Social Studies Meeting

January 16, 2003

 

Plus

 

·        Clarifying what is taught

·        Lunch on our own

·        Excellent group to work with

·        Conversation about content at all levels

·        Kudos to Kay for clarifying that literacy is K-6 main focus

·        I liked going over the 4-12 curriculum

·        1-1/2 hour lunch

·        Always good to get together with other schools

·        Food and drink available

·        Great chance to hear and share teaching content from “in-building” associates

·        All levels represented

·        Time with other schools (Jr High)

·        Good to see what is taught below my level and where it is taught

·        Enough room to spread out into groups

·        On own lunch is GREAT

·        Good articulation.  4-12 necessary and overdue

·        Lunch away from bldg. is wonderful

·        Good large group discussion

·        Discussion among grades

·        Time with grade level group

·        Out to lunch

·        Time for sharing among all levels - lower elementary through high school

·        Positive attitudes & discussions

·        Talk of creating a scope/sequence

·        Lunch

·        It’s coming together.  Starting to see the light…I think

·        Like the lunch time period

·        Interacting with other staff within the district

·        Copy of student friendly goals

·        Discussions with all levels

·        I liked the learning standards broke down in easy to understand language

·        Including more areas

·        Maybe have ˝ day for grade school all teachers ˝ day for each group

 

 

Delta

 

·        Heat in all rooms

·        We need to bring great level materials for grades not represented as well as our own

·        Overhead or chart paper

·        Would like to limit “war” story conversation and keep moving forward

·        New teachers in the district need to know themes, social studies grade level units have covered

·        Have materials such as our textbooks to help with what we have to work on

·        Not enough time to get everything done

·        Pace was very slow

·        We needed more time to discuss what we are teaching.  Ex. Middle to elementary

·        Name tags, please

·        Need to stay on task better.  Easily off task

·        Chart paper available to groups

·        Could we make the morning longer so the afternoon doesn’t resound with yawns

·        It would be nice to have a frame work with a consensus of all the schools and what they are teaching at each grade level

·        More copies of materials for outcomes of student - remember Spec. Ed.

·        Models from other districts to look at

·        I felt a little confused in the role of K-3.  We seemed to be disorganized & lost

·        Jr. high meet with high school/late elementary