Active Exploration Group 2

PLC Name: Active Exploration

PLC Members: Megan, Jen, Terra, Lisa T.

PLC Focus and Essential Question:  

How can we challenge the individual learners in the classroom? 

Goals & Strategic Plan

Goal & Descriptor of Success

After an in depth discussion, we decided that our main goals will be:

-building confidence and independence in students through active exploration

-creating activities that are manageable and authentic

-making sure students are actively exploring the skills, knowledge and understanding we, as teachers, want them to learn

-making sure the individual learning levels are being addressed in all activities

We want to work towards these goals with a focus on math.

Our resources will include:

-the Galileo rubric

-Books:

            - “Hands on Math” Grades 2-3 Creative Teaching Press

-“Teaching Student Centered Mathematics” Van de Walle

-“Multiple Intelligences in the Mathematics Classroom” by: Hope Martin

-“Children are Mathematical Problem Solvers” National Council of Teachers of    

                 Mathematics

  -“Number Sense” Grades 4 -6 Dale Seymour Publications

  -“About Teaching Mathematics” K – 8 by: Marilyn Burns

-Math storage room

-Mike

-Each other

-Pinterest

We will use observations, student discussions, and the Teacher/Student Effectiveness Rubric to help us understand how this work has improved student learning and achievement.

Action Plan

Each member will bring sample student work from a math activity to our next PLC meeting. 

We will discuss the student successes, what did not work and what the teacher learned from the activity.

Through further discussion, we will work as a team to share thoughts, suggestions and new ideas about the activity and how we can move the student forward with his/her learning.