April+12,+2010

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=

Pick a name at random to write the minutes: [|random_name_selector_collaboration.ppt]

1. ELL Research Page (Anthony)
 * e-mail sent
 * One month to complete -- plenty of time.

2. Peer Observations
 * Just a reminder: these are not going away--coming soon.

3. Quarter 4 Writing >> Cross-content based >> Frequently referred to on standardized tests or in our textbooks
 * Research checklist:
 * Standards based
 * Research Topic (we need something relevant to our students, and we have already done Civil Rights):
 * Racism today
 * Human slavery/trafficking today (suggested by Social Science--Ryan).
 * Immigration
 * The history (Ellis Island, etc.) of it and the attitudes of Americans toward immigrants (then and now).
 * Slavery/Emancipation Proclamation
 * Civil War
 * American Revolution
 * Pilgrims/Columbus/
 * Abolition/Women’s rights
 * Nonviolent protestors: Gandhi, King, & Cesar Chavez
 * We need to begin building our unit:
 * Last year's unit.
 * This year's unit.
 * We have already done some skeletal work on this based on what we learned at the district literacy training last Tuesday. (show the planning quadrants)

4. CST Prep Packet (Matt)

=Minutes:= 1. ELL Research Page (Anthony)
 * e-mail sent
 * One month to complete -- plenty of time.

2. Peer Observations
 * Just a reminder: these are not going away--coming soon.

3. Quarter 4 Writing We need to begin building our unit:
 * Research Topic decided: Immigration
 * The history (Ellis Island, etc.) of it and the attitudes of Americans toward immigrants (then and now).
 * Last year's unit.
 * This year's unit.
 * We have already done some skeletal work on this based on what we learned at the district literacy training last Tuesday

4. CST Prep Packet (Matt will be making copies for everyone). Continue teaching academic vocabulary and test-taking strategies.