#weirded Archive

Wednesday April 19, 2017
10:00 PM EDT
  • participatechat Apr 19 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Participate in the upcoming #weirded by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/F889x1NAec
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #WeirdEd, where we open a potential can of worms and also have the most EduChat chat we’ve had in awhile.
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Done #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Tonight’s topic is all about calling on kids. I wrote about it here https://t.co/NY9cDPssC1
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    Hello #WeirdEd!
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    Did we get a final ruling on the type of worms? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Please introduce yourself and explain to me- So does the Easter bunny hide the eggs? Does s/he have elves to pack/hard boil them?
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Herminone gifs for days tonight
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If it's up to me they're gummy. And it's my chat, so it's up to me.
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    Hi #weirded - Sarah, k-5 music. Easter bunny definitely gets the eggs at target
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Thomas Mision, PreServiceElemEduT Finished 2nd sem of Field Exp. Interesting thoughts abt calling on Ss
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You can get everything at Target. It's like the Jersey of stores.
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    The ultimate hand raiser. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Sarah. Music. Idaho. EB doesn't need elves - that family is always multiplying exponentially. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Debbie. The Easter Bunny hides the eggs and also hides the afikoman. #weirded
  • abivaldes01 Apr 19 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Hey y'all! Im Abi! I am a junior middle grades education major at Shorter University! Just wanting to learn a little more today! #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Shorter than what? ...I'm sorry. I couldn't not.
    In reply to @abivaldes01
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    We have long decided that the bunny farts out the eggs #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Hi #WeirdEd! I'm a tech coach in OR. The Easter Bunny definitely lays the colorful eggs!
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Well layed
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Now I'm confused! Is it because it eats jelly beans?
    In reply to @techoutmyclass
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    As long as we have a ruling. I have eaten fried worms before and that is a taste you cannot get out of your mouth #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Marcia here. K-5 library teacher.. wisconsin #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Also hi! Welcome to the party.
    In reply to @abivaldes01
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Hi #weirded. I'm a SPED speech language pathologist in CA. Student explained that Easter Bunny *is* Santa because, obvs, who else could?
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Anne in CA and I think the Easter bunny orders eggs online and has em shipped. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Frank Burns eats worms
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    This is a good call. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd easter bunny is creepy and unnecessary. Moms do it all
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Woah. Does the Bunny know he's Santa? #HolidayFightClub
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Target is to stores what homework is to edutwitter #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    I mean, that's what I would do if I were Ms. Bunny #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    No one eats Peeps. #WeirdEd
    • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:05 PM EDT
      Easter Bunnies eat jelly beans and peeps.
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #weirded hey. Gaby from IL. Elementary librarian
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Peeps are proof there is a devil
    In reply to @techoutmyclass
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You'd be too exhausted to do anything else
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    But I mean, since you're NOT... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Hey, #WeirdEd! Shannon from here, high school in Oakland! I boycott the easter bunny because it's so creepy. Plus Sean Spicer.
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    You're a bunny. Not EVERYTHING. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    The Easter Bunny is #fabulous and has magic powers. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Peeps = anthrax #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    I will be making peeps into play dough tomorrow. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MrsCbeach Apr 19 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Yum!! Peeps, but have to be stale or they're gross #weirded
    In reply to @techoutmyclass, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Reahna from Jacksonville 16 sophmore future chorus teacher #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    That doesn't seem like a big enough punishment for Peeps. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Yeah, it's a whole vast conspiracy put on by Santa. to quote student, "Who else could get to all those houses in one night?" #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Alright, it's time to get to it so get your Hermione raised hands ready, because we're talking calling kids. Q1 incoming
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q1 Getting right to it- How do you call on students in your class? Why?
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Cmon, everybody loves Anthrax! Caught In A Mosh! classic! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    You all know that they haven't made a new peep since 1957 #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd They have t be worse to be better?!?!
    In reply to @MrsCbeach, @techoutmyclass
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    So do unicorns #weirded
    In reply to @MeliHalstead, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Same with school pizza.
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1. Mixed. Lots of cold-call, a few hand raise,esp if they don't usually raise hand or participate.
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Comments in #WeirdEd even though he can't participate tonight... I'm that guy!
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Basketful Of Puppies
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    A1: I don't usually. I have no problem with everyone answering at once, and I don't have enough time for wait time. Really. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    And candy corn too #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrsCbeach Apr 19 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #weirded They are better when the outside is crunchy so you have to leave the package open a couple of days before you eat them. It's an art
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @techoutmyclass
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 In my field exp, I seem to have a knack of getting quiet kiddos to participate. Esp 1 Mandarin fluent Non-Eng speaker.
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    A1. Everyone answers the questions bc we all need to practice speech #SDC #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That moment w/ Mandarin speaker was the highlight of prev. sem's field exp.
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1: hands or random, depending on the ? and the class. Too many kids / classes to keep track of sticks but looking for a better way #weirded
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    I try as much as possible to teach my ss to have genuine conversations (yes, has to be taught) to eliminate hands or sticks. #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Peeps our proof that marshmallows can be a good thing. I think that's what they're made of #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd This is a serious hole in my blog- I forgot the Everyone Call Out option, which is legit useful.
    • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:09 PM EDT
      A1: I don't usually. I have no problem with everyone answering at once, and I don't have enough time for wait time. Really. #WeirdEd
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    So do leprechauns, and other amazing creatures that live in another realm. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 I think what would Doug Do? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1. Different ways. Give everyone a chance to prepare, tell them I to be ready. Also, volunteers. Lots of practice first at tables.#WeirdEd
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 hands. EBD class. Calling on unprepared is trigger for many.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ah, and your's is a special case, no? Because of the specific level/type of class you teach?
