#BFC530 Archive

The Breakfast Club – #BFC530 – is a 15 minute, 1 question Twitter chat every weekday. We chat in 4 timezones Mon-Fri – 5:30am Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Times. The mission of BFC is to empower participants to make a difference in education by engaging in consistent reflective practice in a supportive community that inspires and challenges one another.

Tuesday June 12, 2018
5:30 AM EDT

  • BFC_530 Jun 12 @ 5:30 AM EDT
    Does creating a culture of assessment with students support their success as learners? If so, how can we foster it? What's the impact? via @ElizabethCartau #BFC530 & add to the question bank ... we're almost out!: https://t.co/16LoC5oIgb
  • rossathibault Jun 12 @ 5:30 AM EDT
    Good Morning #BFC530. Looking forward to a tremendous Tuesday today as we finish the school year strong down the stretch!
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    Good Morning #bfc530 Kevin, 7th Grade History Teacher from NW NJ. I know we discussed field trips yesterday, but off to the Bronx Zoo on one today. Relaxing trip, seeing animals, getting to know a small group of kids a bit better.
  • bridget_adam Jun 12 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    Good morning, all! #BFC530
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    Wow what a question #bfc530 I don't think assessment should be the culture. It's a tool not a culture
  • VtheLearner Jun 12 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    Good morning, Friends! Big day.Last B day of classes. #bfc530
  • LibrarianStacy Jun 12 @ 5:31 AM EDT
    I feel like creating a culture where students want to do their best work is important. Some of that may come through assessment. #bfc530
  • VtheLearner Jun 12 @ 5:32 AM EDT
    Love the @BronxZoo Used to walk there every weekend. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Enjoy! #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen, @BronxZoo
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 12 @ 5:32 AM EDT
    Wishing you all an outstanding day ahead! Please help spread happiness, as our world needs it! #bfc530
  • casehighprinc Jun 12 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    Happy Tuesday #bfc530!! Brian, HS principal from Massachusetts
  • Katy_Lumb Jun 12 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    As long as the focus is not on the assessment but on the goal-setting, reflection, and growth opportunities embedded into the culture. #bfc530
  • casehighprinc Jun 12 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    RT #bfc530
  • rossathibault Jun 12 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    Creating a culture of learning helps deepen understanding in the classroom! Assessment, if done & used correctly can help create such a culture. Assessment that provides feedback for growth & progress toward mastery works NOT assessment that is arbitrary! #BFC530
  • TCMSPrincipal Jun 12 @ 5:33 AM EDT
    Good morning #bfc530 friends! 4 more school days for students here! 3 more awards assemblies today! Hope you all are doing great!
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:34 AM EDT
    Thanks V. When my daughters were in preschool, my wife would meet us there and they would join our group. Remember my oldest being so excited watching the camel rides. #bfc530
    In reply to @VtheLearner, @BronxZoo
  • mfinnCBEcoach Jun 12 @ 5:34 AM EDT
    Happy Tuesday #bfc530! This is my last week with kids and I'm peering at their little faces a little more intently lately. Will miss those little buggers over summer!
  • ChristineBemis2 Jun 12 @ 5:35 AM EDT
    Hi #bfc530 folks. Christine here, gr 2 teacher from Massachusetts
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:35 AM EDT
    A never ending cup of coffee. What I need this morning #bfc530
    In reply to @ChristineBemis2
  • Mrs__JBrownell Jun 12 @ 5:35 AM EDT
    Creating a culture where assessment is a piece of the whole picture *can* support S success if the assessment is used to guide instruction and set goals. #bfc530 #bepurposeful
  • gilkatgil Jun 12 @ 5:35 AM EDT
    A culture of assessment sounds clinical to me, like a constant diagnostic reflection, and I’m not certain there’s joy and curiosity present if assessment is my culture. Yes, I want students to self assess, but not obsess. #bfc530
  • DebbiSab Jun 12 @ 5:35 AM EDT
    The kids do have a way of making their way into your heart don't they? #bfc530
    • mfinnCBEcoach Jun 12 @ 5:34 AM EDT
      Happy Tuesday #bfc530! This is my last week with kids and I'm peering at their little faces a little more intently lately. Will miss those little buggers over summer!
  • casehighprinc Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    I hope we don't have a culture of assessment. I want a culture of learning...of risk-taking....of innovation...of joy. Assessment is a piece of the academic pie. When purposeful, it is profound. #bfc530
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    That is a great last sentence! #bfc530
    In reply to @gilkatgil
  • MsCommins108 Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    #bfc530 We need to recognize #students as complete people, with unique interests, strengths, goals, fears, and all the rest. We cannot let #students be defined by their test scores.
