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Some teachers have a hard time logging in to EduSmart with double logging in.  We need more training with STEMScopes and EduSmart.  There lots of resources to choose from. 

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Some teachers have a hard time logging in to EduSmart with double logging in.  We need more training with STEMScopes and EduSmart.  There lots of resources to choose from. 

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Not finding the STAAR redesign questions for teachers to use in science assessments. (Idea: Can be found in EduSMART/Look in October Meeting Newslette)

Some links in the KUD's not working for videos and resources.

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STEMscopes has been great for hands on activities!

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STEMscopes has been great for hands on activities!

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We use STEMscopes when planning our science lessons and labs each week. It’s a great resource if you take the time to dig into it.

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Do all grade levels have the same curriculum document as 5th grade? If not, when might that happen?

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Some campuses use EduSmart and the guided notes.  It is easier for teachers and students to follow.  We like the virtual labs for students to complete independently. STEMScopes is being used digitally by assigning parts to the students.  We like to Science Rocks and the hands-on activities.  

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Some campuses use EduSmart and the guided notes.  It is easier for teachers and students to follow.  We like the virtual labs for students to complete independently. STEMScopes is being used digitally by assigning parts to the students.  We like to Science Rocks and the hands-on activities.  

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What do we do with outdated resources and/or updating equipment?  Juggling full-time teaching jobs and balancing with science facilitator can be challenging.

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Make suggestions on labs but no answer keys to help make connections.

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Make suggestions on labs but no answer keys to help make connections.

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Finding teacher background info on Stemscopes.

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Logging in to EDUSMart difficulties, and STEMScopes as well.  Lack of some teachers using these resources, especially if they aren't 5th grade teachers.  Both sites seem saturated with "stuff".  

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Logging in to EDUSMart difficulties, and STEMScopes as well.  Lack of some teachers using these resources, especially if they aren't 5th grade teachers.  Both sites seem saturated with "stuff".  

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-Additional training for brand new teachers or new to district in STEMscopes, EduSMART, etc.
-How do we update our list when we get new students in certain apps?
-Is there a generic list of what we are supposed to have as part of our Science Lab/closet inventory?
- Best way to find out what each grade level needs for curriculum when you have new teachers coming in and out of grade levels?

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As assessments, introducing content as well as for C-E-R. Also utilizing the EduSmart videos for absent students. The leveled reading choices have been beneficial.

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I could ask my principal for time to do a staff professional  development session to walk everyone through STEMScopes and answer questions.  Ask Science Department to come out to our campus to show how to use both.

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I could ask my principal for time to do a staff professional  development session to walk everyone through STEMScopes and answer questions.  Ask Science Department to come out to our campus to show how to use both.

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Had a showcase of our science lab at the beginning of the year, and teachers enjoyed seeing what we had in the lab, and gave me feedback on what we needed

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Had a showcase of our science lab at the beginning of the year, and teachers enjoyed seeing what we had in the lab, and gave me feedback on what we needed

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Using Ny Times picture of the week to write CERs!

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EduSmart works good for introduction of topic. STEMscopes is great for the explore components.

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STEMscopes
Use assessments as exit slips
Investigations and activities
Engagement Activities
Teacher Background in first tab
Virtual Labs

EduSmart
Use for students who are absent
Cloze notes
Assigning Quizzes - Hard to find grades - Need a click sheet for how to access

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Will Science Weekly be an accessible resource for us?

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Will Science Weekly be an accessible resource for us?

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Some teachers use pre-assessments, labs, and various post assessments.
The use of the picture vocabulary and CER resources.
Planning purposes because some of the STEMscopes videos, etc can be a little outdated for students. Edusmart is more used for student resource vs STEMscopes being more for teachers.

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PD sessions. It can be overwhelming because so much is available. Teachers need to know specifics on which parts could be useful because so much is available. Email reminders and offering to go during a conference period to support a specific grade-level.

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Requesting CO help to give a "crash course" on STEMscope and EduSmart. Create a Science Committee to disseminate information.

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STEMscopes supports more of the GE population and EduSmart supports of special education population with videos and vocabulary.

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STEMscopes supports more of the GE population and EduSmart supports of special education population with videos and vocabulary.

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Science facilitator meet with teams during plans and how resources need to can and can be used.

Providing click sheets for where to find and how to's for STEMscopes and EduSmart- Can it be included in the Curriculum Document?