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Love to use that when excitement level is pretty dang high. Tho, I try to focus back, lest I feel overwhelmed
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    After wait time, my students share answers with partners/teams. Then I randomly call on a few to share out whole class. #WeirdEd
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    (agreed) #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @techoutmyclass
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1 ctd. I should mention that my principal HATES this, but the kids and I kind of love it. I like the side convos that can happen. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Choral response! #buzzwordbingo #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Yes. Some kids practicing sentences, others speech formation/consonants #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd SO MUCH has to be taught. Just saying "turn and talk" is asking for MADNESS
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A relm that I would love to visit. * Hamilton reference* I wanna be in the relm where it happens 🎶 #WeirdEd
    • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:11 PM EDT
      So do leprechauns, and other amazing creatures that live in another realm. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @ImTheRealReRe, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1 i look at their eyes. They tell me everything #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1 Ways you blogged abt. Hands raised, randoms, Padlet, shout-it-outs bc I see K-5. different needs&abilities #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    (You mean, into their souls) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1: I draw from my 'Sticks o' Fate' or do lots of choral response. Every s needs to be accountable & ready to be called on. #weirded
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1: We have representatives. Talk to your rep and they give a summary to other groups. Have 60Ss so one a time rarely works. #WeirdEd
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 after watching @cnn10 we quiz with 🍬 for correct answers. I call from least 🍬 to most 🍬 for even distribution
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd How do your students feel about the ransom aspect? Do many freeze or refuse or get embarrassed?
    In reply to @B_KOL
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Some of them are already soulless #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    The instruction and practice up front pays off in spades - as in so many things. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Right? I'm practically required to use this. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    I do small group speech/language therapy sessions, so it's different, but we try to focus on listening/participating w/peers #weirded
  • MrsCbeach Apr 19 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1 let hands up go first then randomly pick #WeirdEd
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Taught. Then reviewed...a lot. :) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SLOlifeKevin
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 ctd my verbal kids have no problem calling out. Others repeat after me #WeirdEd
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    what the wahat how do you have 60 Ss? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @teachjanderson
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 hands up. + Eye contact before calling on hands-in-lap ss too polite 2 assert selves + waking up the let-everyone-else-do-its #WeirdEd
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    I concur, then if you only see Ss once a week for 45 mins, every strategy takes a while class to teach and model, about it out loud #weirded
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Wish I had an invisible microphone to pick up what's actually said during "turn and talk" #weirded #offtopic
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Ok guys I'm here. What'd I miss? #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    I have seen the darkest depths already. Those little pit zombies are no match for me #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Oh, I like this idea. @veronica3of5 take note. So in groups? Like six reps? Eight?
    In reply to @teachjanderson, @veronica3of5
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Do you have Peeps...like the candy... there? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yerp. All that frontloading practice.
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    You are going to make them successful singers one day because consonants are very important. Lol #WeirdEd
    • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:12 PM EDT
      Yes. Some kids practicing sentences, others speech formation/consonants #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    A1 #WeirdEd try to alternate boy girl sometimes
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    I'm late. Getting unicorn frapp for kiddos. #weirded
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 I've got 1 S who raises everytime and I keep calling on S even to learn ISIS is telling N Korea and US to play nice
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    A1 When I was a student, I would have liked to have been drawn out of my shell. #weirded
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    In the beginning some did. Now they expect it. Plus, they can share something a team member said or "phone a friend." #weirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    I have some who say nothing though... #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    They do love singing! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd On the blog comments @k_e_lafferty said she asks for hands w and answer, then keep up if willing to share your answer. Like that.
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    this would be so dope to use during colonial/rev studies #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @teachjanderson, @veronica3of5
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd How do u practice it? What do u model? What kinda skills practiced/modeled? I needs to know!
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SLOlifeKevin
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    They like to hide in the group #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Um. Is this a trick question? Will it be part of the final? #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • veronica3of5 Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    I love this! Let's do it! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @teachjanderson
  • AwesomeScience Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    I'm thinking more Horshack #kotter #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • DietzTeach Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    A1: I ask a whole class ?, I expect blurt out answers. But whole class ? for me is about moving presentation, not comprehension. #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    I do too. But I've noticed it's not always the same kids. Even in the same class. It varies a ton. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You're terrible
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    I'm lucky I have a small group this year and they are supportive of each other. #weirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher This is why T being active participant is important. If they think you're just monitoring from on high, game over #weirded
    In reply to @teachjanderson, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I like phone a friend, use it too. Takes some pressure off
    In reply to @B_KOL
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    No. Not a trick. Like the sugar-coated marshmallow birds? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    When I taught resource I'd ask for call outs and then check in 1:1 w the quiet kiddos #WeirdEd
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    I'm late. I'm here. Send help #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Remember to be bouncing off each other. Gonna be big gaps in Qs tonight bc good conversation is good
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    WHAT THE EVERLOVING STUFFING IS THAT???!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf, @ohsoearly
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Every day! Next year goal is to have musical cues for transitions. We use music in math, too #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Is Doug teaching to be a nationally known writer? When is he going to start taking you to conferences? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher, @teachjanderson
  • oJaison Apr 19 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Yep and not every experience that adds value is going to be exciting. Discourage the TED talk mindset on innovation. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PresidentPat
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Always embedded in something real, not a fake convo. Teach rules of convo. Practice, metacognate for them, refine. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd oh I'm Owen, SF, CA Technology Integration Specialist I prefer the Easter bunny as jerky
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Is there a blog I need to read? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Philosophy 4 Children #p4c solves a lot of this. Give them conflict and they'll talk on topic all day. #weirded
    • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:17 PM EDT
      @TheWeirdTeacher This is why T being active participant is important. If they think you're just monitoring from on high, game over #weirded
      In reply to @teachjanderson, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Some of mine are finally coming out of their shells but it's taken so long and I'm not very patient #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Pshh. Later. The real question is do you eat Peeps? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • veronica3of5 Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Hey #weirded ! Have I mentioned lately that ya'll rock! Keep up the good work, and thank you all for the support. As a new T, it's amazing.
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A1 randomiser on my phone, pair and square, hands up, no hands up, group roles, individual whiteboards, diff ways for Diff purposes #WeirdEd
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Oh hi. You rang? I'm outside test-filling a 29 gal aquarium. Bad at remembering #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    It is the thing that put the stars in the sneeches #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @innejf, @ohsoearly
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    You're making stuff up #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    But like, a million times more nightmarish. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @innejf, @ohsoearly
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    It laughs when the kids crawl in and farts when they come out. Is gloriously disturbing. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @ohsoearly
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    No. But that means you think they're gross, so good. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You have to teach kids how to talk. What's important to talk about. And...
