#CatholicEdchat Archive
CatholicEdChat is a twitter chat. Topics focus on discussions around educational issues for Catholic Educators and topics beneficial to Catholic Schools. We look forward to continuing to connect Catholic Educators online to discuss education and teaching with faith in our schools. The chat takes place on Saturday mornings. Time 9am EST.
Saturday May 7, 2016
Good morning! My tweets for the next hour will be devoted to
Good morning! Will be in and out. DH taking me out for breakfast đâ¤ď¸
Good morning joining as I travel to a wedding. Beautiful day in WI
Good morning ! So glad I'm here after volunteering at 5K events the last two Saturdays.
Good morning! Please introduce yourself as we get ready to talk about ending our year strong!
Good Morning , John from NJ- first Saturday in awhile that I'm not umpiring baseball games.
Good morning! K-8 librarian from Peabody, MA Trying out Tweetbot
3rd grade teacher in Omaha. Beautiful day in Nebraska!
I'm Erin. I teach 3rd-8th gr Ss - reading, spelling, and science - in mid-Missouri
Good morning! Just back from three days on my retreat
STUDENT engagement matters. Making it happen is difficult and tedious. Need a better way. Read ->https://t.co/e3FIbYyTu4
Q1: When is your last day with students?
Q1: When is your last day with students?
From Virginia, Tech admin
Good morning everyone. I saw Barb's tweet. I'm sending this from so it is live and we'll have transcripts.
A1 Friday, June 17th day ends with closing liturgy at 1:00pm
A1. June 3rd for me as support staff. June 15 for students.
A1 June 16 in Arlington, VA
A1 June 9th! And that whole week is finals so easy -easy
We go until mid- June... Really surprised how many are done in May!
Q2: What are some strategies you use with your students during this time of year?
A1. My school next year in Iowa is done May 22nd.
Most schools in Diocese of Green Bay May 25-June 6
Seniors are done the week before Memorial Day. That's exciting for me
I was thinking the same thing. When does everyone begin?
HI Lisa from Stafford, VA (not Catholic).
Good morning! A1: June 15
welcome! teaching to the is for all!
Good morning from warm yet rainy Chicago. A1 June 8.
RT Q2: What are some strategies you use with your students during this time of year?
For me its just two weeks earlier to get out two weeks earlier- Start August 23rd-
Nebraska counts hours, not days.
Usually last week in August and 2 weeks off at Christmas
A3 Kahoot, letting them do their own projects, for me-wine!
I imagine a lot of outdoor activities are planned
A2 Strategies, Breakout! Plan to have one this Friday.
A2 Projectsâex. 8th graders create iMovie from their K-8 pics. How do they want to sum up their years at OLA via pics
OK. Makes sense. We begin early to mid-August.
A2: I treat these days like any other school days. Maintain routine as much as possible
I would love to do that. I liked the virtual one we did last week.
A2 It's a great time to have S's review and make a portfolio of their work samples from the year
goal: to do a school wide one next year!
My students have portfolios via Google Sites and they will polish them this week and add reflections.
thnks 4 tweeting video behind important to stress that there is still lots of learning left to do
Reflection at this time of the year is very powerful- 4 Ts & Ss- can help to focus start of next year
Good Morning Rita from Indy! Getting an oil change. Pk-8
A2 my S's used Book Creator and quizlet in small groups to summarize units to share for exam review.
RT Reflection at this time of the year is very powerful- 4 Ts & Ss- can help to focus start of next year
A2. I had my kids write a letter to future self, that a supervisor has and will mail to kids this time next yr.
Would like to try the virtual one.
Yes! Portfolios can be easily created and are great for reflecting on learning
A3 I am thinking of letting my kids color-create some designs or find some like the adult coloring books
STEM activities are perfect for
I need to post my NCEA presentation on this on my website
How did you & Ss enjoy Gsites eportfolios? We had APart history Ss do year long digital portfolios w/GSites
might be nice 2have students write 2themselves &read at start of school year-goals 4year & how to achieve
Q3: Itâs important to support our fellow teachers, in our building, to the . What are some ideas?
A3 we are tired! Need some morale boosting ideas!
Scratching the traditional KWL that I use... 's idea is great. using it. https://t.co/MeSVqYVWLY
might be nice 2have students write 2themselves &read at start of school year-goals 4year & how to achieve
A3 Encourage teachers to join Twitter for inspiring/rejuvenating ideas
They are getting used to it. For the most part they like it.
Morning! Great to see you!
A3. Usually make it a point to bring bagels in at this point in year for faculty. 20 bucks well spent for community.
a3: partnering up and coteaching activities where all hands on deck lead to everyone learning
Jumping in. Good Morningâď¸
last few weeks, create 15min after school walk couple times week-bring shoes, decompress & breathe together
A3 Well I bring in treats for teachers and share some activities to help get through. And cocktails after school.
Q3: Itâs important to support our fellow teachers, in our building,to . What are some ideas? Rt
A3 I did a Thanksgiving 'boo' activity a few years back. Found it on Pinterest.
what grade are they? Was it too much work? Glitchy?
I'll bring peach pie with the peaches from my tree
A3 give fellow T an extra break taking his/her class with yours for collaborative activity then vice versa
food always boosts everyone's morale. Grateful for bringing kolaches in yesterday
Great ideas! Looks like food is popular! Q4 coming up
Q4: How can you encourage your PLN during this time of year?
Q4: How can you encourage your PLN during this time of year?
A3: The timing of is great! My school doesn't celebrate it but it can be a great morale booster.
shoes in my car has come in handy when I am trying to squeeze in my daily gratitude walk.
Neither did mine officially but parents knew just because of social media, which was great.
High school. And I built a template. It's easier and you just have to have a day to walk them through it
A3: Regularly-scheduled happy hours. đť
A4 we have a group, love hearing good news from my PLN
A4 Share ideas. Then they will see how powerful it is.
A4 just made a FB group, great to see you on FB!
Great food for thought today, especially in the "bell lap" of the academic year. https://t.co/PZ8yJIgMF5
Effective Catholic school leaders are servants. Many ask God to put teachers, parents, and students in their path who are in need of care.
need to get better at using it!
RT Q4: How can you encourage your PLN during this time of year?
RT Q4: How can you encourage your PLN during this time of year?
Let's all commit to sharing one piece of good news this week on
A4 Share projects/ideas that have worked well (, ).
Headed out. Will catch up later. Thanks for today's chat.
A4: Encourage them to attend stand-alone lectures in their fields at nearby colleges.
Q5: How can you encourage your students to keep learning to the , strategies,projects?
Q5: How can you encourage your students to keep learning to the , strategies,projects?
A5 when my students ask how many more days do we have, I say, I don't know, I'm teaching to the
Morning . Running kids around and painting my office. Have a great day!
A4 Encourage them to attend and
A5 I tell them I will miss them and I don't want to know when our last day is! We have so much to do to the
A5. I have a few "Kid President" videos among others- I save as this point in the year for motivation right before tests.
A5 I like to give a menu of options to choose from for summer projects and methods for checking in over the summer.
When is Podstock this year?
A5: I really emphasize/invite Qs re: relevance to everyday life - no relevance, no point. Esp important for theo Ts.
A4: keep posting to this hashtag, at least 1x day
A5 Make the lessons engaging and meaningful. There are those that will check out regardless.
A5 Learning together. 1st w/gr7. Studentsâ jobâenjoy learning and tell me what I need to improve the session.
Its on the Magis Calendar for the summer- Harper Center is great event location, too.
A5: 8th Grs are "guest teachers" for a day. They meet w/teacher create a lesson plan. Dress professionally.
Lots of projects, invite Ss to hep you get ready for next year, plan and create new Bboards, design room arrangement etc.
A5. Anybody else do student surveys on Google Forms, etc?
Wonder where , local teacher of the year, is today?
Interesting they are private. Did u consider publishing?
Q6: Do you have any special projects you do with your students during this time of year?
You betcha. T surveys this way too.
A6 We made iMovie trailers to introduce ourself to the 4th grade teachers.
RT Q6: Do you have any special projects you do with your students during this time of year?
They will publish when they are seniors. Only those at our school can see them now.
A6 Going to try , for book reviews or predicting, green screen for state research
A6 They will be doing commercials to promote MDTV and other classes
A6.I was support staff this yr. Nxt Yr? Doing "I Am" Poems with students to give to Moms/Guardians on Mothers Day.
is now trending in USA, ranking 41
A6 Making a class yearbook video/slideshow).
Do they continue to add to portfolios over 4 yrs?
A6: I have my ss make reflection videos or slideshows as a whole class.
A6. Not really a project: we have our S run under a parachute &line up in their grade for next year https://t.co/a6J1OLmi88
A6: Special projects are part of the 70/30 curriculum. Why not move the fun stuff throughout the year rather than save it?
That's the plan. I just started this year with them.
A6: Ss create various art projects for the month of Mary. Study icons, make mixed media prayers w/different titles of Mary.
A6: Fun engaging work might slow the pacing guide but authentic learning is good learning.
Impressive! Is this a school-wide initiative thru guidance or English, some discipline that follows Ss 4 yrs
Boy, is so slow for me today! maybe it's
I want it to be but right now it's just my class/department
Love that!I keep drawstringbag in car w/water,socks & shoes-just in case I find good walk oppty
good. Thought it was just me.
did you find a teaching job?
A6: We end the year w/drama unit. After testing is completed-Ss spend time with
Gotta start somewhere. Keep on truckinâ! Will look at ur website. Maybe we can compare notes later?
My Ss are begging me to do tech camps this summer, like minecraft camp week & coding week. #
Creative Drama and learning through play should happen year round! Look at The Drama Game File by Jonas Basom.
I did a minecraft camp- fascinating software and amazing to see what kids do with it.
we have been doing minecraftedu this semester and they love it.
Thanks everyone for joining keep the faith and energy to the
love that you call it your gratitude walk, by the way!
fun idea- have them create a fireworks show for summer- kids loved it where I was.
Have a great Saturday everyone and Happy Mother's Day.
Great topic, Barb! Thanks for the timely energy boost!
Thank you and have a great week.
you bet! Wish Twitter wasn't so slow!
1 of the last events was Sci-tech Star Wars day, celebrating sci and tech of today, tomorrow & in galaxies far, far away.
