#RuralEdChat Archive

#RuralEdChat is a chat that focuses on the needs of the rural educator. This chat has been revised by Tammy Neil (@MathNeil), John Martin (@edventures) and Natalee Stotz (@nataleestotz).

Tuesday July 11, 2017
8:30 PM EDT

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TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT

Good evening, #RuralEdChat How has your summer been?
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT

Hi #RuralEdChat ! It's been good so far, as usual, flying by.
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat As we get started, I want to give several shout outs to those of you starting fresh this year.
blambson Jul 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT

It's been a busy fast summer. A little monsoon and a trip to San Antonio! Deploying chromebooks every day #ruraledchat #iste17 #GoogleEdu
In reply to @TG_Neil
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT

Hey, Kory! Yes, it is flying by fast. #RuralEdChat
In reply to @korytellers
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT

Hi, #RuralEdChat. Might have to cut out early, but wanted to see what was going on. Sounds like an interesting topic, as usual @TG_Neil.
In reply to @TG_Neil
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat Our first question will drop soon.
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT

Because of snow days, school here didn't end until June 23. College-bound hardly get a break #RuralEdChat
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat ** Q1 ** What classroom management tips do you have for a new Rural Educator?
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT

A1 Teach interesting topics, or dull ones in an interesting way. #RuralEdChat
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat I am chatting from my phone tonight. Please forgive me if I miss someone.
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT

A1 Find 1 that works for you. Don't do classroom management exactly like someone else,it'll never work. #SpeakingFromExperience #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT

A1 Laugh at students' jokes. #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT

A1 What @korytellers said: Find what works for you. #ruraledchat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT

A1 Involve the students in the management. Check out @responsiveclass for some awesome ideas. #RuralEdChat
spiraledu Jul 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT

Get to know your students with flexible groupings. #ruraledchat take notes of the existing social groups to help more interactions b/t them
In reply to @TG_Neil
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT

A1 Smile with and at your students. #RuralEdChat
spiraledu Jul 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT

Mine loved jokes so much! We ended up ordering joke books for the library & started some mornings w/telling them #ruraledchat
In reply to @LindaAragoni
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat ** Q2 ** What advice can you give a new Rural Educator about "fitting in"?
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT

A1 Use age-appropriate management techniques (Lots of advice for elementary, not so much upper grades.) #RuralEdChat
blambson Jul 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT

A1: do NOT try and use every possible tool or tech. Know which few you excel at an use the heck out of them. #ruraledchat
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korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT

A2 Don't worry so much about fitting in, be you, connect and find those Ts that inspire and encourage you. #RuralEdChat
spiraledu Jul 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT

Go to every community gathering: dance, basketball game, sale... great way to get to know everyone #ruraledchat & they see you care :)
In reply to @TG_Neil
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT

A2 As the book says, "Fitting in Is Overrated." #ruraledchat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT

A2 Listen and be quiet as much as you need to, but also don't be afraid to speak up. You have a lot to share w/others. #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT

I teach mainly adult students and they like to crack jokes...helps to relieve stress. #RuralEdChat
In reply to @spiraledu
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Yes, agree! We can learn something from everyone. #RuralEdChat
- korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
  
  A2 Listen and be quiet as much as you need to, but also don't be afraid to speak up. You have a lot to share w/others. #RuralEdChat
blambson Jul 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT

Really listen to what your admins are saying, support them, but don't be afraid to innovate. We are all on the same team. #ruraledchat
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LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT

A2 "Fitting in" can be an excuse for not standing out or taking a stand. Don't let yourself be homogenized. #RuralEdChat
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat ** Q3 ** What advice do you have to help new Rural Educators deal with disgruntled parents?
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT

Distruntled parents? Surely such things do not happen. #RuralEdChat
In reply to @TG_Neil
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT

A3 Be honest with them. Before reacting, take a deep breath and really listen to what they are saying. Over the years I've+ #RuralEdChat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT

+discovered that for the most part, all Ps want the best for their kids. Doesn't always look the way I want it to look, but+ #RuralEdChat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT

+I have to respect that and work the best I can with the Ps to make sure the S is getting the best learning s/he can. #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT

A3 Listen first, preferably with your mouth shut, before you even think of responding. #RuralEdChat
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blambson Jul 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT

