#LearnLAP Archive

#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.

Monday June 11, 2018
8:00 PM EDT

  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Welcome to #LearnLAP! "Who ARE you?" Please take a moment to introduce yourself, and share which Alice in Wonderland character is your favorite! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Hey everyone! I’m Stella, I teach 7th Grade Math/Science in KY. Confession: I have never watched Alice in Wonderland! #learnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ Hi, #LearnLAP Crew! I'm Kimberly from NE, and I teach 7th grade ELA! The Cheshire Cat is my fave! There's something about his mischievous grin, mysterious aura, & playful nature that intrigues me! #LearnLAP @PaulSolarz #TLAP #EduGIFs
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    Hello. My name is Susan, and I am a first year teacher from IL. My favorite Alice in Wonderland character is Alice because that is my middle name. #learnlap
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    Hey Girl! #learnlap
    In reply to @MsJachymiak
  • msweisenbeck Jun 11 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    Kellie, 4th grade, Virginia Beach, VA #learnlap
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Phil from Northern VA. I teach 7th grade US History II and am the founder of #waledchat and #edusations. Favorite character is probably the Mad Hatter! #learnlap
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP Hi! I I'm Gwena, high school Spanish teacher from Indiana. I kind of feel badly a little bit, but I have never liked the Alice in Wonderland. But I'm excited about this chat!
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hello! I'm Debb Adams, a MS Drama teacher from SC, and my favorite Alice in Wonderland character is The Mad Hatter because in MS, "We're all mad." #LearnLAP
  • LRod_teaches Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Lauren Rodriguez, 28, Buffalo, TX, high school English #learnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hi, @Stella_Pollard! So glad to see you here! I hope you get a little curious tonight and push play soon! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @Stella_Pollard, @Stella_Pollard
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hello #LearnLAP Linda Edwards Toronto 🇨🇦 The Mad Hatter is a fav, he is off the wall 😀
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Adam from Cincy checking in. Great to be here! I know the Aline in Wonderland characters but I don’t know enough about them to choose a favorite......sorry. #learnlap
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hello, Gretchen from KY joining in. STEM. #learnlap
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Derrick from TN and my fav Alice in Wonderland character is the #CheshireCat for sure! I feel this gif accurately portrays all teachers I know… #LearnLAP
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hi! Noel, ELA Teacher from NC here. I would be Alice because I am very curious and find myself going down the rabbit hole. :) #learnlap
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hey, I’m Cory. Glad to see the #LearnLAP peeps here tonight!
  • JulieZappile Jun 11 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Julie from PA #LearnLAP
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hello. I am Tracey from Kansas. I teach K-5 at a Therapeutic Learning Program. #learnlap
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    I'm Paul Solarz, a 5th grade teachers (moving to 4th grade next year) in Arlington Heights, Illinois. I'd probably be the Cheshire Cat... #LearnLAP
  • heathercalvert Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hey #learnLAP! Heather, elementary principal from KS!
  • MorganLaHa Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    HS ELA teacher from San Antonio, TX! Good evening! #LearnLAP #READ5305
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hi, Kellie! So great to see you! I'm obsessed watching that caterpillar's smoke rings! Fascinating! LOL! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @msweisenbeck
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hello #LearnLAP! I’m Annie and I teach high school math in Bethlehem, PA I’d have to say White Rabbit is my fave, since I have a spoiled little bunny 🐰
  • DMooreSpanish Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hi #learnLAP Danielle from Chicago. Fav is the march hare. He's wild and devious
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Good evening #LearnLAP, I’m Michael, an assistant principal in Minnesota. My favorite character is the mad hatter
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hi, Phil! I love him too! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MrPStrunk
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q1 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • mrsreedsclass14 Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hi! Cassandra from CA 4th grade teacher going into my 4th year of teaching. #learnlap
  • saywell4thgrade Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    #4thchat #LearnLAP Mackenzie Saywell, I teach 4th grade in Mentor, Ohio
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hi, #LearnLAP Crew! I'm Holly in NC - Science Teacher and Digital Designer! Excited to join you! #LearnLAP #TLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hello I’m Jove a MS Principal from MO. #Learnlap
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hello. Merissa here. My favorite Alice in Wonderland character is the White King. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:00 PM EDT
      ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Welcome to #LearnLAP! "Who ARE you?" Please take a moment to introduce yourself, and share which Alice in Wonderland character is your favorite! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • KristenSevinsky Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Kristen here from PA. I teach 6th grade physical Science. And I don’t know a thing about Alice in Wonderland. Is that weird?! I’ve never been into science fiction... is there anyone pink on there? Because that would be my favorite!!! #learnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Christy from KS 5th SPED. White Rabbit for me (I hate to be late too 😂) #LearnLAP
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hello #learnLAP ! My name is Lauren and I have just finished my first year in the Elementary Education Program at the University of Regina! My favourite is the Mad Hatter!
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Phew! I'm glad you're still excited about the chat! Glad to have you here! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @gwena_walker
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    I’m Kris from Tx. I teach MS Theatre! 🎭 #LearnLAP
  • SuzOsborne Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hi, I’m Suzanne Osborne from @PESDragons pesdragonspln. I think my fav character is the Mad Hatter. Lol #LearnLAP
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hey #LEARNLAP! Deana from AL, a 6th grade SS/Science Teacher. My favorite might be a little odd but I love the Queen of Hearts!!
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Good evening y’all. Elyse in a hot North Texas. Thrilled to chat. #learnlap
  • MWoodward_RTI Jun 11 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hi, Everyone! I’m an elementary RTI/Reading teacher in Ohio. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @PaulSolarz
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Q1: “WE'RE ALL MAD HERE.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ By the end of the year, it can sure feel like it! However, looking back we see that the year was full of wonder! What experience/lesson did you create that filled your students with wonder? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    The Mad Hatter is the perfect MS mascot! I'm with ya! We just gotta embrace the crazy!! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    This chat is already lit tonight #Learnlap
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Cristina, Reading Specialist from Virginia Beach. I have to say Alice because of her curiosity and desire to believe. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @PaulSolarz
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Hi, Melissa! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MWoodward_RTI, @PaulSolarz
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Hello everyone #LearnLAP
  • tikaee Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Hi, my name is Tika, and I will be teaching second grade in the fall. My favorite Alice in Wonderland character is Alice. She is curious and has a growth mindset. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A1 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ WONDER-FILLED #TLAP ROOM TRANSFORMATIONS have Ss chomping at the bit to discover content! @burgessdave Add @PaulSolarz's #LearnLAP Active Learning Strategies (chp 6)...you'll have a room filled with curiosity & engagement! https://t.co/t4Bx0u8O4F
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Linda, I'm so glad you "dropped" in! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @LindaEdwardsi, @PaulSolarz
  • MWoodward_RTI Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    He’s pink! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KristenSevinsky
  • MrsAsztalos Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Hello #LearnLAP Melissa, 7th Grade Science from Central NY. Jumping in late. Gotta catch up quick!!!
  • _Captain_Smith Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Alisha 6th ELA & SS, Totally the white rabbit. Time is my frenemie #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:00 PM EDT
      ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Welcome to #LearnLAP! "Who ARE you?" Please take a moment to introduce yourself, and share which Alice in Wonderland character is your favorite! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A1: I tried to do an escape room with my Ss and truly portrayed the scene so that my Ss were engaged. It was one of my favorite lessons. #learnlap
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Hellllloooll #LearnLAP Kim, Instructional Coach from Chicagoland Area - Home of this year’s #iste18!
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Hey everyone!! Officer John from Ks here! Fav character is the mad hatter bc I must be crazy to be an SRO in a teacher chat!! #learnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    WHAT?! Yay! Cristina is here! Time for the party! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @PaulSolarz
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    #learnLAP 🤣😂
    In reply to @MrPStrunk
  • heathercalvert Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    Our 5th grade team created a student created and run city. Ss had to develop laws, businesses, and a bank system. Then they got to bring their city to life! It’s was amazing! #learnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    Hi, Lauren! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @LRod_teaches
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1. I loved having my students create in my class. One of the last assignments was one where the students had to create a species for a mystery planet. The Ss talked about adaptations and habitats of the organism. SO MUCH FUN. #LearnLAP
  • btcostello05 Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    #learnlap 5/3rds says it’s the hatter!
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1 well as a Principal this is a little different for me, but I saw a T give a lesson on students creating TedTalks and it was great. The kids spoke to their passions #Learnlap
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1. I had Ss use @anchor to create vocabulary podcasts. Idea I got from #DitchBook #LearnLAP
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1: I had the opportunity to work in a grade 1/2 classroom this past semester and I learnt so many amazing things from my teaching mentor! I her use of videos to reinforce content! #learnLAP
  • MrsAsztalos Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1 Still feeling a little mad here with over a week left! This year I tried to create more experiences, not just activities. Ss loved being blood cells and CDC investigators. #LearnLAP
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP. There were 2. Ss asked if we could learn how to dance the salsa - so we did! Also Ss were required to do a major PBL presentation. The majority dreaded it, but most reflected that it was one of their favorite activities, that I should definitely do it again next year!
  • KristenSevinsky Jun 11 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1: based on my end of the year surveys- Rube Goldberg! #learnLAP
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: The activity that my student most enjoyed was our “passion projects” in which they got to pick a topic that they were passionate about and create a way to share it with the world. It was fun seeing their passions and showing them ways to connect with others. #LearnLAP
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Hi Faige from Los Angeles. Winding down my sub year and it’s been more than I could have imagined. #LearnLAP
  • SuzOsborne Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A2: I did several lessons using Breakout Edu in my math resource class. They absolutely loved it. They were so excited! #LearnLAP
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Megan 5th Grade teacher from IL here! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Adam! Glad you're here! It's okay! You're on time and that's what matters! :) 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @moler3031
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Hi, Cory! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @EffectualEdu
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    My name is Emmy Walters. I am currently a kindergarten teaching from St. Louis, MO #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: Students blew themselves away when they presented their spoken word pieces on political issues they were passionate at our Free Speech Poetry Slam. It was a wonder for me too watching them become something more than they knew they could be! #LearnLAP
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    That is such a unique idea! I will definitely be giving this a try in my future classroom! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsJachymiak
  • loliveira55 Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Hello everyone. My name is Luis and I’m an ELL HS teacher, tech coach, and director from RI. #learnlap
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: I added a mystery bag to a lesson on Federalism. Throughout the lesson I gave characteristics of Federalism which hinted at the contents of the bag (Oreos) and then we used the Oreos to show he meaning of Federalism. #learnlap
  • NikkiPressley16 Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Hey everyone! My name is Nikki and I teach 5th grade! I love everything Alice in Wonderland!! It is my classroom theme!! The Mad Hatter is my favorite!! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    So glad you're here, Noel! Love curiosity! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @noel_hoffmann
  • btcostello05 Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1 they often wonder about my sanity! The VR Short Story animation was one, basically everything on this site: #learnlap https://t.co/Twz2kAe9dc
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Hi, Gretchen! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @gdorn1
  • MorganLaHa Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: as a way to show their own use of theme, literary devices, and creativity, my 10th graders created a children’s book. They loved it! #LearnLAP
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: In the fall I taught comp sci. I love Imitation Game and it is SO important to their understanding of both tech and social justice. They can tell you all about the first computer and are appalled when an S who hasn’t had me doesn’t know what a hero Alan Turing is! #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
      Q1: “WE'RE ALL MAD HERE.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ By the end of the year, it can sure feel like it! However, looking back we see that the year was full of wonder! What experience/lesson did you create that filled your students with wonder? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A1: My Ss created living biomes in each hallway of our school. Students then hosted a gallery walk..where they served as tour guides for the rest of the student body and Ts. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Julie, glad to see you "peek" in! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Hello! I’m Janice from Cypress, TX. I currently teach 4th ELAR. My favorite character is the Cheshire Cat! There’s just something about him.. can’t quite figure it out! #LearnLAP
  • mrsreedsclass14 Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A1: the experience that i created that filled my students with wonder is the field trip i took them to the sf zoo. They loved going to the zoo and seeing all the animals they have never seen before. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
      Q1: “WE'RE ALL MAD HERE.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ By the end of the year, it can sure feel like it! However, looking back we see that the year was full of wonder! What experience/lesson did you create that filled your students with wonder? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A1 when studying characterization we had a S write a murder mystery participation play. Ss received brief character information and had to create detailed backgrounds and relationships to interact. It was amazing. No one guessed the correct killer. #LearnLAP
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A1: The 9th grade poetry unit this year was a lot of fun. The students analyzed poems of their choosing and created motion poems. They created blogs for their favorite poems, analyzed them and connected them to artistic works. #learnlap
  • jasongriffinhgs Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Good evening, I’m Jason an elementary principal in NC and just like the “White Rabbit” Oh dear...oh dear I shall be too late! 🐰 #LearnLAP
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Hey #LearnLAP, Dwight here from NY where I teach middle school social studies... we're definitely a little mad like @KimSnodgrass mentioned.
