JH Schedule Transition by Gina Danley https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l Colleagues helping colleagues en-us 2018-12-20 19:44:48 UTC 2025-11-22 08:02:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bagshop.png SBAC Testing https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320523096 Last year, ELA testing was a disaster. Students did not have enough time to finish the test in the allotted time because they were testing in English classes, which gave students about 25 - 30 solid minutes of testing after distributing materials and reading the directions. ]]> 2019-01-14 20:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320523096 Instructional Minutes https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320523712 With the loss of 30 minutes of instructional time per day, I found that it took 3 days to successfully cover what took 1.5 days. ]]> 2019-01-14 20:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320523712 Pretend the two different schedules were for your OWN daughter/son: Would you rather they have less classes/more depth/less breadth or more classes/less depth/more breadth? https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320523982 2019-01-14 20:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320523982 Grading https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320539858 The increased number of students, and therefore grading, is staggering. I now try to have students self/peer grade most things with rubrics.

]]> 2019-01-14 21:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320539858 Resist the temptation to waste the time with triviality - stick to curriculum. https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320542601 2019-01-14 21:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320542601 My greatest challenge is getting to know the students on the deeper level that I desire. I take more class time to grab tiny, individual conversations during group work. I try to NOTICE all that I can about them. https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320543141 2019-01-14 21:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320543141 Best yet https://padlet.com/gdanley/bvtzqr3lpc8l/wish/320543760 One thing that worked well was a super engaging lesson using Flipgrid, where students create, view, and rate their own videos. I was able to use the short 26 minutes period to have them record themselves.

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