#LearnLAP occurs on Mondays starting at 7pm Central Time. Guest moderators and participants discuss topics from author Paul Solarz's book Learn Like a PIRATE.
Sorry to miss #LearnLAP tonight! I'm in Parent-Teacher Conferences until 8pm Central. I know you're in great hands though with @PegGrafwallner! Have an awesome chat!
Sorry to miss #LearnLAP tonight! I'm in Parent-Teacher Conferences until 8pm Central. I know you're in great hands though with @PegGrafwallner! Have an awesome chat!
Roman from Ontario, Canada. HS Teacher/Student Success Leader/Agent of Transformation. Great to be here with #LearnLAP and @PegGrafwallner for a great chat!
Please feel free to retweet questions and offer suggestions/tips and words of wisdom! I haven't moderated in a while, so let's hope this all works! #LearnLAP
A1: As a teacher, it can be hard to take risks, but they are necessary in order to grow. To me, collaborative risk taking means working together and taking a risk because our kids deserve it. #LearnLAP
A1 A risk that is taken by a group after it has examined #phenomena & discussed the next step When the whole group is on board it is go time! #LearnLAP
A1-Going for it. Supporting each other if it works and supporting each other of it doesnāt. Helping each other do something that may seem crazy. #LearnLAP
A1: Collaborative risk taking is what should be happening with your team on a daily basis! Working together and trying new things, all for your students! #LearnLAP
A1 Taking risks as a team. Planning to challenge the status quo together. Never being alone. Doing what it takes for kits. Asking questions, seeking collaborative answers. Like a PLN! #LearnLAP
A1: Collaborative risk taking means that you have found others that agree the benefits of taking a risk together outweigh the cost of not doing anything. #LearnLAP
A2 As educators we need to find our tribe and work together. We cannot accept things as they are especially when kids are left behind. To challenge ideas, we need to be in it together. Focus on collective efficacy! #LearnLAP
A2: As teachers, it takes a village to raise a child. We are all invested in our students, and we should fight the good fight because they do deserve many cheerleaders. Lets make a difference. :) #LearnLAP
A1: Collaborative risk taking is realizing that you're in it for more than just your class, your kids, your professional growth...joining others to do what it takes for the benefit of the whole. #learnlap
So true! When I sent out invitations for our daughter's graduation from high school and upcoming new job, the tagline read "It takes a village." Our Ani is autistic & cognitively impaired...it really did take a village! #LearnLAP
A2: As teachers, it takes a village to raise a child. We are all invested in our students, and we should fight the good fight because they do deserve many cheerleaders. Lets make a difference. :) #LearnLAP
A2: Collaborative risk taking is essential for teachers because we can take much larger risks when we come together to push our profession forward.#LearnLAP
A1: Collaborative risk taking is what should be happening with your team on a daily basis! Working together and trying new things, all for your students! #LearnLAP
A2 Collaborative risk taking allows the teacher to do more than just the norm to meet the needs of staff and/or students. Itās a step toward the better for the population. #LearnLAP
A2: This is important so we can grow as educators. We need to stop out of comfort, be brave & GO FOR IT. This shows our Ss they to can do it. #learnlap
A2: The more we step into the unknown, the more we will know. We never know what amazing things we are capable of accomplishing until we try doing amazing things. And together is always better. #LearnLap
A2 As educators we need to find our tribe and work together. We cannot accept things as they are especially when kids are left behind. To challenge ideas, we need to be in it together. Focus on collective efficacy! #LearnLAP
Definition: This is how we should approach teaching and learning every day. #LearnLAP We should each have the opps to contribute our gifts and help steer the ship!
A2: Because we are only as strong as our weakest link. No one wins when we live on islands. Teachers don't grow, students aren't impacted without the collaboration of the whole. #learnlap
@PegGrafwallner A2: Focusing on the word "collaborative", as educators we all have strengths and weaknesses, so pooling those strengths can help the "group" help all Ss to be successful. #LearnLAP#NHCSchat
Yes. As a pre-service teacher, I am lucky to have fresh ideas, but I also realize that I need to stay up to date because of the constant flow of information.