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Use Stemscopes more than Edusmart.

Edusmart has fill in the blanks that are good for STAAR redesign like hot spots,  fill in the blank, and drag and drop. Assign videos and students know how to take notes.

Stemscopedia under the explain tab is also where you can use text and have students respond open ended and other STAAR redesign type questions.  Also under closing and evaluation. Use grades for both science and reading.

Also math connections under stemscopes to make connections.

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Sharing resources with team leads at the beginning of the year thru a meeting to create a connection and let them know what supports can be given with Science. PD Sessions, open communication, Email reminders, having 1 person per grade level who plans the subject area as your point of contact to help them with PD.

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Celebration - Trained and using the Planetarium!  Having a plan to have all grade levels go into the Science lab and utilizing it! 5th grade is departmentalized  so Science is protected time!  

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Celebration - Trained and using the Planetarium!  Having a plan to have all grade levels go into the Science lab and utilizing it! 5th grade is departmentalized  so Science is protected time!  

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Challenge - Some units are only social studies TEKS which do not have hands-on activities.  The lower grades do not have enough time on their schedules and it is used for library and counselor time!

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STEMscopes: Hands-on Lessons, CERs, Reading Passages

EduSmart: questions and how they are formulated

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Campuses really into creatures and looking at Life Science.  A lot of new teachers that need support.

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Will we test MAP Science?

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Updates links in digital resources so that the links work. The video links do not work on safeshare.

More resources to use for the HEB part of the matter unit.

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Lots of new staff, with lots to learn. There is a heavy a focus on rdg and math. The time frame for science is limited!

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Challenge-pulling from multiple resources is challenging versus using one resource for continuity of student learning. 

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Challenge-pulling from multiple resources is challenging versus using one resource for continuity of student learning. 

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Celebration- unit inventory being done

Challenge- finding hands on items for unit inventory.
finding items, pictures, resources, etc for the unit inventory
Possibly considering a resource bank to get all of ideas for unit inventory
loss of materials due to teachers trying to do unit inventory and not returning items.

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Challenges: Never enough time, don't have enough time to plan really great things, moving forward with new technology and resources from old ones

Celebrations: Teachers are utilizing STEM teachers/Sci Facilitators to ask for Science help, Science lab/closets being utilized especially in older grades

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Will full or part-time AST positions ever come back? We need to create a method to teach new knowledge to campuses.

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5th grade teams might use it a little more than other grade levels.  3rd grade has new curriculum which can be overwhelming to some teachers without adding on EDUSmart and STEMscopes resources.  It seems that EDUSmart follows the PEARSON scope and sequence, so it is a little easier to find lessons.  Vertical planning can help with planning lessons for all grade levels.  

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5th grade teams might use it a little more than other grade levels.  3rd grade has new curriculum which can be overwhelming to some teachers without adding on EDUSmart and STEMscopes resources.  It seems that EDUSmart follows the PEARSON scope and sequence, so it is a little easier to find lessons.  Vertical planning can help with planning lessons for all grade levels.  

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Did unit inventory for team and it was a success!

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We need to add more Science, protected time in our schedules.  We have so many resources that we cannot implement all of them effectively. We do not think the integration of Science and Social Studies curriculum is effective and hope to see a more sensible integration in the future or maybe separate the subjects!

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We need to add more Science, protected time in our schedules.  We have so many resources that we cannot implement all of them effectively. We do not think the integration of Science and Social Studies curriculum is effective and hope to see a more sensible integration in the future or maybe separate the subjects!

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A 4th grade team is using their extra room as their own personal grade-level lab!!!!

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Planetarium calendar more accessible.

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Unit Inventory- could there be a resource bank instead of each teacher re-inventing the wheel.
loss of supplies because teachers are failing to return items used in unit inventory.

Timeframe and falling behind due to unit inventory seems to be an issue and a struggle for many teachers. (scheduling issues, etc)

SHOUT OUT: thank you for having the STEMscopes and Edusmart on the portal- it has helped increase the use of both of them.

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More time is definitely needed

STAAR Question- No time limit?

Amount of testing overall for all subjects

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Students have been excited to go to the science room, and always ask to go. Success with improvement on C-E-R responses for 5th graders. Use of sentence stems has helped them generate ideas.

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Will we (or de we already have) be provided CER exemplars?

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Will we (or de we already have) be provided CER exemplars?