Attending: Muzzy, Farthing, Pate, McCabe (arrived late), Crim, Burkhead, McKenzie
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We discussed staff development needs.
As specialists, our suggestions for professional development are as follows:
How to read and interpret data
How to incorporate reading into different specialist areas
Incorporating global awareness into lessons with and without technology
Work sessions for developing lessons using technology, global awareness, and Marzano’s strategies & Essential Questions
Time management - personal & professional
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We discussed the Paws – are Hall Paws still in effect? Who is responsible for checking on homework completion each week? Are teachers supposed to let someone (Ms. Morning?) know if the class completes homework?
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Ms. Crim discussed the career fair. It will take place in April. Ms. Crim is working with Ms. Morning and will present the plans for the career fair. So far it seems that K-2 will only go to one speaker. Some discussion was held about how many speakers grades 3 - 5 should get to see and how students should be assigned/choose their speakers.
Contact Ms. Crim if you have ideas for volunteers & ideas for the career fair.
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Ms. Muzzy discussed the use of FitKids materials to increase engagement in the classroom. (Can someone provide a link to a description of these materials?)
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Upcoming PLC topics:
3/2 - open (was supposed to be wiki/blog work session but McKenzie will be out - this session tentatively moved to 3/23)
3/9 - Reading training w/Juliet Brown
3/16 - Reading training w/Juliet Brown
3/23 - wiki/blog work session (tentative)
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Ms. McKenzie will be out on 3/2; someone needs to volunteer to record minutes.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Meeting Minutes 2/16
Attending: Farthing, Burkhead, Muzzy, McKenzie, Pate, McCabe (arrived late), Morning (arrived late), Maglio (arrived late)
The lesson plans for the Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 unit will be collected. They are due to Ms. Morning on 2/26.
Ms. McKenzie introduced the specialists to the Watsons wiki. Later one of the PLC meetings will focus on specialists creating their own page for the wiki & uploading or copying & pasting their lesson plans onto their wiki page.
Ms. Farthing asked Ms. Muzzy to make a backdrop for the upcoming We Has Jazz production. Ms. McKenzie & Ms. Farthing will work together to create a flier for the program.
Reminder: bring Ms. Muzzy $1 for BUG/Terrific Kids treats.
A comprehensive needs book is supposed to be developed by March 7 (can someone elaborate on this in a comment please? I cannot remember what this was about. - MM)
Also, there was some discussion professional development needs for schools, for us in particular – stuff that will help us for tutoring; write this down in narrative form during next PLC; idea: more training for teachers on SmartTutor. Include how much time we might need for PD (ongoing, blocks of time). Think about teacher evals.
We discussed needs for reading credit (CEU's) & Juliet Brown is going to set up some trainings during PLC’s in March. Ms. Morning is going to work with Ms. Henderson to set up the SIOP trainings in the staff development registration website.
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Tentative schedule for upcoming meetings:
2/22: Discuss & write up ideas for staff development
3/2: Wiki & blog work session
3/9: Juliet Brown will come for training*
3/16: Juliet Brown will return for training*
*We will look at the balanced literacy framework and talk about questioning strategies when reading to or with students.
The lesson plans for the Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 unit will be collected. They are due to Ms. Morning on 2/26.
Ms. McKenzie introduced the specialists to the Watsons wiki. Later one of the PLC meetings will focus on specialists creating their own page for the wiki & uploading or copying & pasting their lesson plans onto their wiki page.
Ms. Farthing asked Ms. Muzzy to make a backdrop for the upcoming We Has Jazz production. Ms. McKenzie & Ms. Farthing will work together to create a flier for the program.
Reminder: bring Ms. Muzzy $1 for BUG/Terrific Kids treats.
A comprehensive needs book is supposed to be developed by March 7 (can someone elaborate on this in a comment please? I cannot remember what this was about. - MM)
Also, there was some discussion professional development needs for schools, for us in particular – stuff that will help us for tutoring; write this down in narrative form during next PLC; idea: more training for teachers on SmartTutor. Include how much time we might need for PD (ongoing, blocks of time). Think about teacher evals.
We discussed needs for reading credit (CEU's) & Juliet Brown is going to set up some trainings during PLC’s in March. Ms. Morning is going to work with Ms. Henderson to set up the SIOP trainings in the staff development registration website.
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Tentative schedule for upcoming meetings:
2/22: Discuss & write up ideas for staff development
3/2: Wiki & blog work session
3/9: Juliet Brown will come for training*
3/16: Juliet Brown will return for training*
*We will look at the balanced literacy framework and talk about questioning strategies when reading to or with students.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
PLC Minutes for 2-9
Specialists need to send their lessons for the Watsons Go to Birmingham to Ms. Morning so that they can be included in our collaborative lesson book & for the board meeting (March 9).
We will probably be alternating the 5th grade novel study each year between Maniac McGee and Watsons.
We will get reading credit for particpating in this collaborative unit.
We will also get reading credit for SIOP.
Help with We Haz Jazz – Specialists are asked to help in music on days 4, 5, 6 through Feb. 26 to help supervise/manage behavior during rehearsal (2/11, 2/12, 2/16). 5th grade speakers will be missing specials day 4, 5, 6 this rotation and Ms. Farthing would like ALL 5th graders to report to music from 2/22 to 2/24 and all of them except the ones in PE on 2/25.
Ms. Farthing & Ms. McCabe will be reading/editing the essays for the Mary Starling Short Story essay contest. All 5th graders will have the opportunity to write a short story.
We discussed a behavior plan for a particular student.
Piney Grove Baptist Church is collecting water to send to Haiti, and all specialists are especially encouraged to donate. Water can be dropped off in the kitchenette area off the main office.
Ms. Muzzy volunteered to pick up pencil-topper erasers & candy for the BUG treat bags (edit: please bring $1 for Ms. Muzzy).
Ms. Crim requested cover for her 1st grade coverage on Friday 2/12, and Ms. Muzzy agreed to cover.
Friday, February 12, 2010
When you see this behavior:
Difficulty completing assignments
Try this accomodation:
* List and/or post(and say) all steps necessary to complete each assignment.
*Reduce the assignment into manageable sections with specific due dates.
*Make frequent checks for work/assignment completion.
*Arrange for the student to have a "study buddy" with phone number in each area.
Difficulty completing assignments
Try this accomodation:
* List and/or post(and say) all steps necessary to complete each assignment.
*Reduce the assignment into manageable sections with specific due dates.
*Make frequent checks for work/assignment completion.
*Arrange for the student to have a "study buddy" with phone number in each area.
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