221+Agenda+-+11.7.13

8:00 - 8:15 - Welcome and Review (Emily)
 * Notetaker: Paul
 * Photographer: Julia
 * Reviewer: Jackie

8:15 - 8:50 - Teaching Demo #1

8:50 - 9:00 - Break

9:00 - 9:35 - Teaching Demo #2

9:35 - 10:10 - Teaching Demo #3

10:10 - 10:40 - Discussion
 * Cooperative learning
 * Field discussion
 * EdTPA Key Assessment
 * Mid-semester check-in

Notes:
 * Emily Reviewed First
 * o Professional development at Garry
 * § Creating Classroom data
 * § Student Growth
 * § Early Warning System
 * o EDTPA
 * § Planning
 * § Instruction
 * § Assessment
 * o Cooperative Learning
 * § Pros
 * Interaction
 * Participation
 * § Cons
 * One student does it all
 * Nothing gets done
 * Sam Cooperative Learning
 * o Harry Potter
 * Robert Cooperative Learning
 * o West Asia
 * Victoria Cooperative Learning
 * o Short stories
 * Instructional Method Tips
 * o Post the instructions
 * o Concrete evidence that the kids are on task
 * o Check for learning
 * o Getting all the information out before you assign groups
 * o Group choice is important
 * o Go to each individual group and interact with them
 * o Answer questions with questions
 * o Synthesize learning frequently
 * o Show and tell (task & expectations
 * § Model that learning
 * § High expectations
 * o Worthwhile engaging task
 * o Recognize the high energy
 * o Have a good pace
 * o Clear product with group work
 * § Has to be tied to learning objective
 * § Evidence


 * Types of Cooperative Learning
 * o Jigsaw
 * o Stations
 * § Teacher station included
 * o Teams for a game
 * o Experiments or labs
 * o Projects
 * o Discovery
 * o Each student has a different role
 * o Same group different tasks
 * o Break down
 * § Each group does different part of larger task

Housekeeping:
 * For next Thursday,
 *  P.E.T. Differentiation
 * Instead of posting on the agenda page, answer each of the guiding questions listed at the top of the P.E.T. task. Be prepared to discuss your answers.
 * Field Journal #4
 * Looking ahead:
 * Dec 3 - Draft of EdTPA Task 1, Key Assessment Due
 * Two connected lesson plans (one is the plan you used for your observed lesson; the second is the plan for the lesson immediately before or after the observed lesson)
 * Must represent at least two different teaching strategies
 * Task 1 Commentary