PLC 5. 7.13

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

Review Norms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

*Science kits- with Bethany- align experiments and resources with standards to finalize list.

 

*SEM- Trashion show discussion/plans- adding song?

*Notice and Wonder Protocol:  CRCT

How can we use this data?

a.       Look at “bright spots” on your team….which classes had significantly more students scoring in Level 3 in certain subject areas?  Talk as a team about what’s happening in those classes in those subjects?

Reading:

Notice:

Denise:  I notice that Denise has the lowest reading scores. 

Laura:  I noticed that no one scored in level

Jennifer:  level 3 outweighs the 2

Denise:  Inclusion and Pull out classes outweigh all the other classes

 

Wonder:

What is Denise not doing?

Denise: I wonder the number of TAG kids are in each class.

Linda: I wonder if the ratio of 504/TAG are similar?

Sarah:  If I had done more review on each test from the previous test would some of my students have done better?

Laura:  If I had had ESOL support would my ESL students would have done better?

I wonder which classes do literature circles vs. not and if that affected the scores?

Heather:  I wonder if the more traditional style teachers/non traditional style affect how students do on the CRCT?

 

What did teachers do?

more spiral and integration, chose harder lit. circle jobs, chose more novels

Monday-vocab, read independent

Tuesday - read in small group

mastery connect

ELA:

Notice/wonder:

I notice that the language arts scores are overall lower.

I wonder if they question type made it hard for our students?

 

What did teachers do?

separate and drill until they know and then integrate into other areas with activities to show their learning.

This (ELA) should be a goal for our grade level this year?

 

Science:

I wonder if our scores improved from last year since we integrated more sci/ss into our reading?

 

What did teachers do?

vocabulary flash cards, a lot of hands on , no study guides, drill vocabulary and then activity

 

SS:

Notice/Wonder:

Similar to science

 

What did teachers do?

Drill people, spiral throuout the year, put the people in order to relate them

Integrated reading a to z books in reading related to SS

Used the state rug to integrate rivers, people where they lived etc.

Drilled the branches of government and previous content-spiraled

Utilized Denise's worksheet to review content, review quizes in ss text (with 4 questions)

Trashion show:  Laura and Heather will load the chairs outside

LABEL YOUR CHAIRS WITH TAPE SO YOU CAN GET THEM BACK!

Practice @ 9:30

Unit/Lesson Planning –

·         Look at curriculum map for pacing

·         Health lesson resources (align to standards?)

·         Science experiment resources to enrich pollution/heat

 

 

ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING:

*Science kits-with Bethany- align experiments and resources with standards to finalize list.

*SEM

Our government-4 weeks

GA regions-5 weeks

Economics-

Heroes

Heat

We will need to meet and really plan out our units later.

PLC 4.16.13

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: poetry resources/activities

Review Norms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

Unit/Lesson PLanning –

·         Pacing- look at curriculum map

Planet Earth clips
Galimoto-read book and create items with recyclables/trash

Trashion show planning (May 6-10)
Writing: poems
Reading: Check out books on poetry from Media Center, look online, Harcourt has some poems.
Tie in science readers if you'd like.
Science: global warming/pollution

·         Share ideas/activities with warm & cool feedback- poetry and writing (cursive too?)

·         Looking at assessments- math (L’Hommedieu)

http://www.thatquiz.org

·         Science kits- (Corson)

Check your bins for materials that go with units or send kits to Bethany and she will organize our materials.  THANK YOU, BETHANY!

ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING:

3.12.13 PLC

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: plans, standards, data, student work, assessments, resources

Review Norms

Be Respectful,
Be punctual and prepared,
Assume goodwill and be positive,
Be fully present,
Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

 

*Standard based report cards- what is ip, m, exceeds?! (look at together)

Need to go back

My Classes

Comp

Click on each child

IP Solves programs involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid, volumes

All reading comps are MEETS

 

Language Arts : all MEET except this - -

"Creates engaging audio recordings of stories or poems to demonstrate fluid reading; adds visual displays for enhancement " which is IP.

 

Science:  all MEET except these - - (should be IP)

"Explains the effects of pollution and humans on the environment " should be IP.

"Describes various methods of heat production, heat transfer, and that a change in temperature indicates a change in heat "

 

Social Studies:  all MEET except these - - (should be IP)

"Explains the contributions of selected Americans who expanded people’s rights and freedoms"

 

"Locates and describes major physical features in the United States"

 

"Describes the positive character traits of cooperation, diligence, courage, and leadership in historical figures "

 

**Last week to review for CRCT is March 25-29, 2013

Response to Literature scores are due the week of March 25-29.

