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=﻿April 4, 2011= Agenda and Minutes for Department Meeting

April 11 Agenda

1. Overview a. Evaluation Calendar b. Staffing c. Earth Day Assembly d. Summer Reading/Book Costs/Readers e. Summer Professional Development f. CARP Progress g. History Department Award h. Upcoming Meetings

2. Evaluations i. Formal Evaluations (Henry) ii. Informal Observations (I would like to begin doing this again) 3. Staffing for 2011-2012 a. Current Staffing i. World Civilizations Team: Eason (1), Rishi (2), Williams (3) <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Western Civilization Team: Zarwell (2+Honors), Eason (4) <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">iii. US History Team: Wend (2 AP), Bruemmer (2), Williams (1) <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">iv. Electives: Zarwell (1/1), Bruemmer (1/1), JS (2/0), Bloch (0/1), Perry (0/1), Cutler (0/1) <span style="background: #ddd9c3; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Earth Day Assembly April 25th <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Joe, Steve, Ben <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Coordinate with Science Department <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Organizational meeting (after school/recess) <span style="background: #ddd9c3; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Books <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Summer Texts <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Freshmen: //Nectar in a Sieve// <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Sophomores: //Black Ships Before Troy// + additional essay. <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">iii. Juniors: //A Voyage Long and Strange// <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">iv. Seniors: //Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?// <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Book Orders <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Due to me by April 15th <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Be aware of costs <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">iii. Readers: Consider how many you //must// print. What are enrollment numbers in your course? <span style="background: #ddd9c3; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Thinking about Professional Development and Summer Work <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. What were your goals? Do they still apply? Begin thinking about next year’s Professional Development goals. <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. What are you doing this summer? <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Individual reading/study <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Curriculum development (Freshman Connections, scanning documents)? <span style="background: #ddd9c3; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. CARP: <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Vertical <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">i. Reading Strategies I wanted to shoot out a quick reminder about our collective task for our next CARP meeting (in May). E are all selecting one or more new reading strategies, for incorporation in our classroom and then reflecting on the impact of the stragey(ies). We have shared various methods over two CARP meetings, and there are also many available online, especially at ReadingQuest ( [] ). <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Horizontal <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Philosophy Statement : http://usmushistory.wikispaces.com/Department+Philosophy+Statement <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. Curriculum Maps

<span style="background: #ddd9c3; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8. History Department Award Winner Discussion

<span style="background: #ddd9c3; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">9. Next Department Meetings: <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. During Final Exam Week [We give our exams early, should use a day to complete our mapping] <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. May 2: Vertical CARP <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">i. READING: Pick a Reading Strategy for the classroom and be prepared to reflect on its success at our meeting: Additional strategies available at <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">[] <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">ii. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">VOCABULARY: Review your submissions (see attached document) and begin to cull your list, looking for the “must have” terms. A discussion within your division would be helpful in doing this task. From there, submit changes, additions, deletions to Department Head for compilation, and discussion <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">April 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">To: Upper School History Department Colleagues <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">From: Steve Bruemmer <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Re: Minutes from Last Meeting (April 11, 2011) <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Present: Joe Eason, Ben Zarwell, Steve Bruemmer, Henry Wend <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Absent: Rishi Raghunathan, Steven Bloch, Scott Williams, John Stephens <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. Ben will be doing informal observations during the month of May. He will contact us before observing. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2. Staffing for 2011-2012 is as follows: <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 9 World Civilizations (Eason 1, Rashunathan 2, Williams 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 10 Western Civilization (Eason 4, Zarwell 2, Zarwell Honors) <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 11 U.S. History (Bruemmer 2, Williams 2, Wend 2 AP) <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 12 Electives __First Semester__ __Second Semester__ <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Zarwell Fascism Global Studies <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Bruemmer World Religions U.S. Politics <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Bloch Psychology <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Perry Psychology <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Cutler Sociology <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Stephens 2 Economics <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. Earth Day assembly on April 25. Zarwell, Bruemmer, and Eason have recruited students. The topic is “Nuclear Energy and Alternatives.’’ Moving forward, Eason will take charge of the assembly. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4. Summer reading for senior electives is // Murder in Amsterdam //by Ian Buruma. The freshmen summer reading is TBD. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5. Book orders are due April 15, but Julie will allow some leeway here. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">6. Steve and Joe will be traveling to Ghana this summer from July 11 to July 22. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">7. Next C.A.R.P. meeting is Monday, May 2. Be ready to share one reading strategy with colleagues in all three divisions. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8. Ben offered a tentative new Upper School History Department Statement of Philosophy. The three goals are (1) cultural literacy, (2) critical thinking, and (3) the habit of consulting history to understand contemporary issues. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">9. (Confidential) The department selected Sarah Lawton as this year’s recipient of the Carol Y. Drummond History Department Award. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10. One day during exam week will be devoted to updating curriculum maps. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">11. Ben urged us to make time to work on our vocabulary lists prior to the May 2 C.A.R.P. meeting. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">