03.20.17 FSLT Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Monday March 20, 2017

3:00 5 min Observation of Practice
3:10 20 min Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop Videos

EED- Watch Chris/Elise (Reading)

UED- Watch Lauren/Gretchen (Writing)

Table Discussion…I Like, I Notice, I Wonder

3:30 20 min EED- Watch Nicole/Julia (Writing)

UED- Watch Grace/Kerry (Reading)

Table Discussion…I Like, I Notice, I Wonder

3:50 10 min Final Thoughts?

Attendance and Feedback

What would you be interested in learning about?

  • Assessment
  • On demand prompts
  • Schedules/time management
  • Let’s be done with it
  • Students seemed more interested with free writing

 

02.20.17 FSLT Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Monday February 20, 2017

3:30 10 min Check in and Celebrations
3:40 10 min Feedback about Summer Lit/Math PD

Save the Date Flyer

3:50 20 min Spelling Instruction?

EL/PK/K/1

Kindergarten:

  • Go through the sound deck
  • Dictate 1-2 times a week
  • Vowel practice-say a word and
    the students hold up the stick that shows
    the vowel sound they hear.

First Grade:

  • Word sorts
  • Nonsense words
  • One teacher does Orton while
    the other teachers learned words.
  • Each class teaches the same Orton
    and learned words each week.

2/3/4

2nd Grade:

  • Words Their Way Inventory
  • Differentiated word study groups

3rd Grade:

  • Mentor Sentences
  • DOL as morning work
  • Word/sentence dictation
  • Use Recipe for Reading

4th Grade:

  • Orton-Gillingham one week.
    Wordly Wise the next week.
  • Mentor sentences from
    Reader’s Workshop read aloud

5th Grade:

  • Teacher created resources
  • Identifying misspelled words
    in sentences (test prep)
  • How do we teach S to correct
    misspelled words?
  • Words commonly used activity

6th Grade:

  • 2 days literature, 2 days
    Writer’s Workshop
  • Teaches spelling lessons if a skill
    is difficult for students

5/6

  • Describe in your group what spelling work
    looks like in your classroom?
  • What are you using to guide
    your spelling instruction?
    Reference materials, books?
  • What does assessment and
    differentiation look like?
  • Word Walls? Do you have one?
    How are you using it?
4:10 15 min Article Discussion:  Writing in Kindergarten
4:25 5 min Attendance and Feedback
What would you be interested
in learning about?

  • Assessment
  • On demand prompts
  • Schedules/time management
  • Let’s be done with it
  • Students seemed more
    interested with free writing
  • What should we show parents?
  • Difficult to take grades
  • What grade does each scaled score equal?

 

01.04.17 FSLT Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Wednesday January 4, 2017

3:30 10 min Check in and Celebrations

  • 3rd grade is completing their informational books and
    the students are excited with how their
    published books are turning out!
  • 5th grade reorganized their reader’s notebooks
    into sections (anchor charts, classwork, homework).
    The students feel that the organization is helpful and
    they are excited about their new notebooks.
  • 1st grade enjoyed their nonfiction reading unit and
    are now starting their on demand prompt for nonfiction writing.
  • 2nd grade is writing nonfiction books about force and motion.
  • 4th grade has been working on their nonfiction unit and
    are using their reader’s notebooks to keep graphic organizers.
  • Kindergarten just completed persuasive writing and is about
    to begin how to books.
  • Learning team is working on writing stamina and organization
3:40 10 min January Running Records (Michelle will Lead!)

  • Pre-k: outliers
  • K: all students/this might be the 1st assessment
    done on some students
  • 1st-5th: all students

Learning Team will assist with all students who receive service.

Benchmark Expectations for Grade Levels– independent

3:50 10 Characteristics of Readers

  • Discussion in grade levels
4:00 20 min Power Writing
4:20 10 min Parking Lot?

-spelling and writing

Attendance and Feedback
What would you be interested in learning about?

  • Assessment
  • On demand prompts
  • Schedules/time management
  • Let’s be done with it
  • Students seemed more interested with free writing
  • What should we show parents?
  • Difficult to take grades
  • What grade does each scaled score equal?

11.14.16 FSLT Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Monday, November 14, 2016

3:00 10 min Check in and Celebrations

  • Kindergarten: Had their writing celebration.
    Every child read their book and the students that
    were listening were a great audience.
  • 5th Grade: Excited to have completed their narrative unit.
  • 4th Grade: Completed their first unit.
3:10 10 min Any Observations?

