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If we are going to be using  laptops for all testing we should have a technology block so that students really know how to navigate technology, feel comfortable using it as a tool. 

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If we are going to be using  laptops for all testing we should have a technology block so that students really know how to navigate technology, feel comfortable using it as a tool. 

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latptops/ipads should be used to teach NOT tied up in testing

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latptops/ipads should be used to teach NOT tied up in testing

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provide rubrics

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I wonder if explicit discussing of codes and code switching could help students develop their language skills.

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expose students to a broad range of high quality, challenging and informational texts

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expose students to a broad range of high quality, challenging and informational texts

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Stamina has to be a part of the routines. 

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Stamina has to be a part of the routines. 

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Assessment of student reading with targeted interventions is important to get students onto grade level.

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Letter formation (penmanship) needs to taught in the lower grades

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Letter formation (penmanship) needs to taught in the lower grades

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It's okay to feel stressed out or frustrated when you are working hard to decode a text (especially one that is above grade level). Need to learn how to cope with the discomfort

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It's okay to feel stressed out or frustrated when you are working hard to decode a text (especially one that is above grade level). Need to learn how to cope with the discomfort

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clarifies the structure of the sequence throughout the year, but further complicates teaching for teachers without adequate resources. 

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clarifies the structure of the sequence throughout the year, but further complicates teaching for teachers without adequate resources. 

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Teachers need to find new and creative ways of motivating students to engage in higher quality writing

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Teachers need to find new and creative ways of motivating students to engage in higher quality writing

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Basic writing skills need to be taught. (capital letters, punctuation, paragraph formation)

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Basic writing skills need to be taught. (capital letters, punctuation, paragraph formation)

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Writing needs to be an explicit subject... students also need to be given opportunities to write about non testing things- personal narratives, poems, short stories so they can learn to love writing and be more comfortable with writing in general

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Writing needs to be an explicit subject... students also need to be given opportunities to write about non testing things- personal narratives, poems, short stories so they can learn to love writing and be more comfortable with writing in general

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Students need to build stamina and develop the understanding that they are expected to express their understanding in a specific length and with a specific quality every single time they write.

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Students need to build stamina and develop the understanding that they are expected to express their understanding in a specific length and with a specific quality every single time they write.

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Need to explicitly teach how to synthesize the central idea or argument of a text.

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Use of technology: I feel like paper-based essays / organizational tools (like notebooks) are obsolete, but we do not have the resources available to conduct our classes using the resources on
Google Classroom.

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This is terrific.  Challenging students, teaching the ability to analyze, think, defend, and listen is critical in life.  

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This is terrific.  Challenging students, teaching the ability to analyze, think, defend, and listen is critical in life.  

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feels similar to our CER work that we are already doing

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feels similar to our CER work that we are already doing

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Giving assignments that allow for debatable questions. Debate first and then follow up with an essay assignment.

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In science, students need more practice with informational/explanatory writing.

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there is a focus on writing in all the genres.

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there is a focus on writing in all the genres.

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Collaborating with grade level team members to ensure that writing and strategies taught across content areas are consistent. 

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Collaborating with grade level team members to ensure that writing and strategies taught across content areas are consistent. 

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Adds rigor and demands more writing for students.

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Adds rigor and demands more writing for students.

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Teaching how to navigate techonology is IMPERATIVE or those who do not have access to tech at home with be set back exponentially

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Need to be comfortable writing arguments that are supported by text evidence (not just personal opinion)

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Language skills are linked- not exclusive

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Language skills are linked- not exclusive

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It is also allowing us to see where they need to be in the upper grades rather than just focusing on our own grade level

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Looking at the current status to adjust the improvments and expectations

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Looking at the current status to adjust the improvments and expectations

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Using language development strategies from Literacy Squared such as Lotta Lara, in which students are exposed to higher leveled texts that are heavily scaffolded in order to meet the needs of all students

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Using language development strategies from Literacy Squared such as Lotta Lara, in which students are exposed to higher leveled texts that are heavily scaffolded in order to meet the needs of all students

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Conventions matter! Students need to use standard English punctuation, capitalization, etc. correctly.

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Using evidence from multiple texts and explaining why that's important as opposed to just copying information from the text.

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Students need to be able to tap into background knowledge to fully understand all components of texts.

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continue to strengthen writing across grade levels

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continue to strengthen writing across grade levels

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Allow students brainstorming time and work on the writing process. 

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Allow students brainstorming time and work on the writing process. 

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Normalizing error, allowing students to take risks with their writing and their thinking.

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More time on texts and writing projects.  Push and challenge students.  Follow-up questions, harder texts, no settling/higher standards

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More time on texts and writing projects.  Push and challenge students.  Follow-up questions, harder texts, no settling/higher standards

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It is less focused on HOW students acquire information and more focused on WHAT they do with the info 

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It is less focused on HOW students acquire information and more focused on WHAT they do with the info 

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Stick with one text for longer amount of time to allow for deeper analysis.

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Teachers need to begin working early on their students writing (clear and cohesive, revising, editing etc.) Writing skills need to be taught at every grade level so each year we are building on new skills and not starting from many different levels/points.

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Teachers need to begin working early on their students writing (clear and cohesive, revising, editing etc.) Writing skills need to be taught at every grade level so each year we are building on new skills and not starting from many different levels/points.

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Providing supports/interventions for those kids that are falling behind. 

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Providing supports/interventions for those kids that are falling behind. 

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Choosing texts that challenge all students requires more differentiation / modification than simply getting all students on grade level.

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Choosing texts that challenge all students requires more differentiation / modification than simply getting all students on grade level.

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Ensuring that students are comfortable with the foundations of writing before beginning analytical essay writing.

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Creating consistency among grade levels and aligning our instruction to the standards. Making sure we are also vertically aligned with the other grade levels

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Creating consistency among grade levels and aligning our instruction to the standards. Making sure we are also vertically aligned with the other grade levels

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Teachers need to find ways to scaffold and support students who are significantly below grade-level so that they can access grade-level curriculum, while also finding time during guided reading to support them at their instructional levels.

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Teachers need to find ways to scaffold and support students who are significantly below grade-level so that they can access grade-level curriculum, while also finding time during guided reading to support them at their instructional levels.

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Use "diverse media and formats," not just books and articles.

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Exposing students to a range of readings, and ensuring that students are able to break apart paragraphs, and are able to paraphrase what they have read. Perhaps this skill can be reinforced within guided reading.  

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Exposing students to a range of readings, and ensuring that students are able to break apart paragraphs, and are able to paraphrase what they have read. Perhaps this skill can be reinforced within guided reading.  

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Focus on deconstructing the question: What is the question asking me to do and where can I find this information in the text?

Teaching the writing process; modeling repeated sentence frames and sentence structures for ELLs so they don't feel lost when asked to write essays and can independently
formulate answers.

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We need more support for students in k1, k2, grades 1 and 2 to make sure we catch them early and prevent failure

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Students need to be able to understand that there are connections between content and that they can apply what they know from their lives to help them understand what they are learning.

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Students need to be able to understand that there are connections between content and that they can apply what they know from their lives to help them understand what they are learning.

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Trying to incorporate structured essay writing through curriculum that we are teaching that does not explicitly teach it.

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Trying to incorporate structured essay writing through curriculum that we are teaching that does not explicitly teach it.

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Asking students to explain their reasoning.

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Asking students to explain their reasoning.

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How do we build consistency across grade levels without confusion. For example, in science, I see confusion between informational writing and the style used to analyze literature.

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Trying to weave essay writing

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Making sure that mentor texts provided by curriculum are at or above grade level

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Making sure that mentor texts provided by curriculum are at or above grade level

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Building endurance, "digging deep", the ability to debate (explain, support, and listen), teaching the process of writing and reducing the frustration level of correction and going back, re-reading, etc...

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Building endurance, "digging deep", the ability to debate (explain, support, and listen), teaching the process of writing and reducing the frustration level of correction and going back, re-reading, etc...

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Making sure that students are being exposed to above grade-level texts and answering questions that require higher-order thinking.

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Making sure that students are being exposed to above grade-level texts and answering questions that require higher-order thinking.

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Making sure that students are reading on grade level and the students who are showing difficulties with decoding are 1) getting interventions and 2) receiving oral instruction at at or above their cognitive abilities