4.+November+6th+-+PM+Session+RACTC


 * This meeting was held at Central I.**


 * Reading Across the Curriculum Meeting Minutes **


 * November 6, 2009 **

Linda J., Martha S.
 * Members Present: ** Jean S., Kristine A., Tom C., John W., Millie G., Tony C., Bob A.,


 * Team Goals and Questions: **Team goal of registering everyone on WIKI. A question was raised about posting thoughts and reflections on WIKI. Everything posted on WIKI is the property of the AIU but can those postings be used for evaluative purposes? Dave Wyatt explained that since these are reflective postings they cannot be used for evaluative purposes.

Whole Class Instruction-Sharing/Reflecting as a Group __Introduction __  Linda-relate to their experiences Kris-uses Romeo and Juliet by asking the prereading questions: Who’s been in love? Have you experienced fighting within your family? Bob-find a selling point for lesson
 * Resources studied/viewed: **Bob Allison presented the article from McREL-Classroom Strategies for Helping AT-Risk Students Discussion Guide.

__Learning Environment __  Jean-depends on behaviors in group Martha-modify instruction to meet learning/behavioral needs Kris-start period with mini lesson on grammar/punctuation (warm up activity) Kris also introduced 2 articles: __In the Middle__ by Nancy Atwell and __Teaching Grammar in Context__ by Constance Weaver Millie-read with lower group but independent reading with higher level groups Tony-take turns reading Martha-pre reading with less capable students Tom-shared handouts on math symbols & meanings plus quiz used for a quick lesson Martha shared __Literacy tactics that Apply across Content Areas__ from **Differentiated Learning Strategies.**

__WIKI __  Tony showed us WIKI and everyone is registered. We used the discussion feature and familiarized ourselves with use of WIKI. Suggestion for next meeting-we stay at our sites and use WIKI to communicate.

 Continue discussion on vocabulary development Submit Action Plans on WIKI
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Goals **