Department Chair Agenda
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The Ogden International School of Chicago – West Campus Monthly Department Chair Meeting Wednesday, 1/07/2015 Objective: To determine next steps for schoolwide professional development and department programs. Agenda Item TIME Details Department Updates, Questions, Concerns 3:30 – 3:45 Notes below Course Frameworks 3:45 – 4:00 Arts: Terry felt that course offerings more around making schedule easy rather than making comprehensive. Sciences: Science concerns with original plan that they made suggestions for and were incorporated. Lang and Lit: Work with dept. to figure out the hiccups so that it isn’t left up to chance or someone who doesn’t know dept well enough. I&S: Semester electives options? PE: Schedule concerns with current staff and suggested program? Scheduling options for students? When will they know options? When is the framework going to be approved with principal? What’s the final date of what’s being offered to kids? Third language option? WL: Placed with exams (placement/exit)? Details? Students who want to take WL course but not “ready” for DP? Transition WL AP course for upper class bridge year? 5 Preps for MS? When will we know? Semester 2 and Longterm Goals 4:00 – 4:15 IB training timeframe? How do we know most rigorous? Do we need to give specific metrics? Common prep for department meetings? Readings have to come from coordinators /APs Turnaround of reading and implementation. January 30th Professional Development Day 4:15 – 4:30 8:0011:00 Data Standards based grading article and share outs from teachers that work on it. Reasons Teachers share inquiry based lessons/units. Inclusion teaching Next Steps Owner Deadline Department chairs brainstorm how teacher mentorship, instructional popins, and full faculty PD All department chairs Next meeting
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The Ogden International School of Chicago West Campus Monthly Department Chair Meeting
Wednesday, 1/07/2015 Objective: To determine next steps for school-wide professional development and department programs.
Agenda Item TIME Details Department Updates, Questions, Concerns
3:30 3:45
Notes below
Course Frameworks
3:45 4:00
Arts: Terry felt that course offerings more around making schedule easy rather than making comprehensive. Sciences: Science concerns with original plan that they made suggestions for and were incorporated. Lang and Lit: Work with dept. to figure out the hiccups so that it isnt left up to chance or someone who doesnt know dept well enough. I&S: Semester electives options? PE: Schedule concerns with current staff and suggested program? Scheduling options for students? When will they know options? When is the framework going to be approved with principal? Whats the final date of whats being offered to kids? Third language option? WL: Placed with exams (placement/exit)? Details? Students who want to take WL course but not ready for DP? Transition WL AP course for upper class bridge year? 5 Preps for MS? When will we know?
Semester 2 and Long-term Goals
4:00 4:15
IB training timeframe? How do we know most rigorous? Do we need to give specific metrics? Common prep for department meetings? Readings have to come from coordinators /APs Turnaround of reading and implementation.
January 30th Professional Development Day
4:15 4:30
8:00-11:00 - Data - Standards based grading article and share outs from teachers that work on it. Reasons - Teachers share inquiry based lessons/units. - Inclusion teaching
Next Steps Owner Deadline Department chairs brainstorm how teacher mentorship, instructional pop-ins, and full faculty PD All department chairs Next meeting
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The Ogden International School of Chicago West Campus Monthly Department Chair Meeting can be used to move towards long term PD goal.
