OCRE+Ideas

I thought to help out Teri and Christina I would start a wiki where we can communicate ideas that we may come up with over the next 6 months. Also this will help them dedicate certain roles to us! OCRE 2012 is Thursday, January 19th and Friday, January 20th!!!

Please feel free to add any ideas or suggestions on any of the topics.

So I have been going over the information for OCRE for the last two years and the following is the information I thought would help us out to plan this. We can't get to far ahead at the moment because we do not know how many people we are going to have attending but we can start listing ideas on what we want to do and everything else!

Previous years the budget has been: number of students multiplied by $100. We need to find out this number ASAP! We must book the rooms we want for the 2 days **at least 3 months in advance**! We should keep a record of everything: emails, bills for meals, clothing, gifts and thanks you's

Thursday Lunch: Thursday Supper: Friday Lunch: Friday Supper: Please place any allergies on here so we know what not to get! No Seafood. Remember we should include tips into our budget. Once we have decided on places to go, we need to look into pre-ordering. Previous years: 2011- Pizza for TJ's 2 for 1, Pasta Prima, Owl, Potluck. 2010- Owl, Potluck, Bring your own dinner, Pasta prima.
 * __ Food - Jonie, Shelby, Kimbi, Dani __**

We will need: number of students + Rick, maybe presenters We can start thinking of designs for front and back, color, etc for now though. -T-shirt ideas: -Writing colour: -Picture ideas: We should probably contact the place we are getting to make the shirts in late November or early December in order to ensure they are done for January.
 * __Clothing - Jonie, Shelby, Kimbi, Dani__**
 * light blue v-neck shirt
 * lime green
 * a function with an asymptote with "Can't Touch This"

We will need to think of ideas of topics we want to learn about in order to bring in presenters. Previous years have had 5 or 6 presenters. Remember we can Skype people in!
 * __Presenters - Denise, Teri, Christina__**
 * 1) Gangs/Drugs in school
 * 2) Traumatic experiences (illness, death, accidents)
 * 3) Technology in classrooms
 * 4) Body image
 * 5) New math curriculum
 * 6) Dosmestic violence and child protection (Penny Hennig)
 * 7) Nutrition and Child Obesity (Helen Flengeris)
 * 8) Bully prevention (Norm Jakubowski)
 * 9) Harm reduction programming, adolescent mental health issues, suicide awareness, stress management, and community schools (Greg Enion)
 * 10) Innercity schools

In order to thank the presenters we need to think of possible gifts (i.e. gift card to the book store) that cost $25-$50 each and thank you cards. Presenters time can range but in past have been an hour to hour and a half. These presenters must be contacts **at least 2 months in advance**.

__**SMTS (Saskatchewan Mathematics Teachers' Society) memberships - Teri, Christina**__ Previous years have done this and I personally think it is a great idea!

We can do one night or both depending on budget. Ideas from previous years are: tight and bright bowling(Golden Mile), nerd bowling(Golden Mile), pool and drinks(Broken Rack), laser tag
 * __Thursday and/or Friday night Activities - Mike, Eric, Andrew, Joseph__**

These activities can be icebreakers, charades, scavenger hunts, etc. Try to think of games or activities that can be done on-campus which are free.
 * __Activities for in between Presentations - Mike, Eric, Andrew, Joseph__**

-a thank you(card and gift) for Paddy Dishington who is charge of OCRE funding -if we are having a potluck, we will need plates, cups, napkins, cutlery, etc -snacks (candy or fruit) for during the day(?)
 * __Others - Teri, Christina__**

"OCRE 2011 was an experience of a lifetime, and was more than any of us expected it to be. Initially, we were all excited for two days to hang out, but never realized that it would make memories that I doubt any of us will be forgetting anytime soon." - EMATH 351, 2011

"Our OCRE took place on January 21 and 22, 2010. It was a very exciting, interesting and memorable experience. This experience allowed us to bond with our subject major colleagues and learn more about each other." - EMATH 351, 2010