Fifth+Grade+Minutes+10-8-08

   **PLC Team Feedback Sheet **  ****Timekeeper: Capron **    all ||  Done ||  ||
 * Team:   Date: October 8, 2008  **
 * Facilitator: Wolfe
 * Recorder: Hickey **
 * Team Members Present: Yabrove, Hickey, Capron, Wolfe, Risley, N. Hayes, L. Hazouri, Grush **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Meeting Purpose: We have to! :) Talk about successes and challenges in Writing. **
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Est. Time ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Topics/Agenda ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Lead **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Person ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Method ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (round Robin, Discussion, Brainstorm, Flip Chart) ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Products or Outcomes ** ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2 min. ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check-In – review agenda ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">20 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Descriptive paragraph writing || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> all || Round Robin || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Step-Up to Writing plan is working well for organizing paragraphs. For those who struggle w/ Step-Up plan, we've used Four square writing plan, tortilla plan, color strips, Writing Alive umbrella planner.

Students are struggling w/ using the plan as a DRAFT, with words and phrases. Most students want to write the entire paragraph on the planning graphic organizer. The color strips didn't work too well, because students saw a long strip of paper, and feel the need to fill the entire strip of paper. We need to focus on how to plan EFFICIENTLY!!!!

SNAPSHOT! Narrow down the focus. Use CAMERA planner from Writing Alive. Have students actually ACT out the snapshot - making a freeze-frame picture. ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">15 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> What's next? || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> all || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Round Robin || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Re-teach paragraph writing - MODEL, MODEL, MODEL, (exemplary papers) write paragraphs w/ partner, write paragraph on own, self-assess with CSAP rubric, conference w/ individuals using self assessment CSAP rubric.

TOPIC: Describe your favorite toy. Assess and have student's results on Oct. 22 || **Discuss results of paragraph assessment. Re-teach? Intervention? Move on? Care and Concern || We felt like we had more time to discuss students. :) || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">  **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">TEAM NORMS ON BACK ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5 min. ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Next Agenda ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Input for next meeting agenda
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5 min. ** || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Meeting Evaluation ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || VERY productive!
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">SMART Goal (s) ****__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">S __****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">trategic & specific, __M__easurable, __A__ttainable, __R__esults-oriented, __T__ime-bound: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">S_M_A_R_ T _ By March of 2009, 70% of students will be proficient in ICUPSS, grammar, and have focused paragraphs.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Best Practices Identified: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Questions/Concerns from Team to Principal or IC: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Principal/IC Comments: **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Principal/IC  Date:___ **