12-14-09+Team+Building4

PURPOSE:
 * building my comfort level with being a part of a community like this
 * social networking skills
 * professional growth
 * shift thinking about education/delivery
 * integrating media literacies into classrooms - teachers NEED a comfort level with this!


 * COLLABORATION:**
 * collaboration definitely valued
 * (our team) use team page online more
 * commiting to a presence in NING - difficult to fit in time - there is so much on NING that is valuable, but so much to sort through!


 * CONTENT:**
 * personal projects others are completing in their classrooms - what does this look like?
 * more about learning process than tools
 * following schools that are early adopters of this shift in education (Napster School) - schools that have thrown out what was and adopted what needs to be
 * information about other schools that are moving forward successfully (private schools? - Phillips Exeter - what are they doing?)
 * how to integrate the standards and the technology in a quality learning environment (especially at an elementary level)
 * **What are Universities doing to incorporate these 21st Century skills into their Teacher Preparation programs?**


 * TEACHING PRESENCE:**
 * We should be responsible.