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 * Feb 11th, 2015**
 * School finished at 11:00am Qasr Al Hosn festival**


 * Feb 4th, 2015**
 * Present:** Martina, Iman, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Denise, Trish **Absent:** Adri (sick)

Formative assessments; F1: Light and sound production: venn diagram F2: Properties of light and sound: students brainstorm in groups using a mind map F3: Light and sound as a form of expression: illustrated story projected from laminated sheets Resources: musical instrument sets-one per pod. Science light kits and electrical circuit kits available in the science store room. Ms Brenda shared various experiment ideas relating to light and sound. Integration with Arabic, Islamic, music and art. IB sample unit planner filled with lots of ideas for investigating light
 * Discussion:**

Reflections for WWAPT unit (all) Update unit planner with formative resources and activity ideas for the inquiry cycle (Shannin & Brenda) Check with store for batteries for torches (Caron/Trish) Source equipment from science store (individual teachers)
 * Action:**

Location: Josephine's room
 * Next meeting:**


 * Jan 28th, 2015**
 * Grade 1 requested to cancel the meeting as they are up to date with everything and wanted to work on report writing**


 * Jan 21st, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Alexis, Maura, Brenda, Trish, Adri Absent: Hope (Late duty), Shannin (Two hours), Caron (Parent meeting) Josephine (1 hour Parent time)

-Read reflections for upcoming unit HWEO -More resources by way of musical instruments needed-it was suggested that all teachers pool what they have into one box and pass it around between classes. -Inquiry cycle-latter stages-going further, making conclusions, taking action for both WWAPT & HWEO need to have activities added to them -Obsolete resources from WWAPT can be placed in the resources folder for last year's WWAPT unit on the q drive-activities can be deleted from the inquiry cycle that relate to the World Cup tournament as this is no longer being taught -Formative assessments for HWEO need to be sourced from last year's team -Summative assessment for HWEO will be created through movie maker
 * Location:** Brenda's room
 * Discussion:**

Create resources folder on the q drive (Trish) Source formatives (Martina/Trish) Update WWAPT planner by removing activities and resources relating to last year (Adri & Hope) Source musical instruments (all)
 * Action:**

Location: Alexis's room
 * Next meeting:**


 * Dec 10th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Iman, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Andrea, Adri, Trish Absent: Adri (Social Co. meeting)


 * Location:** Martina's room
 * Discussion:**

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Formative assessment-line of inquiry changed to -"Important past and present leaders" to align better with standard:=====

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-Identify famous people from the past who have shown courageous leadership (H). =====

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-Give examples of notable leaders of different communities. Leaders to include but not limited to the presidents, ministers and prime ministers (C). =====

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Formative task will be to create a timeline of three leaders in the UAE and identify why they are/were courageous/important===== -Teaching activities could spread out to international leaders Reflection on cooperative games so far: generally students are finding cooperating with each other quite challenging, games could be more active to sustain their interest

Research field trip to Zayed Sports City (Martina/Adri) Update unit planner (Adri & Hope)
 * Action:**

Location: Andrea's room
 * Next meeting:**


 * Dec 1st, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Iman, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Andrea, Adri,Trish

-Formative standards can be added to the PS Gradebook description box, summative standards will be scored on MB -At least 3 standards need to be aligned with the summative to report on -SA rubrics will need to be standards based with 4 levelled descriptors
 * Location:** Martina's room
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Standards aligning with formative and summative assessments

-Photocopy notes and update file on q drive (Trish)
 * Action:**

Teachers used the meeting time to work on STP reflections
 * Nov 25th, 2014**


 * Nov 18th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Iman, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Andrea, Adri, Trish

-Sports day-request made by Grade 1 team to have an alternative to medals as some of the children don't yet understand the concept of competition and get upset on the day also group days could be fictional countries so that students could create the symbol representing their identity in art -Formative assessments: Line 1-leaders and teams this will be aligned with a group task during PE -Line 3-flags of teachers' home countries-what do the symbols represent -Provocation: video of Mr John talking about how he is the leader of the school -Pre-assessment: mind map of the attributes of good leaders and leaders they know -Field trip-Zayed Sports City
 * Location:** Maura's room
 * Discussion:**
 * -**ICT will be used as a tool to teach the standards relating to landmarks

Update Managebac unit planner (Adri & Hope) Add all teachers as authors to planner (Trish) Create formative checklists/graphic organizers etc. (Adri/Alexis/Martina)
 * Action:**

