3/10 - Meeting Agenda

- Welcome
- Review of March 3rd Parking Lot (concerns, comments, recommendations...)
- Sharing of ESL friendly websites
- ESL Blog
- Shared reading of Professional Article - Born in the U.S.A. (cover story from January/February 2009 NEATODAY
- Parking Lot

3/3 - Meeting Notes

What's working
-Collaborating with co-teachers
-Test prep with Kindergarten (early exposure to the standardized testing process)
-Using predictive tests
-Working with small groups
-Extending the writing workshop beyond the prescribed timeline
-The retention of skills learned through Treasures
-Student success on Treasures assessments
-Differentiated assessments

Strategies for working with Newcomers
-provide visuals/ use TPR
-chanting/ singing
-independent projects
-starfall.com
-using pattern books for writing simple sentences
-partner w/ a friendly student
-slow down speech
-explicit modeling

Homework
Share one ESL friendly website

3/3 - Meeting Agenda

Sharing Best ESL Practices
-Meeting Protocols
-NYSELAT Preparation
-What's working with our students?
-From Problem to Solution (not a gripe session)
-Literacy vs. ELL Strategies (disconnect) goals and execution
-Parking Lot

These were the topics generated by the group. Of course, not all of these topics will be able to be addressed in one session. We will have to abandon or table some topics for a later date.