APAAS Team MeetingOCTOBER, 2011

Schedule for Today

• Touch base from last meeting

• 4th Grade Students

• Susan Holt 9:30 Counselor

• PLC Grade Levels

• Regroup-Debrief

• PLC Site Teams

• Regroup-Debrief

Guidance resources APAAS PLC time Alternative materials Budget for supplies for high level projects

Smaller class size (match average)

De-isolate~ want to be part of site’s team

Equal access to support (large class-size)

Smaller class size to match District average

Excellent aide (non RtI) to help students

What do you want the aide to do?

Perception (climate is changing to include more unique and complex learners)

Best Practices We need/want to implement

MaterialsTechnology (laptops, ipads,

ipods) similar to Fisler in Fullerton http://fsd.k12.ca.us/fisler/Multimedia.html

Wiki by grade level to share lessons & resources http://gotgifted.wikispaces.com

Jr. Great Books (funding is site decision)

APAAS supplemental resources needs to be handled at site.

Best Practices We need/want to implement

Interesting IdeasHave more tech access Clarification of APAAS

supplemental vocabulary programs: WordlyWise, Classical Roots, etc. Grade level decision

Create a Self-Evaluation w/ writing

Incorporate a Book Club concept to read a specific book and discuss as part of our PLC.

Read recommended Carol Dweck’s Mind Set http://mindsetonline.com/

WHERE ARE WE W/ OUR GOALS?

4th Grade Students

What can we add to improve process?

What is missing?1.

How can we modify?1.

Struggling APAAS Students

Issues vary from student to student.

Find out the reasons, in order to help him/her to move forward.

Teach

Scholarly Attributes & Overcoming Obstacles

Habits of M

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Scholarly Attributes

more student choices

Best Practices

open-ended, student choice, product options through project-based learning

Math Practice & Placement

Math is 50 % formulas, 50 % proofs, and 50 % imagination.

HOW DO WE KNOW IF OUR STUDENTS ARE TRULY

GROWING ACADEMICALLY?

Common AssessmentsWhat will they look like?

How will they be created?

When will we implement?