2014-2015 MPS MILI Expectations

Attendance

1. Participants are required to watch monthly video/s before the in-person meeting and blog about what they learned.
   
2. Participants are required to attend monthly meetings. One excused absence is allowed.
3. Each week during the school year, participants are required to work one hour, outside the time frame of MILI meetings, on tools, concepts, and ideas introduced.
4. The total amount of time spent on videos , MILI meetings, and working one hour per week, will total 70 hours throughout the school year, with 7 of those hours spent in the first training day.
   

Blogging

1. Participants are required to post two blog posts per month on their MILI blog, for a total of 20 blog posts, related to MILI concepts, tools, and ideas. Through blog posts participants express how they are thinking about, using, and analyzing the concepts, tools, and ideas introduced. Additional blog posts on general technology and other topics and opinions are welcome but do not count towards the 20 MILI posts.
   

Assignments

1. Blog posts are a monthly assignment, but participants are also required to complete additional assignments, which vary month to month. Participants will use their one hour per week outside of MILI meetings and videos to complete assignments.
2. Participants will create a multimedia video and write a reflection report for their final assignment. There will be multiple video tools highlighted throughout the program that participants can choose from to create the final video. A template for the reflection report will be provided months before it is due.
   

Progress

1. Progress toward meeting MILI requirements will be monitored every month and blog posts are due by the end of each month. Individuals who do not attend MILI meetings, watch MILI videos, and/or write blog posts on their MILI blog may be removed from the program and asked to return incentives provided.