Loyola High School Science Department September Meeting 2011
Science Department Meeting Thursday, September 22, 2011 (7:15am – 8:00am) H103
Present:All SDM minus Heath, Michael Dennison (Counselor) came late
I. Looking Ahead – Important Dates to Note
a. Learning Walks with Rick: Thursday, Sept 22 (Today!) (Period 1)
b. Schedule Professional Development Plan Meeting w/ Robb: Oct 3 – 12
c. Google Workshop for Educators: Monday, Oct 3 in Otero LH (3pm – 6pm)
d. NABT Conference: Friday-Sunday, Oct 14 - 16 (Anaheim)
e. CSTA Conference: Friday-Sunday, Oct 22 - 23 (Pasadena)
f. CUE Conference: Friday-Sunday, Oct 28 - 30 (Napa)
Notes:
Keep handouts in binder- good for WASC evidence...
Learning walk with Rick- visit Physics and Chem...
Sign up on the calendar in Biohaz to meet Oct3 -12 Final drafts due Oct13, hand to Rick on the 14th...
Workshop-Google Workshop has 30 signed up now...
For Conferences, make sure you get your sub request in early for Rick
II. Laboratory Safety Guru (Brian)
Notes:
Took Flinn Online Sci Safety course over the summer ( a 7 hour course online at your own pace)-Brian
Safety Blurbs will be at every Sci Dept. Meeting. Handouts: HS Lab Safety Course Checklist, 5 minute safety inspection checklist-Brian explained a focus on safety to cover us with possible accidents...explanation of easy goggles cleanup because we don't have UV cleaners, using Lysol and a 5 gallon bucket with water. Also, spill control using clay based kitty litter.
III. Professional Development Plans (Past due… please send your first draft ASAP)
a. SD common goal (building curricular bridges)
b. Meet to discuss PDP: Oct 3 - 12
c. Final PDP draft due Thursday, Oct 13
d. PDPs submitted to Rick: Friday, Oct 14
Notes:
Focus on science dept. goals- upcoming tech workshops are an example
IV. Student Adds & Drops
a. Teacher initiated changes are allowed until Sept 30
b. Student initiated changes
i. Aristov ® Current teacher ® New teacher ® Parent
Notes:
If student wants to change a class...process is see Mr. Aristov, he will pick up a form to initiate-the onus is upon the student to get the proper signatures.
V. Muditha Madness
a. Protocol for requesting help from Muditha
i. Email the floor advisor, and CC the rest of your floor
ii. Paul, Mike, Fawzia & Karalyn are her floor advisors (FA have final say)
Notes:
1st floor Monday, 2nd Floor Tuesday, 3rd Floor Wednesday, Basement on Thursday...ask the FA if you have something you want her to do...email everyone to keep everyone in the loop.
VI. WASC
a. To include in your classroom evidence
i. Lesson plans (use the IPP lesson plan template)
ii. Student examples of work (high – med – low level) (white-out names)
iii. Three pieces of evidence / samples for EACH Grad-at-Grad = 18!!!
Notes:
4 questions were posed to Dept. Chairs-revisiting what we previously had in the Science Dept. Kwan comment- Advance Proficient? What does that mean? Our dept. is by far the most detailed when compared to other departments.Amend: Question #4-Change in current curriculum- change in AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Chem. Statement: "Senior year better prepared"...we can add specific FCI scores and AP scores, CST DATA! Do we incorporate standards etc...but we need to NOT go overboard on detail, etc. Include National and State Standards as a guide in Biology.
Continue collecting evidence- IPP format
18 pieces of evidence total for each-could be from lesson plans to student work to your syllabus. Get as many as you can...
Any feedback mechanism for Karen Jardine-WASC guru? from Kwan
Vary up your evidence and look and see if yours hits most of the objectives.
Gathering data and writing year- visit Christmas 2012
VII. Seven Period Schedule
a. Modified block (one of five plans being proposed on Sept 28)
b. Is there a schedule that serves our students and the Science Dept better?
Notes:
Modified block 7 period schedule handout- with input from Theology department...
Main goal of schedule change is that we need to have 8 semesters of Theology- for us we maybe have to follow the mandate from Archdiocese
Science Proposal- one of four schedules- ours is rotating...1 is rotating with adding 55 minutes, 2- collegiate model, 3- didn't catch it...
Sci Proposal- Mondays 45 minutes, we see all of our students, Tuesdays- Homeroom piggybacked on with lunch (like Sched. 7), Wed- Faculty collaboration day or Mass time, Thurs. and Fri. 80 minute classes. Period 7 is always at the end of the day...relegated for electives, some required-some not. Each class meets for 200 minutes per week. Right now average is 213 minutes per week. 4 day week you drop Monday. Every day the schedule is the same...rotation is possible but on a weekly basis instead of a daily basis. Athletics on Period 7...all kids have to be scheduled in a period 7 class. All students have to make a choice as to what they want to take...
October Meeting Agenda Items:
Formal and Informal Classroom Observation Protocol
What does good science teaching at Loyola look like?
Diagnostic Exams – Subgroup Decisions by November 1, 2011
September Meeting 2011
Science Department Meeting
Thursday, September 22, 2011 (7:15am – 8:00am)
H103
Present:All SDM minus Heath, Michael Dennison (Counselor) came late