Feb+9,+2010

Understanding = U Informing = I Recommending = R Deciding = D ||
 * =**Grade 4 Team Meeting**= || Date: Monday 9 Feb 2010 || Starting/ Ending Time: 7:45 - 8:45 || Place: Sheena's Room ||
 * Facilitator/Timekeeper: Cheryl || Recorder: Steve || Purpose:

D || * When will Annelies come in to read to grade 4 during International Week?
 * **Task** || **P** || **Guiding Question** || **Background/ Process** || **Person/Time** ||
 * Propose ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nuts and Bolts || I
 * Are there any new updates for International Week?
 * What does the schedule for the visiting author look like? || Annelies/Kristen will guide vote on how/where to read story.

Kristen will explain any updates for international day. Peach will fill us in on the upcoming visiting author. Anyone willing to get in touch with the visiting author? Her name is Sheree Fitch. There is talk of an assembly on March 19th. Grade 4: 915-100, March 23rd. Our focus should be on what real author's do! We are encouraged to (possibly) do some poetry/youtube/etc. Kristin: filling us all in on international day, but I can't keep up because she is talking too fast....argh! || Annelies 2 mins

Kristen 2mins Peach 5 mins || R || What are the successes, challenges and suggested improvements for the reading book club unit? || The team will split into 3 groups:
 * Book Clubs Reading Unit Reflection || **U**
 * Each group highlights successes, challenges and improvements and makes suggestions for any resources needed for next year.
 * Successes: 1. so much growth in the students; so clear! 2. real conversations; natural. 3. guide their own conversations and realizing that they are applying lessons in their chats. 4. powerful. 5. we saw that enjoyed reading and talking about the books. 6. needed less direction. 7. it carried over into other areas (science lab, math groups, etc).
 * Challenges: 1. more exemplar texts for the lessons (especially in the ESL classes). 2. move to the second unit of the year. 3. managing the tech component. 4. still passively reading; students who don't pull their weight.
 * Each group feeds back comments to Sheena and Mary for consideration for next year.
 * Successes**
 * Challenges**
 * Challenges**

25 mins ||
 * Suggestions for improvements**
 * || Sheena
 * DRA calibration || U || How can we all ensure that DRAs are consistently given, recorded and scored? || * Mary to lead calibration of DRA.[[file:DRA calibration, 3-5, Feb 09[1].doc]]
 * All listen to and score one DRA.[[file:Protocol for DRA calibration.docx]]
 * Look at commonalities and inconsistencies between scoring both in oral and written assessment pieces.
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|| Mary 25 min ||