  • gilkatgil Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    And tweets won’t load...is this a portent for my day? #bfc530
  • BrianHerb17 Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    Our current culture of assessment doesn't seem to fit with what students will experience in real life. Useless they become Olympic athletes, they won't often spend a year working toward a single task that determines their success or failure. #bfc530
  • CristinaDajero Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
    We need to shift the focus to the process rather than the product. It’s not about a score on a specific assessment- it’s about the learning along the way. Assessment itself is not a negative thing, it’s when we allow it to become THE thing. #BFC530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @ElizabethCartau
  • mfinnCBEcoach Jun 12 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    I think this depends upon how ass't is addressed. Important to focus on their own personal gains and growth, w ass't as a chance to show what they know. Also frequent formative checks throughout the learning ensures we as Ts are responsive. #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @ElizabethCartau
  • DebbiSab Jun 12 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    Truth! #bfc530
    • BrianHerb17 Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
      Our current culture of assessment doesn't seem to fit with what students will experience in real life. Useless they become Olympic athletes, they won't often spend a year working toward a single task that determines their success or failure. #bfc530
  • Mrs__JBrownell Jun 12 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    For me, the assessment has to be just a piece of the puzzle, not the big picture. #bfc530
    In reply to @gilkatgil
  • VtheLearner Jun 12 @ 5:37 AM EDT
    Wow. I read it as culture of student voice about what assessment looks like. Student voice and choice is the ideal. Needs to start in lower grades and travel with students through grade 12. But then what happens? Big question today. #bfc530
    In reply to @GruntledChalkie
  • VtheLearner Jun 12 @ 5:38 AM EDT
    Hahaha. I did that. Once. Enough. #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen, @BronxZoo
  • cybraryman1 Jun 12 @ 5:38 AM EDT
    We want to focus on how each student learns and it is okay to not be successful as long as you can gain from the experience. Our Learning from Mistakes page https://t.co/Hk0cJhB3b1 Our Assessment page https://t.co/OEDdXI9tqz #bfc530
  • TCMSPrincipal Jun 12 @ 5:38 AM EDT
    I think formative ass't to monitor learning can be woven into the fabric of culture, but it is just one piece of it #bfc530
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:38 AM EDT
    That I agree with... #bfc530
    In reply to @VtheLearner
  • BrianHerb17 Jun 12 @ 5:38 AM EDT
    I'd say the writing process comes closer to a real world experience... work toward a goal, get feedback, refine, get closer to the goal, collaborate, get closer to the goal... #bfc530
    • BrianHerb17 Jun 12 @ 5:36 AM EDT
      Our current culture of assessment doesn't seem to fit with what students will experience in real life. Useless they become Olympic athletes, they won't often spend a year working toward a single task that determines their success or failure. #bfc530
  • VtheLearner Jun 12 @ 5:39 AM EDT
    Definitely the right answer. Learning is the culture always. #bfc530
    In reply to @rossathibault
  • rossathibault Jun 12 @ 5:39 AM EDT
    Critically overlooked in any discussion on assessment is often it’s use. Is it used by the teacher to inform and when necessary adjust instructional practice OR is it used merely to assign a grade? Do students receive meaningful, descriptive feedback or ✅ or ❌? #BFC530
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:39 AM EDT
    Had my students assess me yesterday through a Google Form. The response that made me shake my head on ways I could improve my teaching "Give more notes" I wish Ss didnt think only notes=learning #bfc530
  • robinwellshick1 Jun 12 @ 5:39 AM EDT
    Gm. Is culture of achievement, reflection, votemplation ,rigor,,, yes. I’ll avoid assessment as the brand of anything s related. #bfc530
  • edu_ivers Jun 12 @ 5:40 AM EDT
    G'day! David joining from Sydney, Australia! #bfc530
  • gilkatgil Jun 12 @ 5:40 AM EDT
    We’ve all had that kid who really struggles with it, right? You try to clarify, to ease their thinking, and it only gets worse. #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:40 AM EDT
