We devoted a staff meeting on October 24, 2007 to discussing the launch of Lucy Calkin's in our building. We separated into two groups, K-2 and 3-5. Each group discussed and answered three questions about the initial launch of Lucy Calkins...
- What is working?
- What isn't working?
- What do you need more help with?
I conveyed to the staff that the last question would help me in developing future staff development for them. I also would have information to bring back to the Literacy Leader district level meetings.
Here are the key ideas from each group for each question:
What is working?
The K-2 group...
- mini-lessons
- pulling sticks for sharing
- high frequency words around the room
- CD templates are very helpful
- posters for classroom
The 3-5 group...
- 4 days Lucy Calkins, 1 day writing to the prompt
- portfolios
- mini-lesson follow up and writing in notebooks
- process writing
- sketching, then writing is working very well
- take one paragraph and elaborate; create a picture
What isn't working?
The K-2 group...
- staple work in corners not on bottom of paper
- Kdgn. not ready for red dot, green dot at the beginning of the year; will fit in by end of unit)
The 3-5 group...
- concerns about Lucy Calkins conflicting with writing from prompts
- students need more motivation to get started and elaborate on more detail
What do you need more help with?
The K-2 group...
- in-service on conferencing with students
- Lucy Calkins training for parent volunteers
- books that go with mini-lessons
The 3-5 group...
- determining grades for marking period
- what is the best rubric to judge daily performance?
- assessment is a major concern
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