SAU9 6-8 ELA/SS Reflection by Heather Harlen https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7 Please share your thoughts on our first PLC so that we can plan next steps. en-us 2025-08-26 22:09:26 UTC 2026-01-21 22:37:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Time https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557448900 Time to meet with my PLC to discuss and map out the rest of the quarters was invaluable.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557448900 meet with my PLC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449403 2025-08-27 18:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449403 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449662 Begin breaking down skills within the language of the progressions for instruction that relate to common assessments

]]> 2025-08-27 18:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449662 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449774 Meet with ELA and SS to discuss what scaffolding they need for their first assessment.


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]]> 2025-08-27 18:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449820 Focus on supporting ELA skills in the Social Studies classroom https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449871 2025-08-27 18:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449871 One Step https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449905 Write out unit plan with dates for assessments and then fill in activities for each day.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449905 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449922 meet with ELA and SS teachers to develop a plan.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557449922 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450004 Opportunity for collaboration and professional discussion

]]> 2025-08-27 18:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450004 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450124 Take time to plan mini lessons that connect back to our first common assessment

]]> 2025-08-27 18:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450124 Collaborate with my PLC to continue planning. https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450173 2025-08-27 18:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450173 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450277 Take time to process to develop an assessment plan


]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450277 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450423 time to meet with my team.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450423 Workshop https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450459 I appreciated the workshop time to begin the backwards planning.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450459 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450465 Circle back with answers to the parking lot questions

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450465 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450577 Having conversations with other middle school social studies teachers.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450577 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450632 honesty

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450632 1 step https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450636 Choose short stories to support the work that we are drafting (theme-literary elements-retelling/synthesizing/analyzing stories) along with focusing on stories to contribute to the essential question.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450636 How much more time is this all going to take during instructions https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450693 2025-08-27 18:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450693 I liked the positive mindset. https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450776 2025-08-27 18:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450776 To make sure that it aligns with the transitional rubric https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450778 2025-08-27 18:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450778 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450783 Thank you! I know that I appreciate your time today and the help you gave all to build first lessons for the school year.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557450783 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451031 I enjoyed being able to collaborate with other teachers.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451031 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451055 This really needs to be two days. There are so many questions and opportunities for amazing collaboration that got shrunk into the formatted time period. Being asked to stop while you’re in the middle of meaningful and focused work on the task at hand is frustrating

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451055 Time https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451074 Where is the time coming from to give essential feedback to students?

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451074 Decide on appropriate modifications when needed. https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451102 2025-08-27 18:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451102 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451124 We were able to actually get some great planning time in and I feel much better about going into this year

]]> 2025-08-27 18:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451124 Planning time. https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451294 2025-08-27 18:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451294 Meet with grade level subject matters https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451468 That I will be meeting with my grade level and coming up with an assessment that works for us and our students

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451468 Making the next meeting 10% better https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451671 Giving us more time to collaborate like you did today.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451671 SEL https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451732 Love your elements of SEL in your presentation!

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451732 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451860 More SS focus

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451860 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451878 connect support staff/non-classroom teachers with this work in a way that feels productive and inclusive for them

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451878 How to keep momentum rolling so work does not fizzle out. https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451914 2025-08-27 18:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451914 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451921 Ideas on how to incorporate the ELA standards into social studies and ways to make students feel the importance of ELA in SS

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451921 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451988 Where is all the time coming from to do all this? will there be enough planning time?

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451988 Improvement https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451992 Not everyone received 1:1 conferencing today during workshop time.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557451992 Thank you for your expertise and time you put into preparing this workshop. I look forward to working with you this year! https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452024 2025-08-27 18:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452024 Meeting with Literacy to align curriculum https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452324 2025-08-27 18:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452324 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452328 Meeting with content area teachers throughout both JBES and KMS.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452328 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452510 more community outreach around these changes?


]]> 2025-08-27 18:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452510 I https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452572 Is all of this going to change again next year?

]]> 2025-08-27 18:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452572 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452601 No

]]> 2025-08-27 18:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452601 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452728 thank you for being so prepared!

]]> 2025-08-27 18:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557452728 Collaboration https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453009 The ability to meet with my teammates and come up with plans that works for us

]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453009 Wondering https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453023 Finding time in one quarter to complete the books and all assessments

]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453023 It's really difficult to work with such uncertainty and so many unanswered questions. It doesn't evoke a lot of confidence when "we are all learning this together" https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453120 2025-08-27 18:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453120 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453174 Continue conferencing with individuals and small groups.


]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453174 When Social Studies will have all the boxes checked for skills https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453351 2025-08-27 18:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453351 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453352 More time to collaborate

]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453352 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453458 This is an incredible and meaningful undertaking. Where does the time come from for creating this work and providing rich and relevant student feedback? This is a significant time investment and we deserve the time to implement it with diligence rather than the expectation that it happen on our own time.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453458 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453483 Edit existing assignments to align with Narrative competencies

]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453483 Other https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453699 It was great to receive some clarity on the focus, assessment and design we are all going to be doing moving forward.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453699 I am wondering............. https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453723 ..........how are we going to fit it all in effectively?

]]> 2025-08-27 18:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557453723 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557454129 Longer blocks of time for meaningful collaboration with colleagues on implementing this work

]]> 2025-08-27 18:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557454129 Thank you https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557454839 This was so much better than I had anticipated and I feel like we got a lot done for our PLC! I feel better about the start of the school year - instruction-wise.

Thank you so much for that!

]]> 2025-08-27 18:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557454839 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557455129 Will this take away from time to plan meaningful lessons for our students and will it be actually something we will have students have to buy-in to this system.

]]> 2025-08-27 18:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557455129 https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557455822 Thank you for being understanding and positive. This will help carry us through our meetings together


]]> 2025-08-27 18:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3557455822 comparison https://padlet.com/building21/zakmkn03rq5woyr7/wish/3690678782 It was interesting to see the growth in writing and level of understanding students have from grade 6-8.

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