Math+PLC

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We reviewed different wording of our assessments to help raise our questions to a higher level. We worked well together and it was really neat to witness all of the different sharing to achieve this. Judy and Tami really helped me with some of my assessments by looking at their units at the 6th grade level. In the perfect world...we could use a week to collaborate our ideas/knowledge with one another. I felt really good about our teambuilding activity. It is called Match Mine. I am using it for our family night, so I wanted to see how it would go with adults. I am hopeful parents/child will do as well as our teachers! :> GREAT work Math teachers!! Stacey =====

2-25-11 Since I was absent from PLC I will need to get caught up with questioning.

2-22-11 Since my students are working on individualized goals, based on rubrics written for "number sense" at three grade levels, I think it'd be very appropriate for me (and the other SpEd teachers...?) to use time allowed for working on formative assessments to begin compiling sets of assessment tasks to measure progress toward the benchmarks addressed on our IEP math rubrics. Theresa

2-21-11 Our PLC reviewed the Kagan folder on questioning and shared some math ideas. We completed our Innovation Configuration on questioning and submitted it. Stacey shared a team building activity. Tami and I are rewriting our assessments to raise the level of questioning to a higher level. We read and discussed an article on cues, questions, and advanced organizers. Judy

2-20-11 Our PLC group worked on rewriting questions for an assessment to increase the level of questioning on the assessment. We got some good ideas from each other and from the Kagan folder on questioning. We filled out our IC on questioning and updated the other strategies that we have been working on. We also did a teambuilder with geometric shapes that we all agreed was a good activity to use in any of our classrooms. Tami


 * Our PLC worked helping phrase good higher leveled thinking questions. We used the Kagan folder that was given to us to help develop good wording. We then took two of our assessments and rephrased questions to higher leveled thinking. I really liked the team builder we did! It really helped with communication skills and knowledge of shapes!! Erica Willer **

12-17-10 Semester Feedback on PLC Work 1.Our PLC has spent a lot of time this semester working on RTI. This has included developing formative assessments, Academy of Math, progress monitoring, and our intervention groups. Tami 2.We have spent a great amount of time looking at different stategies. It has been nice to share with our other math teachers. We also have learned a lot about the technology we can use in our classrooms. We have talked about RTI and ITBS data to help us come up with other stategies to use in our rooms. Stacey 3. We have focused on our data driven interventions. We have shared many ideas to help each other out with new strategies to increase student achievment.-Erica 4. We have spent time helping each other develop RTI strategies. It has been a big help for me to be in this group because I have someone to help me with questions that I have, being new to teaching math at the MS. Lori 5. Because of being in special ed, being in this PLC helps me remain in contact with what is going on in general education math. Karla 6. We have shared several different strategies that we're using in our classrooms. We also spent time disucssing and creating formative assessments. I found the PLC support with this very helpful to continually gather data what my student learning levels are. Amy 7. I have 3 students in my intervention group that have shown great progress. Judy 8. My math PLC provides an opportunity for me to stay in touch with what's going on in general education math classes - even if it's not always applicable in my class. Theresa

Today we shared vocabulary strategies. Tami

I shared a progress monitoring chart with the team that I made. Stacey

I shared a vocabulary game that worked well in my class today. Jane K.

I liked getting the monitoring chart and the vocabulary list from others. Lori

I am happy that I got a chance to get to listen to some great ideas/strategies other teachers are using and were willing to share. I got a great list of vocab words, a game idea, and a great progress monitoring chart for pre & post testing. GREAT PLC!! ~Erica I realized today that I need to be more creative and purposeful when teaching basic math vocabulary such as more, fewer, greater, less, before, after, add, subtract, equal...I must not make ANY assumptions about students' prior knowledge. :) Theresa I feel much more comfortable with the idea of intervention time and progress monitoring after today. The progress monitoring chart helped a lot, and it was very useful to spend time discussing and developing pre/post assessments to use. Thanks for all the great discussion and ideas ladies! AmyI would like to see the progress monitoring chart you are all talking about! Could someone forward it to me? Deb N. =Agendas 2010 - 2011=

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