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jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:30 PM EDT

Welcome to #EdChatME! Tonight our focus is on #NextSteps - how might we make our new ideas a reality in our classroom/school/district?

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:32 PM EDT

Hey, #EdChatME! Becca from Wells here- ELA teacher, jack of many trades… my first job was slangin’ coffee, which I did for an entire decade!

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 8:32 PM EDT

Let's start with the usual: who are you, what do you do, and for fun...what was your first job? #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 8:32 PM EDT

Looking forward to #EdChatME tonight with @jonpratt

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 8:32 PM EDT

Hi Kelley, Principal ESS #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:33 PM EDT

Jon Pratt here, Asst Head for Academics @foxcroftacademy. First job - paperboy! Seems so antiquated now. #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 8:33 PM EDT

Sean from D-F, Tech Integrator for a little while longer. Photograph and travel. First job was PDF converting. #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:34 PM EDT

Twice in the same day, @Sean_Malone :) Great meeting earlier with the 5-8 crew. You sharing info on your new gig yet? #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:34 PM EDT

Jeff Bailey, HS Technology Teacher from Rumford Maine. First jobs was selling shoes at Ames Dept. store. #edchatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 8:34 PM EDT

I'm Andy, tech director in South Portland. First job was selling shoes!!! #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:35 PM EDT

@jbailey8 Aka "The Amses" as we used to call it growing up ;-) #EdChatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:35 PM EDT

Hello, #edchatME! Jennifer, high school math in Cumberland, Maine. First job? I worked as a library page. Loved that job!

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:36 PM EDT

Q1: So...what's the big idea? A project, or topic to explore? What's the scoop and why are you excited about it? #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:36 PM EDT

@jonpratt I went from Ames to LaVerdiere's. #Ishutthemalldown #edchatME

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 8:36 PM EDT

@andrewtwallace thanks! Happy to be here #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:37 PM EDT

@MichaelisMath I wasn't a page, but worked in a math & science library during college - totally loved getting lost in the stacks. #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:37 PM EDT

A1: Live streaming. Building a WHS broadcast media team. Thrilled to bolster an amazing, engaged community! #edchatme @WellsHS_ATeam #wocsd

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 8:37 PM EDT

Manager of Instructional Technology for School District #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:37 PM EDT

@jbailey8 Your Maine retail cred runs *deep*! #EdChatME

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 8:38 PM EDT

A1 Development of micro credentials for literacy and I am excited because it is more personalized PD #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:38 PM EDT

Welcome to #EdChatME, @monikaddcsd!

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:38 PM EDT

A1: Excited to teach AP Computer Science Principles next year. First AP class I've taught. Going to training this summer. #edchatME

briley8557 Jun 6 @ 8:39 PM EDT

#edchatME Bob, MS Prin in Gorham. Sorry I'm late, watching the #StanleyCupFinal

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 8:39 PM EDT

A1: Working towards progression in technology integration #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:39 PM EDT

A1 A big project for next year is to revise / update our Academic Initiative rubric and - hopefully - add developmental facets. #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:40 PM EDT

.@Sean_Malone @jonpratt can't wait to be up there for @MooseCampME! hope @foliomarketing connects w/you re: the lifestyle of DF! #edchatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:40 PM EDT

A1: Would love to design a course blending art, logic, math, physics..."renaissance" math for creative, curious minds. #EdChatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 8:40 PM EDT

A1: My project is a/b increasing community awareness of how to of apply for Free-Reduced meals. How it helps kids & helps schools #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:40 PM EDT

Glad you could join, @monikaddcsd - what's on the docket for projects / explorations next year? #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:41 PM EDT

A1: Also excited to continue touting technology for teaching and learning throughout my district and beyond. #edchatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:41 PM EDT

@MsRedmanEnglish @Sean_Malone @MooseCampME @foliomarketing Super psyched you're going to be here! Should be a great day. #EdChatME

briley8557 Jun 6 @ 8:41 PM EDT

#edchatME A1 How to get more parents into my building on a regular basis to talk about learning & how it is different now.

