PLPS

The class today was dedicated to PLP learning and TEAM EXTREME's group meeting.  All seventh and eighth graders from the team met in the common room to discuss team policy and PLPs.

The eighth graders were leading the group meeting in telling the seventh graders about how their PLPS worked last year.  They demonstrated the benefits and struggles of the program they used last year for the PLPS.  It was a common discussion among the students that the program was not very functional as a whole for updating materials and resources.  It was only easier because all students were using the same format and the same program.  This year will allow for more student choice--leaving the students very excited.

A handful of students created fake profiles on different websites in order to discuss the pros and cons of each program.  One used Weebly.  One used a special ipad program.  They discussed versatility and creativity.  The students will choose how to best represent and document their program.

I think the meeting went productively.  The students were engaged and actively involved.  They renewed their knowledge about the purpose of PLPs and pursued other avenues for documenting the evidence of their learning.

As usual, we spent some time independent reading in the library at the end of class.  This is one of my favorite activities, and goes hand in hand with my course reading about the importance of independent reading.

All in all, this was one very productive day!