Objectives:

• To share strategies, information, and materials from the October PIIC PLO
• To apply concepts from PLN
• To connect the concept of the four lenses to lesson analysis
• To develop a plan for a successful “first interaction”
• To evaluate and demonstrate the "Data" standard for professional learning (Learning Forward)
• To apply PIIC coaching strategies to the math classroom
• To explore the use of PVAAS data in instructional coaching

Notes:

• PDN: Think about content vocabulary in your classroom?
  • How do you teach content vocabulary? How is it used?
    • Use words in context
    • Value of teaching prefixes, roots, and suffixes
    • Make students use them—incorporate in bell ringer answers
    • Use them in your lectures
• What’s new in your buildings?
  • Uses of technology; Facebook, meetings for/during coaching times
• October PLO Discussion
  • Rewordify web site
  • “The Surrender” Robert G. to show need for close reading
  • https://smallgroupcoaching.wikispaces.com/ Small group coaching resources
  • http://pacoaching.wikispaces.com/home PIIC Wiki; links to resources
• Collins Writing: How to incorporate in classes
  • Brainstorming examples of type 1
    • What do you associate with
    • Respond/evaluate/connect to a quote
    • What relationship does _ have to your life/current events
    • Math: What does “slope” mean to you?
  • Brainstorming examples of type 2
    • Correct answer, can be graded, can be F.A.
    • Math type 2 discussion: Do you need to explain in English?
      • Does a student understand if he cannot do the above?
    • “My favorite no” Present wrong answer to a question/misconception, display; students have to figure out what is wrong with it.
  • Brainstorming examples of type 3
    • Has FCAs (Good paragraph structure, spelling, complete sentences, content, etc.
      • More than one can be content-related
      • At least 1 should be writing-related
    • Makes students better writers
    • It is read aloud
    • Example:
• Free technology tools for teachers Livebinder: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629
  • What could you share with another teacher? How could it be used?
    • Newspaper clipping image generator http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629
    • Character Scrapbook
• Online publishing resources
• Readwritethink
  • Student interactive: http://www.readwritethink.org
• A Winning Formula for Math Literacy
  • Joe Ginotti ppt from PLO
  • Active Reading, context, collaboration
• Frayer Model for Vocabulary
  • Definition, connection, examples, non-examples
• Ticket Out; Google Docs