    We are in report writing season so assessment is a dirty word here #bfc530
  • ChristineBemis2 Jun 12 @ 5:41 AM EDT
    Assessment... part of, ongoing, fluid, not the be all end all, multi faceted #bfc530
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:41 AM EDT
    All those searchlights David. I hope they get those fighter jets #bfc530
    In reply to @edu_ivers
  • gilkatgil Jun 12 @ 5:41 AM EDT
    Exactly. #bfc530
    In reply to @casehighprinc
  • Mrs__JBrownell Jun 12 @ 5:42 AM EDT
    Good morning @wbroughton3 ! You are developing my sleeping habits. 😉 Have a fantastic day with my friends. Give them big hugs!! #bfc530
  • PeterLangella Jun 12 @ 5:42 AM EDT
    We need to strive for a culture where students understand and appreciate that assessment is a feedback tool to help them reflect and readjust before moving forward. Assessment is not the end. #vted #bfc530
  • casehighprinc Jun 12 @ 5:42 AM EDT
    Enjoy today. Make a difference. Be patient. #bfc530
  • edu_ivers Jun 12 @ 5:43 AM EDT
    Yes and no! In New South Wales our syllabus documents have Assessment: As, Of and For Learning, so yes but it needs to be planned & thought through measuring outcomes. That said it is possible to over assess. #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @ElizabethCartau
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 12 @ 5:43 AM EDT
    I believe the greater emphasis we put on formative assessment (assessment for and as learning), the greater the levels of success for our students...it’s not all about the grade...let’s change such cultural thinking! #bfc530
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:44 AM EDT
    I want students to think, I want them to explore, I want them to discuss, I want them to see learning about their world is fun. Sometimes assessments get in the way of that. #bfc530
  • biologygoddess Jun 12 @ 5:44 AM EDT
    Great point! The underlying culture should be creativity and compassion as we assess students’ progress. Assessment is important but is not my ultimate goal. Teaching humans is more than teaching content #bfc530 #KidsDeserveIt
  • bridget_adam Jun 12 @ 5:46 AM EDT
    Have a fantastic Tuesday! #BFC530
  • gilkatgil Jun 12 @ 5:46 AM EDT
    I use paper ones and read them mid summer when I’m relaxed on my porch in a few weeks... #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen
  • VtheLearner Jun 12 @ 5:46 AM EDT
    Have a great day, Friends! #bfc530
  • edu_ivers Jun 12 @ 5:46 AM EDT
    Hi Bridget! How is the day so far? #bfc530
    In reply to @bridget_adam
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:46 AM EDT
    OK back to the maths exam marking #bfc530
  • DebbiSab Jun 12 @ 5:47 AM EDT
    Sounds fun;) #bfc530
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:48 AM EDT
    Actually quite depressing #bfc530
    In reply to @DebbiSab
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:48 AM EDT
    Time to make lunch for the Bronx Zoo. Have a tremendous Tuesday today (some alliteration for all you English teachers) Im Out #bfc530
  • BrianHerb17 Jun 12 @ 5:48 AM EDT
    have a good day #bfc530
  • ChristineBemis2 Jun 12 @ 5:48 AM EDT
    Laugh lots today... Be the best you... Seek out others who could use your help 😊 #bfc530
  • edu_ivers Jun 12 @ 5:49 AM EDT
    Incredibly busy but highly productive! Dinners now on! #bfc530
    In reply to @bridget_adam
  • carlameyrink Jun 12 @ 5:49 AM EDT
    When Ss learn to self-assess they become more independent learners. Self-assessment moves Ss away from the "why did the T give me that grade?" mentality to "this is where I'm at. How can I improve?" #bfc530
  • CoachKCullen Jun 12 @ 5:49 AM EDT
    If I dont look them over the day I have them submit it, I'll forget. Received some great feedback both in encouragement & ways I could improve things #bfc530
    In reply to @gilkatgil
  • kathyiwanicki Jun 12 @ 5:50 AM EDT
    Nope. Just been hitting the gym bc there is just nothing left at the end of the day. I miss my #bfc530 crew but my sleep has been all off.
    In reply to @GruntledChalkie
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 12 @ 5:50 AM EDT
    Best wishes for a great day of learning and teaching, friends! #bfc530
  • DebbiSab Jun 12 @ 5:50 AM EDT
    A bit chilly this am at 47. But should warm up to 74 by afternoon:) Nice actually. #bfc530
    • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:49 AM EDT
      How is the NJ weather? Wet here tonight.
