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 * **Meeting 6 - March 2012**
 * ** Science Department Meeting **
 * ** Thursday, March 29, 2012 (7:15am – 8:00am) **
 * ** H103 **


 * 1) Important Dates to Note
 * 2) Thursday, March 29 – Parent-Teacher Night
 * 3) Thursday – Sunday, March 29-April 1 – NSTA Indianapolis
 * 4) Monday, April 2 – Happy Birthday Gary
 * 5) Monday, April 2 – Deadline to Submit Student Recommendations
 * 6) Wednesday, April 4 – Faculty Retreat
 * 7) Thursday, April 5 – Easter Break
 * 8) Tuesday, April 17 – Restricted Course Instructors’ Meeting (7:15am)
 * 9) Thursday, April 19 – Restricted Course Acceptance Lists Posted
 * 10) Thursday, April 19 – Student Assessment of Instruction
 * 11) Friday-Tuesday, April 20-24 – Registration Open for Students
 * 12) Monday, April 23 – Learning Walks
 * 13) Monday-Friday, April 23-May 17 – Formal Observation Shotgun
 * 14) Thursday, April 26 – Science Department Meeting (7:15am)
 * 15) Wednesday, May 2 – Happy Birthday Karalyn
 * 16) Monday, May 7 – AP Exams Begin
 * NOTES: Karalyn's Birthday is May 3. Not May 2. **


 * 1) Laboratory Safety Guru (Brian) – Lesson five
 * NOTES: Fire estinguisher use. Double check to make sure it's pressurized completely. Live "fire fighter training" available. FE should be no more than 25 feet away in the lab. **


 * 1) Semester Senior Science Electives for 2012-13
 * 2) Robotics
 * 3) Environmental Engineering
 * 4) Life Science Research & Urban Ecology were not approved
 * 5) Please inform your students (especially juniors)
 * NOTES: Honors Astronomy (full year). **


 * 1) Restricted Course Instructors Meeting to Review Acceptance Lists
 * 2) Monday, April 2 (Deadline to Submit Student Recommendations)
 * 3) Tuesday, April 17 (7:15am in BioHaz)
 * 4) Acceptance lists should be “finalized” by April 17
 * 5) Honors Chemistry….. (the lone sophomore level restricted course)
 * NOTES: This is new. The idea is to get everyone together to minimize double ups and have a more finalized list when posted. We will **


 * 1) After School Tutoring
 * 2) Opportunity to expand “Chemistry/Physics Café”?
 * 3) Thoughts?
 * NOTES: Good idea. Keep it in the academic departments. Make it accessible. Let students know it is available. **


 * 1) Science Department Observation Protocol
 * 2) GOAL: Create a simple, succinct observation form
 * 3) What do we value?
 * 4) How will an “outsider” assess these values?
 * 5) PRODUCT: Create a template
 * NOTES: Introduction + Four Sections (Pedagogy, Classroom Culture, Student Understandings, Student Practices). We will meet in small groups to discuss the content of each section during our next meeting. **


 * 1) Sub-Group Diagnostic Exams
 * 2) Physics – CST / Board of Regeants
 * 3) Chemistry – CST / ACS
 * 4) Biology –CST
 * 5) Earth Science - CST
 * NOTES: Finalized **