1. Yukon Education Literature Circle Meeting #3 November 28, 2012 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

2. Audio Setup Wizard & Group Norms - DO THIS NOW PLEASE Please run the Audio Setup Wizard prior to each meeting. –Tools –Audio –Audio Setup Wizard Please scroll through the first few slides and reread the technical group norms and discussion group norms prior to each meeting.

3. Before - Technical Group Norms Run the audio setup wizard prior to each session Turn your mic on and off as needed 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

4. Before - Discussion Group Norms Share book title, page, etc. All voices must be included and participants must feel included –Let people pass –Take turns –Interrupt politely –Show enthusiasm –Give everyone a chance to respond before you take a second turn Everyone must have their ideas respected Be Prepared –Choose a passage beforehand –Be prepared to explain your choice Listen Thoughtfully –As others share, listen and think about how to respond to the passage, what connections can you make, what questions do you have, how does this quote make you feel, what picture do you get in your mind as you hear this reading? The discussion should move us to new understandings

5. Before - Information Page http://yukon-education- mathematics.wikispaces.com/Cypher+IV+Mat hematics+Leadership+Project+Information+P age+2012+-+2013http://yukon-education- mathematics.wikispaces.com/Cypher+IV+Mat hematics+Leadership+Project+Information+P age+2012+-+2013 –The people in this group who are not in the Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project just need to focus on the Yukon Education Literature Circle Meetings and ignore the Numeracy Nets Sessions http://yukon-education- mathematics.wikispaces.com/Literature+Circl e+Reading+Listhttp://yukon-education- mathematics.wikispaces.com/Literature+Circl e+Reading+List

6. Before - Intended Learning Outcomes Use the Blackboard Collaborate online meeting room with increasing ease –Run a successful audio setup –Scroll through the whiteboard slides on your own –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 Type the connections that you are making as people are speaking in the discussion groups

7. Before - Intended Learning Outcomes (continued) Review both the technical and discussion group norms Participate in a literature circle discussion group Develop a clearer picture of the end in your mind (A “product” for our final sharing session … the ownership piece of assessment for learning) Complete a final reflection stem at the end of the session before signing off

8. Before - 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 either: Transforming My Thinking Sharing Your 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 either: –Transforming My Thinking –Sharing Your 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

13. During - The Discussion Groups Poll –A. Responsive Teaching - Cavell Burley –B. Literacy Across the Curriculum - Val Collins, Jeanette McCrie and Patti Grabowski –C. Assessment For Learning - Jeanette Gallant & René Dove –D. Social and Emotional Learning - Stace Burnard

14. One person will report back one key idea or transformed understanding from their discussion group –A React With Non-Fiction from Adrienne Gear will be provided in the breakout rooms to record some thoughts to pull out to the main room. Please select a different person than the last time. During - The Discussion Groups

15. Fact (What’s In The Book)React (What’s In Our Head) During - React With Non- Fiction (From Adrienne Gear)

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

17. After - 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 …

18. After - Next Time Keep reading your selections If you finish reading a book then please ask for another reading selection For each meeting complete a “React With Non-Fiction” sheet to help with: –Next discussion group –Final meeting sharing Use the same link for the next literature circle meeting on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 @ 8 PM. (Cypher Math Leadership Group - December 11 or 12)