SIGCT_Exec_Bd_Feb2008_Agenda

**Draft Agenda for SIGCT Executive Committee conference call, February 18, 2008, 3pm CST**
Introductions

Journal for Computing Teachers (JCT) discussion (John Thompson, 5 min)
 * Update all occurences on ISTE web pages
 * Update on issues - publication dates, issues, themes
 * Efforts to get article writers
 * Marketing efforts

Breakfast Forum at NECC 2008 (10 min) (program committee: Karen, Jeff, Luci, Chris, Steve, ???)
 * Update on plans (final title, description and presenters need to be done by about Feb 13)
 * Operations committee: Carol, Philip and ??? choose breakfast (early March), set up evaluations, greeters...
 * Joe has or will shortly send emails to those who attended the Forum last year and to several lists of SIGCT members who have indicated a willing to be part of SIGCT activities

SIGCT Involvement Discussion (15 min)
 * Getting involved with NETS for Students implementation, particularly entries to their wiki
 * Getting involved with ISTE and NCWIT with Girls and IT Initiatives
 * Getting involved with BDPA and Minorities and IT Initiative
 * Getting involved with SIGILT and SIGDE and their STEM involvement (eg, stemhi.org)
 * Requesting continued involvement with NCATE standards for teaching about computing when they are revised
 * Seeking ISTE support to collaborate with professional teaching groups outside of ISTE
 * Creating SIGCT-based award of some type - SIGTel gets much marketing from their awards July 15, 2008 is deadline for NECC 2009 inclusion
 * Creating the opportunity for a stipend to attend the Breakfast Forum free for some well-delineated group - like someone going to NECC for the first time and a member of SIGCT, or some similar criteria
 * Planning, implementing and publishing research and surveys as suggested by Karen and Scott in various recent conversations
 * Seeking agreement that ISTE leadership involve SIGCT in any efforts which wholly or in part involve teaching about computing
 * Possibly seeking to modify the ISTE mission statement to add wording indicating including teaching about computing

SIGCouncil Items (5 min) on Saturday, June 28, 2007 before NECC
 * SIGCT Quarterly Report for February, 2008 (posted on our wiki)
 * SIGs Resources, Deliverables and Progression Planning Draft Document ([[file:SIG-Resources-Deliverables-Division-Sig-only.pdf|Division SIG info - 2pp]]) ([[file:SIG-Resources-Deliverables-bySIGType.pdf|Entire document - 7pp]])
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 * ISTE will support a small travel stipend for 4 individuals; we could use some of our funds to help additionally, perhaps airfare, an extra hotel day or maybe even both.
 * Carol indicated she would like to attend. Others? President and President-Elect should go, at least one other board members (pref those on board into 2009 or 2010)

NECC 2008 update (5 min)
 * As a group we chose more than 20 sessions to recommend to our membership; based on most votes I picked the top 20.
 * I will generate a complete list of our recommendations from an updated spreadsheet which I'll get from the NECC Program Committee, post it on our wiki and announce it through our newsletter

Upcoming Elections (5 min)
 * Create an Election Committee chaired by the Business Director (Jeff) (this position handles elections per our bylaws)
 * ISTE-wide Elections March 11-April 11
 * Offices up for 2008 election: President-Elect, Business Officer, Middle School Rep, Post Secondary Rep

SIGCT Tops - Nifty Assignments to Teach about Computing (Charmaine Bentley, 5 min)
 * Status
 * Helping to generate content

Ideas for a Webinar? (Luci Sweder, 5 min)
 * We should be planning on offering some professional development opportunites and this is one way

March SIGCT Newsletter items? (5 min)

Next meetings: mid-late May - many of these same topics though with updates)
 * Approx May 20 (NECC 2008, annual report, future planning)