Tuesday, December 18, 2018

PLC Minutes 12/18

PLC Minutes 12/18

Members present: Lawson, Ralston, LeRoy

1. LeRoy and Ralston started discussing where we want to start when we come back from break.
2. We will start with sequences and series (focus on geometric series). This will be a good opportunity to tie in real-world problems (mortgage payments, etc).
3. After sequences and series is a nice feed into exponentials and logs. Nate started dropping documents that we used last semester into our PLC folder for us to look over and start editing over break.
4. Katie is taking sequences and series binder home over break to start planning and will post a general outline to our PLC Unit 6 folder.
5. Lawson set up Grade Cam for final exam grading.

Monday, December 10, 2018

PLC Agenda 12/7

PLC Agenda 12/7

Members present: Ralston, LeRoy

1. Relative/Absolute min/max notes are in drive.
2. Nate will have review ready by block days?/Friday at the latest.

PLC Minutes 12/4

PLC Minutes 12/4

Members present: Ralston, LeRoy

1. Polynomials Planning-Finish rational root theorem, test possible zeros using synthetic division, make sure to use the vocabulary of "distinct" and "multiplicity."
2. Polynomial Matching activity in drive
3. Nate taking care of final exam and review

Friday, November 30, 2018

PLC Agenda 11/30

PLC Agenda 11/30

Members present:

1. Polynomials planning
2. Nate-Check in on final exam

Sunday, November 25, 2018

PLC Agenda 11/27

PLC Agenda 11/27

Members present: Ralston, LeRoy, Winter

1. Khan Academy set-up for intervention (done! got it all figured out!)
2. MAP testing (sessions and google classroom assignment to follow)
-Test sessions set up
3. Polynomials planning-updated general outline for polynomials-will revisit on Friday.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Agenda 11/20

Agenda 11/20

Members present:

1. Winter MAP testing
2. Polynomials planning

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

PLC Minutes 11/9

PLC Minutes 11/9

Members Present: LeRoy, Ralston, Lawson, Roy

1. Conics General Outline--block day next week.
2. Do we need to do the Module 1 District Common Assessment?-No
3. Start Planning for Unit 4-Polynomials-didn't get to this
4. Finish Grading tests-Tests should be graded and standards recorded by Tuesday so we can look at data with Dawn.
5. Intervention list to Becca Brannock by today.-Katie sent names
6. Other questions/concerns?
-Katie will send a list to Dawn of kids that need to be moved out of advanced, and others from regular that need to be moved in. 

Monday, November 5, 2018

Friday, November 2, 2018

PLC Minutes 11/2

PLC Agenda 11/2

Members present:

1. Let's do some grading! Calibrate grades for quadratics test.

Monday, October 29, 2018

PLC Minutes 10/30

PLC  Minutes 10/30

Members present: Roy, Ralston, Lawson, LeRoy, Winter

1. Set up standard tracker for Conics - completed
2. Look through conics unit and start general outline/identify resources we want to use.
- Backward Mapping, Assessment written
3. Questions/concerns?
Add ACT type questions at end assessment.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

PLC Minutes 10/26

PLC Minutes 10/26

Members Present: Ralston, Lawson, LeRoy

1. Test Review-Nate
2. Tests-Nate, do you have those on your computer?
3. Look at Conics unit.

Sunday, October 21, 2018

PLC Minutes 10/23

PLC Minutes 10/23

Members Present: Winter, LeRoy, Ralston, Lawson

1. Test on or before November 2nd.
2. Responsibilities: Nate-Review (Katie needs by Friday for Advanced).
3. Khan Academy-How is it going? -we figured out the user ID and password! Katie takes next round of VT
4. Other questions/concerns?

Thursday, October 18, 2018

PLC Agenda 10/19

PLC Agenda 10/19

**Meeting canceled due to pep rally schedule change.**
Members Present:

1. Look at general outline: Where are we?
2. Check into Khan Academy
3. Questions/Concerns?

Thursday, October 11, 2018

PLC Minutes 10/12

PLC Minutes 10/12:

Members Present: Ralston, LeRoy

1. Backwards planning-look at quadratics test. Do we need to make any changes? Additions? Separate test for advanced?: Both tests look good. We will probably have to test on block day because of the length, but it's necessary.
2. Look at general outline and plan. When is our goal test date-November 2 for Regular, October 26 for Advanced.
3. Responsibilities: Warm-up: Katie. CTS notes for Regular: Nate
4. Other questions/concerns?

