SIGCT_Exec_Bd_Mar2009_Agenda

**Agenda for SIGCT Executive Committee one-hour conference call**
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 * Monday, March 2, 2009 at 4:30pm EST / 3:30pm CST / 2:30pm MST / 1:30pm PST**

**Cliff Notes version of this detailed agenda:**

 * Introductions
 * Comments on SIGCouncil Feb 2009 report on SIGCT activities + discussion of committees and voluteers (current committee list)
 * Publications Committee: JCT
 * NECC 2009: Breakfast Forum; Other activities at NECC; NECC Review Committee responsibilities, SIG Leadership Workshop
 * NECC 2010: Trivial Compute
 * Collaborations: NCWIT, others
 * Nominations Committee: plan for filling Elementary Rep position after NECC
 * NETS-A SIGCT Board statement ([[file:Teaching About Computing - SIGCT NETS-A Commentary-jk.doc|position statement]] - for an external policy committee that could be formed?
 * NCATE-CS involvement - for a policy committee that could be formed?
 * Bylaws Committee: SIGCT Mission clarification and by-laws changes
 * Webinars / Professional Development
 * SIGCT Officer Responsibilities and Succession Plan - for an internal policy committee that could be formed?
 * SIGCT Newsletter - part of publications committee?
 * Others
 * Actions
 * Next Meeting (mid-May)

**Now, the Details**

 * Introductions** (2 min)


 * [[file:SIGCT Activities-Feb2009-sigcouncil-mtg.doc|Quarterly Report of SIGCT activities to SIGCouncil]]- comments, corrections, additions?** (3 min)
 * discussion of increased volunteer involvement and leadership development through committees


 * Pulbications Committee: Journal for Computing Teachers (JCT) - John** (2 min)
 * Report on completed issues and upcoming issues in preparation, status with ISTE, marketing JCT, encouraging writers


 * NECC 2009 items** (8 min)
 * - Breakfast Forum at NECC 2009**
 * We have our two speakers: Jeannette Wing from NSF on Computational Thinking and Mark Ciampa, author/lecturer on Internet Security
 * Needs: decide on room and food when ISTE provides details, market to SIGCT members, create final agenda sheet, create evaluation form, determine greeters, afterwards, summarize evaluations
 * Propose to NCWIT that their Gotta Have IT update be announced at this Forum (see later item)
 * - During NECC 2009**
 * Vounteers from the SIGCT Board to attend the SIGCT Top 20 picks (or should these be picked by the NECC Review Committee)
 * announcing themselves, SIGCT and the speaker(s)
 * evaluating these sessions
 * encouraging the speaker(s) to consider writing an article for JCTdadad
 * extending this effort to include more of the 80 sessions on our sessions of interest to SIGCT member
 * - NECC Review Committee - Philip**
 * Should soliciting potential SIGCT-oriented speakers for the next NECC conference prior to the September proposal time be a charge of this committee?
 * Are there any suggestions for the NECC Program Committee or for the makeup of this committee?
 * - SIGCouncil Leadership Workshop, Saturday, June 27, 2009**
 * This will be similar to last year's event where a number of the elected board members were involved. Three main topics will be Leadership, Professional Development for members, Communications with members. There will also be sufficient time for communication among officers of each SIG. There will be much small group work. plus networking with other SIGs on possible joint activities (in our case, that might be with SIGGS (Games and Simulation), SIGAdmin, SIGTE, SIGTC, perhaps one or two others)
 * If you're planning (or can plan) to be in DC on that day, please consider coming. Please let me know soon. They officially have a limit of 4 per SIG, but last year I believe we had 5, so as many continuing Board members should be able to come.
 * For NECC, the Pres gets up to $1000 (one day hotel, two if attending Sat workshop, travel, one day meals); two additional elected board members get up to $450 ea for two hotel days each only.


 * NECC 2010** (2 min)
 * Trivial Compute game proposed by Jeff - need small group of non-board volunteers led by at least one SIGCT Board member to plan and execute this idea for next year.
 * Should we advertise this as a committee related to NECC 2010?


