#weirded Archive

Wednesday April 5, 2017
10:00 PM EDT
  • participatechat Apr 5 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Participate in the upcoming #weirded by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/F889x1NAec
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd What? Are you making things up again, Mari?
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @charthomasedu
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Guess you can join #weirded now #ohedchat great questions tonight
    In reply to @pernilleripp
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    What's up, #WeirdEd? Today was warm enough to have snacks outside.
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yep, not a big deal. I have quite a few stories to tell in my Pre-PreService & Preservice career... XD
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    Nathan and I don't look like Doug anymore and yep #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    I sent my kid to school in shorts! Yessss! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    Welcome to #WeirdEd! Tonight's chat is the story of tonights chat is the story of tonights chat is the story of tonights chat is the story o
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    RUDE. I sang that to the tune of “You’re making things up again Arnold” #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @charthomasedu
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    Hello! Glad you’re here :) love those kinds of days. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok, now you're making up songs to obfuscate the fact that you made up a place.
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @charthomasedu
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    Holla #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Been a day.... compared to yesterday's happy ending... Whoo
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    First of all, cheese curds are my spirit food. And second, Book of Mormon. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @charthomasedu
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is #WeirdEd.
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Hiiiiiii! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume
  • dramseysmith Apr 5 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Hi #WeirdEd 2nd gr CA
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    What a Bad night to not do my homework #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Tonight's chat was written by the one, the only, the making-up-words-est @MsVenturino! #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    There was homework? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd And there was much rejoicing!
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    I didn't read the blog #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    There’s always homework…unless you don’t believe in homework, and then you don’t do it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    You spin me right round, baby, right round like a record. .#weirded
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Oh, like my students #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd So everyone say hi to @MsVenturino, then I will step back and let her take the lead. You be nice to her, you hear?
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Don't say the H word. It's been an evening...#WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Hello #weirded! Aubrey, music T in CO :-)!
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    1/2 my name is Yohn Yohnson I come frm Visconsin, I work in the lumbermils there.When I walk down the street all the ppl I meet say #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Hi all! Summer, middle school speech language pathologist for SPED in CA #weirded
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #weirded Hi, I'm Morning in KS. HS Chemistry
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Thanks Doug! #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Hiiiiiiiii. Sarah. Music. Idaho. #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Hey all! Welcome to #WeirdEd. Let’s raise a glass to freedom! Where are you, and what’s in your glass?
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hi @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Wait, is it really an edchat if we don't say H******k?
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @mrburkemath, @nathan_stevens
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    At least I don't have to do my ho-- do mine. Off tomorrow on jury duty #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Hi #WeirdEd - Sarah in MA, I teach k-5 music 🎶
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd BEAR! RUN
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    This is the song that doesn't end, yes it goes on and on my friends . . . 🎶 #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Yes, but it's not a hashtag edchat #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty, @mrburkemath, @nathan_stevens
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    When autocorrect messes up your multicultural attempt! @MsVenturino @TheWeirdTeacher #WeirdEd
    • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
      Hi! Hola! Hallo! Priviet! Bon Journal!
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Hi #WeirdEd finally made a Wednesday night!! Mel here, pre-service T. Finishing undergrad. Stories are endless.
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Jay. HS English. Gimli, Manitoba. #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    I can't like that #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Welcome! Your job sounds like a lot of fun, I’d love to learn from you #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #weirded, I never drink enough water, so probably that.
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Why...why would you...why
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    I just really like how this tweet looks. Just saying. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @MsLafferty, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    It's been awhile #WeirdEd. I think I have the attention span at the moment + I've missed this weird group
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    I hear you. I don't want to hear the words "hair helmet" again #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @mrburkemath, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Dee in Frankfort, KY! Hiya! #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Don't let Betsy Devos see! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Anne. K/1 SDC. California. #WeirdEd
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Señorita from Sac, and yummy yummy cider today!
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Some people, started singing it not knowing what it was… #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    @MsVenturino I'm an Instructional Specialist in Georgia. #Weirded
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    hi @MsVenturino and #weirded. My real name is Mar-sha from Wisconsin and my glass is about to have lager in it.
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Thomas, PreserviceT ElemEdu, here in Minnesota. Currently mulling over fact that my PreServiceFieldExp finishes next Wed.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Intro yourselves!
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
      Hey all! Welcome to #WeirdEd. Let’s raise a glass to freedom! Where are you, and what’s in your glass?
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Was I supposed to answer a question? #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Q1 coming right up… #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Also, Water. I'm a non-Alcoholic. XD
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Overexposed decaf vanilla latte in ca #weirded
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Hello #WeirdEd. Chris from Brooklyn. If I'm raising a glass, I could be refined & say its Scotch, or I could be at Ulysses having Guinness
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Oh look, a squirrel! #WeirdEd
    • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:07 PM EDT
      It's been awhile #WeirdEd. I think I have the attention span at the moment + I've missed this weird group
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Hi! Dorie, elementary Spanish teacher in CT. Gin. #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yay!
    In reply to @mel_katzz
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Q1: Let’s kick off #WeirdEd happiest hour with some stories. What story do you have to tell from this week?
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    FQ1 What is Doug's favorite gif? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    coming in late from Arkansas #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    The glass, tonight, is a Coca-Cola. ''Tis a school night after all! #WeirdEd
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    @MsVenturino #weirded
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Please define overexposed… #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • schaedu Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Hi! I'm Lydia, a pre-service teacher at @uwplatteville. Excited to chat with all you wonderful educators! #NewAtThis #WeirdEd 📚✏️
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Going all in! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doriecp
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    ho-ho-hooooome on the range where the deer and the antelope play #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @MsLafferty, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    https://t.co/s9UYYgYOMc #yourewelcome #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    2/2 #"hello whatsurname & I say. my name is Yon Yohnson I come from visconsin I work in the lumbermills there. when I walk down.. #weirded
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    OMG IT IS SO FUN!!! #weirded I feel so understood!
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Perfect, water is amazing #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 Made a thread about yesterday. https://t.co/sgcnv4jhV0
    • shadow_uzumaki Apr 4 @ 9:52 PM EDT
      Today was quite a day.... 1.5 hrs of sleep,badly written lesson plan,sub @ beginning of day, self confidence abt being a T down....
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    ARON! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 I started paying my students, which I've never done before. It's not easy to remember, but @veronica3of5 is on it too.
