HS IA 2nd semester scheduling by Valerie Munoz https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4 2nd semester continuing from 1st semester en-us 2022-01-13 21:31:21 UTC 2022-01-14 01:11:07 UTC hello@padlet.com How do I confirm what courses are "year long" courses as opposed to 1 semester classes? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991273494 2022-01-13 21:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991273494 This means we keep first semester open for them to refer to? Or it’s an extension? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991273924 2022-01-13 21:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991273924 https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991274705 What about students who are non-starters. 0% done 1st semester?]]> 2022-01-13 21:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991274705 If a student has access to the 1st semester class and complete work there, will teachers be expected to interact and grade in that old shell? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991275410 2022-01-13 21:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991275410 Chemistry of the Earth Systems is a S1 - Mostly-Chemistry and S2 - Mostly- Earth Science course. They have different standards. What happens if a scholar has not shown mastery of the Chemistry standards, but then does show mastery of the Earth Science Standards? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991275452 2022-01-13 21:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991275452 If iA offers 1.0 classes why would they need 2 classes on their dashboard. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991275837 2022-01-13 21:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991275837 Are you aware of iA's past practice working with students who did not engage or did not do enough work to be successful in the 1st semester course in the past? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276065 2022-01-13 21:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276065 Could a student potentially have 7+ classes in second semester? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276294 2022-01-13 21:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276294 new topics to study https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276395 2022-01-13 21:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276395 How does this benefit impact/work with courses for credit recovery or content mastery? Is there a way to determine which courses should be approached with this plan, as opposed to some other credit recovery plan? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276398 2022-01-13 21:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276398 How will this impact the scheduling of the second semester courses? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276496 2022-01-13 21:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276496 1st semester course shells https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276607 If students have access to first semester courses and actively work in them, we are essentially teaching two courses to that student at the same time. Will that student count twice for overload?]]> 2022-01-13 21:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276607 I a just a little frustrated that we are always trying to align over very different, online, async school to what brick and mortar schools do. We can do different things because we ARE different. And sometimes it is in the students best interest that we have the flexibility to do things differently. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276809 2022-01-13 21:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991276809 Leaving a first semester class on the dashboard will be incredibly confusing to scholars. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277224 2022-01-13 21:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277224 Teachers need to make sure that there are NO end dates in our current Sem 1 courses if students will still have access to those old shells. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277476 2022-01-13 21:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277476 multiple sections https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277542 Students are going to be confused as to which class they are supposed to be working in.

]]> 2022-01-13 21:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277542 So will iA teachers have 20+ shells on their Dashboard now to monitor and oversee? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277734 2022-01-13 21:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277734 https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277744 I am wondering if there could be some criteria. For example if their final grade 1st semester is 40% or higher (just an arbitrary number for the example).

