of rooms to the last minute to accommodate the international ThinkQuest visitors and 2) see if there is any way for international visitors to get the early-bird registration rate up to the conference date. • Camilla will work with Carolyn to invite ThinkQuest visitors to the NECC and the International Reception.

Camilla reported that we will have the Global Gallery again.

International Membership

Camilla described a group decision at last years’ meeting at NECC to not focus on individual international memberships. It was recommended that the Membership Committee look at individual membership with a lower price and possibly an online membership.

Resources in other languages: Camilla said that there isn’t a workable solution yet. Lynn described some of the books and materials that are already translated and that some corporate partners have offered some translation services for web site and materials. Lynn mentioned Intel’s offer.

Ralph described some of the issues facing international members: 1) sometimes postal addresses are very different from actual address for hard copy mailings; 2) improving the services for international individual members; 3) school years in the southern and northern hemispheres don’t align, making the time and money available for participants to come to NECC much more difficult; 4) looking for what would attract these memberships? And 5) what the relationship is between international Affiliate groups and individual members.


 * Discussion of international Affiliate Members**

Camilla said we have large groups of individual members in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada who have become members by being part of the Affiliate Group (dual membership).

Ralph said that the Affiliate members are unaware of what they can do as an Affiliate (ie report articles, etc). He said that the meeting in Australia raised the profile of ISTE among members there. The Australian Affiliates were paired with the US Affiliate members to share topics of interest in operating affiliates and other educational topics.

Discussion about certain number of members for an institutional price: Having materials for librarians, principals, etc, or other materials that are shareable (online) may convince Ministries to support to cost of active teachers.

//**Action Items**//

• Ralph will try to collect what is happening with the collaborations between Australian and US Affiliates and share this information at the NECC meeting. • Camilla will recommend to the Membership Committee to get a larger group of educators familiar with ISTE materials • Joe will ask educators in Algeria and Beirut about the value of ISTE materials and the best way to access then and will email specific comments to the committee. • Lynn will ask Jessica Medaille about feedback from the surveys to the international folks to help strengthen proposals to Ministries. • Camilla will forward minutes of this message to Jessica and Helen.

Update of ISTE’s International Work

Lynn reported about ISTE’s work in Malaysia to develop standards. We presented standards development process in several countries, reviewed curriculum, helped them get an objective view of how it relates to their other projects and around the world. Lynn will be traveling to Malaysia in March to meet with the Ministry and facilitate its own sets of standards. Saudi Arabia will join the process, too.

Lynn has been working with the Ministry in Singapore and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). Singapore is sending a delegation to the US in March to visit schools. Lynn is using Writely to build a possible event in Singapore in March 2008 for leaders of the APAC region to address leadership innovation.

There are two events scheduled at NECC:

Singapore’s Schools of the Future session Panel of international guests to discuss developing the Singapore Summit in 2008 We will need the Committee’s participation.