How are we using iReady? by Mark Cain https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht KWL Chart en-us 2017-11-21 20:30:39 UTC 2021-11-09 20:42:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/91810442/4eab4ab0d7f4cb776574703dd4e24fd6/giraffe_icon.svg Per week https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212060958 30-40 minutes]]> 2017-11-30 20:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212060958 When/what https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212061083 I use them in Math 3 as an instructional tool to go with the lessons I am currently teaching.]]> 2017-11-30 20:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212061083 why not? https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212061417 I don't use it more because many of my students (about 6) don't have their iPad ready to go, so I have to send them to other classrooms. In Algebra, it is not compatible with the ipads, so I have to make time to check out the toolbox computer lab, which is often in use for testing and with other classes.]]> 2017-11-30 20:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212061417 Working toward 30-45 207212 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062191 2017-11-30 20:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062191 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062398 This is currently an area I need help in... I am not sure how to monitor/forgot. ]]> 2017-11-30 20:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062398 The last few lessons, I've assigned the lesson that goes with what I'm teaching that week. When students finish those early, they can work on their diagnostic lessons 207212 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062485 2017-11-30 20:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062485 It's hard to find the time while staying on track with the curriculum. Most of the lessons in Ready Math are designed to be done in 5 days and it takes most of all 5 days to work through them. It is also challenging when you have more students without iPads than you have computers. Students HATE the diagnostic lessons too. They feel like they are geared toward a much younger demographic (they are!). 207212 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062865 2017-11-30 20:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212062865 Another challenge is when I log into my teacher iReady to monitor student progress, their status (time spent, lesson working on, quiz score) isn't updated in real time but nightly so if something I need to address arises, I can't address it until the next day at the earliest. So if a student doesn't pass a quiz the first time, unless they tell me so I can intervene before they attempt it the second time (only two attempts given), I won't know until the next day at the earliest. 207212 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212063946 2017-11-30 20:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212063946 I have just recently started doing this but am frustrated that the student status isn't updated in real time, it doesn't give me a real picture of what is going on so I can address whatever is needed. 207212 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212064474 2017-11-30 20:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212064474 15 to 20 minutes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Cheryl https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212065529 2017-11-30 20:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212065529 To tell you the truth, with all of the other stuff going on I forget to use them. Cheryl https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212066363 2017-11-30 20:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212066363 I don't monitor their instructional lessons, however I do monitor their time on the iReady program. 45 minutes or more has always been the goal. Cheryl https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212066882 2017-11-30 20:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212066882 30-40 27778 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212067823 2017-11-30 20:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212067823 Blue lessons to support ready math to pair with the standard -- have not done green much this year 27778 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212067920 2017-11-30 20:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212067920 Only pairing lessons 27778 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212068275 2017-11-30 20:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212068275 I try to get in 45 minutes a week - some weeks are better than others. I try to do 20-25 minutes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212082226 2017-11-30 21:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212082226 I also use them in Math 3 to support the lesson we are working on in class. This has helped many of the students understand. https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212083034 2017-11-30 21:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212083034 I have checked the "My Progress" on the students screen with the students. I also look on my screen - however, it isn't up-to-date so that is sometimes difficult. https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212083637 2017-11-30 21:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212083637 We are doing iReady at the end of our HuLa class twice a week for twenty minutes while we do interventions. 156844 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212092827 2017-11-30 21:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212092827 We use them to find skills students need more practice with and to assign specific lessons to coincide with what we are working on in our HuLa class. 156844 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212092994 2017-11-30 21:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212092994 We try to do iReady on Tuesdays and Thursdays during our intervention time. I will admit that, sometimes, when students are actively engaged in work, I let them complete what they are working on instead. I will be doing a better job with that now because I do know that it does improve their skills. 156844 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212093358 2017-11-30 21:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212093358 I need to get some help with this--I have a meeting with Katie next week to go over this. I 'borrowed' a form from Flowers that keeps track of date/test/pass-no pass that my students keep in their folders. I will be checking them weekly so I can catch tests my students haven't passed. 156844 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212093907 2017-11-30 21:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212093907 40-45 minutes a week diana_flowers https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212122996 2017-12-01 01:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212122996 diana_flowers https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212123270 2017-12-01 01:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212123270 I use I-Ready as an extension for learning. I do not rely on it to teach direct lessons. I do use the data to create reading comprehension strategies and literacy lessons according to the data. In addition, students have the option to use iReady for up to 45minutes a week. 291022 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212298367 2017-12-01 15:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212298367 I use iReady lessons to help me differentiate my assessments for the range of readers in my class. I also use iReady data to help me identify ThinkCerca lessons. Furthermore, I also use iReady as an extension for learning. I give students an option to use iReady. For instance, students can either read a book of their choice, study the academic language in our lessons by focusing on vocabulary, or they can create a Kahoot on a lesson we are learning about. iReady is an option for my students but not a requirement. I have found students rather read silently or write their own stories. However, a few students still rather complete an iReady lesson. 