Elementary Curriculum Feedback Aug. 13 by jwilk https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg Parking lot for questions and ideas for team review and action! en-us 2018-08-08 16:56:00 UTC 2025-11-11 01:04:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Tell me about cursive for this year! I loved "Handwriting Without Tears"! https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885024 2018-08-13 15:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885024 https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885063 How do you create your grade level website on your specific schools webpage? ]]> 2018-08-13 15:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885063 Math pacing guide https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885409 We would like to switch unit 6 with unit 3.  There seems to be A LOT of area and perimeter on State Assessments and less measurement.  We are concerned that we won't get enough practice before assessment time.

]]> 2018-08-13 15:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885409 We used I-station math very successfully in Math Intervention and now it is gone without teachers having input https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885491 2018-08-13 15:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885491 When will we start creating and administering common assessments? https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885528 2018-08-13 15:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885528 Reading Street https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885767 What specific components of Reading Street is everyone teaching? There is SO MUCH with RS, and I would like to see the district prioritize what components they find most important.  There is too much to get through in the length of time we are given.]]> 2018-08-13 15:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885767 Multiple third grade level meetings throughout the year? https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885870 2018-08-13 15:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272885870 Have you considered moving Opinion writing to the beginning of the year and Narrative to the end? The Common Core requires opinion writing throughout the curriculum https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886057


]]> 2018-08-13 15:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886057 Handwriting https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886125 What resources are we supposed to use to teach cursive? I understand that we are still expected to use HWT, but we are not being provided with the workbooks. Seems... frustrating?]]> 2018-08-13 15:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886125 Give me the basics for Reading Street! https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886401 2018-08-13 15:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886401 I agree about handwriting. Lack of resources is going to be a problem. mjtrompe https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886425 2018-08-13 15:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886425 Ditto on Handwriting! https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886489 2018-08-13 15:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886489 YES! to the handwriting comment. https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886498 2018-08-13 15:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886498 The kids loved iStation math too! https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886968 2018-08-13 15:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272886968 Yes! Students NEED the workbook! dkreutze https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887030 2018-08-13 15:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887030 Are there pre-tests available? https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887146

]]> 2018-08-13 15:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887146 Agreed, my students preferred IStation math over the reading. dkreutze https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887157 2018-08-13 15:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887157 Handwriting books were also nice to help students build their fine motor skills. They need practice with handwriting (writing it AND reading it) and the books were great! Too many devices in their hands and their handwriting is showing this. https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887216 2018-08-13 15:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887216 Are the iStation required minutes staying the same? https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887442 2018-08-13 15:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272887442 I agree. My students enjoyed iStation math and it gives us, as teachers a lot of useful information. https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272888617 2018-08-13 15:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272888617 Thank you for the info about Handwriting book/pages. I like the idea of being able to print the pages we want! https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272889081 2018-08-13 15:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272889081 Social Emotional Standards missgorup https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890045 2018-08-13 16:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890045 TTL https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890243 Why did we take away Type to Learn for 3rd grade.  We need to give them the tools to word process by this age. 

]]> 2018-08-13 16:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890243 Handwriting State Standar https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890556 https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/CSAS/Content%20Area%20(F-L)/Handwriting/KSDE_Handwriting_Standards_Dec13.pdf?ver=2013-12-18-135320-130

]]> 2018-08-13 16:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890556 iStation Math https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890602 I agree about iStation math.  I used it every day for math intervention.

]]> 2018-08-13 16:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890602 My kids never enjoyed iStation, reading or math. https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890904 2018-08-13 16:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272890904 iStation was one of the best things the district did with math. I loved the data we got from it as teachers. Please bring it back. https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272891813 2018-08-13 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272891813 We use the on-line assessments available through the Reading Street curriculum. We're hoping that can continue. https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272892175 2018-08-13 16:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272892175 iStation math is important for data and for differentiation... not sure what we would use in place of that https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272892501 2018-08-13 16:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272892501 Science YAG https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272895001 2018-08-13 16:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272895001 Science YAG https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272895008 Could we move Animals Through Time to the first trimester? It goes better with RS in the first trimester along with Flower Power. ]]> 2018-08-13 16:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272895008 https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272898440 As a new teacher to the district; when will we get access to reading street, mystery science, etc..

]]> 2018-08-13 16:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/272898440 Answers: jbessolo https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273807346 Cursive handwriting will be practiced in 3rd grade.

Regarding the class pages question. You can go into Class Pages and click on Library, then Learning Content. From here you will see a list of district course pages to choose from. You can just use the page as a resource and copy or download documents, or you can click on 'Use This Resource" where you can copy the page and make edits where you would like. The district web pages are set up more as a teacher resource than a page of links for students.

We will also link the SECD standards to the site. Thank you!]]> 2018-08-17 19:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273807346 ANSWERS: jbessolo https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273807729 There were several requests made to move unit progression around in math, ELA, and science. Thank you for the feedback! The teams will reconvene throughout the year and again at the end of the year and will look over all suggestions made in addition to the padlet of feedback. We did communicate that changes will be made at the end of the school year to help provide stability to the structure, scope and sequence communicated August 13th. If it's a major issue we can surely reconvene before then, but will try to not make big changes until we've lived through the curriculum sequence for a year. For now, we do ask we teach the units in the order posted and will reconvene as a team in September in case any of these are hot topic concerns that can't wait.

For IStation: iStation ELA is free from the state. iStation math was not and we paid for it last year. Feedback shared with us was that it wasn't that robust. Seeing that there are mixed reviews on here with some strong support for iStation math we will take another look at this and see what options we can provide those who want to still use it.]]> 2018-08-17 19:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273807729 ANSWERS: jbessolo https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273808366 Basics for reading street. It is certainly robust! The next step for the committee is to work on unit design, so these questions are helpful. More information will come forth very soon. Practicing activities that best align with the standards selected would be the priority here. This is a great suggestion for a basic document! ]]> 2018-08-17 19:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273808366 Answers: jbessolo https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273808799 Common assessments: this is phase 2 of the curriculum alignment plan, so this should begin with training this summer and be designed over the course of next year. Pretests will be teacher created!

I will look into Type to Learn and get back with you...

iStation: ELA is free and will continue to be a resource used. Math was paid for and we were receiving negative feedback in use and user-ability. Shall we discuss then again?

Access to Online materials: the hold up is waiting for IT to set up the Single Sign on in connection with all the different vendors. We are pushing for this!]]> 2018-08-17 19:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273808799 ANSWER: dkraus2 https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273841389 We are still using Handwriting Without Tears to teach cursive!:)
All teachers have a Teacher's Manual which dictates the sequence of letter introduction and offers lesson direction. The HWT's lined paper can be ordered from IRC (IRCrequests). Learning Coaches are wonderful resources to help you generate authentic practice opportunities!]]> 2018-08-18 04:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jwilk/xi72xgyoltwg/wish/273841389