Monday, October 1, 2018

PLC Minutes 10/2

PLC Minutes 10/2

Members present: Lawson, LeRoy, Ralston, Winter, Roy

1. Set up Khan Academy for Viking Time
-Created an account (Mrs. Trunchbull) for us to share for Khan Academy
-Standards covered: graphing functions, key features of graphs, domain and range, transformations of functions
-Students have to be added to the class before we assign recovery work

Did not get to any of the highlighted items below:
2. Test data: What were big problem areas?
3. Check in for our general outline.
4. Other questions/concerns?

Thursday, September 27, 2018

PLC Minutes 9/28

PLC Minutes 9/28

Present: Lawson, LeRoy

1. Viking Time Intervention
-Were your students sent to Becca: LeRoy sent and Lawson said that she will today. Not sure about Nate (he's out for a personal day).
-I signed out my Chromebook cart for Lawson to use for round 1. Do we still want to use Khan Academy?: Yes we do plan on using Khan Academy. Will start planning for that on Tuesday.
2. Unit 1 Test data
-What standards did they struggle with: domain and range and key features
-Can we embed these standard during Unit 2 and re-assess standards on next test:
-key features and domain and range will be embedded in Quadratics Unit
3. Unit 2 General Outline and Plans
-Next week warm-up: Katie will do
-Factoring notes are in our folder
-Completing the square we will do next
-We will use Quadratics FAL (eventually)
-Test by Halloween????
4. Additional questions/concerns?

Sunday, September 23, 2018

PLC Minutes 9/25

PLC Minutes 9/25
Attendance:

1. Viking Time Intervention? due tomorrow
-Use Khan Academy for Intervention
-Lawson first round of intervention, Katie next round
2. Look at test data
-not all tests are graded
3. Standards for Unit 2 Quadratics have been updated
-need to be copied to Nate and Lawson's pages
4. Started Unit 2 folder for quadratics
5. Any ideas for good projects linked to academies?
6. Additional questions/concerns?

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

PLC Agenda 9/21

PLC Agenda 9/21
-Katie absent--personal day
Attendance:

-How will we start Quadratics?
-What are the essential standards?
-What tasks will we like to use?
-Start General Outline

Saturday, September 15, 2018

PLC Minutes 9/18

PLC Minutes 9/18

Embedded PD in Room 119

Crystal from JCPS came out to talk about Teacher Clarity. Really no new information was communicated, other than we had to create an "Action Plan" that we were being held accountable for.

PLC Minutes 9/14

PLC Minutes 9/14

Embedded PD in Room 119
-Discussed what the "backpack" is
-Imported Student Backpack Rosters

*Katie has completed the warm-up for next week. It is in the PLC folder.

For Tuesday's meeting, we need to discuss our next unit--Quadratics.

Monday, September 10, 2018

PLC Minutes 9/11

PLC Minutes 9/11
Members present: LeRoy, Ralston, Lawson

1. Look at quiz data.
-What did they do well: The matching on the front page, increasing and decreasing, domain and range.
-What did they struggle on: plotting points and using the table, arrows on the end of the graph, work on vocabulary ("it goes to infinity")
-What are we doing to help move them forward before the test: Transformation activity helped, Graphing Intervention worksheet

2. Talk about standard grading
-same as last year, test grade and standards (10 points per standard).
-Katie make standard tracking sheet

3. Set up Google Sheet for standard tracking
-Just copy and paste from IC blank spreadsheet and "paste special: values only."