291022 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212301492 2017-12-01 15:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212301492 I have found students cringe when they hear iReady. They will spend more time staring at a screen to fulfill their mandatory time of iReady then completing their lessons. Also, there are always students who: do not bring their iPad, their iPad is broken, or it isn't charged. iReady does not allow you make lessons transferable without technology. Therefor, mandatory iReady lessons are not practical for a fraction of the population who do not have a functioning iPad. Usually those are the students that need iready lessons the most. Next, there is not enough time to cover curriculum and complete 45 minutes of iReady lessons. In addition, I rather spend that time focusing on academic language and extending my lesson to help the range of learners I have to teach. It is hard enough to get students to complete all their work much less embed iReady in my lessons. However, I still try my best to give students the option to complete iReady lessons. A fraction of students still use iReady. I have also found most students who option to use iReady are lower level readers. I will try my best to ensure iReady is used more by students who are below grade level. My logic for not making iReady mandatory is I teach honors and many high level readers. Instead of the 45 minutes per week of iReady; students are given the option to read a book of their choice, complete a Kahoot on a lesson we are working, write a story, or I use that time to have shelter instruction for students that need extra help. iReady is used an extension for learning in my class, not a crutch. If 45 minutes of iReady per week is mandatory I will embed iReady in my lessons. 291022 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212307071 2017-12-01 15:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212307071 I periodically check the data. I will try to do a better job of tracking data. However, iReady is an area of my teaching I need to improve. 291022 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212320020 2017-12-01 15:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212320020 Our goal is twice a week for 20 minutes... but we haven't been great at that https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212321289 2017-12-01 15:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212321289 I use them for my advanced students on a regular basis https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212321598 2017-12-01 15:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212321598 Lack of headphones/iPads making it a challenge to even get going, students really dislike it https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212322002 2017-12-01 15:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212322002 I honestly have not been doing this yet this year. https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212322539 2017-12-01 16:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212322539 My goal is 20-25 minutes per session, two times per week. 179902 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465092 2017-12-01 23:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465092 I interchange students working on both the already assigned (green) button and the extra lesson (blue) button. 179902 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465208


]]> 2017-12-01 23:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465208 I love Ready Math but do want to list a few obstacles to being able to fully implement i-Ready RTI.Some of the lessons have not had the code adjusted for the i-Pads. This makes it very frustrating for students. Programmers started with the lower grades and are working their way up. Therefore, many of the grade level "extra" lessons assigned by teachers are filled with glitches. The glitches often take the form of not allowing an answer to be input and registering the non-answer as a need for the student to do the same lesson over again. For students with a low tolerance for frustration, this will trigger a melt down.Some students balk at listening to the instructions, so miss the instruction entirely, either by refusing to wear ear buds or by listening to music they choose instead.Another problem is that there are so many students in need of help that with only one teacher to go around the room, they are easily frustrated and give up. 179902 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465306 2017-12-01 23:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465306 This is a challenge due to the number of students needing help and the fact that I can't see their progress until the next day. I give awards for accuracy of completion of lessons, encouraging thinking not guessing. 179902 https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465425 2017-12-01 23:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212465425 In classes that struggle to stay on task with the content, rather than getting behind I often ditch the iReady time (which ideally I would do Tuesdays and Thursdays for 20 mins each). https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212468153 2017-12-02 00:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/212468153 We do iready lessons every Tuesday and Thursday the first 23ish minutes of class. diana_flowers https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/213113238 2017-12-04 23:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/213113238 Many reasons. I've looked at the reports and have some questions about how they calculate the "on task" time. Sometimes kids have trouble logging in or their screen will freeze and they have to restart because the app has glitches. I also have many kids who don't have or don't bring their ipads and I don't have enough computers in the classroom for them. I also have kids in my honors who have tested out of all the lessons, so I'm having them do supplemental activities. There are also kids in my 1/2 who are chronically absent/tardy who don't get to do it. All these things bring the average time on task down. We make class goals about how many minutes on task we will shoot for for the month. This next month I am having them make individual goals about improving their on-task minutes. diana_flowers https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/213113307 2017-12-04 23:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/213113307 I print out reports each week and have kids track what lesson they are on and whether or not they pass it. I also give out candy for every quiz they pass. I keep track of the lessons that many kids are failing and I will help them out on that one, or skip the lesson manually if I don't think it's a good lesson. I have plans to go over these problem lessons with the whole class, but I haven't been able to make those materialize yet. diana_flowers https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/213113641 2017-12-04 23:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/80302/nbnm1lz18lht/wish/213113641