The first meeting of TWICE started at 9:30 AM in the DeWitt High School distance
learning classroom. Sue Porter and Janine Lim gave an overview of the organization and
presented the TWICE web pages that have been developed to date.

Nominations were accepted for chair, treasurer, and secretary of the coordinating team. A
vote was taken which resulted in:

· Sue Porter, from Kent ISD and Janine Lim from Berrien County ISD as co-chairs
· Arnie Comer, from Macomb ISD as treasurer
· Wanita Kampmueller, from Wexford Missaukee ISD as secretary

The following special presentations were given:

· Internet2 by Greg Marks
· Michigan Week project by Debbie Glascow
· ASK project by Arnie Comer
· Virtual Field Trip Standards correlation by Janine Lim
· Evaluation Site for Virtual Field Trips by Frank Miracola

The participants divided into 5 focus groups to discuss and decide the following:

· What do you need/envision in each focus area?
· What do you want on your area of the site?
· What other projects could/should we plan?
· Choose a coordinator for your focus area.
· Pick 3 issues/action points for each focus area for 2001-2001

Report/Action Plan from each Focus group:
Shared classes / coordinator Terry Harrington, from St. Clair ISD

College level classes
1. Dual Enrollment (high School)
2. Community Colleges

Adult Degrees and certification
1. Professional development
2. Master’s level classes
3. Certification classes

Professional Development
1. In education
2. Outside of education
3. Not part of a college degree program

Advanced placement (High School)
1. Languages
2. Math/Science
3. Share with other districts

Problems
1. Scheduling, teacher recruiting and teacher training
2. Policy Development, Union Issues
3. Classroom Management, Student max, teacher attitudes, student recruitment,teacher evaluation

Projects /co-coordinators Debbie Glasgow and Diane Zoellmer

Link existing projects to increase participation.
1. Develop ways to find out what is out there already.
2. Expand ASK
3. Increase participation in Michigan Week.
4. Adapt non-distance learning projects to distance learning projects.
5. Create a database of teachers who want to collaborate via distance, ie foreign languages.

Create an opportunity for a clearinghouse of ideas on the web site
1. Links to existing projects
2. Link to database of teachers interested in collaboration

Pilot new project such as theme months
1. Teacher-to-teacher hookups
2. Foreign language
3. Lighthouses
4. Global Grocery list and others as found at Judy Harris’ web site

Fieldtrips / coordinator Jerry Allen from Chippewa Valley Schools

More Sites
Development of sites in Michigan
Setting started information ie room arrangements
Cumulative score on evaluation of sites
Collaborate on booking fieldtrips

Professional Staff Development / coordinator Zoe Starkweather from Washtenaw ISD

Teachers using CODEC in classroom
Basics for virtual fieldtrips
&Mac183; day technical basics, and web resources.

Advanced training
&Mac183; Instructing via CODEC or instructional event i.e. two teachers working together via CODEC
&Mac183; Further training for teachers delivering semester of content via CODEC

Use CODEC/Distance learning to provide staff development beyond tech on all topics.
List speakers available-searchable database

Classes available, credit, etc.
Identify virtual field trips, which allow short visits for demo, PSD, and bord meetings.
Relation to Schools of ed.

Technical Support / Tom Bush

Technical Support
1. Contact DB
2. Equipment/Transmission recommendation
3. Tech discussion area

Training/Mentorship
1. Training for users
2. FAQ/Do’s and Don’ts
3. Ask the expert

Resources
1. Glossary of terms
2. System Layouts
3. Technical based links/resources

Survey of the participants indicated that the majority of the group plan to attend MACUL
(March 6-8, 2002). 11 sessions in a distance learning room will be set aside for the 2002
conference. TWICE will set a time to have a meeting during the MACUL conference.
The next coordinating Team meeting will take place on August 22, 2001 via distance.
St.Clair County Intermediate School District will bridge the conference. Members of the
coordinating team can contact Terry Harrington, Director of Distance Learning, to set a
test before the scheduled meeting. Phone (810)364-8990 e-mail
tharrington@stclair.isd.k12.mi.us

Wanita Kampmueller
Secretary
TWICE Coordinating Team