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Photos: Feb. 4 community meeting at the High School

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Matt Hillmann did his presentation on the Transformational Technology proposal again last night at the High School Auditorium.  About ten citizens attended, along with some District staff and three School Board members.

This entry was posted in Community meetings and tagged Chris Richardson, Matt Hillmann on February 5, 2013 by Griff Wigley.

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Upcoming engagement activities

  • Feb. 11 School Board meeting - public comments
  • Blog discussion w/ District staff
  • Online straw poll
  • Feb 4th, 7PM community mtg, High School
  • Feb 5, 8 PM Webinar w/ District staff
  • Feb 6, Noon Live chat w/ District staff

Recent comments

  • Take the Transformational Technology straw poll (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { The online straw poll is now closed. I'll post a summary of the results and comments as soon as I have it compiled. } – Feb 10, 7:18 AM
  • Comment, ask questions, and discuss the Transformational Technology proposal here (22)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Thanks, Matt. Comments are now closed so that a transcript of this discussion can be submitted to the School Board for tomorrow night's meeting. } – Feb 10, 7:16 AM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { Griff, You asked me a question about a pilot-based approach at last night's community meeting and I realized that I'd not replied to your question... } – Feb 05, 6:25 PM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { Chris, Thanks for the clarification about the different budget funding mechanisms. Clearly, I was uneducated about the fungibility of the funds. I am still leery... } – Feb 05, 10:13 AM
    • User AvatarChris Richardson { Kathie, Just to clarify a couple of issues. While the first year of the lease payments will use a portion of the district's general fund... } – Feb 05, 8:55 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Kathie and Andreas, welcome to the discussion. Thanks for chiming in. Kathie, when I first read your comment about the budget, I assumed you just... } – Feb 05, 8:30 AM
    • User AvatarAndreas Thurnheer { fully agree with Kathies comments. There in not much material publishes for the teachers to use the Ipads effectivly. Andreas Thurnheer } – Feb 05, 6:41 AM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { Carly, Excellent question. Professional development is critical. We have had over 50 technology focused professional development sessions for our staff since last August. We host... } – Feb 03, 7:35 AM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { I'd also like to comment about the budget. It's true that Dr. Richardson and his staff are to be commended for keeping us in the... } – Feb 02, 2:54 PM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { I am cautiously supportive of the elementary "pod" plan. I think this introduces technology, provides enough resources for teachers to explore its usage, without busting... } – Feb 02, 2:35 PM
    • User AvatarCarly Born { I'm wondering what kind of training and development opportunities the teachers and staff will have with these devices? I know that they've had them for... } – Feb 02, 11:47 AM
    • User AvatarOlaf Hall-Holt { I'm glad to see this proposal, since I think it is realistic to assume that devices like these will become standard in many walks of... } – Feb 02, 8:30 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { The discussion is now open for anyone to comment or ask questions. } – Feb 01, 10:16 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Good to know that TIES is still around and having influence, Matt. I attended many of their conferences and MECC conferences back in the 80s.... } – Feb 01, 10:10 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { So you're saying we all deserve credit for the strong financial position of the District - citizens, School Board, and those darn top administrators? If... } – Feb 01, 10:01 PM
    • User AvatarChris Richardson { Working with our staff and community, Northfield Public Schools has made measured reductions and increased efficiency in our budget over the last nine years. At... } – Feb 01, 9:40 PM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { Griff -- I have been interested in how we can use technology to increase student engagement and individualize instruction for many years. However, it wasn't... } – Feb 01, 9:34 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Welcome, Matt, and thanks for extending your workday to late Friday. Don't forget to show up tomorrow at the High School. ;-) Since I won't... } – Feb 01, 6:34 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Hey Chris, welcome aboard. I'm glad you're willing to do this, as it shows the world that geezers like you and me can adapt! When... } – Feb 01, 6:20 PM
    • User AvatarMatt Hillmann { We have had high quality public participation in the five face-to-face meetings we have had on this topic over the last year and I am... } – Feb 01, 5:55 PM
    • User AvatarChris Richardson { I believe we have provided an exciting transformational technology proposal which has the real potential to change how teachers teach and how students learn. I... } – Feb 01, 4:15 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Be sure to ready my Participation Guidelines. They include: * Avoid sarcasm * Avoid addressing a person indirectly when disagreeing with them. In other words,... } – Feb 01, 3:38 PM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Some techie tips! Comments here are in reverse chronological order, oldest comments at the top. You can do a little formatting here, just like in... } – Feb 01, 3:25 PM
  • Transformational Technology proposal straw poll and blog discussion closing Feb. 9 (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { The online straw poll and the blog discussion thread are now closed. } – Feb 10, 6:44 AM
  • Project update videos by Supt. Richardson on Northfield Patch and Northfield News (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Just an FYI, Chris was on KYMN Radio's the ‘Morning Show’ with Jeff Johnson on 1/29/13. Listen to the show via the audio player in... } – Feb 05, 10:03 AM
  • Want to be kept updated on all things related to this Transformational Technology project? (1)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { I've now added these icons to the right sidebar to make them more visible to first-time visitors. } – Feb 01, 12:03 PM
  • Help us design the Transformational Technology straw poll (3)
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { Thanks, Kathie. I appreciate that! I'd like to do a similar one at the end, with some additional questions about we did on the online... } – Feb 01, 10:56 AM
    • User AvatarKathie Galotti { I think this is a pretty decent straw poll, fwiw. I'm glad you left a lot of spots for comments. } – Feb 01, 10:25 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { My apologies for not having this up sooner. There's not much time for feedback on designing the straw poll. I'll need to put it up... } – Feb 01, 7:33 AM
  • How is the online engagement part of the Transformational Technology project going to work? (2)
    • User AvatarRebecca Bliss { Excellent - really pleased to see a forum for feedback.! } – Feb 01, 9:23 AM
    • User AvatarGriff Wigley { I will soon have a 'featured' blog post up for hosting a focused discussion on the Transformation Technology proposal. Chris Richardson, Matt Hillmann and maybe... } – Feb 01, 7:46 AM