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd. Kansas. Water
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it forever just because ... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Not Pepsi? #weirded
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    A1 can't say yet. The week is only halfway over #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #weirded A1, this week the story was "shall we dance" to show patterns to chemical reactions with a dance scene
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    I'm already lost. Will Giants gifs distract you? #WeirdEd no dodgers while Doug is gone
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    A1: spent near two hours with a lovely kid working on her scholarship application essay #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Like the white balance is wrong in the photo. I think that's what that means, anyway. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd cheers
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Welcome! Glad you’re here! You’re in for a real treat tonight #WeirdEd
    In reply to @schaedu, @uwplatteville
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    This is turning into the worst #WeirdEd side convo ever. ;)
    • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
      Some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it forever just because ... #WeirdEd
      In reply to @SlpSummer
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    route 44 coke, but for me and don't care! #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    You should play the equity game with them #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hey hey hey HEY! I'm here, she's just the guest mod. This is a No Giants Zone, sir. Take your bay area baseball elsewhere
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Yes please!! Game is on right now #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 Spring Break!! Spending time relaxing and cleaning up after recent storms. #Weirded
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    ANNE! I needed that. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1: well this was today. #weirded
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 We video conferenced(a word?) With Ss in Ukraine and Egypt. #weirded
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Hold the phone. I need details here… #WeirdEd
    • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:10 PM EDT
      #weirded A1, this week the story was "shall we dance" to show patterns to chemical reactions with a dance scene
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • charthomasedu Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1 I spent this week working with ESL students from K-7th grade - very different groups! #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1: at home, my oldest decided to raise $ for our children's hospital,& the support has been overwhelming! #WeirdEd
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Hi #WeirdEd @MsVenturino Ana from Reno, all I wanted was a Pepsi in my glass. Too soon?! Name the group trivia?🤣
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 student gave up airhead to another student who was sad.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok. Whazzat?
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @veronica3of5
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    How’s that going so far? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1. SO MUCH GOOD STUFF THIS WEEK! Kids talking, a field trip, sounding out words (!!!), writing their names... #WeirdEd
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Oh- I didn't follow directions (surprise!)... Still Dee in KY. Blackberry seltzer, but thinking a shandy next! #weirded
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:06 PM EDT
      Hey all! Welcome to #WeirdEd. Let’s raise a glass to freedom! Where are you, and what’s in your glass?
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd In a sharp contrast from yesterday, today started out okay,but got really rowdy at the end of the day... Sigh. Tho,less hw so, yay?
  • JacquelynPurple Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    I'm Jacquelyn from UW-Platteville. I am a pre-service teacher who will be student teaching in the fall! #WeirdEd
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a1 happy to be teaching past tense with my kids. And having 💖to💖 with certain kids
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    That's a band room substance I haven't seen before....#WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Pardom me, are you Doug R, sir? And, YOU said to be nice to ME. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I don't... I would like to know more.
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Me too!
    In reply to @JacquelynPurple
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    This #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd So far it seems to be working, and it's good for me to have a positive thing right there. Been a struggle sometimes.
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @veronica3of5
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    That sounds wonderful! Super rewarding once she earns it! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Depends who's asking... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1 ran into a former student tonight who told me she's going to university next year to become a teacher 😍#weirded
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    This happens with a substitute #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Where assign each student a race and gender which limits the money they can earn #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher it was pounded onto my door during a class. Think it was a science project. Friggin STEM fun crap. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    What is that?! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #weirded One morning I was in a rush, didn't have time for makeup. Kids says. You look like donut without sprinkles. Idk to laught or cry
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    We do it once a year and it is fun #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • AwesomeSPED Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd intermission over
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 SBAC part one complete, Ss noticed I'm going through a cactus phase, since we're back from break 🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵#WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 "The Day The Kids Did WORK!!!!!!" (and then I showed them how the graphing calc would do the same thing in 30 seconds)
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Oh I know! 😁#WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    So did you teach past tense? Like you taught it yesterday… #WeirdEd
    In reply to @senoritaRCwusd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That would be the greatest sketch ever is every single K&P sketch wasn't the greatest one ever
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @MsVenturino
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Yeah! suicidal tendencies! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @EducatorSanchez, @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    happening month. School Library Month, Nat'l Poetry Month, 3D printing, research help, digital bookstuffs #weirded @ home, nuts w/o husb
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ... umm ... even not being in the classroom, always lesson planning in my notebook during class. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1: this week so far has included many recorder karate belt victory dances - lots of kids working hard to pass off their songs! #WeirdEd
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1: Two of my 7th graders running up to me breathless & wet about 20 mins after school - forgot to get a cello tuned & ran back #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd SCORE! Grow the profession!
    In reply to @doriecp
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1This week I worked with a student on producing a final "p" sound with the word 💩. He was SO motivated. #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    So it's like, evil GAK? It's chunky, tho. Ewwww. I thought for sure it was out of a horn. That would have been better. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #weirded, some jazz music and volunteers showed that a single replacement reaction was really just a cut in on a dance partner
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Awwww so powerful, and inspiring. What a great kid! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    A1.1: while some thundering hooligans were Martin Luthering this crap onto my door, we had the *best* leadership election ever. #weirded
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    😂😂 #WeirdEd I taught past tense in past tense! Lol lol
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Recorder karate is going on for us right now too! Gotta love recorder time... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Welcome to the ride of your life! Enjoy it #WeirdEd
    In reply to @JacquelynPurple
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Polar opposite, I lesson plan very not much as I shouldn't be.... ...What is that bizarre wording I just did?
    In reply to @mel_katzz
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I love how much implied context there is in this tweet.
    In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh
  • schaedu Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Favorite GoNoodle.... go! #WeirdEd
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Martin Luthering. yes. #weirded
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    I'm most proud of her 45 mins of busking in our yard before anyone came along! Persistence! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #weirded Counting down the days until summer and Aruba! Sand between my toes and a drink with an umbrella
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Oddly, I was working somewhat Old School because the iPad wouldn't talk to the Smart Board at the time
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Last time I went to school sans makeup, a student accused me of shaving off my eyebrows. I like your Ss' analogy better. #weirded
    In reply to @pchildre
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Hey, I only have 140 characters to tell a whole story! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    it's recorder time and state testing time for us! I'm choosing to embrace it. #weirded
    In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    This. This tweet is reason 86 million-billion why I love you. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    That is BRILLIANT!!! 💩 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Whoops! Responded to wrong thread! #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    with great gusto nonetheless. While clomping down the hall. #weirded
    In reply to @oolalume
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Was distracted bc I could hear 2yobro singing upstairs along a vid, had to see the cuteness...
