#ctedu Archive
#ctedu is a great way for Connecticut educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Tuesday January 19, 2016
8:00 PM EST
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Welcome to ! Please introduce yourself and share from where you’re joining us!
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Hello! Melissa from Stamford - 3rd grade teacher - excited to be here
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For the next 30 min my tweets will be dedicated to I'm Rob from Norwalk. 7/8 social studies/lead tech coach
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Paul from Stamford,CT - 4th grade ELA/SS
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Barbara, Librarian from Colchester
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Hi, all. Jimmy from Stamford, CT. 5th grade ELA/SS teacher.
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Hi! Mark from Norwalk- 8th US History. Excited to chat tonight.
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Tonight's Topic: Making Learning Come Alive!! Make sure to add to all of your tweets tonight for this chat. Your voice matters!
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Jackie from Region 9; social studies and library media; hello
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Hey Mark!! Happy Tuesday!
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Hey Jackie- glad you could join tonight.
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Hey Paul!! You signed up for yet?!
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Hi Melissa happy tuesday too you!
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Hi Everyone, Tim assistant principal in Newtown.
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First Q coming in one minute
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Hi Tim!! Happy Tuesday & welcome to !
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Hello everyone Sean Hutchinson 4th grade teacher from Stamford
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Hey Tim- glad you could join. Less than two month until
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Good to be here! Great topic since tomorrow starts a new semester!
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Q1.What does making learning come alive mean to you?
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Hey Melissa good to see you
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A1 making the kids personally feel what it was like to be there, and share in the enthusiasm!
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A1: Two things - I literally see learning moving around my classroom as ppl or things or movies & having ss be a HUGE part of it
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Yes! That is what I was going for in my attempt to write a response!
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Rob I am glad I made it this evening. I am looking forward to the chat
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A1. To me- it's about getting Ss excited about learning- know matter what subject you teach
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S's see the ripple effects of what they are studying in their world. See how history matters!
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A1- very high student engagement, creativity, curiosity, real world application
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A1: It means never having to hear Ss say "when am I going to ever use this again?" connecting learning to life; good,bad or ugly
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lol I beat you too the punch
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Yes! Totally agree - their excitement brings the learning to life!
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The real world piece is huge. If they don't see a connection, it won't matter.
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A1: Getting students stoked about learning and giving them choice. Exuding passion when teaching that spreads to students.
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A1: Learning that is engaging and gets Ss excited. Learning that allows students to interact with the concepts they are learning
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Hi Hutch long time no chat!
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You did!!! It's okay - it's nearly past my bedtime - lol
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Great answer- It's also about us brining our own passions to the classroom.
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A1: Active engagement by students with the content. Opportunities to apply knowledge.
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We can't choose the content, but we can choose the lens; S's try on different points of view
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A1: Making ss as excited about a topic as you are - making learning fun in a way that inspires them to learn more
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A1: Great question. Where Students are excited and are creating. Inquiry based learning.
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You and me both! My twins keep me up at night!
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for sure. Ss respond to that. Be real with them. Let "them in." This helps build relationships and inspire learning.
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Welcome Joy. I always love your perspective. Glad you could join tonight.
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That relationship point is key in helping to make the learning come alive
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Q2. What simulations have you used in your classroom to improve engagement and learning?
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I beat a dead horse with this, but it's everything.
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Creating -- that's also another key piece that sometimes misses the beat
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If we aren't excited they aren't either!
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I'm on the same bandwagon Jimmy!! I tell everyone all the time
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A2: Making the impossible possible. For example, using green screen to create and demonstrate understanding in diff ways.
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Twins!? You go! That's amazing and inspiring and wow....
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Hello ! Meant to jump in earlier but totally lost track of time!
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A2: Do simulations have to be technology? I associate our learning to food ALL the time - base ten blocks look like cheese!
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A2- again real-world applications=planning a road trip, starting a business, blogging to a real audience
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Hey Adam!! Welcome - any time is better than no time!
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These are awesome!! What was the project?
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real world and audience. That is such a solid point. The Global Read Aloud does this for me and my students.
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Oh my goodness- is it after 8:00 already?!?
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Gr9 Western Traditions S's created life-size Medieval Monopoly and played in character
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A2: The Global Read is a great chance for students to see beyond our classroom walls to celebrate literature and the written word.
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Only a few minutes....Hi Amy!! Happy Tuesday!! How's the work coming?! You are one week closer to being done!
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This was preparing for hurricanes. Different roles and perspectives.
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ABSOLUTELY totally agree!! My Ss LOVED it as did I!
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Q3. How can you incorporate food/celebrations into your classroom?
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A2 oh boy, I have used A LOT of simulations. Colonial junk food, lost colonist of roanoke, salem witch trials, tax collector, etc
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Yes, and my next class is Saturday! Are we getting a teeny bit of snow, or what?
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A3 I use food to show what colonial food was like, while connecting it to modern junk food.