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    My 6th Graders in GREAT (Gang Resistance Education And Training) put on a dance and raised over $1,300 for a kindergartner who is battling cancer. I was so impressed by their dedication and hard work! #learnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Thrilled to have you, Elyse!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @Hahne_Elyse
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A1: I surprised my Ss each week with a new S selected theme. The room was decorated and we had background music for the theme. I also provided a driving question to go along with each theme. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Better late than never! WELCOME!!!! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @kris_lilley
  • MorganLaHa Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A1: as a way to show their own use of theme, literary devices, and creativity, my 10th graders created a children’s book. They loved it! #LearnLAP #READ5305
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Hi, Lauren! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @miss_lsauser
  • _Captain_Smith Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A1 I started the year with "Lucky Leprechaun" Ss had to find a 4 leaf clover, then talk about strategies used to find it as well as perserverance. It ended with a bag of lucky charms. Yum! #LearnLAP
  • CarrieNethery Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP Mad hatter of course!
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:00 PM EDT
      ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Welcome to #LearnLAP! "Who ARE you?" Please take a moment to introduce yourself, and share which Alice in Wonderland character is your favorite! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    My favorite was allowing my Ss to create an AR series using #metaverse Their creativity blew me away - and, many wanted to keep creating additions beyond the rubric! #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:05 PM EDT
      Q1: “WE'RE ALL MAD HERE.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ By the end of the year, it can sure feel like it! However, looking back we see that the year was full of wonder! What experience/lesson did you create that filled your students with wonder? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Hi, Merissa!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @teacherstenger
  • MWoodward_RTI Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A1 Any time that I was able to have reading-based game days for my RTI groups, especially after state testing was over. #LearnLAP That’s when I could see their enjoyment of reading shine through!
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Holly! I'm so glad you're here! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @hollysking
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A1: Going out on to the playground to take pictures of various prepositions in action was a big hit with my crew. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q2 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    Love that! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1: As an administrator I get to observe lots of cool lessons. I love seeing creating. I had a teacher making pull toys and robots this year. So cool to see teacher crest great lessons and kids create great projects! #LearnLAP
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1 - My kiddos say that a few of their favorite experiences this year (that filled them with wonder) were Cardboard Challenge, Global School Play Day, and entering the Inventor's Challenge from @imagination! #LearnLAP
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1: This isn’t huge, but when I told the Ss about how the US had treated the Chinese and Japanese, they wondered why they hadn’t heard about this and whether that kind of cruelty could happen again... #Learnlap
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1: We did an improvisation lesson based on the Rashomon format--telling the same story from different points of view. It was two weeks ago when we all wanted to give up in exhaustion, and the Ss LOVED IT!! #LearnLAP
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    Thanks so much for leading tonight! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • DMooreSpanish Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1 In social studies incorporating poetry i our westward expansion unit. It was eye opening for Ss to write poetry from different perspectives #LearnLAP
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1. When we did our chromatography with nature using rose petals, leaves, various types of each. The S were amazed to see the diff. colors that were present in each substance! After they learned this tech. is a way of ident. and purif. for substances using var. types #learnlap
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1 Our work with @BloxelsBuilder and Green Screening our Stik Bots was also magical #LearnLAP
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1: We experience wonder almost every day in our Kinder class...not driven by me, but driven by my students’ curiosity and passion for inquiry and play! #LearnLAP
  • msweisenbeck Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1- My Ss love Mystery Hangouts- Ss have a lot of questions afterwards- They want to see where the place is, and what it looks like! #GoogleEarth #learnlap
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    This is a great idea! I did something similar to this in high school! We then shared our stories with elementary students! So beneficial for everyone! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MorganLaHa
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1: I created this insanely complex year-in-review scavenger hunt my students have been begging me for more clues for. It's incredible, but also incredibly time consuming to develop, but oh so worth it! #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Hello #LearnLAP I'm a 7th grade ELA teacher from PA. My fav character is Alice :) https://t.co/b74HfJhAFd
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A1: It was my mission to find literature that my students would connect with. They filled out “what I’d love for my teacher to know” survey & I used that information to help select texts. We discussed themes that were important to them & had never been addressed before #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Oh and hi everyone, I’m Mike from CA, teach HS social studies :) #Learnlap
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A1) I was very excited to create a Carmen Sandiego lesson with my Ss looking to retrieve the Main I-Deer Statue #LearnLAP
  • CarrieNethery Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP Mad Hatter of Course! I’m a high school ECE teacher with @ochscolonels and ready to learn some MAD new skills for the classroom!
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:00 PM EDT
      ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Welcome to #LearnLAP! "Who ARE you?" Please take a moment to introduce yourself, and share which Alice in Wonderland character is your favorite! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    What fun! How did you guys do your Cardboard Challenge? #learnlap
    In reply to @PaulSolarz, @imagination
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ Modern Metacognition #EdTech Treasure Chest Get-to-know-you activities to intro. #EduGIFs, #BookSnaps #Sketchnotes, #FlipGrid, etc. that Ss will be able to choose from during the year to demonstrate learning! 👀👇 https://t.co/XYy4noJ2Oi #LearnLAP
  • btcostello05 Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Vr Short Stories, Metaverse with the Outsiders, cardboard challenge, EcoTour Action plans that become student led beach cleanups, vR Bohr Models, 3D Printed Animal Adaptations, and a 3D Design project for the classroom for next year which I will use #learnlap
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2: I want to explore more about @goformative and I’m also looking forward to implementing virtual journals on Google Sites with my students next year. #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    #learnlap
    In reply to @TeacherInOz
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A1 #Learnlap My fav activity this year was our 3rd Grade Secret Agent Day- The Case of the Missing Popsicles - the last month of school.
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Such a great idea! Total #TLAP hook! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @moler3031
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2 we are going to try and incorporate a genius hour into our RTI time #Learnlap
  • tikaee Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A1 My favorite lesson of the year was my Ss sharing their TedTalks. They talked about them all year. #LearnLAP
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Hi sorry I’m late.... Kristen from Channahon, IL #LearnLAP
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A1: I want to focus on building positive relationships with my Ss. As a new teacher, I definitely have a learning curve, but I am excited to begin this new chapter in my journey. #learnlap
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A2: A completely interactive lesson. I don't want to stay here and give it away because a lot of my students and staff follow me. :-)
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Marisa Thompson, HS ELA, Carlsbad, CA! I love the Capt Dodo Bird :) #LearnLAP
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Wouldn’t miss it for the world! #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @PaulSolarz
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2: I have already begun to schedule Google Expeditions! We are taking a virtual trip to Angel Island using @SkypeClassroom I teach in a small rural community so the kids are going to LOVE it! #LearnLAP
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2: Something that I am dying to try in the classroom as soon as possible is @geniushour ! I just love the idea of giving ss the opportunity to follow a passion they have! #LearnLAP
  • mrsreedsclass14 Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    a2: I want to try having an math word wall and use online interactive notebooks #learnlap
  • loliveira55 Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2 Been trying to get up to speed with @goformative this year but not where I want to be yet. That is a prime goal for next year. #learnlap
  • msweisenbeck Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2- I want to step out and make more Global connections! #learnlap
  • KristenSevinsky Jun 11 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A2: #passionprojects and blogging! Going to try and blog about my summer to use as an example for my ss in Sept. Hoping I do it, lol!! #learnLAP
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    Hello #LearnLAP I'm a 7th grade ELA teacher from PA. My fav character is Alice :)
  • jasongriffinhgs Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A1 This year my Ss were shocked to see me rap. They didn’t realize their principal had some skills! 👊🏼🎤#LearnLAP
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A1: I’d like to say that it was their Thinkery time. It was a specific time set aside for them to explore their passions. There were no “rules” kids had the opportunityto just explore. #LearnLAP
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2). I have got to do a better job and curbing our absenteeism. My goal for next year is to call (or stop by) a Ss house when they are OSSed to make sure they know they are missed and cared about. #learnLAP
  • LRod_teaches Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: one thing I want to do better about next year is daily independent reading! It's so crucial, but easy to put aside when state testing rolls around #LearnLAP
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2. If I have a T job I want to try dialogue journals. An idea from @cultofpedagogy #LearnLAP
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: I began dabbling with #gamification late in the school year & want to pursue a year long narrative game alongside the core content of my course. I'm hoping to spend some time this summer weaving the narrative, content & optional quests together #learnlap
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: We did a few @MysterySkype last school year...hope to do more this upcoming year! #LearnLAp
  • tikaee Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2 Something I want to try nextyear is using Google Classroom in 2nd grade. #LearnLAP
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2) I would love to create more classroom transforming lessons and do more green screen...maybe a school news cast with our House Council #LearnLAP
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: I did a lot to differentiate this year but several of my colleagues are facilitating self paced classroom and I’m already so excited to figure out how to make that work for my learners!!! #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A1: when we analayzed a novel and not just read it but actually were able to connect to the characters #LearnLAP
  • DMooreSpanish Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2 I want to create a @GooseChase scavenger hunt if I can get the app on our ipads. #LearnLAP #manifesting
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A1 My students ate up (literally pumpkin dip) pumpkin palooza week. All pumpkin, all subjects, all week #learnlap
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    I just recently started blogging myself and I just love it! I am sure your students will too! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KristenSevinsky
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: HYPERDOCS! I've never used them before but after @DeemAlysia and @PHausTech did a great presentation on them, I have designed two to start next year with (1 for 6th grade and 1 for 7th). Excited to see how they work!! #learnlap
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: I am going to go back to having my student collaborate on the class procedures and atmosphere starting on day #1. I liked the ownership the students took in the class. #learnlap
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: I have 2 things to try… 1. 20% in my classroom… https://t.co/waCCuX2eZu 2. @quizlet live tournaments… https://t.co/aia5LB1Jnt #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP is shaking with WONDERful ideas! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A1 We did several project/experiences which were meaningful: East of Eden Timshel Bucket Lists, Guest from The Old Globe, some stduents' first time seeing theater, a visit to the Museum of Tolerance #LearnLAP
  • readysetcoteach Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A1: We did a Neon Read to examine nonfiction text complete with blacklights, glow decorations, and flashlights! Same lesson we would've taught that day anyway but a thousand times more engaging! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • DocAngMullennix Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    Q2: Following up my staff development sessions with a survey to help me grow #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2 I'm hoping start working on AR/VR quickly in the fall #LearnLAP
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A1: I had my students create a book about their families. Each book was published kindergarten style and then each student presented their book to the class! They absolutely loved publishing their own book! #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: I am reading Google Apps for Littles and I want to incorporate more with technology that is more meaningful. #learnlap
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: We are a 6-12 building so over the summer I will be hand writing a note to every 6th graders to put in their locker for the first day of school; I also want to eat lunch with MS kids more and take time to play at recess! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    Love that name, "Thinkery Time"! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsJ_Rod_P
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: I want to provide even more flexibility in our classroom...snack time, arrangement and rearrangement if furniture, seating preferences driven by students, Genius Hour. #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    #learnlap Anytime we can get outside for learning-my Ss get excited. Those lessons are the ones they recall most on student voice/feedback forms.