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:42 PM EDT

@MichaelisMath Sounds great! If you do this you'll have to keep us updated. #edchatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:42 PM EDT

A1 part two: Also hoping to start an edcamp for math/science Ts. Interest is there... needs an organizer. Why not me? :) #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 8:42 PM EDT

A1: Implementing the DEEP Empathy and learning #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:43 PM EDT

@MichaelisMath *Awesome* idea. Please keep me in the loop! #EdChatME

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 8:43 PM EDT

@andrewtwallace @mmuir We talked about it briefly in December #edchatme

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 8:44 PM EDT

@jonpratt #edchatME Really excited abt a redesign for tech integration trg next year. Also, cont'd collab w/teachers on blended learning

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:44 PM EDT

@jbailey8 So is that class language agnostic or do they suggest something specific like Java, Python, etc...? #EdChatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 8:45 PM EDT

Q2: Let's start digging in. What's easy and/or fun about bringing your project to life? How does this already "fit in"? #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:46 PM EDT

A2: The #wocsd community is engaged- media team only builds upon that! Ss already have interest in film/media - it is a total win! #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:47 PM EDT

Sounds very interesting, @kelley_weiss - are you targeting at a specific grade span? #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 8:47 PM EDT

A2: Meeting the demands of technology in the modern world for the modern learner. #EdChatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 8:48 PM EDT

A2: I'm excited to approach my project to help a community I grew up in, and now work in. It's personal & professional for me. #edchatme

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:48 PM EDT

@MichaelisMath Another great idea. Hope you get the ball rolling on this too. I will help spread the word. #edchatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:48 PM EDT

A2 Super jazzed about potential for working w/ grade 5-8 colleagues - seems there is lots of buy-in to working on habits of mind. #EdChatME

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 8:48 PM EDT

Opportunities to coach AND learn from awesome teachers! Actually seeing the rubber meet the road. #edchatme

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:49 PM EDT

A2: All those side-trails we wander? Turn that joyful exploration into a credit-bearing elective! Need to define it & pitch it. #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:49 PM EDT

@jonpratt Language agnostic but probably do a bit of block coding and Java. T's choice. #edchatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:51 PM EDT

@Sean_Malone Me too. Feels like a common vocabulary & collaboratively-set, developmentally appropriate goals could be powerful. #EdChatME

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 8:52 PM EDT

@jonpratt I am starting with elementary but want to include literacy skills that can be taught across all grades #edchatme

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:52 PM EDT

A2: Computational thinking= Maine's GPs. Informed and integrated thinker, problem solver #edchatME

MisterCMaine - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:52 PM EDT

Billy, OOB, chiming in late this evening. How's #EdChatME doing tonight?! :)

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:53 PM EDT

@monikaddcsd Great point that the work isn't just one direction - so much to learn from seeing Ts put their ideas into practice. #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:54 PM EDT

Q3: If it was just that easy, it'd already be done, right? What challenges might you face in the work ahead? #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:55 PM EDT

A3: As @WellsHS_ATeam said: accessing live-streamed events should be so easy, grandma can do it! Lucky I have @mrichme at my back! #edchatme

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 8:55 PM EDT

A3: Engagement, buy-in, and moving the needle. #EdChatME, though with challenges comes the hard fun & DEEP Thinking.

MisterCMaine - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:55 PM EDT

A1: Super pumped to be joining @Design39Campus next year. #D39C I'm pumped to REALLY dig into the world of design thinking. #EdChatME

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 8:55 PM EDT

A3 Making the credentials transferable and relevant. I want to make sure that they are useful to Ts #edchatme

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 8:56 PM EDT

A3: Time is a consistent challenge. Also, having to learn a lot about a new topic that not many know a lot about. #edchatme

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:56 PM EDT

A3: Buy-in. "How does this meet standards?" All the usual Qs. Staffing/funding. But a good, articulate proposal goes a long way. #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:56 PM EDT

@Sean_Malone Nice. "Hard fun" is one of my favorite Papert phrases. #EdChatME

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 8:56 PM EDT

@jonpratt #edchatme Definitely! Collaborative learning is key to growth. Plus, this is what we are asking them to do with the Ss, right?

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:57 PM EDT

A3: Lots of learning on my part for AP. Two trainings this summer. #edchatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:57 PM EDT

@MisterCMaine but are you pumped? How pumped are you? #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:57 PM EDT

@MisterCMaine @Design39Campus Bummed to see Maine losing a great teacher, but very happy for you and the new gig sounds awesome! #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 8:57 PM EDT

A3" For district technology integration work, need to make in roads with staff who have been reluctant to use tech. #edchatME

MisterCMaine - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:58 PM EDT

A3: Moving to entirely new environment will alone be difficult. Not only am I adjusting to a new school, but a new culture. #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 8:59 PM EDT

@jbailey8 Nice that it's flexible. We are starting a coding class next year. Not AP, but I'll be staying tuned to your experience. #EdChatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:00 PM EDT

