May+2,+2011

Pick a name at random to write the minutes:

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=Collaboration Meeting Agenda:=

1. "Five Minute Strategy Session" 2. ELD Student Placement 3. ELD PLC Student Placement Pull Out Day
 * Jenn
 * We have our assessment data, which will be very valuable as we make placement decisions for next year. But we also need our own judgement from our own observations.
 * We need to observe students in a manageable number of areas. Based on our responses for what is important at each level, we can focus on the big areas of reading, writing, and speaking.
 * We have been observing our students in these areas all year--formally and informally. Now, let's observe our students in these areas a few more times before we make placement decisions (3-5 observations seems reasonable).
 * This wouldn't be additional work outside of class, only observing student skills as they work in class.
 * All observations don't have to happen at the same time.
 * Areas of Observation
 * The observations are converted to a number in order to make them easier to use with our assessment data.
 * Please make every effort to have 3-5 observations done between today and 5/25 (see item 3).
 * Using our observations and our assessment data from all year to make placement decisions is a big job.
 * We need time.
 * We will have time on Wednesday, May 25th--a team pull out day. We will use this day to make careful placement decisions for our students based on assessment data and our professional judgement/observations.
 * We will need all members to attend and participate in this placement activity.

= Minutes: = Notes from today's meeting:
 * Jenn's Strategy: Grammar work - use grammar and language transparencies. Page numbers match lesson number in student book.
 * ELD student placement: observation tool for measuring student ability.
 * observe each student in each area/use sheet for each student or record on your roster
 * advanced students - need to know which students need placement in reading support
 * percentage numbers to quantify the subjective observation
 * due: May 25th/ELD pull out day to input data and make placement decision
 * Anthony Strategy: Online Student Portfolios (see mrdevine.net)
 * students created their own google site