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October 20, 2014
Join meeting grades 1 and 2 Present: Scott, Morgan, Jen W., Michelle, Wendy, Marilou, Darcy PowerPoint-

__Accountable Talk Overview/ Conversation__

What comes to mind why you think about Accountable Talk?
 * authentic within reading and writing
 * on topic
 * focused
 * listening and can respond
 * can provide evidence

Many resources presented on Google Drive- [|Accountable Talk Resources]

Quick reviewed district talk goals of literacy and math

Reading- section from: __Comprehension Through Conversation__- pp. 6-12 (Read Purposeful Talk... to Voice from Education. Thoughts from the text: **What if** we began in kindergarten teaching children to learn through constructive conversation with others, what would they look like in middle school? What about adults?
 * Present- focused.... way of living as a learner (Marilou)- like a habit of mind
 * Talking with others (Michelle)
 * What would kinders engage in conversations around (around play)... movement to conversations around books. Comment on second graders that did not have the play background (Jen) What natural experience that lead to conversation to young children have?
 * The language kids are exposed to at home (number of words/vocabulary) impacts their literacy
 * What arenas in our day do we just let them talk to each other? Practice of conversational skills.
 * Morgan shared- "Talk Now" strategy that was used during the morning when they arrived at school.

From kindergarten teachers: If we did more accountable talk students would:
 * Listen with intent
 * Would not repeat the same questions of other
 * Stay on topic for longer periods of time
 * Think deeper
 * Change each others minds
 * Safe- take risk because they have something to contribute

Morgan share anchor standards for listening and speaking.
 * Concern- listening is superficial; need explicit instruction (i.e. conversation roles and responsibilities; how to ask questions, )
 * (Morgan) Two purposes- accountable to the content... accountability to the community. Morgan shared the strategy- use cubes to visually represent the topics students are talking about. Different colors for different topics.
 * Need to have a context- students listen, think and talk

Shared video- Grade 2 __Bugs, Bugs, Bugs__
 * Brought text back to the book
 * Gave questioning stem and structures- what to say (chart to support)
 * Encourage self-directed use of the chart for support.
 * Teacher skillfully paraphrased the language to add clarity and encourage more talk.
 * Student need to be "present" in the conversation.

Purposeful Talk- Thinking and talking together for the purpose of constructing meaning.

Allington article- __6 T's of Effective Literacy Instruction__-

November 10, 2014
Present: Marilou, Wendy, Cheryl, Scott

Based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)- [|Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer]
 * Science Unit Review: Sounds All Around**

__Questions__: //What are the Next Generation Science Standards? How are they organized?//
 * Will be adopted by NYS in 2016
 * SH is transition to these standards
 * Shifts- NGSS are grade specific within bands K-2/ 3-5. Standard are move specific and comprehensive.

This year one physical and one life science unit being developed for grade 1. Ultimately there will be four science units. Other unit- Worm Study- from NGSS- [|From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes]

Cheryl answered questions related to the journals, what happening in the library and the lab, logistics of the unit and it's development. Goal- get project completed by end of December. Students will receive science grade quarter 2
 * Big idea- content- Sound make things vibrate; Sound is cause by vibration
 * Participation in science experiments

End of unit project: Message Movers Design & planning at the library- building in the classroom- share in the library