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
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
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?).
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