PLC 11/27

Attendance:  Smith, Stevens, Vanegas, Roy

Analyzing last year's Final -
Pacing this year has been slower.  This year's summative assessment will have to be different from last year.  We will have to move some of the material from last year's assessment into the spring. 

We will get through Ionic and Covalent Bonding and Reactions... We would like to move conservation of energy and matter into the spring. (Balancing Equations)

CS - Still has students struggling with parts of the atoms.   PV suggested a reading.  DS suggested HW.   Behaviors need to be under control before the content can be taught with fidelity.

If we are going to push Conservation of Energy, we will have time to put the 4 types of reactions back in. 

We will teach this from a prediction, assessment, evidence, justification viewpoint... Be intentional about connecting these ideas to many contents areas. 

Share with JT when she returns

State testing changes were discussed.

Baker requested input about about Master schedule changes -
PV wants to move Dual Credit Chem to 4th so that it doesn't interfere with AP Calc and AP Eng 4.

Repeater courses are a concern.

We think the freshmen class is smaller than the current sophomore class.

Right now our classes are too full - Biology numbers are going to be a concern for next year.

PLC   November 20,2018
Stevens, Vanegas, Smith, Thorne

Agenda for Tuesday November 27, 2018
Planning Bonding
Modifying Final
Look at Pacing

PLC 11/16

Thorne and Vanegas

Reviewed topics and pacing to be covered for the final exam.

Conservation of energy and matter unit will be moved to the beginning of next semester.

Reviewed procedures for when Thorne is on medical leave:

• Does she have a long term sub?
• How will grading her students' work be done?
• Can the long term science sub do basic labs with students?
• Can the sub use chromecarts or computer labs?

Thorne will have master copies of all assignments in a binder to be given to Vanegas before she leaves.  Vanegas will be responsible for making copies and making sure that students are staying on track with lesson plans.  Any changes to the curriculum by the PLC while Thorne is out will be taken care of by Vanegas.

PLC 11-13-2018
Stevens, Smith, and Vanegas

Topics on Summative Assessment:
Lewis Dot Structures
Octet Rule
Review Bohr's Model of Electron (light emission)
Types of Bonds on Electronegativity
Lewis Dot Structures and Bonding
Ionic Bonding Equations
Electronegativity (what is it)

Lessons that address Summative Assessment Topics:
The Phet simulation
Review Patterns of Trends
Open Response Bohr's Models to create Lewis Dot Structures
Showing Bonds
What happens during bonding?
Phet, Ion Tiles, Lewis Dot Structures (cards)
Edit depending of pacing may have to add endo/exo for the final

PLC - 11/9/18

Attendance: Stevens, Vanegas, Smith

Intervention List - Send to Vanegas by the end of the day

Planning:

11/12 -  A Volatile History and Pop Quiz (Chem Talk for Stevens/Thorne)
11/13 - Through Course Task (Valence Electrons and Ionization Energy Reading for Stevens/Thorne)
11/14&11/15 - Graphing Periodic Trends (Thorne)
11/16 - Graphing Periodic Trends
11/19 - Lewis Structures (Vanegas)
11/20 - Lewis Structures
11/26 - Review Octet Lewis Structures, Orbitals, etc.
11/27 - EN Webquest (Vanegas)
11/28 &11/29 - EN Webquest
11/30 - Ionic Bonding

PLC - 11/5/2018

Attendance: Stevens, Smith, Vanegas

1.  Review Materials PBL Project:

Materials PBL Project

2. Evaluate Materials PBL Project based on Gold Standard checklist:

Chemistry Materials PBL Project

3. Review Planning for next few weeks:

• Test Corrections
• Through Course Task: A New Element
• Atomic Structure Quiz
• Graphing Periodic Trends
• Lewis Dot Structures
• Ionic Bonding

4. Review Building Shut-down Procedures

PLC 11/2/18

Thorne, Stevens, and Vanegas

1. Discussion about test corrections
2.  Planned out lessons until Thanksgiving Break

Test Corrections
Through Course Task: A New Element
Atomic Structure Quiz
Graphing Periodic Trends
Lewis Dot Structures
Ionic Bonding