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Autumn Blevins posted
This is the first time I have reviewed the course codes in depth. There are numerous options. I believe the biggest concern is that we would love to incorporate many new courses, but do not have the staff nor the student population to accompany this. What I do know is that our school moving to a 1 to 1 initiative has allowed us to explore more…Read More
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You are 100% correct about the staffing issue especially when all we do is cut funding in this state.
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Tonya Raines posted
We have also been attempting to make the move to standards-based grading. Through this process, we do reteaching and retesting. One of the strategies that I’ve found to be helpful is allowing students to do test corrections on the first test. Students don’t get the same test when they retest. After the tests are graded, they are returned, and…Read More
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Mastery learning for sure! A lot of work, but I know you see more learning. Does Infinite Campus allow you to set-up a standards based grading book?
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Tonya Raines posted
One of the things we noticed is that to get full points, 50% of the total school population needs to have completed a cultural studies or world languages course. We currently only offer Spanish I and II, and we are unsure if 50% of the students are taking those courses. In addition, it’s difficult for all students to complete career pathways if…Read More
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We also face these problems! There are several electives that our teachers have expressed interest in offering (and that students have asked about), but we have to focus on graduation requirements. Good luck with your transition next year!
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Right, and you hate to tell students who really want (and need) to take extra dual credit or AP classes that they cannot take them until they get their elective classes taken. Especially when dual credit and AP can get them ahead on their college coursework, which saves them time and money in the long run.
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Danielle Hicks posted
Like Mr. Arnett’s post, our entire school has been focused this year on standards-based grading and assessment. One of the biggest changes in our building this year has been the implementation of “learning checks,” or formative assessments on a weekly basis that check for mastery of specific standards. We use Google Forms via Google Classroom to…Read More
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Fantastic!! Would love to see some screenshot examples of this for others to see. If not in our thread here, please share in one of the news stories you will be sending.
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I am familiarizing myself with Google now. So many useful data collection tools. We are using some of these tools to streamline data collection, school wide.
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Can’t beat it. Available to all and full of capability. Please share as you continue to learn more.
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Danielle Hicks posted
I have reviewed the Kentucky Uniform Academic Course Codes before, so I was somewhat familiar with the list prior to revisiting them. It never ceases to amaze me the number of course codes that do exist, and yet how limited we are at providing these resources to our children. Oh, to be able to tap into all these courses for ALL of our children!…Read More
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Yes, for certain. The Rich Curriculum piece is adding another layer of accountability. For instance in middle school for Career Exploration, only certain courses can count towards this. For instance, Digital Literacy is not listed. See attached.
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Our school has opened up some more options for our 8th graders this year by allowing them to take ATC courses in business, auto mechanics, carpentry, welding, and electricity. This has been beneficial in improving student attendance–especially for reluctant students.
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Wow, excellent!
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That’s so incredible! Next year, we are merging our middle school with our high school, and we also hope to be able to offer the 7th and 8th grade students the ATC courses. We believe it could greatly help their interest and attendance, as well as help them start their career discernment and career paths early.
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Being that this was the first time I have reviewed the course codes in depth, the number of course codes was surprising to me.
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There sure is. The following link will give you the elementary, middle and high school codes for Rich Curriculum, which is the new component of Opportunity and Access for accountability. https://education.ky.gov/curriculum/modcurrframe/Documents/18_19_Courses_Tracked_for_Rich_Curriculum.xlsx
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Understood. Was shared yesterday in assessment webcast that Pearson platform for high school EOCs is the beginning of the next steps towards online KPREP state testing. 1 to 1 will serve you well as we move in this direction.