Staycation+IV-The+Staycationing


 * 8:30-9:00: Welcome, Snacks [Sam and Rishi are meeting with English Team]**
 * 9:00-9:30: SET AGENDA and Begin Work [choose major areas of focus/activities for sessions]—I chose the following based on feedback over the past week.**
 * Update on **Research Skills** [I feel this should be the primary focus of our Staycation, with a goal that we will be able to clearly articulate our outcomes]
 * The High-School Research Paper-
 * Fister, //Why the "Research Paper" Isn't Working//
 * [|Fitzhugh]//[| Meaningful Work How the History Research Paper Prepares Students for College and Life]//
 * Lenz, //How to Make Writing Research Papers Relevant for Students//
 * Scope and Sequence 9-12--
 * Our earlier notes: [[file:Map of Research Curriculum.docx]]
 * Spiraling skills?
 * Teams need to have core skills and expectations in common (discussion of independence & coordination)
 * Discussion of Values/Skills—Where should content/skills be at the end of each year? Based on backward design principles. Skills expectations by the end of each year? [Suggested by SA]
 * Departmental **Homework Policy**/Policies
 * **Assessments**: do we need more “objective” assessments? Also—DOLs vs Projects. Have we moved too far in the direction of Projects?
 * Joe: “ In sum, I would like to feel more confident going into next year that I am assessing students in a way that helps me give them accurate information on where they stand RE the practices relevant to the discipline of History.
 * History **Department Pride**—How do we better promote ourselves?
 * Survey data/ compare to 2010 survey
 * Mutual Support and Promotion
 * Rotating **Department Chair** and Ben’s thoughts on maintaining departmental cohesion/morale.
 * 9:30-10:00 Break/Snacks/informal Discussion [I have to meet with a job candidate for Innovation curriculum] **
 * 10:00-10:30:**
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 * 10:20-10:30 Break **
 * 10:30-10:45:** Emily Joins us to discuss English curriculum.
 * 10:50-12:00: Morning Session**
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 * 12:00—1:00: Lunch At Café 1505 **
 * 1:00-1:45: Afternoon Work Session (topic contingent upon previous focus)**
 * **Topic(s):**
 * 1:45-1:55: Break **
 * 1:55--2:40: Afternoon Work Session (topic contingent upon previous focus)**
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 * 2:40-2:45: Break **
 * 2:45-3:10: Final Session [Share Progress/Conclusions]**