FG3+-+Literacy

= = Literacy 1. Assignment of group roles 2. Discussion of 5 Goal Literacy Plan (We are interested in professional development for writing research papers) 3. Discussion of SHS OGT scores 4. Re-examine MAX or possibly model literacy strategies to our co-workers. || ||   || 1. Decide how to implement sustained silent reading across the board (a specific day at the end of class on specific days (like Timkin), or something else? 2. Accountability for silent reading? ||   ||   || 1. Reading time must be increased in every class. 2. According to research, students should read at least 25 books each year. A book = ~100 pages. 3. Once we have organized and researched this topic more, we would like to survey teachers for their input. ||   ||   || Create a survey sample for our next meeting's discussion ||   ||   ||
 * **Date:** 1/26/11 ||  ||   ||
 * **Meeting Location:** Room 35 || **Start Time:** 8:00 || **End Time:** 8:30 ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona Jones and Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members Present:** J.Boyer, M. Torma, M. Staples, L. Smith, S. Wright, C. Berlo, T. Eby, J. Benson, J. Smith, J. Morgan, L. Jones ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of discussion:**
 * **Actions Taken:**
 * **Key Findings:**
 * **Date of next meeting:** February 16th || **Time:** 7:00AM || **Location:** Sheila Wright's room ||
 * **To do before next meeting:**

21 responses (18 positive and 3 negative) Biggest issue: Fitting it into class time We need to look at other options as well. Read Across America Day is March 2 ||  ||   || We will hold off deciding which goal we will work on until our next meeting ||  ||   ||
 * **Date:** 2/16/11 ||  ||   ||
 * **Meeting Location:** Room 106 || **Start Time:**7:00AM || **End Time:** 7:30AM ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona Jones/Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members present:** Martha Staples, Jenn Smith, Jen Boyer, Thom Eby, Sheila Wright, Kara Mitchell, Leona Jones, Cynthia Frola, Jack Morgan, Josh Benson ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of discussion:** Results of the survey (S.S.R)
 * **Actions Taken:** Looked at 5 literacy goals recommended by HSTW
 * **Key Findings:** We don't want to throw too many strategies at the teachers. We want to pick one good strategy and hit it hard. Mrs. Frola concurs. ||  ||   ||
 * **Date of next meeting:** 2/24 (Delayed Start) || **Time:** 7:30AM || **Location:** Sheila's room ||
 * **To do before next meeting:** Look at 5 literacy goals and decide which one you think is the best to focus on right now and for the 2011-2012 school year || **Who:** All ||  ||

We could use the strategy "Collin's Notes" for research papers, but we would need school wide training to do this.
 * **Date:** March 23, 2011 ||  ||   ||
 * **Meeting location:** Sheila's Room || **Start Time:** 7:00AM || **End Time:** 7:27AM ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona Cable Jones and Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members present:** Boyer, Mitchell, Wright, J. Smith, Jones, Staples, L. Smith, Benson ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of discussion:** HSTW's coordinators recommend that we select one reading strategy to focus on for next year and that each teacher use this strategy "weekly".

Literacy Strategies from Janet Allen's //Tools for Teaching Content Literacy// are listed on the right. ||

||  || Look at Collin's Notes || **Who:** All ||   ||
 * **Actions Taken:** Perhaps we will introduce the staff to one literacy strategy per month ||  ||   ||
 * **Key Findings:** We need to chose reading strategies to present/recommend to the staff for next year ||  ||   ||
 * **Date of Next Meeting:** April 27th 2011 || **Time:** 7:00AM || **Location:** Sheila's room ||
 * **To-do before next meeting:** Look at types of graphic organizers


 * **Date:** 4/27/11 ||  ||   ||
 * **Meeting Location:** Sheila's room || **Start Time:** 7:00AM || **End Time:** 7:30AM ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona and Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members Present:** Jen Boyer, Leona, Sheila, Jenn Smith, Kara Mitchell, Jack Morgan, Josh Benson, Lori Smith, Michele Harrison ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of discussion:** Stick with 7:00AM meeting time. Will meet the last Wednesday of each month when needed. Which graphic organizers and literacy strategies should we present next school year? ||  ||   ||
 * **Actions Taken:** Decided to present "Content Brainstorming" at our first meeting next year. Entire group will present. ||  ||   ||
 * **Key Findings:** ||  ||   ||
 * **Date of Next Meeting:** TBA || **Time:** || **Location:** ||
 * **To-do before Next Meeting:** Jen Boyer will speak with Cynthia about the need for a literacy statement in our course syllabi || **Who:** ||  ||


