Members Present: Baker, Montgomery, McCandless, Wise, Vermillion
1. Quiz shared- Photosynthesis on drive
2. Starting cell respiration Jan 28
a. Intro and practice Monday-Tuesday
b. Activity on Wednesday/Thursday- Drawing the cycles
i. Use both Krebs and Citric Acid terminology
ii. Posters, notes, etc.
iii. Cell respiration practice sheet to accompany drawing activity
c. Literacy on Friday
3. Next week
a. Yeast balloon cellular respiration lab on block day
b. Virtual lab Radish Seed- 1 day
c. Cell respiration practice
d. Carbon and water cycles lab
4. Cell respiration vocabulary- Wise uploading to the drive
5. in 17-18 Bio drive folder, use the cellular respiration folder. Cellular Respiration Folder
Next Steps:
Get virtual lab for radish seeds link (Vermillion); make vocabulary cell respiration; use PLC vocabulary lists in daily lessons; reserve technology; Homecoming themes.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Friday, January 18, 2019
01/18/19 Department Meeting Minutes
Members Present: D. Smith, Roberts, Montgomery, McCandless, Rahmlow, Stevens, Vermillion, Vanegas
1. Interventions-Give work to the intervention teacher for your students.
2. Lab 256- Being left unlocked. Be sure to lock it, put the chairs back, put the materials back. Chemicals need to be put in a cart in the back, even if you are in there multiple days. Label everything.
3. Science Fair
a. Students interested in doing fair- Send students interested to Vermillion or Vanegas, sign up online on STEMwizard. Required!!
b. Fair is on a Friday, we cannot get subs. Need people willing to cover- 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th for Vanegas. Vermillion- 4th, 6th need covered. EMAIL to follow.
c. Opening 5th and 6th for peer judging. Students invited to arena to check it out. Bring your 5th or 6th if they are respectful and enjoy it. EMAIL to follow. Students who really want to go but you do not want to take the whole class- Give names to Vanegas/Vermillion so they can get a pass to go.
d. Experiments- Send to teachers for help if it is not in your area.
e. Emails are coming. Lots of them. Read and follow up!
f. 2nd period- Rather than having PLC, please go to the fair and help get kids set up, fix any issues, etc.
g. Family that wants to judge- Let Vanegas or Vermillion know.
h. Staff award to give out to the kids- Go vote.
4. Member update: Julie is doing well, no return date yet. Check on her.
Next Meeting: Sometime in March.
1. Interventions-Give work to the intervention teacher for your students.
2. Lab 256- Being left unlocked. Be sure to lock it, put the chairs back, put the materials back. Chemicals need to be put in a cart in the back, even if you are in there multiple days. Label everything.
3. Science Fair
a. Students interested in doing fair- Send students interested to Vermillion or Vanegas, sign up online on STEMwizard. Required!!
b. Fair is on a Friday, we cannot get subs. Need people willing to cover- 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th for Vanegas. Vermillion- 4th, 6th need covered. EMAIL to follow.
c. Opening 5th and 6th for peer judging. Students invited to arena to check it out. Bring your 5th or 6th if they are respectful and enjoy it. EMAIL to follow. Students who really want to go but you do not want to take the whole class- Give names to Vanegas/Vermillion so they can get a pass to go.
d. Experiments- Send to teachers for help if it is not in your area.
e. Emails are coming. Lots of them. Read and follow up!
f. 2nd period- Rather than having PLC, please go to the fair and help get kids set up, fix any issues, etc.
g. Family that wants to judge- Let Vanegas or Vermillion know.
h. Staff award to give out to the kids- Go vote.
4. Member update: Julie is doing well, no return date yet. Check on her.
Next Meeting: Sometime in March.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
01/15/19 Biology PLC minutes
Members Present: McCandless, Vermillion, Baker, Wise
1. Labs this week
a. Leaf disk lab discussion
b. Pre-lab needs to be before
c. Baking soda in the water
d. Put leaves in the sun ahead of time
e. Swirl it around
f. Box for dark one
g. Run for approximately 20 minutes
2. Virtual Lab
3. Elodea Lab- Vermillion today/tomorrow. McCandless Friday.
4. Technology needs and sign-ups
5. NGSS standards break down- Wise and Rahmlow discussion. Use Stella to help, ask Vermillion and Baker to help.
Next Steps:
Emergency sub plans, common formative/summative assessment creation
1. Labs this week
a. Leaf disk lab discussion
b. Pre-lab needs to be before
c. Baking soda in the water
d. Put leaves in the sun ahead of time
e. Swirl it around
f. Box for dark one
g. Run for approximately 20 minutes
2. Virtual Lab
3. Elodea Lab- Vermillion today/tomorrow. McCandless Friday.
4. Technology needs and sign-ups
5. NGSS standards break down- Wise and Rahmlow discussion. Use Stella to help, ask Vermillion and Baker to help.
Next Steps:
Emergency sub plans, common formative/summative assessment creation
Friday, January 11, 2019
01/11/19 Biology PLC Minutes
Members Present: Baker, McCandless, Montgomery, Wise
1. Lab prep for next week
a. Elodea lab- Waiting on delivery
b. Do leaf disk first. Vermillion doing this today, others next week.