A3 I have been doing virtual collaborations with different schools across the world on kindness and making a difference. Never know how it will or could turn out, but it has been magical so far. Beyond my wildest dreams. #LearnLAP@bmilla84@cathwilliams05@lauriesmcintosh
A3: in ELA we are stepping away from the guessing game, and making kids breath in reading and breath out writing for their assessments! #LearnLAP@pez1010
A3) Two of my DLCs were in my room to see what I had implemented as a result of expanding my PLN on TWITTER!!! I was even interviewed. #LearnLAP#RSDTeachLead#tlap#LEADlap
A3 Iāve stepped out of my comfort zone and made ā„ļø decisions as well as student decisions that needed to happen without doubting myself. #LearnLAP
A3: I started a Voxer group for Ts in our building to collaborate within. I thought no one would join because we had too much on our plates already, but over 20 Ts have daily conversations centered around professional learning for our Ss. #learnlap
A3: As a pre-service teacher, my CT and I have taken a risk in regards to teaching decimals using corn. I have also taken a risk when I joined Twitter, but it turned out to be a blessing and changed my life. #LearnLAP
A3 Wrote a thank you note for something specific I notice about them to all my students, all gratitude. Funny that I didn't get one thank you yet #learnlap
A3: As a pre-service teacher, my CT and I have taken a risk in regards to teaching decimals using corn. I have also taken a risk when I joined Twitter, but it turned out to be a blessing and changed my life. #LearnLAP
A3 Talked too much about using the digital edition of sci resource #IQWST Having all 5 sections use it exclusively We are all seeing the benefits #LearnLAP@IQWSTeducators
A3: I have been collaborating with Ts who are leading our after school learning labs. I love that they are taking risks and sharing what is working for them in the classroom. Itās teachers leading teachers!šš» #LearnLAP
A4 In the classroom, collaborative risk-taking is taking risks with students. Sharing the learning leadership with them. Also co-teaching. Breaking down walls & barriers to mix groups, challenge traditional structures. Be different. Do IT! #LearnLAP
A4 And learning along side them. The other day I saw a T (and I'm not making this up) shouting at her students to "READ" and then she went and worked on the computer...next time I won't just stand and listen #LearnLAP
A4 In the classroom, collaborative risk-taking is taking risks with students. Sharing the learning leadership with them. Also co-teaching. Breaking down walls & barriers to mix groups, challenge traditional structures. Be different. Do IT! #LearnLAP
Each teacher can choose a focus. WA state has Professional Growth Plans that offer a lot of freedom. Our teachers can choose a common focus & form small groups as well #learnLAP
A4 inquiry based-learning in which students are in charge of their own level of learning. They design questions, process and choose how to share knowledge #learnlap
A4: It means being unpredictable and allowing the students to have ownership in regards to whats going on. Students have more of an active role in the process this way. #LearnLAP
A4: It means being unpredictable and allowing the students to have ownership in regards to whats going on. Students have more of an active role in the process this way. #LearnLAP
A4: My students, as a class, made a decision about the direction of a project that they knew I would disagree with but they argued for their decision and I am going with it. #LearnLAP
A4: Learning something new with my students! Sometimes, Iāll dive into a new app with my students, without any prep. Instead of me teaching them how to use it, we all learn and figure it out together! #LearnLAP
A4 My students are using choice to work and how they work (flexible seating/flexible work environment), & Iām incorporating hands on activities & life skills daily. #learnlap
A4 My students are using choice to work and how they work (flexible seating/flexible work environment), & Iām incorporating hands on activities & life skills daily. #learnlap
@PegGrafwallner A4: It looks like me as the teacher trying new things I may not be comfortable with in my EC classroom and also in the gen ed classes I coteach in. #LearnLAP
A4 #learnLAP Risk-taking will only happen in a classroom when students feel safe to do so. When failure is an exciting way to learn and sought out, not feared. Risk = growth through trust & second chances
A5 Start by working on true collaboration. Not dividing work, but building together. Give them freedom, autonomy, responsibility and leadership over learning. Don't have one solution. Let them discover skills necessary to learn together. That is a risk. Give up control #LearnLAP
A5: I try to emphasize a growth mindset and tell them mistakes lead synapses to grow. I tell them that I make mistakes, but the important thing is to learn from them. That helps break down the barrier and shows my Ss I am human. #LearnLAP
A4: Some of the classes Iāve visited are great examples of collaborative risk taking. #LearnLAP Students working together toward an objective that may or may not come to fruition when expected. The learning happens along the way! May look messy but so worth it!
A4 #learnLAP Risk-taking will only happen in a classroom when students feel safe to do so. When failure is an exciting way to learn and sought out, not feared. Risk = growth through trust & second chances
A5: It may sound silly, but simple team building and collaboration exercises are awesome! STEM challenges, Jenga, team relays.. They feel like they are playing a game but they are building important collaborative & social skills they will need for the future!! #LearnLAP
@PegGrafwallner A5: By having conversations with my students about risking and making mistakes so that this shows up on my whiteboard on morning. #LearnLAP
#learnlap Working with my team to create more makerspace models. More digits, less digital. But bringing in more of their ideas into my curriculum-compromise
A5 Not silly, so true! Have you seen where some of our favorite, iconic games (like Jenga) have been made even more challenging and collaborating? #LearnLAP
A5: It may sound silly, but simple team building and collaboration exercises are awesome! STEM challenges, Jenga, team relays.. They feel like they are playing a game but they are building important collaborative & social skills they will need for the future!! #LearnLAP
@PegGrafwallner A5: By having conversations with my students about risking and making mistakes so that this shows up on my whiteboard on morning. #LearnLAP
A5: Give them opps to work together. Encourage them to respect each personās contributions. Acknowledge their collaborative spirit! Make it part of class culture. šš»šš»šš» #LearnLAP
#LearnLAP I take-risks. I fail in front of them. Share my struggles. I also, ask for their feedback so when they receive mine they trust me to be honest & adapt from their recommendations. I become better with their guidance & vice-versa
A6 They take risks every time I keep challenging them to do things differently. Oral tests, soundtrack assignments, TED talks. Then need to build their learning in new contexts that challenge them. They struggle but work together to find a way. Best kids! #LearnLAP
A5 #learnLAP I laugh at myself & my faux pas- I never accept defeat and push myself to try new things and push my limits- when I see a challenge as an opportunity & model this- my students follow me in the climb
A5: Make risk taking relevant; show examples of your own risks, of famous people who took risks; model and show Ss how you respond when you take risks & don't succeed at first #LearnLAP
A6 Collaborating to see physics in something as basic as walking to the door They slowed down, talked, devised, refined, & concluded together It was cool to watch #LearnLAP
@PegGrafwallner A6: It's not easy for many students. They've been programmed to believe they must give the "right" answer. It takes practice! #LearnLAP
Thatās funny. My day is not complete without a few. I think the missteps are exciting because that is when kids see the true us & appreciate the vulnerability #LearnLAP
A7 To create a culture of collaborative risk-taking it is most important to be a model. You need to support Ss and Ts to make changes happen. Give them flexibility, collaboration and ways to make dreams happen. Do not say no. Risk. Say yes and be there! #LearnLAP
This is so true! Some of my students were paralyzed from sharing because they were so worried about being right! We spent a lot of time working on that #LearnLAP
@PegGrafwallner A6: It's not easy for many students. They've been programmed to believe they must give the "right" answer. It takes practice! #LearnLAP
A5: (I'm behind in Q's) But I encourage by showing my failures and successes with collaborating, whether that is with technology or others! #TeachLAP#TeachFromMistakes
#LearnLAP My students take a risk every day- they let go of their ego at the door and enter my room with curious and fully aware anything may be coming their way. They accept the challenge and are eager to leap. That is a risk I appreciate every day.
A7: The Pineapple Chart and Purple and Gold Learning Lab for teachers. #LearnLAP Teachers are opening up their classrooms for others to observe. No matter how long you have taught this takes some courage!
A7 I share share share and when other Ts ask for help I do it! And then i do a happy dance when they tell me they tried something new #ireallydanceimnotkidding#LearnLAP
#learnlap Design a flexible, student-centered environment- frame it with mindfulness, respect & trust and set students free to fumble, fidget & fly. Provide a landing zone & flight plan and step into the role of air traffic control- they will sort out the rest
A8 I try not only to suggest ideas and challenge current views, I also model and support. I take big risks that may fail, I model learning and I will do anything to help make it happen for them. Offer support, more time, co-teach, buy supplies. Pressure/support. #LearnLAP
A7 That is a huge risk! When I started in my bldg, Ts were weary of me coming into their to observe. They thought I was there to evaluate! I was there to support. Four years later, and Ts know my goal is to make them shine! #LearnLAP
A7: The Pineapple Chart and Purple and Gold Learning Lab for teachers. #LearnLAP Teachers are opening up their classrooms for others to observe. No matter how long you have taught this takes some courage!
A8 YES! As Instructional Coach/Reading Specialist, I ask "what can I do?" That is my goal...what can I take off of your plate so you can do the best job you can for the sake of our kids? #LearnLAP
A8 I try not only to suggest ideas and challenge current views, I also model and support. I take big risks that may fail, I model learning and I will do anything to help make it happen for them. Offer support, more time, co-teach, buy supplies. Pressure/support. #LearnLAP
#learnlap Design a flexible, student-centered environment- frame it with mindfulness, respect & trust and set students free to fumble, fidget & fly. Provide a landing zone & flight plan and step into the role of air traffic control- they will sort out the rest
A7 #learnLAP True risk taking will only occur when compliance is replaced by immersion and the safe haven of community grows into a unified vision of learning-when students buy in & commit they will take risks because they are what makes learning fun
A8: Encourage risk taking among peers by finding grants and projects that hold us accountable to our big ideas. One example is @Tolerance_org educator grants. https://t.co/XQzQLXqLTg#LearnLAP
Special thanks goes out to @PegGrafwallner for moderating tonight's #LearnLAP chat!
Please join us next week when @teresagross625 moderates - TOPIC: "Gamifying the Student Led Classroom!"
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A8: Look for that spark & then support, encourage them. Invite them in; open your door, share that being brave and taking that first step they won't be alone. #learnlap
Awesome job moderating @PegGrafwallner ! This #LearnLAP chat was a great start to my Monday evening. Have an amazing week everyone. To my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving!
@PegGrafwallner A8: I try to encourage my colleagues whenever I can! I'll invite them to try new things as a group after school in my classroom. It makes things less intimidating if we are learning it together! #LearnLAP
@PegGrafwallner A8: I try to encourage my colleagues whenever I can! I'll invite them to try new things as a group after school in my classroom. It makes things less intimidating if we are learning it together! #LearnLAP
