A1: I give them their first "quiz" where they answer questions on a whiteboard that are about me, and they get to know me. Then I do a notecard activity so I get to know them. #fearlessedchat
A1. I think I've shared this all over the Twittersphere already. I call it One Song 4 Life. @J_Bimmerle refers to it as the Baseball Walk Up Song....it is a FUN time hearing what song everyone would choose! #fearlessedchat
What song WOULD you choose?
#fearlessedchat A1: I have Ss find seating at the beginning of class daily the first week by answering different questions each day. They have to interact with each other. I stand back and watch the leaders emerge and observe their interactions and learn a lot about my Ss!
A1: we play LOTS of name games - helps our new class family learn each other's names/how to say them and we have fun doing it! #kindergarten#fearlessedchat
A1 My first day I do the play-do activity from @burgessdave . 2nd day we do community building. 3rd day this year STEM challenge. No course syllabus handed out #fearlessedchat
A1 My first day I do the play-do activity from @burgessdave . 2nd day we do community building. 3rd day this year STEM challenge. No course syllabus handed out #fearlessedchat
A1: I also did a fun one a few years ago. Put famous people on index cards; tape it to the students back and then play 20 questions. They have to figure out who their "person" is by the answers the students give. #fearlessedchat
I love your quiz idea - why not tell them about us before we ask them to tell us about them?? LOVE that thinking... so much that I may copy it for our first day of school in a couple weeks! #fearlessedchat
A1: Haven’t some either of these yet. 1- Cranium - getting to know you version- that I haven’t figured out the details yet... with the staff on the first day and the play doh activity from #tlap!! And maybe throwing in a Lego activity too. #fearlessedchat
A1. We start off with a group STEM-Team challenge! So Ss get the opportunity to get to know one another, and then start collaborating together to complete the challenge! Everyone must participate! #fearlessedchat
A2: I use Core Values: Respect, Integrity, Teachability, Customer Service, and Honor
If my students aim for those values in all they do, our class is GOLD every single day! :)
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A2: I have procedures that I teach, but I also give them a paper titled "10 Simple Ways to Keep Mr. Strunk Happy" and it makes some of the rules a bit less authoritarian and more relational. #fearlessedchat
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I don't say rules anymore. I plan to call it out Community Culture this year. We come up with them on Day 2. It is pretty much the same every year, but it is great to have the convos with Ss.
#fearlessedchat A2: We really only have three rules, and then many expectations. But more than anything I try my best to focus on building relationships. I truly care about my students and want them to know that.
A2: I use Core Values: Respect, Integrity, Teachability, Customer Service, and Honor
If my students aim for those values in all they do, our class is GOLD every single day! :)
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A2: in my position as an LMS, it depends. if it's technology, I'm black and white: RULES! As for the rest, again it depends on the situation #fearlessedchat
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I don't say rules anymore. I plan to call it out Community Culture this year. We come up with them on Day 2. It is pretty much the same every year, but it is great to have the convos with Ss.
A2: I haven’t decided between Gibbs “rules” from NCIS and norms that we will establish gradually, embedded in instruction. Plan on using blank memes for students to create our own classroom rules. #fearlessedchat
A1: I always tried to do a fun activity to get them warmed up to a topic.
Power plants have huge electrical and mechanical drawings and I liked cutting them up into puzzles to engage their minds by make it a little fun #fearlessedchat
A3: That its a "free class." My Ss become Google Level I Educator Certified by December in order to serve their peers, Ts and admin. They do book studies and leadership training, in addition to maintaining depts: web, social media, graphic design, video production #fearlessedchat
A3: That everything always goes really well... There are plenty of times where a class walks out the door and I am running my hands through my hair trying to stay cool and figure out what I need to change for next time. Teaching is full of wins and losses. #fearlessedchat
A3: that I just check out books and read all day. the role of an LMS has changed. we are all about tech, 21st century learning skills; digital citizenship; student VOICE, to name a few #fearlessedchat
Your kiddos (closer to adults) really do it all! You and @jetteachestech classes blow me away! Such a great way to prepare them for society and life! #fearlessedchat
A2: I only had 1 real rule and that was all about respect. Respect for your fellow Ss and the Ts involved.
As long as we respected each other, we were gonna have a good time and learn. #fearlessedchat
#fearlessedchat A3: I would say probably the biggest misconception about Spanish class is that learning a foreign language is unnecessary and useless. Kids think they're never going to use it.
The other misconception is that they're going to sit in a desk for 50 minutes. 😂
A1: Write action/tasks or questions on an inflatable ball. T & Ss stand in a circle.Toss the ball (underhand) to anyone - wherever your RIGHT (or left) thumb lands = your task/question. If the ball gets to a repeat player they pass it.