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    With the mouth in one side, it could be a Rolling Stones stage prop #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @innejf, @ohsoearly
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    And that's the correct answer. Well done. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Ok then #confused #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Another aquarium? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • teylaramsey Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A1 Ss call on Ss. Call on Ss w/o hands raised. Whole class conv. w/no hands Throw the juggling ball (crowd fav) Alternate gender #weirded
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Muriel you're terrible #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    I actually post sentence frames for Ss to use #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Depends on the kid. I'm an introvert and I get wanting cover and time but they need to talk and do to learn - balance is key #weirded
    In reply to @EMPteacher, @slwindisch
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ALWAYS https://t.co/NY9cDPssC1
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Night complete #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    That is fantastic. Where does one get one of those? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf, @slwindisch, @ohsoearly
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    It's fine. But really...what is that thing? I will send all the help. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Yes!!! This is so important. #weirded
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd sidebar: it's truly difficult to taste-test lemon glaze after a few sips of adult beverage #thingsilearned2day
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    WELL PLACED GIF #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Discovery space at my local uni. It's messed up #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch, @ohsoearly
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A1: i'm actually not really sure how I would call on s's when I become a teacher. I'll get back to you on that one. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Tonight's moving fast. I got caught up looking for a gif and now I'm lost in the chat I moderate. #professional
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    I foresaw that gif popping up today... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SLOlifeKevin
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    It takes a couple of weeks to break them #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Yes! I've been doing some Kagan structures to work on this #weirded
    In reply to @teachjanderson, @slwindisch
  • deitterick Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher #weirded I use the random wheel on https://t.co/CuKHS0QmjO I upload all Ss beforehand, delete as they answer. Ss can pass.
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Oh dear #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    FIELD TRIP!!!!!!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @innejf, @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Oh yes #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @innejf, @ohsoearly
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    I often start w/sentence frames too, esp off-focused Ss. #WeirdEd Yeah, I'm that bad, I have off-focus Ss...
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @SLOlifeKevin
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I use Wheel Decide, but same way. It's really helpful
    In reply to @deitterick
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Our 1st gr. T does this too. I find in 6th it isn't needed - but a great idea, esp. for reluctant speakers. #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A1-2: Of course I can't see them raise their hand, but I wouldn't want them calling out all at once. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Oh good, it's not just me that gets lost in gif hunts. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    I do it for high school! Good for academic language, to own acad english as a second language...#WeirdEd
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I have mixed feelings about sentence frames, but I know they help ESL kids esp and should use them more.
    • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:21 PM EDT
      I actually post sentence frames for Ss to use #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    That's what I love about choral response. It seems to start conversations. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @EMPteacher
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    That's great for my EL and IEP students too! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @SLOlifeKevin
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    Kagan sounds familiar. May I ask for elaboration? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @teachjanderson, @slwindisch
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    Say more about why mixed? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    And also to teach discourse norms. #weirdEd
    In reply to @scmaestra, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    It's so hard trying to manage it in big choruses - lots want to talk but I can't hear 10 kids talking over each other. #weirded
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Yes...I do them for Socratic Seminars. #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Well done, you belong here
    In reply to @abivaldes01
  • DietzTeach Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Would it be wrong to ask about Q1, why ask the question in first place? Comprehension, off task behavior, etc. #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    So I'm surprised to not hear about about any of those poll-a-glance tools like plickers or whatever (not a teacher, so who knows?) #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A1-3: as a s, I raise my hand and the tteacher calls on me. Sometimes it's confusing if they aren't specific and don't say my name #WeirdEd
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Ok, now I'm rethinking the frames. I need some more sophisticated frames. Help! #weirded
    In reply to @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    You should assign them as #homework. #weirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #weirded excited to read the storify about this one tomorrow.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Gonna throw Q2 on the fire to mix up conversation. GIRD YOUR LOINS
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    I guess I feel like I ask a lot of...rhetorical (?) Qs. I'm not looking for a specific S's answer and knowledge, we're a group. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @ImTheRealReRe
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I mostly use them to assist or...scaffold... w/ Academic Lang. Yay, I'm a Student T! Scaffold, scaffold, scaffold......
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    I have mixed feelings either. How long do you enable the Ss? Q1 or Q2 or Q3 or Q4. When do they stand on their own? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q2 What did you prefer when you were a young human in school?
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Oh and my answer is sticks, but I stopped using sticks because I stopped doing whole class call outs very often. #weirded
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Giving Ss the language for articulating their thoughts is good teaching #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yep. I should use
    In reply to @teachjanderson
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Depends on context: debate, discussion, Socratic Seminar #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin, @scmaestra, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Good idea on linking ideas w/other Ss. Should help w/ community build as a result. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    OMG I have had those teachers and I've been one of the students that will answer the question #WeirdEd
    • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:25 PM EDT
      I guess I feel like I ask a lot of...rhetorical (?) Qs. I'm not looking for a specific S's answer and knowledge, we're a group. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @ImTheRealReRe
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher when are you to start sitting back and let @veronica3of5 start running your empire? #weirded
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    I try to not do kids responding to me. The Ts-> ss feedback loops take too long and only a tiny proportion of the class is engaged #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I don't really give homework, but I could still assign them for use. Never make if the kids can make
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    I've seen posters in some rooms w terms like piggyback, etc. to aid in discussions #weirded Cool seeing Ss use the terms correctly
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • MrsCbeach Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A2 hands up, was shy and didn't need attention unless I knew he answer #WeirdEd
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Yes on community! So discussion does not become a competition #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A2. Never ever ever ever ever surprise me and put me on the spot. Ever. #WeirdEd
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #weirded, this is a big part of the beginning of the year lessons. a simple group project that they have to whiteboard the results.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd She still has not passed The Tests. *ominous music* *lighting flash*
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @veronica3of5
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    He has books of "collaborative learning structures" aka teaching bag of tricks fillers that get Ss thinking and talking #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @teachjanderson, @slwindisch
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A2 I preferred the back of the room not being called on - and it worked great for me. #weirded
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    😳 #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A2 call in me. I learn through conversation. It helps me process #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • abivaldes01 Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A2 I liked being able to raise my hand when I knew the answer. I hate getting embarrassed if I dont know an answer! #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A2: I vary between Hermione and a turtle, so I don't know. I do know that I've always hated wait time. Always. #WeirdEd
  • veronica3of5 Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #weirded A2, I really loved being outside in general. I have always loved the weird, gross, slimy things, so any chance to touch/learn, yes.
