Progress+meeting+11.2.2010

We want to do more writing across subjects.

Theory of action:

If we give students more opportunities to practice explaining their thinking, then the quality of their writing will improve (be more organized, make more sense, and reflect deeper thinking).

If students are given frequent opportunities to self-reflect on their writing, they will become better writers.

If we ask, what is the learning target, and show me how you’re working on it, they will be more purposeful about knowing the learning target and remembering to focus on it.

One idea: Writing what you did today in math or in science.

Get everyone engaged in the inquiry cycle.


 * 1) What is the learning target?
 * 2) Show me where you are working on the learning target. (give me evidence)
 * 3) How is this helping you get better at ______ (fill in the learning target – might be supporting or long-term learning targets). **(experiment with this – what is the best wording to get us the kind of answer we are looking for? What is the kind of answer we are looking for?)**

**Possible future steps:**
 * 1) Restate the target in your own words.
 * 2) Write the target in your own words. (First do in shared writing.)
 * 3) Reflect on the target orally.
 * 4) Reflect on the target in writing. (First do in shared writing.)

Bring some insights, observations, etc to next Tuesday’s inquiry meeting to prep for Nov. 11th.