@MisterCMaine BUT it is a culture you have long modeled yourself, here. Now you join a group already living it. Should be amazing! #edchatme

MisterCMaine - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:00 PM EDT

@MichaelisMath apparently I'm double pumped up?! Arnold pumped?! ;-) #EdChatME https://t.co/XtzIF8LQu5

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 9:00 PM EDT

A3: Back to the ole adoption curve with late majority and laggards. Got to make sure they are engaged and see "The Matrix". #edchatME

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 9:00 PM EDT

@andrewtwallace thanks, there is so much to figure out beyond the basics. I want it to push educators to try and dig deeper #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:01 PM EDT

A3 Determining developmental appropriateness for Habits of Mind / Academic Initiative. Expectations should increase w/ age, but... #EdChatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:01 PM EDT

@andrewtwallace learning for the sake of it, showing the beauty in the interdisciplinary, should trump all else. #utopia #edchatme

MisterCMaine - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:01 PM EDT

@andrewtwallace ahhhh, tough life. Someone has to do it, Andy. #EdChatME

MaineSchoolTech - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:03 PM EDT

YES! I call this that last group "ALOHA: Apathetic, Late or Openly Hostile Adopter" nolite te bastardes carborundorum @monikaddcsd #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:03 PM EDT

A3 continued ...know not all Ss in a grade level are at same dev lvl. Same challenge content areas face, but now w/ "soft skills". #EdChatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:03 PM EDT

Q4: Tell us about the tools & resources you're planning to use, or are looking for. Any professional development you're seeking? #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:05 PM EDT

A4: iPad & @iOgrapher for filming- want to find best platform for streaming. Ease of audience use & HQ are key! Any Suggestions? #edchatme

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:05 PM EDT

A4: Teachers, Students, Admins, & Stakeholders. Gaining their perspectives, we can build something better #EdChatME

MaineSchoolTech - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:05 PM EDT

A1-3: I am morphing into a Growth Mindset instructor. When & how to teach this? I don't know but I HAVE to #edchatme https://t.co/65FtvEnkUD

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 9:05 PM EDT

A4: 2 weeks of trainings, one with MMSA and one with AP. Most Hoping for is a new PLN to reach out to next year. #edchatME

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 9:06 PM EDT

@MaineSchoolTech LOL! I hadn't heard this one. But I LOVE the challenge from this group too. When they convert, I've arrived. #edchatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:06 PM EDT

Yet another #MicDrop moment from @MaineSchoolTech ... we should all be Growth Mindset instructors! #EdChatME https://t.co/bRYBML9hJj

MaineSchoolTech - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:05 PM EDT

A1-3: I am morphing into a Growth Mindset instructor. When & how to teach this? I don't know but I HAVE to #edchatme https://t.co/65FtvEnkUD

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:08 PM EDT

A4 Need to do some reading. Most Likely to Succeed. The Teenage Brain. Habits of Mind / academic initiative resources. #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A4: With perspectives, comes development, movement, growth, grit, % perseverance. #EdChatME #habitsofthemind

kelley_weiss Jun 6 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A5 working with other PLN members and reading articles on others using MC #edchatme

techielit Jun 6 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A4: 1 wk of https://t.co/r08Wek3ulp PD, 1 wk AP. Also teaching Video Game Design & get to spend the summer playing games to prep #EdChatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A4: Hoping to build a PLN w stakeholders who tend to not be "digital" It will be an interesting challenge! #wheresmypen? #edchatme

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 9:10 PM EDT

A4: LMS to ensure equitable access of high quality content is key. Then provide supporting activities for personalization. #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:11 PM EDT

@andrewtwallace Definitely a tricky job, given time & geographic challenges. Phone trees? Facebook? #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:13 PM EDT

A5: Next year will evidence development of an entirely student-driven media team that shares school events with all! Stay tuned! #edchatme

MaineSchoolTech - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:13 PM EDT

A4: On @askMsQ rec, loving "Linchpin: Are You Indispensable" both for my PD & my teaching @SethGodinBlog #edchatme https://t.co/UmlBoPYFpz

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:13 PM EDT

@monikaddcsd @MaineSchoolTech Yes, and there is lots to learn from why they are on that particular part of the adoption curve. #EdChatME

MaineSchoolTech - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:14 PM EDT

Yes! Absolutely need to engage with the #StoneTabletPirates #edchatme https://t.co/9etuxbJpmd