Location: Andrea's room Sharing out of assessments and how they will be marked
 * Next meeting:**


 * Nov 13th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Iman, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Andrea, Adri, **Absent: T**rish- Late duty, Shannin-2 hours


 * Location:** Martina's room

We will complete our writing assessment next week and our Summative on the week of the 23rd-28th. Our unit will end on the 27th of November || The will complete a mind map about the advantages/disadvantages of engaging in sporting events together.
 * 1 || Summative and writing assessment for Sharing the planet || We discussed our formative assessments for sharing the planet. All teachers have their 3 formatives completed.
 * 2 || Summative and formatives for where we are in place and time || # 1. How leaders and teams work together – the children can reflect on the world cup activity or sports day and talk about how they worked together as a team and who their leaders were.
 * 1) 2. People from around the world engage in sporting events together- the children will learn about the different world sporting events that happen around the world and in particular the UAE- tennis, golf, formula 1, rugby sevens etc
 * 1) 3. Meanings of international symbols: the children will learn about different flags from around the world and the meaning of flags and meaning of different symbols e.g falcon, crest on flags etc

Summative: we didn’t come to a decision about our summative as we want to discuss it with the P.E team || The children will be asked to make a game/ pitch/basketball court etc using a shoe box, playdough, matchstick men etc They will then write about how to play their game. ||
 * 3 || Writing assessment: || We discussed our writing assessment for our next unit on procedural writing.
 * 4 || Field trip || We discussed our field trip next week. ||


 * Sept 10th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Andrea, Adri,Trish **Absent:**Caron; Late duty


 * Location:** PD room

Unit recording on MB-rota created pairing up new with returning teachers Pre-assessment: the students were worried about having "the right" answer, they found it difficult to discuss their opinions with each other Review of summative assessment: students loved the activity but it didn't show an accurate understanding of the central idea-this could be tweaked to focus more on "people" Guest speakers: possibility of inviting in parents to speak about their role in the community Field trip-to another school to observe the differences and similarities of people-possible schools: AISA/Al Bateen Formative assessments: Venn diagram, community Read through last year's reflections-focus on people in SA Skype activity-students brainstorm questions to ask children in another school in a different country
 * Discussion:**

Make contact with curriculum coordinators in AISA/Al Bateen to discuss field trip (Trish) Research inquiry learning tasks to refresh planner Create meeting location rotation schedule (Trish) Done
 * Action:**

Learner Profile assembly procedures Math & Language integrations ICT integration
 * Next meeting:**


 * Next Location:** Caron's room


 * Sept 17th, 2014**


 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Alexis, Maura, Hope, Brenda, Shannin, Andrea, Adri, Trish **Absent:** Andrea Late duty


 * Location:** Caron's room

Learner profile assembly procedures and rota Math integration-activities for this unit, can be taught on Tuesdays or during UOI time
 * Discussion:**

Literacy integration-build in literacy standards into summative assessment rubric if it involves recount writing, speaking/listening etc. Behavior stick and superstars-how effective are they? Formative assessment: Skype interview-another contact made in Uganda Attempt to contact AISA by Trish & Adri-will try again, if unsuccessful will contact MBZ for summative trip ICT integration: learning activities to be planned and shared among the team, standards will be given in the next week. Subject leaders:

Shannin Hope || Adri || Alexis || Josephine Andrea Caron Shannin || Maura Brenda || Alexis Martina Adri ||
 * Math || UOI || ICT || Literacy || Display || Weebly ||
 * Martina

Final attempt to contact AISA (Trish/Adri) Contact MBZ if need be (Trish) Follow up on behavior stick/superstar conversation in Coordinators' meeting (Trish) Update UOI planner with Math/Literacy/ICT integrations (Martina)
 * Action:**

ICT standards-discuss learning activities Finalize field trip SA rubric-standards embedded
 * Next meeting:** Location: Maura's room



-Summative assessment reflection on world cup -ELA procedural writing-how to play a game -Pre-assessment based on video of Mr John having a problem with the playground-as a leader how does he solve it -Math integration-shapes for sport equipment, timed game, lifeboats game based on a number, place value-one student is 100, one is tens, one is a unit -Formative assessments: create a group game with a leader, explain how leaders & groups work together.
 * May 14th, 2014**
 * Present:** Josephine, Christine, Lorissa, Trish, Veronica, Shannin, Sarah, Andrea, Martina
 * Discussion:**