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    O man my admin does it all. the. time. "I'm sorry I'm gonna put you on the spot here Gaby..." #weirded o_0
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A2 I had Hermione-like tendencies, but was super shy, so I LOVED being put on the spot--then didn't look as much like a knowitall. #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    I am also this kid. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd WHY NOT ANNE
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I...I knew that. I did.
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    MY MIND HAS NOW MAGICALLY TRANSFORMED INTO A BLANK SLATE #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • PresidentPat Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Uhhhh. Class Dojo Random or pre-selected students based on skill or by excitement or curiosity..depends on question #WeirdED
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Yes I get that and the thing that annoys me the most is when the teacher stops talking everyone gets chatty #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    The previous tweet probably requires this - is it a mood? Maybe it's about to be game time #weirded
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A2. I preferred the invisibility cloak. #weirded
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    As a student, I didn't mind sharing with small groups, but hated answering whole group in front of everyone. #weirded
  • veronica3of5 Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #weirded hashtagRUDE hashtagIMPRETTYGOOD hashtagWHATEVS
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Almost ready to go inside and join #WeirdEd for reals.
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok, thanks! Will check it out
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @teachjanderson, @slwindisch
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A2: Me trying to hide like... #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Been there. ,,,, Just happened again
    • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:28 PM EDT
      MY MIND HAS NOW MAGICALLY TRANSFORMED INTO A BLANK SLATE #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Me three #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    This! Either did all the things or quiet and processing. Waiting for other kids drove me cray cray, though. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • DietzTeach Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Crap...#WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Nah. There are totally back of the room people. It's a thing. We know each other on sight. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    The face of ultimate suffering #princessbride #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    I would mostlikely have to an aid in there with me to be my eyes #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • PresidentPat Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A2: Let me talk through it with a peer first. #weirded
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A2 I think I wished the T would call on me but I never wanted to raise my hand #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    You got this #props #weirded #weirdedisnowVeronicachat
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I like using excitement to call on. Why not encourage enthusiasm.
    In reply to @PresidentPat
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 Bc of T-centered culture in PH schools, raise hand to get called on. Also good to feel acknowledged by adult that way.
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Ugh. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaate #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume
  • tkraz Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A2 I always preferred raise your hand when I thought I knew the answer. I relied on the teacher to know me well, I guess. #weirded
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    I used Kahoot twice and then stopped using it. Cheating was rampant. Ss would quickly glance at others and make the same choice. #WeirdEd
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Like the idea of preselects for Ss before calling on them! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PresidentPat
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Is it the after party crew? #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A2 I preferred to be able to hide in the back of the room and/or be able to look out the window and daydream. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    I am sooo Hermione #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #weirded, because of the class structure that from the modeling instruction curriculum that I use. it's great about forcing all to talk
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A2: Being a good kid. I played school well. Took years for me to realize the point was learning and not grades/behavior. #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Pretty much. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Choral response works for me with gen music (20ish Ss) but my chorus of 68 was too big and too performance focused (ugh) to do it #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd My A2 is I never know when to shut up in class (or meetings, or twitter, or or or) so I hand my hand up. Or called out.
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Um, OBVIOUSLY. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A2 When I was in Jr. High, there was this one substitute teacher who drew me out. He put me at ease. #weirded
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A great aide is a big help, but some are not #weirded
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Yup. & I know I should be cool but I usually give attitude in my answers. eep. #weirded d
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • dcrescitelli Apr 19 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    So sad that I must miss this... enjoy cake and I'll catch up later! Weird on! #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Music teachers use CHORAL response! Eh? Eh? Yeeeeaaahhh *sunglasses*
    • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:30 PM EDT
      Choral response works for me with gen music (20ish Ss) but my chorus of 68 was too big and too performance focused (ugh) to do it #WeirdEd
      In reply to @slwindisch, @ImTheRealReRe
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    I sort of used ClassDojo for hand raising and answering Q, but it fell flat. #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Yeah I get it you can't just randomly call out during rehearsal it takes away from the main focus #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    OH MY GOD YES ALL OF THIS. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume, @MsLafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm cruel like that... I'll be that T, only a guy. But, I try to do it in supportive,gentle coaxing, non-forceful way.
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Unicorn frapp Kid Update: 1 hard pass, 1 buy again #WeirdEd
  • BiologyDJ Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A2 I never answered unless called upon. Always listened and absorbed. #WeirdEd
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #weirded I can totally understand the hiders. I'm still that way. Watch me at a conference, I'll be in the back hiding.
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    I blurt out things too. Especially in keynotes that may or may not have happened at a few ISTEs #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A2: Looks like I'm not the only former shy kid who never wanted to be called on! I preferred turn and talks vs. being called out #WeirdEd
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A2!Same as adult. But i think i was a quiet kid who sometimes said weird stuff that made sense in my head. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #weirded, Morning from KS, she did it all this year! Always late cause I've just tucked in the kids and they need one more thing
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Whoa. Catch up, man. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Mandatory 5th grade chorus - they loveeeeeee to chat. And thought they hated to sing. #weirded
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd This is true, I've met him. He put a spell on me.
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I never call on Ss who raise hand unless a Q. Bad teaching. Instead, have every1 share with neighbor. Then I might call randomly.
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    Real A2: talk to a neighbor (in HS), write stuff out, assigning Q in advance #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    I would like one who knew about music. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    But it didn't work with my CHORUS 🙈🤓 #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Did someone make the joke already? I have fail
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • tkraz Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    If I figure out how to answer it as a question, I'll raise my hand. Until then, I'm not making eye contact. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Altho,if I know a LOT about topic, I wouldnt mind being put on spot.
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    It's fine. I won't hold it against you this time. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Emily, something something I play bassoon (or so they tell me), South Florida. Am now gracing you with my presence! #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    HIIIIIIII! You hate Peeps, right? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Me too! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd when teacher calls on 1 person, it's interesting to 2 people and the other 30 are bored and allowed to tune out.
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok, Q3 is coming now too. Are you ready for it?
