TIMS+S.+Group+3

Group 3

=TIMS sustainability=

==//**DRIVING QUESTION: What sustainable system/structure will enable coaches to encourage and support teachers developing engaging and academically challenging assignments?**//==

All questions below must be directly related to answering the above question.
 * 1) ===Why do we want to to sustain the TIMs group?===
 * 2) ===What do we already know about this topic? ===
 * 3) ===What are the challenges to address this need? ===
 * 4) ===What do we need to know to create a solution? (Positive/Negative) ===
 * 5) ===What resources are available to us? ===

If the TIMS positions are gone, who would make up the group? Do these groups have budgets? A lot of TIMS already attend the PAIMS meeting. If we set ourselves apart, are we separating ourselves? Sustaining a group is what we are interested in. We need to decide what the best route is. Send some to CC and IMS. Then on the second day, report out what they say. If we do this, we are always a meeting behind. If we set our own group, you set the agenda. Think it is a mistake to see it as purely separate. We want to be aware of what is going on at the state level. IMS and CC are changing themselves. We need to define what our purpose is and how to fulfill those needs. To start this, we would need a mission statement and goals. Technology and curriculum is separate. Technology is sometimes seen as magic. What is your niche? To provide professional development for the classroom. Question 1 That would be part of our mission. · We are a model of professional development · What other professional learning community as effective as this who provide professional development · Professional development to improve instruction to promote 21st century learners (NETS) · What would the state look like if we were successful? We want to not be necessary. Succeed ourselves out of business.