Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Data Team Meeting (11/30)

Location: Clarke Central Room 3313
Time Started: 9:00
Time Ended: 9:47
Members Present: James Castle, Amy Ingalls, Joel Frey
Members Absent: Todd Hollett, Scott Wilkerson

Agenda:
Finalize PreTest 2
Discuss Implementation of Unit 1 Strategies

Discussion:
The group went item by item through PreTest 2 to ensure its relevance and rigor.
The group shared experiences with Unit 1 strategies. Joel has had more success with the Think/Pair/Share strategy than the rest of us, so he demonstrated his method of using the strategy. We are going to tweak our implementation to try to maximize the benefit of the strategy.

Actions:
Adjust usage of Think/Pair/Share
Deliver PreTest 2 on 9/10/2011

Agenda for Next Meeting (9/14/2011):
View & Discuss results/item analysis on PreTest 2.
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses/Instructional Strategies for Unit 2.

To do before next meeting:
Enter PreTest 2 scores into Data Team Gradebook