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global read aloud is awesome, cant wait for next year.
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we never truly grow up hahahaha!
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A3: I compare all that we are learning with food - cheese in math to share it with everyone, ice cream and fractions!
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A3. Ss go to law school- take the "Bar" -graduate and have a graduation party. Great way to study the Constitution.
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That's really cool!! Now my brain is spinning...
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A3: did a huge multicultural feast last year. Ss wrote blurb about foods, parents came. It was epic.
https://t.co/B18AbfAHlG
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Any ideas how to connect food/celebration to rocks & minerals?
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A3: told sp T today: prep traditional food, have students back channel/doc/record write/blog the process since tasting is a no-no.
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thanks, I dress as a chef and set the class up as a restaurant while they do the work and eat.
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A2: Has anyone found creative ways to incorporate the “real world “ into Math and Science . Want to move away from box science
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A2: Has anyone found creative ways to incorporate the “real world “ into Math and Science . Want to move away from box science
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So cool!!! Now I'm trying to find a way to do this or something similar with rocks & minerals
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A3: using food/celebrations to make connections. Think about the lives of Ss around the world.
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have them make rock candy or use rock candy
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A3. We also have the World's Fair - Ss present about a country from the world and prepare a dish with it.
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A2: Photos when I dressed up as the reading warrior to introduce new books to class library.
https://t.co/uHD0nqwYRC
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My friend just mentioned the same thing - we are going to have to do that! Thanks!
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it really is. Crazy amount of ideas flying around all the time for it.
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Q4. What one way you incorporate technology when teaching?
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Q4. What is one way you incorporate technology when teaching?
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A4: We used this week to create vocabulary videos
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A4: Skype for book talks during GRA, creating interactive flip charts for lessons with the smartboard
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Having a GHO fishbowl discussion with backchannel with students from another school
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I need to find more people to skype with - my kids keep asking
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A4: Green screen videos, Mystery Skype, , , , . Skies the limit when used purposefully.
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I've done that before - haven't connected with another class in a while
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A4: ALWAYS have a back channel available for questions and engagement, no matter the lesson type. Period.
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A4: We've also used , Twitter to share learning,
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just got everything set for google classroom, hoping to start next week
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A4: Thanks for , students are finalizing NF eBooks incorporating text features, research, synthesizing, etc.
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S's wrote song parodies about powers of the Pres, made music videos, up to ; had VMAs and gave grammies
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A4: Using to document workflow and collaborate with others. My class hosting a Twitter chat for !
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Hi A3:celebrations r easy to blend into any lesson.They allow a diverse/authentic aspect to class.Food can be challenging w/allergies
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A4 Today, my Ss participated in the So proud of Ss they are being the digital change! 3 schools! https://t.co/bPqDCxuSFr
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Hello Jessie- Glad you could join.
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What's ? That sounds cool!
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Q5. What is one lesson that really makes your subject come alive in the classroom? A great time to share a lesson.
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they keep adding features, which is cool. The organization is second to none, IMO.
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A4 clickers, google classroom, class dojo, remind, virtual tours, youtube, to name a few
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It's things like this that make it VERY difficult to do ONE thing at a time!
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It was an all day event promoting Digital Citizenship- a precursor to coming in a couple day.
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Wow, Barbara, that is awesome!
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SO cool!! I saw an instagram post about - Sounds awesome!
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A5: Lessons that make learning come alive are always good ol' fashion book talks. Simple, effective, and inspiring.
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Virtual tours always intrigued me!
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So I heard I might be visiting your school soon! Not sure if my principal approved it or not
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Ive only used it for jamestown, salem, and plymouth. Kids do it at their own pace. Pretty interesting.
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A5: I don't think it's one lesson - but I think its a combo of the relationships w my Ss & my desire to make them love learning
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A5. One of my favorite lessons is The Trail of Tears Act-it-Out - Ss take on roles as people on the trail.
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same here! I would love to do google expeditions
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A4:Tech=essential tool when working w/ a multi-level group.While I read w/ 1 Ss, another can do their 1st edit using GoogleRead&Write
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made it with two minutes to go! A5- always love good, healthy disagreements when kids are unafraid to question and refute each other
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Did I miss all of tonight's conversation on ? I was presiding at a toastmasters meeting instead.
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Have either of you tried Safari? It is a wonderful virtual tour for students who like animals
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Unfortunately, I have to bailout early. I have to help my daughter with her homework. See you all next week. Enjoy the pending snow
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A5 my favorite was my everest unit. Kids walked away feeling like they really climbed the mountain.
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Thanks for joining this week’s ! Don’t forget to follow your new connections from tonight!
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never heard of it. I will have to check it out!
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It makes for a great discussion.
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so much fun. I use it for parent permission letters!
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Thanks for moderating! Great chat everyone!
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thanks for joining, Mark.
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Thanks for chatting Jimmy!
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OMG! So forgot it was Tuesday! So sorry I missed it!
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