May+21,+2010

K-2 TEAM MEETING Launch of New Inquiry Cycle May 21, 2010

12:55 || * Went over norms 1:00 || * Lynn talks a bit about listening to student voices 1:20 || * Talked about what teams are thinking about and then broke out into small groups || 1:30 || * Small team groups || 2:06 || * Share out using Lynn’s protocol || 2:17 || * Bring back for next Friday (May 28th) Book: __Making Learning Visible: Children as Individual and Group Leaders__
 * We’ll be spending the afternoon in teams (working session)
 * Debrief with a protocol ||
 * Lynn asks why inquire into students’ listening and she presents us with a reading
 * The staff responded to the article
 * Talked about whether students think that “listen up” means “be quiet”
 * We are going to spend some time thinking about and documenting our kids’ talking and listening
 * We could also capture our own thinking and wonderings about our own thinking ||
 * || * The K team talked about building one skill while being able to focus on other (more joyous) stuff
 * The Grade 1 team talked about focusing on making inferences. They talked about doing this through “emotion” poems
 * The Grade 2 team talked about breaking away from the structure of having conversations and letting the conversations be more “authentic” in the context of reflecting on our Boston Neighborhoods curriculum ||
 * Bring back a plan (template provided)
 * Bring some student talk to share and analyze ||