Minutes+from+the+Spanish+I+District+PLC

= ​ Minutes from April, 2009 Meeting=

__ District PLC: Came together to agree upon essential learnings; Focused on the 1st question of PLC = __ - Students will be able to use Spanish to communicate (read, write, speak and listen) about school life, family life and how they spend their free time in the present tense. __These are the grammar concepts essential to master in Spanish I__ - Subject pronouns - Basic AR, ER, IR verb conjugation - Stem changing verb conjugagtion (e à ie), (o à ue), (e à i), jugar - Irregular “yo” verbs (go verbs, dar, saber, conocer and ir and ser) - Adjective agreement and placement <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Ser vs Estar and Tener expessions <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Double verbs (including tener que and ir a) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">-  <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Vocabulary from introduction – 6b <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">

__Minutes from September 30th, 2009 Meeting__
**<span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light','serif';">PLC #2 September 30, 2009 – ** **<span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light','serif';">Met as a District Spanish I to create district LPS common Spanish I Assessment ** **__<span style="font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Light','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">We will meet again November 18th! __** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">- ** All Students will be able to use Spanish to communicate (read, write, speak and listen) about school life, family life and how they spend their free time in the present tense. ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Subject pronouns <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msoansilanguage: ES-MX; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">Basic AR, ER, IR verb conjugation <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msoansilanguage: ES-MX; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">Stem changing verb conjugagtion (e <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Poor Richard'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Poor Richard'; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: 'Poor Richard'; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: 'Poor Richard'; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">à <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">ie), (o <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Poor Richard'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Poor Richard'; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: 'Poor Richard'; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: 'Poor Richard'; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">à <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">ue), (e <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Poor Richard'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Poor Richard'; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: 'Poor Richard'; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: 'Poor Richard'; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">à <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">i), jugar <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msoansilanguage: ES-MX; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">Irregular “yo” verbs (go verbs, dar, saber, conocer and ir and ser) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Adjective agreement and placement <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Ser vs Estar and Tener expessions <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Double verbs (including tener que and ir a) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">-  <span style="font-family: 'Poor Richard','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Vocabulary from introduction – 6b <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Start the creation of a district Spanish I assessment ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o ** Agree on assessment format ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o ** Agree on assessment goals (goals will be to test skills of 8 essential learnings and have an application written piece) ** <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o ** Agree on assessment material (Goal for November meeting!) ** 1.  Isolated skills (on 8 essential learnings) – Easily graded and able to analyze the data to see exactly where the learning gaps are. (What exactly do/don’t students know) 2. Application piece (essay) putting it all together for an overall view of students’ ability to apply and synthesize the language. 3. Speaking and listening pieces? - Speaking very time consuming and can see overall picture just as clearly from writing. 4. Selected Response, Constructed Response, Product, Performance <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Ser = Time, origen, nationality, physical characteristics ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Estar = Feelings, location, progressive ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Tener Expression = What tener expressions? ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Vocabulary in this section? ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Translation, fill in blank, multiple choice ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Uniforming agreement and placement ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Separating skills (keeping it fair) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Contextualized words (multiple choice), tranlation  ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** 2 sections of voabulary ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Reading Comprehension section ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Question and answering ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Sticking to the book! (not from random enrichment lists) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Substituting proper nouns ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Know all of them ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** English to Spanish ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** VOSOTROS taught by everyone! ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Fill in blank, Spanish pronouns, all Proper names and objects. ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Add in questions (list!) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** One section combining all IRREGULAR verbs ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o ** Yo irregulars, stem changers, ir, ser ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o ** More fluid grading? But not give them the answer ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o ** Multiple choice section ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Writing prompts ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** Sentences ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- ** AP writing rubric  **
 * __ Members- All District Spanish I teachers: __**
 * Present: Becky Shew (LHS), Andrea Schriner (LHS), Mindy Phipps (HHS), John Mata (HHS), Gayle Abe (GMS), Jorge Mena (EMS), Mollie McDonald (ESC), Patti Turner (ESC), Jessica Greenless (AHS), Jenny Seidel (AHS), Melissa Smart (PMS), Melissa Pierce (AHS), Eric Riordan (AHS), Patty Melin (AHS), Eva Peveda (NMS), Colleen Flaherty (NMS), Sue Chandler (Board of Education), Grace Koda (Littleton Academy) **
 * __ Essential Learning Spanish I: __**
 * These are the grammar concepts essential to master in Spanish I (agreed upon in the April 2009 district PLC) **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light','serif'; font-size: 16pt;">PLC question driving the meeting = How will we know if they learned it? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">1. ****__ Goal(s) of Meeting __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">2. ****__ Minutes of Meeting __** (detailed)
 * __ Goal 1: Agree on assessment format __**
 * __Minutes of discussion:__ **
 * __ Essential Learnings and how we will test each! __**
 * __ Ser/Estar/Tener (possible just Ser and Estar) __**
 * __ Adjective agreement and placement __**
 * __ Vocabulary tru 6b __**
 * __ Subject Pronouns __**
 * __ Basic AR, ER, IR __**
 * __ Irregular Verbs __**
 * __ Double Verbs __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Essay portion of test? __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> To show overall ability to apply and synthesis the knowledge **

**__November 18th Meeting:__** - Fine tuned the assessment - Edited errors - Edited and agreed upon a writing rubric - Agreed upon time of assessment