IDEAL+-+Asset+Tech+School

//Members Katie Demetriades and Cynthia Rolewski//
 * IDEAL, ASSET, United Streaming Group**

What to do this year/and All Day Coach Meeting: To Do: Email Liesl Scheffel and Joanna Myhr-Arrison to ask for what they created last year. Peggy: Talk to Cindy Rolewski about combining our groups
 * Learn what other then video is in IDEAL, ASSET, and United Streaming!
 * Explore all the items that teachers can use in their classrooms with ONE computer
 * Explore items that the teachers can use in the lab as a whole group
 * What kind of training is available from Discovery
 * Explore, Explore, Explore

http://www.ideal.azed.gov/ IDEAL is a single location for all Arizona stakeholders to access educational data, resources, and services. The ultimate goal of IDEAL is to increase the academic achievement of all Arizona students. IDEAL is updated continuously, with new features added regularly. Features that you will find extremely useful include:
 * IDEAL (Integrated Data to Enhance Arizona’s Learning)**

-**AIMS online practice tests**. (no Log-in required). https://www.ideal.azed.gov/content/links/aimsPractice Students can practice AIMS test and get the results immediately. No scores are recorded. -**Formative Assessment Test Engine**. Create your own customized test from the test item bank or create your own items. Questions in the test Item Bank are aligned to the Arizona State Standards. Items are added on a regular basis -**Content-Rich Support Materials For Social Studies and Science**. Lesson plans and reading materials tied to the Science and Social Studies standards. -**My IDEAL Workspaces**. Collaborative environment, new to IDEAL will allow you to share resources, ideas, lesson plans and so much more with your colleagues. You can share with everyone in IDEAL or just those members of IDEAL you invite.

**October 24, 2007--Results of our Morning Meeting :)**

 * We spent time exploring and discussing the contents of the current IDEAL and ASSET portals. Specifically, we were looking to see what resources may be available outside of IDEAL/ASSET after the new IDEAL portal is rolled out in January since we don't what will happen to the curent ASSET resources.
 * We created our Professional Development plans.
 * We mourned the potential loss of ASSET.

=Next:=
 * Discuss our plan with our principals.
 * Continue to explore ASSET, UnitedSTreaming and IDEAL sites.
 * Await additional information on the impending changes..

=November 28, 2007=
 * We looked at current changes to IDEAL
 * Discussed possible changes that Peggy knew about.
 * We are looking forward to our time at the all day meeting as by then we should know more about the newly rolled out IDEAL site!