March 19, 2012 Present: Rasha, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn Discussion:
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Action:
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Next Meeting:
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February 27, 2012
*Team planning (without Coordinator)
February 20, 2012 Present: Rasha, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn Discussion:
- Structuring of unit: 1/2/2/2/2/1
- Music and dance to be integrated throughout: tie in with concert performance
- Pre-assessment idea: using feelings as a springboard to explore different colors, objects, places, people, pictures
- Ways to assess: link COR criteria to specific activities so that teachers know what to look for (integrating COR and unit assessment)
- Need for a timeline/overview (beyond section 4)
- Concert ideas
Action:
- Look for kids rock songs (Glenn)
- Develop feelings lists/wallcharts/posters (Pre K team)
- Pre-assessment idea documented on planner (Angela)
- Section 4 activities overview documented on planner (Glenn)
Next Meeting:
- Review progress and next steps
February 13, 2012 Present: Rasha, Hiba, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn Discussion:
- How to organize Art Attack unit
- Which aspects of Art to incorporate
- How to develop ideas on planner
- Whetehr or not to have more than one central idea
- How to develop 'tranferrable' activities - ie. ones that can be explored through more than one discline
- Unit planner delegate: Angela and Kathleen
Action:
- Continue to generate ideas (Pre K team)
- Transfer ideas generated today onto planner (Angela and Kathleen)
Next Meeting:
- How to utilize specialists
- Development of unit planner
February 6, 2012 *Meeting cancelled due to COR assessment deadlines
January 30, 2012 Present: Rasha, Kathleen, Hiba, Angela, Glenn Discussion:
- What unit to do next: decided on Art Attack
- Central Idea: We express ourselves through art in many ways v. We use different art forms to express our emotions - Focus of lines of inquiry - Focus of unit, how it could be broken up: by mediums (pencil, paint, collage etc..) - What defines 'Art'? Should poetry and music be included: definitely music as Trish could then integrate authentically - Feb Learning environment and inquiry workshop: Rasha to go instead of Angela
Action:
- Come up with ideas that are related to the Central Idea/Lines of Inquiry (PreK team)
- Write a unit info. letter to parents requesting volunteers for presentations (PreK team)
Next Meeting:
- Continue to develop Art Attack planner
- Review progress of Community Helpers
January 16, 2012 Present: Rasha, Kathleen, Hiba, Angela, James, Trish, Glenn Discussion:
- Review central idea: modified to include 'community' instead of the more abstract 'world'
- Decide on what professions to focus on for the neighbourhood: Policeman, Firefighter, Doctor, Dentist, Builder
- Timeframe: 10 weeks total: 2 weeks tuning in; 2 weeks school; 2 weeks neighborhood; 2 weeks home; 2 weeks wrapping up
- Summative assessment tasks for unit: one summative for each of the 3 areas School: school helpers activity Neighborhood: Booklet Home: Thank you cards
- Letter to parents: inviting them to share any job experience with classes (neighborhood), and any home jobs etc (home)
- Concert development
Action:
- Send examples of POIs to team (Glenn)
- Review POIs (PKG team)
- Choose possible new units (All)
Next Meeting:
- Review activities on planner
- Share ideas with regards to new unit possibilities
January 9, 2012 *Meeting cancelled due to Highscope COR Assessment training
December 12, 2011 Discussion:
- Go through Community helpers planner: review central idea and lines of inquiry
- Decide on which community helpers we'll focus on: three communities (home, school and outside world)
- Tuning in activities: deliberated on challenges associated with unpoacking of CI: communities too difficult
- New PK unit: didn't get to it..
Action:
- Continue to look at tuning in activities - decide on which way to go (PK team)
Next Meeting:
- Continue to look at tuning in activities
December 5, 2011 Discussion:
- Where we are at with the unit: need new activities
- Reviewed activities
- 4 unit requirement - what to do next
- Wrapping up of 'I am special'
Action:
- Devise list of focus occupations (PK Team)
- Review planner and think of possible tuning in activities (Rasha)
- Check email (Kathleen)
Next Meeting:
- Look at Community helpers planner - review central idea, lines of inquiry etc..
