Collab Day by Quintana Gest https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow en-us 2020-12-16 13:47:09 UTC 2025-10-07 11:40:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f431.png Madison Eblen Uplift Luna Middle https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480524 2022-10-14 13:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480524 Alexandra Baer Chan - Uplift Luna MS abaerchan https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480624 2022-10-14 13:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480624 aiight abaerchan https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480749 2022-10-14 13:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480749 it went. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480950 2022-10-14 13:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340480950 cbailey122 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481018 Caitlin Bailey - Uplift Luna Middle School]]> 2022-10-14 13:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481018 Keshawn Bostic - Luna HS https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481367 2022-10-14 13:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481367 cbailey122 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481414 *shrug*]]> 2022-10-14 13:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481414 Calm https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481723 2022-10-14 13:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481723 Actually like how NRI sets up the writing samples and has all the resources in one place https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481871 2022-10-14 13:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340481871 Lauren Mangrum - Uplift Luna HS lmangrum https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482012 2022-10-14 13:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482012 Scholars confidence in their writing and ability to write independently for sustained amount of times https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482435 2022-10-14 13:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482435 It was definitely something like school. lmangrum https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482537 2022-10-14 13:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482537 Victoria Antuna - Uplift Hampton MS https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482869 2022-10-14 13:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482869 Well! abaerchan https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482999 Having students do timed writing felt rigorous and relatively authentic. I can still be incorporating more writing. ]]> 2022-10-14 13:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340482999 Will we be able to view the assessment they just took? https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340483276 2022-10-14 13:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340483276 Understanding of the essays they will have to write for ECR abaerchan https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340483429 2022-10-14 13:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340483429 When will we get rubric/exemplars for ECR? abaerchan https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340484067 2022-10-14 13:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340484067 An exemplar of the writing for STAAR cbailey122 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340484134 2022-10-14 13:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340484134 Ayanna Poole-Uplift Wisdom HS https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340485922 2022-10-14 13:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340485922 Kai Calvillo- Uplift Hampton HS https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340485989 2022-10-14 13:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340485989 Q1 was great. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340486363 2022-10-14 13:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340486363 Jasmin Mckenzie-Luna Secondary jmckenzie46 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340486405 2022-10-14 13:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340486405 It was...just fine https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340486570 2022-10-14 13:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340486570 Better than last year jmckenzie46 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340487462 2022-10-14 13:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340487462 Tamara Mason Uplift Wisdom MS https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340487470 2022-10-14 13:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340487470 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340487922 It was what it was...]]> 2022-10-14 13:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340487922 It was honestly a struggle for my students. I think they need more low risk structured writing. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488305 2022-10-14 13:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488305 Robin Birt - Luna Secondary https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488331 2022-10-14 13:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488331 Patrice Belotte - Hampton pbelotte https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488700 2022-10-14 13:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488700 I hope to find new ways to incorporate writing https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488830 2022-10-14 13:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488830 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488898 an exemplar.]]> 2022-10-14 13:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340488898 Okay. The Poet X was fine and kids liked reading it, which was good. I didn't find much of the unit helpful, however. The TWAs were frustrating. pbelotte https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340489927 2022-10-14 13:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340489927 I like NRI https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340490114 NRI made it easy to grade and add comments. The shift from a single paragraph to an essay posed some challenges, but they are overcomeable. (I'm 90% sure that's not a word but I'm going with it)]]> 2022-10-14 13:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340490114 Sanam Hassanin {Atlas MS} https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340490922 2022-10-14 13:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340490922 Tiffany Wilson-Wisdom https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340491390 2022-10-14 13:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340491390 The TWAs, especially TWA3 for English I, were lacking. They do not mimic STAAR and are not in alignment with the TEKS necessary for students to acquire. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340491538 2022-10-14 13:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340491538 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340491743 Kennedi James- Atlas

