Nov+26,+2010

Grade 4 Team Meeting: November 26, 2010
 * ** Month:November ** || ** Start / End Time: 7:45 - 8:45am ** || ** Place: Paul's Room ** ||
 * ** Facilitator/Timekeeper: **
 * Jamie ** || ** Recorder:Caryn ** || ** Purpose: **
 * Understanding = U **
 * Informing = I **
 * Recommending = R **
 * Deciding = D ** ||
 * Date:**
 * = **Task** ||= **P**
 * U**
 * D** || **Guiding Question(s)** ||  **Background / Process / Action** || **Person / Time** ||
 * < Math Differentiation ||< **R**
 * D** ||< What are the essential questions and understandings for our unit? ||< Look at Grade 4 Math Differentiation strategies

Troy 1-Follow Up on the Differentiation issues in Grade 4 2- Discuss plans coming up to "push in" and/or pull students out 3 - Discuss Center Friday (in Ms. Hamlin's Room) 4- Share activities for the upcoming units that will help with differentiation

What is feasible for you? Accountability for kids that get assignments in pull out groups. Troy is cautious about pull out.

Mary - is managing differentiation within the classroom. If grouping happens often, the kids get used to working in small groups. Kristen - struggling with kids who aren't confident with multiplication facts - would like support with this. If pull-out challenge happens, there is one student who could join this group. Jamie - would like support with challenging kids. Cheryl - One student that needs support. Push in is a nice idea but it gets real loud with multiple teachers. Troy - space is also an issue Caryn - 7 to 8 kids who can use a real challenge. 1-3 kids who are in need of extra support. Pull out would work better. Jen - can do follow-up with work that kids miss when pulled out. Ralph - Pull out should be for kids who really want to do it. Jamie - 'Center Fridays' with differentiation. Kids were thrown for a couple weeks, but they're in the grove now. It's good loud. Ralph - It's ok for kids in Unit 4 to continue working on multiplication and division. All agree that more work with division and multiplication is needed.

Troy - Review of resources. Troy - I'd like to support with your TLG so let me know the next time you will be working on this. ||< Troy 30min || No parent volunteers needed. Cheryl may have parents to help with photos. || Kristen 5min ||
 * Barge Trip || **R**
 * D** || Any Questions about the upcoming fieldtrip || Please bring up any questions at this time about the Barge Trip.
 * All done || **U** || Good bye and have a great day! ||  ||   ||
 * **PARKING LOT** ||  ||   || Parking Lot
 * **PARKING LOT** ||  ||   || Parking Lot

In a few weeks - discuss Influence assessment ||  ||