https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9 High School Math en-us 2021-10-21 14:44:38 UTC 2021-10-27 14:05:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1615045420881-ab0e46671065?crop=entropy&cs=srgb&fm=jpg&ixid=Mnw3ODI2fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTB8fGJ1bGx8ZW58MHx8fHwxNjM0ODMzOTQ3&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=85 pcrowley4 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834301969 2021-10-21 17:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834301969 pcrowley4 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834303065 2021-10-21 17:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834303065 htagliente https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834399224 The examples are too easy and the corresponding homework problems are too hard. ]]> 2021-10-21 18:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834399224 bkeeley3 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834400934 The Savvas Alg2 book assumes A LOT about what the students should already know - quadratics.]]> 2021-10-21 18:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834400934 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834401210 With current students who have not taken classes using Savvas previously, there are a lot of gaps in what they have covered.]]> 2021-10-21 18:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834401210 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402284 I used Savvas last year in Algebra 2 and I thought it was very useful even though I had to modify the content. The problem with this year is that I am having to modify the content again due to the obvious gaps in the students knowledge.]]> 2021-10-21 18:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402284 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402555 I am concerned that we are trying to evaluate Savvas in a year when students do not have the prerequisite knowledge. I believe that the materials can be modified to accommodate student knowledge.]]> 2021-10-21 18:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402555 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402915 The student workbooks require viewing the online teachers' examples visible in order to have student complete notes/introductions to new material... These cannot be used or understood independently if students do not write down all of the important information for each problem...]]> 2021-10-21 18:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402915 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402925 AP Stats: no concerns
Honors Pre-Calculus: ancient textbook, alignment with Algebra 2 and repetition of topics / need for remediation
CP Stats: Very little actual curriculum in place. Textbook is inappropriate for the level of the students.]]> 2021-10-21 18:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834402925 bkeeley3 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834403299 Supplement new material with material used in the past.]]> 2021-10-21 18:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834403299 tgilstrap https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834403653 Not enough examples to give students enough practice. Level is above students ability at this time]]> 2021-10-21 18:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834403653 cwills27 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834404014 Savvas does not have enough practice questions. There is not enough supplementary material to modify and create our own material (like cut and paste ). If it is not used in middle school there is no continuity of topics previously covered. The level of rigor is too difficult for our current CP students let alone trying for our Intro students in the futre.]]> 2021-10-21 18:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834404014 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834404922 entire curriculum expects a much larger set prerequisite skills and ability in order to even begin approaching the sample problems]]> 2021-10-21 18:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834404922 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834406718 Common planning time to work on extra resources/assessments. Have time to discuss those gaps in knowledge we need to focus on.]]> 2021-10-21 18:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834406718 tgilstrap https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834408360 Contact Savvas and have them address the problem. Find common supplements that we can share.]]> 2021-10-21 18:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834408360 htagliente https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834408652 Finding additional examples (either within the Savvas resources or elsewhere) to bridge the gap. ]]> 2021-10-21 18:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834408652 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834410014 2021-10-21 18:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834410014 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834411317 Create a department wide rubric for grading 

What do we value as a department? What are the characteristics of a successful student? e.g. What is an "A"?]]> 2021-10-21 18:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834411317 cwills27 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834415925 How committed to the three year contract are we to using Savvas?   Use something else. I liked the other material we had. However the problem now is that it isn't supported on Google. Not everone was using it.

]]> 2021-10-21 18:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834415925 tgilstrap https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834416408 The goal of having a new textbook is so that we don't have to supplement. If I have to do that I would rather use the old book that I have been supplementing for the last 10 years.]]> 2021-10-21 18:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834416408 cwills27 https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834419491 Savvas in geometry. The construction work online is not easy to use at all. Where are the instructions on how to use it? ]]> 2021-10-21 18:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pcrowley4/jdfl06wg6i9g91b9/wish/1834419491