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Loving the new template so far! One question- Will this Lesson Plan be taking the place of the lesson plans GE teachers have to create every month for our grade level teams? Or something extra?
Thanks! :)

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You all are talking about chunking lessons and just said the closing could just be 10-15 minutes-- with the new ALEKS requirement for students to work on their own for 20 miniutes each class we have 35 minutes TOTAL to welcome, introduce, teach, practice, etc. I do not know how all of these sections can be done well in only 35 minutes. (especially when some dont log in until 5-10 min after class starts)

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We will need some direction on how this will work with GE teachers getting direction from GE teams during PLCs on the lessons.  This will be quite different from how lessons are currently designed.  I'll put this in the padlet too.  It'd be nice if GE was designing lessons this way as well so it could be consistent across the board and we won't have to do our own thing in the co-teaching classes and be an island basically.

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Pam Aylor/Ashley Ledford

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The new lesson plan- is this for the week or day? If for the week, I am guessing before each class since content will be differentiated based on the results from the previous day. In addition, does this take the place of the weekly form we fill out as co-teachers? I am assuming so.

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I have 3 preps with 5 different teachers. Where do I find the time to plan with each of them?
Linda Lewis

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How will this work for co-teachers with multiple gen ed teachers? And for Gen Ed teachers, how will this work with multiple co-teachers? How will this work with co-teacher subs?

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Really not trying to be negative, but just concerned.  SS is 2 times a week, 45 minutes.  Very difficult to maintain pacing as it is.  Same with science.  What it sounds like your proposing would absolutely work in BAM with 5 days a week and a 55 minute block.  But 2 days a week, 90 minutes total a week? We're not going to be able to keep up with pacing.

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A lot of the class is I do and We do ... and then the You do is outside of class when they work on their independent assignmnets.  And champ hour is used for remediation.  Also outside of class guided notes, extra credit assignments, and things like that.

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I do think that this COULD work if co-teachers were with ONE teacher all day. In BAM, I was with ONE coteacher all day and we ended up making an AWESOME team. Every responsibility was shared. I wish GCA would adopt this model as best practice.
CHELSEA CRAWFORD

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Our IP has us teaching a new topic almost every day (there are a few topics that get more than one day) and sometimes two topics on block day. We can get ahead or behind by a day or two, but with the number of priority standards we can only get so far behind before they miss other topics compeletly.  Broken down we have about 30 minutes for each topic (warm up to review previous topic about 5 minutes and then last 20 minutes SPED kids are gone for ALEKS), Introducing a new topic to students who are 2 or more grade levels below is difficult, but teaching it in 10-15 minutes so that they can then have a 10-15 min wrap up feels unrealistic. I use formative assessments on a daily basis, but with our IP we have to move on in order to stay on pace. CHAMP time and WIN helps alot (but I don't have SPED kids during CHAMP and usually they are with their SPED teacher during WIN session on Friday. I think all of the ideas you all are going over is wonderful, I just dont see how it will work with our pacing requirements.

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My concern is how are we going to have time to do this for every lesson? We have many other responsibiities and work overtime and weekends now!

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Please share an expected time frame you would like for us to incorporate all of this... mini lesson, grouping, student work time, SDI, progress monitoring, ticket out the door in our 55 minute class time

hfowler@georgiacyber.org
Hannah Fowler

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Can we get copies of these sample lessons? Audrian Ward

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Can we get copies of these sample lessons? Audrian Ward

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I know that SE teachers have been expressing concerns about not having enough time. EIP students receive two 45 minute support sessions a week while co-taught students receive the support in class only. Are there plans to provide co-taught students with that extra support next year?
Whitney Harper
wharper@georgiacyber.org

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Collaboration is so important to have a strong co-teaching team, and I am so glad we're going over strategies in this PD meeting! However, due to conflicting schedules of SPED and Gen Ed teachers as well as added responsibilities placed on SPED teachers, it is challenging to find time to collaborate. What is one thing the SPED department can take off of our SPED teachers' plates to help them build in more time to collaborate with their Gen Ed teachers?

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I agree with the above statement; I think it is true for GEN ED teachers as well. Our days are jam packed as is.

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What do we need to turn in for PD today, if anything?

