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2008-09

Date each entry and put the newest entry at the top of the list.
9/15/09 Spisak, Brevoort, Bodenstab, Pollock Discussion of summer curriculum meeting; where we are and where we are currently headed. Rationale for changes. Copies of common vocabulary.
4/29/09 Brunschwyler, Gera, Broadley
Discussed remaining units- Chemistry, Natural Resources, Energy (Potential & Kinetic, Law of Conservation of Energy.)

the list.
4/29/09
Brunschwyler,
9/15/09 Spisak, Brevoort, Bodenstab, Pollock Discussion of summer curriculum meeting; where we are and where we are currently headed. Rationale for changes. Copies of common vocabulary.
4/29/09 Brunschwyler, Gera, Broadley
Discussed remaining units- Chemistry, Natural Resources, Energy (Potential & Kinetic, Law of Conservation of Energy.)
Shared videos with corresponding workbook of related activities for Energy Unit.

May 20, 2009
8th Grade Social Studies teachers
Discussed Ch. 25/26 Timeline/Pacing
Finalized review sheet for S.S. final exam
Set date to hand out Final exam materials (5/28/09)
Took Final Exam to print
April 29, 2009
8th Grade Social Studies teachers

20 April 2009 (Collins/Crowley)
Ms. Collins tested the Episodic memory lane by using a personal pronoun chart in a specific location. This increased retention and grades. Mr.Crowley used an Emotional Lane by role playing a project on the forty niners. Students engaged in their own learning. Today we examined how novelty engages the brain and increases retention through the use of humor, movement, multi-sensory instruction, quiz games, and music.
18 May 2009 (Collins/Crowley)
Using closure to enhance sense and meaning
Closure was incorporated into key concept areas by using Socratic methods to have students summarize the key concepts they learned to incorporate the knowledge into long term memory. This method was used during opening questions to review inform, during assignments (procedural closure) to make connections and terminal closure at the end of a class.
This strategy aids movement from short term to long term memory as the students are required to access prior knowledge, apply current knowledge and after a short period of time they need to be able to rephrase in “kid language” therefore students now own their knowledge.
We stared to discuss mnemonic strategies. We will pick-up here next time.

They may also present monthly to staff during staff meetings
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May 11
Mandi Q, Janelle H, Marcia D, Michelle M, Ann F, Jeannine B, Judy B, Matt B, Chris M, Dan C, Hilary B, Jackie B, Anita Q, Kevin C, Virginia K
we had an end of the year celebration!
April 13
present: J Hadly, M Quinn, Marcia DiGregorio, D Cipollini, C Matz, Kevin Crossman, M Baumgardner, M Moser, C Little, J Schuster, H Brogan, B Kelley, A Ferron, J Bostwick, J Broadley, J Battinieri, J Thacher, V Kelsall

Personal Learning Network - . {Grow Your Own PLN.pdf}
Wordle - create a visual out of any list of words or word document. make one with Obama's acceptance speech. {Obama aceptance speech.doc} and then compare it with George Bush's acceptance speec {Bush200 acceptance.docx}
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April 13, 2009
Bailey, Basilio, Brevoort, Brunschwyler, Cleveland, Crowley, Cummins, Garber, Gera, Ilgenfritz, Kropp, Marshall, R.Martin, Mawson, McHutchison, O'Connell, O'Rourke, Sapyata, Spisak, S.Sudimak, Woodland, Zielinski

explore websites, etc.
May ,2009
Top 10 web2.0 tools you can use right away.
Personal Learning Network - . {Grow Your Own PLN.pdf}
Wordle - create a visual out of any list of words or word document. make one with Obama's acceptance speech. {Obama aceptance speech.doc} and then compare it with George Bush's acceptance speec {Bush200 acceptance.docx}

Top 10 web2.0 tools you can use right away.
Personal Learning Network - . {Grow Your Own PLN.pdf}
Wordle - create a visual out of any list of words or word document. make one with Obama's acceptance speech. {Obama aceptance speech.doc} and then compare it with George Bush's acceptance speec {Bush200 acceptance.docx}
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April 13, 2009