Create a rubric to assess the integrated math performance task (Lorissa) Update unit planner (Martina) Formative assessment flags-checklist Create a set of flags (Andrea)
 * Action**:

-Sharing inquiry tasks; tin foil me for shadow making, styrofoam sun and moon for cycles -Skills rubric for summative task
 * Apr 27th, 2014**
 * Present:**Josephine, Christine, Lorissa, Trish, Veronica, Shannin **Absent**: Sarah, Andrea (sick), Martina (wedding)
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Sharing of rubric for the summative assessment task

-Complete math performance task (Christine)
 * Action:**

TBD
 * Next meeting:**

-Math activities based on pattern to construct a solid foundation with this concept -Inquiry cycle activities
 * Apr 20th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Christine, Sarah, Lorissa, Trish, Veronica **Absent**: Shannin (sick), Veronica (parent meeting)
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Math integration-performance task based on patterns of the moon

Update unit planner with summative assessment details and inquiry tasks (Lorissa, whole team)
 * Action:**

Formative assessments Summative tool
 * Next meeting;**

Collaborative researched inquiry activities for HTWW unit in the ICT lab.
 * Apr 15th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Trish, Veronica **Absent**: Sarah, Lorissa, (no cover)
 * Discussion:**

Create summative assessment tool Share inquiry activity ideas Integration of math and English into inquiry cycle
 * Next meeting:**

Central idea and lines of inquiry changed to align better with science and social studies standards Possible activities for the inquiry cycle Summative assessment ideas
 * Mar 23rd, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Trish, **Absent**: Veronica, Sarah, Lorissa,
 * Discussion:**

Research activities for the inquiry cycle.
 * Next meeting:**

-Explanation of how summative of HWOO will work -Standards for HTWW more focused on observations in the sky rather than the effects of there not being a continuous cycle of the sun-need to review summative idea -Need to research inquiry activity ideas for pre, formative, assessments that align with standards closely.
 * Mar 16th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Trish, **Absent**: Veronica, Sarah, Lorissa,
 * Discussion:**

-Research, research, research! (all) -Reflections HWOO (all)
 * Action:**

-Teacher questions, inquiry cycle activities, formative assessments etc.
 * Next meeting:**

-Summative assessment HWOO-final confirmation of how the activity will work, children will pay for needs and wants using their collected tickets -Standards for the next unit HTWW-focus on maps, globes, observations of cycles in the sky, tools used to observe these -Activity ideas; moon observations at home, sun observations-position throughout the day, edible maps, make a telescope, possible field trip to visit GEMS School Planetarium -Integration: English; poetry writing, Math; data handling, measuring shadows, time-am/pm, making sundials
 * Mar 9th, 2014**
 * Present:** Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish, **Absent**: Veronica, Sarah
 * Discussion:**

-Research for collaborative planning on Tuesday (all) -Reflections for HWEO (all teachers who have not completed yet), HWOO (all) -Investigate field trip (Lorissa/Aaron)
 * Action:**

Summative assessment, pre-assessment, formative etc.
 * Next meeting:**

Concert Practice: Grade 1 request
 * Mar 2nd, 2014**

Meeting cancelled-Trish teaching in Grade 2
 * Feb 23rd, 2014**

-Summative assessment: children choose certain jobs in the class and are paid in tickets depending on the type of job-students then choose to spend their tickets on things that they need or want on the last week of the unit e.g want-movie, computer lab, play/green field, popcorn. Needs-lunch, toilet/wash hands, tissue/wipe, water -Ask the expert-invite parents in to discuss their job and what they need and want in their lives -Survey e.g KG parents pre-assessment: students were confused about the difference between needs and wants
 * Feb 9th, 2014**
 * Present:** Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish, Sarah **Absent**: Christine
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Provocation: take away something that the students need in the classroom e.g pencils- see the reaction and discuss,

Reflections HWEO (all) Reflection sheet for summative (Andrea/Veronica) Update planner on MB (Andrea/Veronica)
 * Action:**

-Pre-assessment based on the central idea-questionnaire about people's jobs, needs and wants -Five week jobs based reward system
 * Feb 2nd, 2014**
 * Present:** Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish, Sarah **Absent**: Christine
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Summative: performance task set in Grade 1 town where students can spend their earned tickets on goods/services that they need/want

Complete the inquiry cycle activities list in HWEO (Sarah) Reflections for HWEO (all) Create pre-assessment sheet & summative outline (Andrea)
 * Action:**

Review assessments and tools, complete inquiry cycle
 * Next meeting**:


