Meeting+5+-+Feb+'12

** Science Department Meeting ** ** Thursday, February 23, 2012 (7:15am – 8:00am) ** ** H103 **
 * Loyola High School Science Department**
 * February Meeting**

Important Dates to Note > > Usage of Screenflow (as per Kwan) in all the info meetings in Science. >
 * 1) Monday, Feb 27 – AP Physics B & C Info Meetings (Otero)-Lunch
 * 2) Tuesday, Feb 28 – APES / AP Bio Info Meetings (Otero)-Lunch
 * 3) Wednesday, Feb 29 – Semester Electives (Otero) / AP Chem (H303)- Lunch
 * 4) Thursday, March 1 – Honors Chem (Otero) / Honors Astro (H100)-Lunch, still in the announcements that this session is meeting in Xavier.
 * 1) Monday, March 5 – Pre-Registration Opens on Naviance
 * 2) Monday – Wednesday, March 5-7 – Pre-Registration Meetings (Sch. #7)
 * 3) Friday, March 9 – Inservice Day all about WASC
 * 4) Monday, March 12 – Deadline for Pre-Registration
 * 5) Thursday – Saturday, March 15-17 – Robotics Competition (Long Beach)- Come more towards Fri. and Sat. Karalyn will send info as the dates get closer.
 * 6) Tuesday, March 20 – Mid Semester Grades Due
 * 7) Friday, March 23 – LA Religious Ed Conference (Student Holiday)
 * 8) Thursday, March 29 – Parent-Teacher Night
 * 9) Thursday – Sunday, March 29-April 1 – NSTA Indianapolis
 * 10) Wednesday, April 4 – Faculty Retreat
 * 11) Thursday, April 5 – Easter Break

Laboratory Safety Guru (Brian) – Lesson four


 * Handout, Unit VI-Laboratory Safety Eqpt. and Procedures, Sign in sheet, Van der Graaf safety sheet
 * Electrical Safety- check plugs once a year, there is an inexpensive tester that we can get to test outlets. All outlets in the lab should have GFI's (Ground Fault Interrupt), which cuts current off when there is a short, instead of going to you. We have a green light indicator which if you hit the test button, it turns off.
 * Be aware of where the breakers are in your room.
 * For Van der Graaf users- be aware of when you don't use it...

Junior Registration Survey
 * 1) What are the students interested in registering for next year?
 * 2) What should we do about it (if anything)?
 * Junior Survey handout- of those surveyed, overwhelming response, they want to take science in the senior year
 * Three year requirement for science at Loyola, compared to the two required for UC...for Loyola has to be a D course, lab based science. Clarification from Andrey Aristov
 * Almost all of our year long science courses are category D lab based science.
 * Andrey needs to clarify with counseling department.
 * Clarification when we do our info meetings

Restricted Course Information Meetings
 * 1) Mon – Thur, Feb 27 – March 1
 * 2) Petition for Reconsideration for a Restricted Course
 * Petition handout Page from Andrey- one page one form, a handier form. Submit to Rob Gorr and the instructors . After submission, if they hear from us, they are in the class, if they don't hear from us, then not in the class.
 * One process for all of the departments.
 * Gorr will give to the instructors for evaluation.

Pre-Registration Meetings with Each Class > Andrey Handout- Each teacher assigned same room, if there are issues, counselors can take over talking points if need be
 * 1) Schedule #7
 * 2) Talking Points
 * Handout- Pre-Registration...
 * Talking Points page- 2 minutes only. 3 years of lab based science is mandated...read through the list and see if we can add or subtract talking points.
 * Yearlong science instead of lab based.
 * For freshemen meeting- if you take Physics freshman year, you cannot take Senior Physics, if you are not taking freshman physics, you need to take 3 years of science.
 * Dispel the myth- any freshman CAN take Honors Chem.
 * Sophomores- one application instead of two for efficiency-courtesy of Kwan
 * No sign in in the pre-reg meetings, to avoid confusion on the student end.
 * Need to change AP Physics C requirement- Instead of Honors Pre-Calc, it should be any form of Calculus
 * MAKE points QUICK and SWEET

Science Department Observation Protocol i. Decide what we value ii. How can these values be assessed by an outsider iii. Create a simple, succinct observation form
 * 1) Examples
 * 2) Homework


 * Handout- Word clouds, larger words have come up often in the descriptions of values in Loyola Science
 * Homework- read through "Science Grad at Graduation" packet...come up with science department specific formal/informal observation form.
 * How can we make the observation form more objective, instead of "fluff"
 * Goal by the end of March meeting is that we have a template for observation protocols
 * Clarify on whether or not to build it for 55 min. or 5 minute...will clarify with Rick.

Sub-Group Diagnostic Exams March Meeting Agenda Items
 * 1) Physics –
 * 2) Chemistry –
 * 3) Biology –
 * 4) Earth Science -
 * Did not discuss due to time...
 * Observation Protocol
 * Registration for 2012-13 School Year