Essential Practices 1 & 3: Align curriculum, assessments, and instruction to the PA Standards; Use a variety of assessments (including diagnostic, formative, and summative) to monitor student learning and adjust programs & instructional practices. by Erin Stiling https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0 Why do we struggle to align our curriculum, assessments, and instruction to the PA Standards? en-us 2021-04-26 13:33:19 UTC 2021-06-30 01:33:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Guidelines erinstiling1 https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459458654 Write a Priority Statement to restate the primary Root Cause as an actionable statement. The Priority Statement should answer the question of what practice, structure, or system do we need to change to better support educators, students, parents/guardians, or our community.  The Priority Statement should address the gap between the current reality and the vision for a better outcome (If...then...) and also provide a logical justiication (...because...).]]> 2021-04-26 13:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459458654 Sample: erinstiling1 https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459459147 If teachers provide explicit instruction on the math problem-solving process & give students opportunities to solve open-ended problems every day, then students will have opportunity to gain and demonstrate skills needed to successfully solve problems in word form because their knowledge & skill gaps will be addressed.]]> 2021-04-26 13:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459459147 We struggle to align to standards due to our students being well below their academic grade level. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459865196 2021-04-26 14:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459865196 When students come to us we are not aware of their foundational knowledge, skills or abilities https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459867153 2021-04-26 14:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459867153 We may not have a clear and in-depth understanding of the academic standards. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459870522 2021-04-26 14:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459870522 Teachers do not have background knowledge in Curriculum Writing https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459873636 2021-04-26 14:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459873636 We struggle to align curriculum because we are reticent to change and digging into how our students learn and their various levels can be cumbersome to understand. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459874208 2021-04-26 14:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459874208 The standards may not meet our students where they are at. We need to teach the building blocks before we can get the students on grade level appropriate material. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459876888 2021-04-26 14:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459876888 Unsure of where our students knowledge lie. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459877754 2021-04-26 14:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459877754 Teacher Retention https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459877944 2021-04-26 14:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459877944 https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459880292 Curriculum is not set across the board. Curriculum frameworks (the paperwork side of things) is not set in a cohesive manner. Lesson plans are not created because of that amongst teachers seeing no value in lesson planning. There isn't a planning process amongst teams within the school. Teachers say students are below level so why are they teaching to grade level standards.]]> 2021-04-26 14:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459880292 We lack a common framework for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459883413 2021-04-26 14:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459883413 We have never had anyone whose job it was to oversee and review curriculum https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459926607 2021-04-26 15:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459926607 https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459926969 Classes have been added, but none of the teachers have the background in creating a curriculum from the ground up. Or don't have the passion to teach that particular subject but are expected to cover it and come up with materials for it.]]> 2021-04-26 15:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459926969 This was a vacant job until recently. Our teachers were always tasked to do it. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459928614 2021-04-26 15:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459928614 Behaviors seem to be the focus. Staff changes constantly and curriculum has been deemed a lower priority. Some teachers may not understand how to write curriculum and needed the guidance and may not have felt comfortable to ask for help building this skill. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459929096 2021-04-26 15:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459929096 Lack of knowledge on how to write curriculum. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459929115 2021-04-26 15:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459929115 Lack of time to create meaningful curriculum. https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459931027 2021-04-26 15:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1459931027 erinstiling1 https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1460060039 Although we have flexibility in our curriculum, instruction, and assessments, we have a lack of knowledge related to effective  design of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and we have historically had behavior as a priority.]]> 2021-04-26 15:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/erinstiling1/6tgquizi9icia1j0/wish/1460060039