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    So many great stories from this week, love how positive you all are…Q2 up in a minute. #WeirdEd
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    We always enjoy recorders more when the weather's nice, though - enjoy being outside, spread the sound out... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd What happened to @charthomasedu? Did @nathan_stevens scare her off?
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Sorry, I'm late to #weirded. My data is also too slow for GIFs so,..invisible cake.
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Oh!! And I got this today! #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    We were on the playground, you should have seen the looks we got from kids! much clutching of pearls. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @dcrescitelli
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Ain't that the truth #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    ugh yes. PARCC is next week & all kindsa disruptive. I'm doing relaxing w poetry this month #weirded #nationalpoetrymonth
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @Ms_A_Yeh
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Anyway, yesterday, saw a former 3-4-5thgrader,now 6th. I was sooo emotional. Looked like an overworked College Student. Growing up
  • tkraz Apr 5 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    A1 If week refers to past 7 days, got to celebrate 25 years with 3 other colleagues on Saturday night. 100 years. #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Q2: So much positive here, on the flip side: there’s a fine line between whining & productive venting...how do you keep in check? #WeirdEd
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A1.2: my beginning band darlings stayed focused enough so that they could reflect on what they'd learned & who they'd become. #weirded
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A1 also, we had a book fair, so I now own Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, and Moon Girl comics, which is so great! #weirded
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A1 omg what am I saying, I picked up my cap and gown this week so I can "officially" become a teacher woop woop 🔥#WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    I guess so #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @charthomasedu
  • charthomasedu Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Still here! By the way, Culver's is very real and very delicious! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    We're in Week 3 of 5 of PARCC tests. Yikes! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume, @SarahMJoncas
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Come play in the chat!
    In reply to @schaedu
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    we're getting so much rain this week but that's my plan when it stops! Fresh air! #weirded
    In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    YES! Congrats!!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mel_katzz
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ATTN: Mel deserves love and high-fives. They can be delivered at any time.
    • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
      A1 omg what am I saying, I picked up my cap and gown this week so I can "officially" become a teacher woop woop 🔥#WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    I feel like the kid in the back of the room who doesn't understand where the sub posted the assignment and I didn't ask a partner #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    week 1 of 7 of MCAS here. #weirded
    In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh, @oolalume
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2. I think...for me, if it continues to affect my mood longer than the day?
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You don't have to lie for Mari. I'll still be your friend.
    In reply to @charthomasedu, @nathan_stevens
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd When do u graduate again??
    In reply to @mel_katzz
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A2. Problems need solutions, so when I vent I try to keep focused on how to make the problem better. And choose who I vent to.. #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 Much harder not that I've lost my regular barten--- er, UFT Center Lady who was a good listener But I have less to whine about
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd YO! Here's Q2.
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:18 PM EDT
      Q2: So much positive here, on the flip side: there’s a fine line between whining & productive venting...how do you keep in check? #WeirdEd
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a2 trick I learned from @girlscouts #camp #counselors : ask myself what I'm going to do to fix it. If I create a plan, I'm good.
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @girlscouts
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2 hold back the tears #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2: Know who you can vent to (friends who will lift you up), end w/gratitude, think big picture about the important things in life. #weirded
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Still 1-0 #giants, top of 3 #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    This is @msmusiced 's late cake. #WeirdEd
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    End of May, then I go right into a year of a grad program & graduate again in 2018 #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Well this is the greatest gif ever
    In reply to @slwindisch, @msmusiced
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2: I've been in places where my best days were worse than my current worst days... gotta remember perspective! #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    This. #weirded
  • charthomasedu Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2 It seems like whining always leaves you feeling worse and productive venting should (?) leave you feeling better! #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Since I tend to get emotional,I often vent to ppl I kno won't keep me in that cycle. Keep me focused.
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2: Productive is when you ask for help or guidance (for me anyway). Whining? More like slamming head on desk. Or a long sigh. #WeirdEd
  • JacquelynPurple Apr 5 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A.1. #WeirdEd A kindergartener started crying yesterday because another student put down a Lego and picked it back up.
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    I know. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    It's hard. I share my office with an occupational therapist, we talk, but I work hard to limit my "Uuugh! this paperwork!" to her. #weirded
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Found it #WeirdEd
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2: sharing space with other people (especially fellow teachers) to vent, then celebrate & love life together. Balance of both! #WeirdEd
  • rebelmusicteach Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    oh man are you in for it!! Wait. I mean...welcome!!(?) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @charthomasedu
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2 Like many said: whine, vent, think of solutions & release. #WeirdEd
  • tkraz Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A1 I did receive an email this week from a student and the entire message was in the subject line. Two paragraphs worth. #WeirdEd
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A1: My good news story- I wore this shirt into Walmart and got POSITIVE comments from parents of middle school kids! #progress! #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    ...Year of grad program? Omg. That sounds like a bootcamp. #WeirdEd Also,dang, you're graduating b4 me. Sounds like @Minguelae is too :(
    In reply to @mel_katzz, @Minguelae
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Exactly. You don't want to go to the ppl who will focus on the negative feelings #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • JacquelynPurple Apr 5 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Thanks! I'm excited! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Need to learn yourself and recognize when the complaints become bile or things totally out of your control, or hurt the kids.
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2: vent to my people, not the entire universe. Celebrate the small stuff and laugh a lot with kids and colleagues #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Reahna from jacksonville 16 sophomore future chorus teacher #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    you may need to stop requesting cake, because Sarah won cake forever. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch, @msmusiced
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #weirded Found out a Ss was kicked out of last school for stabbing T with pencil. I smiled and said please don't stab me and had a coke!!!
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2 if I'm not coming up with a solution I better check myself #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    @MsLafferty slingin' truth bombs all over #WeirdEd
    • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:19 PM EDT
      A2. Problems need solutions, so when I vent I try to keep focused on how to make the problem better. And choose who I vent to.. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2 I hold ostrich eggs help #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Laughing my ass off right now....
    In reply to @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch, @msmusiced
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    2-0 Giants #WeirdEd
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2 I try to listen more. Hard to do sometimes. Figure there's different perspectives. #weirded
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Awww! beng a kid is so hard! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @JacquelynPurple, @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I also think venting here might not be the best, but honest reflection even about negatives, that's ok. Diff.
