National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators
Executive Committee Tele-Meeting
Thursday, April 30, 1998
1:00 pm EST

Presiding: Mike Dyrenfurth, President

Present: Paul Brauchle, Mike Dyrenfurth, Jeff Flesher, Joan Friedenberg, Jim Gregson, Roger Hill, Ted Lewis, Jim Lorenz, Sam Stern, Chet Wichowski 1.0 Welcome and Roll Call: Mike Dyrenfurth 1.1 Mike Dyrenfurth announced that Joan Friedenberg had been reappointed to chair the Research Committee.

1.2 Joan was only available briefly so she reported on progress with the TED/NAITTE Research Symposium plans. She had received 7 entries from graduate students and they appeared to all be of good quality. The time for the research session will be on Friday afternoon as in the past. She thought Rich Satchwell also had a good pool of submitted materials.

 2.0 Secretary’s Report Roger Hill 2.1 Approval of minutes for December executive committee meetings. Minutes were approved by concensus. 3.0 President-Elect Report on Conference Planning: Ted Lewis 3.1 Ted Lewis has been working hard to help AVA understand that NAITTE has always had a coherent and autonomous program. He has worked closely with the TED leadership to arrange the program for 1998.

3.2 The NAITTE Breakfast will be included in the TED plans; also the research session and the school-to-work session will be included in the TED program.

3.3 Norton Grubb will be the speaker for the opening general session; Bill Blank and Susan Olson will be presenters at the second general session, and Dennis Herschbach will provide leadership for the third general session.

3.4 The tentative schedule for NAITTE meetings will include the following:

 Meetings

NAITTE first executive meeting...Wed December 9 3.30-5.00.
NAITTE breakfast meeting...Sat 12, 7-8.30 am (This time slot is included in TED planning, though TED will not be listed in the program).
JITE meeting....Sat 12 Noon-1.30.
Research committee meeting Sat 12 Noon-1.30
NAITTE 3rd Executive meeting....Sunday 13 8.30-noon.

General Sessions

NAITTE opening general session....Thursday 10...3.00-5.00 p.m. W. Norton Grubb speaker. Topic under negotiation.
NAITTE second general session--STW--Bill Blank (South Florida), and Susan Olson presenters, Fri 11, 1.30-3.00 p.m.
NAITTE 3rd general session, International Currents (Herschbach)

Special Interest Sessions

Technological literacy...Steve Petrina, Charles Gagel, Thursday 10, 1.30-3.00 p.m.
Work ethic... Roger Hill, John Scott, Greg Petty...Thur 10 1,30-3.00p.m.
Technological problem solving....Rodney Custer, Randy McPherson, Fri. 11, 10.30-noon.
TED/NAITTE joint research symposium, Rich Satchwell/Joan Friedenberg, Fri. 11, 3.30-5.00 p.m.
Writing for the JITE, Karen Zuga, Fri 11, noon-1.30 p.m.

3.5 The Marriott will be the TED hotel and will be the suggested location for the NAITTE breakfast. Paul Brauchle will take care of meal and executive committee will need to decide about speaker (if any). Sam suggested checking to see who might be available due to being there anyway for AVA general sessions and potentially getting a speaker with name recognition.

3.6 Ted Lewis indicated that AVA was reluctant to schedule sessions for NAITTE and said that some resolution of this conflict is needed prior to planning for next year’s convention.

 4.0 Appointment of Officers for Vacancies, Mike Dyrenfurth 4.1 VP for Technology Education, four nominees; Mike Dyrenfurth will make decision this week on appointment.

4.2 News and Views Editor, Charles Gagel has agreed to serve as editor.

4.3 Research Committee, Joan Friedenberg has agreed to continue serving as indicated earlier.

 5.0 International Working Seminar of Scholars for Technology Education, Mike Dyrenfurth 5.1 About 25 international registrants have enrolled thus far and plans are moving along for this conference. Two kinds of people are needed from America – senior scholars to present sessions on important research and young scholars who would benefit from contact with international leaders. The conference will be held at George Washington University September 24-27, 1998 and a mailing will be sent to all executive committee members. 6.0 Membership Report, Jim Lorenz 6.1 Four institutional member renewals have come in and about 40 individual member renewals have been received. Notices have all been sent out and the response has been satisfactory so far. 7.0 Vice-Presidents’ Reports, Mike Dyrenfurth 7.1 No Vice-Presidents had any business to report. 8.0 JITE Update, Rod Custer 8.1 Rod was not able to participate in the tele-meeting but provided his report in advance.

8.2 Issue 35(3) is at the printer and the transfer to Karen Zuga is well underway. She is now handling the processing of all new manuscripts and will deliver her first issue 36(1) in the fall. Rod Custer’s last issue will be the summer issue. The selection of an associate editor has been discussed but a firm decision remains to be made.

 9.0 News & Views Update, Jim Gregson 9.1 In approximately 30 days the next issue of the newsletter will be out.

9.2 As mentioned earlier, a new newsletter editor has been selected. Charles Gagel will begin responsibilities with the next issue.

 10.0 Treasurer's Report, Jeff Flesher 10.1 All paperwork related to taxes has been filed and the books are in good order.

10.2 To date $100 has been given as a portion of the matching funds for the Nevin Frantz gift. Efforts are needed to assure that progress is made to continue raising additional matching funds.

10.3 Sam Stern reported that the committee working on arrangements for a foundation are making progress and efforts are being made to finalize the language prior to sending the proposal to NAITTE membership for a vote on changing the by-laws.

 11.0 New Business, Mike Dyrenfurth 11.1 Efforts are being made to work out a more suitable arrangement for providing NAITTE program space during the annual AVA Conventions. Several phone conversations have transpired between Mike Dyrenfurth and Bret Lovejoy, Executive Director of AVA.

11.2 John Scott could not participate in the tele-meeting, but asked the executive committee to consider what could be done to honor Tommy Proctor as he retires from American Technical Publishers. If he still plans to retire this year, John recommends that we do something to honor him as he has been a major contributor to NAITTE in past years. Sam Stern suggested that normal channels for awards would accommodate this suggestion.

11.3 A comment was made that the ITE Directory was in development. It was also noted that this publication might be marketable.

11.4 The next executive committee tele-meeeting is scheduled for 1 pm EST on Sept. 17, 1998.

 12.0 Meeting adjourned at 1:47

Respectfully submitted,

Roger B. Hill
Secretary

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