HOMEWORK AND GOALS for January 14/16

HOMEWORK:

• type up plays and poems
• scenarios
• create graphic organizers 
• review unit plan
• ask Jen Li for feedback on visual arts extensions
• order mentor texts

Setting goals for the next meeting:

• fleshing out lesson plans
• teaching towards assessment pieces

Planning Session 3 - In the West End

Goals for this meeting:

• align strategies with specific mentor texts
• begin unit plan for junior to then be adapted up and down
• create graphic organizers

Chez Fannin - thanks for hosting us Jen.



Nate has been in contact with a representative from TDSB Mental Health Department, Saleem Haniff, regarding the possibility of us having a table at a Parent Academy focusing on student well-being - Saturday, April 16th, 2016.

POSSIBLE ART EXTENSIONS

Add possible expectations for extensions relating to specific curricular content for drama, dance, and visual arts 

E.g. Collage, shadow movement, flocking, mirroring etc.

Homework and Goals for December 17th

Setting goals for the next meeting:

• align strategies with specific mentor texts
• begin unit plan for junior to then be adapted up and down
• create graphic organizers

Second (Official) Session - December 9th

Our goals for this meeting:

• read books and post possible lesson ideas/instructional strategies
• build lesson themes/ideas/overviews 

This meeting is Chez Lisa.

Sorting through and weeding out our books to find the most applicable to our plan and the most relevant to our school community.

Above is a picture of our mentor texts divided by division and Unit core themes (identity, relationships and management).

Homework for December 9th

• brainstorming possible teaching strategies
• any samples or BLM's?
• art?
• drama?
• writing?

Setting goals for next meeting:

• read books and post possible lesson ideas/instructional strategies
• build lesson themes/ideas/overviews 

Getting Down to Business - at last

We are in our first official planning day.  Nate, Jennifer and I are together at last.  Thanks to Nate for hosting today.

Our goals are:

• fleshing out an overall plan for lessons and units
• conducting a review of research
• conducting a review of resources
• logging possible lesson ideas, strategies, and tools to be used in lessons and units