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Laughter is always the best medicine! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A1 #happiesthour received an incredible, inspiring email from a S who is striving to reach giant goals #soproud #weirded #tearsofjoy
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Meet @Ms_A_Yeh :) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe, @Ms_A_Yeh
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd But y'know when someone's clinking 3 bottles & wants u to come out & pla-ay, u either hide under the Boardwalk or go out & face it
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A2 Told Ss that life becomes more challenging after dealing w/standardizing testing, so they need to deal with it, life gets tough #WeirdEd
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A2 remind self 2 surrnd myself w positive ppl. sing 'accentuate the positive' in my head. feel the neg dragging me down-walk away #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    That's a good one too... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #weirded, keep #growthmindset in mind. I had to do a bit of intervention today with whining students with a difficult concept
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A2 After venting find a possible solution or move on! Chocolate also helps! #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Sometime I make fun of the skeleton #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I forgot to put A2 because I'm bad at my own chat structure.
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Yeah #musiced! Welcome! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @ImTheRealReRe
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ... And sometimes life clinks 4 bottles at you. Those are butt-in-the-sand days.
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #weirded talk to thinks in the corner that aren't there. Freaks the kids out. They are like she might have gone crazy. heheheheh
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd those ppl tend to not actually seem to understand Edu at times too...imo at least
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Key points here
    • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
      Also, *MY PEOPLE* are going to let me whine and pet my head and not ask me to find a solution and be productive __until I'm ready.__#WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    You mean LMAO RN ?? Speak text, fellow millennial (kidding) :-p #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    I preface my DM/text vents with and to make it clear to me #WeirdEd
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    This feels appropriate #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • tkraz Apr 5 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    Context clues. *back and forth scrolling* utter confusion. Then it goes to the next question. #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    I need to start doing this! #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Stick to leading (this has been your regularly scheduled "stick to _____" tweet) #playmysharonaandgetoffthestage #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd My first year I hung out a lot w a T who was real poison in her complaints. it ate at me, needed to stop hanging out.
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Bahahahahahahahahahaha. Like the olds do. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @shadow_uzumaki, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A2 and I make memes of myself #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A2: My crew has a "Boogie Away From Bummers" policy, where folks dance away from you if you're being unjustly overly negative. #WeirdEd
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A2: Whine a wee bit, wine a little, make a plan if needed, and/or move on...#WeirdEd... oh, & kid laughter cures everything!
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I try to keep it at that reflection,tho I always get the "Ohh,had 100 diff ways to handle that,why didn't I?" Can keep me up
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    There's always a story behind every situation & experience. Watch for Q3 in a min #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    This - I need time to feel the feelings that I feel sometimes #weirded
    • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:23 PM EDT
      Also, *MY PEOPLE* are going to let me whine and pet my head and not ask me to find a solution and be productive __until I'm ready.__#WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Most def. And that takes us right into Q3 #WeirdEd
    • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:25 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd My first year I hung out a lot w a T who was real poison in her complaints. it ate at me, needed to stop hanging out.
      In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    3-0 Giants - this chat is good luck #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ROFL too? XD
    In reply to @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    I had to leave the room in favor of the bf's superfast computer. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Q3: How do the people around us shape how we tell/frame our stories? #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd YUP! A 4 minute long vox that starts w "You can probably play this on 3x or just mark it heard right now."
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    ZOMG. SRSLY. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    sometimes I avoid the lounge for this reason. infectious #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    This year I was in a very toxic place I ended up in the hospital from the stress. I had to choose between my life or job #weirded
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A2: I try not to vent about work on Twitter. It's so much work typing it out and then I'm mad at words. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd #YoureWelcome #MauiStoleMyShtick
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Exactly. So needed sometime. But with clear beginning & end #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 I actually warn my students after a few stories about former students to not be the story I tell to next year' students.
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    Sending you lots of hugs. And you can snuggle my puppy, he helps all things #WeirdEd
    In reply to @pchildre
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Who's your supporting cast, what do they add?
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:27 PM EDT
      Q3: How do the people around us shape how we tell/frame our stories? #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    That is funny #WeirdEd
    In reply to @EducatorSanchez
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A3 *thinks about feminist approaches to storytelling & situating ourselves in the larger social world* anddddd *stop Mel* #WeirdEd
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    Dude. Mauiing it alll up in this house lately. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • cari_nation Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A2 I imagine how my mom would reply. Sympathy/advice or one raised eyebrow? It's the relationship version of looking in a mirror #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A3 this is the answer where I talk about code switching, fo' real #WeirdEd
  • tkraz Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    I was just about to vent about that but decided to be positive. Here's extras: A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    What can I say, except you're welcome? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Ooooh, I need to start doing that lol #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I try real hard to be positive in the lounge. I also spell lounge wrong 60% of the time. #longue
    In reply to @oolalume, @MarciaDressel
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 Also, I apply some of their traits to characters in my webcomic. #xwhywebcomic
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Well, @Lin_Manuel wrote the song, so maybe think if it as you started it before Lin? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino, @Lin_Manuel
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Or, who lives, who does, who tells your story? #WeirdEd
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3 Find positive people & you'll think like them. Negative people make you only look for the bad. #WeirdEd
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3 it's natural to leave out details or embellish aspects depending on our desired outcome (affirmation, sympathy, etc). #weirded
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3 people not only share our stories but shape what gets told & how. There's power in storytelling & not being able to tell a story #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3 experiences, attitudes, priorities and values that we may or may not share #weirded
  • veronica3of5 Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Hey everyone! @misscoachjill and I are in class right now, but we just wanted to say hey! #WeirdEd is the best!
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A2 private whining write notes to myself gets it out of my system to refocus on positive. A S complained I am "too happy" every day #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A3 I'm so careful about who I spend time with--I avoid atastrophic thinkers/those who don't seem to like the kids. #weirded
  • tkraz Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A3 Know your audience. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ZOMG, get with the 2016....Reminds me of a funny story from couple of weeks ago w/5ths.
    In reply to @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A3 It goes back to listening again. If someone is willing to listen and not judge, you feel free to share. Otherwise, locked down. #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A3: if you're a team, you are so lifted up. Everything is elevated. It feels like this: #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    And how does that play out on social media? #WeirdEd
    • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
      A3 it's natural to leave out details or embellish aspects depending on our desired outcome (affirmation, sympathy, etc). #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yup, Obv @Lin_Manuel is a fan of THE Teaching Text (You're Welcome). You're welcome, Lin.
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @MsVenturino, @Lin_Manuel, @Lin_Manuel
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A3 Q I always reflect on in education: how does my position/identities shape stories & how they are told? Whose stories get told? #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Wise words. How would your story be different if told by someone else? #WeirdEd
    • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:29 PM EDT
      A3 people not only share our stories but shape what gets told & how. There's power in storytelling & not being able to tell a story #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A3: And don't we all have the ppl that we can tell the stories to without any words? A look? Body language? Those ppl are essential.#WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A3: I keep to myself. I have that look about me that people think it's okay to vent/gossip/tell deep dark secrets to. + #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Does your story change depending on your audience? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @tkraz
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    srsly, why are there seemingly so many in ed? Or maybe it's just their venting time? & I get that, but sometimes it's just too much #weirded
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd As a future EoC in dominant White environment,it's been difficult to really speak abt my own Truth. Esp. around certain ppl.