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    I was also that kid who watched and enjoyed discussion, but didn't usually participate. Doesn't mean I got 0 from it + #WeirdEd
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    Oh, hi! It's me back here, too! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @techoutmyclass, @SLOlifeKevin
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    This is unheard of in many schools #weirded
    In reply to @Robcat17
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    I let the school gods decide who should get called on! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TrudeauLisa
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q3 Do you remember your teacher training? What were you taught about calling on students then? Where you? THINK BACK
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    This #weirded
    In reply to @Robcat17, @ImTheRealReRe
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    speaking as the one person who was called on a lot, I have to agree. #weirded Other ss are bored or resentful.
    In reply to @Robcat17, @ImTheRealReRe
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A2: to be left alone with a book! If I had to participate in a whole group lesson, hands. I would raise my hand too much. #weirded
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    In elem/middle I got picked on a LOT, so talking in class was dangerous. Recess was Teh Horrible #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    Hit me #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3 No. #weirded
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A1: I mix it up. If I don't do mostly hand-raising/calling on it is absolute chaos in my room. Sometimes I do choral (huh huh). #WeirdEd
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    I agree w/ this to a point. A good group convo can have one speaker at a time and most ss engaged. #weirded
    In reply to @Robcat17, @ImTheRealReRe
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3. Eh...nothing. Most of what I do is based on Vol exp & forming relationship w/entire classroom.
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #weirded, I don't remember! I'm guessing that there wasn't a lot about it in college but some in student teaching.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    oh my gracious yes. cannot stand them. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Which is why so many schools ineffective. Ts job is to ensure that EVERY S is working, thinking, and learning.
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    I disagree. If calling on a single student is always the case, then Ss can disengage. But not if there's opportunity to communicate #WeirdEd
    In reply to @Robcat17, @ImTheRealReRe
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Q3: I think that popsicle sticks were a BIG NEW INNOVATIVE thing when I was training. It creeped me out then, as now. #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A3. We learned about the Sticks of Destiny and Notecards of Fortune #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A3 hahahhaha you think I have been trained for any of this? The spell worked. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • innejf Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Yep. In behaviour management. Just not asking the same kids. Engagement, equity, gender and quality feedback loops? *crickets* #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Once again thankful for volunteering for whole day classroom for 3 years b4 going to TPrep. I call on Ss w/CONFIDENCE
    • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A3. Eh...nothing. Most of what I do is based on Vol exp & forming relationship w/entire classroom.
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 we were taught popsicle sticks
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A3: I know this one b/c I am training Ts! #WeirdEd. Teacher Ed must be getting kickbacks from popsicle stick manufacturers!
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    PHEW. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A3: we talked about WHY some Ss raise hands less and why Ts are more likely to call on certain Ss due to their own biases #weirded
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A3 I think wait time was mentioned #WeirdEd more recently ive been taught (or reminded?) not to repeat what kids answer
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A2: I felt the need to prove myself, especially against the Gifted Boys, from a young age, so Hermione hand it was. #WeirdEd
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd and who hasn't been in THAT staff meeting?
    In reply to @SlpSummer, @ImTheRealReRe
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Yes. And sometimes it can make people feel like they aren't good enough because someone answered the q better. #weirded
    In reply to @SlpSummer, @Robcat17
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Yes. Make a chart with their name on it, put it on your clipboard, and place a check next to their name when you've called on them. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    I think you have a point here. It might be a Putin-designed scheme. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Lmme elaborate, I meant, I call on Ss w/confidence that I know what I'm doing and have a reason for calling them to answer.
    • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:37 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd Once again thankful for volunteering for whole day classroom for 3 years b4 going to TPrep. I call on Ss w/CONFIDENCE
      • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:36 PM EDT
        #WeirdEd A3. Eh...nothing. Most of what I do is based on Vol exp & forming relationship w/entire classroom.
  • tkraz Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A3 Did not have teacher training so relied on what I experienced and what I've learned through others since. #weirded
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Now they are called equity sticks. #weirded
    In reply to @scmaestra
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A3: Ugh. Can't remember. So. Long. Ago. #WeirdEd
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I never thought of that! You're right!
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe, @SlpSummer
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    To this day... I LOVE, LOVE the clipboard chart check list. Primarily, I like walking around with a cool clipboard! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A3: I remember being taught to specifically pay attention to gender bias when calling on students, and how we marginalize at times. #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A3 oh yeah! And think-pair-share #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That seems like a lot of to do every time you talk to a kid
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A3: In band we ask fewer questions, so calling on kids was not as big of a deal in my internship. In Edu classes, it got messy. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Eeewwwnniiiieeee mmmmmeeeeaaannnniiieee miiiinie mo #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd But yeah, A3. Nothing specifics, except for random/sticks/turn-talk,think-pair-share. Need to do more of the latter 2 actually
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A3 Only thing I can remember is being told to spread the calling on game. Look beyond the hands etc. No specific method tho #weirded
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    I imagine GLEE. Am I correct? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I wasn't taught this I don't think, but picked it up on my own pretty well
    In reply to @pburgstem
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ever popular TPS....
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Even as an adult I end up feeling as if no one calls on me. #weirded
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I can't do choral. Reminds me of ESL in Taiwan. All choral. "Meet Sandy and Sue. This is Sue's class. Her teacher is Mr. Crisp"
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A3: I don't think we ever even talked about it. Honestly. It was like we were supposed to just KNOW.... #WeirdEd
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    Oh yeah I absolutely call on kids when they're not expecting it, too. I did that today to a chorus girl. #WeirdEd
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd so does that change how you would handle kids raising their hands and how you'll run your class?
