https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd Making sure our our standards and strategies are connected across grade levels en-us 2020-08-27 12:23:36 UTC 2026-01-19 17:40:54 UTC hello@padlet.com candacelamb https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702458631 I think that focusing on vertical alignment will be beneficial for our students and helpful for the teachers. As a 6th grade teacher,  I want to help my students learn skills and content that will help them as they advance to the higher grades.This practice will help them to be comfortable using the skills if they utilize them regularly.]]> 2020-08-27 14:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702458631 candacelamb https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702463391 I would like to see PEGS charts, GRAPES, process of elimination and brain dumps used across grade levels.]]> 2020-08-27 14:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702463391 candacelamb https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702497828 We can ensure that testing strategies are the same across grade levels by requiring collaboration when preparing to teach testing. This will ensure that there is uniformity and that all students are familiar and comfortable with the various strategies.
I would suggest:
Annotation- teaching students to annotate their readings and read the questions to find the answers within the readings
Brain dumps-writing out what they know about the content pertaining to a particular question 

]]> 2020-08-27 14:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702497828 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702828421 I think vertical alignment is very important to student learning. It allows students make connections from one learning experience to the next.]]> 2020-08-27 15:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702828421 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702843356 Meeting across grade levels discussing what strategies should be used and that are most effective. I think eliminating wrong answers first is a basic testing skill.]]> 2020-08-27 15:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702843356 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702860572 I think the PEGS chart is a great strategies across grade levels.]]> 2020-08-27 15:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/702860572 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703161005 2020-08-27 17:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703161005 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703187543 2020-08-27 17:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703187543 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703223629 Having the conversation with our colleagues about how to breakdown the test is a conversation that needs to be had first. Mr. Rushing and I had joint and split study sessions which my students enjoyed because they heard the same information about testing strategies from multiple teachers. Mr. Rushing had great SAT type of strategies to add in that definitely helped students with how they were going to attack tests. I require work to be shown on each test question be it making charts, highlighting key words, visuals reps, acronyms, and the like. When student retake tests, they are also required to add in their justifications to earn back credit. ]]> 2020-08-27 17:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703223629 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703244883 I can certainly tell if the student have been exposed to 8th grade content before hand. Their eyes light up in recognition and it makes my job so much easier. Any success we have on STAAR is due to the support of 6th and 7th grade teachers. ]]> 2020-08-27 17:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703244883 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703257073 Implementation and vigor]]> 2020-08-27 17:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703257073 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703257678 I would like to see skill dealing with primary sources focused on in the lower grade levels. It really helps us out at the 8th grade as we can spend more time on the content when students already know how to handle the material.]]> 2020-08-27 17:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703257678 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703267817 This one is simple. The kids need to pass STAAR, so that is what we must prepare them for. ]]> 2020-08-27 17:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703267817 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703274355 2020-08-27 17:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703274355 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703495206 Being able to vertically align all aspects of social studies in middle school be a major help. With everyone on the same page on strategies and learning techniques, it’ll help the students from any confusion or “overload”. ]]> 2020-08-27 18:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703495206 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703499553 I would love to see GRAPES and PEGS charts used throughout the grade levels.]]> 2020-08-27 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703499553 daniellerusley https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703501365 2020-08-27 18:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703501365 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703501834 We just need to have a discussion from grade levels on what have we’ve seen worked. Of course, strategies like brain dumps and process of elimination works with any level.]]> 2020-08-27 18:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703501834 daniellerusley https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703555385 2020-08-27 19:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703555385 daniellerusley https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703612611 2020-08-27 19:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703612611 daniellerusley https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703649434 2020-08-27 19:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703649434 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703888703 I really think by focusing on the vertical alignment peace we are really setting our students of for success. That is the reason I chose to get into educaton, I wanted to do all I could do to help out the leaders of tomorrow get started off on the right foot. ]]> 2020-08-27 21:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703888703 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703890763 I would really like to see simialr testing stratigies used across our department. I even would like to take it a step further and see those strategies used across the entire campus or even district. I feel this way because once a kid in introduced to something they need constant refreshers before it becomes habit. ]]> 2020-08-27 21:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703890763 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703893750 I think communication is key to everything. If we could get all of the department to agree on a universal strategy and only talke about that strategy, that would be a huge help.]]> 2020-08-27 21:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703893750 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703896252  really have no questions, I am just ready to see this in action! I am ready to see the entire History team talkig in unison for the same cause!

