English RT July Workshop: Back Channel Discussion by Rachel Bennett https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q Click the plus sign under a column to create a new post. You may add pictures or links as well as respond to each other's posts. en-us 2018-07-05 19:28:25 UTC 2018-07-12 13:07:49 UTC hello@padlet.com complexity https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/269875788 I hate to bring this up, but we heard so much about the curriculum review's critique of the lack of complexity in what middle school students were reading. What are we putting in place to ensure that as we expand choice for students that we have a handle on text complexity?]]> 2018-07-10 19:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/269875788 Akin to the novel bookshelf shown to the HS RTs, do you have something similar for poems or short stories per grade level that represent a wide variety of cultural voices? https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/269967556 2018-07-11 16:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/269967556 Horizontal? jessica_a_wokas https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270049958 Can you share this link to horizontal planning? Thanks!

]]> 2018-07-12 12:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270049958 Pacing & different due dates https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050169 One issue that seems evident is that with blended learning, students will finish at different times. How do you make sure that those students #1 aren't just minimalists and doing just what is required, and #2 how do you avoid idle time for those students?]]> 2018-07-12 12:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050169 AP/IB https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050773 Have any of you used blended learning models in an AP or IB course? ]]> 2018-07-12 12:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050773 Can you have all kids go to all stations but have tiered assignments or rubrics or is that counter to blended learning? https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050831 2018-07-12 12:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050831 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050915 You have a due date in your head, but don't tell the students so they can work at their own pace.  In terms of class periods and weeks, what time frame do you have in your head for students to self-pace? What does that look like when cohort gradebooks are compared? ]]> 2018-07-12 12:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270050915 Can you compare the amount of planning time of a blended lesson vs. the traditional lesson? https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051026 2018-07-12 12:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051026 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051029 1. How did you organize classroom space to support stations, etc.?
2. How did you manage the sharing of a classroom with another teacher - float?
3. Did the approach foster inquiry and curiosity on the part of the students - inspired to move beyond the demands of the assignment?
4. What did the EOL data show - per Progress Check and CWT and Classroom Data?]]> 2018-07-12 12:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051029 Collaboration https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051063  
BPL involves a lot of flexibility, daily adjustment, open-ended scheduling. How are you able to balance this focus with the need to collaborate and "stay on the same page" within a PLC or grade-level team? 
]]> 2018-07-12 12:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051063 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051194 How have you used data to create groups in your stations?]]> 2018-07-12 12:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051194 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051288 what does a task board look like? how does that work (in your planning, in how students use them, etc)?]]> 2018-07-12 12:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051288 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051352 what / how did you teach students to take ownership/autonomy/self-awareness?]]> 2018-07-12 12:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051352 Planning time https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051578 Were you able to use PLC time to gather resources and create your Task Board?  How much were you able to divide the gather of resources among your PLC?

]]> 2018-07-12 12:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051578 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051728 what are some examples of station sets that you've used that worked well? are there specific stations you include always or often? also, what have you found makes for a successful station (materials, location, time)?]]> 2018-07-12 12:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270051728 Any tips for communicating the groups? Do you display them on the board? How do kids know whatgroup they’re in? https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270052391 2018-07-12 12:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270052391 Do kids travel with chrome books to each station? https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270052695 2018-07-12 12:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270052695 Screens https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270053837 Are most of the stations Chromebook based? Do you find many options that are screen free?]]> 2018-07-12 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270053837 https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270053900 Do we know how students who flourish in a blended classroom fare when they have to return to a more traditional classroom the next year?]]> 2018-07-12 12:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270053900 Templatee? jessica_a_wokas https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270054634 Can there be a shared template folder placed in our classroom that we can share with our teachers?

]]> 2018-07-12 13:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270054634 Is PBL - a - or becoming a system wide initiative? https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270055269 2018-07-12 13:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_g_bennet/njftmwcb6a4q/wish/270055269