Results from WASC Home Groups- GROUP 8: SCIENCE
Meeting Agenda for September 28, 2004

What 3 improvements should we make in this area?

1.) Labs 2.) Kits 3.) Textbooks

How could we accomplish this task?


LABS:
*Utilize parent involvement with teaching
*Sat. Labs at Waterford High School for different levels (or Traveling Labs)
*Dan Wyrick (vendor in Lodi)
*Web links on site to virtual Labs online

KITS:
*Create grade level suggested science experiments that correlate with standards and/ or texts (kits should include manuals)
*Use kits created by Science in a Nutshell
*Create these kits for reusable purposes and checkout at school sites

TEXTBOOKS:
*Have suggested text titles for each grade level/ ability level with a complete description of materials needed for the course (revisit what was started this summer and make it more users friendly)
*Correlate the KITS with the texts

Who should accomplish this task?

ES‚s knowledgeable in the area of Science. Host Curriculum Development In-services offered to ES‚s for Professional Growth hours. Offer a stipend to an ES who is willing to take a look at the texts and put together packets for suggested use.

When is a reasonable timeline to have this task accomplished?

This task should be reasonably finished in a one year period to be ready for benchmarks. During the first semester provide a stipend to an ES so that by second semester kits can be made to match texts.
Or

Have ES‚s send suggestions in Early Fall with the names of certain texts/materials they like and what grade level they go with. Have one ES or a Science committee take a look at the information and chart it out. This information can be finalized into lists. In Spring look at texts and find experiments and manuals to go with them.
Results from WASC Home Groups- GROUP 8: SCIENCE
Meeting Agenda for September 28, 2004

What 3 improvements should we make in this area?

1.) Labs 2.) Kits 3.) Textbooks

How could we accomplish this task?


LABS:
*Utilize parent involvement with teaching
*Sat. Labs at Waterford High School for different levels (or Traveling Labs)
*Dan Wyrick (vendor in Lodi)
*Web links on site to virtual Labs online

KITS:
*Create grade level suggested science experiments that correlate with standards and/ or texts (kits should include manuals)
*Use kits created by Science in a Nutshell
*Create these kits for reusable purposes and checkout at school sites

TEXTBOOKS:
*Have suggested text titles for each grade level/ ability level with a complete description of materials needed for the course (revisit what was started this summer and make it more users friendly)
*Correlate the KITS with the texts

Who should accomplish this task?

ES‚s knowledgeable in the area of Science. Host Curriculum Development In-services offered to ES‚s for Professional Growth hours. Offer a stipend to an ES who is willing to take a look at the texts and put together packets for suggested use.

When is a reasonable timeline to have this task accomplished?

This task should be reasonably finished in a one year period to be ready for benchmarks. During the first semester provide a stipend to an ES so that by second semester kits can be made to match texts.
Or

Have ES‚s send suggestions in Early Fall with the names of certain texts/materials they like and what grade level they go with. Have one ES or a Science committee take a look at the information and chart it out. This information can be finalized into lists. In Spring look at texts and find experiments and manuals to go with them.