November+3,+2009

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=**Agenda**= || Paula Pierre || 2. Define 5 words using the dictionary. 3. Learn 5 words using non-linguistic methods. 4. Complete reflection sentence. || Handout Playdough || Maya Weatherton Dana Arreola || Post-it notes Slide || Patricia Shepard || Dana Arreola ||
 * ~ When? ||~ What? ||~ Why? ||~ How? ||~ What do I need? ||~ Who? ||
 * Time for Activity || Name of Activity || Objectives for Activity || Methodology detail || Materials || Facilitator ||
 * 1:00 – 1:15 || //Language!// Inventory || To determine the implementation of //Language!// on campuses. || Direct Questioning ||  ||   ||
 * 1:15-1:30 || Vocabulary Quiz || To determine vocabulary best practices. || * Participants will take a vocabulary best practice true/false quiz.
 * Participants will review the vocabulary research based principals found in __Systematic Vocabulary Instruction__.
 * At your table group number 1-5
 * #1 will read Research-based Principle #1.
 * #2 will read Research-based Principle #2.
 * #3 will read Research-based Principle #3
 * #4 will read Research-base Principle #4
 * #5 will read Section One: //What we know from Research about Vocabulary Instruction//
 * Individually read your assigned research-based principle.
 * In a round robin share at your table, read the quiz questions, and discuss evidence you found in the text. || McREL books
 * 1:30-1:35 || Objective of the Day || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To personalize the goals of the day. || * Review today’s goals
 * Personalize the objectives
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Share with shoulder partner || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Handout || Stephanie Sandifer ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">1:35 – 2:05 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">3 Tiers of Vocabulary || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To review the characteristics of the three tiers of vocabulary. || * Direct review of the 3 Tiers of Vocabulary Instruction.
 * Tier II and Tier III word sort.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[|www.wordsift.com] ||  || Paula Pierre ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">2:05-2:20 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">5 Steps of Vocabulary || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To review McRel’s five steps for learning a vocabulary term or phrase. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Explicitly teach the 5 steps of vocabulary instruction through the use of a kinesthetic activity. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Slides || Tina Angelo ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">2:20 – 2:35 ||  ||   || Break ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">2:35-3:05 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Traditional vs. Research-Based Vocabulary Instruction || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To analyze best practices for vocabulary instruction. || <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. Take vocabulary pre-test
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">3:05-3:35 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Step 6 – Involving Students in Games || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To learn the additional step for learning a vocabulary term or phrase. || * Fly-swat (15 min)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Survival of the Fittest (15 min) || Fly swatters (2)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">3:35-3:40 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Vocabulary post-test || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To determine what words we have actually learned through vocabulary instruction. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Vocabulary post-test || Handout || Maya Weatherton
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">3:40-3:45 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">What have we learned? || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To reflect upon what we have learned today about vocabulary instruction. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Review objective for the day and complete the Two-minute Essay || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Handout || Stephanie Sandifer ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">3:45-4:00 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">General Announcements and Reflection ||  || * Announcements
 * Complete the reflection form by responding to the follow questions:
 * What worked?
 * What didn’t work?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">How do you plan to use this information on your campus? || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Reflections || Tina Angelo ||

=**Meeting Notes**=

Notes from Activities:
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Literacy Support Network met twice during the month of November (November 3 and November 13). Below are the notes and attendance records from those meetings. ** The next meeting of the Literacy Support Network will be held on Tuesday, December 1 from 1:00-4:00 in the Board Auditorium of the Hattie Mae White ESC. **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">North: Dana Arreola, George Caldwell, Glenda Patrick South: Cynthia Adams, Mary Batiste, Sonya Thornton East: Mary Smith West: Nora Garcia, Allison McBride, Vernitra Ussin, Liz Van Auken Central: Diane Alvarez, Mary Ridley, Juanita Schwartau Alternative: Sandra Flowers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">November 3, 2009: Meeting was held from 1:00-4:00 at the Boys Scouts Building. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Attendance: 80% **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Absences: **

The focus of the meeting was vocabulary. Coaches:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Read research from //Systematic Vocabulary Instruction// using a Jig Saw protocol
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Reviewed the three tiers of vocabulary
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Learned the 5-steps to tier III vocabulary learning using a kinesthetic activity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Practiced using the 5-step systems vs. the traditional “looking the words up in the dictionary” system