Welcome to #MakeItReal! I'm Denis, author of Instant Relevance and the UPCOMING Hacking Math: 10 Problems That Need Solving. Looking forward to your Answers about Questions about Questions! Introduce Yourselves!!
A1: How can I help?... This question was great because it allowed me to connect with my teacher, fulfill a need and make a deposit in the relationship bank! It was a win-win-win situation #MakeItReal
A1: I heard littles talking about polar bears. I asked "why don't they live where it's warm? other bears do!" It was super fun to hear their thoughts #MakeItReal
A1: Are your feet attached to your body, because your body should be in line with the person in front of you......so what's up with your feet??? #MakeItReal
Not a groundbreaking question, but I asked "what was Ramona so grumpy about?" and a few of my students who usually don't volunteer ideas had their hands up in the air, ready to talk because they connected to the character #makeitreal
A1: Question to my staff today at sign in: Are you teaching a lesson that you would sell tickets for? Hopefully challenged my teachers to think about how students are empowered and engaged in their classes today and this week! #tlap#makeitreal
A1: How can we build positive interdependence into our classroom purposeful conversations? It makes us think about how to have EVERY student contribute and grow. #nooptout#makeitreal
Why? How? Questions because we want our Ss to do more than regurgitate what they learned! And these questions help me be a better me as I look to create engaging experiences for my Ss! #tlap#MakeItReal
A1. “Hey, you do know if you need to talk, I’m here for you right?” . After a soft yes and two hours later the Ss came back up to me to talk about what was bothering her. After sitting, listening and talking to her, she told me how she already felt better 🙌🏻🤗 #MakeItReal
A1: What did you do for others today? When we start thinking about others and how we can better serve others, we start to quickly learn it's not about me, and that's an important thing for all of us to learn! #MakeItReal
A1: In science my class is currently learning about structures. Today I showed them 50 of the best play structures in the U.S. Then I asked them, “What would the ultimate play structure look like?” They had great responses and unique ideas. #MakeItReal
A1: What did you do for others today? When we start thinking about others and how we can better serve others, we start to quickly learn it's not about me, and that's an important thing for all of us to learn! #MakeItReal
A1. I asked my 1st graders what they needed from me to be successful&reach their goals. Very thoughtful, reflective answers from 6 yr olds! "Give 2nd chances", "Teach responsibly", "Have a good attitude&smile". Kids are the best teachers!! #MakeItReal
A1: #makeitreal can you explain that assumption? (Always working on justifying) Side note-love this question...might need to be an end of the day reflection.
A2: "Why do advertisements give us unrealistic expectations? Shouldn't they be selling real life instead?" during 3rd grade reading of The One & Only Ivan. Y'all. The discussion that followed. I've got the best kids. #makeitreal
A2: Why are you always so happy?
This question made my day and validated that I am making positive changes that are visible. We need to bring life, love, hope and positivity to our students (staff) everyday not matter how our day or life is going! #MakeItReal
A1: Teaching growth mindset, asked kids if people were born smart or not smart....they all started looking at each other like.....is there a right answer here ??? Good opening for a dialogue...told me a lot about their mindset and where we need to focus #MakeItReal
The daughter of the inventor of the Polaroid was 3 yrs old when she asked Why can't we have the picture right now? leading to the Camera breakthrough! Awesome!!! #MakeItReal#4OCF
A2: #makeitreal have you read Wolf’s Hollow? I love it because it shows my love of reading has transferred to them and that they trust my book knowledge!