    In reply to @TeacherInOz
  • MWoodward_RTI Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    Q2- I wanted to have a chance for my students to share their favorite Reading Response Journal Google slides, but we ran out of time. #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: I want to try some Smart STARTS to get the year going to encourage tam work and build a learning community within my classroom. Using frayer a classmate and the cardboard challenge. #learnlap
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2 learned about @EmpaticoOrg at #EdCampHays today and I’m excited to utilize this fall #LearnLAP
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2 would love to show more teachers about using Skype & @flipgrid for global collaborations #Learnlap
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: I want to use either FlipGrid or Voxer as a way of doing reflection and discussion. This time, not giving the Ss a choice to opt out. If they hate it at the end if Q1 we’ll find some other vehicle. #learnlap
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A1: I stepped out of my comfort zone and used #booksnaps with our class novel. The Ss really enjoyed them! #LearnLAP
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2 - I'm a HUGE fan of having students set & track goals using @sowntogrow but never made the change from binders to this website! I'll be doing so in August next school year! Can't wait any longer! :) #LearnLAP Try it yourself: https://t.co/dDRQA9PhSC
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    You go! That is AWESOME! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @jasongriffinhgs
  • JulieZappile Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2 I can’t wait to try flipgrid, our new math program, behavior management strategies from @cultofpedagogy, a new Dr Seuss book I found.....#LearnLAP
  • DMooreSpanish Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2 I also want to have Ss podcast and i want it to be a regular scheduled thing #LearnLAP
  • loliveira55 Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A1 The unit on natural disasters turned into a @SkypeClassroom session with a class of students who had survived Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Pretty amazing converations among the students. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    Hi, Tina! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @TinaSciumbata
  • heathercalvert Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: Every classroom, every day. It was my goal at the end of this year and it just didn’t happen, sadly. #BeTheOne #KidsDeserveIt #learnLAP
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 11 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: I want to provide even more flexibility in our classroom...snack time, arrangement and rearrangement of furniture, seating preferences driven by students, Genius Hour. #LearnLAP
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Our 6th grade team has already started creating HyperDocs for the upcoming school year! So excited! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MrPStrunk, @DeemAlysia, @PHausTech
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Hi, Marisa! Always great to chat with you! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MarisaEThompson
  • MrsAndersonRm14 Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A2: I want to use Remind to communicate with parents! #learnlap #educ5359 #learnlap
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Interesting! I haven’t ever heard of this before! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @PaulSolarz, @sowntogrow
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    2 Be the voice to encourage slow entry in all grade levels especially those that I sub in. Get to know the kids and then get a better sense of their passions, interest and focus. #LearnLAP #buildrelationshipsfirst
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A2 - pivot tables in sheets.... one day I tell ya one day! #LearnLAP
  • MorganLaHa Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Next year, my twin sister @LRod_teaches & I want to do a cross-country book club/lit circles. We will both be teaching 10th grade. I think our Ss will love getting to explore a story with Ss from another school #LearnLAP #READ5305
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Don't be sorry, so glad you made it! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @Mrs_Koppers
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Utilizing technology. Set the strong foundations and tone of the class and get them excited for a year of awesome projects! #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A2: I want to use thinglink more. I had it all set up but then forgot to use it. #LearnLAP
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    What are your plans for the pivot tables? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @kimdarche
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Love this idea!! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @OfficerJohn326
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Missing popsicles!!! Count me in! More to be missing soon! LOL! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @TeachingJam
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A2: I feel like our primary focus is to remediate struggling readers. I really want to provide extension opportunities for our advanced readers as well. I’d like to be more proactive rather than reactive with our LA instruction. We have to stop “changing the subject” #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • jasongriffinhgs Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2 Next year I want to find ways to celebrate our Ts more. Our success as principals doesn’t come from programs...it comes from our Ts! #LearnLAP
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2 Guest speakers, panels, class:class interactions/support, Comfort Challenges, East of Eden Ch 13 This I Believe personal stataments #LearnLAP
  • readysetcoteach Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2: We are dying to try @nearpod! We finally are 1:1 devices so it is happening ASAP next year! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @nearpod
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2 I’d love to consistently use tech for my students to take ownership of their learning. Not every once in a while—consistently. #learnlap
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2) creating a Facebook page for my parents to view all of our fun learning in Kindergarten! #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    I was just about to ask the same questions! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @gwena_walker, @btcostello05
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Did they do ted talks? I tried getting into them 2 years ago but the year got away from me and it never came about #LearnLAP
    In reply to @tikaee
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    I tried rapping...it was a good laugh for all!! :) #LearnLAP
    In reply to @jasongriffinhgs
  • mrskteaches4th Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2: I wanted to #MysterySkupe with all 50 states. We got 32 done. Maybe next year! #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2 Improve my HyperDocs. I ❤️ tailoring them to individual Ss, goals, and TEKS - but I want to make sure I’m not just creating digital worksheets! #LearnLAP
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Our middle school art teacher does that, ending in a ceramics Pie Guy created by each student from their story and drawings. Love their work. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @Stella_Pollard, @EdChatEU
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Gathering so many resources for next year! #learnlap
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2b: My wife @LBStrunk teaches 1st grade and we are talking about using Seesaw & Flipgrid to let her 1st graders and my 7th grade remediation block for English be penpals! #learnlap
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2: I feel like our primary focus is to remediate struggling readers. I really want to provide extension opportunities for our advanced readers as well. I’d like to be more proactive rather than reactive with our LA instruction. We have to “change the subject” #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    I don’t know yet! Got any thoughts? :) #learnlap
    In reply to @Stella_Pollard
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q3 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • RichHayzler Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2: I want to set up a student advisory/mentoring team that works with the incoming students for the year. Looking to create positive relationships built on support, empathy and encouragement! #learnlap
  • dlguerin1 Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    #learnlap A2- I want to work more with flipgrid- ran out of time
  • MrsAndersonRm14 Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    That’s an awesome idea! How will you connect with other schools? #learnlap #Educ5359
    In reply to @MorganLaHa, @LRod_teaches
  • ivy_lms Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2 twitter chat book clubs #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Love those apps in 1st! #learnlap
    In reply to @MrPStrunk, @LBStrunk
  • _Captain_Smith Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2 Google classroom is top on my list! Cant wait ro get Ss engaged anf collaborating #LearnLAP
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2. Looking into a tech project to do with Ss to showcase their learning! #learnlap
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2: We always have journals.. I think it’s time to step it up. I would love to give students the choice to go digital. I have a few weeks to figure out the kinks! #LearnLAP
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    That's awesome! I update my library website every week so teachers and parents know what we're doing. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @EmmyWalters2
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    That's awesome of you to put so much time into something! I'm sure it was totally worth it!! Thanks for sharing!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @dwsteven
  • middleoflit Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2: I really want to incorporate project based learning and get more students to publish their writing! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • SuzOsborne Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2: I want to try #booksnaps with my students. I want my students with reading difficulties to be excited about reading. #LearnLAP
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2: I am going to set up a Twitter account for my classroom and have a Ss each week that will post on the account. This can teach proper social media usage. #learnlap
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    How about a rap? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @jasongriffinhgs
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    We did TED-Ed Talks with our favorite Passion Time projects! Here is our YouTube PlayList: https://t.co/RyPiT781X0 AND https://t.co/B98T2oKSF7 #LearnLAP
    • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:17 PM EDT
      Did they do ted talks? I tried getting into them 2 years ago but the year got away from me and it never came about #LearnLAP
      In reply to @tikaee
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Q3: “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you build a community of diverse learners in your classroom? (Share activities, strategies, lessons, etc.) #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    YES!! Trying to making sure they are engaging and meaningful not just digital worksheets! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @kris_lilley
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    It's always such a tough thing to balance with HyperDocs... How much content delivery & assessment, to the amount of student creation. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @kris_lilley
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Heather fm AL driving home fm the Grand Canyon & Colorado Rockies vacation with the family #Learnlap
  • MrsAndersonRm14 Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    What will you have them post? #learnlap #educ5359
    In reply to @MsJachymiak
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Our school does a home visit for every incoming freshman over the summer to hand deliver their schedule and a school T-shirt. It’s a mix of teacher, admin, and student volunteers. I’m new to the school but I’m told it’s very successful in making Ss feel welcome! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @OfficerJohn326
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A2: I’d like to do more with #geniushour as well #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    I need to check that out! What would you use Thinklink for? 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @Mrs_Koppers
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A3 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ "The goal isn't simply to teach acceptance of differences, but to embrace each other's differences." -@PaulSolarz ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ I ❤️ the Marble Theory Meeting in chapter 3 of #LearnLAP! #EduGIFs #TLAP
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A2: I want to get my students making models of sets, and designing some costumes. We can't do that right when we get back, but my goal is to plan everything this summer, so I am beyond prepared. Then we can ease right into them when the time comes. #LearnLAP
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    Rebecca from Ottawa, ON Canada jumping in a little late! #learnlap
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    This is such a cool idea! Can’t wait to see how this turns out! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MrPStrunk, @LBStrunk
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    Our Ss love serving as social media interns. They become responsible for sharing what we are doing in our classes! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsJachymiak
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A3: Allow them to work together - gasp - with a FRIEND!
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A1 I exposed my Ss to the course curriculum and then asked them what sparks your interest? What do you want to learn? How do you want to learn it and once you have learned it what will you do with the info? I am pretty sure there was a lot of wondering!! #learnlap
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: Diverse learners...give them voice, choice, freedom, respect, hope! #LearnLAP
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A2: Completely gamify my classroom... Genius Hour... PBL more opportunities... the list is long! Always growing! #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      Q2: “I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ There’s always that 1 thing that we wanted to get to, but time slipped away. However, it’s never too late to plan for next year. What is something you want to try right away when school begins? #LearnLAP
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: Give the students choice… https://t.co/Ah8UShhRBO #LearnLAP
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    That's awesome! #learnlap
    In reply to @MsGiercykBASD, @OfficerJohn326
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    I want to look into #booksnaps too. I’m attending a PD session on it this summer! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @SuzOsborne
  • KristenSevinsky Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A4: we build on each other’s strengths. I don’t do mental math. At all. So I ask them for help. I ask tech questions too. Like what button did my 2 year old daughter press to make my font huge and squished together?!!! We didn’t figure it out but the tech guy did! #LearnLAP
  • RichHayzler Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: Celebrate their differences and give each student a chance to explore what they are passionate about. Focus on creating a culture that is supportive, understanding and not afraid to express their voice. It starts with us! #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    I haven't heard of it either! Thanks for sharing! Love trying new things! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @PaulSolarz, @Stella_Pollard, @sowntogrow
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A2b Also want to start working on SDG's earlier and more Skype trips, collaborations @SkypeClassroom #TeachSDGs #LearnLAP
  • EricPerki1 Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    My name is Eric Perkins. I teach band and orchestra in SLC. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @PaulSolarz
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    Thanks! Going to take a look at it. I need to change things around. Time to #shiftthis #LearnLAP
    In reply to @PaulSolarz
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: I think it's important to encourage different ways of learning/knowing! Giving ss the opportunities to showcase their knowledge in their own way is great! I also love the idea of giving ss choices! #LearnLAP
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3 I have the luxury of teaching in a moderate-severe unit & my students and I create a class constitution. It’s not about the label; it’s about who Ss are and what they can do! #learnlap
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    #Learnlap and my fav Alice character is the rabbit bc I feel like I’m always running late - too many ideas and so little time 😊
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: I'm all about encouraging my kids to let their freak flag fly. Modeling that it's perfectly OK to nerd out about things, get excited about things other people think are dumb, etc... That takes time and effort in getting to know your students as individuals. #learnlap
  • tikaee Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3 I ❤️having lunch w/ my Ss at least once a week, attend their extra curricular activities, learn about their cultures, and play basketball w/ them. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
      Q3: “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you build a community of diverse learners in your classroom? (Share activities, strategies, lessons, etc.) #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: Set up groups with varied learning styles. Ask students to suggest new methods/apps for showing learning. Allow them to incorporate their interests in class activities. Talk about your interests, too! Let them see that you have other interests as well. #learnlap
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    We couldn't do it on test days themselves, but I firmly believe daily independent reading the rest of the year was crucial to student achievement on those tests. Like Diffendoofer Day. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @LRod_teaches
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3: I use Kagan strategies to promote community building and relationships within my classroom. I also have a daily oral language block where Ss answer specific questions based on the topic. I also have a share chair where students can share good things! #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • saywell4thgrade Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    #learnlap A3: We decide as a class what our classroom expectations should be and all sign them and they hang in the room. We also spend a lot of time learning about one another at morning meetings!
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Hey Heather!! Fellow Alabamian..where do you teach? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @TeachingJam
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Structuring groups strategically so Ss can help engage and encourage each other. Having manipulatives, charts and accommodated work available to help with struggling learners as well as extension work for fast ones. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
      Q3: “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you build a community of diverse learners in your classroom? (Share activities, strategies, lessons, etc.) #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3: Do open seating starting in Q2. Also, continuing to do voice and choice in as many assignments as possible! #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Always better with a friend! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @gwena_walker
  • MrsAsztalos Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3 I spend the first 2 weeks of school focused on learning about each other. By the end of the year Ss know I am a little nutty! When I dressed up like a CDC scientist name Dr. Jenner (w/a southern accent) they just went with it #LearnLAP
  • jasongriffinhgs Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3 Meeting the needs of diverse learners requires addressing the “WHOLE” child. Often times Ss come to us with “HOLES” and we have to get on their level. We must continue to dig deep and get to know Ss where they are at! ☠️👊🏼 #LearnLAP
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A2: starting the year w/ #EduProtocols. Setting the stage early on so the Ss can concentrate on learning the content. #LearnLAP
  • _Captain_Smith Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3 Getting to know each other activities & discussions about how our difference make us stronger. Encouraging every one to be themselves. #LearnLAP
  • mrskteaches4th Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3: RELATIONSHIPS relationships ReLaTiOnShIpS is the answer! #LearnLAP
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Here's a video interview I participated in where I shared how I use @ThingLink with my students: https://t.co/oIpbmYaMki #LearnLAP It's a great tool!
