Week+of+4-26-10

4/26/10

1) Establishment of an Agenda Process 2) Establishment of a Shared Calendar 3) Creation of Unit Booklets
 * Agenda will be posted on HMS American Cultures PLC Wiki
 * Page will be created for Agendas, and a link for each week will be posted
 * Each day will be posted on the page
 * Link will be sent to Sue and Aaron to allow them to monitor the agenda
 * Creation next meetings agenda will be completed at the end of the current meeting
 * For the functional mapping of units
 * For monitoring the progress of PLC members through the Unit
 * Posting meetings and work sessions
 * Collectively gather resources to create a resource that all students will get at the beginning of a unit

4/28/10

1) Meeting with Jake Repsch 2) Discussion of Team Officers converting to Active Citizenship Unit 3) What to include in booklet?
 * Focused on discussing the PLC process
 * Roadblocks, successes, suggestions
 * How can the Active Citizenship unit be changed to develop a sense of community/government at the school level while meeting the PA States Standards for Citizenship & Government?
 * Focus on Leadership Structure - President/Vice President & Cabinet
 * Focus on Identification of Issues that could inspire change
 * Unit Map (Includes: Unit Description, Why study this topic?, Unit Essential Questions, Unit Lesson Questions, Unit Learning Goals and a general Calendar for the Unit)
 * Common Writing Assignments
 * Unit Glossary
 * Unit Biographical Glossary
 * Unit Resources