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    This is an important message for our students (and for us) to learn. On SM, it's much easier to hide/embellish parts of our story #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #weirded, today I was in a 'tell it as it is' type of mood, there are few teachers that shrug at everything so I don't share much
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    recently hung "I wish you more...." #amykrouserosenthal signs in lounge. I also decorate napkin holders... #weirded #positiveLoungeculture
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 I try not to let the audience change most stories too much (except how much I say the f-word). Even be honest w admin. Easier
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A3: The power of the one negative person with a voice that is heard is soul crushingly impactful on culture & morale. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    The supporting cast reminds you what's important or unimportant #weirded
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Well, since you asked ... Who's my supporting cast? Most of these guys ... :)
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    When you're venting all day every day, it's time to go. These tend to be ppl who frame everything as a power struggle, I find. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume
  • brynmw Apr 5 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    this is so true. As I e moved to admin role, relationships change. Not neg or pos. Just changed. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mel_katzz
  • Matty2199 Apr 5 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    Meijer, Man in the middle, Michael Jackson, Matt Opyd #weirded
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ... and the Add to a large and irrational number.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd YES. The One Bad Apple thing is completely true. Gotta get them out of your basket if can't spin them.
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 5 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    a resilient succulent that that we can learn from,also playing w/the idea of nature vs. tech-look to nature to create tech #weirded
    In reply to @bcrosby
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    And I have a harder time connecting with coworkers bc I travel. I'm actually closer with admin. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd There's also the breadth of edu exp I have compared to my cohort entering the Prog. Felt limiting.
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3 #weirded best ones invite us to tell our stories. Saw quote to that effect today. will try to find again
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Alas, these are often the people who make the first statements, & those statements often drive the dialogue. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Translation for @TheWeirdTeacher It's like I'm a level 20 beta player surrounding public release day Level 1s.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • brynmw Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    love that honesty (but no sweary-words in my office, please) #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    *sneaks into #WeirdEd and grabs a seat in the back hoping the professor won't notice*
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a3 the way I tell stories depends entirely on my audience.
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Oh hey! That's how we got to tonight! :) #WeirdEd
    • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
      A3 #weirded best ones invite us to tell our stories. Saw quote to that effect today. will try to find again
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Oh yes, the beauty of being a traveling teacher! It takes years to connect w/colleagues...if I stay in the same building! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Vocab and emphasis surely do. Audience and purpose dictates retelling. #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @tkraz
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    I see you!! Did you at least bring me ice cream? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I dig that, and for a reminder to myself I'd change it to "Get out of the way so others can tell their story."
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    Q4 coming up, time to look inward a bit. #WeirdEd
  • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    These ppl are gold. Essential for sanity #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3 #lifelonglearning #positivepeoplepower #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • DietzTeach Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3: Audience is like editor. Can help shape our stories to fit the cannon of school, or micromange our voice from our own story. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Bright side though,is that cohort & I r equalizing a bit,but there's still a haughtiness I try to take out. XD
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher th said latecomers had to bring cake! There was no mention of ice cream! #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd About the smartest person in the room thing- What if you're a kindergarten teacher?
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    So far I get year 3 at the same schools...fingers crossed! Also difficult being young and traveling when most are well..not. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    It's maddening how pervasive they seem to be in this biz though! The summers off can't outweigh the hate they have for the gig! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    And this is why I have mad respect for you #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3. Usually I have the "hard" students, and I feel protective of them. Don't want to hear venting abt them. Solutions only, plz #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3 supporting people allow you to expand what you do. Other make you stay in your shell #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • mrterborg Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #weirded #ditchbook #sstlap #tlap #learnlap #leadlap
  • brynmw Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    'Hi Shelby!' Yells the cool kids.....#weirded
    • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:34 PM EDT
      *sneaks into #WeirdEd and grabs a seat in the back hoping the professor won't notice*
  • andrewmead73 Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    If that person exists? How do you change it? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Anyway, I don't know if this captures A3 a bit, but it's what I feel.
    • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:31 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd As a future EoC in dominant White environment,it's been difficult to really speak abt my own Truth. Esp. around certain ppl.
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    "Yes, and" not "yes, but" #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    Dude. I've been outsmarted by kinders. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JacquelynPurple Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3: Teachers will talk about the "bad kids" a lot so you feel as if there is only negative to say in the conversation #needpositive #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd And I really like the sound of my own voice too! #sacrifice #struggleisreal #modest #blessed
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @MarciaDressel
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Q4: Why do we hesitate from telling our teacher-stories? What is holding you back? #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Yes. This. #WeirdEd
    • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
      So far I get year 3 at the same schools...fingers crossed! Also difficult being young and traveling when most are well..not. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh
  • brynmw Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher it could still happen. Those kinders have some skills I've lost..... #weirded
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Man, sometimes they're the smartest people in the whole school! Honestly. They value the important things in life. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    I learned everything I needed in K to attack life with gusto .... From the kids! They are fearless, and ask the best Qs #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    they give us all a bad name :/ #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I Liiiiiiike This Question! It's an important piece of reflection.
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Real talk, you do. However, you're not this full of yourself IRL. And you give great hugs! #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 I love to share, Im mostly open book,so I don't often know what to share or not, except the obviously "between those involved"
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Yes! Venting is ok as long as we are working together. I just don't want to hear that my S is simply a jerk. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4 Umm.. FERPA? #weirded
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    I'm on years 2, 5, 5, and 6 at my schools. But just received some disappointing news that my schedule will change next year :-(. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    If we can speak first, control the narrative, that helps! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Everyone in the chat is now telling me how smart kinders are compared to themselves.
    • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:36 PM EDT
      Dude. I've been outsmarted by kinders. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a4 I don't tell stories to people who don't 'get' kids and their stages of human-ness... they tend to give unhelpful advice.
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4 Imposter syndrome #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Probably because I'm very much hiding behind it... #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Holy yes. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm curious, this making rounds in the tweets lately, this term come up recently?
    In reply to @oolalume
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd And they're super cute walking down the hall
    In reply to @doriecp
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #weirded the people around us have more control than we know or wish they had. If they say something mean it causes us to be sad
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd example- kid bugged me the other day, vented to BF. he immediately recommended detention. How will that help?
    • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:38 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd a4 I don't tell stories to people who don't 'get' kids and their stages of human-ness... they tend to give unhelpful advice.
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • brynmw Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    does it sound like Darth Maul? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino, @MarciaDressel
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 because we can't all be the @TheWeirdTeacher or other awesome folks but you need to realize that you are great too #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 People outside #weirded don't get #weirded, same with #teacherstories. I usually tell #studentstories #ilovemykids
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 Don't want to sound overly whiny/complainy, or blaming the kids all the time, but also bad at the self-congratulatory backslap
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    We can still tell the stories without revealing the identities #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • doriecp Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 sometimes we don't see ourselves as the leaders/experts that we are! #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd And love. They give love a bad name.
    In reply to @oolalume, @doodlinmunkyboy
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4.2 being seen as a complainer, others seeing obvious solutions or alternatives to my ideas, saying my ideas are dumb... #weirded
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 I don't want to brag when things go well or jinx the positive. I tend to tell the crazy stories bc they are interesting & funny #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    "Did you know that a group of jellyfish is called a smack?!" *smacks hands* Scariest foreshadowing. Got bit at the end of it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd YES! I also don't want to come off smug or arrogant. I always apologize when I share stuff on exp or seem to take over convo
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • andrewmead73 Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Yes, I think trying to surround them with positive and pulling them in as much as possible (don't isolate them). #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • brynmw Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A4: often I find non-teacher friends see them as work stories, not life stories. #weirded
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
      Q4: Why do we hesitate from telling our teacher-stories? What is holding you back? #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    This. Right here. Read this now. #WeirdEd
    • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
      A4 because we can't all be the @TheWeirdTeacher or other awesome folks but you need to realize that you are great too #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MsVenturino, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A4. Bc w non teachers I get "I wish I had a summer break" and w teachers I get "oh man, I could never do SPED." #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    yeah, me too. I love telling student stories. I don't say a lot about what I do. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @AwesomeScience, @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 I think (bc I obvs don't have this issue) we have trouble thinking our stories have value and should be told. Are shy.
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #weirded Sometimes you have to cut the infection out to live a healthy/happy life. Their are some that have cancerous spirits all the time
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    That's the worst! "You established a relationship? Time to move on." :-( #WeirdEd
    In reply to @Ms_A_Yeh
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Well, nowI know why I wasn't asked ifI brought cake. 😂😂😂 #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd What's FERPA?
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A4 We are scared to tell our stories because we are afraid to share our imperfections. #weirded
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    What is a teacher story? #WeirdEd
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:37 PM EDT
      Q4: Why do we hesitate from telling our teacher-stories? What is holding you back? #WeirdEd
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4 I journal a lot. Telling stories doesn't have to be public or to others. I'm telling myself my stories. #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4: The only peeps I hang with who aren't educators are my kids & students. I talk shop. A lot. I tell my story #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4: I tell my stories, but everyone hears in them what they need to, not necessarily what I was trying to say. #WeirdEd
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #weirded, when I'm are around what I think are stellar teachers, its hard to share because I can think I don't have as much to offer
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    I read @amandapalmer TheArtofAsking where she describes it & family also articulated it. nice to know it's a thing & I'm not only 1 #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @amandapalmer
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I usu apologize, too, when I realize I do it. Which I should realize, b/c I seem to do it often. Until I suddenly don't. At all.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4: Bad experiences with a previous school. Rally poisonous culture, andI learned to keep my head down and my mouth shut. #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    can't find quote. this is the pathetic seldom heard sound of a librarian giving up. it's been a hard day #weirded (I'll try later)
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd OH! Ok, why is it bragging? When did we get trained to think, "This thing went great" is bragging?
    • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
      A4 I don't want to brag when things go well or jinx the positive. I tend to tell the crazy stories bc they are interesting & funny #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4: fear and time. Which are my barriers to overcome with almost everything #WeirdEd
  • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4: sometimes it's about feeling like we should know all the things. We shouldn't struggle or make mistakes.Teaching is high stakes #weirded
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Q4.1: What about YOUR story? Student stories are fun. We are humans too, and have amazing stories #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    I'm struck by teachers who don't like kids. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think this is probably a dead on answer
    • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
      A4: sometimes it's about feeling like we should know all the things. We shouldn't struggle or make mistakes.Teaching is high stakes #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Today's #WeirdEd & seeing a former S of mine + coming last week of field exp is making me suuuppeerr nostalgic again.
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4 every student deserves to feel awesome about the work they are doing when it is posted online. Teacher stories r student stories #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Your experiences, and the deep emotional reactions that come with them #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Worked w two in Hawaii. Power-tripping bullies.
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @oolalume
  • charthomasedu Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 I love to share my teacher-stories with my fellow pre-service teachers! #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4: I teach in a dual language school in a time that isn't positive towards it. I talk about Spanish, ppl say "they need English" #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    I think language helps a lot. Mission statement, or vision that comes back to positivity & kids makes their words lame. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Awww hugs! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MarciaDressel, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JacquelynPurple Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4: What holds me back is not wanting to be judgmental. Instead, I focus on the funny and positive stories. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    I'm gonna make a guess that it's partly due to being a female dominated profession. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Those were the best. We started a Google Doc... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @charthomasedu
  • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    This can be cultural. Australians self deprecate as default. Tall poppy syndrome is a thing. And arrogance is harshly ascribed #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a4.1 what about it?
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4.1 I share a lot of life stories with my Ss, coz I have had an unusual life. Share T stories with my mum (a 4 times retired T) #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Cosign. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It was weird when a classmate of mine told me I was on another level during a convo abt lesson planning, I was like... Confidence?
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4 As @oolalume mentioned, feeling like an impostor, but also the idea of seeming arrogant/overconfident is horrifying. #weirded
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A3/4 sometimes it just depends whether I'm advocating for my Ss or playing devil's advocate for those who are disengage w/ their Ss #WeirdEd
  • DietzTeach Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4: One person's success is another person's failure. Can be an issue when job security is on the line. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think @JennBinis said a similar thing once. Probably also true. Lots going on in there.
