February+25,+2011+-+Elem+3

February 25, 2011 || Facilitator Today: Shari ||
 * Instructional Coach CoP Meeting **
 * Meeting Date:
 * Recorder Today: Kelly || Timekeeper: Linda/Sue ||
 * Team Members Absent: || Team Goal: Collaboration with like communities (phase 3 schools) to improve student learning as a follow-up to the summer literacy institute ||


 * Topics/ Meeting Outcomes: **
 * Patrick Allen Debrief: Wonderful experience for all, even our most negative teachers had great things to say and benefitted from the day. We have seen many of our teachers implement many strategies/techniques they picked up from the visit. Shari is thankful to have 2 teachers interested in following up with coaching cycles as a result of the Patrick Allen observation. Kelly, Linda and Sue are sending out a follow-up invitation to teachers next week to see if there are teachers interested in more professional learning around conferring. Several of the teachers mentioned an interest in taking the work further over the summer. The independent reading focus for next year should be a great reinforcement. **
 * Follow up with teachers post Patrick Allen visit: teachers expressed desire to have opportunity to debrief vertically. We would like to see more teachers willing to have colleagues come observe their teaching and open up more sharing within the building. **
 * Sue brought the evaluations from the Conferring class and there were many requests for more learning in a similar way (through wiki across schools in district). **
 * Coaching Institute: June 13th and 14th **


 * Questions/ Concerns/ Requests: Suggestions on how to create interest in teachers for participating in a lesson study. **

**Agenda for Next Meeting: Completed Induction folders, email addresses for survey, ideas for next year's focus.**

**Assignments for Next Meeting: Who needs to bring what?**

**Questions/ Concerns/ Celebrations: Congrats to Sue on her retirement!**