2. Biology Curriculum
3. Achieve3000- Rostering Issues
4. 1st Semester Failures
a. Recovery Options- Put student in intervention, go through credit recovery route (Within 5% of passing) Otherwise, they need to repeat the course next year.
b. Most failures are chronic absentee students.
c. Teacher discretion for who can go the recovery route.
d. Home hospital grade changes an issue. Calling during class.
i. Work being sent to HH teacher
5. Department Meeting next Friday January 18 during 2nd period.
a. Failure options
6. Formative assessments
a. Small, daily checkpoints to guide instruction the next day.
b. Adjust instruction based on results of the daily checkpoints.
c. Vermillion a day ahead to pilot lessons.
d. If your kids do not get it- Review and modify based on student needs.
e. CFA. For example, having issues with building the terrarium. Next day, gave students an article about the carbon cycle to address issues.
f. Individualized with teachers, based on their student needs. PLC staying on the same page of standards, not necessarily pace (but it is close).
Next steps: Department meeting. Continue using CFAs to adjust instruction. Create a common summative assessment (should we use last years or make a new one?).
1. Lab prep for next week
a. Elodea lab- Waiting on delivery
b. Do leaf disk first. Vermillion doing this today, others next week.
2. Biology Curriculum
3. Achieve3000- Rostering Issues
4. 1st Semester Failures
a. Recovery Options- Put student in intervention, go through credit recovery route (Within 5% of passing) Otherwise, they need to repeat the course next year.
b. Most failures are chronic absentee students.
c. Teacher discretion for who can go the recovery route.
d. Home hospital grade changes an issue. Calling during class.
i. Work being sent to HH teacher
5. Department Meeting next Friday January 18 during 2nd period.
a. Failure options
6. Formative assessments
a. Small, daily checkpoints to guide instruction the next day.
b. Adjust instruction based on results of the daily checkpoints.
c. Vermillion a day ahead to pilot lessons.
d. If your kids do not get it- Review and modify based on student needs.
e. CFA. For example, having issues with building the terrarium. Next day, gave students an article about the carbon cycle to address issues.
f. Individualized with teachers, based on their student needs. PLC staying on the same page of standards, not necessarily pace (but it is close).
Next steps: Department meeting. Continue using CFAs to adjust instruction. Create a common summative assessment (should we use last years or make a new one?).
Monday, January 7, 2019
01/07/19 Biology PLC Minutes
Members Present: Baker, Wise, Vermillion, McCandless
1. Unit 4 Discussion- Energy and Matter
a. Labs- Leaf Disk, Elodea
b. Plants take in CO2 and put out Oxygen- Main point of this week's lessons
c. Carbon and water cycles
d. Nitrogen cycle not included- may be more confusing than its worth. Can add in after feedback for this unit.
e. Draft- Piloting these lessons and activities.
f. Sequence is similar to last year, slight changes.
g. Space out this week on characteristics of life and review, Vermillion starting sooner with the AP to work out kinks. GIVE FEEDBACK TO VERMILLION
2. Week 1
a. Introduction- Articles and terrarium Videos, Characteristics of life- 1 to 2 days
b. Review abiotic and biotic factors
c. Slideshow for 1st lesson- Wise uploaded a more detailed slide deck for the 8 characteristics
d. KEY to get the terrarium drawings started, because they go back to the drawings
3. Week 2
a. Elodea and leaf disk- Order doesn't matter- Mon-Thurs
b. Grab leaves off auditorium plants or bring them
c. Friday- Reading/Literacy
4. Week 3
a. Two-day online lab Mon and Tues
b. Block Weds and Thurs- Poison system with an Inhibitor
c. Lab needs for Wise and McCandless- 1st McCandless, 7th Wise, 7th McCandless borrow Baker/Vermillion rooms
Next Steps: Get through pre-lesson reviews, lesson 1, and lesson 2 by next Friday. Give feedback to Vermillion. Prepare for technology use and lab setups.
1. Unit 4 Discussion- Energy and Matter
a. Labs- Leaf Disk, Elodea
b. Plants take in CO2 and put out Oxygen- Main point of this week's lessons
c. Carbon and water cycles
d. Nitrogen cycle not included- may be more confusing than its worth. Can add in after feedback for this unit.
e. Draft- Piloting these lessons and activities.
f. Sequence is similar to last year, slight changes.
g. Space out this week on characteristics of life and review, Vermillion starting sooner with the AP to work out kinks. GIVE FEEDBACK TO VERMILLION
2. Week 1
a. Introduction- Articles and terrarium Videos, Characteristics of life- 1 to 2 days
b. Review abiotic and biotic factors
c. Slideshow for 1st lesson- Wise uploaded a more detailed slide deck for the 8 characteristics
d. KEY to get the terrarium drawings started, because they go back to the drawings
3. Week 2
a. Elodea and leaf disk- Order doesn't matter- Mon-Thurs
b. Grab leaves off auditorium plants or bring them
c. Friday- Reading/Literacy
4. Week 3
a. Two-day online lab Mon and Tues
b. Block Weds and Thurs- Poison system with an Inhibitor
c. Lab needs for Wise and McCandless- 1st McCandless, 7th Wise, 7th McCandless borrow Baker/Vermillion rooms
Next Steps: Get through pre-lesson reviews, lesson 1, and lesson 2 by next Friday. Give feedback to Vermillion. Prepare for technology use and lab setups.
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