4. Possible test date: Tuesday, Sept 18th or Wednesday/Thursday for Ralston and Lawson

5. Any questions/concerns?

Thursday, September 6, 2018

PLC Minutes 9/7

PLC Minutes 9/7
LeRoy, Lawson, Ralston

1. Warm-up-Katie
2. Transformations next week-What activities do we want to try to do?
-Transformation Investigation, Transformation Notes, Transformation Practice, Group Quiz
3. Bring quiz data to PLC on Tuesday
4. Embedded PD next Friday for Backpack
5. Questions/concerns?
-talked about grading procedures
-discussed that we liked using the Illustrative Math tasks

Monday, September 3, 2018

PLC Minutes 9/4

PLC Minutes 9/4
LeRoy, Lawson, Ralston (late), Winter, Roy, Ellison

1. Are we all set for MAP testing?
-set up test sessions for Lawson
-asked Ellison questions about logistics
2. What are we doing on Thursday (even block/Suicide Prevention day)?
-Katie idea of "see, run, do" for graphing
3. Other questions/concerns?
-Come to PLC next Tuesday with quizzes to discuss.


Tabled for Friday
1. Update General Outline
2. Are we all set for transformations?
3. Look at essential standards for Unit 2

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

PLC Minutes 8/31

PLC Minutes 8/31
Members present: LeRoy, Ralston, Lawson

1. Check in: How are things going?
-Nate close to finishing posters. Estimated quiz time on Wed/Thurs of next week.
-Katie quizzed today
-Lawson quiz on Tuesday
2. Warm-up for next week--Katie
3. Transformations--How do we want to start?
-x^2 investigation and Medevial Archer Activity
-Transformation investigation (block day)
-Transformation notes
-Group Quiz
-Review
-Test
4. Look at General Outline. When do we think we can test?
-About 2 weeks from now?
5. Start grading quizzes.
-Ralston and Lawson haven't quizzed yet.
6. Any other questions/concerns?
-Talked about changes in state testing for math

Monday, August 27, 2018

PLC Minutes 8/28

PLC Minutes 8/28

Embedded PD with Dawn Roy in Rm 119 during 7th period
-Talked about the Fundamental Five, specifically Framing the Lesson and the Power Zone

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

PLC Minutes 8/24/18


PLC Minutes 8/24/18

1. Have we started posters yet? When do we think we will be able to allow students to start teaching?
-LeRoy poster teaching will start Tuesday
-Lawson/Ralston Thursday/Friday
-Nate will make note sheet for teaching parent function

2. Warm up for next week.
-Who will create it? Katie
-Who will make copies of warm up and closing? Making our own copies

3. When do we think we can quiz?
-Friday 8.31/Monday 9.3
-Who will create quiz? We will use the one from last year. 

4. How do we want to introduce transformations?
-Talk about next week

5. Other questions/concerns?
-Talked about grades we have put in grade book so far and point value

PLC Minutes 8/21/18


PLC Minutes 8/21/18

1. Looked at Valley Habor, specifically the Math and Algebra 2 pages. Dawn will help us add a tab that links to our PLC google drive. Set Valley Harbor as homepage.
2. Posters: looked at rubric, start posters on Thursday 8/23 (rubric will be provided to students on this day)

  • Parent function posters should include: quadratic, cubic, absolute value, square root, cube root, log, exponential, rational. 
3. Possible Quiz next Friday? 8/31

PLC Minutes 8/17/18

August 17 PLC Agenda

1. First few days check in
  • Things are going well
  • Working on students working collaboratively
2. Talk about Water Balloon Tracker
  • Like the idea
  • Still need to finalize how we will allow them to earn water balloons
  • 4 standards=1 balloon??
3. Check in with Nate about warm-up and closing for next week
  • He will finish and make copies on Sunday
4. Backwards planning-Unit 1 Test
  • Only major change is to label axes on #8
5. Look at Unit 1 General Guide and edit as necessary
  • Still looking good
6. Additional Questions/Concerns

  • Exchanged phone numbers

PLC Minutes 8/14/18

August 14 PLC Agenda

1. Go over/edit PLC norms and decide on a weekly meeting date (7th period
2. Create Unit 1 Assessment (backwards planning)--Look at on Friday
3. Look at Essential Standards for Unit 1
4. Discuss general map for Unit 1
5. Discuss possible differences/modifications for lessons depending on academy
6. Discuss warm up and closing grading policies
7. Divide up the following responsibilities: Edit Syllabus and Opening Day PowerPoint (Katie),
Create and copy week 1 (August 20-24) warm up (Nate), Graphing Stories copies (Arlene),
Day 1, 2, and 3 SmartBoard Files (Katie
8. Additional Questions/concerns

PLC 8/21

Set up the Valley Math blogger.