      In reply to @DebbiSab
  • biologygoddess Jun 12 @ 5:51 AM EDT
    Especially when so many teachers feel the same. Institutional change happens very slowly but I believe that it will happen as a result of great educators connect & take risks #bfc530
    In reply to @PeterLangella
  • carlameyrink Jun 12 @ 5:52 AM EDT
    I need to get a morning exercise routine going too. I admire your will power, Kathy! #bfc530
    In reply to @kathyiwanicki, @GruntledChalkie
  • PeterLangella Jun 12 @ 5:53 AM EDT
    A graduate-style writing workshop seems to fit best for my HS students. It’s an iterative environment with a built in feedback collective, and it’s all based on individual writing goals. #bfc530
    In reply to @bridget_adam
  • biologygoddess Jun 12 @ 5:55 AM EDT
    You too Brian #bfc530
    In reply to @BrianHerb17
  • ByrneLearning Jun 12 @ 5:55 AM EDT
    Schools not out until... School is out. #TeachToTheLastBell #bfc530 #tlap
  • GruntledChalkie Jun 12 @ 5:55 AM EDT
    I need to remember to wake up... Up at 7 and out door by 7:20. #bfc530
    In reply to @carlameyrink, @kathyiwanicki
  • edu_ivers Jun 12 @ 5:57 AM EDT
    Homemade Hamburgers! Nothing too fancy. Did Risotto last week, something different. #bfc530
    In reply to @bridget_adam
  • ByrneLearning Jun 12 @ 6:11 AM EDT
    If you have not seen "Becoming Bulletproof"... It is a must see about a group of incredible people making an incredible story! Differentiation in practice to the max! #tlap #LeadFromWithin #bfc530 https://t.co/ypgIpHwuy9
  • MrTravisDrake Jun 12 @ 6:16 AM EDT
    The state mandates 13 days of testing, the district mandates 11 days of testing, and I'm supposed to pre/post assess students to drive instruction??? I'd say this is a culture of assessment that students, teachers, parents, and building administrators are fed up with. #bfc530
  • bmaurao Jun 12 @ 6:17 AM EDT
    "Top 10 Things Kids Deserve"- great reminder to add to #EOYpositives! Thank you @KidsDeserveIt #superSB will be reading this book next year school-wide! Can't wait to share the messages with our amazing staff! #bellinghamps #principalsinaction #bfc530
  • MrTravisDrake Jun 12 @ 6:18 AM EDT
    What percentage of students actually use their notes with learning? #bfc530
    In reply to @CoachKCullen
  • jbhood Jun 12 @ 6:21 AM EDT
    #bfc530 The assessments are not great, it's how you use the information that can impact instruction. A test is only one way you can assess.
  • SusZanti5 Jun 12 @ 6:26 AM EDT
    Hello friends and happy Tuesday! Every moment provides a learning opportunity, grab on and go with it! Make the most of today tribe 😊 #bfc530 #kidsdeserveit
  • MyEmpoweredCR Jun 12 @ 6:38 AM EDT
    I don't want a culture of assessment necessarily. Assessment is a tool, but the more students are involved in their own assessment (incl development sometimes), the more positive the culture. They should know the bar they are being held to...and know how to achieve it. #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530, @ElizabethCartau
  • alextvalencic Jun 12 @ 6:40 AM EDT
    A culture of meaningful, informative, ongoing assessment that allows teachers and students know what needs to be learned and the pacing at which it needs to happen through timely feedback will support success. Tests that do not inform instruction do not help. #bfc530
  • carlameyrink Jun 12 @ 6:59 AM EDT
    Agree! I don't think standardized testing has anything to do with real education. Luckily we don't have much in the Dom Rep where I live, & the ones we do have, our school tries to ignore so that they don't dumb down our teaching. #bfc530
    In reply to @adegiorgioPE
  • ElizabethCartau Jun 12 @ 7:11 AM EDT
    Absolutely! To support students focus on, and engage in the process, we need to tool them with the ability to use/set goals, self-monitor, reflect, adjust, etc...all tools related to assessment FOR and AS, to ensure their will progress on their learning journey. #bfc530
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @BFC_530
  • StephDill92 Jun 12 @ 7:21 AM EDT
    Yes. If we think of it as a way to inform our teaching so we #TeachBetter and support our ss better then we are doing our job. It hurts me when 1st graders ask if something they are doing is a test. I need to make sure I am teaching them correctly. #bfc530
    In reply to @ChrisQuinn64
  • ElizabethCartau Jun 12 @ 7:27 AM EDT
    Important for me is that we distinguish assessment For, As & OF. Formative FOR & AS learning are essential to the process of learning. I want my Ss to feel comfortable with, & use formative assess as tools in the metacognitive process of monitoring, reflecting, adjusting. #bfc530
    In reply to @BFC_530
  • ElizabethCartau Jun 12 @ 7:30 AM EDT
    One of my favorite quotes: « Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.» Einstein #bfc530
    In reply to @edu_ivers, @BFC_530