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • charthomasedu Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4 The emotional reactions are more challenging - hard to explain the frustrations/good moments to people that don't work with kids #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 Also, w this being a 2nd career, I undervalue my experiences compared to peers. Had a Wha-? moment when I realized my seniority
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    I have NEVER understood this! Why do that to kids...or to yourself? #weirded
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Where do you shine, or have not-shined. What brings you joy, or heartbreak. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @senoritaRCwusd
  • schaedu Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    A4: At times I hesitate to tell teacher-stories to people who don't know my students as individuals #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    A lot of this is about perception. We are engaged in a human endeavour, which people judge from their viewpoint. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Going super deep and...well...deep for Q5. #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Wait, was A4 about talking with non-teachers? #WeirdEd
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Furiously cosign. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd There's beauty in that. Esp as Ts, something we share btwn Ss happens. Or I'm just really pensive most of the time. LOL
    In reply to @mel_katzz
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Dude, get used to being the weirdo at the party trapping friends in the corner explaining why this assessment was funny this time.
    In reply to @charthomasedu, @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Impostor Syndrome is real. I'll be the first to admit, I'm quite afflicted #WeirdEd
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #weirdeD once I was going through a major weight loss, I tripped on a rug and my jeans hit the floor!!!! I look back on that and laugh
  • genevie79cr Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Nothing wrong with a little raise to let the world know how awesome we all are! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    FQ5 when was last time you dug a hole and how deep was it? #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    THIS!!! This is a BIG problem-- we have to tell our good news stories...NO ONE ELSE WILL! #weirded
    • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:41 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd OH! Ok, why is it bragging? When did we get trained to think, "This thing went great" is bragging?
      • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:39 PM EDT
        A4 I don't want to brag when things go well or jinx the positive. I tend to tell the crazy stories bc they are interesting & funny #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    I love that people can identify/interact in such a personal way. Frustrating when you KNOW you're an expert & aren't seen as such. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Q5: If we tell a story, and nobody is listening, do we still make a sound? #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    That's how I answered it. Standing by it. Moving on..#WeirdEd
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    This was/is an issue for me. I love to share the great things happening in my room. Was labeled arrogant. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd THIS. Just THIS
    • charthomasedu Apr 5 @ 10:44 PM EDT
      A4 The emotional reactions are more challenging - hard to explain the frustrations/good moments to people that don't work with kids #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    holy hell yes. #WeirdEd feelin so duh over here
    • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:43 PM EDT
      I'm gonna make a guess that it's partly due to being a female dominated profession. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    The #slpeeps are doing a book study on it. Maybe that should be a #weirded thing too?
  • genevie79cr Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Hahaha! I meant PRAISE but a RAISE wouldn't be bad either! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Down, down, deeper and down 🎶🎶🎶#weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    How do so many of these [expletive deleted] when bs up in places of influence in schools? Maddening! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Do you want Louis Sachar stories? Because that's how you get Louis Sachar stories #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @MsVenturino
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Tweet of the night #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @MsVenturino
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Or, sometimes things Ss should be celebrated but aren't bc its not "T's way." Argh...
    In reply to @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd "No, seriously, this kid said, well, he's in the front bc *extended IEP digression* ANYWAY, he looked at the vocab words and said"
    In reply to @charthomasedu, @MsVenturino
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    When bs = wind up. I can't even explain that autocarrot in the least! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Or unwittingly tell on yourself. Got called out once bc it wasn't the way it was supposed to be done. whoops. #workedforme #WeirdEd
    In reply to @eckteach
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5. That's okay. I'm listening. Even if I'm the one telling the story
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • pchildre Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Ten minutes ago. I do this on the daily, but the depth varies #weirded
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Thanks #weirded a4 or 5 mostly heartbreak lately for the kids who I connect with but can't motivate. Kills me. "Child, JUST CARE!"
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It's a problem and a fine line, but I think it's made a lot of us gunshy
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus, @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Yep. And if I'm telling it, I'm reflecting on it. And that's the best. #WeirdEd
    • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:48 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A5. That's okay. I'm listening. Even if I'm the one telling the story
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A5 anybody wanna make a podcast next week that no one listens to? I have spring break (time) #weirded
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    I make a point of telling every positive story I can, avoid putting myself at the center. #WeirdEd #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5 Yes,because it happened, right? It happened btwn self and some1 else, even if they didnt realize or forgot.
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    I imagine a self-hug right here #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • andrewmead73 Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Totally agree. Using common language is key. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A5 yes someone else needs to hear what you do. Someone IS listening even if you do not get a response #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Just one ep? Sure
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Dude. Yeah. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A5 telling stories to yourself is reflection, and it's very important. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A5: it shapes an attitude, which affects the sounds made later? I should have a better sound metaphor #musicteacherproblems #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    I'll take it. Self-hug right back at ya! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    What Nathan said #weirded
    • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:49 PM EDT
      A5 yes someone else needs to hear what you do. Someone IS listening even if you do not get a response #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    ICYMI, Q5 dropped in veery quietly #WeirdEd
    • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:46 PM EDT
      Q5: If we tell a story, and nobody is listening, do we still make a sound? #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Dude. For real. I wanna know about your class. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    That's hard to remember sometimes too. But it's so, so true. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @MsVenturino
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Feel ya sister! I've got years invested... I know of which I speak! Not about validation at all, but discourse! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5 plus student can link to what is posted on their resumes #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Funny brain images. Like sumo wrestlers bumping each other #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    I'm gonna look you up #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    High School Journalists Land a Scoop, and the Principal Resigns https://t.co/uQbqaim1iD Speaking of Stories... #WeirdEd
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5 share your joy with the universe, no one needs to be listening, the joy will echo & ripple & find its place You will feel better #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5 Keep telling that story & someone will listen eventually #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    I'm in. Let's do the thing. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd ANOTHER EXCELLENT QUESTION!
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • EducatorSanchez Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    But remember not by all, if we can help one then it's worth it. #weirded
    • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:47 PM EDT
      This was/is an issue for me. I love to share the great things happening in my room. Was labeled arrogant. #weirded
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5: I write down funny and touching stories for when I need a pick-me-up. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    I GOT THERE FIRST! GO AWAY! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    That was beautiful... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @AwesomeScience
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd What's it about?
    In reply to @slwindisch, @ohsoearly
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5 sometime the echoes of our self-validation are loud enough to be heard #weirded
  • innejf Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5 I need audience as a sounding board. I process through narrative. Without someone to bounce off I struggle sometimes. #weirded
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    I Tweet to show what's up in the library so Ps, admin & district can see me. Didnt advoc enuf @ old school & got fired #weirded
  • andrewmead73 Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    We recently started using this to help with common language. One circle per grade (5-8). Each year adds a responsibility. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Q5: I talk to myself all the time. I'm usually the only adult in my life for hours on end and I need to process. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Sometimes telling a story when no one is listening can help validate self, not oppressed or stifled.
