News
from the front of lines of Kentucky Education Technology.
September
10, 2014. This mostly-monthly newsletter contains
announcements and
information from the KySTE Board meetings, and other sources. Look below for
the latest news from the
Kentucky Society for
Technology in Education.
KySTE15 Application to Present
Window Now Open!
Have you ever attended a conference and complained about the
strength of the presenters? ...about the registration costs? Apply
to present at KySTE 2015 -- be a part of
the solution, and get free registration!
"Digital
Transformation" (2014 Fall Event) Registration
still open! See
at left for more. |
Introducing
the ISTE-Verizon Mobile Learning Academy
 ...a
wonderful free professional learning
opportunity for K-12 public, private and charter schools in the United
States that will help school teams of teachers, tech coaches and
administrators prepare for successfully integrating mobile technology
into learning and teaching. Teams of educators will work together to
make the pedagogical and cultural change necessary to leverage mobile
technology to improve and accelerate student learning. This program is
funded by the Verizon Foundation and is limited to United States’
schools only, as per their commitment to the White House’s Connected
Program. ISTE is inviting school teams from across the continental
United States to apply to participate in the first phase of the
program. Learn more and apply here: http://iste.org/vmla.
News
From the KySTE Conference Call, Monday, September 8
Finance
Committee
This
committee is in charge of planning and managing KySTE's financial
needs, and is chaired by Matthew Constant, KySTE Treasurer. The
"loss" this month is largely due to disbursed KySTE Outreach
grants.
- Treasurer's
Report:
- Total
Checking and Savings: $$256,619.61,
- Total
Assets: $385,381.11,
- Net
income (loss) for August:
-$19,105.65;
Planning
Committee
This
committee is in charge of planning KySTE events, including the Fall
Event and Spring Conference.
- "Digital
Transformation" (2014
Fall Event): Registration
is still open! Watch the Fall
Training Event page on kyste.org for a matrix of sessions,
coming soon!
- KySTE
2015 (March 4-6):
 President
Erin Waggoner announced the selection of Leslie Fisher for
this year's conference featured presenter. Leslie will be contributing to
sessions during the pre-conference workshops on Wednesday, and
concurrent sessions Thursday. (More on Leslie in future editions of the Members Update.)
- Executive
Director Gary Grant reported that exhibit hall sales are ahead of last
year.
- Apply
to present! Only a handful of presenters have
applied. For more information, -- see above for more.
Governance
Committee
This
committee, chaired by Parliamentarian Susan Vincentz, is charged with
managing the organization's Bylaw, and Policy and Procedures. With the
help of the KySTE Board, she will be organizing a timeline of Board and
committee chair responsibilities.
Other
Committees/Board Actions
Nominating,
Awards, and Marketing committees had
no new items for this
board meeting.
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Jeffrey L Jones