PLC Summary 11/7 by PETER CHRISTOPHERSON https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf Record your meeting notes here: en-us 2017-11-07 13:33:10 UTC 2017-12-18 18:45:17 UTC hello@padlet.com PLC Work https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/204330376 Good Morning Everyone!

Please share what you did in your PLC group today.  As you can see with the icons, you can record, film, attach documents, take pictures here.  Feel free to be creative, and thank you for your contribution!

Mary and Martine.

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man.  True nobility is being superior to your former self" (Ernest Hemingway).]]> 2017-11-07 13:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/204330376 Jenny and Hal (Engl. 9) https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/209088831 We collaborated on the research paper, discussing expectations and samples. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/209088831 9th and 10th Honors English: https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/209088880 Discussed changes for next year, section numbers, and scope of reading and writing from 1st quarter.]]> 2017-11-21 13:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/209088880 World Lit https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/209089736 Collaborated on the research paper, firmed up calendar dates - talked about assessments 
for Curious]]> 2017-11-21 14:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/209089736 Book Group https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210876417 Talked about book. Started reading book.]]> 2017-11-28 13:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210876417 EL & SPED PLC nabenjamin https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210881023 11/21/2017
Discuss Notice & Note Part I Q-1-5:
  • Discussed rigor versus text difficulty: It's not about how hard the text is but what you are able to do with the text.
  • P29-31: improving student-to-student discourse in the classroom
  • Fiction gets us a buy in with the students, there is something for every student

11/29/2017
  • Schedule for PLCs in our team drive
  • Teaching timeline/presentation of Sign Posts (Jess)
  • Text-dependent questions: refer back to the text for answers
  • Engagement: find answers or understand the text as a whole?
  • Student dialogue, student created questions, language stems to speak with academic language

]]> 2017-11-28 13:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210881023 AP Lit., 11/28 https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210902256 Discussed expectations for tomorrow's timed essay, created a real-world-connection assignment to add to out 1984 unit, and considered potential pushback to teaching dystopian literature in the current socio-political environment.]]> 2017-11-28 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210902256 https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210902275 2017-11-28 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/210902275 Book Group https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/213278643 Talked about chapter 1 in "In The Best Interest of Students." 

Students are no longer able to be creative. 

Phones!!!

Talked about the importance of writing.]]> 2017-12-05 13:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/213278643 12/12/17 https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/215403139 English 9-
Andrea, Sue and Hal discussed the career papers and issues so far.   Brief chat about next week and info we want to focus on. ]]> 2017-12-12 13:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/215403139 12/12/17 https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/217062237 AM Lit H
We revised the plan for essay instruction, in order to allow students to complete prior to Winter Break.

Additionally, we discussed exemplars and supplemental handouts.]]> 2017-12-18 18:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pechristopherson/so903tqdbmzf/wish/217062237