Writing samples

11/15/2013

Department:	Science	Content/Type: Science		Date: 11/15/2013
Facilitator:	Megahan		Start Time:8:00		End Time: 8:40
Evidence: Support of Key Action Plan
Key Action _5E1:   Leaders will facilitate "Looking at Student Work Sessions" and will demonstrate use of rubric.	Evidence of Support/Assessment:  Developing a common rubric to support our looking at student work sessions.   Discussion: Let’s use these questions from “Looking at Student Work Sessions” to develop a rubric we will all use. Level 1: The Details: What details do you see in the student work – voice, content, organization, vocabulary, mechanics?  Level 2: The Student's Perspective: Looking at the work from the student perspective – what was the student working on? What were they trying to do? What level of thinking were they using? What choices were they making about content, process, product, or evaluation? How much responsibility do they take for - what they learn, the process they use, and how they evaluate it? Level 3: Patterns and Conclusions: Do you see any patterns across the samples of student work? Did you see anything that was surprising? What did you learn about how a student thinks and learns?  Level 4: What's Next? What new perspectives did you learn from your colleagues? What questions about teaching and learning did looking at student work raise for you? As a result of looking at student work, are there things you would like to try in your classroom to increase rigor, increase relevance, promote reflection? Action Step:  Teachers will participate in "Looking at Student Work Sessions" and will  assess student writing using a department developed rubric.   STAAR rubric for assessing expository writing. http://curriculum.mydallasisdonline.org/file.php/1/STAAR/RLA/Latest%20STAAR%20Updates%20and%20Resources/Resources/EOC%20I,%20II,%20III/EOC%20Writing/R10%20-%20High%20School%20Expository%20Writing%20Rubric.pdf   Who Is Responsible: Science Teachers   Timeline:
Key Action 2C1:     The Community Liaison will actively recruit parent volunteers and ensure participation at school activities and events.	Evidence of Support/Assessment: Discuss school and community events and opportunities to encourage parent participation.   Discussion: In what events have you participated? How was parent involvement? What strategies can we put in place to increase parent involvement?         Action Step: Recruit teachers to participate in the Mayor’s Race on Dec 7, and solicit ideas for ways the science department can support the “Giving Tree” project.   Who Is Responsible? Ms. Megahan   Timeline: Friday’s Meeting
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