It's likely you have entered into a whole new culture. Your ways are not their ways. Be mindful of social norms and adjust #ruraledchat
In reply to @TG_Neil
spiraledu Jul 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT

#Ruraledchat A3. Ask advise from your principal, usually they have background knowledge of the family & can help be an intermediary
In reply to @TG_Neil
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT

A mom told me a story about principal who didn't want her daughter to go to her job. Mom said job was what kept girl in HS. #RuralEdChat
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat **Q4** What was the "thing" that worried you the most but turned out to be nothing?
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT

(cont) the mom knew the girl wouldn't study in study hall, needed job to keep motivated. #RuralEdChat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 9:02 PM EDT

A4 That I had to do everything the same as the other Ts I was working with. It's OK to be different. #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT

A4 @TG_Neil I honestly can't remember anything that fits that description. Hazards of growing old. #RuralEdChat
In reply to @TG_Neil
spiraledu Jul 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT

Worried about supplies b/c in the middle of no-where! But there was storage room, amazon, & lots of placed based opportunity! #ruraledchat
In reply to @TG_Neil
blambson Jul 11 @ 9:04 PM EDT

A4: Small town people being "set in their ways." They are actually very open to new ideas. #ruraledchat
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TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT

#Ruraledchat **Q5** What is the pot hole that you wish you would have seen in the beginning of your career?
korytellers Jul 11 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A5 I tried too much to be like other teachers. I failed miserably from that and my Ss and classroom suffered from it. #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A5 Wish I'd seen the interdisciplinary degrees that made me good at teaching were going to keep me from getting FT teaching #RuralEdChat
blambson Jul 11 @ 9:12 PM EDT

A5: Myself, thinking I would change it all for the better in the first year. Effective change is a process. #ruraledchat
In reply to @TG_Neil
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 9:14 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat **Q6** What one tool (Office supply, etc.) has been your go to trusted tool?
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT

But by year 2 you nailed it, right? ;-) #RuralEdChat
In reply to @blambson, @TG_Neil
CierraJoyner Jul 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT

I didn't have the knowledge to pipe in tonight, but I enjoyed reading the feed with the helpful insight! #edms7030 #edms7100 #RuralEdChat
In reply to @TG_Neil
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A6 Sticky notes. #RuralEdChat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A6 These. :) https://t.co/zVO6P0Y9dX #RuralEdChat
blambson Jul 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Of course! #winning #ruraledchat
In reply to @LindaAragoni, @TG_Neil
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Glad you could join in any way. #RuralEdChat
In reply to @CierraJoyner
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT

I could tell just from your photo. #RuralEdChat
In reply to @blambson, @TG_Neil
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT

I never let not knowing things keep me from talking. (That's how I started in teaching!) #RuralEdChat
In reply to @CierraJoyner, @TG_Neil
blambson Jul 11 @ 9:20 PM EDT

A6: Our mobile helpdesk app has been indispensable! Find out how your tech team communicates and USE THEM! #ruraledchat
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TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 9:21 PM EDT

#RuralEdChat **Q7** Advice for helping new Rural Educators deal with the day to day stress of their first year?
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:22 PM EDT

A7. Chocolate fixes most things. #RuralEdChat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A7 Take a deep breath, slow down, and ask for help when you need it. Everyone had that first year, we all know what it's like. #RuralEdChat
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:25 PM EDT

A7. Schedule a little time 1 on 1 with each of your students, as often as your numbers allow. Great for you and Ss. #RuralEdChat
blambson Jul 11 @ 9:27 PM EDT

A7: It's going to suck, it's going to be lonely, it's going to be hard. Meaning it's going to be the greatest time of your life #ruraledchat
In reply to @TG_Neil
TG_Neil - Moderator Jul 11 @ 9:27 PM EDT

#ruraledchat Thank you all for your conversation tonight. I'm sure many new Rural Educators will appreciate it.
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:28 PM EDT

A7 cont. I'm always amazed by how important it is to students of any age to have T's undivided attention every so often. #RuralEdChat
korytellers Jul 11 @ 9:28 PM EDT

Thank you @TG_Neil for a great #RuralEdChat tonight! My guess is the storify will be great for some new Ts out there!
LindaAragoni Jul 11 @ 9:29 PM EDT

I like the way you think.#RuralEdChat
In reply to @blambson