  • Observation in Adams/Stewart: S were writing
    a lot and showed a lot of improvement from kindergarten.
  • Michelle Observation: Great lesson in 4th grade.
  • Observation in Megan’s room in K: Neat to see
    the progress they have made in writer’s workshop.
    Turn in talk was a great way for all of the students to participate.
  • Observation in April’s room:
    The routine seemed very familiar to the kids.
3:20 30 min Debrief from Lisa’s Workshop PD

  • What went well?
    • Glad to see the mini lesson as well as conferences.
    • It was helpful to see a mini lesson and
      then talk to Lisa afterwards.
    • Useful to see the expectations for 6th grade writing.
    • Nice to see t
    • That we can make the mini lesson our own.
    • 6th grade will adjust the language to be
      grade level appropriate.
    • Students are more interested in writing.
  • What do you still need?
    • Upper grades would like to see the
      conferring piece of workshop.
    • Time to confer with writers.
    • Wanted to see assessments.
    • Videos on conferring and/or mini-lessons
      followed by a discussion
  • What are you going to implement?
    • It was helpful to see Lisa confer with students and
      review the structure.
    • Observe teachers who are a few lesson ahead of
      you to help prepare for the lesson.
    • Use the writing samples to level your student’s
      writing and find goals for your students.
    • Complement conference
3:50 10 min Share out with the whole group
4:00 10 min Next Meeting?

  • Continue to observe mini-lessons for other grades
  • Focus on conferring (?)
  • Marsha, I went rogue (!) and asked about spending
    some time conferring. A good idea surfaced and we’d
    like to discuss it in the next literacy chair meeting. Javonne
What would you be interested in learning about?

  • Assessment
  • On demand prompts
  • Schedules/time management
  • Let’s be done with it
  • Students seemed more interested with free writing
  • What should we show parents?
  • Difficult to take grades
  • What grade does each scaled score equal?

08.24.16 FSLT Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Wednesday, August 24, 2016
First Meeting of the Year

3:30 10 min Welcome!

Introduction of members

3:40 45 min
  • Goals
    • Structure of the Mini Lesson,
    • Monthly observations,
    • Student Work Samples/Team Planning
    • Notes:
      • This year our main focus is the mini lesson.
      • You can use the Mini Lesson template to
        create a summary of each lesson.
      • Each committee member should invite teachers
        on their grade level to watch a mini lesson
        and give positive feedback.
      • Complete your observation before September 19.
  • Responsibilities as Committee Member
    • Check in with your team and get the pulse.
      How is workshop going?
    • Has your team planned your units on
      Curriculum Map? Edit your curriculum map and
      make sure that all of your workshop units are included.
    • You can find the curriculum map on Haiku
    • When are you starting Readers/Writers Workshop?
      • 3rd Grade:
        • Completing intro lessons this week
          for reading and writing.
        • Starting workshop next week
          for reading and writing.
        • Completing theon demand writing
          assessment this week.
      • 4th Grade:
        • Doing the pre writing assessment and
          starting writer’s workshop next week.
      • 5th Grade:
        • Taking 2 weeks to review sentence structure
          before starting writer’s workshop.
        • Complete “good fit book” lessons.
      • 1st Grade:
        • Talked about what is a good spot to read?
        • Launching reader’s workshop this week.
        • Will begin unit 1 after Labor Day.
      • 2nd Grade:
        • Building routines before starting the units.
        • Complete “Good fit book” and
          “good reading spot” lessons.
        • Talked about building stamina.
        • Started compliment conferences.
      • Early Learners:
        • Starting foundations of writing
          using Handwriting Without Tears.
        • For reading students are taking
          a picture walk by reading books
          with no words.
      • Pre K:
        • Launched three ways to read this week.
        • Began read to self.
        • Read for 1 minute today!
      • Kindergarten:
        • Starting reading and writing workshop.
          Learning routines.
      • 6th Grade:
        • Completed the on demand prompt today
          for writer’s workshop.
        • They wrote for 45 minutes.
        • Talking about big moment vs.
          small moment tomorrow.
      • Media Center:
        • Will help students find good fit books and
          can help teachers find mentor texts.
  • Look at On Demand sample and rubric for your first Unit of Study
    • Norming Meeting: During the norming meeting
      each class brings three levels of work.
      Use the rubric to discuss each piece.
4:25 5 min Closing

Next Meeting

05.09.16 FLST Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Monday, May 9, 2016
Final Meeting of the Year!

3:30 5 min Welcome!