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • techoutmyclass Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A3: wasn't taught much abt calling on Ss in college. Had to pick up tricks when I was in the teaching trenches #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd There's a lot of that in teacher ed programs. Which is why strong mentor Ts are needed. *significant looks at all of you*
    • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:40 PM EDT
      A3: I don't think we ever even talked about it. Honestly. It was like we were supposed to just KNOW.... #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I wasnt specifically taught this,but yes. I try to consider unconsciously marginalizing. Easier to see as observer tho
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    But rather than a unison response, where everyone says the same thing, what about everyone speaking at once with their own answers? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A3: I remember wait time being the big deal. Counting off seconds in your head before you called on anyone. #weirded
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    I feel like that is a lot of teacher prep. The mysterious knowledge box. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    This is all making me think what I enjoy during PD etc. what do we as adults enjoy/loathe? Seems ripe for innovation. #WeirdEd
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    I too need to do more of those two. Always feel so crunched rushed for timeeee 30 mins/wk + checkout?!!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    You check once and that's it. The objective is to interact with every kid. No checklist - call on them the next day. NO ESCAPE. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    I talk so much during staff meetings that I try to at least stay entertaining, I guess. #weirded #hermioneSLP
    In reply to @Robcat17, @ImTheRealReRe
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I ain't one at all. XD
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    I think so. I also know a couple teachers who are blind, so I might ask them as well. #WeirdEd
    • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:41 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd so does that change how you would handle kids raising their hands and how you'll run your class?
      In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    When I was a teenager, I decided if people want to know what I am thinking they will ask me. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I have to watch at least twice because the first time I get distracted by how handsome I am. #blessingandcurse
    In reply to @pburgstem
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Under no circumstances. No way. #weirded
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Oh my god. They are SOOO not equitable. Now I am actually mad. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Actually, backtracking on my A3,brief class convos abt considering what works best for situation. But random/turntalk good
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Once did an observation for a T & marked gender of Ss he called on. All boys. He was shocked (& dismayed) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Awww. Come on. Break out into musicals. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    I ask so many questions I think I might overwhelm my teacher sometimes #WeirdEd
    • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:42 PM EDT
      I talk so much during staff meetings that I try to at least stay entertaining, I guess. #weirded #hermioneSLP
      In reply to @Robcat17, @ImTheRealReRe
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    I got really quiet in school around that time too. #weirded
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    but then are they really even heard? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @AwesomeSPED
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd *whispers* trenches is the worst metaphor for classrooms it's a giant pet peeve of mine
    In reply to @techoutmyclass
  • MarciaDressel Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Oh yes...i was taught that too. Like THAT was ever gonna happen.. especially not with 30 classes a week #weirded
    In reply to @MeliHalstead, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    I did see a T at my school make it more equitable, she put more sticks in for Ss who need more opps to talk, that I liked, #weirded
    In reply to @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    IKR! #WeirdEd That's how I feel, esp. near end of day? Or near holiday breaks? Sometimes focused more on attention getting than lesson
    In reply to @oolalume
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    I call that the Dora the Explorer stare. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    It's the classroom T term, not our program's. Not that being defensive about it helps! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @scmaestra
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Super late, now class when I snap my fingers on 3, everyone blurt the answer. 1 2 3 #weirded rocks! 😎
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    This may be answering Q4, but I learned waaaaay more about this reading Susan Cain's Quiet. *Highly recommend* #WeirdEd
  • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Yep. Sometimes it literally has to be pointed out. #greatawakenings #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Just seemed like raising my hand is a waste of time and energy. Like, yeah, whatever. #weirded
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Come and admit it. You were staring at memes of me #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • msmusiced Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A3: I'm late, but I have ClassDojo random button for calling names It's pretty fair for everyone. Can't get a cake GIF (imagine it) #WeirdEd
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd strangely enough, many of my students Say teachers don't let them ask enough questions. I, personally, love it!
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    I learned from One of my teachers that there is not a black and white answer for everything. #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    It depends on what you want. I find Ss talk to each other about what they hear each other say more. I don't need to validate them. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume, @AwesomeSPED
  • BiologyDJ Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A3: She never talked about that It was what I could do to teach the Ss info. What I have learned has been by trial and error #weirded
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Musicals are fine, but honestly School of Rock is more akin to my classroom than Glee. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • teachjanderson Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #hotpeopleproblems #weirded
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Also saw where an observer tracked T movements around the room to see if there were any blind spots. Thought that was interesting #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Now THAT I can get behind. You are officially cool in my eyes. #levelup #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    WE ARE THE SAAAAAAME. I heart you so hard! #WeirdEd
    • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
      Musicals are fine, but honestly School of Rock is more akin to my classroom than Glee. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think a 4th question is in order, don't you? Quite quite. Pip pip, cherrio.
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Yeah, I've heard it too, actually. It's just so...terrible. It's like the Citizen's United decision. Misleading as all heck! #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty
  • tkraz Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Wait time can be very effective. The silent pause brings some Ss back from their reverie and puts them alert. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Huh. How was that decision made? What was the thought process? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @scmaestra
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q4 I assert there’s a time and place for every kind of engagement tool and instructional tool in a classroom. Thoughts?
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd how abt select few, mostly white? Hmm.... Not the mentor Homeroom T I had for Field Exp but.... Should stop right here
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Teachers love answering Qs (after all, because what are we doing voluntarily in #weirded?)
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4. Yes #WeirdEd
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd trade offs. Sometimes I have let 30 be off task because answering the one question was so important to one kid. Sometimes other way
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    It IS good in theory and the intent lasts about.... a week. I still walk around with my clipboard though. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MarciaDressel, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Idk exactly, quieter Ss, Ss who don't talk in discussions much, Ss who daydream, stuff like that #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @scmaestra
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That's because Glee was bad and Jack Black is undeniable
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @MeliHalstead
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Agree. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A4 I would most types. Let students decide which tool works best for them #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Once, a teacher gave me a limit of five questions, but I always went over it. I think it was more of a joke #WeirdEd
    • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd strangely enough, many of my students Say teachers don't let them ask enough questions. I, personally, love it!
      In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Maybe Ss w/ieps who need more practice #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @scmaestra
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I tend to place myself on corners of room so I see every1, esp if I feel favoring a certain side too long.
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Oh lordy, I was that student, and just having extra sticks in there would have made me vomit daily. Seriously. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @k_e_lafferty
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    I think we should dim the room and shine a spotlight on a Ss followed by a really cool voice saying: YOU'VE been CHOSEN. #WeirdEd
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #weirded ditto
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @techoutmyclass
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A4: yes, but please know and respect Ss enough to know when to use them - I still remember a humiliating cold call experience #weirded
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    I prefer, when I was drowning in my first years #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @techoutmyclass
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    so if youre asking abt what they did over weekend, or title of fav poem/book, or whos in their fam? I can see it work there #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @AwesomeSPED
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    W/ that I think class culture is so imp. That other Ss respect the extra time that S might need to process. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @scmaestra
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I get annoyed seeing Ts miss hands raised bc Ss were behind T's field of vision....