 * Jan 26th, 2014**
 * No meeting scheduled (Trish teaching in Grade 1)**

-Gill: SEN schedule -Formative assessments: collection of experiments relating to light and sound, use either a reflection sheet/booklet to record understanding of the properties. To assess how to use these for expression, children could create a simple role-play integrating light and sound. -Grade 1 concert March 4th.
 * Jan 19th, 2014**
 * Present:** Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish, Sarah **Absent**: Christine
 * Discussion:**

Ask Aaron about musical instruments (Trish) Resource batteries and overhead projectors from the store (Trish)
 * Action:**

TBD
 * Next meeting:**


 * Jan 12th, 2014**
 * School Holiday**-**Prophet Mohammed's Birthday**

-Results of pre-assessment recorded-children's reactions quite simplistic, found it difficult to express themselves -Discussion on resources needed such as musical instruments, tuning fork etc. -Properties of light and sound to be decided
 * J****an 5th, 2014**
 * Present:** Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish, Sarah **Absent**: Christine
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Teacher questions created and provocation added to the planner

-Sourcing musical instruments (Lorissa) -Formative assessment tasks (all) -Summative assessment rubric (all) -UOI writing assessment rubric (Sarah)
 * Action:**

-Sharing of completed tasks
 * Next meeting:**

-Skills rubric to address the ongoing skills used throughout the unit and specific skills needed for the performance task will be on the SA rubric. -Pre-assessment record sheet to be designed
 * Dec 8th, 2013**
 * Present:** Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish **Absent**:Sarah
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Summative assessment task: review of standards, task created relating to narrative story telling and light and sound as the form of expression

-Reflections on Sharing the Planet (all) -Summative assessment rubric and pre-assessment record sheet
 * Action:**

-Formative assessments and sharing of SA rubric
 * Next meeting**:

-Beginning next unit pushed back in order to complete STP -Beach field trip moved from Nov 26th to Dec 5th -Tuning in to HWEO, activities such as dancing to different types of music, mind maps on light/sound sources, cartoons-observing the background music,pre-assessment etc. -Performances related to music using everyday objects -Connection of unit with the concert
 * Nov 24th. 2013**
 * Present:** Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, **Absent**:Trish (sick)
 * Discussion:**

-Reflections on STP (all) -Update Managebac HWEO-add new learning tasks, pre-assessment etc. (Sarah)
 * Actions:**

Continuation of planning for HWEO -Explanation of Grading phase out -Assessment: alignment of current practices with assessment policy. -Model lesson schedule-explanation of ocean project -Diorama activity-where to display when complete
 * Next meeting:**
 * Nov 17th, 2013**
 * Meeting Cancelled due to three absent teachers**
 * Nov 10th, 2013**
 * Present:** Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa, Trish
 * Discussion:**

Looking ahead at the next unit
 * Next meeting:**

-Integrated math assessment: reviewed the next unit in math-an ocean scene that has a pattern with three different ocean animals -Art activity: drawing/decorating fish in a pattern -Gradebook: math English writing standards -Review Tuning In activities-explanation of each -Check on which specialist teachers have submitted portfolio pieces -Focus on student questions:use Kath Murdoch resource
 * Nov 3rd, 2013**
 * Holiday: Hijra New Year**
 * Oct 27th, 2013**
 * Present:** Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Lorissa **Absent**: Trish (sick)
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Pre-assessment: conclusion that although the students have a somewhat good understanding of animals that live in the ocean, they don't have much idea about how humans impact it or how we need it and use it.
 * Next meeting:**
 * Oct 20th, 2013**
 * Present:** Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Trish **Absent**: Lorissa (sick)
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Finish off WWA unit planner

-Inform Specialist teachers of deadline for portfolio work (Trish) -Update STP planner(Josephine)
 * Action:**
 * -**Complete reflections for WWA (all except MM, JG, CB)

-New unit STP**,** procedure for beginning a new unit: pre-assessment, unpack transdisciplinary theme, then tuning in. - Planning of unit: provocation, tuning in activities, pre-assessment and summative. -Skills rubric for WWA: how many skills to include
 * Oct 6th, 2013**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Trish **Absent**: Terrey, Josephine
 * Discussion:**

-Edit STP unit planner on Managebac (Josephine/Trish) Read reflections from last year's STP planner
 * Action:**
 * Next meeting:**

-Assessment pieces and gradebook set up -Activities for next week: unit related writing, survey, collage
 * Sept 29th, 2013**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Shannin, Trish **Absent**: Terrey,(sick leave)
 * Discussion:**

