Re: [MOSAIC] Data Teams

2012-05-11 Thread Beverlee Paul
Truer words have rarely been spoken. Sent from my iPhone On May 10, 2012, at 8:47 PM, kea...@aol.com wrote: If your data collection is anything like ours (aimsweb) it is useless as far as informing instruction. We waste hours in data team meetings discussing scores that measure how fast

Re: [MOSAIC] Song for Jennifer

2012-05-11 Thread donnfox
Jennifer you got my curiousity! How are you using the song? Please share Donna Sent from my HTC Status™ on ATT - Reply message - From: Palmer, Jennifer jennifer.pal...@hcps.org To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Song

Re: [MOSAIC] Middle School Question

2012-05-11 Thread Patty Zorzi
I'd also suggest having the parents look into working with the anxiety. There is information out there on how anxiety interferes with learning and memory. Patty On May 10, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Kristine Peterson wrote: Has there been testing for a learning disability? Kris On May 10, 2012, at

Re: [MOSAIC] Song for Jennifer

2012-05-11 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
Donna A colleague and I are planning an inservice presentation on Marzano's best bet strategy of cues, questions and advance organizers. Each of these things, of course, help students access prior knowledge and connect new knowledge to what they already know. (Like our comprehension strategy of

Re: [MOSAIC] Data Teams

2012-05-11 Thread Renee
I think Troy makes a good point. Since none of this data collection is really necessary, and doesn't really tell any teacher anything more useful than what she/he already knows, you might as well just miss one child at a time out of your classroom and at least be able to teach. NOT that I