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #weirded A5 sure, we hear it as a reflection of what we are doing well and what we need to work on, reminds us why we stay in the game
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    That? gives me Hulk rage. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty, @JennBinis
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Highest of fives. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    One of my bosses in college had a "happy" file with stories & notes & things. I try to do the same #WeirdEd
    • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:51 PM EDT
      A5: I write down funny and touching stories for when I need a pick-me-up. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    I just want to talk to teachers about their experiences and whatever is important to them. We'll call it #StoryEd #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5 If no one is listening then, I'm still reflecting! @slwindisch thanks for great insight on Q5. #Weirded
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    My file's called "winning" #weirded #amdork
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • mel_katzz Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #weirded have to jump out so I can get in my nightly hour of reading. Thanks for the chat, y'all! 🤘🏼
  • DietzTeach Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A5: Yes, even if we are only listen to ourselves. If we stop, our passion is gone, and if our passion is gone this is just a job. #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Or "well they should have been behaving this way all along." #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @SlpSummer, @TheWeirdTeacher, @JennBinis
  • misspollock Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    I keep an online "Atta Girl" file with the good stuff. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Labeled by other Ts, not by Ss. I had great relationships w/my kids, which was also not received well. #weirded
    In reply to @EducatorSanchez
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a5 yes, we cry, we laugh, we scream. We grow and change and that's how we know we were heard. #karma
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Your answers to Q5 are making me get a little teary over here. So much joy & encouragement! #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A5: They're listening. Sometimes, your success/challenge strikes a chord, and their response is minimal or defensive. #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    I like podcasts... I was interviewed by one once and the episode never aired so if I'm in, it better air :-P #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @ohsoearly
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    I keep a folder with all the notes and cards my middle schoolers have written me. They are great to pull out on a rough day! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    I was well-liked, therefore I must not be doning my job correctly. 🙄🙄🙄 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @EducatorSanchez
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    federal education right to privacy act. As someone who straddles ed/health care, I think about privacy lots. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Q6: How can we use stories to highlight and empower us as teachers? #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly Apr 5 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Nice! The young student teacher perspective! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    I talk a lot about our decisions being "kids first" So much of what we do isn't, but should be! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    #weirded, this is my life right now cuz the subject is tough and abstract
    In reply to @senoritaRCwusd, @MsVenturino
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Ahhh, that's the full name. Yes, that's really difficult,esp since I like to tell stories abt a lot of things. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SlpSummer
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A6 Sometimes they're just good reminders, "Hey, I did that!" "Hey, *we* did that!" And I'll remember to do it again sometime
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Yeah, hopefully I won't be too busy, but hit me up regardless. XD #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @slwindisch
  • MarciaDressel Apr 5 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    my files a three-ring binder called Teacher Perks (i'm old - remember "perks"?) #weirded
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6: Narratives are compelling and engaging. When we tell stories about people and experiences, we invite people to empower us. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6: honesty and balance. Find the roses among thorns and learn from the sad and mad and bad #WeirdEd
  • eckteach Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6 Telling our stories is the way we learn from each other. I don't keep a journal so retelling what happened is my way to reflect #Weirded
  • senoritaRCwusd Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a6 I use my stories to connect with my students. To remind people I'm human. Emotions are important.
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6: I think we need more "in-between" stories. We're not all Trunchbull, but we're not all EduCelebs either. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Duuuuuude. I used up all my smarts on that. #WeirdEd
  • MeliHalstead Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Stories help make a bumpy road a little less bumpy. It allows us to be reflective. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Now that I've gotten you thinking, time to invite you to actually share your story! #WeirdEd https://t.co/eCJvYitmcH
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    I "cheated" and used Physics analogies related to wave motion #weirded difference between noise and sound #harmony #music
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • msmusiced Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    I live at home with family but I am out by 6:30AM and come home at 7PM. I commute a bit. #weirded
    In reply to @GeoJo22
  • SarahMJoncas Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    stories connect people and we work with/for people #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You should seriously think about doing this. No, don't think, just do. Sign up. Go.
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It's like 1 of those convo enders bc none can top it kinda thing... XD
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • oolalume Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    A6 they're evidence! See, it can work, I do know what I'm doing!! There are others in same boat #weirded
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    As an SLP, I could theoretically violate HIPPA with "Today a client said" followed by anything. FERPA less strict, but still. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • mrburkemath Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Yeah, I did promise a story last week. Thought I had a good one. Forgot what it was. #weirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Collection of all teacher stories, from pre-service to vet. Weare ALL valuable #WeirdEd #FBCALbook
  • MsLafferty Apr 5 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    I'm stealing Shelby's answer for this one. #WeirdEd
    • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:56 PM EDT
      A6: I think we need more "in-between" stories. We're not all Trunchbull, but we're not all EduCelebs either. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MsVenturino
  • slwindisch Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    It's my cake GIF again. ALL THE GOLD STARS ARE MINE!!!!!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • Sneffleupagus Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I'm on SB too! If you still need folks, I'll participate. 😁 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch
  • GeoJo22 Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    @MsVenturino A5 Words matter. Even if they are floating in the cosmos. #weirded
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Yes please! Does it help to know that I voluntold the one and only @TheWeirdTeacher to write the intro? #WeirdEd
  • dcrescitelli Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    A5: If telling the story helped us, that can be a small roar... and Sometimes the story whispers first... #weirded
  • Ms_A_Yeh Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Join in! Lots of stories to share...and YOURS is worth telling! #weirded #fbcalbook
  • nathan_stevens Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    A6 builds common bonds between people. Helps you feel like you are on the right path #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Squirrel!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • shadow_uzumaki Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A6 telling the stories of our Ss also reminds us abt why we do what we do. As I found out on Tuesday.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Real stories of real teachers in real classrooms. Good and bad, highs and lows. Human.
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus, @MsVenturino
  • doodlinmunkyboy Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    A6: Y'know what, we need to tell our colleagues' stories too. Pump their tires! It's so easy to isolate yourself in this biz. #WeirdEd
  • MsVenturino Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Oh hey, that sounds an awful lot like #FBCALbook ;) https://t.co/eCJvYitmcH #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @Sneffleupagus
  • morningpruitt Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #weirded I made a positivity board of #whyiteach that other teachers could post to in the lounge, a few have added to it, suppose to uplift
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • AwesomeScience Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    A6 share, listen, learn, grow, empower #weirded
    In reply to @MsVenturino
  • veronica3of5 Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd our class is taking about action research and we made a haiku...
  • SlpSummer Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    A6 helping clients/students share their stories is very favorite part of my job! Even at the one-word level, they can share! #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Apr 5 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd This was such a great chat. A thousand thanks to @MsVenturino for writing and moderating. And to you for your thoughtful answers.