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @Mrs_Koppers, @ThingLink
  • spotsjaws Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A3 I welcome all cultures into the classroom by allowing students to bring in their culture into class discussions or projects.
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3 Genius Hour, Choice in Assessment Types, Grade Conferences at the end of semesters, Saying YES to students' ideas & permission requests ("Can I use...?" "Can I try...?") #LearnLAP
  • loliveira55 Jun 11 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A3 My classroom is diverse due to the fact that I work with English Language Learners. In addition to their cultural diversity they also have diverse learning styles and needs. Differentiation is not just a nice thing to use; it is a necessity. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ The #LearnLAP party is hoppin'! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A1: Late arrival but here! I believe one learning experience I created was having a face painting activity to help Ss understand the psychology of masks as we studied Lord of the Flies. Here's one of a S that picked "scary" & me in my mask behind him. #LearnLAP
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A2: I have never been able to get to fully planned out flipped lessons. I am working on the planning and resources now and experimenting on my summer course students. #LearnLAP
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Sounds like a plan! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KarlyMoura, @DMooreSpanish, @MrPStrunk, @DeemAlysia, @PHausTech
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Yes! I used to do that and it worked so well. I am going back to it this year. Glad to see someone else using it as well. #learnlap
    In reply to @saywell4thgrade
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A2 I hope to look at what worked this year and what didn't work and try to implement the best version of inquiry in my classroom. I hope to have weekly sharing groups as well as look for more adult volunteers for my classroom to help support PBL. #learnlap
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Here is one for 1984: https://t.co/hQa8lgOnWx just general info. students can use #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Fun! Here we call them Kinderpals, but you'd have to get a little creative since it's first grade! LOL! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @MrPStrunk, @LBStrunk
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3: Truly get to know your Ss: their strengths, areas to grow, things that make them curious, what makes them passionate, what frustrates them. I also try to be cognizant of various learning modalities and honoring that everyone may need something a little different. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3 - Work to create a place that connects #LearnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS! I have a breakfast club with kiddos throughout the week to help start the day on the right foot #LearnLAP
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3: I obtained an ELL endorsement, and I plan on reading "Other People's Children". I am thinking about doing an identity text at the beginning of the year which is a presentation about their ethnicity, interests, etc. #learnlap
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3: have the students interact with one another, know each other’s names, understand each others passions. One thing I want to start at the beginning of the year is a passion wall for students to post the things that interest them. #learnlap
  • saywell4thgrade Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    This is awesome! I love learning menus and want to learn more about these interactive menus! #LearnLAP Have you used them?
    In reply to @CrabtreeEDU
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3: We do a lesson on equality vs. equity. We also discuss how we can help each other be successful during our daily class meetings. #learnlap
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3) I’m not afraid to have fun or be crazy in front of my kids. If the kids think your crazy your doing it right and buy in is key!!! #LearnLAP
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Absolutely adore this idea! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @DramaLitandTech
  • MWoodward_RTI Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3 #LearnLAP I have the chance to work with 8 unique, multi-age groups a day for up to 30 minutes, and each group has different needs and confidence levels. I build a rapport and trust with my students so they are not afraid to make mistakes/grow as readers.
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
      Q3: “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you build a community of diverse learners in your classroom? (Share activities, strategies, lessons, etc.) #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3: Common ground. Between me and the S and among the students. As an RA, someone gave me the advice that if you can find one thing to connect with a resident on, you can keep the relationship going all year. Same thing here, it starts with finding one small thing #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:19 PM EDT
      Q3: “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you build a community of diverse learners in your classroom? (Share activities, strategies, lessons, etc.) #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    We Skyped two scientists the last two months of school and LOVED it too!! Sts researched for questions 2 ask and we’re super engaged! Have u used @SkypeScientist yet? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @JulieZappile, @Flipgrid, @SkypeScientist
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A2: Gamification! Meant to get it set up this year and failed. Next year! Jumping on it! #LearnLAP #xplap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    All great ideas! I'm blown away! :) 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MarisaEThompson
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A3 provide variety let Ss explore passions, share with one another give Ss voice and choice. Celebrate differences #Learnlap
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Writing an essay: https://t.co/WS4knymk5T #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • DMooreSpanish Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A3 create moments to bond everyday #LearnLAP
  • mrskteaches4th Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A3: We have breakfast together, daily! I love this time! We share celebrations, we share sad times too, we create a FAMILY, daily! #LearnLAP
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A3 You must start by celebrating diversity and differences! Sharing about culture, selecting literature that represents a variety of people, passions, and interests, and incorporating personal passions into the daily workings of the classroom #learnlap
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I was fortunate enough that one of our high school teachers was in a POW camp as a kid herself. She and parents of fellow students who had been interred talked to us in the '70s. Invaluable. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @teachermike72
  • saywell4thgrade Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I couldn't agree more! Relationships are key to a successful year and letting students know that you care and they matter! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @mrskteaches4th
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A3) I love morning meetings that allow students to do 2 things: share with one another and have fun with each other/ teambuild It helps make the classroom a clear community #LearnLAP
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A3 Create a community who are connected through stories. #LearnLAP
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Can you share a couple? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @tikaee
  • MsCommins108 Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A3 Good Evening. Joining late after a #school event. A community of diverse learners is fostered by the idea that our strengths complement each other. We focus less on weaknesses when we see what our combined strengths can do. #middleschool
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I can almost hear the accent!! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MrsAsztalos
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q4 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Thanks for sharing! I hadn't heard of it either..definitely checking it out! Love learning from #LearnLAP!!
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @PaulSolarz, @Stella_Pollard, @sowntogrow
  • tikaee Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3 My Ss crested this in the 1st day of school and lived by it daily😊#LearnLAP
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3: the best things I’ve seen teacher do to hike Community is show their kids that they truest care about them as people. This becomes contagious for everyone. Taking time to help every on the class get to know each other in a personal level is critical! #LearnLAP
  • jenhencken Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3: building a culture of trust by working on relationships through kagan strategies and #eduprotocols like #frayerafriend that aren’t content related #LearnLAP
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3) listen to their stories and #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Hey friends sorry getting the littles in bed! Happy to be jumping into the rabbit hole with all of you! #learnlap
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    To play off of that I want to do a mystery bag lesson where every students brings something in and places it in a brown paper bag and we try to guess who the item relates to and why. #learnlap
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Thank you 😊 #LearnLAP
    In reply to @EffectualEdu
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Good advice, Annie. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsGiercykBASD
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Eric, Sped/Math teacher, working at an international school in Brazil. Joining in late #learnlap
  • MorganLaHa Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3: as much student choice as possible! What types of choices projects have worked for you guys? #LearnLAP #READ5305
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Metamorphosis: https://t.co/zdt2bs25AQ #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3. The goal is for our ELL Ss and other minority Ss to celebrate who they are and what they bring to the table. Share about their differences in holidays, lifestyles, etc. Every Ss should be proud of their ethnicity and who they are! #learnlap
  • spotsjaws Jun 11 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A2 I want to keep the momentum going that I ended the year with. I wish I had less interruptions due to testing, but that's out of my control.
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    Q4: “No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you share your objectives or plan with your students, or don’t you? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A3 building relationships, listening to S voice, and giving S ownership and choice allows needs to be met in a safe environment! #LearnLAP
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A2: This was me as well. I wanted to try out gamification, but I got focused on other things. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    Yes! We might seem a little scary until we build relationships! Love it! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @jasongriffinhgs
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A3) This year I will be trying flexible seating and as a grade we will be departmentalizing to give Ss a chance to connect to multiple teachers and get a chance to move more #LearnLAP
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    I plan to incorporate morning meetings in the fall! Any tips? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @teaching_power
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A3 Responsive Classroom morning meetings, dialogue share, turn and share. Any time kids get to be the ones who drive the curriculum, the learning. When we give up control to empower them #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A3b make being respectful and supportive a daily expectation talk about it model it practice it and recognize it #Learnlap
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A3: My new fav activity for this is the Frayer a Friend #EduProtocol ! Very effectively gets Ss talking with different Ss, and shows them how much they have in common! Starting next year with it. #LearnLAP
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    I like that! Combined strengths! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsCommins108
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    This was my identity text. https://t.co/9JFBitqhC7 #learnlap
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A2 suppprting genius hour/passion projects with my cluster classes, using flipgrid in more classrooms, and connecting with authentic experts in the field and around the world #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A4 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ I prefer to #TLAP HOOK 'EM first, then discover & discuss the goals with #LearnLAP Peer Collaboration (chapter 3)! https://t.co/zCNAJ0WCQM
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    Love this! Especially looking at this activity from a social studies perspective, this could really get into artifacts, evidence analysis, etc. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @moler3031
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    What a great story #LearnLAP
    In reply to @Mrs_Koppers, @KimSnodgrass
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    That’s inspiring, Tika! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @tikaee
  • tchrmom04 Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    Q3: In 1st grade we work on community everyday in almost all of our interactions. Circle time is good and lots of reminders throughout the day about how to react to our friends. Constant reminders..lol! #learnlap
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    I love morning meetings - 10 minutes can go a looong way. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @teaching_power
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A4: Daily on the TV plus I state it verbally. Next year I hope to create a generalized syllabus. I am also in the process of creating a teacher website using Google sites!
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A4: I think it's very important to communicate with students and make your goals clear! Rubrics are great for laying out goals and expectations! #LearnLAP
  • heathercalvert Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A4: Be clear, honest, and upfront about learning goals! #LearnLAP
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A4: the objectives are through Google Classroom as we begin a unit where Ss respond to a question. It’s also on their summative assessment and rubric #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A3c create a culture of partnership among all members of your community #Learnlap
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A3 Choice Boards for student choice. Building relationships and highlighting student unique skills, we all have our strengths #LearnLAP
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A3: The only way that I have found that has worked for me is being weird myself. When you celebrate weirdness, it makes the Ss feel comfortable at being themselves. #learnlap
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A3: Not sure about this one. I'll be looking at everyone's answers for ideas! #LearnLAP
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    From the differences I think they find their “similarities” focused on what makes them “tick” #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @PaulSolarz
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A4: I put it on the board. I also like to open up by saying, "Okay here is my plan of attack." There are those who don't like the analogy of teachers "working in the trenches," but I am a believer that everyday we go to war against ignorance in our classrooms! #learnlap
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A4: As a history teacher, I feel this is easy for my students and me. I state objective and importance before every lesson. Sometimes, I ask the students why they think this lesson will be important and have them share out. #LearnLAP
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    Even seeing my kinder classes once a week, this is how we start. Building relationships, listening to each other, is crucial. Also, it's a great way for anyone who lost a tooth, got a puppy, went swimming, to share. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @teaching_power
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A4. I would never think to plan w Ss. How’s this done? #LearnLAP
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    Very true! For students to be able to be in my class, though, there is a diagnosis. There’s so much more than just for them. #learnlap
    In reply to @jasongriffinhgs
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A3: I’m myself, I greet, and I make time for all of them. We have fun!! It’s all about building relationships and making connections. That’s the root of the root! #LearnLAP
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A4: I do a combination of projecting the schedule throughout the day, writing "I can..." statements on the board & writing the skill (for math) on the board before they take notes. #LearnLAP Sometimes, I don't like to spoil the plan though & they find out when it's discovered! :)
  • SuzOsborne Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A3: It’s all about relationships. When students like each other, a community evolves. I try to model and have tiny short lessons on how I want them to talk to each other, how to be supportive or each other. #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A4 would love to hear what everyone is doing here. I think we need to be more proactive of involving our students in this process. What are you doing people? #Learnlap
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    We discuss our objectives as we begin each unit, it is part of the lesson introduction. I like telling my Ss what we are doing and why we are doing it. They really seem to enjoy the "insight information". #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
      Q4: “No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you share your objectives or plan with your students, or don’t you? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A4: I am going to write my objectives on the board because, if you do not have a plan, you plan to fail. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    HI, LAURA! You toally snuck in here! Off with her head! JK! Okay... you can keep your head, but only because that picture is WAY scarier than mine! LOL!!!! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4: My students come in & everyday on the smartboard is the framework of the day: Agenda, Bellringer, Objectives, etc #learnlap https://t.co/8xmd4BHu0V
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A4: I would also like to try a sort of student Ed Camp!
