MCPS Writing Cohort - kickoff by Kelly Reider https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7 Strengths, Challenges, Goals en-us 2022-02-28 20:24:45 UTC 2025-12-20 23:56:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Addressing gaps in their writing skills. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072382736 2022-03-01 22:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072382736 Modeling strategies https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383166 2022-03-01 22:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383166 thinking of supports and scaffolds for MLs https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383173 2022-03-01 22:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383173 Working with graphic organizers. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383195 2022-03-01 22:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383195 Helping students to expand their writing. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383288 2022-03-01 22:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383288 Helping them improve their punctuation. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383328 2022-03-01 22:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383328 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383386 20+ years of teaching]]> 2022-03-01 22:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383386 Goals: https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383395 Being able to support all students through the writing process.]]> 2022-03-01 22:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383395 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383424 Vocabulary for students who just come to the country ]]> 2022-03-01 22:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383424 Students to feel successful and not feel intimidated by this task https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383464 2022-03-01 22:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383464 Edge https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383484 Providing scaffolds, sentence starters and supports.]]> 2022-03-01 22:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383484 How to help students produce written work that is truly their own voice (vs copying what I model for them). https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383506 2022-03-01 22:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383506 Scaffolds and resources https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383620 2022-03-01 22:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383620 sentence frames https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383687 2022-03-01 22:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383687 being able to meet a variety of needs https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383698 2022-03-01 22:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383698 meeting all of the students' needs, getting students to be more independent once they have more skills https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383707 2022-03-01 22:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383707 Provide student with a meaningful instruction that will improve their writing across all subjects. susanescobarcomandari https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383714 2022-03-01 22:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383714 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383745 Modeling]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383745 Helping students use academic vocabulary in their writing https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383754 2022-03-01 22:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383754 Helping them to organize their writing. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383767 2022-03-01 22:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383767 Helping students in their individual needs https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383795 2022-03-01 22:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383795 Time management https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383797 2022-03-01 22:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383797 providing scaffolds https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383798 2022-03-01 22:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383798 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383816 Finding creative ways to having meaningful writing in limited time frames.]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383816 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383852 guided modeling and using graphic organizers to help plan for writing]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383852 Edge https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383866 Meeting the pace needs of all students when writing.]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383866 timing for the lesson https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383887 2022-03-01 22:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383887 Address interest https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383905 I can integrate fun facts, student interests to topics about which we are writing.]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383905 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383908 Using academic vocabulary in mathematics writing response

]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383908 Creating graphic organizers to aide with writing https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383951 2022-03-01 22:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383951 More support for students below grade level since I am by myself during writing. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383958 2022-03-01 22:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072383958 Keeping my students motivated. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384009 2022-03-01 22:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384009 learning progressions https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384038 I have taught the writing process from k-5. I am pretty familiar with what is expected of students at each level, what they are able to do and where they are going.]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384038 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384071 Letter formation ]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384071 Providing models and sentence starters. Give them individualized feedback. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384169 2022-03-01 22:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384169 Working with individual writing needs within a group. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384182 2022-03-01 22:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384182 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384267 Creating scaffolds ]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384267 meeting the needs of each student https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384284 2022-03-01 22:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384284 new resources https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384294 2022-03-01 22:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384294 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384300 organize students writing

]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384300 Goal https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384325 Being able to have my ESOL students complete writing assignments independently without having to copy the teacher.]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384325 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384348 Helping my students write coherent paragraphs.

]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384348 To help students catch up to their grade level in writing ability. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384400 2022-03-01 22:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384400 Edge https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384418 Goals:
To improve on supporting all levels of ESL learners in writing and all steps of the writing process.]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384418 getting students excited about writing and finding ways to offer choice https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384449 2022-03-01 22:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384449 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384512 time management and meeting my students' individual needs]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384512 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384541 K- 1 students lack of phonemic awareness and phonics]]> 2022-03-01 22:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384541 Have a set of tools to improve my teaching https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384552 2022-03-01 22:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384552 How to help students organize their writing. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384568 2022-03-01 22:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384568 Structure https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384708 Breaking down parts of a writing goal/piece]]> 2022-03-01 22:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384708 Helping students organize their thoughts before writing https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384718 2022-03-01 22:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384718 Conferences https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384743 Having conferences that students can use to direct their own writing process.]]> 2022-03-01 22:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384743 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384754 thinking of supports and scaffolds

]]> 2022-03-01 22:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384754 Supporting writing for our SLIFE students. susanescobarcomandari https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384760 2022-03-01 22:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384760 I would like to learn how to pull out students' voices so that they can speak in the written word. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384835 2022-03-01 22:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384835 How to balance teaching the language plus supporting students complete their writing project https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384860 2022-03-01 22:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384860 Learn to provide effective feedback https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384978 2022-03-01 22:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072384978 addressing the many writing needs of my students https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385058 2022-03-01 22:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385058 Variety https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385108 Expanding on their skills like forming different types of sentences. How to help them make their writing interesting and how to help students enjoy the process of writing]]> 2022-03-01 22:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385108 Provide the meaningful writing instruction with limited time. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385123 2022-03-01 22:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385123 Take away strategies to help students with interrupted education https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385133 2022-03-01 22:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385133 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385225 help students become successful and independent writers]]> 2022-03-01 22:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385225 How do I teach skills in limited time with students. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385237 2022-03-01 22:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385237 Student confidence https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385277 2022-03-01 22:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385277 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385279 Helping students state their response first then break it down into the number of words they said in their sentence.]]> 2022-03-01 22:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385279 How to address and support areas of weakness (e.g. generating ideas, vocabulary, structure, etc.) https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385289 2022-03-01 22:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385289 Helping students who don't have phonemic awareness and how to support them to write https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385484 2022-03-01 22:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385484 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385642 Learn strategies to quickly support their writing]]> 2022-03-01 22:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385642 Be more structured https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385650 Be more structured in my teaching and help students build confidence and competence in writing]]> 2022-03-01 22:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385650 Increasing Excitement https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385781 increasing student love of the writing process.]]> 2022-03-01 22:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385781 https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385857 Closing the gap - addressing skills they should have learned in earlier grades, but somehow didn't]]> 2022-03-01 22:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385857 Supports such as: sentence frames, vocabulary boxes, drawing pictures first, then writing. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385899 2022-03-01 22:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385899 Grow https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385903 To grow students as writers. Determine where they are and good next steps so they can grow in writing and confidence. ]]> 2022-03-01 22:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072385903 Gain some new ideas to improve my students writing https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072386228 2022-03-01 22:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072386228 Ask students to orally tell what they want to write and then write it. https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072386731 2022-03-01 22:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072386731 learning new ways to support students at all levels of English Proficiency https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072392801 2022-03-01 22:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072392801 Resources for multilinguals who are also students with SLD or even verbal/expressive disabilities https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072393285 2022-03-01 22:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072393285 What to do when students oral language is significantly stronger than their literacy. For example- great extended sentences but the student is still working on letter/sounds in reading/writing https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072412954 2022-03-01 22:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/englishlearnerportal/494qki5rp4tqm7k7/wish/2072412954