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Critical Friends Group

CFG - Wednesday 9 November 2011

 

2:50       Food (McKenzie)

 

3:00       Icebreaker (Ami)      

 

3:10       Business items: 

             Overview of agenda

             Impact of WAC time

             Attendance

             Space

            

3:15      Connections (Gretel)                                                                    

 

3:20      Reflections from past meeting (Gretel)     

 

3:25      Norm setting exercise

 

4:00      Introduction to the Tuning protocol                         

 

4:10      Protocol based discussion of student work (Stephania facilitates for Amy)

  "How can I empower students to give higher quality feedback to their peers?"

 

  "How can I help students know how to identify the quality feedback and incorporate it into their writing?"

 

  "How would I need to revise/alter my rubric to....[empower / help students identify]?"

5:00      Prep for next meeting     

            Assistance for presenters and facilitators                                                                  

   

5:10      Reflections (All)   

            *planning on submitting a portfolio? 

 

5:20      Adjourn   

 

NEXT MEETING DATES:

December 7

January 25

February 29

March 21

April 18

May 16

June 6

 

 

CFG – Wednesday 12 October 2011

2:50        Food (Stephania)

 

3:00        Icebreaker  (Ty)      

 

3:10        Introductions (Gretel)                                                                    

  Overview of CFG

  Schedule meetings

  Sign up for meetings

 

3:30        Connections (Gretel)                                                                     

 

3:40        Introduction to article and discussion protocol (Gretel)

 

3:45        Read article about questioning (All)                                 

 

4:00        Protocol based discussion (Gretel)

               ***note:  if we want more time for this discussion, we can table the success analysis activity for another meeting***

 

4:30        Introduction to success analysis (Gretel)

 

4:35        Personal writing time (All)

 

4:45        Success analysis discussion (All)

 

5:00        Reflections (All)                                                                        

 

5:10        Prep for next meeting (November meeting presenters and facilitators)

 

5:15        Adjourn                              

 

           

 

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