August+21,+2009

=**ISB Coaches Team Meeting Agenda **= Understanding = U Informing = I Recommending = R Deciding = D || Participants: **Teresa, Kelly, Kim, Jeff, Dennis, Troy, Maggie** & updating the calendar)// || Round Robin Calendar update || All (15 min) || ES IA's to improve student learning?// || Finalize Groups and foci || Kelly (20 min) || and what are the key methods we want in practice?// || Two column chart Think-Pair-Share || Teresa (20 min) || Least successful Q & A || Maggie and everyone (20 min) || //What is the plan for the Sept 17 Professional Learning Day?// || Brainstorm Share initial thinking || Teresa (10 min) || //Upcoming: Do we want Pam or Howard to do some PL with us?// || +s, Deltas, Suggestions || Teresa (5 min) ||
 * < Date: **Fri., Aug 21 2009** ||< Time: **12:30-2:00** ||< Place: **MS Skybox** ||
 * < Facilitator/Timekeeper:
 * Dennis** ||< Recorder: **Kim** ||= **Purpose:**
 * **Task** || **Guiding Question** || **Background/ Process** || **Person / Time** ||
 * **Warm-up** || //How's the week been? (simultaneously looking at
 * **IA Training (Aug. 26)** || //How can we build capacity amongst the
 * **Content & Methods** || //What is the main "content" we want teachers to have
 * ** Maggie** || //What can we glean from Maggie's experience as a coach?// || Most successful
 * **Parent Training** || //What is the plan for our first parent training on Sept 2?//
 * 3-5 Multiplication
 * Science: Things you can do at home to promote inquiry
 * Tech: one hour alternated with science
 * **Closure** || //How well did today's and last week's meeting go?//

Question: For cross-divisional coaches, who signs off on PD requests? Has this been decided?

Parking Lot – Items on our plate for future meetings:

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