September+12,+2011

media type="custom" key="10428220" Meeting location: room 1104

Meeting begins: 8:00am media type="custom" key="10428226" PLC Members take turns recording and posting (see below) the minutes from today's meeting: media type="custom" key="10428230" Collaboration Meeting Agenda:
 * Bethe || Cadwell || Devine || Duran || Gross || Jacoub || McGlenn || Sagapolutele ||

1. Analyzing Prompts Formative Assessment Unit 2. Student Centered Learning Environments 3. Reading Chapter 2 of our text on adolescent language learners
 * Reviewing the prompts.
 * Marking each prompt as well as developing a writing plan based on the prompt.
 * Teachers briefly present the prompt they marked and the plan they developed.
 * What do our first SCLE lessons look like?
 * Choose the section you would like to read.

= Minutes: = Notes from today's meeting (by Devine):
 * All PLC members were in attendance.
 * We started on time at 8am.
 * Team members shared how they marked the Formative Assessments on Analyzing Prompts. Team members also shared the writing plan they created for each marked prompt. Pictures of marked prompts and writing plans will be on the assessments wikispace soon (by Devine).
 * Advanced teachers and High Beginning teachers shared how they will plan for Student Centered Learning Environments:
 * Advanced: On the first day of SCLE, Direct Instruction will be done this way (click link for the video).
 * High Beginning: On the first day of SCLE, all groups will start at the same time, with groups away from Direct Instruction exploring the textbook
 * We did not get to item 3 on the agenda. Next time we meet we will choose sections of Chapter 2 to read
 * We will also talk about our experiences with attempting SCLE lessons/planning with a "speak or pass" discussion.