MCAS FEEDBACK by Coretta Martin https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n KEEP START STOP en-us 2021-10-27 01:22:12 UTC 2026-02-14 23:59:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f468-1f3eb.png Student- and staff-facing mantras that are established well before "testing season" https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848529725 2021-10-27 15:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848529725 Tech prep skills instruction for 3rd and 4th erodriguez365 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848530224 2021-10-27 15:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848530224 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848530958 For elementary, continue to have some practice tests (or quizzes or lessons?) that allow students to experience the variety of problem types and the structure of the test so it isn't new on testing day.]]> 2021-10-27 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848530958 The framing around the *both/and* is so powerful - naming that its our responsibility to equip students with the power and agency to make the choice whether to navigate or disrupt. fgraham8 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848531312 2021-10-27 15:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848531312 Explicit and open dialogue with families about impact of MCAS in different grade-bands and how the scores are used for different gateways https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848531464 2021-10-27 15:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848531464 Focusing on "calm" and "we got this" in the weeks beforehand jgalbraith6 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848531767 2021-10-27 15:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848531767 Stopping instruction to do MCAS practice; instead, embed this in our instruction. erodriguez365 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848532648 2021-10-27 15:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848532648 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848533002 more small group focused supports as we get closer that are aligned to specific standards -- less whole group "test prep" lessons.]]> 2021-10-27 15:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848533002 dgottlieb2 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848533694 Continue to embed test strategies into the general curriculum materials so that it is part of instruction and does not require us to completely pause or shift our instrutional approach.]]> 2021-10-27 15:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848533694 At HS Level https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848534488 Guide teachers to identify priority standards (this might already be done in some classes) and use those standards to go more in depth - which also allows for more targeted support for unfinished learning]]> 2021-10-27 15:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848534488 providing more optional, at home practice related to MCAS erodriguez365 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848534726 2021-10-27 15:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848534726 Explaining what the test is and is not. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848534915 2021-10-27 15:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848534915 Naming it as the reason for learning something ("You'll need this for the MCAS") jgalbraith6 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848535563 2021-10-27 15:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848535563 This is already started, but I'd love to see MORE practice typing in 1st and 2nd grade so students have those skills proficiently by 3rd grade. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848535590 2021-10-27 15:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848535590 How can we leverage the MAP and STAR data to help us provide more targeted MCAS preparation? erodriguez365 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848536493 2021-10-27 15:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848536493 Executive Functioning Skills https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848537747 Teach students throughout the year executive functioning skills that they need to study ]]> 2021-10-27 15:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848537747 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848538984 how do we both prepare students authentically for the assessment AND decenter the assessment as "the most important thing"? consider also teachers who have been with us for a while and are invested in test prep and MCAS as the "be all end all" for testing grades,]]> 2021-10-27 15:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848538984 explicit and focused strategies in the curriculum focused on MCAS test taking to set students up for success without creating anxiety around the test (this was I think already happening but really pushing it in different subjects in secondary) mkhwaja1 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848539337 2021-10-27 15:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848539337 Building teacher expertise in using the full power of MAP/STAR to inform instruction. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848539406 2021-10-27 15:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848539406 dgottlieb2 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848540058 Agreed with the comment about stopping instruction for test prep.]]> 2021-10-27 15:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848540058 Empowering students with the why behind their testing accomodations and how to leverage them erodriguez365 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848540089 2021-10-27 15:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848540089 Continue invest in the question, checking your work using multiple strategies and individual student goal setting for test prep and content. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848540657 2021-10-27 15:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848540657 Agree with stopping instruction -- the test should work with what students already know and have learned, not be a "catch up" for things they've missed mkhwaja1 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848542232 2021-10-27 15:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848542232 How do we embed multiple choice practice in a more authentic and interesting way into the curriculum so that it feels more engaging to students? https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848542679 2021-10-27 15:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848542679 KALC kschuler10 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848543303 - Continue doing a mock MCAS
- Keep revising units based priority MCAS content and updating based on 2021 released MCAS
- Continue optional "Boot Camps" and office hours for students to practice MCAS content

]]> 2021-10-27 15:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848543303 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848543310 think about our stance re: priority standards -- some things won't be taught or focused on prior to MCAS. how do we present aligned messaging for teachers/families/students on this decision and approach?]]> 2021-10-27 15:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848543310 Co-signing the blended learning and teaching model. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848544303 2021-10-27 15:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848544303 ACT-specific test prep classes jgalbraith6 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848544496 (Maybe this exists?). The ACT is a weird test, and success is partly determined by knowing its idiosyncrasies. It's not *just* about the underlying content skills and knowledge ]]> 2021-10-27 15:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848544496 Joy around MCAS prep. Themes that are developmentally appropriate and don't tax staff too much. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848545521 2021-10-27 15:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848545521 Re-framing (at least in certain subjects) that the competencies needed for MCAS are also life competencies needed for college and/or work life mkhwaja1 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547024 2021-10-27 15:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547024 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547124 create an aligned K-12 approach to open response questions in an authentic way to learning beyond just a test. how do we embed this type of critical and creative thinking and work into our day to day curriculum?]]> 2021-10-27 15:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547124 Building student's meta-skills with test taking mslivova1 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547170 What do you do when you come across content you might not remember or don't know ]]> 2021-10-27 15:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547170 Teachers taking MCAS/ACT to understand the experience...especially new to kIPP teachers. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547281 2021-10-27 15:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848547281 KALC kschuler10 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848548330 Start looping in families into the conversations about student data and tracking progress towards MCAS standards.

Bring back ACT CCRS standard practice based on high leverage content that is aligned with units.]]> 2021-10-27 15:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848548330 Name reasonable goals considering our context and our priorities for the year. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848549316 2021-10-27 15:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848549316 Thinking of it as a "championship" jgalbraith6 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848550759 While this might be motivating, this language also makes everything else feel inconsequential. It's not the championship, even if it is important.]]> 2021-10-27 15:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848550759 If we do decide to stop instruction for test prep, do it only 1 month before the MCAS. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848551096 2021-10-27 15:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848551096 Can we leverage parents as test monitors to free up staff?? Not sure if this is permissible in terms of rules and regulations. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848552468 2021-10-27 15:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848552468 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848555877 consider that STAR/MAP data only gives us (primarily) a pulse on multiple choice questions]]> 2021-10-27 15:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848555877 Co-signing the comment about "championship" dgottlieb2 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848565345 Especially because MCAS happens well before the end of the school year, it gives the impression that whatever comes after it doesn't matter and teachers and students can just "coast" until the end of the year. ]]> 2021-10-27 15:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848565345 cburnham7 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848566710 framing of how MCAS is part of our yearly testing cycle, not something different -- how does it fit into the flow of all the other assessments we take and all the other information we gather]]> 2021-10-27 15:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848566710 Can we compensate teachers in tested grades as they come with additional responsibilities? https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848568490 2021-10-27 15:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848568490 Including all staff in framing around testing. A divide often arises between testing and non testing grades. https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848569831 2021-10-27 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848569831 Contributing to the "not a championship" -- there's no "winning" or "losing," it's a test to help them prepare for the future, not a defining moment or definition of what they're worth as people or as a team. mkhwaja1 https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848577374 2021-10-27 15:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cmartin388/a9av1c06vb62ks0n/wish/1848577374