HS+Science

== HS Science

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2014-2015 PLC Information
Our 2014-2015 PLC Norms/Collective Commitments Science Department Norms Things we are going to do to ensure successful and meaningful meetings Our 2014-2015 SMART Goal and Action Plan
 * Start and end on time
 * Listen respectfully
 * Honor diverse perspectives
 * Respect confidentiality
 * Agree to disagree
 * Bring food and eat occasionally
 * Give lots of reminders
 * Plan ahead
 * Bring food occasionally
 * Have a note taker
 * Fill in those who are absent and help them get caught up

100% of OHS science students will earn a minimum of a 2 on each GLB during the 2014-2015 school year. Please make sure if you copy and paste to put right dates in. What is your action plan for the year?

Data Wall Analysis

Agenda Set agenda for next meeting. SMART Goal discussion. LANSCHOOL and technology for the classroom. Fall Science Conference preparation and registration. Check on supplies ordered. Substitutes for curriculum meeting dates.

Minutes Questions for Administration?

=2013-2014 PLC Information= = = Our 2013-2014 Norms Science Department Norms
 * Start and end on time
 * Listen respectfully
 * Honor diverse perspectives
 * Respect confidentiality
 * Agree to disagree
 * Bring food and eat occasionally

Things we are going to do to ensure successful and meaningful meetings
 * Give lots of reminders
 * Plan ahead
 * Bring food occasionally
 * Have a note taker
 * Fill in those who are absent and help them get caught up

Our 2013-2014 SMART Goal and Action Plan 100% of OHS science students will earn a minimum of a 2 on each GLB during the 2013-2014 school year.

We are going to focus on data analysis this year, comparing with each other frequently, looking for trends, and supporting the RTI process in relation to our SMART Goal.

A rigorous SMART Goal and specific action steps to accomplish your Goal. It looks like some good collaboration with the MS to determine these - LOVE it! Thanks for the great start! (Dr. C)
Data Wall Analysis

We are going to utilize our grade books for a data wall. Students who are struggling are going to be placed separately so they can be analyzed more frequently. 10/16/2013 Approximately 9.1% of our science students have a 1 on the GLB's as measured at midterm. Agendas =Aug 20 and 21= agenda set by Mary. Sept. 7, 2013 Let's discuss: DLT minutes: Goudy Data for next week: Knudtson Thursday's meeting: all Tech plans: all in to Patricia Labs: Knudtson

= = Minutes August 20-21, 2013 ==

August 28, 2013


September 4, 2013

September 11, 2013 =This file won't load and I have tried on 4 different days. I will keep trying.= September 25, 2013 I really like you are looking at GLB data Question: Do you have a specific data wall format you are using? I think having the visual beyond the grade book is a great way to display the data. Something about having it in a different form that makes us pay closer attention. (Dr. C) Do you know that our new grade book format turns passing grades green and failing grades red. We could spend time taking the data and putting them into a spreadsheet on excel and manually coloring those red or green, but why should we waste that much time? At one glance on my grade book I can see who passed the test and who failed. I can quickly see who failed a lab or who passed the lab. It is quick, easy and incredibly useful. It even graphs the student progress for us. Why use more time to transfer it into another format just be redundant? (T. Knudtson)

October 16, 2013

October 23, 2013 At science convention, We all did our own professional development.

October 30, 2013



November 20, 2013

December 11, 2013

January 2014 It sounds like some good discussions are happening... remember to continue to discuss your data related to student success on GLB's as you stated at the beginning of the year. I have not seen a conversation around data in some time. Let me know about the GLB's for Earth Science and how I can support you. Make sure you send them to me for approval when you are finished drafting them. (Dr. C)

March 2014



April 2014



May 2014

Iowa Assessments data from AEA's for the 2013-2014 Junior class (Class of 2015) =Archived Information= =2012-2013 PLC Information= ==All of the necessary forms are found on the "PLC Information and Tools Page" of this Wiki - (see link on the right). Most forms have been updated for the current school year so please use them when completing your work this year. If you need any assistance, let Dr. Cooksley know! Thanks==

Our SMART Goal for 2012-2013
This year 100% of OHS Science Students will receive a 2 or better with the extend/elaborate portion of the 5 E learning cycle as measured monthly. I like this SMART Goal - the extend/elaborate portion is something you all can measure! Easily measured as well - I will be interested to see the student progress on your data wall!

Updated SMART Goal: This year 100% of OHS Science Students will recieve a 2 or better on class GLB's.

1 hr week: collaboration week


Hilarious!!!!!! And - a good action plan that will create the agenda for the week! (Dr. M)

RTI rotation: ​
Week 1: Nick, Week 2: Steph, Week 3: Mike, Week 4: Mauree, Week 5: Tamara

Agendas - Please label you agendas by date so they are easy to locate
Agenda Aug. 20-22, 2012

Agenda August 29, 2012 Including PD at ISTS meeting and what you want to have Tim Brown talk about.

Agenda September 19, 2012 1st hour: like group collaboration: conversations, looking forward, learning targets, individual data walls 2nd hour: Tim Brown, data wall discussion, RTI plan

Agenda September 26, 2012 We are going to go thru the CD from UNI with the PBL/21st Century Skills, Iowa Core, etc.

Agenda October 3, 2012 RTI: Mauree Data Wall analysis In with minutes from here on out.

