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I am Craig Kemp, Head of Educational Technology in Singapore & co-mod of #whatisschool Please introduce yourself, your location & role and tag some colleagues
Hi everyone at #whatisschool! Jennifer here super pumped for this chat tonight! Ready to reflect on 2018! 3 individuals that have made a positive difference in my year: @spirrison@Anamaria_Knight@mrkempnz
Hello #whatisschool chums, I’m a former Principal and now a freelance consultant working with U.K. schools trying to connect writers with audience and purpose. I’ve been doing what I do for 7 years now and still struggle to define it in a tweet!
Can’t refuse a personal invitation from @mexusmx! Lauren from New York, currently in Seattle to give a workshop on integrating #SEL and wellness into the academic classroom. #whatisschool
Mark, you always know how to "make a nothing day seem worthwhile!" Appreciate the nod in #whatisschool. Thanks for your kindness and I am honored to be on that list, Friend.
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@ShiftParadigm, @stephenkelley85, @leonie_hastings, @PegGrafwallner, @cvarsalona, @ConnellySue, @miss_baumeister, @egchapma, @laurie_azzi
Awesome! I didn’t realize the power I wielded! Such an important topic! We may need to have you come to Mexico City to do a repeat performance! #WhatIsSchool
A1 Montessori Middle School Teacher - integrating Social Studies and ELA, but I would love to move toward equity or curriculum. