#BFC530 Archive

The Breakfast Club – #BFC530 – is a 15 minute, 1 question Twitter chat every weekday. We chat in 4 timezones Mon-Fri – 5:30am Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Times. The mission of BFC is to empower participants to make a difference in education by engaging in consistent reflective practice in a supportive community that inspires and challenges one another.

Thursday June 28, 2018
5:30 AM EDT

  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:30 AM EDT
    Good Thursday morning! It’s our last day of classes of my first year in Kindergarten! 😊 #bfc530
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    Good Morning #bfc530 Kevin 7th grade history teacher from NW NJ riding out #bfc530 until the end waking up to a thunderstorm this morning
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    Congrats Chris! #bfc530
    In reply to @ChrisQuinn64
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:32 AM EDT
    Thanks, Kevin! #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen
  • MsCommins108 Jun 28 @ 5:32 AM EDT
    #bfc530 Good Morning from rainy CT! Last day of curriculum writing today, and then off to one of my summer #writing classes. Going to be a great day!
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 28 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    #bfc530 We tend to assess them differently and provide a modified program if the school was aware of the extended holiday. Less sympathetic if we are not informed
  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    Add questions to the bank folks! We need ideas for our weekly slow chat questions. #bfc530
  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:34 AM EDT
    I advise to follow along on Google Classroom. I don't prepare in advance. Their vacation should not make more work for me. #bfc530
  • assignmenthelp Jun 28 @ 5:35 AM EDT
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  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    Yes - not impressed when an email comes in "oh btw were out of town". #bfc530
    In reply to @GruntledChalkie
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    Early in my career I learned not to give work before a student goes on vacation. Sometimes it was prepared, other times it wasn't, & then there was me doing work on top of the current week's work to have it prepared. Now it is consistent #bfc530
  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    Which curriculum/course? #bfc530
    In reply to @MsCommins108
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    Agree, I will tell a student to check the class website and do what you can #bfc530
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    Some drizzle here. #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen
  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    Fun activities planned? #bfc530
    In reply to @ChrisQuinn64
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:38 AM EDT
    Some good downpours here. It should pass be 8 and then the heat for a few days #bfc530
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • mfinnCBEcoach Jun 28 @ 5:39 AM EDT
    Good morning #bfc530 What’s on your docket for today?
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:39 AM EDT
    I absolutely agree, Laura. When families take holidays outside of scheduled times, this should not add to the already heavy workload of teachers. When they make this choice, we cannot own the potential ‘aftermath’. #bfc530
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 5:41 AM EDT
    Good morning #bfc530! When Ss tell us in advance Ts give some work to complete before they leave & the rest they make up when they come back. For most Ss it works out. But a few really fall behind in understanding.
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:41 AM EDT
    Teddy Bear Picnic Day! 😊😊😊🐻🐻🐻 #bfc530
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • KristaMcNamara Jun 28 @ 5:41 AM EDT
    Our Ministry of Ed requires that we provide an academic program for Ss who travel for extended periods of time during the school year. We should receive written notice from the parent & then we arrange work w/ each T. Google classroom makes this much easier for Ss & Ts! #BFC530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @GruntledChalkie
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:42 AM EDT
    I remember leaving school for a week in 3rd grade & my Mom asked for work. I got a such a thick packet, my Mom apologized every night in FL I had to work on HW for an hour, but she didnt want to be rude asking for work & not completing it #bfc530
  • philosophypaul Jun 28 @ 5:43 AM EDT
    #bfc530 Ss with extended holidays need to work with administration as well as Ts to get clearance and a make-up protocol. It becomes the responsibility of parents, guardians, and Ss to synchronize learning or step out of the term.
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 5:43 AM EDT
    Google classroom definitely helps! The biggest problem we face is that since we don't use textbooks, when Ss miss mini-lessons, they often fall behind. #bfc530
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • MsBuell Jun 28 @ 5:45 AM EDT
    Good morning #bfc530 ! Good QOTD for my first day of vacay! If Ss give me notice I will do mix of some extra prep work + check GClassroom. If it’s world history class they miss, and they are traveling outside US, I give them “research” assignment and they have to report when back
  • Braz74 Jun 28 @ 5:45 AM EDT
    #bfc530 hello Ben Brazeau tech Integrator Green Bay. Joining a day after #iste18 tired but puppy has me up.
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 5:45 AM EDT
    Absolutely. We warn families that it's up to the S to catch up. For Ss with organization or time management issues, this can be tough! #bfc530
    In reply to @ChrisQuinn64, @wheeler_laura
  • bohndrake Jun 28 @ 5:46 AM EDT
    Morning everyone ! Been up enjoying these loud thunder storms for a while. I head to my new district for PD this morning and I'm super excited!! #bfc530
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:47 AM EDT
    For that reason, Carla, I have always questioned the value of sending work with students (on vacation), as it is not able to be supported with all-important instruction. #bfc530
    In reply to @carlameyrink, @wheeler_laura
  • KristaMcNamara Jun 28 @ 5:47 AM EDT
    Also, good morning to everyone 😊 👋🏻 #BFC530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @GruntledChalkie
  • MsBuell Jun 28 @ 5:48 AM EDT
    Summer vacay is when I say “yes” to my kids after 10 months of “I’m too busy”—yesterday after last day of school I played badminton, got a Sharpie tattoo, and drove a visiting child 40 mins back to their home #bfc530
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:48 AM EDT
    Hope it’s a great day for you...new beginnings! 😊 #bfc530
    In reply to @bohndrake
  • bohndrake Jun 28 @ 5:49 AM EDT
    Since I use Google Classroom I just tell my students to check what they're missing if they can, but they can always make it up on every they get back. #bfc530
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 5:49 AM EDT
    True. Plus, will they really do it? We ask them to complete work before and dafter the vacation, when they can go to the Ts to ask questions. #bfc530
    In reply to @ChrisQuinn64, @wheeler_laura
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:49 AM EDT
    Good Luck this morning getting comfortable in your new "home" (and in selling your home too) #bfc530
    In reply to @bohndrake
  • Braz74 Jun 28 @ 5:50 AM EDT
    I had a Google site and it had daily lesson plans and activities that they could access I told them what I thought we would be doing and they were able to keep up or make up after returning #bfc530
    • bohndrake Jun 28 @ 5:49 AM EDT
      Since I use Google Classroom I just tell my students to check what they're missing if they can, but they can always make it up on every they get back. #bfc530
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 28 @ 5:51 AM EDT
    Have a wonderful day, friends! I’m out! #bfc530
  • MsBuell Jun 28 @ 5:52 AM EDT
    Good for your Mom! That is my worst pet peeve! I tailor the assignment to the Ss situation, often they just want work for the car ride or plane—so it’s more about communicating what they will miss and have to make up rather than giving all of the work. #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen
  • Braz74 Jun 28 @ 5:53 AM EDT
    Good morning #bfc530 moonset brought to you by energtic puppy. And the guy who isn't ready to be up.
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 5:53 AM EDT
    Is theree a slow chat happening this summer? #bfc530
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 5:54 AM EDT
    Beautiful! #bfc530
    In reply to @Braz74
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 5:54 AM EDT
    Have a great day all. Im out! #bfc530
  • KristaMcNamara Jun 28 @ 5:54 AM EDT
    This is not uncommon in my school b/c we have several families who travel back to their home countries during the year for long periods. We have a policy to provide work & we do so; we also emphasize the risk of missing so much time. Can’t always be helped, though (1/2) #BFC530
  • DavidHochheiser Jun 28 @ 5:56 AM EDT
    I fully believe that family time is priority. Vacations are so expensive and time so crunched that it’s tough to stick within actual vacations. As long as people are nice about it, there’s no reason to not support them. #bfc530
  • wheeler_laura Jun 28 @ 5:58 AM EDT
    I will sometimes look for a video that teaches the same concept to put up for those that missed the activity we did. #bfc530
    In reply to @carlameyrink
  • KristaMcNamara Jun 28 @ 5:59 AM EDT
    To me, it’s impt that we help families feel supported & understood, while also emphasizing the value of being in school. We treat each case individually & do our best to serve them as best we can. We encourage Ts to be creative & flexible w/out increasing workload. (2/2)#BFC530
  • spaul6414 Jun 28 @ 6:01 AM EDT
    Good morning #bfc530
    In reply to @SusZanti5, @mrfieldmanchs, @VtheLearner, @DebbiSab, @LottieSpurlock, @kathyiwanicki, @GruntledChalkie, @DrKnicki, @ChristineBemis2, @ChrisQuinn64, @kmichellehowell
  • deem_ellen Jun 28 @ 6:30 AM EDT
    TODAY - Matters of the Heart - week 2 of Summer ReNEWal Series for Educators. #whatisschool Join @ShiftParadigm and me 7pm EDT. #bfc530 #ISTE18 #notatiste18 #aussieED
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  • mrsstellhorn Jun 28 @ 6:53 AM EDT
    Personal policy: check google classroom. I live in southern IL where we take snow days. There will be a day when snow days no longer exist bc of technology. #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @GruntledChalkie
  • carlameyrink Jun 28 @ 6:54 AM EDT
    Great idea. Hi that will lower my #bfc530 withdrawal symptoms!!
    In reply to @wheeler_laura
  • ElizabethCartau Jun 28 @ 7:07 AM EDT
    Good morning! Still in school here in Ottawa. Last day for students, second last day for educators. Busier by the minute🤪 Whoever says things slow down at the end of the year has likely not worked in education😁 Happy Thursday! #bfc530
    In reply to @mfinnCBEcoach
  • MrTravisDrake Jun 28 @ 7:14 AM EDT
    If I'm already prepared prior to departure, I will put together everything for them. If not, I will email it to their Google account each day. #bfc530
  • ElizabethCartau Jun 28 @ 7:23 AM EDT
    It depends on the holiday..Usually I ask Ss (elementary) to do a few things: Read & talk to their parents about it. Keep a “journal” of experiences w/ a focus on “noticing & wondering”. Work on a few Math Qs to keep brains stretched like those on Youcubed & Eyes on Math #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @GruntledChalkie
  • assignmenthelp Jun 28 @ 7:40 AM EDT
    10 Best Essay Writing Tips That Every Master’s Student Must Know https://t.co/DMNR6vCtAd #BFC530 #EducationChat
  • CoachKCullen Jun 28 @ 7:54 AM EDT
    They have to catch up with gracious extensions #bfc530
    In reply to @ProfessorRouge, @wheeler_laura
  • Kuglmee Jun 28 @ 9:26 AM EDT
    Good morning! My policy, which might disagree with district policy, is to let them make up missed work. I teach 7 yr olds so they didn’t schedule a cruise, their parent/guardian did. Ps need breaks too & have jobs so I’m not punishing the S. I send them w/a book to read #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @GruntledChalkie