ELEMENTARY SCIENCE LEAD TEACHER MEETING

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ELEMENTARY SCIENCELEAD TEACHER MEETING

• February 11 12, 2008
• Curriculum-Instruction-Assessment Department
• The CIA team provides curriculum-based support
  through systemic collaboration so that all
  students have equitable access to college and
  career options.

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WELCOME

• Norms
• Be an active participant
• Be respectful and supportive
• Collaborate with a colleague-make a new friend
• Take care of personal needs
• Silence cell phones

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AGENDA

• Welcome Norms Sandy, Daniel, Teresa
• Review of Requirements for Lead Teacher Stipend
• Curriculum Updates
• Hollingsworth Updates
• Power Objectives
• Testing
• Educational Technology Elizabeth Perrin
• Arboretum Programs
• Exploring Houstons Backyard Program John Warner
• Childrens Museum Keith Ostfeld
• Special Presentation Gwen Petersen
• Survey

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Lead Teacher Responsibilities

• Sign contractual obligations form
• Attend four meetings 2 Fall/2Spring
• Present curriculum modules to campus by required
  dates
• Read email blasts and share information with
  colleagues

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Lead Teacher Responsibilities

• Send required documentation to the curriculum
  office by the required dates-this consists of a
  signed copy of the reporting form, copy of the
  sign-in sheet from your presentation one copy
  of an email blast
• Copies of all documentation forms and power
  points are available on the curriculum site under
  Science.

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LEAD TEACHER STIPEND

• RECEIVE
• A 500.00 STIPEND
• upon completion
• of ALL requirements

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CURRICULUM UPDATES

• Accessing The Curriculum Documents Online
• Log onto the Houston ISD portal
  www.houstonisd.org
• Enter your user id and password
• You are now on the employee page
• On the left-hand side click on CLEAR 2007-2008
• You are on the page with the documents
• At the top bar you will see links for the
  Vertical and Horizontal Documents
• When you access the Horizontal you will be able
  to see the Correlations document link at the
  right hand top corner of the screen

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CURRICULUM UPDATES

• The fourth nine-weeks Horizontal Planning Guides
  (HAPG) cover any objectives that have not been
  addressed as well as provide review of target
  objectives and cumulative projects. These will be
  posted on February 18, 2008.
• The next Curriculum Benchmark Assessment (CBA)
  will be available to campuses on March 4, 2008.
• Remember due to the conflict in scheduling of
  the primary elections, there will be NO testing
  on
• March 4, 2008.

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Living/Non-Living

• Horizontal Planning Guide Updates
• 1. Under teacher background on the second grade
  document The words that have a
  strikethrough have been eliminated from the
  document.
• Teacher Background
• By second grade, students will have prior
  knowledge of the characteristics of living
  organisms. However, often they equate movement
  with life.  For example, if they observe animals
  for the first time and the animal is not moving,
  the students tend to deduce that it is dead.
   They also do not yet understand the cycle of
  life (birth, growth, death), and therefore
  classify nonliving as anything that has died. In
  science, living is used to describe anything that
  is or has ever been alive nonliving is used to
  describe anything that is not now nor has ever
  been alive. Over time, students will begin to
  understand that all living things grow,
  reproduce, excrete, respond to stimuli, and have
  similar basic needs like nourishment.   
• 2. The table shown on page 2 has fossil and
  feather listed under living when they should be
  nonliving. 

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Brain Pop

• Please note that the access for Brain Pop has
  changed.
• Student Access
• User houstonisd1
• Pass astros
• 24 Hour Access
• User houstonisd1_teacher
• Pass astros

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Hollingsworth Science Center

• Living resources are available free of charge
  through the center
• Orders need to be completed online
• Go to Curriculum, Science, Hollingsworth
• Click on the link and fill in the order form
• You will receive a delivery message if your order
  was successfully received
• Orders arrive at your campus via school mail
• Remember that you need to plan for living
  resources shelter, food, general care, disposal
• After alerting your colleagues, place the copy of
  the guide you receive today in your library for
  reference on the living resources

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Upcoming Workshops and Meeting Dates

• On-Time TAKS for 5th grade teachers CU1251-Feb.
  25, 2008
• Journaling for Pre-K-2nd teachers CU1256-March
  3, 2008
• Journaling for 3-5th grade teachers
  CU1255-March 10, 2008
• Wrapping up the Year in Science CU1257
• May 5, 2008
• Lead Teacher Meeting CU1190 either May 12th
  or 13th, 2008

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Power Objectives

• The Power Objective process was started with an
  initial meeting in the summer of 07 and
  continued with a second meeting in Jan.08.
• A draft of power objectives was generated by our
  science teachers. The proposed objectives have
  been placed on the Vertical Alignment Matrix
  (VAM) for all four core foundation subjects.
• The power objective draft and feedback survey are
  now available through the curriculum website.
• http//dept.houstonisd.org/curriculum/Power/PO_Sur
  vey.html

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Power Objectives

• The survey will be open from February 11-29,
  2008. Please encourage everyones participation.
  Now is the time to have your voice heard
  (anonymously).
• Based on the collective feedback received, the
  2008-2009 Power Objective Vertical Alignment
  Matrix will be posted on March 14, 2008.

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Power Objectives

• Power Objectives will be incorporated into the
  revised Horizontal Planning Guides and will be
  posted on CLEAR and available for the 2008-2009
  school year. The target date is June 2008.
• Note The power objectives that are chosen are
  intended to be used by everyone. Individual
  schools, grade level PLCs, or classroom teachers
  should not
• be choosing these independent of
• the district.

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TESTING UPDATES

• Grade 5 Science TAKS
• May 1, 2008

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2007 TAKS Scores
The percentage score is normalized by difficulty
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HISD Results
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2007 HISD Average Scaled Scores
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2007 Accountability Ratings
Exemplary
Recognized
Acceptable
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08
07
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Special Education TAKS Tests and Accountability
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Special Education TAKS Tests and Accountability
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Special Education TAKS Tests and Accountability
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HISD Performance by Objective
Year
Question Number
HISD Average
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Educational Technology

• PowerPoint
• Digital Photography
• Photo Story
• Elizabeth Perrin Ed.Tech.Manager
• Sarah Scent, Amanda Jost, JoseAyala- Specialists
• The presentation notes are available on the
  curriculum site.

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• BREAK
• DOOR PRIZES

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Exploring Houstons Backyard

• Schools that did not have a their fifth graders
  attend either Camp Olympia or Cullen will be able
  to apply to attend the one day event.
• There is no charge to the school to attend.
• This years event will take place May 5-9, 2008.

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The Childrens Museum

• 20th Annual Young Inventors
• Showcase of Houston
• Saturday , May 17, 2008
• Entrants must submit their application and a
  photograph of their invention by April 11, 2008.

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Special Presentation

• Teacher to Ranger to Teacher Program

Gwen Peterson Seguin Elementary
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ESLT mid-year survey

• Please take a minute (or two) to complete the
  survey. The data you provide will enable us to
  better plan for the 2008-2009 academic year.
• When you are finished, please complete one or
  more post-its for the What If board. What if
  there were no barriers, what would the ideal be
  for elementary science teachers? Put these on the
  board as you sign-out for the evening.

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Contact Information for Curriculum

• Sandy Antalis - Manager
• santalis_at_houstonisd.org
• Daniel Alcazar-Roman - Specialist
• dalcazar_at_houstonisd.org
• Teresa Phillips- Specialist
• tphillip_at_houstonisd.org