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Teachers present PLC results showing gains in vocabulary instruction and writing reasoning
Summary
Meridian teachers shared PLC work on vocabulary (middle school), kindergarten phonics interventions, and high‑school writing (valid reasoning). Presenters cited formative assessment gains after targeted interventions and described strategies including Gimkit, one‑to‑one conferencing and scaffolded rubrics.
Teachers across grade bands presented Professional Learning Community (PLC) findings to the Meridian board on Jan. 8, highlighting data and classroom strategies designed to accelerate reading and writing skills.
Middle‑school ELA teachers described a PLC focus on vocabulary and reported large gains after concentrated interventions. "Comparing my pre‑test to my post test, initially the average was a 55% and then post test average was a 97%," said Biley Dake, a sixth‑grade ELA teacher, citing one class example after formative assessment, gamified practice (Gimkit) and active engagement…
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