MYP Curriculum Team Meeting Notes

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3		Interculturalism, international mindedness, intercultural mindedness - how do we audit this? How do we document this via Atlas? ....student experiences in internationalism and inter-culturalism through the formal curriculum
4		ATLAS unit review - expectations between now and end of May
5	Thursday May 3	MYP PP Moderation
6		Communication with new MYP teachers – Atlas access and email contact	Dani updated that buddies and HODs would be receiving introductions to new staff soon.
7		MYP PP Moderation process – Julie to update what will be happening on May 2 and expectations for PP assessment	Reminder that supervisors need to have assessment done preferably by Friday April 27, at least before Wed. May 2. Staff will be put into groups of 3-4 and asked to moderate 3-4 PPs. Groups need to be moderated as well. Julie to prepare by next week.
8		Atlas unit review - schedule for meetings with Julie	Julie to send out meeting requests - start with HODs. All leaving staff to meet by June 1
9		PP Exhibition and SLC evaluation – time for constructive review and evaluation	Displays were good - thanks to Humanities to work on this - do we need this for next year? See Hank Students were knowledgable as presenters Students did not dress up Try and use Language center next year? Able to leave exhibition up? Divorce from SLC? IDU across grade levels - MYP focus, communication skills SLCs - good reports - tie in with whole school Clash with DP - try to do alternative program eg extended essays
10	Thursday April 19	PP Exhibition and SLC review
11		PP - Exhibition expectations and timetable, Moderation of student work	Staff meeting May 2 re moderation/standardization of work. Next coords meeting we will go over this.
12		MYP dates April-June 2012	Julie shared dates after meeting: MYP dates April - June 2012 * Monday April 9: PP Reports due to Supervisors * Wednesday April 11 Staff Meeting: - Student Led Conference (SLC) updates with staff and Introduction to MYP Moderation process * Thursday April 12 Lunchtime: Teacher SLC discussion session, Rm 345 1:15pm (New teachers to BISS this year encouraged to attend) * Friday April 13 Lesson 4 & 5: All Grade 10 students meet in 345 – Preparation for MYP Exhibition * Friday April 13 Lunchtime: New students to BISS SLC information session, Rm 345 1:15pm – HR teachers encourage students to attend * Tuesday April 17: Extended HR until 8:45 for all students. MYP task is to finalise SLC program for each student * Wednesday April 18: All day SLC and Gr 10 PP Exhibition. All MYP students off normal timetable (separate schedule). 3:30-5pm: Gr 10 DP subject selection meeting in Annexe (Replaces SS Staff Meeting) * Friday April 27: SS Sports day (NOT Thursday April 26 as was on the calendar) * Wednesday May 2: Staff meeting for MYP PP Moderation * Thursday May 17: MAD Showcase - More info coming from the Arts Dept. * Saturday May 19: International Day for all students and staff * Friday May 25: Graduation – More info coming from Karen * Thursday May 31: Grade 5-6 'Jump Up' day (transition program welcoming Gr5 into Gr 6) * June 4?: Personal Project launch for Gr 9 – More info coming from Julie * Day/Date TBC: Dance for Change * Day/Date TBC: Student Council Day Out – More info coming from Mary * Friday June 8: End of year assembly. Half day for students
13		SLC - draft program for review – discussion about logistics	Extended home room session for HR orientation to SLC - Tuesday April 17 until 8:45
14	Friday March 30	Activity Week planning feedback	Discussion re MYP objectives and BISS on the Road planning. Update from Sheryl re C&S
15		Curriculum documents	Clare asked Coordinators to look at topic strand - what are your topic strands now?	Clare to send out info.
16		Grade 9 and differentiation – further discussion and sharing information from Science dept.	Science Foundation students 20-33% in each class. What knowledge are they graduating with? Stan provided a doc based on departmental discussions - Broken levels down and aligned with assessment Current report cards, what do we want these to reflect - do we need to make changes now? Mathematics - issues with non-math assignments - also need ICS at times Tracy shared an initiative at her other school - Mainstream and Study preparation program - maths and science Hank - shared her approach to assessment using an 'average' approach - Julie to talk to her more about this and how it relates to MYP Question - How do we more effectively scaffold and differentiate students with very low English skills in the classroom? Do they all get the same assignments? Are they all graded with the same rubric? AMT to decide what to do Cath - we may need 2 systems - MYP (we cannot change this) and alternative pathway	Julie to bring main ideas to AMT. No further action required at this stage. Departments thanked for their input.
