A chat that offers middle school teachers a chance to have a collaborative discussion about a different topic each week. Our topics change from week to week, ranging from Common Core State Standards to Character Education. During the chat, participants exchanges ideas and resources. The chat group ranges in size each week from 10 to 50+ participants. Discussion can be general talking about instructional style or process to specific. Recently members of the chat group help each other create lessons.
Phil from Northern Virginia. I teach 6/7 US History I&II and am the founder of #waledchat (Thurs @ 9pm ET) and #Edusations (Youtube). Thrilled to be here! #mschat
A1 I learn best when I can absorb myself in the content. I really love EdCamps, interactive conferences and workshops. I also like an occasional podcast or video. #mschat
A1: I learn best when I'm focused and ready to learn. It doesn't matter how or who I learn from - I just have to be in the headspace to learn, prepared to walk away with something powerful. Intentionally looking for greatness leads to major growth. #mschat#amle2018
A1: I best learn from writing about and talking about books I've read with others who have read them... And even better would be to then see the authors present! #amle2018#mschat
A1: Conversations with educators (like Twitter Chats) and hands-on PD where we are actually producing something we can readily use in the classroom. #mschat
I saw that on twitter! I've been following along. I definitely want to go next year! Need more time with middle school people! My background is elem education, but moved to middle 3 years ago & I LOVE IT. #amle2018#mschat
A1. I learn best thru personal interaction with my PLN - distance makes that hard though so reading blogs, listening to Voxer, twitter chats are great. #mschat
A1) I learn best from collaboration and working with my teammates. I love working building upon others ideas and experiences to create something great! #MSchat
I learn best when I am able to connect with resources. I need to ask questions, and I need to engage- huh😯 sounds like Middle School :) #amle2018#mschat
A2 I try to pick one thing to implement as quickly as possible into my teaching. The sooner you turn it into practice, the more likely it will "stick" #mschat
A2: Sharing is caring I blog (https://t.co/DacioI4EWA), host a Youtube show to expand learning (https://t.co/tFjvnT6iL0), and have conversations with others in my school. This is all aside from finding practical applications for my own classroom! #mschat
A2 When info is from a conference I look for sessions around a topic that I can easily plug new ideas into With Twitter chats I will sometimes try something on the fly to see how it looks #mschat
Great question!
A2: I write/blog about it, chat about it with others, ask students about it, try it out with one class first, then write about it again.
#mschat & envious of those at #AMLE2018
A2: I try to reflect on a learning experience as a whole, then discuss with colleagues (specifically my co-teacher) and aim to try something new based on the learning. #mschat
This. So many people give up because it didn’t go as expected. Implementing change takes extra time in the beginning, but often ends up kore effective/efficient #Changetheory#mschat
A3: @jason16oz taught me about video-gaming assessments. Mario: do the problem again and again till everyone gets it. Pokémon: when you get the problem right, it evolves to the next level. #AMLE2018#mschat
A3 Spent most of #NSTA18 in sessions about assessment; formative & summative Took away new ideas to try, & made my mind grind out some new ones of my own #mschat
A3. Flipgrid is a tool that has allowed collaboration and feedback to occur more effectively; learned it from a colleague. Cannot wait to use with our parents so they are more connected to our school. #mschat
A3) I am currently digging design thinking. I love thinking about how this connects with my work in #geniushour. I learned it a conference but took it back to my team right away to put into action! #designthinking#mschat
A3: Setting a goal & working hard to reach it is worth every second of the struggle. I learned that this summer through #DBC50Summer where I read, reflected, blogged about, & created an implementation plan for each of the first 50 @dbc_inc books. #mschat#amle2018
A3: Last year was my first year in a Montessori school, so I've been learning A LOT about the method. Best thing I've learned -- through experience, not just reading research -- is that grades are unnecessary and detrimental to learning. #mschat
A3: The biggest game changer for me in the past few years has been @Voxer, both professionally and personally. So appreciative of the groups I belong to! #mschat
A4 Only one? How about a few? @ToddWhitaker because of his practical advice. @Joe_Sanfelippo because of his intensity for his school. @gcouros because he always makes me think. #mschat
A4: Wow, Todd... that's a fantastic question! I would have to go with @burgessdave - engaging, enthusiastic, and insanely high energy. #mschat#amle2018
A4: Really enjoyed when @E_Sheninger came to our division's first Innovation Conference. Such a dynamic speaker, his passion and optimism about education is inspiring. Felt affirmed and challenged to keep finding new heights to reach! #mschat
A4: @Beyond_the_Desk is a great presenter- everything I want from a teacher! - She’s engaging, funny, kind, and informed- I use worksheet busters all the time #mschat
A4 - Dave Sheppard is one of my favorite! Met him when I was facilitating at my first @AMLE conference. He is hilarious & engaging. His strategies for connecting with kids and classroom management make sense and work #mschat
This! Another reason why we teach kids about each other’s changing bodies... Every Male Can Learn From What This Boy Did When a Girl Got Her First Period https://t.co/h1Lwe167KP#HealthEd#mschat
A3: We’ve learned through experience that education is also about building resiliency in youth & teaching them effective ways to manage their emotions. #SEL#mschat
A4 Just saw @Joe_Sanfelippo at a @nyscate workshop and he was AH-MAZING and inspiring. I love a presenter that reminds us that we are teachers (no just about it!) #mschat
At first, it feels bad when no one comments on your blog. Now it just feels normal ;) and I write it mostly for ME - for documenting and reflecting. #mschat
a5: top element - a willingness to share ideas - I love listening to presenters and getting new ideas, but I equally love processing with people #mschat
4) My all time faves are @rickwormeli2@burgessdave and @BrianMendler . each do more than validate what you believe but send you away questioning everything you've ever done, inspiring you to do better. #mschat
A5 The best ones I have been to have a variety of voices, choice in what or how to learn, and time to process the learning. Lunch provided is always nice too! #mschat
A5 A variety of learning spaces that aren't all "sit and get". Round table discussions that go where the conversation takes them. Breaks in the schedule so real conversations can take place. #mschat#AMLE2018
A5: It must have incredible people and social functions to inspire attendees to get out of their comfort zone and talk with folks they don't know. #mschat#amle2018
A5) a great conference is one I can be at...or one that at least has a lot of interaction on social media like this so I can still feel inspired beyond the sessions. #mschat#amle2018
A5: I LOVE panels where the participants ask questions of the experts! Feels more relevant, more authentic. Love that it's less rehearsed and you get to see presenters in a more relaxed environment. #mschat#amle2018
A great conference has time to discuss... and is affordable enough to bring a teammate so the collaboratjon and action planning can start right away! #mschat
Twitter remains the best connection to great resources! As a mom, teacher, advocate, presenter... I need my PD on my time and I need the support #mschat#amle2018
Loved learning with y'all #mschat! Thanks so much for letting me join you! So glad I followed @MrPStrunk here tonight! I have followed *SO* many of you and can't wait to continue the learning! Hope to meet many of you at #amle2019! #amle2018
A5- it’s my first Twitter chat so I’m watching how it’s done! Tracy from St Charles IL here. I’m organizing my first conference (with help of over 20 mindful educators) so taking notes on your responses to this question! #mschat
Voxer is asynchronous communication, like Twitter, but you can do more than just text. You can leave voice messages, too. Find @D4Griffin3 at the conference and he can show you in real life! #mschat