 * Collaborations** (5 min)
 * NCWIT (National Center for Women and Information Technology)
 * NCWIT is revising/updating their Gotta Have IT resource kit which debuted at NECC 2007.
 * SIGCT would propose that this kit be formally unveiled at the SIGCT Breakfast by NCWIT representatives
 * Members of this Collaboration Group would promote this kit (along with NCWIT and SIGCT) by attending the many sessions identified by SIGCT which are of interest to individuals who teach and learn about computing.
 * SIGCT will place a link to the website for this kit on the SIGCT Wiki in their resources section, mention it in their newsletter and entertain articles for JCT on its use.
 * What's in it for SIGCT?
 * ISTE is an organizational member of NCWIT and SIGCT as its only SIG dealing with teaching about computing, we would be the best vehicle for ISTE support of NCWIT
 * Visibility for SIGCT
 * Possibilities of partnering with one or more NCWIT sponsoring organizations and businesses
 * Any others, or revisions to these?
 * Comments?
 * In the last half year three SIG-based have been mentioned: SIGTC (Jeff and Steve), SIG Games & Simulations (new Forum SIG, Jeff, Steve and Joe), SIGAdmin (Joe)
 * Comments?


 * Nominations Committee: Elections Spring 2009 - Luci** (5 min)
 * Elections will occur during March.
 * We have two nominees for each of the following positions: Communications Officer and Secondary Representaive
 * Since we have no nominees for Elementary Rep, the SIGCT board can choose someone; perhaps we solicit nominees at the Breakfast Forum as we did two years ago?


 * NETS-A: NETS for Administrators** **- Steve R** (5 min)
 * Steve R drafted a [[file:Teaching About Computing - SIGCT NETS-A Commentary-jk.doc|position statement]] directed towards the NETS-A revision committee. Joe has made a few comments on this document. Other SIGCT Board members should review and comment so that we can finalize this document.
 * This statement should be sent to the leadership of the NETS-A revision team, requesting an official response


 * NCATE: Involvement with revision of Standards for Teaching CS - Steve R** (3 min)
 * Steve suggested identifying a team of folks, research that represents the most up-to-date and quality practice in the area of CS -- e.g. policies and recommendations from CS organizations like ACM, CSTA -- and get an initial draft in place to use with perhaps an online survey along with (NECC) conference activities designed to provide quality feedback on what the new standards should include.
 * Interested?

Changes needed (here's the original wiki page soliciting ideas; here are two new wiki pages, defining abbreviations and summarizing the suggestions):
 * Mission clarification and by-laws changes -** Steve C. (5 min)
 * Clarification of the Mission statement to better reflect what SIGCT does and represents
 * Nominations committee description needs change so that the person in charge is not up for election,
 * Wording on annual meeting of Executive Board needs change
 * Review bylaws in light of the requirements of Division SIG status


 * Webinars - Luci** (3 min)
 * an excellent membership benefit to fulfill our quarterly professional development offerings for our membership
 * must be free (at least at this time)
 * possible topics should be able to draw perhaps 25 individuals and involve pre or early hs experiences and include IT experiences (based on the IT Career Pathways document)
 * [[file:Webinar+Request+Form.pdf|ISTE SIG Webinar Request Form (draft)]]


 * SIGCT Officer Responsibilities and Succession Plan** (2 minutes)
 * The list of SIGCT organizational activities as noted in the agenda for December, 2008 is available [[file:SIGCT Organizational Activities.doc|here]] . I've added an annotationto each item indicating who might take the leadership of that item. I would propose this list of something similar to be put in place starting with the 2009-2010 year (which starts at NECC 2009)

Should this be "run" by the publications committee (but done by one or more other than John, of course)
 * SIGCT Newsletter items and editor** (2 min)


 * Other items** (e.g., CT Tops, SIGCT award)


 * Action Items from this meeting:** (3 min)

Next meeting: mid-May (NECC, JCT, membership prof dev opportunities, membership volunteer opportunities)

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