 * **Date:**9/12/11 ||  ||   ||
 * **Meeting Location:** Library || **Start Time:** 2:50 || **End Time:** 3:10 ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona Jones and Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members Present:** J. Boyer, J. Benson, L. Jones, A. Knight, T. Eby, L. Brown, L. Smith, J, Smith, K. Mitchell, C. Berlo, and M. Harrison ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of discussion:** Our goal -Literacy! Increase reading and writing strategies across content areas ||  ||   ||
 * **Actions Taken:** We are presenting on Friday to the staff at our Waiver Day meeting. Our strategy that we are presenting is Content Brainstorming. We need handout, Textbooks to use as examples, Power Point, Projector, and screen ||  ||   ||
 * **Key Findings:** We need to help those teachers who are not using reading and writing strategies in their classroom to find easy ways to incorporate them into their lessons ||  ||   ||
 * **Date of Next Meeting:** Next Faculty meeting || **Time:** || **Location:** ||
 * **To-Do Before Next Meeting:** Familiarize ourselves with the strategy before Friday's presentation || **Who:** ||  ||
 * || [[file:content brainstorming.tif]] ||  ||


 * **Max Teaching** ||  ||
 * Activity Planner || [[file:MAX Reading Activity Planner.doc]] ||
 * What I Know || [[file:What I Know Sheet 1.doc]] ||
 * Thinking Cube || [[file:Thinking Cube.DOC]] ||
 * Three Level Study Guide || [[file:Three Level Study Guide Format.doc]] ||
 * Perspective Cubing || [[file:Perspective Cubing.doc]] ||
 * Graphic Representation || [[file:Generic Graphic Representations.doc]] ||
 * Concept Check || [[file:Concept Check - Generic.doc]] ||
 * Venn Diagram Social Studies || [[file:VENN-Similarities and Differences in the North & South.doc]] ||
 * Magic Square || [[file:Magic Square 4 X 4 Blank.doc]] ||
 * 2 Column Notes Blank || [[file:2 column notes form.xls]] ||
 * Three Level Guide Social Studies || [[file:3 Level Guide on the old west.doc]] ||
 * Jot Chart Science || [[file:JOT CHART - INVERTIBRATES.doc]] ||
 * || [[file:1 Insert an equation.doc]] ||
 * Two Column Math || [[file:2-col Algebra.doc]] ||
 * Anticipation Guide Math || [[file:AG Larson et al Precalculus - Ch P - Lessons 2 & 3.doc]] ||

At our November staff meeting, Literacy team member Thom Eby presented the strategy //Anticipation Guide// to the staff.

In December, Dr. Forget visited the high school and taught four classes (Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies). Teachers at SHS had the opportunity to observe Dr. Forget using the MAX teaching strategies with students.

MAX teaching books were given to teachers who did not already have one.


 * **Date:**1/9/12 ||  ||   ||
 * **Meeting Location:** Library || **StartTime:** 3:00 || **EndTime:** 3:25 ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona Cable/Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members Present:** Eby, Benson, L.Smith, Mitchell, Berlo, Cable, J. Smith, Harrison, L. Brown, Knight ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of Discussion:** || Dr. Forget's visit/MAX Strategies -> Observations by groups

Possible questions for the literacy survey: Are they being used? Impact? Do we need to move in a different direction? ||  || 2. Our group brainstormed possible survey questions for the staff 3. Wait to present another strategy until we survey and see if the need exists or not. ||  || 2. Next meeting will be in March. For the February delayed start, we will be dedicated to curriculum with Ann Phillips ||  ||
 * **Actions Taken:** || 1. Passed out the laminated MAX Strategies reference sheet to our co-workers
 * **Key Findings:** || 1. Create our literacy survey for staff
 * **Date of Next Meeting:** March || **Time:** ? || **Location:** ? ||
 * **To Do Before Next Meeting:** || Add notes to Wiki: Jenn Smith

Type Survey: Lisa Brown ||  ||


 * **Date:**4/1/12 || **StartTime:**2:45 || **EndTime:**3:15 ||
 * **Meeting Location:** Library ||  ||   ||
 * **Chair:** Jen Boyer || **Secretary:** Leona Jones & Jenn Smith ||  ||
 * **Members Present:** Benson, Cable, Berlo, Morgan, Brown, Boyer, Eby, Harrison, L. Smith, Frola ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic of Discussion:** Which goal should we take next year?


 * 1) 2 Weekly writing for a grade in each class

Cynthia will discuss specific p.d. with Ann Phillips for the summer and waiver days

Need to look at "weekly writing". What does that look like across content areas? How to measure/grade? ||  ||   ||
 * **Actions Taken:** ||  ||   ||
 * **Key Findings:** ||  ||   ||
 * **Date of Next Meeting:** May ||  ||   ||
 * **To Do Before Next Meeting:** Set up our staff literacy survey - Use Survey Monkey - Send email description of what we are doing to staff (Jenn Smith can help with this)

Use survey feedback to examine how effective our focus goal was -> Look at strengths, deficits, use of Max Strategies, any problem areas, etc

Need time at May staff meeting ||  ||   ||