Members Present: Baker, Wise, Montgomery, Vermillion, McCandless
1. Data Review
a. Quiz Results
i. Students do not know "carrying capacity"- Vermillion
ii. Students could explain what was going on just not using the term- Vermillion
iii. Students did not read the test instructions- missed #1 because they didn't read it- Wise,
McCandless, Baker, Vermillion. +1 for following directions at least.
iv. AP kids not writing the CER- Baker
v. Plants alive or not?
vi. Virus alive?
vii. Energy Pyramid- some students struggled with putting the zebra mussels in the pyramid
b. Using Infinite Campus to look at data
i. Averages are lower due to many zeroes
ii. First assessment typically lower as students adjust to grading styles
iii. Last year, students struggled with the phenomenon-based assessment. Following tests will get better.
iv. SteLLA and NGSS- biology has been trained, chemistry and physics has not been but will be using the higher level thinking like biology lessons.
v. No multiple choice!
vi. Reading graphs a concern
2. Next Week's Lessons
a. Lessons, Teacher's Guide, and Student workbook are in the drive. Unit 2- Natural Selection.
b. Students may struggle with field guide- Do the reading and highlight as a class. Lesson 3
c. Aquarium math may pose a challenge as well- Lesson 3
d. Teacher guide to math- review before the lesson
e. Four factor chart- KEY to the unit, make sure you hit this hard with students.
f. Focus question on workbook page- return to the focus question at the end to reflect (Vermillion)
g. Lesson 4- will take 90 minutes, use block day
i. Chromebook issue- using program not possible.
ii. Wise sent simulation link
iii. You can run the simulation one day, and do the analysis the second day
iv. Go over 4 factors, run one sim, go over variables- One day.
v. Figure out what is causing the issue- can condense to one day
3. Literacy Friday tomorrow
a. Baker- Finches reading or Tortoise reading
b. Vermillion- Something on natural selection
c. McCandless- Achieve3000 LevelSet
d. Wise- Natural Selection article
Next Steps:
Embedded PD 119 tomorrow- Backpack
Next PLC- Tuesday, September 18 2nd period
Tuesday- Baker in Rahmlow, Stevens, and Wise's classes
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