Working PLC Agenda 11.12.13

1. Celebrate.
1. Today is Katie's birthday WOO HOO!
2. Warren's fantasy football team is unstoppable!
3. Amy finally got her car cleaned out and is working on the NEED thing.  National Energy Education Development.  December 5th meeting.  
4. Geri - boys are done with soccer!  Breakthrough with a student.  
5. Robin - Making strides at both schools.  
6. Heather - more and more professionals joining the global PLC.
2. Major Assessment Tuning Protocol round 2.
1. What changes have we made based on tuning protocol #1?
1. Geri - IKTB quiz format, Katie/Warren have not made a new major set yet, Amy- no changes.
2. Current State of Major Assessment Formats:
1. Amy:  Aligns with IA format; but not in columns.  20 multiple choice.
2. Warren:  40-50 multiple choice, one question per minute, involve graphs/tables when possible; no open responses or short answers.
3. Katie:  30 multiple choice, 8 short answer which require students to look at diagrams/graphs, and three at the end where show how elements bond together.
4. Geri:  all multiple choice; may need graphs or images:  25 multiple choice questions and 4 short answers.
3. Major Assessment Recommendations:
1. 4-5 "at bats" (quizzes or other formatives prior to major assessment).
2. Evenly distribute multiple choice questions between standards.
3. 15-20 multiple choice questions (90 minutes on real EOC-45 questions total)
1. Flexibility allowed:  make 15 content questions or 5 ACT Skills questions.
4. 1 Extended Response (90 minutes on real EOC-3 questions total)
2. Common Lab Report Progress
3. Terry Rhodes on February 14th at BOE us with OKH, NCHS, and Boston School Science Teachers.
1. What questions do you have for her?  
1. Shift from 4.1 to NGSS is already on the agenda for this session.
4. Community Offerings Reflection
5. Gratitude