Minutes

SCIENCE MEETING MINUTES

PRESENT: Brother Anthony, Nicola Freyne, Bryan Hall, Marian Pavlek, Jeff Phillips, Trevor Chippendale, Tim Coakley and Eric Said.

Labs (Marian) ensure labs are cleaned up after use. Any equipment taken from a trolley must be returned to that trolley. If you want to take something please ask Marian beforehand. Ensure classroom is left in a neat and tidy order, pick up scraps of paper etc. Students are still unscrewing taps/pipes - be mindful. Be aware in practicals of student behaviour, walk around and be active during practical lessons. 1 permanent marker per experiment, be aware of students during class/experiments to prevent graffiti. Count equipment in and out during experiments. Benches wiped down after experiments and check the sinks. Lab coats have been bought with school emblem. Lab coats are to be worn by the teacher during experiments especially experiments involving chemicals. Use of the wiki - various tools on wiki to help save paper and a common place to share ideas such as resources for PBL, assessment tasks, syllabus and vodcasts. Assessment tasks - Laxmi looking after years 7 and 8. Years 9 and 10 assessments covered in PBL. Year 12 half yearly’s complete and prac exams completed/to be completed this week. Year 11 have finished prac exams, half yearly’s coming up. SM Marks - classes have all been uploaded to sm marks. Upload raw marks only and save. Year 12 marking to be complete as soon as possible no latter then the end of the term. Year 11 - 2010, using moodle to complete online marking, instant feedback for students, online collaboration between teachers and class. Assignments can be uploaded to moodle which is very easy to use as well as easy to access students work. Can be used to upload quizzes which can be automatically marked such as multiple choice quizzes. Professional development for teachers regarding web 2.0 tools/technology. Multiple choice questions on share drive - build a resource. Year 11 and 12 models for the future - classes, class sizes, rooming, technology, development of labs. Academic rigour regarding assessments in years 11 and 12. Push different assessments that engage the students, as well as save time during class. 3 data projectors for science. Data projectors for labs 1, 2 and 3. (Brother Anthony checking data projectors for labs.) PD on exam writing.