Minutes - Please label your minutes by date so they are easy to locate
Minutes Aug. 20-22, 2012 Minutes August 29, 2012 Minutes September 19, 2012 Minutes September 26, 2012

I want to give you some ideas on your questions in your minutes: If everyone is collecting this data.... and you have a time frame (monthly) then you should have data collection and display on a monthly basis, right?? Isn't that what you display then? Or do you find this SMART Goal too broad and unrelated to instructional collaboration? IF the latter is true, then maybe your SMART Goal should be based on GLB's - so instead of the students receiving a 2 or better on the learning cycles, then maybe it should be on GLB's. If students are struggling, then you will have the wall to let you know that and it will spark important instructional conversations. (Dr. M) This year 100% of OHS Science Students will receive a 2 or better with the extend/elaborate portion of the 5 E learning cycle as measured monthly.

Minutes October 3, 2012

The discussion on your SMART goal was very good - I understand your thought process perfectly and this is YOUR SMART GOAL, so go ahead - it sounds like it is leading to great conversations! (Dr. C)

Minutes October 17, 2012

Minutes October 24, 2012

Minutes October 31, 2012

November 7, 2012

November 14, 2012 Discussion revolved around grading 1-4. Are we becoming better at it? What does it look like? Can it vary from student to student? How can we utilize the data we are gathering to take and support the final 1-4 for the GLB. Our GLB's are so broad and cover so much, is it okay to give a 3 if a student didn't get a portion of the GLB, but mastered everything else?

November 28, 2012 You are asking GREAT questions - also at the last PLC (Above) I will try to address each. 1. Why posted? We have said that posted at the HS could be on StudyWiz... as long as students have the Learning Target accessible to them during class for reference. Some students need to refer back to the Target for clarity and to stay on track. As long as what we are having students complete tasks aligned to the Target, it will assist the lower students the most! 2. Data wall - I think you can approach it in different ways... if it is data all can use then all should analyze it... if it is data impacting, let's say, Biology then all could look at it and help or the 2 who teach it could look at the data. I think sometimes we are too close to the data and don't ask the hard questions because we are not objective about the answer. 3. I think a student certainly can get an A based on the rubric, but not a 3 - remember that the 1-4 is about the amount of support required - you can get a high grade but needed and got additional support from the teacher. 4. I think you must use your professional judgement when giving the 1-4 - but I think all of you need to have the same system in place for assigning. If a student started off struggling on tasks, but then "got it" midway through the GLB, then why not give them a 3? If they continue to struggle, or start off strong, but then start to struggle, I would give them a 2. Does that makes sense? I think you will need to determine how you give the 1-4 to students, but make sure you are consistent - especially if you teach the same subjects!!!!

I am not sure I answered everything - if not, let me know! (Dr. C)

December 5, 2023

Jan 9, 2013

"Number 1 rule in brain research is repetition. Fascinating as we are being encouraged to decrease the amount of repetition practice work. Questions: can we require students to complete all practice work? The practice work is so important so they can master the work" - Who is sending the message we shouldn't use repetition? We know the brain research supports the repetition of concepts... only way to get into long-term memory. (Dr. C)

January 14, 2013

January 23, 2013

February 2013 Minutes

March 20, 2013 Read your minutes.. what questions are you expecting from me? I want to make sure I am not forgetting to do something I said I was going to do.... (Dr. C)

March 27, 2013

April 3, 2013 (which were posted, but I had horrible problems and found them at the very bottom of the page.? Don't ask me why, I have yet to figure it out) :-( April 10, 2013



April 17, 2013



April 24, 2013



May 1, 2013 Minutes: we took and analyzed class numbers, setting up who will teach what, how it will look and trying to analyze the shifting trends. This raised many great discussions and a tentative schedule was set.

May 8, 2013

May 15, 2013

ARCHIVED

2011-2012 Norm/Collaborative Commitment Recording Sheet

SMART Goal/Action Plan forms (You may choose which one to use)]

SMART Goal Analysis Sheet (To be used in the Spring)

Data Analysis Tools (you may choose whichever format works best for your team to display the information - one suggstion is attached)

Minutes/Review of Data Analysis Form (you must address the following questions in your minutes)

Assessment usage pie chart

Tuning Protocol

1-4 coding information

=Agendas for PLC Collaboration (Add and date agendas here)=

September 7, 2011

September 21, 2011

October 5, 2011

October 19, 2011

November 2, 2011

December 7, 2011 Agenda to be determined by the work assigned from the AEA people

February 1, 2012



February 15, 2012



March 28, 2012 =Minutes from PLC Collaboration (Add and date Minutes here)= August 22, 2011



September 7, 2011

I think you pose some good questions, but the part I want to comment on is your Question; How can we make what we do in the PLC make us better? I like the list of ideas you generated -- Anthony Muhammad, in his book "Transforming School Culture", talks about exactly what you have listed as ways to increase student achievement through motivation. It is also telling them that failure isn't an option in this classroom. He suggest that feedback is imperative to their success as well. I think that answers Gale's question - why give them a 1-4..... it isn't about the number, it is about the process and feedback we give students along with the "number" that is critical. Yes, if you don't let students know how they can improve, then it is pointless - so feedback and what you have listed is super critical!!!!

September 21, 2011

October 5, 2011 If you have any GLB changes as you mentioned, but do not change GLB intent, then just send them to me after your group discusses and makes sure you are still aligned to the Iowa Core..... I love that you are looking at student work at your PLC's - your student teacher member is bringing some good collaborative energy to your team. Keep up the great work all! (mary)

October 19, 2011

November 2, 2011

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May 2, 2012