January 15, 2010

• From : Martha Ann Allison:  It is important that you are aware of upcoming on-site teaching that is being coordinated between ASIM and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. HAIB has developed several labs for ASIM and has offered to co-teach these with the specialists in area classrooms. The dates they will be in each region are listed below.

Agenda for ASIM & HAIB - JSU Biology
Wed AM - Genetic students at Pell City High School doing the HNPCC lab the the Gene & Consequences lab
Wed PM - Genetic students at Pell City High School doing the HNPCC lab the the Gene & Consequences lab
Thur AM - AP Biology students at Pell City High School doing the Expanded DNA extraction lab and the Gene & Consequences lab

• Our book study on The Art of Connecting by O.S. Hawkins has been canceled.
• For our meeting on Jan. 25, please list your concerns/issues/problems on a notecard.  One issue per note card.  On the back of that notecard, list solutions. 
• From Pam Williams concerning the content building on Feb. 24:  Tanya,
  
  That date is during the director’s meeting. Right now, the meeting is tentative. There is a possibility that it will be changed or canceled. Mr. Ricks will provide more details about the meeting at a later time.
  
  
  
  
  
• Scott Foresman has given permission to share the Pearson SuccessNet codes for the New Investigation with AMSTI schools that have already completed year 2 which do not have the new edition. 
• Lynn and Tanya are working on a distribution plan.  Has to be controlled and flyers given to individual AMSTI teachers, not faxed or email.  Details to follow.
• We can hold a workshop: Beyond Paper and Pencil, the "T" in AMSTI and help year 3 AMSTI  teachers learn to use the SuccessNet. - Think about it
Hi Tanya, I want to touch base and make sure you all know that I have moved positions. I am now at Coldwater Elementary School. I look forward to continuing working with you and your staff in my new position. I hope you have a great weekend. MM Michael Maniscalco Assistant Principal Coldwater Elementary School (256) 241-3870 fax (256) 236-6061
• The April State meeting will be math and science specialist.  Dates April 6,7, and 8.  Place is yet to be decided.   

Begin thinking...and putting together, choosing dates....  workshops to offer this summer -  We need dates and get them scheduled and let the schools know about them.

• GLOBE and Math go together like Milk and Oreo's
• Alphebet Soup : COS,ARMT, SAT10, AHSGE and ASA -
•       basically a worksession to help the teachers find the test objectives in the COS and correlate to AMSTI materials
• How about a GLOBE for year 3 schools - to help reinforce protocals - maybe go through some they didn't do in SI or some that are really difficult, kinda as a refresher...  Just a thought, science folks let me know what you think. 
• AMSTI Instructional Stratgies -- maybe Mary and Sue what yall did for Duran
• 5E's
• Merging old and new: Turning Textbook Lessons into AMSTI lessons