[IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

[Karlie Robinson]

I can do the Sugar for Math if you like.  Unless there's a heavier 
hitter.  I don't mind talking in front of a group.  In fact I was an 
instructor with the American Red Cross for a number of years so I don't 
have much stage fright

I could modify my EdTech day talk fairly easily. 

Notes and PDF (last link) at 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Webpath/EdTech

Caroline Meeks wrote:
> Ok so we have 3 Presentations and 3 Slots for each to fill in.
>
> http://www.nyscate.org/conference_rfp.cfm?confid=27
>
> 1. General Hands-on Sugar for Learning
>
>     * Presenter 1:  Caroline Meeks
>     * Presenter 2:
>     * Presider:
>
> 2. Sugar for Math Hands On
>
>     * Presenter 1: 
>     * Presenter 2: Caroline Meeks
>     * Presider:
>
> 3. 50 Minute Introduction to Sugar
>
>     * Presenter 1: 
>     * Presenter 2:
>     * Presider:  Caroline Meeks ?
>
> I'm not a big stand up and do the powerpoint person. Perhaps Steve 
> Jabobs, who does this format of lecture for a living would be a good 
> 50-minute lecture presenter choice.  By November I will have probably 
> done 2 or 3 at least hands on workshops so I'm happy to help with those. 
>
> That being said, I think the more different names we can put up the 
> more chances we have to have additional slots.  So please people 
> volunteer.  Also if someone has another 50 minute presentation topic 
> they think would be of interest to teachers, if we have more 
> presentors we can have more talks.  I also think that specific talks 
> can be more interesting then general introductions.  Perhaps "Using 
> Sugar to support teaching 4th Grade Math"
>
> Thanks,
> Caroline
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Karlie Robinson 
> <karlie_robinson at webpath.net <mailto:karlie_robinson at webpath.net>> wrote:
>
>     Caroline Meeks wrote:
>
>         Hi Karlie,
>
>         Its looking like Rochester is going to be a hotbed of Sugar
>         development.  We are hoping to co-locate a Sugar conference
>         with NYSCATE.
>
>         Given that I think we should really go for it on in terms of
>         presentations.  My thought is lets propose two hands on 3 hour
>         workshops.  Using Sugar in the Elementary School Classroom and
>         another specializing in Using Sugar in Math Instruction. Lets
>         also sign up for a 1 hour lecture format session on Sugar.
>
>         Who else is going to be there? Is there someone from Math4
>         group who can be Presentor 1 for the Math Class?
>
>     Of course I'll be in town and I've done a 50 minute presentation
>     on Math4 at Ithaca EdTech day and Bar Camp Rochester[1].  I was
>     the one who got everyone going on Math4 in Rochester (Fedora XO
>     donation to RIT and liaison work).
>     We also have Steve Jacobs the RIT professor who ran with my
>     suggestion to teach Open Source development.
>     And last but not least, Fred Grose who'll be overseeing the RIT
>     Co-ops this summer, Wiki Magician, and the guy who's been beyond
>     helpful filling in our knowledge gaps concerning OLPC and Sugar Labs.
>     Steve and Fred were also the driving force behind an OLPC Grass
>     Roots group in Rochester.  I just happened to come to the first
>     meeting as a Fedora-OLPC SIG rep.  The rest is kismet.  (Rochester
>     NY is a hot bed for FOSS to begin with LUG of Rochester is one of
>     the oldest Linux User Groups in the world running continuously for
>     15 years)
>
>
>
>
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