Monday+March+28th

[|Research Summary.doc]

This is an excellent overview of current research on summarizing also, please, review the question attached before you come to our meeting today. We have snacks!!!



Here are some cute lessons that I checked out last night online. My comments about each one are near the asterisks :) Stefanie L.
 * IDEAS FOR MAIN IDEA LESSON**

These are good activites. Lets hold on to these until we unpack the standards and create are develoopmental story. Kip

[|Marzano Summarizing Power Point]

Great meeting yesterday! This is the website for Marzano's powerpoint on summarizing. Some interesting ideas to ponder.

I am going to Think Aloud for a moment.... How do we know if the students are understanding what are expectations are for our lessons? When they are completing graphic organizers are they organizing the information or are they finishing the sheet and thinking about filling in the boxes/ writing small???? Do they understand our definition of the main idea? What do we specifically want our students to understand? What do they need to know before they can understand our main idea expectations? I liked it yesterday when PJ (I believe) said, "They only know what they think." What are they thinking and how do we get them to learn? Ramblings for one who is on the end and over the edge! Kip

Reminders: We are scouring the standards for main idea. Hunting for knowledgeable others.

Haha Kip is on the end and over the edge! I like that! :) I asked my two librarian friends if they would be interested in being knowledgeable others. I am waiting to hear from them. I think the wording of this standard is interesting. Stefanie L. :)
 * Third Grade Standard for Main Idea:**
 * determine implied or explicit main idea and relevant supporting details in grade level text**

My librarian friends, Kristine Crane and Liz Davis, are interested in being two of our knowledgeable others for our lesson study. They will jump on when they can :) They are awesome! Kristine has a bachelor's degree in English Lit and a master's in Library Science :) Liz has a bachelor's degree in English/Creative Writing and a master's in Library and Information Science. So excited about having them join us! Stefanie L.