Department+Meetings

=2010-2011 Meeting Dates= //9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20, 1/24, 2/14, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16. 6/14//

=**May 2010**=

1. Please reapply for all Co-Curricular Assignments
===2. Any Possible Failures due to grades and/or attendence please call home and speak to the parent/guardian 3. Book Numbers - accuracy is important, no rebinding this year, book fines necessary 4. Exams - please collaborate on exams and review packet/lessons 5. Exam Excemptions - please calculate carefully 6. Efficiencies - how to save money 7. Common grading scheme for same courses===

Science Department PLC

Overall Objective: Developing the instructional process to help students learn in the 21st Century
===By Nov 4th..... Who is in your PLC? What is the purpose of your PLC and what are your related goals? Who will facilitate the next meetings - facilitator rotation? How will you share student work? How will you be accountable? (sharing results with the dept, keeping journal, etc.)===

ADD your information to the Wikispace by Nov 4th.
__**PLCs**__ Phase Objectives - Alexandra Martin, Maria Mango, Scott Butterfield, Robert Lowell, Louis Yontef, Cheryl Campbell Integrating Flash Objects and Videos into the SmartBoard Notebook Software. (Jim, James, Kelly, Mike, Leif)

**PD Day October 9th 2009 – Using Technology to Make Learning More Effective and Dynamic**

 * Japanese Collaborative Science Initiative
 * NPEF Grants
 * Smart Boards Kelly, Jim, Lisa

> > > > > > > > > **When you have finished with your web page please choose from the following......** //At some time during the day .........// Kelly, Mike (and James) meet to discuss the 7th and 8th grade curriculum Leslie to meet with Scott about Proscopes, Jim about Loggerpro Seb/Alex with Jon over Resource Room/Replacement resources
 * School Wires -
 * 1) Embed video
 * 2) Use Blogs
 * 3) Use Podcasts
 * 4) Use Surveys and Forms
 * 5) Create Photo Galleries
 * 6) Inactivate pages/student access pages
 * James – Use of blogs, Science Safety Contract.
 * Safari Montage either with science or in the media center
 * Power School either with science or in the media center
 * UbD unit plans and Performance Tasks
 * Smart Board
 * Science Blog

**__Objective:__** //**Improving the instructional process and helping students learn in the 21st Century**//
Framework [|21ST CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES.doc]
 * __21st Century Partnership:__**
 * Some useful resources**


 * __Meeting dates:__** 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 12/21, 1/25, 2/22, 3/15, 4/21, 5/19, 6/9

=September=

[|AgendaSept09.doc] PLC - 1. Green Boot Camp Michael Giordano 2. SMART Board - Jon Keaney, James McGeechan 3. Phase Objectives - Alexandra Martin, Maria Mango, Scott Butterfield, Robert Lowell, Louis Yontef, Cheryl Campbell

=October=

[|Agenda Oct09.doc] Moving forward with PLCs

=November=

[|AgendaNov09.doc] [|BUD REQ B&G EQUIP 10-11 MEMO 2.doc] [|Copy of BudgetWorksheets1011 2.XLS] [|Keaney BudgetWorksheets0910NPHS.XLS] [|Keaney BudgetWorksheets0910NPMS.XLS] [|Keaney BudgetWorksheetsTech0910NPHS.XLS] [|Keaney BudgetWorksheetsTech0910NPMS.XLS]