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4 I post objectives each day on the white board, in Google Classroom, QR code by the door. I want to build anticipation and create excitement. #LearnLAP
  • tchrmom04 Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Q4: I take the last part of our morning meeting to introduce new learning stations or activities. In my daily interactions with my class I learn quickly what they do and don't like. I take time to incorporate that in my planning and let them know I was listening. #learnlap
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A3: create a diverse set of plans. Everything can be altered #LearnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4: Communicate goals clearly. I like to utilize rubrics for projects so students know what's expected. #LearnLAP
  • readysetcoteach Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A3: We coteach (ESL teacher & classroom teacher) to meet the needs of our diverse students. We also build a culture of encouragement! Mindset matters & impacts achievement. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4: I absolutely involve my Ss in the decision making process. I found that when I provided my Ss with an opportunity to share their voice & then again to make choices, they were much more engaged. “Ss don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4: I have an agenda slide on the board when the kids come in each day. Working on changing standards into kid-friendly "I Can" statements #learnlap
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4 Because so much was experimental this year, I was explicit in my intentions, smaller goals, processes, and year-end purpose. I asked students for input & the year was better for it. We were a team (and only at times did I have to be coach). #LearnLAP
  • dlguerin1 Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A3- give each Ss a chance to share their passions and strengths with each other
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Q4: I hook and engage first, unwrap and show objectives later. Everything is transparent as Ss create connections to and between objectives before they ever see them in writing #LearnLAP
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4) I try and communicate by breaking down barriers. I joke, I laugh, I stand on desks, dress like a knight. I’m also at almost every school event. Humor is my key to showing Ss that I’m a human first. Once a relationship is made, everything else falls into place! #learnLAP
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4 At the end of each course I plan to sit with all of my Ss and get their ideas on how to make the course better. I am fortunate that I get a lot fo the same Ss back again. It is their class, I want their input, I am very transparent. #learnlap
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Yes when I was in kinder I had all of my Ps on there and it was great! We were like one big family! #learnlap
    In reply to @EmmyWalters2
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4: I let Ss in pick some of the activities or tools we use for each unit. Our district mandates horizontal alignment so we can’t have differing objectives, but I try to roll with their comprehension level on a daily basis. #learnlap
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A4: I share the learning target and purpose for learning. The targets are posted and refer back to them when needed. Students need to understand the purpose to gain a deeper understanding. #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • SuzOsborne Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Thanks for the chat. I have to go now so I won’t miss the sunset on the beach. Thanks!!! #learnlap
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4: There are lessons/objectives that are posted and shared via @Seesaw but others are a total surprise! Anticipation...Engagement! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    I love that idea of the "I can" statemnets! I need to get to work! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @PaulSolarz
  • mrskteaches4th Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4: I have the kids HELP create the rubrics for our projects. They need to own the plan, then it means something to them! #LearnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4: District also requires posting objectives on the board for students to reference as well #LearnLAP
  • _Captain_Smith Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4 I post and review objectives. I plan to preheat the grill using teasers on Snap this year. #LearnLAP
  • loliveira55 Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4 I share the learning targets with my Ss and then they come up with the ways that they would like to achieve the targets. I've found that when the students have a say in the activities they tend to me more engaged. #learnlap
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Yes! @jcorippo and @mhebern developed an awesome way to use the Frayer model and created an #EduProtocols and explain it in their book! It's great! Can't explain in a tweet. Too many words. :) Will dig up my pic of it. #LearnLap
    In reply to @gwena_walker, @jcorippo, @mhebern
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4 I post “I can” statements and also relate standards to how Ss will use them in real life. #learnlap
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A3: We perform under the idea that we are trying to make our acting partners look the best they can on stage. We spend two weeks just building class ensemble/community. I'm not sure if I have activities specifically meant to celebrate diversity. I need to think on that. #LearnLAP
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4: I plan out lessons with my Ss. We talk about what will work or not work. If things go wrong, we reflect on it. #learnlap
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Let the light shine! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsGiercykBASD
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A2b I also want to help Ts use @thrively first thing in sept to focus on Ss strengths for the whole year! #learnlap
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    A4: I write the plan for the day on the board. But additionally, I schedule time to ask them for ideas for apps to use, etc in the next unit. We always discuss it and come to a consensus on how the class would like to proceed. It worked really well this Spring. #learnlap
  • spotsjaws Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A4 depends on the lesson. Some start with a hook. Others students read the objectives aloud after our daily warm up. With the new NGSS it will be through a phenomenon.
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    A4: I place guiding questions on my wall for some lessons. Other lessons I let the students come@up with the questions after an introductory lesson. #LearnLAP
  • miss_lsauser Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Thank you to @KimSnodgrass for the great #LearnLAP chat! Great theme, ideas, and input!
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Exactly. I need to see if there are oral histories preserved online for secondary kiddos. It was one of the most important experiences of my education. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @teachermike72
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    I’m attending a 2 day digital learning summit being offered by my school division. Ts and ITS are presenting various topics showing how to integrate technology into instruction. #learnLAP
    In reply to @MsJ_Rod_P, @SuzOsborne
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Transparency is essential. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @hollysking
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Humor is key! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @OfficerJohn326
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Just wanted to give a shoutout to @KimSnodgrass. She is such a rockstar, and I am loving this chat. #learnlap
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    A4: As a teacher, I always made sure my students knew what we were doing, why we were doing it, what skills they would be developing and how those skills would help them in college/a career. #LearnLAP
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Exactly! Plus, I found learning standards that fit so admin totally supports. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @teaching_power
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP #studentvoice Perfect combo!
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @KimSnodgrass
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    A4: We look at the standards and break them into student friendly objectives/learning targets. #learnlap
  • MrFrascaEng Jun 11 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    A4– overarching goals are shared through my mission statement I had out to students (thanks, @JoyKirr) and I also have students read learning goals. In fact, some sing the learning goal for the day. Other classes have chanted the learning goal! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q5 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    Sounds like a #LearnLAP Student Led Class to me! Nice work!
    In reply to @mr_hayes
  • mrs_janusz Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A4: Learning targets on the board helps provide clear directives for students, and helps hold teachers accountable to what the outcome should be! Also, share out time at the end of the lesson to talk about what was learned and how it will continued to be built on. #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    Learning so much and putting so much into my PLN Live Respurces folder loving this chat tonight #Learnlap
  • NikkiPressley16 Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    My favorite lesson this year was a Mad Hatter Main Idea Party. The entire 5th grade traveled though Wonderland (aka my portable) to find multiple main ideas of passages. My teammate and I dressed like Alice and tried to speak in British accents! 😂 The kids loved it! #learnlap
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A4: I do it pretty informally - at the start of a block I give a plan for a few days so they get why today is important. At the end I restate the plan. It’s almost a question at that point. If I see they’re stressed/overwhelmed I’ll ask for input on what needs to change #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:26 PM EDT
      Q4: “No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How do you share your objectives or plan with your students, or don’t you? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    Making goals smaller and bite-size is a good strategy. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MarisaEThompson
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A4 - @Nowak339 used WALT statements. We Are Learning To... #LearnLAP
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    https://t.co/Y6KVVFfeFa Here it is! Fab! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @spotsjaws
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    Thanks for stopping by! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @SuzOsborne
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A4b Students did a survey via @surveymonkey, socratic seminar, and group Year-at-a-Glance redesign! Who better to ask?! Continuing with the freshmen tomorrow and their insights, ideas are great! Definitely incorporating a lot next year! #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    I like dress up, too. Great hook! #learnlap
    In reply to @OfficerJohn326
  • tikaee Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A4 I share the Ss friendly learning target(s)throughout the lesson and as part of the reflection piece. I also make sure they are making real life connections. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    Yay! You're here! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @khoggardGRT
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A3: I use exercise on empathy w one card that has fear about something in society, politics, & govt and card that has a hope. I randomize the cards and pass back out for Ss to read quietly and ponder. Then take vols to share thoughts or what they put on card and why. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    Q5: “What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'" ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What is your favorite way to help students visualize their learning and have meaningful conversations about it? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • HowardKiyuna Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    A4: I leave a math formula on the board w/o mentioning it and begin to teacher, build, scaffold our way to understanding it. Then I explain the formula to tie it all together. I find this helps the various disabilities I encounter in class. #LearnLap #DiffEdu
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    A4: Schoolwide we have our CLAW on the board. C=I Can statement, L=Learning Assessment, A=Agenda, W= Why? or What's Next? (We're War Hawks, so that's where CLAW came from.) Anyway, I go over the CLAW daily, so students always know where we are and where we're going. #LearnLAP
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    A4 Students are aware of what we are working on our towards because of Choice Boards and group discussions #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    LOVE LOVE LOVE your shirt! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @NikkiPressley16
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    A4 Classrooms have a daily schedule. Then morning message that can be very general to specific when special events are happening that day. #LearnLAP for young children knowing what’s next, what’s happening let’s them focus on the “doing” and not the what’s next.
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    A1: Probably my Red Scare unit where we play “Find the communist”. Students were very curious about what happened to those falsely accused. Some really good conversations were born out of it. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    A5 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ #EduGIFs MAIN IDEA MOVIE TRAILERS https://t.co/JYpMYguuMN #LearnLAP #TLAP @PaulSolarz @burgessdave
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    The development of #eduprotocols on my list of things to create this summer! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura, @gwena_walker, @jcorippo, @mhebern
  • dlguerin1 Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A4 - my Ss help me plan everything!
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    A4: I ask my Ss what theme they want to learn. The objectives for the week are posted by content area on the board. We review these before each class. #learnlap
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    A4: I make sure the plan for the day is posted before they come in. Now, if there’s something I don’t want them to know just yet, I’ll write a little something that keeps them intrigued. I 💗 those days! #LearnLAP
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    A5: I love having students answer thought provoking questions by creation. Then the students share out with @Screencastify. One of my favorite things to do is to have two Ss who have different views create a screencastify, state their claims and prove their points. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
      Q5: “What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'" ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What is your favorite way to help students visualize their learning and have meaningful conversations about it? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    I try to have informal conversations with Ss so that we can see what, how and why they are learning something. We do a lot of brainstorming with whiteboards in my classes #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    @JoyKirr is CRAZY AWESOME! I've used many of her ideas in my classroom! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MrFrascaEng, @JoyKirr, @JoyKirr
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    They are really creative about it, aren't they? I love their ideas. #learnlap
    In reply to @DramaLitandTech
  • _Captain_Smith Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    A5 Marking the text with pictures is an avid stratefy we use. I have them make mind movies and share what they see. Also acting it out. #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    A5 having students create there own vision in their own way is such a powerful way for learning assessment and feedback to take place #Learnlap
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    A3: pt2 I also talk to other faculty about remembering Ss are individuals with hopes, needs, gaps, challenges and talents. Always look past content to see the person. #LearnLAP
  • heathercalvert Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    A5: We have to get out of their way! If we give enough wait time, and let Ss think things over, they will ask better questions than we ever could have written. Or, they will create a plan to bring learning to life! #LearnLAP
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    A4. I like starting out with questions to address that make the Ss think! Stir up their curiosity before letting them know the plan of attack for the day! Can they figure out the topic? #learnlap
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    What is the Frayer model #LearnLAP
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura, @gwena_walker, @jcorippo, @mhebern
  • tchrmom04 Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    Q4: Mine is rather old school but I like to do original anchor charts with my class. I sometimes do the same ones year after year but I don't recycle - I want each class to experience doing them together. Then we can refer to it through the year when needed. #learnlap
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    #LearnLap A5: My favorite for high schoolers so far was doing the pbl's. They also liked learning from their peers.
