Science PLC Agenda 10.28.13

• Celebrate
• Re-teach Week Team Reflection
• Glows- students enjoyed looking at what they missed and why, giving them the opportunity to go back and determine what the question was asking, students liked the Science PLC All-stars and thought it was fun, s
• Grows-students didn't read all the way and didn't know what the question was asking, rallying the students to finish strong on the final test (Science), what can we do to get students to try on the longer questions?  To actually read the question.  What about students who just don't try.
• Next Generation Science Standards - Where are you?
• Amy - Has them printed, has looked at them all:), has been trying to combine them with the 4.1.  Need support with breaking them down and analyzing them.  Where does she stop with 4.1 this year?
• Katie - Hasn't even looked at it.
• Warren - Looking at it for the first time.
• Geri - Has looked at it and feels that it is skill based but then she learned it is also content.
• Robin - Controversy over climate and evolution standards.  Governor said that we are doing it.  Collaboratives are just now getting together across the state.  It is 3 pronged:  content, skill, and cross-cutting concepts that cut across curriculums (social studies, english, and other core areas).  Next year is implementation for instruction and the following year will be assessment.  Next year tested grades (7th and 4th) will be assessed with the old assessment but using the NGSS standards.  
• KCASS (NGSS) - Kentucky Core Academic Standards for Science
• Stage 1 - Common Lab Report Initiative
• Everyone will comment, provide insight, attempt to establish criteria, etc. by the next PLC meeting.
• Major Assessment Tuning Protocol
• Amy:  Unit Assessment for Experimental Design.  WOO HOO!
• Gratitude Circle
• Action steps:  Set new SMART goals for IA 2 and post on blog, take a look at the Lab Report and make some comments and suggestions, post slides, and Robin will bring the Common Assessment Protocol and Template for us to adapt in order to draft a Science PLC Assessment Vision.