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North Country Proposed Calendar for
2017-2018
North Country Master Teacher Program 2017-2018
Professional Development and Cohort Meetings
The NCMTP will meet during the following dates. All cohort and full day meetings are mandatory. Monthly cohort meetings will be hosted in three sites; Plattsburgh, Canton and Carthage. An agenda will be sent to all MT’s prior to the meeting. Please review the information before the scheduled meeting. Site leaders in each site will facilitate the meetings and will act as a liaison to the Regional Director. NC Fellows will choose one site to attend the monthly meetings and will be asked to sign in at each meeting.
The monthly cohort meetings will have the following structure:
4:30- 4:45 – MTs gather and discuss the Agenda for the meeting - sent prior to the gathering - During this time questions for the Regional Director will be recorded by each site leader and typed into a Google Doc.
4:45-5:00 - Regional Director begins the “Zoom Meeting” answering questions from each site.
5:00 – 6:00 – Planned/coordinated professional development activities for each site – based on discussion from retreat at ESF and July planning session.
6:00 - 6:30 - Master Teacher Teams work on “North Country Challenge” (an ongoing PD activity that will culminate at the May meeting in Watertown)
CALENDAR 2017-2018
August 18, 2017 – Annual Meeting – Albany
September 27, 2017 – 1st Cohort meeting 4:30pm – 6:30pm (ZOOM) Director in Carthage
Theme: Site Organization, Structure of monthly meetings, Introduction of “North Country Challenge”, selection of cohort members to assist in executing each cohort meeting’s theme (Nov, Dec/Jan, & April) with facilitator MT Charlene Rydgren (Modeling, Inquiry and Project Based Learning) & “Flex February”
Discussion of potential PD
Earth Science - Bill Fairchild
Chemistry - Benita Calado
The Problem with Math is Reading - TBA
Breakout EDU - Lisa Dunkelburg
3D Learning - TBA
STEM PLT - TBA
Forensics - Lisa Dunkelburg
Standards Based Grading - TBA
Rocket Building - Chris Gosling
Physics PLT - TBA
Geometry PLT – TBA
Other?
October 27-28, 2017 – 1st (Full day meeting) – Canton
Themes: – Whiteboard Make and Take (Friday evening - optional)
Sharing of Best Practices, Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
Saturday - Guest presenters from; Potsdam State, Clarkson University, Plattsburgh
North Country Master Teachers
October/November – Welcome of new cohort members – TBA
*November 3-4, 2016 - AMTNYS
*November 4-6, 2017 - STANYS
* (Each fellow has the opportunity to attend once during the four year fellowship)
November 15th, 2017 - 2nd cohort meeting – 4:30pm -6:30pm (ZOOM) Director in Plattsburgh
Themes: Grant Writing
“North Country Challenge”
December 13th, 2017 - 3rd cohort meeting – 4:30pm – 6:30pm (ZOOM) Director in Plattsburgh
Themes: What is Inquiry Based Learning, Modeling, Project Based Learning
“North Country Challenge”
January 17, 2018 - 4th cohort meeting - 4:30pm - 6:3pm (ZOOM) Director in Plattsburgh
Themes: Continuation/share out from December meeting
“North Country Challenge”
February - No formal cohort meeting - “Flex February”
Themes: Various sites offer PD for February - mini courses, workshops, guest presenters, Google Certification
March 24th, 2018 – 2nd (full day meeting) Technology Day - Plattsburgh
Themes: Desmos, Virtual Goggles, Flipped Classroom, Zoom Videos, Master Teachers share best technology practices
April 18th, 2018 – 5th cohort meeting – 4:30pm – 6:30pm (ZOOM) Director in Canton
Themes: Guest presenters at each site (TBA) - Literacy
May 4th- 5th, 2018 - 3rd (full day meeting) - Watertown, NY
Themes: Honoring the cohort fellows, Sharing the “North Country Challenges”, Guest Presenter - Motivating Students
June 27th – 28th, 2018 – 4th (full day meeting – Annual Retreat) – Minnowbrook, Blue Mountain Lake
Themes: Professional Development brainstorming - 2018-2019 - Building the stronger cohort of North Country Master Teachers.
Pre and post PD opportunities: Adirondack Observatory, Wild Center, ESF Programming, Trout Unlimited – Great Camp Sagamore.