  • MorganLaHa Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    A5: Discussion sentence frames sometimes help guide my students in having more meaningful conversations #READ5305 #LearnLAP
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    A5: I like having my Ss create graphic organizers and think about what they are learning. I want to tailor my instruction to different learning styles. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    I'm so curious about this! Sounds so interesting!! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MrPStrunk
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:35 PM EDT
    Do these ideas work for all grade levels? #Learnlap
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura, @spotsjaws
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A5: oh my! We don’t have time. Novels / stories are my specialty in teaching. I bring the novel to the Ss. Ss put themselves into the story by understanding the characters #LearnLAP
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A5) I love focusing on project based learning. Let the kids guide the lesson and go with it! I am never let down after “going down the rabbit hole!” (See what i did there??!!) #learnLAP
  • hollysking Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A5: #Sketchnotes and TicTacToe writing exercises - Teamwork + Sketching + Connections = a rigorous, collaborative experience that my students hated to love. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
      Q5: “What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'" ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What is your favorite way to help students visualize their learning and have meaningful conversations about it? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A5 - My favorite way for my 5th graders to show their learning visually is to have them create video reflections/screencasts & post them on their ePortfolios. I also have them have video discussions with partners while reading novels! Sample: https://t.co/ZGTBxaEmnY #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    I'm definatly doing choice boards this year too! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @LindaEdwardsi
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    Hahaha! Thanks for letting me keep my head! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    Very cool! In high school, I struggled with the mob rule theme my teacher promoted. Love that you are giving them a different way to voice their ideas and feelings. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    CLAW board! Love it! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @DramaLitandTech
  • HowardKiyuna Jun 11 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    A5: Movies, movie clips. Keep an eye out for @techcoachjuarez movie quote project. #learnLAP
  • jenhencken Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5: I like to teach different note-taking strategies using graphic organizers or #sketchnotes and I also encourage using @Buncee for visualizing their learning because of the critical thinking it promotes #LearnLAP
  • timlriley Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5. I tried #sketchnotes & drawing scenes #LearnLAP
  • kimdarche Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5 - Draw it on a Post-it, silent conversations on butcher paper. #LearnLAP
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    Yes. You adapt it if necessary by the content you put in. I teach HS, so all worked well! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @timlriley, @spotsjaws
  • spotsjaws Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A5 immersing students through local history helps students appreciate where they come from. Also showing students relevant news clips to things we are studying helps drive discussions.
  • saywell4thgrade Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5: Illustrations! I have students illustrate our weekly poem to reflect how they visualize it. I have also have had students explore Google drawings, and love using the app tellagami to bring characters to life! #learnlap
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5: my favorite ways this year to have students visualize learning - Legos, Oreos, and annotated maps. #learnlap
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5 We participated in #gra17 & connected with other classes via Flipgrid and google hangout to discuss #Fenway&Hattie Sts asked & answered ?? from Sts in different classes #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    This is AMAZING! I'd love to hear more! Would be a great writing exercise too!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @EffectualEdu
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5 This year we tried Growth Reflection Websites & used them in our 1st student-led (-created) conferences! They started w/ their career/college/life goals & chose specific Eng-related skills to focus on, improve. Ss then discussed growth with own family & another. #LearnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:37 PM EDT
    A5: Many of my Ss struggle with visualizing. We talk about mind movies and trying to picture what's happening. We draw often and use PicKids to help visualize. #LearnLAP
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A5: We visualize through sketching and discussion. My Ss like to “sketch to stretch” or “doodle a story”. They quickly sketch illustrations that help them visualize what is happening and go back and retell, then add the text as a final step. Helps them find their way! #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A5: I use Flipgrid and I get my Ss to see the importance of working on the math in groups. They are always sharing their learning and helping others. If they have a question, I try to get them to explain their process instead of showing them how. #learnlap
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A5: I like to make connections to real life, tell my own story, and then have the students make their own personal connection #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A5: With geometry it was easy, but for math generally, I love error detection activities because they have to look at the problem in a totally new way - not just “can I do it?” But “can I find the problem, fix it, and explain the change?” #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:33 PM EDT
      Q5: “What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'" ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What is your favorite way to help students visualize their learning and have meaningful conversations about it? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • dwsteven Jun 11 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    Alright #LearnLAP, it's been real, but this is Twitter chat 2 of the night, and I think my eyes need a rest from the screen. Thanks for the learning and laughs. Keep the light! Teach on!
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q6 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • JennBinis Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    I hear where you're coming from. If you don't follow them, the team had @AceThatTest has been doing interesting advocacy around learning styles; that we may be inadvertently making learning harder for students by focusing on LS. Their website is full of great info. #Learnlap
    In reply to @MsJachymiak, @AceThatTest
  • MS_TechTeacher Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A2 I want to try morning meetings with my 6th graders. They are transitioning to the middle school part of the building and I hope MM will help Ss transition better! #middleschool #LearnLAP
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    Sweet. I will take you up that Lisa! I am creating lessons on @Seesaw and learning @Flipgrid this summer so I can be prepared in the fall...hopefully for my own class! #learnlap
    In reply to @MrsHock303, @Seesaw, @Flipgrid
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A1 Also one of our fav activities this year wt my student intern @JujuMcDonald & @MyFrogCroaked #LearnLAP
  • jenhencken Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A4: daily routines, personal conversations with students, and learning menus #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A5 Ss ❤️ pbl - Ss also have choices with #flipgrid or #letsrecap! They can record quickly add a fun layer of feedback and discussion. Most of the kids in theatre love to talk. They love when I respond back. #LearnLAP
  • SparkyTeaching Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    Creative? ✅ Lively? ✅ Motivational? ✅ Positive-behaviour-promoting? ✅ Important-stuff-emphasising? ✅ As unique as your classroom is? ✅ But, dull? Never. https://t.co/hDZ23sVjRW #learnlap #tlap #ptchat #gtchat #mathchat https://t.co/IDBEMC2RJi
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A5. We had our Ss write #booktrailers where they summarized the story and all the char. and made a cartoon setting for a film, then put it into music and words! #learnlap
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A5: My Ss sketch note in @Seesaw as well as creating videos. #LearnLAP
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A5 Pictures, clips, and drawings. Most of my Ss are visual and need to see it to get it. #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    #MSHuskerpride @C1HuskerMS teachers check tonight’s #Learnlap chat out archive it and go back to it great Stuff in it tonight. TONS OF IDEAS AND RESPURCES
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    And testing.... #LearnLAP
    In reply to @TinaSciumbata
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Q6: “Sometimes I have imagined at least 6 impossible things before breakfast.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Share a lesson or strategy that you use that has encouraged students to imagine & conquer seemingly impossible tasks? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    A5 Love #sketchnotes, and shared inquiry discussions for sure. Next year going to explore more with #edugifs, Ss #booksnaps, and #flipgrid for sharing and discussing ideas #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Dressing up makes any lesson more "colorful" and engaging! #TLAP HOOKS are the teacher's paint palette!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @kris_lilley, @OfficerJohn326
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    A5: I’ve seen teachers do this by creating videos, storyboards, graffiti.. lots of great ideas! #LearnLAP
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    A5: Creating videos, motion poems, connecting artwork to themes or literary devices in works we are reading. #learnlap
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    My 4th & 5th graders really appreciate being given the opportunity to share their thoughts and being given choices rather than always being told what they HAVE to read & do. #learnLAP
    In reply to @teachermike72, @KimSnodgrass
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Yes! @jcorippo and @mhebern developed an awesome way to use the Frayer model and created an #EduProtocols and explain it in their book! It's great! Can't explain in a tweet. Too many words. :) Will dig up my pic of it. #LearnLap
    In reply to @dubioseducator, @gwena_walker, @jcorippo, @mhebern, @jcorippo, @mhebern
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    A5: Podcasts or active listening. The picturesque in the heads of the Ss, and every one is imaging something slightly different. Owning one’s own learning! #learnlap
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    A5: I try to relate what the Ss are reading with something they are already familiar with. Sometimes, I'll act out a passage as I'm reading it aloud #LearnLAP
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    What I love about this is that you talk about the opportunity ahead rather than dwelling on the failure! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Finishing my second year in kinder (after decade in middle school). You are so right! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @dubioseducator
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    Chunking the material works wonders! #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
      Q6: “Sometimes I have imagined at least 6 impossible things before breakfast.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Share a lesson or strategy that you use that has encouraged students to imagine & conquer seemingly impossible tasks? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A6 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ BUCKET LISTS... Students create bucket lists full of dreams and goals! Not only does it help me get-to-know them and talk about seemingly impossible tasks, but it serves as great topic list for writing projects! #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A4) I give a basic news of the day during morning meeting but I struggle and need to get better at posting or letting the students know objectives. I think I do it semi formally but I don’t spend time explaining objectives and why they matter #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    IN A WORLD OF MY OWN with all of the WONDERful ideas being shared on #LearnLAP!! 🔹☠️✨
    In reply to @JoveStickel, @C1HuskerMS
  • noel_hoffmann Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    Love this!! I am stealing it this year. #learnlap
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    Yes! Someone told me students should never know a single detail about my life but I do have a life and it helps me connect with them so to pretend I sleep on my desk at night doesn’t do anyone any favors 😂 #LearnLAP
    In reply to @EmmyWalters2
  • jasongriffinhgs Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A4 Communicate goals upfront with Ss. Let them know your expectations. Encourage them to take risks. Believe and they will achieve. #LearnLAP
  • JoveStickel Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    Sorry I can’t finish this chat out live tonight but we got to get on the road for a baseball game. Thanks so much for sharing #Learnlap
  • jasongriffinhgs Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A5 Allow Ss voice and choice to visualize their learning. We must step back and facilitate. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    Perfect GIF! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @kris_lilley
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    My Ss love it when dress up to make the lesson more engaging..Planning on encouraing Ss to dress up for certain lessons this fall #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass, @kris_lilley, @OfficerJohn326
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    If you've read "Learn Like a PIRATE" and want to connect with others at your grade level, add your name to the #LearnLAP PLN: https://t.co/yqOsvPp2kv
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    So fun! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @TeachingJam, @JujuMcDonald, @MyFrogCroaked
  • ChrisQuinn64 Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    A6: We need to remind all of our students... #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    Love this! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @CristinaDajero
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    Cool! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MarisaEThompson
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    I also like #sketchnotes as a formative assessment! #learnlap
    In reply to @khoggardGRT
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    Yes. I’ve done some @Desmos activities with error detection and to help my Ss visualize the math. So helpful!! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsGiercykBASD, @Desmos
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    #LearnLap A6: I teach Spanish so I allow them to use as much English as they need to as long as they're using their own Spanish. It helps them to be more confident and writing in the language. I was a translator before, and even translators struggle to translate.
  • MrFrascaEng Jun 11 @ 8:42 PM EDT
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    Thanks! That's how I roll! Failing forward! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @EffectualEdu
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    Wow a big change! Congrats. I loved that grade. I taught kinders for 25 years and before that ECed for 13 years retired in 2015. Now I sub in the same school. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @Perednia
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A definite addition to my class! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    Yes! A little reflection goes a long way! I need to slow down sometimes and remember the tremendous value it holds in learning! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MarisaEThompson
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A6 Our class mantras: "Let's see what happens" & "You can figure it out." It's changed everything. Ss teach class tech tips & create/share tutorials. I'll answer Q for a single person in a group & S can help reteach peers as an "expert." Next year, Comfort Challenges! #LearnLAP
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A6: Benchmarks for large projects, with preparation being part of their overall evaluation. Teaches time management as well as research skills. #learnlap
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A6 Project based learning with stem science projects. Students create what they want to use and design it how they like it. Best of both worlds. #LearnLAP
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    Thank you going to check it out. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @jcorippo, @SteinbrinkLaura, @gwena_walker, @mhebern
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    A6 Scaffolding and chunking can help. It also can build confidence and anticipation for what we tackle next. #learnlap Nobody wants to be blindsided.
