1-20-12+coaches+meeting+notes

__ Objectives: __  __Share out Statewide meeting__.
 *  To share successful coaching strategies between schools
 *  To evaluate web resources for student engagement and lesson enrichment
 *  To collaboratively determine effective strategies for implementing instructional coaching without or with limited release time
 *  To actively participate in the adaptation of lessons to incorporate the BDA model and improve student engagement
 *  To explore the properties of effective formative assessment strategies

 Many of our attending members are "No Time Coaches"  Working to develop culture in schools of "Coaching is OK" and "We're turning Good into Great."  PLN II - are we signed up for next year?  Best part - Joe Giolotti (check spelling) - Where the strategies fit into the 4 Lenses.  Worst part - Teacher Evaluations

 __In-service Indiana 1/16/12__  They made it optional to attend. Teachers came by department. 20 minute presentation. They included 4 lenses. Built in PLN strategies, BDA, Please do Now, avoided the word coach...used instead partnership. Discussion questions included, "Can these kids read? Is anyone listening to me?" Lead discussion with, Isn't it nice to sit down with other teachers? Wondered if it would be less threatening if interested teachers could come to the coaches classroom and observe them first.

 ****Main Goal for Next Meeting: Create BDAs for coaching...or A set of BDA's for coaching.

 Question concerning the final meeting date for PLN. Its listed in March on one document and in April in another. Query sent to Diane.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Discussion within our groups concerning our PLN Course final project. Shared out with other groups what we're planning on doing.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Decision concerning which community we wish to use: the SAS community website or wikispaces. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> We chose wikispaces.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> __After Lunch Break__ <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Teacher's shared their favorite educational websites. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Bartleby.com <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Wordle  <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Glogster.com  <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  prezi.com   <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> ReadWriteThink.org  <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  interventioncentral.org   <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  historychannel.com   <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  freerice.org   <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> others

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> "No Time Coaches" How can we be of service to our fellow teachers with no time. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Jeremy is providing our team of coaches with jackets that say,   <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  "Put It On The Wiki"
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> co-teaching
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> shared duty
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> in-service
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> after school
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> moodle online posting
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> model classroom (lab)
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Request Time!! (Admin. match my time, my investment)

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> SAS: Materials & Resources......Karpeles, NARA, etc...

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Formative Assessments: Benefits and Rationale <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Share/Pair