Purpose+Statements

This PLC is a forum for conversations about our practice and the common need base. We will also collaborate on course sequence, lessons, assessments, labs and reflection. We'd try to meet one to one and a half hours every week. We want to visit each other and see IB classrooms especially surrounding things we've planned.

Try to align 1st year sequence and look towards how we can align the 2nd year later. Jen can be a critical friend for 2nd year and Katey can be a critical friend for 1st year stuff. If we align, we're more likely to get together and share. We agree that we will commit to decisions that we have made as a consensus. We agree that we need to have a consensus and not a majority for decisions. We commit to maintaining the four core principles of KSTF and actively remembering them. During the meeting the "how are things going?" whip-around (10 minutes), the Meat of the meeting (70 minutes, flexible, split yr 1, yr 2), agenda items and actions for next meeting (10 minutes).
 * Scope and Sequence.**

-one lesson (like lesson study) for first year crew. A commitment to our alignment agreement. -an outline for one topic -an assessment for one topic -an emphasis on waves because it seems important from the next year.
 * First Year Goals**

-common assessment on the Topic Options for the second year crew. -common plan with reflection for the topic options -Our plan is to start planning and teaching towards the options in the beginning of the year. -Teach the options in tandem in Jan/Feb
 * Second Year Goals**

-turnitin.com sharing/usage -peer review IA grading session -group 4 project info ideas -looking at our common assessments for achievement gaps within our classes. -representation of students in our IB classes versus other classes
 * Other Things We Hope to Address**

-food support? first meeting of the month for a longer meeting with dinner and reflection. -observation/sub support? intentional observing of each others. -materials and resources textbooks? Giancoli, Kirk study guide, Tsokos IB book, active physics, Kerr Kerr Ruth we want this one book for all of us: HEINEMANN BACCALAUREATE SL PHYSICS authors: Hamper and Ord AND the Kirk study guide new edition.
 * Roles for KSTF**

common resources? Common resources for alignment of labs, consumables mostly

-do we expand this to more IB Physics SL teachers? Amy at Marshall? Someone at Jeb Stuart?
 * Thoughts for the future:**