Curriculum Chat by Rowe https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9 Click the plus sign to post a note. Make one note for what's positive about the curriculum implementation and one for constructive criticism. en-us 2017-10-05 03:23:54 UTC 2017-11-10 02:35:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Resources ber2027401 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551704 I don't teach this every day as I teach FastTrack, but I go into the resources when I am going to help a student in a weak area.  It is really great for that.  I don't have to search, and I already know that the resource is approved by RSC.

]]> 2017-11-10 01:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551704 The section with bias and perspective was very relate-able to students once they understood that exists in multiple medians. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching that entire unit epatton3 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551711 2017-11-10 01:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551711 Unit 3 ber2027401 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551758 RLA Lesson 1 Day 1 references a book, and the instructor has to purchase the book.]]> 2017-11-10 01:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551758 There have been more than enough resources to pull from in the curriculum through unit 2 going into 3. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551820 2017-11-10 01:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551820 The civics curriculum is very elementary. It doesn't seem to take the whole class time https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551848 2017-11-10 01:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205551848 Differentiation ber2027401 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552172 The instructors really like that the differentiation is already built into the program.

]]> 2017-11-10 01:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552172 Videos ber2027401 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552242 We really need to not use the videos that are so condensed.  

]]> 2017-11-10 01:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552242 Like political cartoons section https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552287 It's been helpful for students to practice and understand

]]> 2017-11-10 01:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552287 I like most of the RLA lessons. I like most of the reading texts, exercises are good. It's often difficult to figure out where I'm supposed to be because of the way they are organized. Resources are in three different places which can be complicated https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552295
The students didn't like some of the Social Studies lessons. Lessons on the flag , the Code of Hamurabi and very specific current events they didn't feel were relevant to the GED test. Because most of them don't know history, lessons in chronological order might be more appropriate though I realize this would be difficult to implement at this point.]]> 2017-11-10 01:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552295 Unit 3 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552342 2017-11-10 01:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552342 Some of the concepts were not easy for students to understand because it wasn't during their time (or in their culture). It'd be great to add some background topics/events that students knew and that also related to those concepts that are on the test. Like a gateway... epatton3 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552382 2017-11-10 01:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552382 LGBTQ lesson - divisive in class. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552410 2017-11-10 01:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552410 Lesson plans include instructions and footnotes and it becomes confusing. (Unit 3 Lesson 1 Day 1 Social Studies) https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552478 2017-11-10 01:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552478 Many lessons can't be completed within the given time. If we want quality vs. quantity, we need some movement with lesson time. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552495 2017-11-10 01:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552495 In civics, materials are not always linked in the live binder or in the lesson plans. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552565 2017-11-10 01:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552565 Great variety of resources to help us teach. There is always multiple sources to pull from. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552604 2017-11-10 01:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552604 Unit 02 Lesson 02 Day 01 Resources (guided practice group work RLA) are not linked, had to find them on Readworks. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552682 2017-11-10 01:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552682 Preview packets before they are printed. Things are missing or backwards. It's hard to see order in some places. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552711 2017-11-10 01:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552711 Civics https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552731 2017-11-10 01:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552731 Optional Material ber2027401 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552742 The clarification of optional material should be specified.  Are we supposed to teach all of those stories?  But, looking at the lesson plans they are not addressed.  Having that explained up front would save needless time trying to figure out where the are to be used.

]]> 2017-11-10 01:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552742 Reading https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552834 Students admit that they just don't read much and find some of the excerpts difficult to comprehend]]> 2017-11-10 01:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552834 S.S. for Unit 2 Lesson 3 Day 1 Objectives talk about Affirmative Action and Women's Rights but there are no Objectives that reference LGBTQ and Chicano Movement for Day 2. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552936 2017-11-10 01:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552936 Unit 2 Lesson 4 needs work. Missing resources https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552955 2017-11-10 01:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205552955 Because all of our classrooms don't have the required technology to present the lesson, many of the videos, etc. can't be used. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205553033 2017-11-10 01:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205553033 Plagarism ber2027401 https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205553060 Some of the lesson plans were developed by other people, but attribution was not given.]]> 2017-11-10 01:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205553060 Unit 3 Lesson 1 RLA Note Catcher last two boxes for pages 9 and 10 to stop and look for powerful phrases and images does not match up with where to stop in the book 9 has an image and text 10 only has a picture. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205553718 2017-11-10 01:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205553718 Reciprocal Teaching activity in Unit 3 Lesson 1 Day 2 is difficult to do when the reading is already done in Day 1, you have people acting as predictors but it doesn't serve its purpose as well as it could since they already know what is happening in the text from day 1. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205554637 2017-11-10 01:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205554637 Background info. https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205555255 Historical background information provided at the beginning of each lesson to give some introduction to the context of the lesson. How will this concept help me (the student) on the GED?]]> 2017-11-10 01:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205555255 Relevency https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205557148 2017-11-10 01:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205557148 As instructors, we need to find content for the students that is going to be relevent to content on the GED test https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205557161 2017-11-10 01:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205557161 Tone and Mood https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205559452 The poetry is too difficult to read.]]> 2017-11-10 02:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205559452 Tone and Mood https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205559868 Change out poem difficulty
Robert Frost ]]> 2017-11-10 02:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205559868 Rushed product https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205561949 2017-11-10 02:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205561949 Livebinder tabs are not consistent https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205562778 2017-11-10 02:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rvanmeter/ytjb3bhl1iy9/wish/205562778