]]> 2020-08-27 21:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703896252 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703934929 Since I am teaching both 6th and 7th grade, I will focus more on vertical alignment.  I do think it is very important to teach each TEK indepth at each grade level so that they are prepared for the next school year.

]]> 2020-08-27 22:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703934929 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703946814 I have a long list of strategies that I would like to see across grade levels:
SOAPs
PEGS
ESPeN
OPTICS
GRAPES
PERSIA
SPRITE
APPARTS
SOAPSTone
Primary Souce Analysis Tools
RACE (restate question,answer question, cite evidence, Explain meaning).]]> 2020-08-27 22:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703946814 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703955197 Last year we all used the ERA testing strategy. The students we good at annotating the question, eleminating choices, etc. They did not like to show what they know on the test. But I do think that this is a good strategy to use for testing. ]]> 2020-08-27 22:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703955197 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703958674 Strategies across grade levels may look different at each grade level.  Sometimes just getting the students to turn a question into a statement is difficult.
 ]]> 2020-08-27 22:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/703958674 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705546853 Vertical alignment is important in history because history is like a living document. It is great that teacher show students how history is connected through out the world. History connects people and shows that we are more alike than different. Which is very important in our world today.]]> 2020-08-28 17:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705546853 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705560311 I would like to see an emphasis on reading and comprehension skills.]]> 2020-08-28 17:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705560311 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705569044 We can ensure that testing strategies are reinforced during PLCs.




]]> 2020-08-28 17:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705569044 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705613768 Beneficial PLCs]]> 2020-08-28 17:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705613768 emvelasquez https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705942236 I think that focusing on the vertical alignment will be beneficial for students to see the connections in social studies each year. ]]> 2020-08-28 19:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705942236 emvelasquez https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705959868 I would like to be given a set of strategies to teach students when taking their assessments and learning new content. Strategies like PEGS is so helpful to chunk content in an organized way and can be used when looking at questions in DCAs.
Collaborating with ELAR teachers for reading comprehension strategies will also be great to see.]]> 2020-08-28 19:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705959868 emvelasquez https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705965835 PLC will be a great time to have these discussions. Taking sample questions from past DCAs to talk about the strategies students should use to answer the questions. ]]> 2020-08-28 19:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705965835 emvelasquez https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705969290 No questions or concerns ]]> 2020-08-28 19:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/705969290 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707275645 I am excited about the vertical alignment focus this year. It is extremely important for our students to understand connections throughout the grade levels. We are consistently asked WHY??? and I think that by focusing on vertical alignment, they will better understand the WHY.]]> 2020-08-30 13:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707275645 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707281043 To ensure that our testing strategies are sane across grade levels, we must communicate and collaborate. Our PLC time is a great time to discuss strategies and testing and to make sure that the entire department is on the same page. Quite often, the questions on the DCAs aren't comprehended well by our students, by allowing teachers to discuss questions, it will enhance how we teach the TEKS.]]> 2020-08-30 14:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707281043 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707283370 I would love to see implementation throughout the entire school year]]> 2020-08-30 14:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707283370 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707284463 I think that we must place a lot of emphasis on vocabulary.  Our students struggle with several concepts because they don't comprehend the vocabulary.  In addition, I have found that the lack of vocabulary impacts our student's abilities to analyze primary sources and effectively comprehend their reading.]]> 2020-08-30 14:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/707284463 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709969662 Vertical alignment is critical in all subjects, however I think it is heightened in history since the subject is one continuous story. If the students did not understand the beginning of the story (i.e.Exploration and Colonization), they will have a very difficult time connecting the dots as to why colonists were declaring their independence, or wrote a new Constitution, etc. ]]> 2020-08-31 19:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709969662 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709976660 I'd like to see that students know their directions and can read a map, focusing more on vocabulary, and working more closely with ELA to get reading levels improved.]]> 2020-08-31 19:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709976660 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709982737 For 8th grade, ensuring all teachers and students are using Pearson, Lowman resources, and exposing the students to more primary/secondary sources will help as well. Also, teachers not having access to the test and being able to view the questions/answers PRIOR to administering is absolutely necessary.]]> 2020-08-31 19:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709982737 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709990563 No questions. Concern: making sure my entire team is being heard, and working better together this year for the benefit of our students and not ourselves. COMMUNICATION IS KEY!]]> 2020-08-31 19:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/709990563 https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/716255789 I am very excited about the vertical alignment ]]> 2020-09-02 20:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/raechelbroussar/lvk9kczvenlt36sd/wish/716255789