Media Task Force March 2009

Agenda

• 8:30 Welcome/coffee• 9:00 Media and the Strategic Plan• 9:15 Envisioning the future• 10:45 Next steps• 11:00 Close

Media for Education Task ForceWednesday March 11

What we’ve been doing

Media that establishes our name

Ninety million households in 09-10

Partnerships for 09-10

Where we’re heading

Media that multiplies our mission

We want to inspire stewards

through the development of teachers

and best practices on our laboratory campus.

We canbring that work

to a much larger audience

through Media.

What do we mean by Media?

• Podcasts on your laptop• Vlogging• Mobisodes on your phone• Instant feedback through Twitter• Online coursework with assignments from

YouTube• And more..

Ten-year Goal in the Strategic Plan

During the next ten years, IslandWood educational programs will make a measurable impact on both academic learning and environmental and community stewardship. We will evidence this achievement by establishing a body of knowledge that demonstrates the efficacy of IslandWood educational methods:

This body of knowledge will enable IslandWood to share its unique and effective teaching methods, both on campus and beyond the campus boundaries.

During the next ten years, IslandWood educational programs will make a measurable impact on both academic learning and environmental and community stewardship. We will evidence this achievement by establishing a body of knowledge that demonstrates the efficacy of IslandWood educational methods:

This body of knowledge will enable IslandWood to share its unique and effective teaching methods, both on campus and beyond the campus boundaries.

Our first project: Experiencing Film

Will it play in D.C.?

Opportunities…• Teacher training

resources• Primary source

materials• Sharing best practices• Virtual classrooms and

discussions• Professional essays

and blogs• And more…

Nature’s Lessons/NSF

Target audience

What next?

What are the entrepreneurial opportunities and concerns?

How do we stay true to the IslandWood identity?

Next steps.