Yukon Education Literature Circle Meeting #4 (Part of the Cypher IV Math Leadership Project) January 15, PM - 5:15 PM

Audio Setup Wizard Please run the Audio Setup Wizard prior to each meeting. You can find it beginning in the Tools menu above. – Tools then – Audio then – Audio Setup Wizard Please scroll through the first few slides and (re)read the technical group norms and discussion group norms prior to each meeting.

Before - Information Page

Before - Intended Learning Outcomes Use the Blackboard Collaborate online meeting room with increasing ease – Run a successful audio setup – Communicate in the main room and breakout rooms by: Using the whiteboard tools Using the chat window Turning on and off the “stepped away from the session” indicator Use emoticons Put your hand up and down Participate in a poll

Before - Intended Learning Outcomes (continued) Experience a literature circle in action Know how to access all of the meeting dates at any time Begin to develop a “product” for our final sharing session (The ownership piece of assessment for learning.)

Before - Technical Group Norms Run the audio setup wizard prior to each session Turn your mic on and off as needed When in breakout rooms, once a timer has expired, wrap up your conversations and turn off your microphone Use the step away button, emoticons, hand up/down buttons when appropriate Alert us to questions that go unanswered in the chat box Use the chat box to make connections as other people are speaking

Before - Discussion Group Norms Give the book title and page number that you are referring to All voices must be included and participants must feel included – Let people pass – Take turns – Interrupt politely – Show enthusiasm using emoticons or the chat window – Give everyone a chance to respond before you take a second turn Keep Lines of Thinking Alive – Please refer to Table 4-2 From Comprehension Through Conversation on the following slide The discussion should move us to new understandings

Beginning With The End In Mind For the final sharing session each of you will be asked to share how your thinking has been transformed as a result of your reading. – Your monthly React With Nonfiction (Fact/React) sheets could be used to complete: Transforming My Thinking and this could be used as the basis for your sharing at the last session. For the last sharing session you will be asked to submit: – Transforming My Thinking or another “product” of your choice that will help the group see how your thinking has been transformed as a result of your reading. Other “products” might include but are not limited to: A book review Mindmap/Ideagram creation

During - The Discussion Groups Poll – A. The Happiness Project and/or The Power of Habit - Social and Emotional Learning with the support of … – B. Grand Conversations Thoughtful Responses - Literacy-Across-The-Curriculum with the support of … – C. Comprehension Through Conversation - Literacy- Across-The Curriculum with the support of … – D. Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class - Literacy-Across-The-Curriculum with the support of …

During - The Discussion Groups Technical details as discussed in the norms Discussions – One person will report back one key idea or transformed understanding from their discussion group Write on a slide – To be provided in the break- out rooms A React With Non-Fiction from Adrienne Gear Table 4-2 Keep Lines Of Thinking Alive

During - Discussion Group Norms Give the book title and page number that you are referring to All voices must be included and participants must feel included – Let people pass – Take turns – Interrupt politely – Show enthusiasm using emoticons or the chat window – Give everyone a chance to respond before you take a second turn Keep Lines of Thinking Alive – Please refer to Table 4-2 From Comprehension Through Conversation on the following slide The discussion should move us to new understandings

During - React With Non- Fiction (From Adrienne Gear)

After - Reporting Back to The Larger Group Brief report back from each of the groups

After - Next Time Send in a visual prior to the next meeting, ideally by Friday, January 31, 2014 and be prepared to share at the final meeting as a “Celebration of Learning.” (The ownership piece of assessment for learning.) Use the same link for the last literature circle meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 4 PM. (Cypher Math Leadership Group also meets on - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 4 PM)

Final Round-Table Sharing I feel good about… I used to… but now I… My goal is… I will know I am on my way when… One thing that worked today was… One question I have… Two things I remember are… I participated in the discussion group by … Our discussions tonight have made me realize that … One thing that I will try in my classroom after this session is … If I could do something again differently, I would… In the Blackboard Collaborate online meeting room I am able to … One reflection stem that I would add is … Other?