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Recent blog posts

  • Update 3.29.2013
  • Update 03.03.2013
  • School Board approves Transformational Technology proposal 6-1
  • Online engagement stats and transcripts for the Northfield School Board
  • School Board to consider Transformational Technology proposal at Feb. 11 meeting: another opportunity for public comments
  • Transformational Technology proposal straw poll and blog discussion closing Feb. 9
  • Video archive of Transformational Technology webinar and transcript of live chat are now available
  • Photos: Feb. 4 community meeting at the High School
  • Live chat with Matt Hillman, Wed. Feb 6, noon
  • Opportunities for citizen feedback on the Transformational Technology proposal (week of Feb. 3)
  • Live webinar with Matt Hillman & Chris Richardson scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 5, 8 PM
  • Photos, Powerpoint, video: Matt Hillman’s community presentations on the Transformational Technology proposal
  • Take the Transformational Technology straw poll
  • Comment, ask questions, and discuss the Transformational Technology proposal here
  • A webinar and a live chat scheduled for next week
  • Project update videos by Supt. Richardson on Northfield Patch and Northfield News
  • How is the online engagement part of the Transformational Technology project going to work?
  • Want to be kept updated on all things related to this Transformational Technology project?
  • Welcome to the new and improved Transformational Technology project web site
  • Help us design the Transformational Technology straw poll
  • Hillmann presents Transformation Technology proposal to the Northfield School Board
  • February face-to-face public meetings
  • A Northfield Public Schools online citizen engagement project, coming soon
  • 12.26.2012 Update and public meeting dates
  • Update 12.7.2012
  • Update 11.8.2012
  • Update 10.13.12
  • October 1, 2012 Update
  • Workshop Week
  • Update 8.11.2012
  • Tech Boot Camp — here we go!
  • Update 6.29.12
  • Update 6.22.12
  • Recent media coverage
  • Board approves Phase I
  • Public Information Meeting Review
  • Public information meeting scheduled for June 7
  • Board Presentation Video
  • Board Presentation
  • Update
  • Articles
  • Review: Public Meetings
  • Video: Our overall transformational technology concept
  • Community Presentations/Feedback Sessions
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