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=Massachusetts New Literacies Institute Content Development Team.=

MNLI13

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Three primary brain networks (recognition, strategic, and affective) all line up nicely to each of our cornerstones.

If each team takes one network to integrate into their content, then we can incorporate UDL in a unified or consistent approach.

What do you all think? - Polly

I think that's a great idea. I think we need to be more explicit about how some of these tools will support learners and how they will specifically support certain learners. I also think if we have specific outcomes/objectives for each of the session then the participants may be able to link together the DTT sessions and the Digging Deeper sessions.

Recap of MAY 25th, Conference Call [] Greg Polly Beth Mary Jared Jim Greg Polly Beth Mary Jared The responsibilities are outlined on the slide. The idea is to plan and deliver a two hour session that will rotate three times with two or three other people. The content focus is outlined on the next slide. We will also be responsible for delivering a lesson on digital tools and texts in a 45 minute timeframe. Create content for your session and post to the Wiki for review. There will be a number of activities throughout each day, and we will be asked to volunteer. We can look at the schedule link, and we can add our names in beside those short activities. Oversee a group of teacher leaders. Consider these folks your assistants throughout the week. Most importantly, bring and experience joy to and during this event. Reframed from last year around content. Suggestion: Please plan for a pre-reading activity for participants. This selections should be content driven. As the slide details, provide examples that are grade specific, note the outcomes, and how to assess. We really want to connect our examples to the New Massachusetts Frameworks. We will do these sessions also back to back, two times. These sessions are 45 minutes long, so possibly utilize 15/15/15 minute cycles. Suggestion is to show how the tool works, how you can use the tool to alter curricular delivery, how to use the tools for assessing. Review samples from last year through the link on this slide. This is our schedule. Our last conference call will be determined after we meet a few times. We made need to schedule more or less depending on how development is going. This link give us the breakdown of the week. The team should review and think about planning accordingly, and signing up for event as listed on the schedule.
 * Please refer back to the slides** here:
 * INTRODUCTION:**
 * What did we like about the first institute:**
 * Enjoyed the collaborative nature of the projects
 * Also enjoyed the collaborative nature of working together on projects
 * Working together was really valuable time spent
 * Liked walking away with a project and feeling confident about working with a digital tool
 * Keynotes were great
 * Seconded Mary
 * Enjoyed the collaborative nature and working with others, group work, sharing ideas in all the sessions
 * Bringing in the tools was presented a new way of looking at the lessons
 * Keynotes were great, and getting to meet them face to face was awesome.
 * Noting the amount of growth over the week.
 * Gallery walk
 * What would we change:**
 * Would like to see Design Studio moved to the afternoon
 * Would also like to see Design Studio moved to the afternoon
 * Design the institute to stress content
 * Have the tools drive the content
 * Would like to have teachers bring unit they want to build upon)
 * Make the institute more content driven.
 * She felt overwhelmed by the amount of information to learn
 * Seconds Mary again
 * It was overwhelming and the expectations of the teachers wasn’t really clear or articulated firmly
 * The amount of information was vast
 * people could only get proficient in a few things
 * RESPONSIBILITIES:**
 * DIGGING DEEPER SESSIONS:**
 * DIGITAL TEXTS AND TOOLS:**
 * WIKI**
 * Our link to the Wiki planning page.
 * This is for our content storage.
 * Please remember that Ian is on board as a consult for us, think of him as our own personal tutor, willing to review our content/curriculum
 * PLANNING/TIMELINE**
 * SCHEDULE**