Doing well. Had a long, but productive day. We had an open house tonight for our elementary and MS students showing off the great things are happening at @LCHSBears. I hope all is well with you! #IDedchat
This year I had the privilege of presenting about Educational Technology with some of the @IDigLearning PD specialists - Erica Rogers and Byron Heath. #IDedchat
All the teachers and students that were singing, dancing, playing at the open house, the teachers who love our school and were away from their families tonight to tell our story, the admin that support us and allow us to push the envelope on teaching. #IDedchat
Hi! I will post some questions - everyone responds - we share ideas - and all use the #IDedchat hashtag during the chat. Tonight's topic is open to what ever folks want to chat about.
R1: I created a tracking system for students to document volunteer opportunities, clubs, extracurricular activities, GPA, etc in @CanvasLMS. This may be used for future recognition of our graduates. #IDedchat
So we use Tyler SIS. Many Ts were going through a painstaking process to find missing assignments or zeros in the gradebook. Now there's a much easier way. #idedchat
A1: Something new...good use of a filter. As for a "tool" I introduced that was well received by Ts, Crio, a content creation tool by Curriculum Pathways. #IDedchat
I created it in modules. Ss will enter evidence that will e checked by counselors, admins, coaches, club sponsors. Points will be awarded for their activities. The data will be weighted in the gradebook for a final score to be determined based on their input. #IDedchat
It was in the SIS. It was just something that people had never seen before. So I created some training material and presented it at the PD session. #idedchat
Helloooooo! I guess there comes a time when we must all be adults and exercise the filter. "I hear that you're frustrated." is a great response in these situations. #IDedchat
We just had a bunch of companies and colleges come in and demonstrate #STEM#idedchat
Pretty cool to have a gym full of exhibitions giving examples and showing passion
YES! We need to be sure to tell our story. If we don't, others will. We also need to be sure that what we share conveys the message we want associated with our school/district. :-) #IDedchat
I tell my kids exactly how many days of class are remaining. I find that when Ss realize the short amount of time that we have left, it keeps the sense of urgency up for my Ss. #IDedchat
Agreed. We become wrapped up in the idea of snow days that we lose focus of the learning that should be happening. I am thankful I teach in a windowless classroom for that #idedchat
We are on block so I have my kids every other day. We have either 2 or 3 classes next week, then we are off for Thanksgiving. We come back and have 5 classes, a week of review, then finals for first semester. Max of 11 classes. Time to work. #IDedchat
They will use the drawing and recording tool to have them write their name or other words. It is a great way for teachers to have video evidence of letter formation. #IDEdChat
I have “normal” conversations with my Ss. About basketball, or music, or whatever their interest is. Sometimes building a relationship means staying off task for a little bit. I find I can get through more material when we have a few minutes of off task discussion #IDedchat
I also have discussions that bring in real topics and explain why what they are learning is important. Like cells going through rapid mitosis—cancer. Everyone knows what cancer is, but do they KNOW what cancer IS? #IDedchat
Yes, building the relationships with the students outside of the classroom are key to participation and the relationships built inside the classroom. #idedchat
I often times have them share their experiences on the topic we are covering. Lets others see that they aren't alone and that it's not just in a textbook #idedchat
The busy-ness of the last 3 days is catching up with me (and I can't imagine how @LCHS_Bio is still awake). Next week we will be joined by #IDCoachNet to chat about "UDL" Designing engaging learning experiences. #IDedchat
