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ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
LEAD TEACHER MEETINGS
September 2012
Welcome!
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Meet our new curriculum specialist
 Julie
St. George
 Former
Poe 5th grade teacher
Victory & Vent
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On a post-it note, write one VICTORY
On another, write something you need to VENT
Simple Sort
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Stand next to the sign that best describes you:
 This
is my first year as the science lead teacher @ my
school
 I have been a science lead teacher for 1 or 2 years
 I can’t remember how long I’ve been a lead teacher!
Agenda
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Time
Agenda
3:30 – 4:45
Registration & Self-Guided Museum Tour
4:45 – 5:00
General Session – Duncan Hall (on 2nd floor)
Museum News & Overview
Group A
Group B
5:00 – 5:45
Formative Assessment
Book Study
Curriculum Updates
STAAR
5:45 – 6:30
Curriculum Updates
STAAR
Formative Assessment
Book Study
Our Next meeting
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e-TRAIN CU2075 Session #10
November 13 OR November 15, 2012
4:00 – 6:30 pm
The Health Museum
Assessments
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BOY 5th Grade
District Level Assessments
Available on October 1st
 Testing Window
 Blueprints
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Campus Assessments
 New
Test Item Bank
Percentage Passing – State STAAR 2012
STAAR Results
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Category
District % Correct
State % Correct
1 Matter & Energy
76
78
2 Force, Motion & Energy
78
79
3 Earth & Space
72
71
4 Organisms & Environments 66
70
Heat Map
Elementary Science Heat Map
(By Standard Type)
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Readiness Standards
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Teacher
Perception
Supporting Standards
STAAR
2011 TAKS
SE
STAAR
5.5A
83
88
3.5C
5.6A
86
97
5.5B
5.6B
79
77
5.5C
86
5.6C
67
80
5.5D
52
5.7A
74
3.6B
5.7B
78
5.7C
80
5.8C
75
76
5.10A
68
5.10B
79
5.9A
57
5.9B
62
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Process Standards
SE
STAAR
77
5.2A
82
59
5.2C
78
81
92
5.2D
71
90
92
5.2F
59
78
82
5.2G
87
78
5.6D
78
5.3C
78
4.7A
69
5.3D
80
4.7C
60
5.4A
73
98
4.8C
34
86
5.8A
74
5.8B
85
5.1A
85
3.10C
82
5.2B
92
3.9A
54
5.3B
90
5.9C
60
5.9D
78
90
2011 TAKS
86
2011 TAKS
88
On 2011 TAKS but not STAAR
86
81
2.10A
98
3.9C
85
5.6A
97
KEY Level of Concern
3.7B
74
Student Performance
3.8D
93
Moderate
% correct ≤
75
4.8A
89
High
% correct ≤
66
4.9A
87
5.7D
82
Moderate
Perception ≤
2.5
5.8D
89
High
Perception ≤
1.5
Teacher Perception
Teaching Your Colleagues to Fish
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Using the Curriculum
New Home for Curriculum Documents
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FAQs
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HMH Resources (Think Central)
Recommended Minutes for Science Instruction
 Forty-five
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(45) minutes daily (From Elementary Guidelines)
Classroom and Field Investigations (Instructional
time%)
Grade
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
%
80
80
60
60
50
50
Think Central
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You as lead teacher are the contact person for HMH.
Coming Soon
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Just In Time Trainings ($50) 4 – 6 pm
Kit Trainings Tomorrow @ Ryan
 Early
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Dismissal Days 1 – 4 pm
Baylor Saturday Trainings – 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
 Rodriguez
Elementary
13th
 December 1
 January 12
 February 9
 October
How Can We Help?
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Questions & Concerns
Before You Go…
How about
a Door
Prize?
6:30
Lead Teacher Meeting Contacts
Teresa Phillips
tphillip@houstonisd.org
Benita Tennard
btennard@houstonisd.org
Julie St. George
jstgeorg@houstonisd.org