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A para and I ran into an issue earlier this semester where she could not see discussions, even when I made them visible to the class. Parents are set as observers and paras are set as observers. Lumping these two categories of student support together creates issues with communication to paras and para access to my course info. A paraprofessional role would help distinguish their support in the classroom. Cross-collaboration among staff, even just sharing my course with another English teacher who teaches the same section as me, creates issues within Canvas. If I add them as an observer, they cannot access all the material. If I add them as co-teacher, they are getting notifications to grade work and submission notifications that clog and muddle their own organization systems.  ... View more

After talking to several teachers in my building about their process for grading work by students with modifications or accommodations, I saw a need for Canvas to help with this process.  Right now, I list student modifications/accommodations on a spreadsheet and have that spreadsheet open while grading. This isn't the best way to go about it, but I'm not sure of a better one. Keep in mind that I have 130+ students each semester so it is important to have a list pulled up showing that some students can submit late while others shouldn't be docked for improper spelling.  Canvas could provide a section for teachers to add notes for each student that only the teacher could see. That way, when I am in the grade book or in Speedgrader and I hover my mouse over a student's name, I can see what their modifications/accommodations are without switching back and forth between two screens and scrolling through a spreadsheet.  In the meantime, if anyone wants to respond to this post with tricks or tips for making this a smoother process, please do so. Thank you! ... View more