Unit/Lesson PLanning –

• Writing Assessments – CFAs- math mass/volume
• Pacing- look at map!

ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING:

Myon Reading Program:
Linda Laney and Meghan Hurley will pilot this program from now until the end of the year.

PLC 3.5.13

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: data from math pre-assessment

Review Norms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

 Looking at Data – math pre-assessment

      ·         Protocols – Notice & Wonder

·         Plan for remediation and enrichment?

 

Unit/Lesson PLanning –

·         Pacing- curriculum map

·         Resources/looking at teacher work- ideas for SEM heat tomorrow!

·         Resources- wish list/novels (look at Ms. J’s list together and research)

Laura will send admin. our wish list. 

 

ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING:

Bring strategies for areas of work from our math data;

perimeter

area

grams/kilograms

abstract nouns - http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/abstractnoun.htm

Find one novel that ties into our curriculum that is higher level (4th/5th).

PLC 2.12.13

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: math and reading/ela standards, ONE resource/activity for teaching magnets to share

 

Review Norms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

 

Unit/Lesson PLanning –

·         Pacing- look at curriculum map!

o    *Pick out reading standards for review

·         Share ideas/activities with warm & cool feedback- for magnets

·         Writing Assessments – CFAs for math- fractions math quiz over standards so far

 

 

ACTION ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: next week we will have Dr. Avossa visit!

PLC 1.22.13

What to bring: laptop, curriculum binder
Review Norms
Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solution

Pacing- curriculum map

SEM- Liberty

*Map out math unit 6, planned assessments

2/4	MCC3NFI NF2 MD3 and MD4 spiral all weeks
2/11	MCC3NF3 MCC4NF1* MD3 and MD4 spiral all weeks
2/18	MCC3NF3 MCC4NF1
2/25 March 1	MCC4NF5 and Review MD3 and MD4 spiral all weeks

CRCT review ideas-share

Technology resources- share warm/cool feedback with ipad cart

ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING: meet with Searcy, resources for fractions

PLC 1.15.13

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: economics resources/ideas, SEM hero project ideas/resources, laptop for planning, math curriculum

Review Norms- Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

 

Unit/Lesson PLanning –

·         Pacing- curriculum map

·         Social Studies- economic unit- Share ideas/activities with warm & cool feedback

We shared resources and ideas for

        

·         SEM hero project- Writing Assessments – CFAs

We will focus on the 9 heroes for our research project.

Paul Revere

Susan B. Anthony

Frederick Douglass

Thurgood Marshall

Mary McLeod Bethune

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Lyndon B. Johnson

Cesar Chavez

·         Break into math groups- planning/resources/remediation

 

ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING:

PLC 11.27.12

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: curriculum binder with reading/math standards, ideas for math activities, resources for social studies

Review Norms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

AGENDA:

Unit/Lesson PLanning –

·         Pacing- curriculum map

Remember to use the STATE unit instead of the county (use this for a resource only)

·         Review/Unpack standards- MATH units...looking at difference between state and county units J filling in data…

·         Share ideas/activities with warm & cool feedback- geometry and historical figures

**ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING:  check out ipad cart and share ideas

 

PLC-Nov. 13, 2012

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: Curriculum binder, calendar

Review Norms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill and be positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

AGENDA:

Lesson Planning

·         Technology Integration- Meghan Hurley (share resources from training!)

 http://todaysmeet.com/
http://edmodo.com
 

Unit Planning-

·         Curriculum map update

·         Math unit outline

·         SEM regions- see Bethany's email schedule

Nov. 19/20	Unit 4 Pretest
Nov. 26	MCC3.G.1 1.       Draw and classify 2.       Quadrilaterals 3.       Similarities and differences	Quiz Friday on topics for the week.
Dec. 3-7	MCC3.G.1        Triangles and angles	Quiz Friday on topics for the week.
Dec. 10-14	MCC3.G.2 ·         Fraction is part of a whole ·         Fraction is a quantity formed when a whole is partitioned into equal shares.	Quiz Friday on topics for the week.
Dec. 17-19	Test Dec. 18?	Review these few days for summative assessment.

