US+Meeting+2012+08+21

AGENDA:

 * 1) Welcome Back!
 * 2) Meeting Norms
 * a. Minutes (Wiki)
 * b. Attendance
 * c. Grading/other distractions
 * 1) Teaching Schedule for 12/13
 * a. Staffing (Welcome Tyler!)
 * Larger class sizes means possibility of new staff or dropping certain classes
 * Senior history electives as global studies seminar
 * Start thinking about next year early
 * Pedagogy that will make load bearable: multiple choice
 * Attention per course will not diminish (4 sections plus one elective?)
 * Rotation of courses (Tyler into AP U.S. at some point)
 * Problems with summer reading: next year's teacher will inform students
 * b. Classroom Status (equipment) Anybody need anything?

History Department Staffing 12/13 9 || World Civilizations (6 sections) || Eason || 3 ||  || (5 sections) || Zarwell || 3 ||  ||
 * Grade || Course || Teacher || Sections || Notes ||
 * Grade
 * ^  ||^   || Raghunathan || 2 ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Ritchie || 1 ||   ||
 * Grade 10 || Western Civilization
 * ^  ||^   || Eason || 2 ||   ||
 * ^  || West Civ Honors (1) || Zarwell || 1 ||   ||
 * Grade 11 || US History (4) || Ritchie || 4 ||  ||
 * ^  || AP US History || Wend || 2 ||   ||
 * S 1 elect. || Economics (2) || Wend || 2 ||  ||
 * ^  || Fascism || Zarwell || 1 ||   ||
 * ^  || US Politics || Wend || 1 ||   ||
 * ^  || Sociology || Cutler || 1 ||   ||
 * S2 elect. || Global Studies (2) || Wend || 2 ||  ||
 * ^  || Economics || Wend || 1 ||   ||
 * ^  || Psychology (2) || Bloch || 1 ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Perry || 1 ||   ||
 * ^  || Sociology || Cutler || 1 ||   ||


 * 1) Consensus about Pedagogical Practices
 * a. Mission
 * b. Consensus
 * c. Teaching advice from Steve and JS
 * 1) Getting off to a Good Start
 * Establish expectations, procedures, grade weighting
 * Beware of Grade inflation!
 * Extra-credit and Do-overs.
 * Test Preparation (student study habits, especially on terms, identifications)
 * Make students accountable for summer reading (10%-20%)
 * Timely intervention for students in trouble!
 * CALL HOME
 * Power-C
 * 1) Team Meeting Times (9, 10, 11)
 * 2) Budget: Photocopying and Supplies
 * 3) Professional Growth Goals
 * a. Reflection on 11/12
 * b. Goals for 12/13 (be prepared to turn them in by the end of September)
 * 1) COMING UP:
 * Homecoming
 * Back to School Night
 * Interim Comments
 * Quarter Grades
 * Comments
 * Comments