June+14,+2010

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=

0. Pick a name at random to write the minutes:
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1. Review of Summer Tasks (links added for easy navigation)
 * End of Year Course Survey
 * Read and respond (on the wiki discussion) to an article that someone else posted on our ELL Research and Philosophies page. Complete before we return from our break.
 * AVID Training: July 26th-30th
 * Devine will plan to attend the afternoon PLC meetings.
 * Can some of us record the big ideas from the training here on our wikispace?
 * Volunteers:
 * Newcomer Institute: August 11th-13th.
 * Our PLC dates: tentatively set for August 25th and 26th (right before our first PD "Buy Back" day, the 27th).

2. End of school year tasks
 * Collect all Edge materials (IPB, G&W, any tests, and books--of course).
 * Throw used IPB and G&W books away after students leave for their 3 day break before returning for school.
 * Keep gently used/partially used practice books.
 * Note: Bring Beginning level practice books to Eric and Anthony in room 1110. Please let us know when you'll be dropping them off.
 * LAS in ELD classes.

3. Reflection Round Table Discussion
 * Reflect on the year. Each member takes turns briefly describing their year. Use the following questions as a guide. You don't need to respond to each and every item below; just use these questions/topics as a guide as you talk about the school year:
 * What was the most effective lesson/unit for your students this year? In what unit/lesson did your students display the most growth in acquiring academic skills? Describe why that lesson/unit was so effective.
 * What was the least effective lesson/unit for your students this year? What did you learn, professionally, from that experience?
 * Share one strategy or idea or philosophy about teaching English language learners that you learned/improved upon this year.

4. Research Essay check-in
 * How is your research unit going?
 * Where are your students in the research paper process, currently?
 * Any ideas/strategies to share?

=Minutes:= 1. AVID Training in the summer: Record ideas from the training onto the wikispace. (Michelle & Matt) 2. Newcomer Institute: For our newcomer students. We learn about the struggles they face when coming into this country; their backgrounds. Spaces might be full. (Aug.11-13) Paid. 3. Our PLC dates: Aug. 25 & 26 (according to our survey). Full days. Buyback days are Aug. 27 & 30. 4. Books: 1st two levels keep books in classrooms. Everyone else return books to room 417. Throw away Practice & Grammar Books if destroyed, but if gently used return to Anthony. 5. Informal reflection: 6. Research Paper: Use turnitin.com. Beginning level printed out on Friday. Advanced is printing tomorrow. For plagerism, Maxine suggests highlighting copied info and make students re-write. Scott suggests better communication between ELD and support teachers. Anthony suggests focusing on 2 articles next year for his beginning students; he did 5-paragraphs this year!