4.22.2015.Science+PLC

__Agenda__ · PLC Icebreaker-(10 min)-Dept.Chair’s choice · Announcements-(2 min) 1. Tentative PD Schedule- 4/15 Campus-Wide, 4/22 Content-Area PLC, 4/29 Grade-Level, 5/6 SSTs 2. Academic English Acquisition Assessment-4/15 3. TEN Initial Meeting-4/16 4. Parent Surveys due 4/17 5. NWEA Testing 4/21-4/22 (refresher for testing logistics on 4/16 after school room 311) 6. Home Office collection of financial aid award letters 4/21-4/22 7. “If you believe you can achieve (3000)”Data Analysis II-4/24 8. CST Life Science Test-4/27-4/28 (10 th  Grade ELA Only) 9. College Fair Field Trip-4/29 (10 th  graders return at 12:30) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;">10.Pep Rally/Surprise-4/30 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;">11.E4E Event-4/30 <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">12.Peer to Peer Observations starts 2/23 (completed by 6/6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;">13.Statement of Intent to Register-5/1 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;">14.9 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 9px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: super;">th <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;"> Grade Orientation/Placement Testing-5/2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;">15.Instructional Rounds week of 5/4

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· Review of Content-Area SMART Goals <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">a) PLC members will review their individual and content-areas goals (content-area, subject area, standard/cluster improvement, target group) from the beginning of the year (Content Area- SMART Goals word.doc). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">b) PLC members will celebrate successes and discuss solutions to challenges towards meeting these goals.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· Best-Practices <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">a) Sign-up on the 4 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 9px; vertical-align: super;">th <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Quarter Best-Practices Calendar.Google.doc to demonstrate best-practices for the different instructional focus areas listed on the document. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">b) One PLC member will briefly demonstrate a strategy for their PLC members each week.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· Peer to Peer Observations Overview <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">a) Dept. Chairs will post the document Peer-to-Peer Observations as a Google.doc in their shared Peer Observations folder. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">b) Dept. Chairs will review the Peer-to-Peer Observation process with their PLC members (the process is on the Peer-to-Peer Observation form). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">c) Teachers will begin filling in columns 1 and 4. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">d) Dept. Chairs will suggest recommended teachers to observe for the selected focus areas. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">e) Teachers will begin to schedule their peer observations. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">f) Peer observations can be started 2/23, and all teachers will complete one observation by 6/6/15. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">g) All PLC members should be signed-up by 4/10/15. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">h) As PLC members complete their peer to per observations they will share out the strategy they will be implementing based on their observations.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· Writing to Learn Strategies Review <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">a) PLC members will review the shared content-area Writing to Learn Strategies listed on the Mini-Workshop #5 Graphic Organizer-Writing to Learn Google.doc. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">b) PLC members will share-out how the WTL strategies impacted the identified areas of needed support (Mini-Workshop#5 Graphic Organizer-Writing to Learn Google.doc, Part II. Shared Strategy Selection, Area of Support Addressed Column). PLC members will make any needed adjustments to this section based on group input. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">c) PLC members will discuss best-practices for differentiating the WTL strategies for different student groups (Mini-Workshop#5 Graphic Organizer-Writing to Learn Google.doc, Part II. Shared Strategy Selection, Differentiation Column). PLC members will make any needed adjustments to this section based on group input. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">d) PLC members will review the expected student outcomes of the shared WTL strategies. (Mini-Workshop#5 Graphic Organizer-Writing to Learn Google.doc, Part II. Shared Strategy Selection, Expected Student Outcomes Column). PLC members will make any needed adjustments to this section based on group input. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">e) PLC members will review the common WTL strategy rubric (Mini-Workshop 6 Writing to Learn Strategy Common Rubric Development Google.doc). PLC members will make any needed adjustments to this section based on group input. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">f) Each PLC member will bring a WTL work sample for each student subgroup (Foundational/Intensive, Grade-Level/Targeted, Enrichment/Core) for the PLC meetings the week of 4/27/15. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">g) PLC members will exchange work samples and grade each other’s work samples using the shared rubric.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge Review and Implementation <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">a) Review the shared WTDK product from the Mini-Workshop#7 Graphic Organizer-Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge I. Google.doc Review each section of the table from Part. Shared Product Selection. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">b) Review the shared rubric from Mini-Workshop#7 Graphic Organizer WTDK Part II. Google.doc Make revisions to the rubric with your PLC members. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">c) If needed review the PPT-Jane Schaffer’s Writer’s Workshop-2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, and 33. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">d) Review the Mini-Workshop#7 Graphic Organizer-Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge Part III. Implementation Plan. Google.doc. Fill in the dates of occurrence for each stage of the writing process. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The WTDK product should be completed by 6/5/15. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">e) ***PLC members that need assistance with implementing the WTDK product should email Ms.Reynoso for assistance with graphic organizers or implementation strategies. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· WASC-Self Study Items? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· Unit Planning/Grading/Classroom Environment work time <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">· ALLI Domain 4 Work Time