Science PLC Questions by Erica Willie https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek These questions will provide feedback on curriculum, resources, celebrations & challenges, and wonderings. en-us 2023-01-11 15:31:57 UTC 2025-10-25 04:40:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f52c.png 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. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455420664 2023-01-24 22:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455420664 felisha_ward1 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455420931 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. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455420931 STEMscopes has been great for hands on activities! https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455421124 2023-01-24 22:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455421124 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455421953 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. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455421953 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455421983 Do all grade levels have the same curriculum document as 5th grade? If not, when might that happen?]]> 2023-01-24 22:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455421983 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. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422206 2023-01-24 22:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422206 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422463 What do we do with outdated resources and/or updating equipment?  Juggling full-time teaching jobs and balancing with science facilitator can be challenging. 

]]> 2023-01-24 22:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422463 Make suggestions on labs but no answer keys to help make connections. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422538 Finding teacher background info on Stemscopes.


]]> 2023-01-24 22:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422538 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". https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422562 2023-01-24 22:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422562 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422784 -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?


]]> 2023-01-24 22:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455422784 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423131 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.

]]> 2023-01-24 22:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423131 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. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423566 2023-01-24 22:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423566 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 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423590 2023-01-24 22:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423590 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423701 Using Ny Times picture of the week to write CERs!

]]> 2023-01-24 22:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423701 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423769 EduSmart works good for introduction of topic. STEMscopes is great for the explore components. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455423769 felisha_ward1 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455424213 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

]]> 2023-01-24 22:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455424213 Will Science Weekly be an accessible resource for us? https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455424276 2023-01-24 22:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455424276 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455424775 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.]]> 2023-01-24 22:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455424775 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455425159 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.]]> 2023-01-24 22:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455425159 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455425218 Requesting CO help to give a "crash course" on STEMscope and EduSmart. Create a Science Committee to disseminate information. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455425218 STEMscopes supports more of the GE population and EduSmart supports of special education population with videos and vocabulary. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455425250 2023-01-24 22:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455425250 felisha_ward1 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426202 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? ]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426202 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426241 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. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426241 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426289 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. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426289 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! https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426399 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!


]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426399 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426408 STEMscopes: Hands-on Lessons, CERs, Reading Passages

EduSmart: questions and how they are formulated

]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426408 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426573 Campuses really into creatures and looking at Life Science.  A lot of new teachers that need support. 

]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426573 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426640 Will we test MAP Science?]]> 2023-01-24 22:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426640 Provide grade level PD's. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426655 2023-01-24 22:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455426655 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455427776 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.]]> 2023-01-24 22:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455427776 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428021 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!]]> 2023-01-24 22:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428021 Challenge-pulling from multiple resources is challenging versus using one resource for continuity of student learning. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428377 2023-01-24 22:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428377 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428410 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.]]> 2023-01-24 22:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428410 felisha_ward1 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428771 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]]> 2023-01-24 22:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428771 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428773 Will full or part-time AST positions ever come back? We need to create a method to teach new knowledge to campuses. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428773 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. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428798 2023-01-24 22:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455428798 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! https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429426 2023-01-24 22:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429426 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429431 Did unit inventory for team and it was a success!]]> 2023-01-24 22:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429431 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429709 A 4th grade team is using their extra room as their own personal grade-level lab!!!!]]> 2023-01-24 22:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429709 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429920 Planetarium calendar more accessible. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429920 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429936 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. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455429936 felisha_ward1 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430336 More time is definitely needed

STAAR Question- No time limit? 

Amount of testing overall for all subjects


]]> 2023-01-24 22:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430336 https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430556 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.]]> 2023-01-24 22:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430556 PD as well as Vertical Planning. https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430731 2023-01-24 22:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430731 Will we (or de we already have) be provided CER exemplars? https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430751 2023-01-24 22:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_willie/575xzxdl2q2j3gek/wish/2455430751