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Is that bad? #weirded
    In reply to @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A4 Mmmmm... I dunno. maybe I'm filtering through my non-teacher lenses, but no. Not in my job, anyway. #weirded
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    ::butts in:: I noticed you didn't ask this but I try to recognize/assess by not just asking questions. #WeirdEd
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A4 it's in our craft to have many strategies/tool & to know intuitively when to use them #weirded
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    That's actually something I tell them. If u don't hear something & we're having a convo, u missed something. Get back in the game #weirded
    In reply to @tkraz
  • BiologyDJ Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    find the tool that fits the lesson, Ss, end result #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm thinking maybe Q3 was kinda weak. You're giving good answers, but we can move along too. So here we go
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    For me, yeah. I wasn't ready. #weirded
    In reply to @owenpeery, @k_e_lafferty
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Also Joan Cusack is my patronus. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MeliHalstead
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    I call it teaching like you are in the mafia. No backs to them ever. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @pburgstem, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    And then..."There can be only one. " #weirded
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    We sang in my class today, so.. that was good. Songs help learning. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Not Q3, Q4, you dope
  • Robcat17 Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A4: Sure but the Q is not what works best for you but what works best for your students. #WeirdEd
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Let's not talk about the climate and culture at my school #weirded
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @scmaestra
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I USED TO BE FUN
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @MeliHalstead
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q5 Saturday is Record Store Day and I’m excited. This isn’t a question.
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4. Yes, but I dont hav a lot of tools so far. But yes. Time & place for everything. Evn several everythings @ 1 time
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    But I pulled the stick in the jar and it had your name! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @scmaestra
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Yeah. For me, even things that have a "correct" answer. When everyone answers at once, they self/peer correct. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume, @AwesomeSPED
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    I have such bad anxiety with being called on. Knowing I could be called on more would have crushed me. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    u talking about worksheets? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Snap out of it. Get back into your Fun-wierd-ness. Put your head in the game. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • abivaldes01 Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Q4 yes!there are subjects & areas that require different tools & strategies to teach. Y not incorporate songs to memorize formulas? #weirded
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #weirded I know I have blind spots in the classroom, I try to move around to work on it.
    In reply to @SLOlifeKevin, @k_e_lafferty, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pburgstem
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Could be.
    In reply to @oolalume
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5 I don't think we have one of those up here. #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    People saying my name when I'm being called on because I get confused about who they are talking to. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    If I were that student, I would have to be held back from smashing that spotlight. Not special. On the spot. #weirded
    • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:47 PM EDT
      I think we should dim the room and shine a spotlight on a Ss followed by a really cool voice saying: YOU'VE been CHOSEN. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Oh Doug, you are still fun #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach, @MeliHalstead
  • tkraz Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    and add laser light shows! Bob Barker yelling "COME ON DOWN." #weirdEd
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • SlpSummer Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Don't forget free comic book day is coming up next month! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q6 Are there things you might try or changed based on tonight? (I know, that’s a generic chat q, but it works here)
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Must thank Drama Director again. "Can't let audience see your butt." Carries well into teaching actually. Esp in front of room
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty, @pburgstem, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    That's how you feel, but you might have needed a push to get better at it, just a thought #weirded
    In reply to @B_KOL, @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Squee!
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • SLOlifeKevin Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A4: We need a toolbox not one tool. If I hear Kahoot as the end-all engagement tool one more time I'm going to puke. #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A2: I prefer people saying my name when I'm being called on because I get confused about who they are talking to. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    I believe Saturday is edcamp day. Get your priorities straight man. Do it for the kids #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BiologyDJ Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    Q4; Always am willing to change in the middle of class. HS can be daunting, have to be flexible and wing it #WeirdEd
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    I think I should file this idea under crazy ways to call on a Ss -- something NOT to do?? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • djsardine Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd is the best. Gonna scroll down for topic in a sec, but I dig a chat I can enjoy out of context. My classroom is like Newsies.
    • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:44 PM EDT
      Musicals are fine, but honestly School of Rock is more akin to my classroom than Glee. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Your drama director paid for college differently than I did then
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @pburgstem, @SLOlifeKevin
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5: I read about Record Store Day in @saxdavid 's Revenge of Analog! #WeirdEd
  • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Might be great to call on a trusted colleague to come observe you for 1/2 hour...what're my kind spots? Be honest. #weirded
    In reply to @morningpruitt, @SLOlifeKevin, @k_e_lafferty, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    New Pornos white vinyl?!?! (I still haven't carved out enough proper time to listen to Whiteout Conditions yet!!!!! auuuuuuughhh!) #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5: Yes. This is my favorite holiday. #WeirdEd
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Yes!! and YES!! And YES. It just might add some life to the class. Should we allow Ss to wear themed costumes? #WeirdEd
    • tkraz Apr 19 @ 10:50 PM EDT
      and add laser light shows! Bob Barker yelling "COME ON DOWN." #weirdEd
      In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Must have give to me to put into my earholes
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #weirded I've got a few that need to be heard so much they will shout even when you remind voice 1 or 2
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • BiologyDJ Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Q6: always willing to try new and see if it works. Things surprise me and humble me. #weirded
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Maybe hand signals? A nonverbal check-in? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @scmaestra
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A6 I am going to steal @veronica3of5 from Doug #WeirdEd #freeveronica
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    My sts took a test on events leading up to the Revolutionary War. I used songs to teach content & heard them singing as they worked.#WeirdEd
    In reply to @abivaldes01
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    If they're introverts, then, yes. Much as I hate being ignored, I'd prefer that over some spotlight. #weirded #curmudgeon
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A6 Gonna remember to do turn&talk! & think about the teacher-centeredness of my work... #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A6 I think @veronica3of5 and I might try the choose a few reps to talk and groups talk to the rep thing. Sounds interesting.
