On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:43 PM, MARY KRAMER <mkra...@cbcsd.org> wrote:
> We have SATs but they are different. Our SATs are single students, not > groups of students. > In PCLs we talk about anchor lessons and how to group students. We might > discuss a student that needs to go to SAT. Usually we focus on a strategy > and look at research or a book like RWM and what we are going to use to > anchor the lesson and what we want as an outcome. What are we going to look > for? How do we know that students have achieved the strategy? > Mary > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 4:31 PM, <beverleep...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What you define as PLCs in my state are SATs (student assistance teams) or >> RtI groups. >> Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hccarl...@comcast.net >> >> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:28:05 >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group< >> mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Professional Learning Communities >> >> >> This sounds more like trying to integrate the subjects to help students >> see connections. This is a common practice at junior high so that students >> see how the different subjects are related. >> >> I see PLCs as more like Jennifer stated. You use data to identify an area >> that needs to be improved. Then, all teachers identify strategies or >> practices for their individual area to work on. Progress monitoring is a >> regular part of this to see if the intervention is actually working. The >> progress monitoring is not to evaluate teachers but rather who is the >> inervention working for. If it is not working, what other strategies should >> be in place to help the student/s make progress. >> >> Carol >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: mrsjro...@aol.com >> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:56:21 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Professional Learning Communities >> >> I am moving to a new grade level in the same school and my new team is >> piloting PLC's in our building. From my understanding, this is the way it >> will >> work. Our team consists of 5 teachers. One each language arts, math, >> science, social studies and 1 special education teacher (me). Our team >> leader, >> the science teacher, has had some training in structuring the PLC's so >> this >> is what from my understanding is to take place. Prior to the beginning of >> school, we are to have our curriculum maps broken down into basically >> three >> week blocks. The first three weeks will primarily be procedures and >> content >> review. So at the beginning of the year. we will be meeting daily for a >> while to start with planning our second three week block. We will bring >> our >> materials, activities, assessments and everything we plan to use to the >> table >> and then the five of us will work together to evaluate, make >> recommendations, and support each other as we develop every thing for this >> second 3 week >> block. There is a framework from which we work - don't have mine yet but I >> am trying to obtain information about it.So basically while we are >> teaching one three week block we will be in the planning and refining for >> the next >> three week block. Does this explanation make sense? Jennifer and others - >> does this sound familiar? >> >> June >> Grade 7 Language Arts / Special Needs KY >> **************Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. >> Try the new Email Toolbar now! >> (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027) >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
