May+24,+2010

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:= Pick a name at random to write the minutes:

1. Textbook Adoption
 * For those who attended the decision-making meeting, please tell the team how Pearson was chosen.
 * James will be contacting us about being trained for this book, including the extent to which ELD teachers will be trained (according to the e-mail)

2. ELL Research Page (assignment reminder)
 * 9 responders so far (thank you very much). If you haven't done so already, please complete this as soon as you can.
 * Next assignment: Contribute to the discussion on the page
 * Please complete this next assignment by June 7th.

2. Peer Observations
 * Schedule: [[file:ELD PeerObservationSchedule2.xls]]
 * Remember, if you would like observers to complete an observational worksheet while in your room you need to have those worksheets ready for us.
 * After Observing:
 * In addition to providing individual teachers with feedback, we will be commenting generally in a discussion thread on the Peer Observations page about the positive things we saw happening in each others' classes.
 * Who can volunteer to start that discussion thread and e-mail us all the link?
 * 1) Click on the Peer Observations page (this year's page, linked above, not last year's page).
 * 2) Click on "Discussion" at the top of the page.
 * 3) Click on "New Topic".
 * [|This was last year's discussion.]

3. ECAP
 * Sophia worked on this alone then Anthony added some student samples.
 * Why the low turn out?
 * Short notice.
 * Busy week.
 * Textbook meeting.
 * What can we do as a team going forward to ensure that this work is spread more evenly among the members?
 * Review our work. Sophia and Anthony will give an overview of our persuasive unit.
 * Presenting today after school.
 * Any additional notes?
 * ELD Sequence (Persuasive Writing Unit).

=Minutes:= 1. Textbook Adoptions: Prentice Hall aka Pearson was selected as the English Textbook. Jenn let us know that an essay correcting feature is available as well as power point for each lesson. 2. ELL Research: Please contribute to the discussion by June 7th. There are two different types of responses. 3. Peer Observation: On Tues, If your block is green then you are teaching. On Wed. If your block is yellow you are observing. Idea for observing: Look for language support. Are sentence starters on the board? Was the vocabulary frontloaded? Translated? A Wiki discussion will be started regarding the day. Please contribute. Thanks Krystal for getting that started. 4. ECAP: .Sophia worked on this alone even though she felt support by not going to the textbook mtg on the same day. Anthony showed us student samples. We have an ECAP mtg afterschool rm 9