- Look at how we can complete reflection section of 'I am special'
October 31, 2011 Due to reporting commitments, the team was unable to complete the action tasks set out in last week's meeting so the meeting was postponed until later in the week
October 24, 2011 Discussion:
- Establishment of guidelines for effective meetings: Glenn to provide agenda guideline with meeting invitation and meeting follow up with link to overview (wiki page), teachers to read through unit planner (or recommended resource/text) before meeting, questions/discussion to be kept on-topic (as much as possible), bring stuff to write on, one teasm member to tsake notes throughout meeting on what needs to be done and who will do it
- Unit progress: students have taken time to settle but (most?) team members have started on activities
- Overview of key elements of unit planner: central idea, lines of inquiry, formative and summative assessment task(s), stage 4 activities
Action:
- Generate more activities/possible assessment tasks in the context of the lines of inquiry (Pre K teachers)
- Create unit classroom displays (Classroom teachers- with the help of Coordinators)
Next Week:
- Review activities that have been generated - put them into planner
October 17, 2011 Meeting with Coordinators to discuss team/unit progress and how most effectively proceed
October 10, 2011 Meeting with Coordinators to discuss team/unit progress and how most effectively proceed
Present: Rasha, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn
Discussion:
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Action:
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Next Meeting:
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February 27, 2012
*Team planning (without Coordinator)
February 20, 2012
Present: Rasha, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn
Discussion:
- Structuring of unit: 1/2/2/2/2/1
- Music and dance to be integrated throughout: tie in with concert performance
- Pre-assessment idea: using feelings as a springboard to explore different colors, objects, places, people, pictures
- Ways to assess: link COR criteria to specific activities so that teachers know what to look for (integrating COR and unit assessment)
- Need for a timeline/overview (beyond section 4)
- Concert ideas
Action:
- Look for kids rock songs (Glenn)
- Develop feelings lists/wallcharts/posters (Pre K team)
- Pre-assessment idea documented on planner (Angela)
- Section 4 activities overview documented on planner (Glenn)
Next Meeting:
- Review progress and next steps
February 13, 2012
Present: Rasha, Hiba, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn
Discussion:
- How to organize Art Attack unit
- Which aspects of Art to incorporate
- How to develop ideas on planner
- Whetehr or not to have more than one central idea
- How to develop 'tranferrable' activities - ie. ones that can be explored through more than one discline
- Unit planner delegate: Angela and Kathleen
Action:
- Continue to generate ideas (Pre K team)
- Transfer ideas generated today onto planner (Angela and Kathleen)
Next Meeting:
- How to utilize specialists
- Development of unit planner
February 6, 2012
*Meeting cancelled due to COR assessment deadlines
January 30, 2012
Present: Rasha, Kathleen, Hiba, Angela, Glenn
Discussion:
- What unit to do next: decided on Art Attack
- Central Idea: We express ourselves through art in many ways v. We use different art forms to express our emotions
- Focus of lines of inquiry
- Focus of unit, how it could be broken up: by mediums (pencil, paint, collage etc..)
- What defines 'Art'? Should poetry and music be included: definitely music as Trish could then integrate authentically
- Feb Learning environment and inquiry workshop: Rasha to go instead of Angela
Action:
- Come up with ideas that are related to the Central Idea/Lines of Inquiry (PreK team)
- Write a unit info. letter to parents requesting volunteers for presentations (PreK team)
Next Meeting:
- Continue to develop Art Attack planner
- Review progress of Community Helpers
January 16, 2012
Present: Rasha, Kathleen, Hiba, Angela, James, Trish, Glenn
Discussion:
- Review central idea: modified to include 'community' instead of the more abstract 'world'
- Decide on what professions to focus on for the neighbourhood: Policeman, Firefighter, Doctor, Dentist, Builder
- Timeframe: 10 weeks total: 2 weeks tuning in; 2 weeks school; 2 weeks neighborhood; 2 weeks home; 2 weeks wrapping up
- Summative assessment tasks for unit: one summative for each of the 3 areas
School: school helpers activity
Neighborhood: Booklet
Home: Thank you cards
- Letter to parents: inviting them to share any job experience with classes (neighborhood), and any home jobs etc (home)
- Concert development
Action:
- Send examples of POIs to team (Glenn)
- Review POIs (PKG team)
- Choose possible new units (All)
Next Meeting:
- Review activities on planner
- Share ideas with regards to new unit possibilities
January 9, 2012
*Meeting cancelled due to Highscope COR Assessment training
December 12, 2011
Discussion:
- Go through Community helpers planner: review central idea and lines of inquiry
- Decide on which community helpers we'll focus on: three communities (home, school and outside world)
- Tuning in activities: deliberated on challenges associated with unpoacking of CI: communities too difficult
- New PK unit: didn't get to it..
Action:
- Continue to look at tuning in activities - decide on which way to go (PK team)
Next Meeting:
- Continue to look at tuning in activities
December 5, 2011
Discussion:
- Where we are at with the unit: need new activities
- Reviewed activities
- 4 unit requirement - what to do next
- Wrapping up of 'I am special'
Action:
- Devise list of focus occupations (PK Team)
- Review planner and think of possible tuning in activities (Rasha)
- Check email (Kathleen)
Next Meeting:
- Look at Community helpers planner - review central idea, lines of inquiry etc..
- Look at how we can complete reflection section of 'I am special'
October 31, 2011
Due to reporting commitments, the team was unable to complete the action tasks set out in last week's meeting so the meeting was postponed until later in the week
October 24, 2011
Discussion:
- Establishment of guidelines for effective meetings: Glenn to provide agenda guideline with meeting invitation and meeting follow up with link to overview (wiki page), teachers to read through unit planner (or recommended resource/text) before meeting, questions/discussion to be kept on-topic (as much as possible), bring stuff to write on, one teasm member to tsake notes throughout meeting on what needs to be done and who will do it
- Unit progress: students have taken time to settle but (most?) team members have started on activities
- Overview of key elements of unit planner: central idea, lines of inquiry, formative and summative assessment task(s), stage 4 activities
Action:
- Generate more activities/possible assessment tasks in the context of the lines of inquiry (Pre K teachers)
- Create unit classroom displays (Classroom teachers- with the help of Coordinators)
Next Week:
- Review activities that have been generated - put them into planner
October 17, 2011
Meeting with Coordinators to discuss team/unit progress and how most effectively proceed
October 10, 2011
Meeting with Coordinators to discuss team/unit progress and how most effectively proceed