Set up gradebook
 * Action:**

Planning for the next unit & reflections -Organization of assemblies -Activities for finding out stage of inquiry cycle -Pre-assessment: discussion of findings and how to direct unit
 * Next meeting:**
 * Sept 22nd, 2013**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Christine, Terrey, Trish **Absent**: Shannin,(sick leave)
 * Discussion:**

Christine to record pre-assessment findings on unit planner on MB Update planner with new activities in the finding out stage of the inquiry cycle (Josephine/Christine)
 * Action:**

Sorting out, Going, Further, Making Conclusions, Action
 * Next meeting:**

-Teacher questions to relate to the lines of inquiry -Overview of inquiry cycle for WWA -Checking alignment of the WAPT and HWOO standards with the central ideas
 * Discussion:Sept 15th 2013**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Shannin, Christine, Terrey, Trish
 * Discussion:**
 * -**Assessments-only summative to be included in gradebook, pre-assessment must check for understanding of the full central idea

Final check of all central ideas with standards(Trish)
 * Action:**


 * Next meeting:**
 * -**Inquiry cycle sorting out stage

-How to create a unit, what to look for in the US standards-conceptually based learning objective in the central idea -New central idea and lines of inquiry created to align more cohesively with the strongest concepts in the social studies standards in the current unit: Who we are -Discussion about assessment tasks related to the concepts in both the lines of inquiry and the central idea
 * Sept 8th 2013**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Veronica, Martina, Josephine, Shannin, Andrea, Christine, Terrey, Trish
 * Discussion:**

-Develop relevant formative and summative assessment tasks to assess conceptual understanding
 * Action:**

-Assessment and inquiry cycle review
 * Next meeting:**

__**NEW ACADEMIC YEAR**__

- To do list for HWOO planner (and others that may not be completed) - Planner development for STP - Assessment tasks for STP - Continued development of STP inquiry cycle - Development of assessment tasks for STP
 * May 12, 2013**
 * Present:**
 * Discussion:**

- Develop/create/modify and resources/assessment tools needed for STP
 * Action:**

- G1 will meet together (without PYPC) to finalize any visit preparations
 * Next Meeting:**

- Focus areas for HTWW
 * March 3, 2013**
 * Present:** Steven, Kate, Annie, Adri, Trish, Christine, Josephine, Sanaa, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continue to develop tuning in, finding out and assessment tasks for HTWW
 * Action:**

- Review and continue-
 * Next Meeting:**

- Debrief of some of Peggy's feedback - Portfolios - Review of HWIOO - Quick look at STP planner
 * April 28, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn (Apologies: Lorissa)
 * Discussion:**

- Develop STP planner
 * Next Meeting:**


 * April 21, 2013**
 * //Meeting with IB Consultant: Peggy Bumanis//

- Completed reflection section for HTWW - Briefly reviewed planner for STP
 * April 14, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continue to develop and complete tasks for HWOO
 * Action:**

- review progress with HWOO - Revise planner for STP
 * Next Meeting:**

- Assessment tasks for HWOO - Completed most of the reflection section for HTWW - Revised POI sequence document so as to allow for extra time with HWOO
 * March 17, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Section 8 of reflection section fro HTWW (G1 team) - Assessment task/tool for LOI 3 (?) (Christine and Veronica)
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

- Reflected on what enduring understandings we want students to come away fromt he unit with - Developed assessment tasks for HWOO - Designated teachers that will be responsible for developing assessment tasks/tools
 * March 10, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Develop tasks/tools (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

- Continued to develop Inquiry Cycles for WWAPT and HWEO
 * February 17, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Complete inquiry cycle for HWEO (G1 team) - Check to see that reflection section for HWEO is complete (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Start to look at pre-planning for HWOO
 * Next Meeting:**

- Review of planner to do list - Worked on tidying up WWAPT and HWEO planners - Writing rubric for HTWW
 * February 10, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Complete Inquiry Cycles for WWAPT and HWEO (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Review progress with regards to inquiry cycles for WWAPT and HWEO - Start to look at pre-planning for HWOO
 * Next Meeting:**

- Review of developed assessment tools - Completed reflection section for HWEO planner
 * February 3, 2013**
 * Present:** Christine, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continue and review
 * Next Meeting:**

- Development of assessment tasks and tools for proposed outcomes - Exploration of Interactive science kits: Found some aligned activities (chapters 4 and 9?) - Continued to develop inquiry cycle - Delegated (the development of) assessment tools
 * January 27, 2013**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Assessment tools (G1 team - various)
 * Action:**