]]> 2022-01-13 21:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991277744 I worry that a student who has a 57% in SEM1 class has to start all over in SEM2 - I don't understand how this is more equitable and will promote learning. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991278658 2022-01-13 21:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991278658 How do we keep them from working in SEM1 classes so we don't have to grade 2x the work? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991278992 2022-01-13 21:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991278992 there are two types of year long classes, some semesters 2 build on semester 1, but there are other year long classes that are discrete: Classes like Chem 1 and Chem 2 where standards between the two semesters are not related. If a student passes Chem 2 they get credit for Chem 1 standards that they never showed mastery of. How is this standards based? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991279200 2022-01-13 21:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991279200 If a student passes SEM1, but not SEM2, do they still receive the whole 1.0 (similar to how a student could fail SEM1 but pass SEM2 and receive credit for both)? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991279830 2022-01-13 21:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991279830 This seems like a big workload issue because kids will work in those old shells. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991279996 2022-01-13 21:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991279996 https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991280707 I am wondering what the data shows for 2nd semester passing rates for the students who have had this opportunity in the past.]]> 2022-01-13 21:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991280707 You are essentially teachers to teach 1.0 version classes in a semester long class. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991280958 2022-01-13 21:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991280958 Are we still grading them out of the first semester class? If they work more in the first semester class, are we changing their grades? Are we still doing ALE documentation SP/UP for first semester classes? If not, but they contact us in that class, will it officially count, since technically they can't be more than a 1.0 FTE but would have access to more classes than a full load. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991281195 .]]> 2022-01-13 21:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991281195 Dennis- are those "Audit" settings something you can set on your end globally or will that be something teachers need to toggle on on our end? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991282652 2022-01-13 21:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991282652 Are we making the whole you can still earn credit for both semesters even if you earned a 0% first semester policy public knowledge? - like are we advertising it to scholars and families? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991282890 2022-01-13 21:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991282890 This makes naming conventions that students can see even more important. Dennis and I were emailing about this in the fall. Students' naming conventions are already confusing. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991282926 2022-01-13 21:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991282926 Why wouldn't we use Khan Academy and Tutor.com as the reference rather than doubling their class lists? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991284166 2022-01-13 21:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991284166 I am very worried about students Dashboards. They already have classes there from years ago. If they now have classes that they can just access, but not work in, it will only further clutter their Dashboards. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991286155 2022-01-13 21:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991286155 If a student fails 1st semester and there is a 1.0 version of that same class, can we enroll that student into the 1.0 version 2nd semester? This will ensure that they have all of the content and will keep their Dashboards clean and help teachers manage their courses. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991287064 2022-01-13 21:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991287064 Really hard time understanding this policy if the district claims to be standards based. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991290563 2022-01-13 21:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991290563 If a student still has access to Sem 1 class, will they be on our Synergy rosters? Will they count towards our student load? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991291929 2022-01-13 21:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991291929 https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991292682 I am wondering if there is any data showing this is best for student in an ALE setting. Perhaps there needs to be two versions on online high schools in the district. One for ALE and one that looks like a traditional brick and mortar building delivered virtually.]]> 2022-01-13 21:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991292682 In the past, we enrolled kids back into the 2nd semester version of 1st semester. We worked with them to complete the learning for Semester 1 and then rolled them into Semester 2, ensuring they could finish both semesters in the 2nd semester. That seems like a much more equitable way to address these gaps in student learning without asking teachers to do more work. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991293417 2022-01-13 21:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991293417 How is this standards based when there are discrete standards a student must illustrate to earn mastery and those standards will not be assessed in sem 2? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991293839 2022-01-13 21:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991293839 The students dashboards are a very big deal at iA. So many students had issues at the beginning of the year because they did not know what classes to be working in and there dashboard was packed with other courses from the previous year. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991294164 2022-01-13 21:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991294164 Why are we adding more barriers to unengaged scholars if/when they decide to engage in sem 2? Now a student is trying to work on more challenging lessons which is very discouraging. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991295913 2022-01-13 21:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991295913 Why are we leaving Sem 1 shells on Dashboards? This will be a very confusing for students. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991296602 2022-01-13 22:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991296602 I cannot see a benefit to this plan and can only see more barriers for our ALE online students. Even more frustrating is that the decision makers do not understand teacher concerns, concerns that are based in real life experience working with ALE students in online classes. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991301289 2022-01-13 22:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991301289 It seems like you are asking teachers to monitor and engage now with student's in double the amount of classes. We already have double or triple the amount of preps of other teachers and we are already in overload OR .2 PLUS overload. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991302927 2022-01-13 22:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991302927 First Semester Shells Remaining https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991303037 1. Any class that is open to students must be managed by a teacher. That is just part of being a professional.

2. In a brick and mortar, are students allowed to audit first semester sections?

3. Even if students cannot submit work, if they are reading, reviewing and then asking questions about that material, I am working with them in that course; more so than the students who did not engage at all in the current semester class, that counted toward my student numbers.