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A3- That my kids aren't academically engaged/growing from "just play" or that Teachers have to "direct" the play to make it educational or... #fearlessedchat#playmatters#iteachprek
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I am so tired of hearing that MS kiddos are __________(fill in the blank bc I have heard them all.) MS kiddos are fun, spontaneous, crazy and keep me on my toes. I wouldn't be anywhere else.
A3: that I am here to help them. So many criers in September until they realize that I am a useful resource and that they can redo any assignment for a better grade, with or without my help. #fearlessedchat
A3: The biggest misconception about teaching nuclear power or electronics is that they are too complicated to have fun with.
Just bc the theory is complex, doesn't mean you can't laugh and act like a child while still learning. #fearlessedchat
A3. The Ss think STEM is just about making slime! Until we actually start doing a multitude of activities, experiments, projects, making, designing, taking things apart to see how they work, etc. #fearlessedchat
We continue to SHARE our story! Our focus is to serve the community around us and build relationships. Once we do that we establish trust and once that happens ... Boom. #fearlessedchat
#fearlessedchat A4: Lol. Um... attending my class almost immediately dispels the misconception of sitting in a desk. It is extremely interactive. We also have a discussion about why it's important to learn another language. Then they have to write about it.
A3: The biggest misconception about teaching nuclear power or electronics is that they are too complicated to have fun with.
Just bc the theory is complex, doesn't mean you can't laugh and act like a child while still learning. #fearlessedchat
A4: I started a podcast called "Wins And Losses" last school year where I talk about both the successes and the fails and how I want to turn my successes into wins. This has given birth to #waledchat and every other new edu endeavor I've started recently. #fearlessedchat
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I talk about how amazing MS kiddos can be, you just have to give them something worthwhile to do. The same old teaching just doesn't cut it with them, nor should it. THey expect more, they deserve more.
A lot of interesting things for A1! I have a couple of ideas as an aspiring T -- one being perhaps have entire class (and I as well!!) draw a picture showing their interests and hanging them up and go over each. Also something around STEM #fearlessedchat
A4. We do a large variety of activities each year. I usually try to change things up for Ss who participated in the previous year. There will be a variety of different things coming! #fearlessedchat
A4b Make them take an oath of “no tears” on science non textbook. “I solemnly swear that i will not cry over 6th grade science. I fully understand that Mrs. Sevinsky is here to help and I can redo any assign over again, with or without her help.” #fearlessedchat: #fearlessedchat
#fearlessedchat A5: Actually this quote that I stumbled upon when speaking last year and my students wrote it on my board and quoted me:
Being kind is not a sign of weakness but of strength.
A4- advocate for my students play, remind adults what they found joy/amazement in as kids, and educate those around me about all the growth that is happening during play. #fearlessedchat#andcollectresearcharticles
A1: as a librarian, I ask to attend Dept/PLC meetings to go over what the library and I can do for them, come up w/ ideas for future collaboration, & go over tech/research info that can expand student engagement & make their jobs easier! #fearlessedchat#punkrocklibrarian
A4: invite them into my environment and show them all the things I do. You need to see it in order to truly understand what I do all day, every day. It is all about serving the needs of the school community. #fearlessedchat
A4: Just did things different. The old guard did things their way and I went in a different direction.
Eventually had VPs signing up to observe my classes just to see what the fuss was about. Just gotta take that leap. #fearlessedchat
Oh nice!! How well did it go!? If you don't mind me asking. I feel it'd be better since it doesn't really put them on the spot -- plus creativity! #fearlessedchat
Thank you so much #fearlessedchat for another wonderful chat! Next week we are going to tackle everyone's favorite topic....decor! (I promise it is way more interesting than it currently sounds lol)
A3: The BIGGEST misconception in my ELA class is the idea that blogging isn't writing. UGH! Ss don't just blog they create websites: Ss build the text features CCSS only show. We build/reflect/discuss! #fearlessedchat
A2: we ask that patrons in the library be respectful of others, library materials and equipment...pretty basic; will give examples if “being respectful” is not fully understood. #fearlessedchat#punkrocklibrarian
Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. #fearlessedchat
A3: As a school librarian, Ss and Ts biggest misconceptionS are that I shelve and/or read books all day & that the library is a quiet place. 🙃🙃🙃 #fearlessedchat#punkrocklibrarian
A4: Make learning transparent by sharing the websites & blogs w/ the school. Any one with a QR code reader can get in on the action. (My hallway display ‘18.) #fearlessedchat
A4: I leave the library! 😉 I conduct PD for Ts, I tech research and tech lessons in T’s classrooms, I volunteer for school-wide events, I set up a mobile library in cafeteria during name a few! #fearlessedchat#punkrocklibrarian
A5: Because on those rough & tough days when my patience is GONE I need to remember to see with my heart, dig deeper, & help where/when I can...not just for Ss, but Ts, too! #fearlessedchat
A5: “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life.” -Sidney Sheldon #fearlessedchat#punkrocklibrarian
