March+9,+2009

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=


 * 1) Assign today's collaboration date to equally share the responsibility to record the minutes
 * 2) Student Information Cards (please complete by Friday)
 * 3) Edge Book Counts
 * 4) Peer observations reminder
 * 5) Quarter 4 Research Writing
 * 6) Homework: Read and discuss: Bloom's Critical Thinking tutorial on the wiki


 * 1) Remember to be here on time--it's one of our norms!
 * 2) Student Information Cards: Explain to students that parents need to bring this card with them when they come on campus. Have these filled out and brought to parents by Friday.
 * 3) EDGE book counts: Count your students and then count the number you have in each class. E-mal Maxine your book counts.
 * 4) Peer Observations reminder. Bring your Bloom's Taxonomy question chart in order to categorize what kinds of questions are being asked--if there are questions asked.
 * 5) Research Writing: see example survey project. Controversial Issue--students made a survey and asked at least 30 people questions in order to collect data. Students have to speak when conducting the survey. Use academic language in their questions. Then students create graphs--using Excel. Each question needs to have a chart/graph.
 * 6) When writing the research paper, students can discuss what "culture" is in the introduction.
 * 7) As for the formative aspect of this project, students will have chances to improve their Works Cited Page and they will use teachers' editing marks to improve their writing (see Error Tally sheet).
 * 8) Students need to know parenthetical citations.
 * 9) Research topic: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT! Start looking for articles and information.
 * 10) Begin writing questions on 3/16.