Protocol –

·         Text based protocol-reading and ELA standards http://www.schoolreforminitiative.org/download/2%20Protocols/7%20Focus%20on%20Texts/making_meaning.pdf

(See Curriculum Map-grouped by 9 weeks)

**ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING: Look at data from Math Unit assessment

Grade Level Notes - 11.1.12

Upcoming:

Monday:

Tuesday:  Teacher workday/voting

Wednesday:
SEM

Thursday:
L'Homm - 1 chaperone and 21 kids
Welch - 1 chaperone and Emily, 21 kids

Friday:
Brock/Laney - 21 kids and 1 chaperone
Resudek/Weikel - 23 kids and 1 chaperone
Corson - 22 kids and 1 chaperone
Scales - 21 kids and 2 chaperones

15 minute lunch-get on bus by 12:30pm
Cooler - will email Susan
Meds- will email clinic staff

PLC 10.30.12

Mountain Park Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda

What to bring: science unit materials, curriculum binder, calendar
Attending:  Scales, Corson, Welch, Resudek, White, Hurley, Laney, L'Homm
Not Attending:  Brock (TAG meeting)

Review Norms:

Be Respectful
Be punctual and prepared
Assume goodwill and be positive
Be fully present
Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

AGENDA:

Unit/Lesson Planning –

Pacing- review curriculum map/update
Share ideas/activities with warm & cool feedback
Writing Assessments – CFAs- rocks and minerals

 

SEM- Regions of GA
Region Assignments:
Hurley-Swamp
Welch/White-ocean
Brock-Mountains
L'Homm-Lower Coastal Plain
Corson-Upper Coastal
Resudek-Marshes
Scales-Piedmont

Rotations:
Nov. 14 - teach your own class
Nov. 28:   2 class rotations
Dec. 5:  2 class rotations
Dec. 12:  Culminating project
Teachers will be the tour guides and will take their classes around to each habitat.
10:30-11:15pm
2nd grade/other visitors can come from 1:00-2:00pm

 

Math planning- depth of knowledge/rigor, resources

Sites to Look at:
Math Live - http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html
Thinking Blocks:  http://www.thinkingblocks.com
Harcourt e-lab:  http://harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/index_2004.html
Cursive with animations:  http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/cursive-animations.htm
Rocks/Minerals:  http://mineralogy4kids.com
Rocks/Minerals:  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/rockssoils.html
Rocks/Minerals:  http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/v1Z7aJLuVYOD/3rd-Grade-Rocks-and-Minerals#2

Reminders:
Mock Election:
We are really excited about the mock election on Friday!  You should have recieved a plastic bag which has voter registration cards for each of your students.  Please hand these out before you come to vote becaue we will only "allow" students with valid cards to vote.

Just in case you forgot, here is the voting schedule:

9:20-9:40 Brock

9:45-10:05 Hurley

10:10-10:30 Corson

10:35-10:55 L’Hommedieu

12:55-1:15 Scales

1:20-1:40 Welch

1:45-2:05 Resudek

**ACTION ITEMS – NEXT MEETING

 

Grade Level

Narrative writing scores due tomorrow. Put your scores into the form on the t drive.  Ask a neighbor to help you if you can't find it.
Science lab will be starting so check the schedule for your time.
Report cards go home today.

Discuss:
Study guide-create study guides with vocab and essential questions, what kids should know.

No worksheet Wednesday:

Soil lesson from the city of Roswell-Nov. 19 (30 kids at a time)

Geologist-will be here for one day. Emily will make a schedule.  More info coming.

Owl guy-

Academics for the Week of 10/29:

PLC 10.16.12

MountainPark Elementary – Professional Learning Community (PLC) Agenda
Attending:  Weikel, Scales, Resudek, Welch, White, Corson, L'Hommedieu, Laney, Brock, Hurley

Whatto bring: copies(9) of a child’s writing to practice grading with a rubric

ReviewNorms

Be Respectful, Be punctual and prepared, Assume goodwill andbe positive, Be fully present, Don’t be “pollution” be a solutionJ

AGENDA:

Looking atData –(checkpoints)

·        Protocols– ATLAS protocol

·        http://schoolreforminitiative.org/doc/atlas_looking_data.pdf

·        Planfor remediation and enrichment

Stacy - When could we reevaluate math placements?
We think we need to adjust some students.

 

 

Looking atStudent Work(Narrative Writings for Writing assessment)

·        Scoringwriting together with rubric to calibrate scoring

Writing lists for you to enter your writing on the T drive.
Due next Friday Oct. 26th to Rashidah.

 

Unit/LessonPLanning – lookat curriculum map

·        Pacing

·        Depthof Knowledge (DOK)/Rigor

·        Resources

 

Reminders:
Next Week Schedule -
10:30-11:15 Math
Review in the afternoon for ITBS

 

**ACTIONITEMS – NEXT MEETING

Planning common assessment for Rocks and Minerals.