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    Bravo on acting! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @TinaSciumbata
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    Yes! Thanks, Jon! Glad you popped in! #LearnLAP #EduProtocols
    In reply to @jcorippo, @dubioseducator, @gwena_walker, @mhebern
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A5: I enjoyed when my Ss did Sketchnotes and Stop Motion Animation. I think they preferred the Stop Motion Animation and came up with some pretty cool ideas.#learnlap
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A6: Students created Rube-Goldberg Machines. #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
      Q6: “Sometimes I have imagined at least 6 impossible things before breakfast.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Share a lesson or strategy that you use that has encouraged students to imagine & conquer seemingly impossible tasks? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A6) Way off topic but as an SRO, I remember that I AM THE ADULT. You want a seemingly impossible task, imagine being taught to hate cops but then love your SRO. No matter what happens, i try and let kids be kids and always be the first to forgive bc I AM THE ADULT. #learnLAP
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A6: collaborated w/ another class to rsch fantasy creatures. Then, the Ss met w/ their partners and using @Screencastify made videos to post to a @padlet . Ss gained confidence by successfully using new apps #LearnLAP
  • LRod_teaches Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A6: sometimes independently finishing a novel is a daunting task, even for teens. This is why I'm thankful for audiobooks! It changes everything for reluctant readers! #learnlap
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A6: I have created a lesson where I had the Ss solve puzzles around the room. The Ss were trying to break out in 25 minutes, and I gave them an incentive if they were the first group to break out. Of course, looking back, I would change some aspects, but it was fun. #learnlap
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    My 5th grade kiddos made "End-of-Year Videos" explaining what made our classroom GREAT! It's SO insightful to hear what they found important & the impact of our student-teacher relationship! Check them out: https://t.co/HgI748WC3y Have your students make these too! #LearnLAP
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A6: I never underestimate the powers of group dialogue to tackle big problems. I also like to start with the “impossible question” and then build up the tools needed to answer it. Then we circle back and after a few minutes with a partner I get a lot of “oh. It’s easy!” #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:40 PM EDT
      Q6: “Sometimes I have imagined at least 6 impossible things before breakfast.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Share a lesson or strategy that you use that has encouraged students to imagine & conquer seemingly impossible tasks? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • MS_TechTeacher Jun 11 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    A4 I try to preview each chapter or unit with my students so they have an idea of what will be happening in my classroom. I also have a ‘focus’ space that has what our focus for the week will be for each class. #LearnLAP #Middleschoolscience
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ HURRY! TAKE ONE! The ideas at #LearnLAP are WONDERful! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • KristenSevinsky Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A5: I like to have ss use diff intelligences to explore. Make atoms with legos. Be state of matter particles with their bodies. Use motion to act out vocabulary words like potential and kinetic energy. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    You are going to LOVE falling forward down the #XPLAP hole of awesomeness! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura, @EffectualEdu
  • room46 Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    I have used these. They are so helpful to students #LearnLap #Read5305
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A5.2: I misunderstood, I was thinking visualize, as in the reading strategy, not visualizing as in creating a product. #LearnLAP
  • LRod_teaches Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A science teacher I work with finished the year doing this too! I heard kids talking about the challenge in my English classroom. So fun! #learnlap
    In reply to @Stella_Pollard
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    I can see that bc those kiddos have lived in a world of desks in rows for so many years they don’t know better! My sister teaches HS senior govt she asked them for input and they wanted a coffee station so she went out and bought a Kuerig! Ss lost their minds❤️❤️#learnlap
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @teachermike72, @KimSnodgrass
  • MrFrascaEng Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A6 we read John Goddard’s Obituary and Life List. We then created our own Life Lists. All year, kids told me they “crossed another thing off”😊 #LearnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    A6: Chunking and Scaffolding. With larger projects breaking it into 4-5 steps so that they can complete the whole task more easily. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    Yes! I wish more teachers would understand the value in audio or even the combo of audio with the text! It's so beneficial and it is NOT cheating! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @LRod_teaches
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Q7 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    Good stuff, Kelly. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @room46
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    A6: throughout the year after each unit Ss added artifacts to their digital portfolio and some didn’t realize they were creating their own personal website. Some were amazed that they did this. #learnlap
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    A6: writing an essay: I create a sentence formula for students to write essays. It helps them create paragraphs #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    That is awesome! One of my all time fave youtube videos is the kid and all his attempts with his Rube-Goldberg machine until his has success! Talk about a #GrowthMindset!! So awesome! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @Stella_Pollard
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    Love this! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @moler3031
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    Q7: .“It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in my life.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How can we open our students' eyes to new experiences and allow them to become “Curiouser and curiouser”? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A6: I’ve had my Ss write letters to themselves about things they were struggling with, advice to themselves, things they were successful at doing. After a semester, we’ve opened the letters and discussed what they wrote to themselves. It has always meant so much. #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A6 STEM design challenges and makerspaces encourage curiosity as challenge S thinking and problem solving. #LearnLAP
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A5 My favourite ways of visualizing their learning is creating @Buncee Sketchnoting, @Bloxel and Lego builds CREATE CREATE 🖌🖍 #LearnLAP
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    It’s so much fun to see all of the thought process that goes into a machine! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • mrs_janusz Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A6: Never underestimate putting the power in the students' hands!! Let them have time to discuss with each other how they think they could tackle a large task! #LearnLAP
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    A6: When I was teaching economics I covered the personal finance standards by having my kids create a budget for life. They had to figure out college expenses, student loans, cars, housing, taxes, etc..it was tough, but we broke it into parts and they ALL conquered it! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A7 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ #GridPals provided my Ss with the opportunity to interact & collaborate with others! We had a Question of the Day grid where students could discuss opinions/perspectives on various topics & also collaborated on #Sketchnotes w/their pals. #LearnLAP
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    Best part is I don't know which age I love best. Our seniors walk through every other school day before graduation. Seeing my old students with my new ones is off the charts rewarding. #LearnLAP https://t.co/XvvbuqvoaT
    In reply to @dubioseducator
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A7: Cultivate a growth mindset. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    Join us for the 2018 #LearnLAP SUMMER BOOK CLUB! July 2-August 6 on #LearnLAP! - "Learn Like a PIRATE" (recently went down $3 on @amazon): https://t.co/AeHEOqH3fb - Available on Audio: https://t.co/fQPVnd3jIa - Also available in Kindle & Hardcover #edchat #education #tlap
  • MarisaEThompson Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A7 Comfort Challenges! Use the inspiration from this TED talk! ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loaVQyzKgC0 #LearnLAP
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A7: More feedback. Not enough time for 1:1? Use @Screencastify and give them verbal feedback! You can talk so much quicker than you can type/write. #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
      Q7: .“It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in my life.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How can we open our students' eyes to new experiences and allow them to become “Curiouser and curiouser”? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A5) I love having students do hands on projects, experiences, or showing their knowledge in some end product. I did genius hour this year and loved it. I also am interested in learning more about sketch notes. #LearnLAP
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A7: if students have questions during our lessons, I have them research the answer. This way they learn on their own too #LearnLAP
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A7: Allow them to explore their interests as much as possible. With Spanish it can be challenging. However the pbl's provided this opportunity as each student chose a country or a topic they wanted to research.
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    A4: In my LMS, I have all of the objectives for each chapter along with the resources. At the beginning of class and start of activity, I give students the objectives. If they need to go back I ask them if they feel they can fully explain the ideas. #LearnLAP
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    Right?!?!?! There is absolutely a line but how can I expect them to let me in if I don’t share a little of myself? #LearnLAP
    In reply to @mr_hayes, @EmmyWalters2
  • dlguerin1 Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A7- by making global connections! @zelfstudie @EmpaticoOrg
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    Adam! You are full of awesomely MAD ideas tonight! Thanks for sharing them! I'm stealing this one!! Cheers! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @moler3031
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    A7(b) ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ Unanswerable Questions... My students had a lot of fun with this #MakeItReal strategy as both a bell ringer and a quick write! Check it out... https://t.co/pn7QpswoYT #LearnLAP
  • EricPerki1 Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    @KimSnodgrass A7: we need to be willing to have new experiences ourselves. It’s easy to get into a rut. Share new things with Ss. #LearnLAP
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    Nice job, Michael. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @AP_MikeMiller
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    A6. Little steps first with caution until they build confidence, once they grow their wings and fly, by leas and boundaries! #learnlap
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    Yes! #MakeItReal #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    These lessons have Ss talking about what they learned and not focusing on a grade. Love when I hear Ss sharing that. #learnlap
    In reply to @mrs_janusz
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    What is Bloxel? 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @LindaEdwardsi, @Buncee, @bloxel
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    Can’t wait to see these. #learnlap This post about my granddaughter’s 8th grade graduation and what was important to her #relationships #friendships https://t.co/cSuTIJWJzR
    In reply to @PaulSolarz
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    A6: Conversations play a HUGE role! Students have the time to think through material with their T&T partners. They are able to better internalize what's happening and then share their own ideas. #learnlap
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    Well said, Liz. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @mrs_janusz
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A7: By watching CNN10 Ss were exposed to a variety of current events around the world. It made them curious to learn about new cultures as well as to explore solutions to global problems! #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    THIS! Such a cool idea!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @CristinaDajero
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A7: allow students to have choice and allow them to collaborate and communicate with one another. Allow them to respectfully question ideas. #learnlap
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A6 I start my classes off by showing this video and we discuss what it means to be a moonshot thinker, we just rewatched it today to reflect on all the ways they were moonshot thinkers throughout the semester. Pretty powerful - give it a watch. https://t.co/vFLyipF4g3 #learnlap
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A7: In some of my HWs, the Ss have to come up with their own questions about the material. I don’t allow them to say “nope, I understand it all, now I can die in peace.” #learnlap
  • jenhencken Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A6: I work in academic support at a high achieving independent school. Its not a lesson, it’s a mindset for my students. We work everyday on embracing the “you are not a grade or number, you are a person with so much more to offer” idea #learnlap
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A7: We have to encourage them to be willing to take a leap of faith. They need to know that we are there to support them but they need to know it’s okay to fail, we just try again and again. We must inspire them to think outside the box! #learnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • MS_TechTeacher Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A5- My favorite way is to get my Ss up & moving. When we talk about states of matter, we go to the gym & act out the different phases or when discussing diffusion we go outside & diffuse! Ss understand concepts better if they can refer back to an activity or model. #LearnLAP
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    A7: When we have a little time I like to have students go to @Wonderopolis they can read or listen to things they wonder about-- spring board for other ideas and projects #LearnLAP
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    A7: by encouraging them and giving them time to explore #LearnLAP
  • Hahne_Elyse Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    A7 Let students see you struggle, give constructive feedback, and learn together. #LearnLAP
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    Exactly! I didn’t let my Ss in for the first two years of teaching because of listening to advice like this, and it was a HUGE mistake. The minute I started opening up gradually to Ss, things changed drastically. I wouldn’t go back to the way I was. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MsGiercykBASD, @EmmyWalters2
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    Great idea! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @Stella_Pollard, @Screencastify
  • Perednia Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    Your sister has an official spot in my Teacher Heroes pantheon! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @khoggardGRT, @CristinaDajero, @teachermike72, @KimSnodgrass
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    I am going back to technology. There are so many amazing programs we can utilize as Ts that engage Ss. Creating, learning and actively participating is what education is all about. Technology provides so much of this in an intriguing and fun way. #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
      Q7: .“It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in my life.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How can we open our students' eyes to new experiences and allow them to become “Curiouser and curiouser”? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to look into this! #learnLAP
    In reply to @MrsBayerLSMS, @MsJ_Rod_P, @SuzOsborne, @TaraMartinEDU
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A6) I love having Ss create portfolios and keep records to see their growth and make goals along the way. I want to go digital this year. #LearnLAP
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    I agree that it’s a mindset, Jennifer. That’s the right approach. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @jenhencken
  • tchrmom04 Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    Q6: In first grade - anything new can seem impossible to them. So I frequently break it into chunks. Then afterwards we reflect and discuss why we thought we couldn't do it, etc. Just keeping them with a growth mindset. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    Adorable GIF! And... I totally agree! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @TinaSciumbata
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A7: #GoogleExpeditions is a great way to experience to places, events, and learning! https://t.co/Sz7GqTD63C #LearnLAP
