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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes,  I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.   [/quote]

Have you taught him to make his own calendar?  Either paper or google?  He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place.  Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too.  Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with.  Real life doesn't come from 1 input.[/quote]

Even with his own calendar how will he know when a teacher plans to test him if they don't tell him? The issue is teachers not notifying the class in a clear way for kids to even input it in their own calendars. [/quote]

Or your kid isn’t paying attention in class and writing things down. You know, like everyone did back when we were students. [/quote]

If there is nothing to write down, what do you expect him to do?[/quote]

If there absolutely truly is nothing written down, this is when I would step in as the parent.  Have your child email the teacher and cc you on the email for accountability.  "Hi Mr. X, I am attempting to plan out the next week of assignments and I am unsure where I can find upcoming assessments and due dates for your class.  Where can I find this information?"

Either the teacher will reply, "It's written on the back board, copy it down at your leisure" or "They are posted as schoology announcements, you can check each week" or "they're on the calendar you receive at the beginning of every unit" or...you'll have in writing that they aren't written anywhere and then you can go to the counselor or assistant principal with a legitimate complaint.[/quote]

Or have them ask weekly like some PP in here kid does. That is what I'm anout to do. [b]My kid's teachers are terrible about writing down test dates[/b]. I'll have her to ask every Monday. [/quote]

How do you know?  Do you see the slides they project each day? Does your daughter text you photos of the board every class?  Or does she just say, "They never tell me!"?

Because if it's anything like my room, my warm up slide every single day has a calendar of the next week (the same one that is handed to kids at the beginning of the unit), my back board has important dates to be aware of (quiz, test, SOL, AP exam), and I repeat it multiple times each day.  "This is day 5.  Your test is on day 8. You will receive a study guide on day 7, that should be your clue the test is coming.  Another clue could be the calendar you received! Let's highlight the assessment date.  Oooh, it's a Monday.  That's tricky.  What is a good strategy for when a test falls on a Monday?  Good idea, you should do the study guide in class on Thursday but go over it a second time Sunday night.  Make yourself a note to do so wherever you keep track of tasks."

You would seriously think I teach 3rd graders instead of 11th graders.

Test day comes.  WITHOUT FAIL, 3-5 kids walk in and their face falls.  "YOU DIDN'T TELL US THERE WAS A TEST!"

I'm tired of being blamed.

Maybe your child did get 7 dud teachers this year and not one communicates dates in a timely manner.  My assumption would be at least 6/7 do though, and she's not paying attention.[/quote]

A thousand times this.

I post test information in two different places in my room. It’s also on my daily slides. I spent at least a week referring to the test or the review sheet (which also posts the test date). It’s online in multiple places, as well. There are no fewer than six ways you can find a test date.

I get the 3-5 kids say this, as well. I’ve had parents tell me I need to be more communicative. I suppose I can send an email home to parents also alerting them to the upcoming test, but is that really good for juniors and seniors? Who is going to give them six or seven reminders before an exam in college?[/quote]

This is wonderful (thank you!), and should be more than enough for most students. But not for my student with an IEP who just will not remember after class ends that there's a test, will not study for it, and who will fail -- unless we are able to structure his evening so he studies for the test and does any work due prior to the exam. At least when the dates are in Schoology we can see them and know what to have him work on. At this point it is a question of if he will even graduate from high school, so the whole "but what about college" argument is irrelevant in our case. [/quote]

When my DD was in HS, their case manager helped her do this. [/quote]

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