#fusdTchat Archive

Weekly chat hosted by educators from the Fresno Unified School District.

Wednesday September 7, 2016
7:15 PM EDT

sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:16 PM EDT

Hello! Welcome to #fusdtchat Please state your name and where you teach! @CrazySciTeach @CharmaineGeorge
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:16 PM EDT

Sarah and I teach middle school math in Fresno #fusdtchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:20 PM EDT

Hi!! Kim from Fresno, I teach MS Sci/ STEM, sorry I'm a little late #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:22 PM EDT

Hi @CrazySciTeach #fusdTchat Welcome!
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:23 PM EDT

Let's get started! A1) How do you communicate with parents now? #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:24 PM EDT

A1 I meet them at back to school night and make phone calls home. I used to make positive phone calls as well as negative ones. #fusdTchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:25 PM EDT

A1: now it's mostly email or phone, we just did 3 week grades so I'm sure I'll have more contact soon 😬 #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:26 PM EDT
I hv't made NE positive 1 this year, but will do so SOON!I think it really made a difference n my classes #fusdTchat https://t.co/RBdkNjfmbj
- sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:24 PM EDT
  
  A1 I meet them at back to school night and make phone calls home. I used to make positive phone calls as well as negative ones. #fusdTchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:27 PM EDT

How did you get their email to start with? @CrazySciTeach #fusdTchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:28 PM EDT

@sdmorias we have them in our Aeries system, I also have a lot of the same kids since I teach 7th & 8th #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:30 PM EDT

.@CrazySciTeach I'm not sure our ATLAS as parent email address. I will have to look. #fusdTchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:31 PM EDT

@sdmorias we don't have them from all parents, but most of them. I try to get the rest at Back to School Night #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:32 PM EDT

I created this for the parents to fill out the first week of school and have found this very valuable #fusdtchat https://t.co/Wzw4ZuCIrV
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:32 PM EDT

A1: I also use Remind for my Science Olympiad parents because not all papers make it home in middle school 😉#fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:33 PM EDT
#fusdtchat https://t.co/tuwZXKkCCh
- sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:33 PM EDT
  
  @CrazySciTeach thats a great idea to ask them about that at back to school night. I just asked for phone numbers.
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:37 PM EDT

@CrazySciTeach Do u find most parents have easy time w/ Remind? How do u ask them to get on? Do u send homeletter w/ directions? #fusdTchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:39 PM EDT

@sdmorias I sent home a letter and also have it out at Back to School, we also started doing a school wide one this year #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:40 PM EDT

@CrazySciTeach What a great idea to do a school wide one! #fusdTchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:41 PM EDT

@sdmorias we have 400+ parents & students signed up for the school wide one, most people at least have a phone #fusdtchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:41 PM EDT

@sdmorias both out elementaries do, so most parents already knew how it worked, made it much easier #fusdtchat
sdmorias - Moderator Sep 7 @ 7:44 PM EDT

I'm going to have to wrap this up and get going on some planning tomorrow! Thanks for chatting @CrazySciTeach #fusdTchat
CrazySciTeach Sep 7 @ 7:45 PM EDT

@sdmorias ok, have fun!! #fusdtchat
CharmaineGeorge Sep 7 @ 7:54 PM EDT

Im here! I'm here! #fusdTchat
CharmaineGeorge Sep 7 @ 7:55 PM EDT

So sorry I got tied up in a meeting that was supposed to end way earlier. #fusdTchat