Step One: Brainstorm

• Increase technology integration (2)
• Reduce technology stress
• I would like to see Milken Educators work with teachers at my science camp.
• Refine our "new teacher camp"
• Best practices: to help facilitate the development of a format for sharing "best practices": on IMEN website?
• Promote quality education through professional development services: availability as speakers? Consultants? Eventually, the summer "camp"?
• I would like for the IMEN website to become a clearinghouse of information and examples of best practices used by Indiana educators (i.e., lesson plans, virtual tours, PowerPoint presentations)
• Increase opportunities for new teachers to have teaching strategies
• Be a force in "new" teacher recruitment in Indiana
• Recruit quality teachers
• Increase quality of teacher education experiences and teacher prep programs
• I would like to retain quality teachers in Indiana
• I would like to encourage and recruit young people into the profession of teaching (and education work)
• Improve teaching quality in Indiana
• Share best practices. Create an environment that shares our best practices. Create a questionnaire/database of our "expertise" then share (?)
• Promote visitations, speak, invite
• Invite them in, identify other teachers with best practices, continue to host

Step Two: Refine

We did this quickly and didn't write anything down.

Step Three: Order from Top to Bottom, Most accomplishable goal first

1. Build and strengthen the IMEN
2. Develop two-way communication with legislators
3. Share Best Practices

Step Four: Action Steps

Goal 1: To build and strengthen the Indiana Milken Educator Network (IMEN)

1. Implement the by-laws adopted at the March 3, 2001 meeting
2. Develop flow-chart of IMEN structure and communication paths

Goal 2: To create positive two-way communication with policy-makers

1. Training in Fall Session 2001: How to promote a legislative agenda
2. Develop a legislative agenda
   1. survey community
   2. coordinate with IDOE
3. Promote the agenda
   1. local and regional promotion
   2. legislative lobbying
   3. facilitate legislative update
   4. introduce Milken Educators to legislature each year

 

Goal 3: To faciliate the sharing and modeling of best practices for educators

1. Advocate to present at the IDOE Winter Conference (December 2001) and do so if asked. Theresa will try to get on the Planning Committee
2. Develop/complete the brochure as discussed in the March 3 meeting
3. Survey the Milken Educators to discover expertise and willingness/ability to serve as a mentor, presenter, consultant, etc.
4. Send brochures (when developed) to
   1. Institutions of Higher Education
   2. Principals throughout the State (connect to PL 221)
   3. High School Guidance Counselors for use with high school students who aspire to be teachers and with Cadet Teacher programs. We would mentor/support these students
5. Develop cover letters that explain our mission and our availablity to listen. Mentor, speak, consult, demonstrate, etc.
6. Summer Camp development: VERY LONG TERM

Step Five: Create your organizational frame: