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Close monitoring first few months by EF can go a long way in knowing the learning styles, needs and successes. 

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Close monitoring first few months by EF can go a long way in knowing the learning styles, needs and successes. 

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Put due dates on the ILP/AWR where the grade goes for pacing 

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Put due dates on the ILP/AWR where the grade goes for pacing 

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Explaining to incoming 9th graders the difference between middle school grades (MG, AG, etc) and A-F grading scales. The jump is huge and MG in middle school could range from a C to an A in high school.

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Encourage middle school learners to take an iLEAD Online course to try out the asynchronous model and see if it is a good fit for their learning style.

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Including plagiarism workshop, how to organize your schedule, navigate online platforms

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Offering multiple modes to display content mastery.

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Offering multiple modes to display content mastery.

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Executive function class or synch instruction for organizing time and planning.

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Letter grades in middle school/more individual accountability

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Letter grades in middle school/more individual accountability

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Often high school is the first time some students have ever experienced letter grades. Also, students may need more individual accountability in middle school - practice submitting work directly to EF via Google classroom or other method.

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Teach the MSers to turn in assignments at the deadline, help them make a schedule and meet regularly to keep them accountable

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How to prepare middle schoolers for high school

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How to prepare middle schoolers for high school

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Have them take a writing class. Write at Home is excellent.

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Some of my 9th graders get credit happy and want to take 8 classes. I try to encourage them to take 6 classes.

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Start discussing HS grading in middle school

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Start discussing HS grading in middle school

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There is a big jump from MS grading HS grading. Help them learn the language. Give them letter grades

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Scaffolding responsibility and accountability for learners over time, starting small and giving direct instruction ~ uploading their own work, correspondence, managing multiple platforms, designing a daily schedule, meeting deadlines, etc.

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Scaffolding responsibility and accountability for learners over time, starting small and giving direct instruction ~ uploading their own work, correspondence, managing multiple platforms, designing a daily schedule, meeting deadlines, etc.

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Build a HS team to specifically welcome freshmen and new learners (ie. crew)

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Build a HS team to specifically welcome freshmen and new learners (ie. crew)

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Supporting middle schoolers so that they are prepared for grades...start grading assignments with letter grades in middle school.

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Require a 9th grade study skills class for 1st semester

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Require a 9th grade study skills class for 1st semester

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Provide continuous check ins. (Pacing, unfamiliar platforms, change class if possible, too rigorous, past years weren't rigorous to support current class, etc)
Model time organization / management skills

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Working on Close Reading Skills and How-to Write Organized Essays during middle school years

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Working on Close Reading Skills and How-to Write Organized Essays during middle school years

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8th graders NEED to be prepped for high school. 1 year of increased expectations would go a long way.

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Be mindful of middle school curriculum - maybe choose more rigorous to prepare for high school

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Be mindful of middle school curriculum - maybe choose more rigorous to prepare for high school

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Freshman focus opportunity? {as in many brick and mortar schools}

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Freshman focus opportunity? {as in many brick and mortar schools}

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Amping up expectations for lower grades (6-8) in preparation.
Intervening sooner, by LP1 or LP2.
Weekly schedule
Weekly checklist
Live Check ins

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Support through setting work schedules, regular accountability, frontloading parents for the need to stay engaged despite students working on such platforms like iLead Online.

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Writing help for MS:Jack Kris for writing

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Writing help for MS:Jack Kris for writing

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All the work is graded and you are held accountable.

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Broader school discussion on working parents/kids working unsupervised

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Broader school discussion on working parents/kids working unsupervised

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Take ilead online during 8th grade or the summer to prep for 9th grade expectations

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Take ilead online during 8th grade or the summer to prep for 9th grade expectations

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Frequent Check Ins, Pacing Guides, organization skills and discussions

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Frequent Check Ins, Pacing Guides, organization skills and discussions

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There were lots of conversations and check-ins with the learner, offered pacing guides, organization discussions, and tips—connected the learner with high school counselors. Positive reinforcement.

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Introduce middle schoolers to high school platforms, so they know which vendors they like and will be successful.

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enormous differences in expectations  for writing from middle to high school, lack of student sophistication in written mechanics.

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Better prep in 8th grade - ie. bootcamp for what to expect (for parents and learners)

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Better prep in 8th grade - ie. bootcamp for what to expect (for parents and learners)

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Teaching/ prepping new 9th graders for understanding that they are the primary contact/ communicator with their teachers. 

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Teaching/ prepping new 9th graders for understanding that they are the primary contact/ communicator with their teachers. 

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Have a suggested list of MS curriculum that support the skills needed in HS. 

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Have a suggested list of MS curriculum that support the skills needed in HS. 

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8th or 9th grade orientation of how to do some of these adulting things and skills

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Team up with peers who have proven they can be successful

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9th graders don't always understand that they become the primary communicator/contact in high school. Their parents are not the main point of contact.

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9th graders don't always understand that they become the primary communicator/contact in high school. Their parents are not the main point of contact.

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Learners need to be supported by the adults around them. Help learners to establish a plan for time management and create time and space for accountability and check ins. Also, find ways to find what interests them and add that to planning to fit in high interest subjects throughout the week.

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Teaching parents to help their kids to begin "baby steps" toward independence.

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Offer study skills class for 8th or 9th graders. Emphasize skills such as analyzing, expository writing, MLA etc.

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Offer study skills class for 8th or 9th graders. Emphasize skills such as analyzing, expository writing, MLA etc.

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Buddy 9th graders up with a senior or junior to support them for tips/tricks

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Buddy 9th graders up with a senior or junior to support them for tips/tricks

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Make a better correlations with MG % grades.

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Maybe try to have middle schoolers have an online class to get them used to discussion posts and deadlines.

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Can we offer AND require a writing class in 8th grade?

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Can we offer AND require a writing class in 8th grade?

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Solutions: Start earlier in middle school with stronger writing curriculum, more accountability in high school, additional tutoring, more A-G classes with more teacher support

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Utilize the counselors. Frequent check-ins at the end of the 8th grade year. Investing in our learners.

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know all their passwords and have everything bookmarked

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25% is reflective and likely a strong overlap with the 40% plus Title 1 Learners, wrap around family support for families facing many challenges are needed

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25% is reflective and likely a strong overlap with the 40% plus Title 1 Learners, wrap around family support for families facing many challenges are needed

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Connecting the dots and knowledge for each subject so students can see how concepts build and work together. (the big picture)

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Organizational tools ie calendars, apps

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Parent does not monitor, leaves them to own devices.

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Parent does not monitor, leaves them to own devices.

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Not recommended for 9th grade especially with the rigor of the writing

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Maybe students are feeling un motivated or they might feel unfamiliar with the program and responsibilities of it.

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Giving learner more responsibility in middle school for their education

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Giving learner more responsibility in middle school for their education

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provide free/super affordable ilead online writing class. 

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provide free/super affordable ilead online writing class. 

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Weekly pacing guide and weekly check-ins!

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Weekly pacing guide and weekly check-ins!

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Model how to organize their time- show them how to plan assigments and spread out across the semester

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Model how to organize their time- show them how to plan assigments and spread out across the semester

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Prepare 7th/8th grade students to respond to deadlines and manage online platforms.

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Prepare 7th/8th grade students to respond to deadlines and manage online platforms.

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Need extra support for scheduling, planning, daily routine

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Need extra support for scheduling, planning, daily routine

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Needed for all learners

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Help parents to create a more rigorous instruction in 7th/8th grade to prepare for the rigor of high school.

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Help parents to create a more rigorous instruction in 7th/8th grade to prepare for the rigor of high school.

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A lot of independence is expected from 8th to 9th

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A lot of independence is expected from 8th to 9th

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Loading up with too many difficult classes right off the bat

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They need extra support to transition to high school: Weekly To-Do lists, finding the right classes and organizing the platforms.

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They need extra support to transition to high school: Weekly To-Do lists, finding the right classes and organizing the platforms.

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More writing support needed- more time spent with EF woking on this

Help with study skills- breaking down assignments, chunking, "how to" study

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start issuing grades in 8th grade or maybe 7th so they get used to grades

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start issuing grades in 8th grade or maybe 7th so they get used to grades

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So much more accountability! the work load shifts immensely

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So much more accountability! the work load shifts immensely

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It's a lot to be on different online platforms