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GCA is amazing how it accepts teacher feedback and listens. Not every system provides an open forum, and I think this is definitely one of GCA's strengths.

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Yes, co-teaching this year is placing a lot of added responsibilities on GEN ED teachers as well.

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I love all of the techniques we get to see in our various PD's, however, often times technology is used that we have to purchase (Padlet, Peardeck, Glogster, Buncee, etc)...is there are a way for us to have resources highlighted that are free to use (similar to the Google resources that we were shown)
Thank you!!
Krystle Walls

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GCA purchased Padlet last year, our accounts still work. 

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GCA purchased Padlet last year, our accounts still work. 

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That is great, it will save me $12 per month- how can I access the GCA padlet? 

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That is great, it will save me $12 per month- how can I access the GCA padlet? 

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I've mentioned this before, but I think we should adopt 7 habits of highly effective kids … great book and really helps kids understand executive functioning, responsibility, etc … here's the skills but of course it's not in depth: Be Proactive. I have a “Can Do” attitude. ... Begin With the End in Mind. I plan ahead and set goals. ... Put First Things First. I spend my time on things that are most important. ... Think Win-Win. I want everyone to be a success. ... Seek First to Understand. ... Synergize. ... Sharpen the Saw.

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(1) List of FREE interactive resources
(2) 5 Teachers, 3 Prep. How? - Built in common planning time
(3) Removal of Task(s) for teachers
(4) Pat ourselves on the back - SE District is open and does listen to teacher feedback
(5) Scheduling - Reading and Math remediation; transition

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I like the schedule, but my weeks change and always look different. I get lots of emails with tasks due by the end of the day. Lots of one offs that take me away from my scheduled tasks.

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Have any of the presenters ever taught at GCA? There is no way there is enough time in the day to do all this. I would LOVE to have more time with my co-teacher, but she has 5 periods to teach and 3 teachers. Plus IEPs and all the other tasks. It's frustrating that you think this is realistic.

As an admin you should be advocating that teachers take care of themselves and find work/life balance. You should NOT being telling teachers to block off extra time outside of work hours. If you are telling us to do that then you know we can't do all the work in each day. Which says more people need to be brought in to help.

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Also, if we're saying lunch is a non-negotiable, meetings should not be scheduled for us during lunchtime. If they are, we should have the right to decline them.

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We are not skill building in SS. We are presenting and reinforcing historical events that students need to be able to memorize and recall to be successful. That means repetition, participation, engagement, discussion, using study guides, videos, songs, graphic organizers, polling, guided notes, module resources, lesson checklist, etc.... to help them learn. With 2 days of 45 minutes weekly to teach the huge amount of SS standards, is already a challenge. Our students read on the mic and webcam, use the chat, poll and discuss learning targets daily. We also use TOTD to close and measure student learning after each lesson. I agree with Dan that the new model would be feasible without these time constraints and the fact that we are dealing with completely new content, not skill building like in Math or ELA for example. I am not trying to be negative, I just want to do what is best for our students.
Janet Vaughan

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I Work with multiple CTs who work with multiple gen ed teachers themselves. Leaves little time to actually meet as well as get tasks done together. Especially when accounting for their IEP caseload.

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Can someone provide more examples of what a "Deficit" would be for ELA? The example video mentioned vocabulary fluency, but I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around it. 

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Can someone provide more examples of what a "Deficit" would be for ELA? The example video mentioned vocabulary fluency, but I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around it. 

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I currently have a "sub" co-teacher and was wondering if all regular expectations apply, or are there different requirements and/or guidelines we should be following?
Thanks!
Liz Yount

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Contact Missy Lee about the padlet access. 

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Contact Missy Lee about the padlet access. 

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Are we going to have an ELA remediation program for SE students? Asking students to spend 130 minutes per week reading books and taking comprehension tests in RAZ is not focusing on anything but comprehension. What are we using for our non-readers?

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Are we going to have an ELA remediation program for SE students? Asking students to spend 130 minutes per week reading books and taking comprehension tests in RAZ is not focusing on anything but comprehension. What are we using for our non-readers?

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What is the expectation for lesson plans from here moving forward? 

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What is the expectation for lesson plans from here moving forward? 