Preparing for Lakeland T&L Institute

I will be the lead mde in Lakeland June 3- 7. We will stay at the Residence Inn. Dave A has asked me to share my experience in the hope that it will assist others as they prepare for their turn. I will address: What went well? What problems arose? What would you do differently? Who were your contact people?

We have a pre-planning Breeze session set for Wednesday at 7PM. I expect this will take place prior to each Institute.

Call for Applications

The MDE program began in 2005. We are a
cadre of educators working with FCIT and USF,
as well as DOE, on the integration of technology
practices. Check the website http://etc.usf.edu/mde
for a program description and application materials.
The deadline is July 25, 2007. This is from the web site:
"Applicants will be selected based on curriculum/content area
expertise (not necessarily technology integration experience)
and will represent the diverse contexts of education in the
state of Florida. Approximately thirty applicants will be
selected to represent the 5 regions of Florida from
public, private, and charter schools. (Preference will be given
to those districts without a current Master Digital Educator.)
MDE's will be trained in the digital tools necessary to fulfill the
expectations of their position within the Florida Digital Educator (FDE) Program."

Podcast done at FETC06:
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=9795