- Review progress - Finish off reflection section for HWEO?
 * Next Meeting:**

- Progress with regards to the development of assessment tasks/tools for HTWW: on track - Oragnization of reflection section for HWEO - HTWW unit reflections from last year
 * January 20, 2013**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Develop any tools that are yet to be develoepd for HTWW
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

- Review of progress with WWA: assessment tools - Pre-planning for HTWW - Many many assessments: team feels the need to make sure they are not assessing for the sake of assessing - For next unit: ensure that all tasks/tools are developed prior to the commencement of the unit - then schedule out assessment tasks so that they are understood by all and delivered at a manageable pace
 * January 13, 2013**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Develop assessment tasks for proposed outcomes in section #3 of HTWW (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**


 * January 6, 2012**
 * Team meeting held independently (Glenn on leave)

- Reflection section for WWAPT? - Development of assessment (tasks and tools) for HWEO
 * December 9, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

- Progress with WWAPT - Progress with HWEO
 * November 22, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn (apologies: Liz)
 * Discussion:**

- Reflection section for WWAPT (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

//*Meeting with IB Consultant regarding progress since last visit, challenges, and most urgent needs//
 * November 18, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Maria, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continued to develop ideas for WWAPT
 * November 11, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Progress with regards to the development of assessment tools for WWAPT unit
 * November 4, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Progress with regards to completing refection sections of planner: - Progress with regards to populating inquiry cycle for unit #2
 * October 21, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Develop assessment tools for proposed outcomes
 * Action:**

- Review progress..
 * Next Meeting:**

- Selection of Reading outcomes - Alignment of assessment tasks
 * October 14, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- New Q drive directory - Aligning assessment tasks for WWAPT unit: start with all outcomes - Some difficulty with aligning the Civics focus within the standards with the concept in the organizing theme (change) - Nabielah and Haliemah to take on final 2 outcomes?
 * October 7, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Discuss final 2 outcomes with Nabielah and Haliemah (Lorissa/G1 team) - Choose and document ELA outcomes to be covered (G1 team) - Start to populate Inquiry cycle (G1 team) - Unit #1 reflections (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

- [|Planner] progress: developed teacher questions, trans skills and tidied up other parts (LP and attitude activities etc..) - Next unit - WWAPT: Looked at bare bones of [|unit planner] - Assessment tasks/tools: tidied up aligned assessment tasks and organized tools into relevant folders
 * September 30, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Start to complete unit reflections (G1 team) - Look at making minor cosmetic modifications to WWAPT planner (Glenn) - Begin to build unit #2 planner: (review and) further develop description of summative tasks and develop assessment tool; choose (document?) ELA outcomes in section 3; develop ideas for (and document) assessment tasks/tools in section 3; LP and attribute activities (section 4); and start to populate stages of inquiry cycle
 * Action:**

- Very likely some of the last point (from above)..
 * Next Meeting:**

- Developed assessment tasks/tools: Linked to ENSS and documented in section 3 - Planner progress: worked on sequencing activities into the 6 stages of th KMIC
 * September 23, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Delivery of assessment tasks (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Finish parts of the planner - Look at pre-planning for unit #2
 * Next Meeting:**

- Grade 1 web page: going great guns. - Some speciaslist teachers not complying with the Monday dismaissal structure: 2 teachers had to go and tell SSTs to stay witht heir class until they returned. - Discussion about which evidence outcomes were included in POI and which ones were pulled out. - Embedding of assessments: lined up evidence outcomes for SS and Science with tasks in section 3 (that assess the lines of inquiry). Much discussion over how much needs to be assessed, and at what level of 'assessment' this needs to be done. Some difficulty trying to get classes settled and be automatically launching into such a rigorous assessment schedule, and accurate reporting out: new Grading guidelines and Assessment policy documents have been produced - Glenn will share these in the coming weeks - Action cycle: from unit 2 but could be looking at restructuring activities so that they are sequenced in some sort of AS sequence (as opposed to the current Key Concept) structure
 * September 16, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Send Weebly invites to people that haven't signed up in order to upgrade to Weebly pro for free (Lorissa, Christa) - Look at ELA standards and indicate which ones will be documented on the planner. (G1 team) - Speak with Mary re. meeting with a group of PS teachers to discuss concerns (Glenn) - Develop assessment tools for proposed assessment tasks (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Look at developed assessment tools - Look at structuring of tasks so that they align with the KMIC (Kath Murdoch Inquiry ...)
 * Next Meeting:**

