i3 grant: College-Ready Writers

1. i3 grant: College-Ready Writers Steering Committee Meeting May 14, 2013

2. Agenda • Be reminded of goals of the grant • Participate in a team builder • Examine our attitudes about writing instruction and how they relate to the NCTE Beliefs about Writing • Analyze current attitudes and practices in Monett by examining survey results and focus group summaries • Prepare preliminary list of PD topics • Set date/s for summer planning • Review professional development calendar

3. Goals of the i3 Grant • Increasing the amount of time spent on writing instruction and in the number of extended writing assignments • Increasing the use of research-based instructional strategies for teaching writing in ELA classrooms • Increasing the use of writing-to-learn strategies in other disciplines • Improving the quality of writing assignments and increasing their alignment with college- and career-ready standards

4. North, South, East, or West? http://www.lwvsc.org/files/leadershipcompassactivity20110917.pdf • Using the compass cards, identify the direction with which you most identify and move to the corresponding wall.

5. Jot Thoughts: What do I believe about the teaching of writing? In the attached GoogleDoc, write statements about what you believe about writing and writing instruction. Read your statement aloud after you’ve typed it.

6. NCTE Beliefs • Examine the NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing. When you find a statement that supports a belief you have about writing instruction, go back to the shared document and highlight the corresponding jot thought. • Page one—highlight in blue • Page two—highlight in red • Page three—highlight in yellow • Page four—highlight in green

12. What we noticed from the data • GoogleDocs

13. What We Learned from Students • GoogleDocs

14. Strengths and Areas for Improvement • GoogleDocs

16. Potential Professional Development • GoogleDocs

17. Calendar

18. In closing, • What did we learn today? • Sowhat? (relevance, importance) • Nowwhat?