2011.2.14

February 14 Department Meeting Lower School Science LS science lab

In attendance:

Please bring along a few examples of science notebooks so we can discuss: 1. How are we using them in the different grades? 2. How can we use them as an assessment tool? 3. Can we develop a generic rubric? What would the components be? 4. Does any vocabulary pop up across the grade levels? We went over a rubric Pat shared with us (below) to adjust it for every grade level and include our grading system (B, D, S). Each grade level saved individual rubrics in personal space. We made sure to use common vocabulary. These will be used like running records so we can see patterns.

Curriculum Maps 1. How do your maps look? 2. How does our curriculum look?

GROWING POWER tour organized by the Mutschlers for our next department meeting. Who is interested in going? Will Allen will be available to meet with the visiting science team after the tour. We would like to go to see what they are interested in doing with us.

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