Teaching Lab-U of Maryland: June RPPL Brown Bag by Krista Morales https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb Use the + to add your response to each question. Feel free to like and comment on each other's posts! en-us 2023-06-16 15:52:34 UTC 2025-12-10 03:41:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/2034778331/ae9c39b1285c407b4e57028c8cc9d5f0/orange_swirl.png Challenges https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2627397611
  • Challenge 1: Partners can't or do not prefer to wait a full year for all teachers to participate, so treatment was 1 semester of PL vs one year. 
  • Challenge 2: To build n size, we are extending the study another year. Content is the same, but delivery is different (all virtual vs hybrid)
    • ]]>     2023-06-19 20:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2627397611     Balancing rigor vs preference always leads to trade-offs that sometimes people are not thinking about the future implications https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628349735 2023-06-20 17:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628349735 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628349947 Balancing the need for rigor vs. being realistic and flexible with districts and educators ]]> 2023-06-20 17:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628349947 Hard to get good data when trying to shift (process and practice) https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350103 2023-06-20 17:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350103 Coherence - many teachers leaving the profession. How to deal with this from year to year during experimental design https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350134 2023-06-20 17:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350134 Having an appropriate sample size https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350792 2023-06-20 17:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350792 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350889 The pace of school: don't want to create a stressful sense of urgency for the school but the cancellations and adjustments that happen change the timelines and schedules ]]> 2023-06-20 17:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628350889 Adding something to educators' plates--and getting enough participation. Even with a stipend https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628351323 2023-06-20 17:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628351323 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628351402 Randomization is a huge challenge, though even quasi-experiments are getting harder to do because districts are hesitant to sign off on comparison/control groups]]> 2023-06-20 17:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628351402 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628352355 The change from all virtual to in-person is a big change. May need to rebuild the content from the ground up?]]> 2023-06-20 17:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628352355 Understanding how people want to access new learning https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628352611 2023-06-20 17:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628352611 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628352855 I wonder if the comparison group should be a group receiving a completely different outcome (e.g., RELA)]]> 2023-06-20 17:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628352855 Not having people that really understand how to set up a strong research design. In general we are kind of terrible at this in education. https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628353075 2023-06-20 17:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628353075 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628354468 Providing an alternative incentive or treatment to the control group so schools don't feel that the control cohort is "wasting" the year?]]> 2023-06-20 17:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628354468 If waitlists for PL exist, surveys could be disseminated to waitlist districts to complete in the year ahead of receiving the PL. https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628356587 2023-06-20 17:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628356587 https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628361779 Partner with organizations like CityYear & TFA or districts with employment grants attached to 2-3 year commitments because they have people who will stay year over year. 

    Also incentives with paying teachers back with time & money. For instance, having PLs happen during school hours & schools agreeing to let teachers attend without taking PTO. Some teachers hate missing classes but just a suggestion. ]]>     2023-06-20 17:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kmorales109/t7wb9kleomdwpybb/wish/2628361779