Grab a Treat! We appreciate all of your hard work!

3:35 20 min Nicole and Monique- Writer’s Workshop
4:00 30 min Reading Vision Document

How do we align?

  • What is your vision for reading at Trinity? Quick Activity
  • EL/PK, K/1, 2/3, 4/5/6
  • What we do/How we do/Why we do
  • I Like…I Wish…I Wonder…
  • Review our current Philosophy and Purpose stating our vision of Reading
  • How can we restate our current vision?
Feedback form…thank you for your dedication this year!
Summer PD June 6,7,8  (Literacy and Math)

 

02.08.16 FLST Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Learning Plan
Monday, February 8th from 3:00-4:00
Samantha’s room (2229)

3:00 5 min Welcome –

Feb 17th Literacy PD

  • 12:30 meeting with Rhonda/Jill/Marsha
  • 3:30 meeting with Lisa Eickholdt,
    author of
    Learning From Classmates
    Please bring copies of UoS in Writing
    (whether it’s old or new)
3:05 15 min
  • Bright Spots – What’s going well?
    • Monique – How to writing, lots of writing going on in K!
      Inserted the power umbrella in there, too! Now writing in
      travel journal as they “travel” to different places.
    • Helen – Non-fiction unit in readingg and writing!
    • Grace – Samantha & I are doing the non-fiction UoS
      in reading right now and the kids are so excited to about it.
    • Robin – Noticed how far 3’s have come in fine motor work
      when she was at Saturday testing and saw older kids who
      were not as strong. Our current 3’s are ready to write!
    • Kailynn & Javonne – Have started their integrated middle ages
      and
      Canterbury Tales study. Building the kids’ background
      knowledge/timeline to bring to the texts they’re reading.
      Connect to church and state and bring in current events
      (try website: Newsela, can level the text)
    • Amanda – Productive and constructive feedback for their
      current poetry unit. Kids give each other feedback and use to
      revise their rough draft. “How does this help me as a writer?”
      Aligns with SAIS work on empowering students.
    • Ann Reid – Patricia Polacco author study –
      diving into literary elements! Sharing as a team and l
      earning from each other. Lots of Wagon Train writing right now.
      Honing in on editing process and using power writing to organize ideas.
      Lots of persuasion!
    • Ashley – Students are researching to prepare for Living Museum.
      Writing in journals to align with study of Colonial America. Kids are excited!
3:20 20 min Mini Lesson

  • Grace & Ashley
    • Word Study
    • Orton-Gillingham

Ashley:

  • Word list every week
  • Word sort or “hook” activity on Monday
  • Dictation on Tuesday, can tap the syllables
  • Sentence dictation on Thursday
  • Working on neatness when working on a blank page
  • Friday assessment – 12 words, sentences
  • Uses Recipe for Reading

Grace:

3:40 15 min “Poem in Your Pocket” Day – Ideas and explanation

  • Kick-off National Poetry Month beginning of April
  • Monday 4/25 will be our school-wide “Poem in Your Pocket” day,
    First Grade will start us off with a poetry-themed TTT!
  • Meredith – mentor poets by grade level?
  • Poetry break with buddies?
3:55 5 min Check out and close of meeting  

 

01.06.16 FLST Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Learning Plan for Wednesday, January 6th 3:30-4:30

3:30 5 min Welcome- Michelle
3:35 15 min
  • Bright Spots-
    • Marsha has been observing Mary Jacob using
      Mentor Sentences and then will teach Ashley’s class
    • Amanda using doodling with Novel Studies
    • Pre-K using Daily 3
    • 1st grade using Non Fiction units of study
      for reading and writing
    • 4th grade new author study Patricia Polacco
  • How can we share our committee lessons with the
    greater community?