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A4: Hoping to build a PLN w stakeholders who tend to not be "digital" It will be an interesting challenge! #wheresmypen? #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:14 PM EDT

Q5: How might you share your progress & results? Would doing so make you more likely to hit your goal? #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A5: public accountability always makes me more likely to succeed. Will need to clearly define goals first though. #cartandhorse #edchatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:16 PM EDT

A5: By Actions, Verbs, and progress. #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:17 PM EDT

A5: Hitting the goal by motivating myself to see the students results, growth, and ends to the mean #EdChatME

MichaelisMath - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:18 PM EDT

A5: What Jeff said. Also, if you see -- and I'm hoping you do-- an EdCamp Math/Sci in 2016-17?Success! #edchatme https://t.co/c3iGwfLO9M

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A5: public accountability always makes me more likely to succeed. Will need to clearly define goals first though. #cartandhorse #edchatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:19 PM EDT

A5 This is a "meta" challenge for me. Taking #NextSteps I can do, but sharing always seems to get "bumped down" on my to-do list. #EdChatME

techielit Jun 6 @ 9:20 PM EDT

A5: Microblogging - tweeting out learning goals & achievements over the summer for accountability #edchatme

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:21 PM EDT

A5: just writing it down makes me more likely to do it... writing it down publicly is an accountability amplifier. #edchatme

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 9:21 PM EDT

Overall goal for me next year is to worry less about ruffling feathers, more about staying student focused. What's best for kids. #edchatME

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 9:21 PM EDT

A5: Course completion AND sharing of relevant integration. Can you measure intrinsic motivation? I think so w/PLC participation #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:21 PM EDT

A5 Have been thinking if a different format other than blogging might work better for me...? Podcast...? More Tweeting...? #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:21 PM EDT

A5: Why not go #BeastMode, to share our goals & achievements. #EdChatME

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:22 PM EDT

Q6: How can the #EdChatME community - or other parts of your PLN - help?

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:23 PM EDT

A6: Those of you who already stream: tell me what you use! And all-check in when we share events, give feedback! I’ll share links! #edchatme

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:23 PM EDT

A6: This #EdChatME community can keep emphasizing about #Nextsteps It does help some of us put the promise into practice!

MaineSchoolTech - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A5: I use my Twitter feed as a record of sorts. 16K tweets over 4 years ends up at about 12 tweets a day. More fun than a diary... #edchatme

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A6: Invite, collaborate, lets build something both in digital Twitter and the classroom #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A6 So awesome that the #EdChatME tag is here beyond the chat to ask Qs, share resources, and get inspired by what you're doing! #EdChatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A6 So awesome that the #EdChatME tag is here beyond the chat to ask Qs, share resources, and get inspired by what you're doing! #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 9:24 PM EDT

Edchatme can keep providing a PLN for me to ask and respond to. System of support curbs that isolating feeling. #edchatME

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:25 PM EDT

Great point, @andrewtwallace -- really like how the #EdChatME community has been pushing the #NextSteps concept this year. Important stuff.

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:26 PM EDT

Usually at this point in #EdChatME we ask for your #LASTWORD - but tonight, what's your #NEXTWORD?

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:26 PM EDT

Looking forward to the continued dialogue and growth of #EdChatME

jbailey8 Jun 6 @ 9:26 PM EDT

@techielit I'll be at Schoodic too! See the PLN is already working!#edchatme

techielit Jun 6 @ 9:27 PM EDT

@jbailey8 :highfive: #EdChatME

Sean_Malone Jun 6 @ 9:27 PM EDT

#NEXTWORD Fill the GAP (Growth and Progress) #EdChatME

MsRedmanEnglish - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:28 PM EDT

#lastword This PLN=my most valuable resource! Keep the feedback coming, let me know how my Ss & I can ramp up our game! Thank you! #edchatme

jonpratt - Moderator Jun 6 @ 9:28 PM EDT

My #EdChatME #NEXTWORD (#LASTWORD) tonight is: read. (Ideally, out on the deck in good weather this summer!)

monikaddcsd Jun 6 @ 9:28 PM EDT

A6: Stay connected and bounce ideas. Ppl outside your immediate realm often challenge you the most. #edchatme

techielit Jun 6 @ 9:29 PM EDT

#NEXTWORD Take risks. #edchatme

andrewtwallace Jun 6 @ 9:29 PM EDT

My #NEXTWORD for #EdChatME is "follow-through" both the verb and noun sense of the phrase