Meeting 6 - Mar '12

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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
    1. Thursday, March 29 – Parent-Teacher Night
    2. Thursday – Sunday, March 29-April 1 – NSTA Indianapolis
    3. Monday, April 2 – Happy Birthday Gary
    4. Monday, April 2 – Deadline to Submit Student Recommendations
    5. Wednesday, April 4 – Faculty Retreat
    6. Thursday, April 5 – Easter Break
    7. Tuesday, April 17 – Restricted Course Instructors’ Meeting (7:15am)
    8. Thursday, April 19 – Restricted Course Acceptance Lists Posted
    9. Thursday, April 19 – Student Assessment of Instruction
    10. Friday-Tuesday, April 20-24 – Registration Open for Students
    11. Monday, April 23 – Learning Walks
    12. Monday-Friday, April 23-May 17 – Formal Observation Shotgun
    13. Thursday, April 26 – Science Department Meeting (7:15am)
    14. Wednesday, May 2 – Happy Birthday Karalyn
    15. 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
    1. Robotics
    2. Environmental Engineering
    3. Life Science Research & Urban Ecology were not approved
    4. Please inform your students (especially juniors)
NOTES: Honors Astronomy (full year).

  1. Restricted Course Instructors Meeting to Review Acceptance Lists
    1. Monday, April 2 (Deadline to Submit Student Recommendations)
    2. Tuesday, April 17 (7:15am in BioHaz)
    3. Acceptance lists should be “finalized” by April 17
    4. 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
    1. Opportunity to expand “Chemistry/Physics Café”?
    2. Thoughts?
NOTES: Good idea. Keep it in the academic departments. Make it accessible. Let students know it is available.

  1. Science Department Observation Protocol
    1. GOAL: Create a simple, succinct observation form
    2. What do we value?
    3. How will an “outsider” assess these values?
    4. 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
    1. Physics – CST / Board of Regeants
    2. Chemistry – CST / ACS
    3. Biology –CST
    4. Earth Science - CST
NOTES: Finalized