US+Meeting+2014+08+25

August 25 Agenda

**Welcome Back!**

**__Meeting Norms __**

 * Attendance at Department Meetings
 * Professionalism
 * Minutes (Wiki)


 * __Teaching for 2014-15 __**
 * Classroom Status (whiteboards, smartboards, shared spaces). Does anybody need anything for his office/classroom?


 * __Consensus about Pedagogical Practices[[file:Consensus on Pedagogical Practices.docx]] __**
 * Mission:
 * Do we still do what we say we do?
 * Teaching advice from Veterans
 * Steve [[file:Steves Advice.pdf]]
 * JS [[file:JS Advice.pdf]]

2014-15 >> ==== In its opening statements, the strategic plan emphasizes USM’s vision **to enable the School to enhance existing ACADEMIC PROGRAMS and to maintain USM’s focus on academic excellence and achievement.** The ISACS Visiting Team made a specific major recommendation that we “**ensure that our curriculum and instruction align vertically and horizontally.”** Our C.A.R.P. approach that includes departmental deliberations and scheduled times to do this, is our way of moving from theory into practice. The important thing is that we approach this task [C.A.R.P. deliberations] with an understanding of the term “curriculum.” Simply stated, curriculum is **what** we teach and **how** we teach for the purpose of having a direct impact on student learning. While there may be a tendency to tackle our many departmental administrative responsibilities, and we need to take time in department meetings to handle those tasks, our C.A.R.P. goals need to address curriculum goals that, again, have a direct impact on student learning. Today we’re asking you to spend some time generating ideas that will eventually lead to meaningful curriculum-related goals that directly support our students. At our opening meetings in August, you will have an opportunity to finalize your goals for the school year that are due by September 22. Each department will have different approaches and priorities. That’s okay. All departments, however, must start with the end in mind. When goals are generated, ask not what the goal does for department, but ask what it does for the student. If you tackle something in your curriculum maps, ask how that impacts learning. When you review a cross-divisional practice or come up with a modified approach, or try something new, be sure your efforts pass the litmus test: In what ways does this impact student learning? ====
 * __CARP __**
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cross-Divisional Goals: Tomorrow
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Within Division: Block Teaching
 * FROM JUDY:
 * **__ Excerpts from June 5, 2014 remarks __**


 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Teacher Evaluation__ **
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Observation schedule for 2014-15


 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Professional Growth Goals: [[file:06 Form A_PROF GROWTH WRKSHT - GOALS.doc]]__ **
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reflection on 2013-14
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Goals for 2014-15
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 16px;">(be prepared to turn them in by the end of September)—but that’s a crunch! So earlier is better.


 * __<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Getting off to a Good Start __**
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Establish expectations, procedures, grade weighting
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Syllabi, Assignments
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Be prepared for SNAFUs.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grade Book
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grade Inflation?
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Extra-credit? Do-overs?__ Do we want to have a discussion about this?
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Test Preparation (terms and identifications, student study habits)
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Make students accountable for the summer reading (10-20% of quarter grade)
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Refer to good pedagogical practices.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Timely intervention for students in Trouble!
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">CALL HOME
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">SOC Students of Concern
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Emergency Action Plans (based on classroom location)

__**<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Team Meeting Times **__
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">9 <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">th: Has no time to meet. A or G.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">10 <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">th
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">11 <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">th
 * __<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Budget: Photocopying and Supplies: __**

__**<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coming up! **__
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interim Comments: 9/24
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Back to School Night: 9/11
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Homecoming: 9/20
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Midterm Grades and Comments Due: 10/27 8:00 AM

<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Next Department Meeting: Monday, September 15****th** <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Further Meetings
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">10/13 In-Service
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">10/20 Department Meeting
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">11/17 CARP
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">12/08 Department Meeting
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">1/26 CARP