  • morningpruitt Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #weirded yep, mix up lab activities, direct instruction, pair work, kinesthetics. get a feel for the room and switch it up as needed
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Not in my case. I needed choice to answer or heads up my turn's coming. Otherwise blank mind. It's a processing thing I know now #WeirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @B_KOL, @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    LOL. Is that good or bad?? XD #WeirdEd Dude knew how to teach us in MS Drama Club
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @k_e_lafferty, @pburgstem, @SLOlifeKevin
  • abivaldes01 Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Ahh that's so cool! I feel like students can hold long term memory when they have a cool tune to go alone with it! #WeirdEd
    • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:53 PM EDT
      My sts took a test on events leading up to the Revolutionary War. I used songs to teach content & heard them singing as they worked.#WeirdEd
      In reply to @abivaldes01
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    I can't relate. Wait records are like for really old music right? #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5: I try to buy records to play at school but that never happens. #WeirdEd
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A4: This is correct. #WeirdEd https://t.co/BJQaQSKk7B
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Who knows? We might ignite a passion for being a star/starlet. #astarisborn #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    In college, prof went to restroom during class but was wearing lapel mic. We hear all. She got back, nobody raised hands for Qs. 😬 #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yes. I've done a LOT of observation as a volunteer, I really should mention more to my Coop Ts... XD
    In reply to @pburgstem, @morningpruitt, @SLOlifeKevin, @k_e_lafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    I hear that. My own personal teaching preference? I really don't care about blurting and calling out. I can't quite explain it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    I never know what to say abt them. I dont use them bc doesn't fit my area. There's gotta be something useful abt em no? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Absolute gold! #WeirdEd - we have a winner!
    In reply to @pburgstem, @shadow_uzumaki, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    As a science teacher, I will try the Spotlight idea. Shake things up a bit. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @pburgstem, @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    That's okay. Just put on some Stevie Nicks and we're ON!!!!! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MeliHalstead
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Well, not exactly. Any music just sounds better on record. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd They aren't for Every Day All The Time or even all that often, but they are the devil like everyone likes to say. Extremes sell.
    In reply to @oolalume
  • B_KOL Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Not at the expense that school was a painful experience. There are other ways to share what you know w/o sticks #weirdEd
    In reply to @owenpeery, @scmaestra, @k_e_lafferty
  • djsardine Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    you are all the coolest. I'm just going to slide in like I was at the party the whole time #poser #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MeliHalstead, @rebelmusicteach
  • nathan_stevens Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Except for "Did you wash your hands?" #WeirdEd
    In reply to @pburgstem, @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Ha! Like an all-inclusive El Deafo moment! #bookgeek #WeirdEd
    In reply to @pburgstem, @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    But if they answer incorrectly, could be humiliating. #ablackhole #weirded
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • msmusiced Apr 19 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    I don't think I ever have kids raise their hands. I'm more of a 'get on with it' kind of person. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @AwesomeSPED
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A6 Yes. More Ss-centered discussions than just responding to my queries. I blame required 15 min. vids for edTPA practice.
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    THOSE kids in the back of the class. I SEE YOU NOW!!! #weirded
    In reply to @djsardine, @MeliHalstead
  • MeliHalstead Apr 19 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Not if you allow your classroom to be a safe place. Mine is. I scaffold the Q, if they can't answer. Empower them. They rise up. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • owenpeery Apr 19 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    I preferred to set the Ts hair on fire or cut it, don't remember how I liked to be called, wouldn't answer anyway #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Have to share my fav T movie moment & it's on point w/ #WeirdEd. 1/2
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    When I was in 3rd grade, we had three teachers over the school year. One got switched. One retired. & 3rd had my surname, Miller. #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    This. This explains it. #WeirdEd
    • msmusiced Apr 19 @ 10:56 PM EDT
      I don't think I ever have kids raise their hands. I'm more of a 'get on with it' kind of person. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @slwindisch, @AwesomeSPED
  • k_e_lafferty Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    From 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' - opening part is how NOT to call on a S https://t.co/uAeOBQPAmq #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That's what I'm saying! edTPA is built for teacher-centered, which makes its own kind of sense for its goal, but its not great.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • ohsoearly Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Expecto patronum #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MeliHalstead
  • MsLafferty Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    A6. I think probably my current class doesn't fit most of these strategies. 😕 #WeirdEd
  • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    A5 I don't own a record player and now I'm sad #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I don't mind the blurting, but in my exp, tends to get off-track, so I stop it after a point. Then again,might be my own inexp...
    In reply to @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @AwesomeSPED
  • scmaestra Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Yeah, I did a lot of crying when I got called on. It wasn't healthy. Pushing didn't help me. #weirded
    In reply to @owenpeery, @B_KOL, @k_e_lafferty
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #weirded once mine start side conversations we quickly lose control and start attacks. So I can't do blurting.
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I don't even know how we got here. This is the best chat. Your chat doesn't have SubZero washing hands gifs.
    • pburgstem Apr 19 @ 10:57 PM EDT
      #weirded
      In reply to @nathan_stevens, @shadow_uzumaki, @k_e_lafferty, @SLOlifeKevin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    OK, then. Different from my grammar school experience. #weirded
    In reply to @MeliHalstead
  • msmusiced Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I piloted the edTPA and whenever I hear or see it being said, I have horrible flashbacks. EdTPA PTSD. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I make this face constantly. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MeliHalstead
  • slwindisch Apr 19 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I'm not sure that it's inexp...I think it's just preference. And what you're looking for in questions and answers. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced, @AwesomeSPED
  • abivaldes01 Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Do not even get me started with EdTPA... I have to do it next year and it's already stressing me out 🙄🙄 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • msmusiced Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    I think it's different in a structured classroom. Mine is not. We are all over the place. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch, @AwesomeSPED
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Dude, you should check out the comments on the blog then. You'll have OPINIONS on one of them
    In reply to @scmaestra, @owenpeery, @B_KOL, @k_e_lafferty
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    A6- maybe, I like the idea of tracking whose voice is heard whole class. Might pilot it with one group #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I really wished it actually consists of expert, experienced observers who come in actual classroom for whole day. Instd of vids
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ChrisseMcKinnon Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    A6: wondering if nonverbal training is as big in your district as ours "ENVoY" training #WeirdEd
  • oolalume Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    googling... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @abivaldes01, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 19 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Don't be afraid to reach our for help or support. We got your back.
    In reply to @abivaldes01, @shadow_uzumaki