Tuesday, October 30, 2018

10-30-18 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes

10-30-18 PLC Agenda/Minutes

PLC with Dr. Meyer, Roy

  • MAP data and usage
    • current unit Info Text- critical reading, defense of evidence, connection to real world
      • MAP Standards: Key Ideas, Details, General Ideas Concepts, Summary
      • Beams- MAP data/ IC
    • prior unit- focus on ACT prep
      • after ACT over weekend, students have said they felt prepared and everything was familiar - Students have felt more prepared for the ACT in both Kerr and Bolduc.  Both teachers are stressing growth on the ACT.   
    • Info Text Unit- Module 2 Risk Worth Taking
      • Short Answer
        • RAGE
      • different reading levels for different groups
        • on reading level to begin with- lower levels, move up to challenge
      • info text theme- identity, tribalism, stereotypes, groups, label
        • UI/text and Theme Statement/text
      • Summative Assessment- Thematic Narrative Essay
        • Risk Worth Taking
          • standing up for who you are, going with the crowd
          • what's right- humanity
        • universal ideas leading to theme
          • how it fits and connects to students and the world around them
        •  Backpack- Resilient Learner, Collaborative, Multiple Edits, Cultural Citizen
          • on Google Docs- document edits and collab
          • Reflection after break
  • What needs do we have? (school)
    • goals?
  • What is ultimate goal from district? VHS?
    • goals for Seniors
  • Are we on track?
Notes- Building Shut Down Day, Seniors will work on Post Secondary Plan, ILP and other materials needed for Backpack. Senior Advisory teachers will be facilitating.  
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10-29-18 PLC Agenda/Minutes

10-29-18 PLC Agenda/Minutes


  • tomorrow's PLC with Dr. Meyers
    • split groups by RIT (MAP) high, medium, low
      • did students notice? did they care? (groups)
    •  * Beams- no sign in info
      • contact Winters??
  • Info Text
    • rubric for short answer
      • connection to real world- focus
      • defense of evidence- students can identify, need to focus on defense
      • familiar wording from prior rubrics used
      • SBG- 0-4
        • different level of mastery for different groups- RIT
    • different text for different groups- reading levels differ
      • comprehension questions and short answer
        • fewer short answer than higher level groups
    • Universal Ideas/text
      • lead to theme statement/text
    • Scaffolding to theme essay
    • Summative Assessment
      • thematic narrative using evidence from info text
      • due before Thanksgiving
      • overall theme from info text using evidence and personal experience to defend theme

Friday, October 26, 2018

10-25-18 ENG 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes

10-25-18 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/ Minutes

Analysis of standards- Informational Text

  • split groups up by RIT bands 
    • groups of 3-5: High, Med, Low
  • Informational text- Standard Based Grading 0-4
    • answer questions from articles
      • no rubric
    • Create MC question per article
      • label question category
    • Different text levels for different groups
    • student choice??
Meet Monday 10-29-18
  • groups split by RITs
  • info text chosen, upload on Drive
  • short answer questions created if needed
  • Theme Essay?? for summative assessment

10-23-18 Eng 4 PLC Minutes

10-23-18 Eng 4 PLC Minutes

INFORMATIONAL TEXT

- split groups up by MAP RIT bands
      high, med, low
      Info Text- key ideas, details, summarizing, analyzing, central ideas, concepts, and events
- discuss text and questions with group- questions as group
- individual- theme analysis


  • split up groups
  • find articles
    • UI- tribalism, groups, labels
  • Formative assessments
    • short answer question/text
    • create MC question- identify category/ text
  • Summative- Theme Analysis Essay
    • Overall theme of articles- claim 
    • evidence from text- defend claim
    • defense of evidence





Tuesday, October 23, 2018

10-23-18 PLC AGENDA

AGENDA

  • readings for continuing analysis MC question making
  • Achieve 3000
  • MAP data
    • PLC next week with Dr. ____                                                                                                                   

10-23-18 PLC MINUTES


  

  • Essays for critical reading unit- 
    • answer questions
    • create a question
    • 2 essays/wk, 2 wk mini-unit
  • Group set up - MAP
    • informational text

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

10-2-18 PLC Minutes


PLC Minutes





  • time management
  • grading group work
    • self-assessment
    • 6/8 questions
  • ECE classes
  • Achieve 3000
    • MAP  Scores
    • correlation
    • student view
    • Career Center
      • lexile # for career
      • goal setting
  • Senior Pics
    • Oct 16
  • Literacy Goals
  • MAP Scores 
    • deviate student gap
    • readiness level
  • Buy In

10-2-18 Eng 4 PLC Agenda


PLC Agenda


  • time management
  • grading group work
    • self-assessment
    • 6/8 questions
  • ECE classes
  • Achieve 3000
    • MAP  Scores
    • correlation
    • student view
    • Career Center
      • lexile # for career
      • goal setting
  • Senior Pics
    • Oct 16
  • Literacy Goals
  • MAP Scores 
    • deviate student gap
    • readiness level
  • Buy In