17		Personal Project update – change in dates imminent	Julie informed that if extra display boards can be hired we will not need to change the dates	Email re all calendar dates needed. Christine re scaffolding for ESL and PP Report
18	16/03/2012	Timetabling requests - re possible improvements	ESL support not have classes running at same time. Humanities not have classes at the same time. DP classes need more doubles. Maths want more singles in Gr 9 and 10. Maths allocation can one teacher do all the same year level. Chinese Gr 6, 7 do not want 2 doubles
19		Career Week March 5-9	Further questions	Rm 345 - Lesson 4 TOK to move
20		Portfolios and blogging	Julie will call for volunteers
21		Dept meetings with Julie	Unit review - aim to have unit summaries by end of year - accountability Monitoring of assessment reports for Gr 8 - plans for Gr 10
22		Department reports on recent meetings – issues, achievements, suggestions
23		ESL and Gr 9 differentiation in the classroom	Modified reporting - give a * (star) next to grade to show the differentiation - how do we decide who is in this category? Dani reviewed how we decide who needs an educational assistant Issues with Gr 10 monitoring-moderation - divides the school into 2 camps Discussion about streaming and segregation - appropriate for BISS? Can we have more out of class support for teachers?	Part A - setting up the differentiated assessment Part B - reporting on this to avoid confusion and allow articulation
24	02/03/2012	Personal Project – plans to finish and assess	March 15 products, After Spring break report, April 18 Exhibition Assessment and moderation discussion - Julie to consider alternative methods but will include training for all staff	PP meeting Gr 9 in June - get Gr 10's to make a list of ideas and tasks - what worked and what didn't work
25		Other activities	Cath - Goober Gun Julie - Photographer
26		Activity Week planning	Heads up - Retreat Monday Feb 20	Discussion needed re Trip leaders - who want to be? who can be?
27	Apologies: Mary Absent trip: Catherine	Department meetings • Discuss strategies • Expectations for frequency and feedback • When to invite the MYP Coordinator	Julie to visit each department before the Spring break	Monitoring results
28		Unit planning - the big 3 revisited	http://myp.biss.wikispaces.net/MYP+Unit+Planning	Please review with departments
29		Digital portfolio development	Team needed to review this - http://portfolios.biss.wikispaces.net/home	Make the most of PD days early in the year, don't assume people know what is going on. Work with the new teachers more to increase understanding. Consider expectations - is it outside assessment? accountability? Vertical streaming sessions for portfolio?
30	10/02/2012	Career Week March 5-9	IDU plans - share class activities	Suggestion students text supervising teacher each day while on the job
31		Reporting	Dani to send out details	Jan 20 deadline - then another deadline after CNY for reports February 10
32	01/10/0201		Humanities - working on the 3 - Hank and Mary doing work, supporting Glen who only teaches one section and one year level. 8 & 10 Science - Some review and tweaking - but most ok Chinese - Long meeting this week, reviewing units, helping David translate into English Language A - English is fine re MYP units but by end of year need to introduce applied linguistics starting at about Gr 8. Korean and Japanese still some work to do on the 3 PE - Too much info in the 3 areas. 10th grade solid, some other grades not complete. Working on getting assessment onto Atlas Maths - Finished Gr 10, doing some changes - Moving units around to get Monitoring assignments done sem 1. Mark working on Gr 7. Now looking at Gr 9. Gr 8 Tracy and Stan to work on.
33		Coming back to Department meetings - further clarification
34	Apologies from Cath	Course Descriptions - 3 - 4 x sentences for each unit? - highlight concept, AoI and what students will learn and do. - Subject description for reports - 250 characters	Learning objectives and course descriptions. Work towards a program guide - Find existing scope and sequence - can we use this?	Reports January 13 approx for subject descriptions Program guide - Dani and Julie to work on template for parents/teachers. Determine style guide.
35		Department Budgets - procedures and deadlines	Last bulk order for OS deadline Dec 9	Jan 6 - deadline for budget suggestions. Dani to send out proforma for budget submissions. Add ball park prices. Audrey to also source items and costs.
36	01/10/2014	Department Meetings • Discuss strategies • Expectations for frequency and feedback • When to invite the MYP Coordinator	MYP Coordinator to be invited to a department meeting before the Winter break It is expected dept meetings will take place at least once a month	Send minutes and any other feedback/documentation to MYP Coord
37		• Unit planning guide and checklist - see other documents • AOI Scope and Sequence	Did not address A0I scope and sequence as such Essential docs being placed on this wiki: http://myp.biss.wikispaces.net/MYP+Unit+Planning	Review and feedback needed by next MYP meeting, December 1.
38		UNIT PLANNING REVIEW Focus on: Semester 1 units Grade 10 – significant concepts, Guiding questions and Areas of Interaction review – follow up from SS staff meeting this week. (See other documents) Questions – • What training do staff need on this? • How best to do this (staff meetings? Department meetings?)	Other documents were emailed to coordinators. These included Atlas analysis of units for Significant concept and A0I	Departments to review Semester 1 units in conjunction with unit planning tools.
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