]]> 2022-01-13 22:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991303037 This plan is asking teachers to teach a 1.0 version of a course in a traditional 0.5 course. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991304329 2022-01-13 22:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991304329 If teachers are working with students in the old course shell, they need to count against our count numbers. That is another course that the student will remain enrolled in. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991305225 2022-01-13 22:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991305225 It sounds like the decision has been made this is what is happening. But if you value our opinion - leaving semester 1 shells on will be a disaster and is not the way to support students, it will only add barriers and confusion. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991306844 2022-01-13 22:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991306844 https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991309501 1. Don't leave SEM1 classes on scholars' dashboards. 

2. Move students who did not engage less than 50% (arbitrary number) to the 1.0 version of the class for SEM2 if available

3. Allow (teacher selected) students in the 50-69% range a 2 week extension to honor the work they've already done and work with their teacher to pass SEM1]]> 2022-01-13 22:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991309501 It was evident in the meeting that there is a disconnect of understanding of how this is going to play out. Reasons of moving students along is equitable access and we are literally adding barrier to their learning. This concerns me. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991309533 2022-01-13 22:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991309533 oh, like our established practice? https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991310019 2022-01-13 22:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991310019 Extra classes on the dashboard and how to use the classes will add workload to Advisory teachers. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991310451 2022-01-13 22:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991310451 For students who have a 0%, enroll them back into the Sem 1 version of the course in Semester 2 and teachers work with them to finish in 9 weeks so they can roll into Sem 2 and finish by the end of the semester. For students who have completed some work, enroll them into the 1.0 version (if available), transfer grades, and have them pick up where they left off. If the 1.0 version is not available, follow the first suggustion- Sem 1 class in Sem 2 and enroll them into Semester 2 when they have finished. This way they have the dedicated time and attention of the teacher and have the content available in an interactive way. Teachers will also be fairly compensated for the work because every student is accurately rostered. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991313146 2022-01-13 22:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991313146 How does this affect our syllabi, which is an important consideration and requirement for ALE https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991313301 2022-01-13 22:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991313301 A scholar should stay in Sem 1 class until they illustrate mastery of proficiency standards - then move to the next course. That is standards based and we are able to provide that individualized support here. It might take the scholar 1 week, 2 weeks, etc. They don't have to stay in the first semester class all semester. But they should be working at their level. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991315055 2022-01-13 22:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991315055 I think the decision makers have a very romanticized and unrealistic view of how scholars are going to use semester 1 shells. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991316667 2022-01-13 22:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991316667 Just now communicating this information to us adds a lot of workload, as we think about how we are going to scaffold and support 0% scholars in semester 2 courses. This is days of work to adjust one course shell. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991318312 2022-01-13 22:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991318312 https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991319532 1. Who will communicate this to scholars? When?

2. How will this impact our second semester syllabi? I would a change of this magnitude to the grading policy must be laid out in both first and second semester sections. It is my impression that changes to syllabi are not allowed after a semester begins? It feels as though we have not been transparent with scholars and families about the grading policy.]]> 2022-01-13 22:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991319532 I wonder why we are changing our past practice, as it has worked really well for our students in the past. We had very high course passage rates and students got access to their teachers AND the learning in the most meaningful ways. IA is different and that is a GOOD thing! We can do things a little differently to serve the needs of our *different* clientele. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991333030 2022-01-13 22:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991333030 would like to see the data that shows rolling unengaged, 0% scholars along and backfilling credits is successful https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991333275 2022-01-13 22:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991333275 Advisors will be the one to shoulder the workload to educate students and families. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991335303 2022-01-13 22:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991335303 It makes sense to move students to sem 2 that have illustrated some learning of sem 1 standards. But moving 0% sem 1 to sem 2 is setting those students up to fail if/when they decide to engage. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991368034 2022-01-13 23:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991368034 Students with 0-30%= Enroll in Sem 1 class, 2nd semester Students with 30-69%= move into Sem 2 class and replace grade if they pass OR move them into the 1.0 class if that is an option and then teachers can transfer grades to 1.0 class. https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991449757 2022-01-14 01:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vmunoz14/zbfcw1n6j3je9ad4/wish/1991449757