]]> 2022-10-14 13:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340491743 Angela Tate- Uplift Atlas https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340492334 2022-10-14 13:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340492334 It was different... https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340493476 2022-10-14 13:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340493476 I am concerned about growing scholar skills, since we won't be able to do true data reflection due to not having the necessary assessment data to reflect on student growth. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340493745 2022-10-14 13:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340493745 I liked NoRedInk but the connection with Schoology was unclear. Incorporating R.A.C.E. response questions went relatively well https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340494448 2022-10-14 13:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340494448 Donika Hale - Wisdom https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340495324 2022-10-14 13:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340495324 Patrice Lewis - Wisdom https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340495805 2022-10-14 13:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340495805 Ricardo Vega- Uplift Hampton rvega42 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497221 2022-10-14 13:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497221 Felt like the curriculum did not adequately prepare them for the unit assessments https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497414 2022-10-14 13:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497414 Quite a bit of a struggle as a first year teacher. rvega42 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497746 2022-10-14 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497746 The curriculum was different. There wasn't much of writing and revision parts for Unit 1 : Poet X https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497789 2022-10-14 13:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340497789 Giving more timely feedback to scholars/scaffolding for low-performing scholars rvega42 https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340498982 2022-10-14 13:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340498982 Overall it went well. I'm a veteran teacher, so I know what to do. However I could have used a little more support about schedules and processes since I'm new to Uplift. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340498988 2022-10-14 13:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340498988 Introducing writing at the end of the unit wasn't helpful. We needed more time and days to learn different skills to be able to do a on demand writing task. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340500311 2022-10-14 13:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340500311 NRI made it a bit easier to scaffold and grade writing assignments. I would like to echo the fact that the leap from SPO to a full essay was challenging to teach. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340501339 2022-10-14 13:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340501339 Building up and scaffolding to writing a whole essay https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340501785 2022-10-14 13:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340501785 More writing incorporated in the Unit https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340502060 2022-10-14 13:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340502060 More explicit strategies (and examples) for writing instruction. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340502728 2022-10-14 13:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340502728 It went okay. I'm not a big fan of using No Red Ink for writing assessment. Although I am interested in using it for grammar. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340502891 2022-10-14 13:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340502891 I am concerned about how much testing is going on in Unit 2 and the ability to read a whole book, have 2 tests, an essay response and summative assessment with such limited time https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340503343 2022-10-14 13:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340503343 Concerned about interim assessment in December . https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340504393 2022-10-14 13:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340504393 I agree with several others that the jump from short answers and exit tickets (low-stakes) to the full essay was a big struggle. Many of my students shut down because they were overwhelmed. They needed more scaffolding and time to build their writing skills. lmangrum https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340515078 2022-10-14 14:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340515078 Arya Khansari - Uplift Luna HS lmangrum https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340516941 2022-10-14 14:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340516941 Jacob Hamilton https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340526615 Uplift Luna Middle School]]> 2022-10-14 14:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340526615 The UIA was trash https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340527829 and it made my scholars (and me tbh) feel very discouraged and disinvested in our data. ]]> 2022-10-14 14:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340527829 Charmeise Jackson - Uplift Atlas MS chajackson https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340528960 2022-10-14 14:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340528960 There are too many assessments. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340529671 It is stressful and makes it impossible to plan contiguous units that aren't based around silent, independent work. Yesterday, we heard about the importance of having classrooms that feel alive and engaged. This is not possible when scholars are constantly being assessed in testing environments. ]]> 2022-10-14 14:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340529671 I think Q1 was very difficult, more so for classroom management reasons than academic stuff. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340559341 2022-10-14 14:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340559341 Too big of a jump to the unit assessment, not enough time to work on skills of essay writing. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340560306 2022-10-14 14:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340560306 Explicit strategies for reluctant writers https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340560958 2022-10-14 14:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340560958 Too many TWAs https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340564117 2022-10-14 14:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340564117 Rheanna Osborne - Uplift Atlas HS https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340584902 2022-10-14 14:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340584902 The end of the quarter was unnecessarily stressful due to TWAs and Unit Assessments that seemed misaligned with the rest of the unit. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340587420 2022-10-14 14:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340587420 I agree with many of the responses below. The writing was abrupt. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340588468 2022-10-14 14:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340588468 Better incorporation of writing throughout the unit versus thrown in at the end. https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340589345 2022-10-14 14:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/qgest/AdvisoryDoNow/wish/2340589345