- Timeline for incorporating KM Inquiry Cycle into our planning/unit implementation - Library displays - Assessments: how to document evidence outcomes within the planner so that it is clear which task they will be attached to
 * September 9, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Andrea, Sarah, Christa, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**
 * meeting was cut short due to G1 teachers helping SSTs with dismissal - this week only)

- Look at how/where evidence outcomes can be embedded in planner (Glenn and..?) - Help Christa with G1 website (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Single subject integration - Embedding of assessments
 * Next Meeting:**

- Continued to refine POI: especially with regards to G1/G2 overlap (in WWA)
 * June 19, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Sarah, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Andrea, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Develop assessment ideas and tools (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Continued to develop G1 POI
 * May 30, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Sarah, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Andrea, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- The colour of the document is giving Glenn's eyes problems.. - Revision of central ideas: identified concepts and (active) verbs - refined some to make them more concise and/or conceptual - Focus for HWOO: Glenn thinks the taking a trip thing isn't a great fit. Worked on an idea that would involve changing the focus to more of a 'travel industry' type thing, where each class would become a component of the travel industry (airline, travel agent, hotel etc..). Seems to be a better fit with the social science standards.
 * May 30, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Sarah, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Andrea, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Look at LOIs for each unit and tweak (G1 team and Glenn) - Look at CI for HWOO (G1 team and Glenn) - Add LP and Attitudes (G1 team) - Add related concepts (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Look at 'to do' list - Continue to refine and develop POI doc
 * Next Meeting:**

- Grade 1 POI review continued...
 * May 23, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Sarah, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Andrea, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continued with G1 POI review
 * May 16, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Sarah, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Andrea, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Unit progress and reflections - POI reconstruction overview - what needs to go where - New ideas for WWA, HWEO and HWOO (Celebrations to become broader etc..) - Sarah has some good ideas - let's wait for her! - ISOCS POI page - Social Science standards can be prioritized (and divided up between classroom teacher and UAE studies teacher)
 * May 9, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Caron, Babette, Sarah, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Andrea, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continue to review POI and look for replacement unit ideas (G1 team and Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Continue to review progress and develop G1 POI
 * Next Meeting:**

- Team worked on generating learning engagements for lines of inquiry - Central Idea modified to: The world is.. - Kath Murdoch Inquiry Cycle resource - Overview of POI review (embedding of standards)
 * April 11, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Caron, Babette, Christa, Liz, Veronica, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Start POI review with standards already embedded - existing units (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Review electronic copy of G1 POI overview
 * Next week:**

- Matter unit - meeting standards? - Central idea needs to be tweaked so as to align better with Earth Science standards: easily done - Field trip to Jebel Hafeet/mangroves? - Collection of primary resources - Earth materials can be found at Mina souk - Matter cart - where did it go?
 * March 21, 2012**
 * Present:** Lorissa, Sarah, Caron, Babette, Christa, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Put standards onoto planner (Glenn) - Develop learning engagements that relate to (Earth Science) standards (G1 team) - Write to Mr Gustav and ask if field trip to Al Ain is possible with G1 (G1 team) - Collect primary resources (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Review progress and Lines of Inquiry
 * Next Meeting:**

//* Team met without coordinator due to IB consultant visit//
 * March 14, 2012**

- Move the meeting downstairs as it will give the team more time to arrive and depart - Assessments - so many - Evidence outcomes: not all have to be assessed - Central Idea and LOI review - need to be modified so as to more accurately align with the standards
 * March 7, 2012**
 * Present:** Christa, Lorissa, Caron, Andrea, Sarah, Babette, Glenn
 * Discussion:**


 * Action:**
 * -** Review standards, CI and LOI (G1 team)


 * Next Meeting:**
 * -** In Babette's room, review progress

- Assessments etc..
 * February 29, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Babette, Caron, Lorissa, Andrea, Christa, Sarah, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Work on completing assessments
 * Action:**


 * Next Meeting:**
 * -** Review next unit CI and LOI

//*Meeting cancelled due to KG/PS transition meeting//
 * February 22, 2012**


 * February 15, 2012**
 * //Meeting cancelled due to Pincipal's ADEC inspection meeting//