    • bring a lesson that you have seen or taught
      to your team meetings.  A committee chair will
      be happy to join you and speak with your team
    • create partners within your grade level team and
      share a lesson during your team meeting
3:50 15 min Mini Lesson

Robin and Shannon

  • Purpose of Read Aloud in Lower Grade Levels (10 min)
    • expose kids to lots of books and genres,
      create a love for reading
    • sequencing
    • listening to poetry
    • PreK teaching 3 ways to read a book
    • beginning, middle, end
    • character, plot, setting
4:05 15 min Mini Lesson

Amanda Thomas

  • Rereading for purpose (15 min)
4:20 10 min Check out and close of meeting

  • April National Poetry Month- Poem in My Pocket Day
    • Marsha, Javonne, Michelle, and Meredith will
      come up with a date and plan and get back to everyone

 

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12.09.15 Reading PD: Tiffany Coleman #TrinityLearns

Conferring with Readers and Miscue Analysis
Tiffany Coleman, 
@TColemanReads
Learning Commons Breakout Rm A

8:15-9:15 Learning
Team
Open discussion to meet the
needs of your learners.

Please bring several
running records if possible.

9:25-10:10 3rd Grade Different ways to confer with readers

  • Architecture of the conference:
    Research,  Decide, Compliment, Teach,  Link
  • Power of Specific Praise and beginning with
    Compliment Conferences

Session Goals:

  • View multiple conferences with readers;
    noticing and naming teaching moves
    (J. Serravallo conferring videos)
  • Develop personal plans for conferring with
    the readers in their classrooms.
  • Understanding of the link between the teaching
    point from a running record and the teaching point
    in a conference
10:15-11:00 5th/6th
Grade
Different ways to confer with readers

  • Architecture of the conference:
    Research,  Decide, Compliment, Teach,  Link
  • Power of Specific Praise and beginning
    with Compliment Conferences

Session Goals:

  • View multiple conferences with readers;
    noticing and naming teaching moves
    (J. Serravallo conferring videos)
  • Develop personal plans for conferring with
    the readers in their classrooms.
  • Understanding of the link between the teaching point
    from a running record and the teaching point
    in a conference
11:00-11:30 2nd Grade Using your assessment to guide instruction

  • Please bring 3 running records.
    1 on, 1 above, 1 below
  • MSV Miscue Analysis
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:15 1st Grade Using your assessment to guide instruction

  • Please bring 3 running records.
    1 on, 1 above, 1 below
  • MSV Miscue Analysis
1:30-1:55 4th Grade Different ways to confer with readers

  • Architecture of the conference:
    Research,  Decide, Compliment, Teach,  Link
  • Power of Specific Praise and beginning
    with Compliment Conferences

Session Goals:

  • View multiple conferences with readers;
    noticing and naming teaching moves
    (J. Serravallo conferring videos)
  • Develop personal plans for conferring with
    the readers in their classrooms.
  • Understanding of the link between the teaching point
    from a running record and the teaching point in a conference
2:30-3:00 Kindergarten Using your assessment to guide instruction

  • Please bring 3 running records.
    1 on, 1 above, 1 below
  • MSV Miscue Analysis
3:30-4:30 K- 6th in the
Community
Room
Interactive Read Aloud/Reading Workshop

  • Please bring 5 texts that you’re planning to
    read for interactive read aloud!
  • Lesson Plan will be attached to the
    Wednesday Workshop Schedule

Resources:

 

12.07.15 FLST Literacy Agenda #TrinityLearns

Learning Plan
3:00-4:00 pm
Samantha Steinberg’s Room

3:00 5 min Welcome

Update on Units of Study Workshop Day

Videos from Reading and Writing Project

3:05 10 min Bright Spots

Marsha update on Tiffany’s visit

3:15 15 min
  • Mini Lesson- Javonne and Kailynn –
    A Cross-curricular Approach to Teaching Reading and Social Studies
  • Learning goals: Relating reading and social studies goals
  • Reading and social studies work in tandem provides the
    background knowledge for students to understand the story,
    ask questions, and have a deeper understanding of
    Chaucer’s
    The Canterbury Tales
  • Connection to children’s lit: Chanticleer and the Fox
    • imagery, characterization, compare/contrast, moral
    • Reader’s theater to improve fluency and expression
    • Big thread of conflict running through 6th grade curriculum
    • Debate: Church vs. State, pro and con
3:30 15 min Mini Lesson (Reader’s Workshop)

  • Michelle- Using MSV to Solve Tricky Words in Shared Reading
    (Ollie the Stomper)
3:45 10 min Check out and close of meeting

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