What are some challenges school's might face with vertical alignment? by Melissa Hancock https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment en-us 2016-07-11 18:41:19 UTC 2025-12-24 08:09:04 UTC hello@padlet.com -Lack of understanding of shifts and standards https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627812
-Aligning and having a progression of standards from one lesson to another]]> 2016-07-19 14:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627812 Planning for effective instruction https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627831 2016-07-19 14:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627831 Flynn https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627833 AP and IB are unique in that they run the spectrum of curriculums. The tough piece here is preparing students for advanced coursework - how are we (schools and the district) identifying potential students for advanced programs with enough time to track them into courses which prepare them for rigorous expectations of AP and IB.

tl/dr; feeder patterns are hard for advanced studies. ]]> 2016-07-19 14:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627833 An abundance of new teachers that may not have a deep enough knowledge of the standards to understand how instruction (or standards) scaffolds as learning progresses. https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627847 2016-07-19 14:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627847 https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627857 An awareness of what comes before and after within standards]]> 2016-07-19 14:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627857 https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627861 not understanding how the standards progress from one grade to next. Especially in ELA  to meet the overall anchor standards, College & Career Readiness

]]> 2016-07-19 14:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627861 Lack of collaboration across grade levels https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627872 2016-07-19 14:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627872 Rachel... https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627877 2016-07-19 14:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627877 -Lack of time  https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627923 2016-07-19 14:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627923 https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627930 Communication ]]> 2016-07-19 14:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627930 narrow focus on one grade level  rachel_larsen https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627932 2016-07-19 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627932 Lack of communication amoung feeder schools https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627945 2016-07-19 14:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627945 lack of understanding of the progression of standards https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627951 2016-07-19 14:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627951 teachers who focus more on WHAT they want to teach (novels, stories, etc) than the standards. https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627959 2016-07-19 14:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627959 Teaching in cielos https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627967 2016-07-19 14:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627967 Schools not seeing how vertical alignment fits into the big picture goals. https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627979 2016-07-19 14:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627979 Gaps between grade levels https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627983 2016-07-19 14:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116627983 Not enough quality PLC planning time https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116628047 2016-07-19 14:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_hancock1/verticalalignment/wish/116628047