  • room46 Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A6: Using technology is new to our younger Ss. Watching them become proficient in using new programs and creating videos, slideshows navigating through the school network has been a real blessing. #LearnLAP #EduGIFS
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A7: I think modeling questioning is key, at least for me in math. I start to ask a lot of questions so we can arrive at conclusions, and when a student beats me to the next question or asks something really insightful, I 100% celebrate that! #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
      Q7: .“It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in my life.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How can we open our students' eyes to new experiences and allow them to become “Curiouser and curiouser”? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    AWESOME! Keep 'em moving! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @MS_TechTeacher
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A7: Have a culture in my classroom so students are brave enough to try, explore, fail, try again... gives them the bravery to try new things and develop curiosity. #LearnLAP
  • TrnCng89602005 Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    Carson Shaddy #UbiE3 #LearnLAP #PCGamingShow Rapture Rejects https://t.co/uk8UitD18E
  • mrselgie Jun 11 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    Shucks! I was out with my grade partner shopping for our friend trip lunch on Wed. And missed the chat. 😟#learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ LAST QUESTION... Q8 IS UP IN 1 MINUTE!!! ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    YES! Oh, and favorite GIF! Looks like me trying to keep up with tonight's #LearnLAP chat! LOL!!! 🔹☠️✨
    In reply to @CristinaDajero
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Same here. Work at an international school, and the Ss define themselves by their grades (even when the parents don’t put any pressure on them). I constantly have to reason with them on this. I don’t get a grade, or number, as a T. How do I know I’m doing well. #learnLAP
    In reply to @jenhencken
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Nice! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @MS_TechTeacher
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Awesome! They are LUCKY to have you!🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @jenhencken
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A5: I am having them use Google Sites, @teambiteable, graphic organizers, then use things like jigsaw, minute writing, and others to create critical thought and discussion. #LearnLAP
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A6 Having students create Wonder Walls, Passion Lists and Buckets Lists gives me great insight into their passions and great writing tasks #LearnLAP
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A7 Listen to Ss feedback and acting on it is a start! Understanding Ss need time to explore both in the classroom and outside. Framing lessons with student choice keeps Ss motivated and curious. #LearnLAP
  • MsJ_Rod_P Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A7: Hands down.. giving them choice and time to explore!! #learnlap
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Can’t wait to see! My granddaughter just graduated 8th grade. All the graduates spoke. I was so proud so I know what you mean. #learnlap
    In reply to @Perednia
  • theresaklambert Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Students have “statements” they can go get and put on their desk so they can move from I can’t on the learning grid, to I’ll try. The premade statements are -stuck on vocabulary word, need a strategy to get started, I can’t read the text ..#Learnlap
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • AP_MikeMiller Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A7: I like the idea of using genius hour for this; but anything gives students choice and doesn’t limit this interest. I hate it when I see a kids start a project or a conversation and it is curved because an adult doesn’t think it is going to work. Let them go for it! #LearnLAP
  • tchrmom04 Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Q7: I try to have a hook in my lessons to keep them curious. But in 1st grade it is hard because there are so many levels of students in my class. Curious for 1 is giving up for another and vice versa. But keeping it interesting keeps me on my toes as well. #learnlap
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    And check out @KaizenaHQ when giving feedback in Google Docs! :) #LearnLAP
    • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:48 PM EDT
      A7: More feedback. Not enough time for 1:1? Use @Screencastify and give them verbal feedback! You can talk so much quicker than you can type/write. #LearnLAP
      • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:47 PM EDT
        Q7: .“It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in my life.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ How can we open our students' eyes to new experiences and allow them to become “Curiouser and curiouser”? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A6: We talk a lot about growth mindset and even have a weekly growth mindset goal. We discuss famous failures and research failures. This makes them more comfortable to try new things and fail. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    Q8: “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What lesson/experience have you created for students that really sparked their imaginations? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • Stella_Pollard Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    I do love @KaizenaHQ ! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @PaulSolarz, @KaizenaHQ, @KaizenaHQ
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    A7) I think I personally try to transform my room into locations, allow my Ss to connect via twitter, and research things they want to know more about #geniushour #VR #LearnLAP
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    A7. We need to share our passion of the subject areas with them, allow Ss voice and choice and leading the way! Alllow for exploration, experimentation, dissection, challenges, creative writings, etc.#learnlap
  • SteinbrinkLaura Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    Sorry @KimSnodgrass and #LearnLAP crew! Need to do a few things before #tlap , so I'm off to be productive! :)
  • EmmyWalters2 Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    A7: by respecting Ss ideas and allowing them express their thoughts #LearnLAP #edu5213SBU
  • Dale_Chu Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    Says to me that your students really trust you, Christy. #LearnLAP
    In reply to @TeacherInOz
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A8 ✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨💖☠️✨ CREATING COUNTRIES As part of our classroom game, students created countries and characters! They developed their county's culture & customs. Their imaginations ran wild! Check it out! https://t.co/9TPlh2T5R5 #LearnLAP
  • MrPStrunk Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    Hope my #learnlap friends will consider joining the party in #waledchat when @PHausTech takes the reins and we reflect on believing! Train your dragon and fly on over! https://t.co/dahjiz8MPV @PaulSolarz @MrsAsztalos
  • EduGladiators Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    🌱SATURDAY #EduGladiators Summer Series continues w/our friend @ellendamore leading us! Don't miss this chat or the FB community convo happening NOW 📲https://t.co/sYHQZuX95G #learnLAP #AoBEdChat @nasbe #USMSpark18 #WGEDD #ALedchat #pln365 #scichat @Demetrius_Ball @ASCD @mskb26
  • mr_hayes Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A7: I have to work on changing my Ss’ mindset. They limit themselves by their overfocus on grades. It is a real struggle. When I have succeeded, the Ss grow in confidence and in outlook. #LearnLAP
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THE RIDE DOWN THE #LearnLAP THREAD! So many WONDERful ideas shared tonight!!🔹☠️✨
    In reply to @mrselgie
  • kris_lilley Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    This has been a game changer in my class. Ah the field trips and discoveries available are amazing. #learnlap
    In reply to @CrabtreeEDU
  • HowardKiyuna Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A7: Genius times: Shared spreadsheet for submissions/shopping lists. used up my monthly budget. Most importantly I said YES. Or a Try Something Different 2 wk project instead of HW. #LearnLap
  • mrs_janusz Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A7: Dedicate time at the beginning of the year to help cultivate a safe and supportive classroom environment. Students are more open to new challenges and risks when they feel a part of a strong community! #LearnLAP
  • MrsRChambers Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A7 expose them to course material & then let free to wonder. @pmg12 discusses curiosity in his book The Wonderwall -great read! This needs to be nurtured at a young age, b/c I can tell you a lot of Ss have had the curiosity beaten out of them by the time they get to HS. #learnlap
  • DramaLitandTech Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A7: I'm not being flippant, but we just need to give them time. Time to question, to explore, to even become curious. We get on the hamster wheel of coverage, and we forget about just giving Ss to let the learning and ideas sink in. #LearnLAP
  • MS_TechTeacher Jun 11 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    A6-My school uses the AR program for reading. I encourage students that don’t like to read to listen to the books while they follow along. I also have given students Reading Calendars to help them stay motivated to read! #LearnLAP #middleschool
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A6: I am handing over the objectives & lessons for my govt class of future Ts to them so they have to learn, plan, and teach the lessons to each other. We are going to stay at the top of Bloom’s all semester and get them creating to prep for their own classes. #LearnLAP
  • CrabtreeEDU Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A8: I’m double dipping, but we did a google expedition to places like Jamestown, battles like Gettysburg, and even Ford’s Theater. Learning by immersion! #LearnLAP
  • teaching_power Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A8) I loved having my Ss hunt through a Greek labrynth in the building, search for the constitution, and work at a crazy bakery #LearnLAP
  • MrFrascaEng Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A8 Creative narrative writing. Also, sketchnoting and group free verse poem writing have both yielded to some amazing creativity. Activities allowed the imagination space to thrive. #LearnLAP
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A8: I feel like my answer is the same for several questions. But basically pbl's and just listening to their interests like dancing the salsa. They also wanted to bring in authentic Hispanic food which I of course allowed. Primarily allowing what they're interested in
  • CristinaDajero Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    Tonight’s #learnLAP chat has been WONDERful 😉
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • khoggardGRT Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A7 Always allowing for time to question, ponder, and wonder. Exploring topics that Ss are curious about. Having a parking lot or wonder wall for questions that come up and allowing Ss time to research and create more questions based on their findings! Genius hour!!!! #LearnLAP
    In reply to @KimSnodgrass
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! Don't be late to #LearnLAP again! Sign up for free REMIND'ers via text or email here (I forgot to do one today - sorry!): https://t.co/7Ga9QqNfq9
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    A8: my 8th graders did a blogging project where they created a federalist or republican character and blogged f on that persp crime as they lived during the first 5 presidents. Check it out at https://t.co/piKoJWxZ00 #learnlap
  • Mrs_Koppers Jun 11 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    Sometimes this is how I feel at work #LearnLAP
  • dubioseducator Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    Thank you @KimSnodgrass Glad I was able to join in #LearnLAP
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    A7: Incorporate student choice/voice to increase engagement. Provide driving questions and learning that requires time to complete. Many Ss want immediacy and it’s OK for lessons to take more than a day. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    CRAZY thankful that you joined me on #LearnLAP tonight! 🔹☠️✨
    In reply to @SteinbrinkLaura
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    A8. One of their favoite lessons was creating magic mud and slime and doing a comparison/contrast study of the two substances! #learnlap
  • teachermike72 Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    A8: We do a muckraking project where Ss have to analyze a societal problem, come up with a solution, and then give the class specific ways to make that solution a reality. One of the best projects we have ever done. #learnlap
  • LindaEdwardsi Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    A7 Getting involved in the World makes them curious. We have had great experiences with Virtual Field Trips, Collaborations with other classes in North America and Australia and we are currently working in #GridPals with Lakeshore CSD in the States #LearnLAP
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP A8: Also I just recalled one of my students during her pbl created QR codes and the kids loved going through the school building finding the links to the answers for her questions! Kids loved getting out of the classroom for a little while.
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ Thank you for a WONDERful chat, #LearnLAP Crew! YOU'RE A LOVELY BUNCH! You're next adventure begins in 2 minutes at #TLAP chat with @jennifer_burdis & @burgessdave! #EduNinja ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ #LearnLAP @PaulSolarz #EduGIFs
  • PaulSolarz - Moderator Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this week's #LearnLAP, especially @KimSnodgrass for moderating such a great chat! Please join us next week as @Rdene915 moderates. TOPIC: “See me, Know Me, Grow Me”: Relationships and engagement in learning and growing!
  • DeanaElmore Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    Thanks @KimSnodgrass for a great #LearnLAP chat!! It has been WONDERful!
  • TeacherInOz Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    A8: Used PGViewer where Ss could build just about anything. I had Ss create something, then write How-To instructions so that another S could replicate the object. This got imagination going, Ss able to share how to do new things in app, & learn technical writing #LearnLAP
  • teacherstenger Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    Dressing up in characters and face painting really hook the younger grade levels. My profile pic is me at our field day and I had so many Ss coming up to me throughout the day asking who I was and why I was "dressed up". #learnlap
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
      Q8: “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What lesson/experience have you created for students that really sparked their imaginations? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • MsJachymiak Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    Thank you @KimSnodgrass for an amazing chat! #Learnlap
  • gwena_walker Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    #LearnLAP @KimSnodgrass Thank you so much for a fun chat tonight! I learned something new.
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    My 7th graders created a character and blogged as though they were living during the Middle Ages. They chose a castle, created a coat of arms, went on a Crusade and did a simulation to see if they survived th Black Death. #learnlap
  • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    Oh, thank you! 🔹☠️✨#LearnLAP
    In reply to @CristinaDajero
  • OfficerJohn326 Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    A8) I have a lockdown protocol i call SPAR, and a lesson that i call “Rethink School Safety”. It is based on allowing Ts and Ss become more empowered when it comes to school safety policies and drills. Allowing a Roundtable discussion allows for ideas to be traded! #learnLAP
  • MrFrascaEng Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    It’s amazing how much can be learned how much can be learned through twitter chats. Thanks, #LearnLAP !
  • TinaSciumbata Jun 11 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    A8: In previous years, I had Ss create Facebook pages for Greek gods & goddesses. They loved it and were super creative! #LearnLAP
  • TeachingJam Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    A8 I think the teachers had more fun than the kids with role playing as Text Feature Surgeons #LearnLAP
  • MsGiercykBASD Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    A8: so in college I took non-Euclidean geometry (I’d call it “weird geometry” if you’re not mathy). Several concepts are super accessible to high school Ss - showing them a triangle with 3 right angles or a circle that looks like a square shows them anything is possible #LearnLAP
    • KimSnodgrass Jun 11 @ 8:54 PM EDT
      Q8: “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ♠️📖♦️🔑⏰🐰👑♥️☕️🎩🐇♣️ What lesson/experience have you created for students that really sparked their imaginations? #LearnLAP #EduGIFs
  • TraceyEnser Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    A8: Ss had to create something that would help save our oceans. #learnlap
  • moler3031 Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    My typing is extremely poor. Sorry. #learnlap
  • jenhencken Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    A8: working on their metacognition when it comes to study strategies allows them to reflect and create active learning opportunities that allow for collaboration and immediate feedback #staringisnotstudying #learnlap
  • gdorn1 Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    Thank You! #learnlap
  • EffectualEdu Jun 11 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    A7: I bring in people who are professionals in the related fields so they can teach about the applications of the content in real life; elected officials, lobbyists, campaign managers, journalists, etc. I want them to dig into it. #LearnLAP