- Focus of unit: Ocean, ways that we affect the ocean: fishing and pollution - Break unit into 3three 2 week blocks: the ocean (form); Fishing and its effects (causation, function);
 * February 8, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Babette, Caron, Sarah, Lorissa, Andrea, Christa, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Reflection sections of Celebrations and Healthy Living (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Ways to introduce new (Oceans) unit: pre-assessment, deconstruction of central idea and K/W part of KWL - Veiwing of sample 'Plants' unit - get ideas from their process and sequence - Review of Celebrations unit: assessments - How to get reflection sections of Celebrations and Healthy Habits done
 * February 1, 2012**
 * Present:** Liz, Babette, Caron, Lorissa, Sarah, Veronica, Andrea, Christa, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Reflection sections of Celebrations and Healthy Living (G1 team)
 * Action:**


 * Next Meeting:**
 * -** Continue to develop Ocean planner

- Presentations for G1 pod B at 12:30 Thursday - Glenn to take photos (if available) - Assessment tools: focusing on key concepts within central idea: important events; celebrations; traditions - ICT integration for next unit (Nathan) - Review of new unit (What's the matter)
 * January 25, 2012**
 * Discussion:**

- Continue to develop assessment tools for celeebrations unit
 * Action:**

- Review tools and organizers developed - look forward to What's the matter!
 * Next Meeting:**

//*Meeting cancelled due to IB Coordinators meeting//
 * January 18, 2012**

- Progress with Celebrations unit - Resources that need to be developed? - Change unit order: sharing the ocean next - Changing out Giving Tree unit to accomodate science standards better: change to:
 * January 11, 2012**
 * Discussion:**


 * What's the Matter!**
 * Central Idea:** Everything on Earth is made of matter and it can go through changes.

- Find unit sample (Liz) - Healthy Living reflection (G1 team)
 * Action:**

- Look at unit sample, finalize/develop lines of inquiry for What's the Matter!
 * Next Meeting:**

//Meeting cancelled//
 * December 14**

- Looking at Let's Celebrate unit: focus, standards and assessments - The importance of the scaffolding of questions development. [|The Q chart].. - Looking at remaining units for year (Let's Celebrate, Taking a trip, Sharing the Ocean) and thinking about whether one needs to be chaged out to accomodate sceince/social studies better - Science/social studies standards and which can fit into the current units: really only have 2 science based units (and there are 4 standards). Possible solution: change sharing the ocean back to 'Sharing the Planet' and create a landforms/oceans unit that would cover earth science for 'How the world works'
 * December 7, 2011**
 * Discussion:**

- Discuss challenges with fitting all science standards into themes with Lynn on Sunday (Glenn, Josh, Tracy G) - Collect/prepare resources for Celebrations - Unit reflections (G1 Team)
 * Action:**

- Review unit progress (celebrations and reflection sections of Personal History)
 * Next Meeting:**

- Review of how to work effectively within the meetings: make every effort to contribute as much as possible - Assessments for Healthy Living - Workplan as devised by Liz
 * November 16, 2011**
 * Discussion:**

//As documentation for our upcoming IB visit is due this Wednesday it was decided that we would focus on completing the reflection section of Unit 1 during this week's meeting// - Breifly covered where we are at with regards to current unit - Reflection section for 'Personal History..': group walk through of the different reflection sections of the planner, all teachers contributed their thoughts and ideas which were noted in the relevant sections - How to complete the planner from here. (see below)
 * October 31, 2011**
 * Discussion:**

//Cancelled due to tour of new building areas//
 * October 26, 2011**

- New weekly planning draft - Collecting exemplars for each unit (and where to store them) - Possible way of organizing the 'When I was...' books for next year (chronological, each class to have a focus per week) - Healthy Living: specialist to take on 3rd line of inquiry/classroom teachers to do the food pyramid stuff - Ways to ensure that our meetings are efficient and productive: someone to record list of things that need to be done (as below), teachers to review planner/planning docs before meeting, Glenn to send an agenda that will assist teachers to orientate themselves - Next steps for Healthy Living unit
 * October 19 2011**
 * Discussion**:

- Solids and Liquids assessment – Sarah - Solids and Liquids assessment – Lorissa - Healthy foods – Babette - The importance of good hygiene – Veronica - Research helpful and interactive websites for this unit and send them to Glenn - Everyone - Contact PE department about sports equipment for lunchtime activities and about an assessment activity for ‘How rest and exercise contribute to a healthy body’ - Liz and Glenn
 * Action:**

- Formalize PE teachers role - General review of unit progress - Discuss assessment tasks that have been generated
 * Next Week:**