A2 Why is it OK for teachers/staff to drink pop in school? It’s a great question because we are the role models for our students. I’m guilty of it. #MakeItReal
A2: "Mr. Hayzler, do you want to know what learned today?" Awesome that a student was excited to share their learning with their Principal. He proceeded to show me about ratios using @mathplayground and then related it to a youtube video he watched last night. #makeitreal
A2: Can we work on "The Grid" for math again? I love that @perickson22 made the #gridmethod happen for our students! I love the independent learning voyage in which they are so engaged and excited to learn about decimals at their own pace! #MakeItReal
A2: Are we going to talk about our brains again tomorrow.....if we do can I write you a note? (5 yr old K student..so sweet) and then she gave me a hug :) #MakeItReal#GrowthMindset
A2. [from a small group of Ss] “Can We stay in for recess and catch up on some of our work?” With a quick yes, I soon found I was gifted w/ some special small group time where I got to get to each of them a little more! Laughing mixed in w/ some work! #MakeItReal
A1. What real world lessons can we learn from a fiction story about a robot who lives on an island and adopts a goose? (The Wild Robot) the responses 😍😍😍 #MakeItReal
A2. "Would you like a distraction so you don't think about soda?" I❤️this bc my kids are working overtime to keep me on track with my goal of no Dr Pepper unless it's "Soda Saturday". 😆😆 #makeitreal
A2: A new S asked me for a piece of bubble gum after not winning the review @GetKahoot and I said I can’t do that. She asked “Why not?” And another S said with a smile, “You have to earn it.” #MakeItReal
A2: My students worked in small groups today to design the ultimate playground. They had to brainstorm together before they started. One of my students said to their group members, “Hey guys should we make our playground so kids in wheelchairs can use it too?” #MakeItReal
A2: As we were listening to talk radio my son asked "did the president fire that guy because he breaks things?" It opened up the door for an interesting conversation about how changes happen in government...he's 6. #makeitreal
A2b: Loved How this student used critical thinking and prior knowledge to know that something had to have changed and he was curious enough to ask! #makeitreal
A2. [from a small group of Ss] “Can We stay in for recess and catch up on some of our work?” With a quick of course, I soon found I was gifted w/ some special small group time where I got to get to know each of them a little more! Laughing mixed in w/ some work! #MakeItReal
A2 Mr Dunlea do you want me to sit next to you during the read aloud in case you need help with some of the big words?
Because I love that the S feels the empathy & the power of helpfulness, & it was so sweet & heartfelt #MakeItReal
A3: "How can you use this relationship to make a difference?" We meet with a Kinder class 1/wk. My kids have taken this role as a chance to model good choices & they've done SO well. I want to encourage them to find more ways to #buildcommunity in our school. #MakeItReal
A3: What is one way you will show kindness or gratitude to someone else today? We have to get them thinking about others and help them to think about way to improve their character skills. Their EQ is just as important, if not more important than their IQ #MakeItReal
A3: "Have you ever taken the subway?" Setting the stage for some real life linear equations with negative slopes (fare cards). Hope it satisfies, "when will we ever use this?" #MakeItReal
A3: #keepitreal every day I start with our “morning temperatures” and I ask if anyone wants to share anything. It sets the tone of community and inclusion for the day and kids share both happy and sad news. I hope that tomorrow it does the same!
A3: I have parent meeting tomorrow that is going to difficult for sure, I have thought and the first question I will ask that parent is, “How I can help your family?”
When students lose a family member it’s never easy for them or their parents.
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A3: Tomorrow I will ask "Why is a free press vital to a democracy?" Hopefully it gives deeper understanding to the importance of investigative journalism- we are studying muckrakers. Totally relates to today #makeitreal
A3 I have been conferencing w/ S’s to assess reading mid-year levels, I start off asking “How is 2nd grade going for you so far?” It disarms them, makes them relax like we’re just going to chat for a while #MakeItReal
A3: Decimals are all around us! Where can you find them and why are they used? I want Ss to see the importance of their learning this week by discovering it! Also I can't wait to ask one of my Ss how his mini trip was on his first day back! #MakeItReal
A3: not sure if it will be tomorrow or Friday depending on pacing but here it is:: " What's your favorite logarithm?" #makeitreal
We will use Richter scale as an example plus Moore's Law @intel to illustrate log graphs
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Thank you all for another AMAZING #MakeItReal! Questions are my favorite thing, and I've heard some awesome ones tonight! Have a great week and #MakeItReal every day!
A3: Hmmm. What, if anything, does Frodo’s character represent (Lord of the Rings). What about Aragorn? Why do you think so? Are they the same type of hero?#MakeItReal
great pic! will share at a teachers conference on Long Island tomorrow
doing a presentation on Twitter and Math Ed will include tonight's cchat thanks! #makeitreal
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A3: I ask students when they come into the school each morning, "How are we going to make magic happen today?" How can they do awe-inspiring, applause worthy things that leave people wanting more! #makeitreal
