11/20/18 PLC Minutes

Members Present: Baker, Wise, Vermillion, McCandless, Montgomery

1. Planning for after break
   a. Monday
      i. Plan for review of expectations
      ii. Intro to cell membrane- Notes/coloring
   b. Tuesday
      i. Diffusion and osmosis- Notes/activity
   c. Wednesday/Thursday
      i. Lab- Gummy Bears (VERMILLION)
   d. Friday
      i. Intro to House Project (WISE)
2. EOC
   a. Multiple science subjects
      i. Switching classes with chemistry teachers to provide reviews for bio students
      ii. Test will ask about cross-cutting concepts
   b. Meetings will go into more details over test topics
3. Questions/Concerns

Next Steps- Teachers plan assigned lessons, we will plan for next weeks upon our return from break. Vermillion out on the 6th. Baker- will be with Wise December 4.

11/13/18 PLC Minutes

Members Present: McCandless, Vermillion, Wise, Baker, Montgomery

1. Week 1- Cells and Cancer
   a. Library reservations for HHMI interactive
   b. House clips for hook
   c. The House project- Friday introduction
2. The House project- What are the requirements for each component?
   a. PowerPoint additions so students can keep track
   b. This week- Draw slips for their topic
   c. How will students make connections from their illness to the studied system?
   d. Public audience for the PBL project
   e. Other options-
     i. Endangered Species- make into PBL by adding components
     ii. Body systems multimedia project
   f. Time spent on body systems vs. evolution?
3. What are our standards/goals for the next 5 weeks?
   a. Cell Types
   b. Organelles- Structure and function
   c. Cell Transport
   d. Mitosis
4. Using case studies to create teaching teams
   a. First one- Girl Lost
5. Action items- Friday, bring case studies and we will choose which ones we want. Create rubrics/guidelines for each teaching team.

11/5/18 PLC Minutes

Members Present: Montgomery, Vermillion, Wise, McCandless

Next 6 Weeks Planning Document
PBL Document

1. This Week
   a. Wise/Vermillion- Review Cells from middle school, test recovery
   b. Baker/McCandless- Test and test recovery
2. PBL Project
   a. Virus/Bacteria for HSA
   b. Repetitive work injury for IMA
3. Next Week- Unit 4
   a. What is a cell/types of cells/ppt- Week 1 (WISE)
   b. 5 weeks- Cover everything up photosynthesis
       i. Mitosis and Cancer vs. normal cell division- Week 1 (WISE)
       ii. Immune/Vaccinations (HSA connection) Week 2 (THANKSGIVING BREAK) (VERMILLION)
       iii. Respiratory (Diffusion and osmosis) Week 3 after break (MCCANDLESS)
            ~Gummy Bear Lab
            ~Can you stand the heat? lab
       iv. Cardiovascular Week 4 (BAKER)
            ~Blood Pressure lab
       v. Skeletal/Muscle Week 5 (WISE)
             ~Microscope lab
       vi. Christmas Break
   c. Weekly Structure
       i. Monday- Introductions
       ii. Tuesday- Worksheet/Practice/Investigations
       iii. Block day- Labs
       iv. Friday- Review/Literacy connected to body system and PBL Evidence
    d. PBL is going to occur throughout the unit. All learning is geared towards building evidence for their cases. Specifically, Friday they will synthesize information for their case. See the 6 weeks planning document for PBL info