ELA Year End Reflection - 2022 by Matt Brashears https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l Use this padlet to record general feedback (e.g. not specific to grade-level units, texts, or assessments) in the categories below. Feel free to comment on and upvote your colleagues' posts to help us identify common threads and patterns. en-us 2022-05-31 16:51:55 UTC 2025-04-07 06:57:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 8th MVMS ELA hnadell https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209467602 Horror Unit
Holocaust Unit
Supplemental, teacher-created materials
Teacher release time for planning Holocaust unit]]> 2022-06-02 22:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209467602 More time kharned https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209467780
More time. This year was made more difficult because we did not have the time to get together and discuss and plan out units.]]> 2022-06-02 22:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209467780 The consistant structure that each lesson and unit had. It helped students feel like they knew what was coming for each unit. ddabelst https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209467838 2022-06-02 22:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209467838 Notice and Note! kharned https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468041 Love the reading skills and the common language]]> 2022-06-02 22:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468041 Notice and Note instruction was fabulous! Lots of kids incorporating the terminology and applying analysis to all kinds of situations. https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468099 2022-06-02 22:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468099 Knowledge around how to use selection texts, writable, and the resources HMH has. There are a lot of resources, but teachers lack the confidence to use them. ddabelst https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468141 2022-06-02 22:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468141 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468332 -Spiderman Novel Study (Used outside materials)
-Notice and Note (both instruction with videos (Used outside materials)  and during the Spiderman Novel Study)
-Pear Deck
-The Giver (Hi cap)
-Independent research]]> 2022-06-02 22:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468332 8th MVMS ELA hnadell https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468400 Release time to plan and discuss!
Some buggy tech things with online version
Some reading choices too young
GMA]]> 2022-06-02 22:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468400 Collaborative Time kharned https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468411 Repeating myself :) Collaborative time to discuss and plan out units]]> 2022-06-02 22:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468411 The online textbook was not always a hit with the kids especially when it came to annontating the text. ddabelst https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468514 2022-06-02 22:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468514 Becky - Time to get comfortable with writable and some of the other features of HMH. https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468904 2022-06-02 22:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468904 8th MVMS hnadell https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468992 Collab time with our teams to re-work units]]> 2022-06-02 22:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209468992 The day we had release time to meet with MVMS to talk about the last unit helped a ton! ddabelst https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469176 2022-06-02 22:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469176 tdunnam1 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469319 *Notice and Note
*Consistent unit format
*Abundant resources
*High level thinking]]> 2022-06-02 22:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469319 MVMS - 6th Grade mcorbett20 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469379 Notice & Note, engaging texts, high-engagement novel study. Using paper workbooks rather than just relying on digital materials. User-friendly teacher guide. Predictable flow to units. Writable for low-stakes writing and easy self-assessment. Existing lessons can be used as is. ]]> 2022-06-02 22:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469379 Becky - Options to use the physical textbook or the online was nice. https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469797 2022-06-02 22:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469797 kharned https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469929 I want to look into Writable, but just getting familiar with the curriculum itself takes a while. My brain can't handle any more. :) I don't know if I'll truly be ready for anything "new" until after next year. ]]> 2022-06-02 22:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209469929 sshoe1 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470058 -The end of the unit assessments did not connect with the work during the unit
-District Assessment
-The HMH texts tended to be dry and not very engaging
-More time is needed for collaboration at our grade levels
-Scaffolding is needed for students to do the grade level work]]> 2022-06-02 22:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470058 MVMS - 6th Grade mcorbett20 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470158 Scoring/rubrics for some of the suggested tasks at the end of readings. Expanding in-text questions to focus more on Notice & note. Selection tests didn't align much with reading comprehension. Online writing/grammar lessons weren't very engaging. Summative writing pieces include all of the writing instruction all at once, without scaffolded writing throughout a unit. ]]> 2022-06-02 22:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470158 sshoe1 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470554 -Time to work together together as a team ]]> 2022-06-02 22:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470554 tdunnam1 https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470648 -Students need more scaffolding to perform at the curriculum's level
-GMA is not CCSS standards-aligned so students are tested on concepts we don't teach
-Through line was hard to see in most units]]> 2022-06-02 22:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tahomasd1/lrxg7ggkenh7nx2l/wish/2209470648