Agenda+Session+One,+March+29+2011

Below is the upcoming agenda for the first meeting of our Book Study Group. Please be aware that sharing of lessons tried in class by the participants will take precedence over planned activities. We are looking forward to our first meeting! Dotty & Anita

HVWP Book Study: __Wondrous Words__ by Katie Wood Ray Group: Poughkeepsie Day School Facilitators: Dotty Feldman & Anita Merando Advisor: Mary Sawyer Session One: Tuesday, March 29th 3:30 Snacks/Social Time (sign-up sheet for snacks ) 3:45 Opening/Introductions · Participant introductions · Present Book Study Group as a form of “homegrown staff development” · Read & reflect on quote from __Because Writing Matters:__ //The path to change in the classroom core lies within and through teachers’ professional communities; learning communities which generate knowledge, craft new norms of practice, and sustain participants in their efforts to reflect, examine, experiment, and change. (p.57)// · Connect quote to strands: Reading text, Writing and Sharing, Inquiry and Examination of Student work, Reflection 4:00 Writing Prompt (Write and Share) What chapter, excerpt, or quote from the book “spoke to you” and why? 4:20 Group Discussion based on //Write and Share// time: Decide whether to read specific chapters together or read what individually strikes us as useful for our students. (consensus) 4:30 Model Lesson/Sharing Student Work · Choral Reading of familiar text · Finding “wondrous words” in the text (15 words or less) · Gathering of Voices: reading excerpts as one continuous voice in circle group · Examine cross-grade level examples of student work, in which students transform their “wondrous words” into performance poems 5:00 Reflection on the lesson using Discussion Protocol handout 5:15 End with asking for volunteers to bring work next time