https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3 August 30, 2021 en-us 2021-08-27 13:14:51 UTC 2021-08-30 16:54:32 UTC hello@padlet.com maureenkaysigler https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704705182 Level of texts for incoming 5th graders whose SS / history may be limited. ]]> 2021-08-30 14:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704705182 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704706871 Will there be differentiated resources for each of the lessons? ]]> 2021-08-30 15:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704706871 daniel_bally https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704709363 It would nice if there was a section at the top of the lesson for what Essential/Guiding questions are related to each lesson. ]]> 2021-08-30 15:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704709363 daniel_bally https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704716837 So far, I like many of the resources being used, such as TedEd, iCivics, and NEH.]]> 2021-08-30 15:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704716837 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704720743 Western Middle School runs on a 60-minute class schedule. How will these lessons be created to support this length of class time?]]> 2021-08-30 15:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704720743 francis_norris_oliva https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704723905 Overall structure of lessons makes sense.]]> 2021-08-30 15:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704723905 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704724082 These lessons are obviously geared toward 8th grade and they have primary documents. The 6/7 curriculum is not as geared towards primary resources and our students have varying reading levels. I am concerned about the kinds of reading that will be presented to the 6/7 team. ]]> 2021-08-30 15:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704724082 francis_norris_oliva https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704725629 Sources are similar to what I am currently using.]]> 2021-08-30 15:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704725629 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704730071 The students come in with different social studies backgrounds from elementary school. Some students do not know the continents and are not aware of other cultures while some students are from other places in the world. Will their varying knowledge and mastery of social studies concepts be taken into consideration particularly in the 6/7 lessons?]]> 2021-08-30 15:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704730071 francis_norris_oliva https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704735659 It was mentioned that there would be common assessments. How prescriptive will those assessments be? I would prefer that assessments have learning targets so that we can allow differentiation and personalization of how the students communicate their learing.]]> 2021-08-30 15:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704735659 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704737185 Has any thought been given to a separate document that creates an index to show which lessons address which standards so that if we are dipping in and out of this resource we can be tracking the extent to which we have addressed our required touchstones?

Furthermore, is there any way this can be aligned to the skills that we are assessing using Linkit? This way we can easily find which lessons address which areas of need for our students.]]> 2021-08-30 15:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704737185 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704739881 With the 6/7 units ending with current events and issues within the region, how will the team address the ever-changing events in each region? The current issues facing each region is different today than it was last year. Will these changes be taken into consideration as you grow and develop the 6/7 curriculum resources?]]> 2021-08-30 15:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704739881 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704754733 Can you consider a stronger variety of activities for students? I know we only saw 3 lessons and activities, but 2 of the 3 seem similar in the kinds of work the students are producing. ]]> 2021-08-30 15:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704754733 https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704756740 Will the lessons include multi-day research projects that allow students to work on teams and "own" more of the inquiry process? ...What will happen to the 8th-grade Capstone project? (Other projects can build skills to reach the students' culminating independence.)]]> 2021-08-30 15:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704756740 daniel_bally https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704957964 Are the unit documents with links to lessons going to be made public? In other words, will parents and others have access to these lessons? My concern is that it may be misconstrued by community members that these are the exact lessons that teachers are expected to be following.]]> 2021-08-30 16:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/maureenkaysigler/5na0dasozhba4bt3/wish/1704957964