February+2,+2009

=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=


 * 1) Assign today's collaboration date to equally share the responsibility to record the minutes
 * 2) CST profile for each class update: Think of how to prepare students for the CST.
 * 3) Peer Observations: Work on rubric together. Feedback on things that the students should be doing: Cornell Notes, Marking the Text, etc. And What the teacher should be doing: facilitate group work and effective questioning, checking for understanding, etc
 * 4) Expository Update: Review how students chart their progress. Break into groups to share strategies
 * 5) Homework: Expository Learning Outcomes


 * 1) Is the Pull Out Day okay? March 3, 2009.
 * 2) Remember to put in CST numbers! Follow the link to update your numbers. Also, think of ways to prepare students for the CST. Bethe: The exit exam test prep book has some helpful activities.
 * 3) Work on Peer Observation rubric together. The most need is reviewing Bloom's Taxonomy.
 * 4) Collaboration on Feb. 23rd we will learn about Bloom's Taxonomy.
 * 5) Week of March 9th we will do the Peer Observations.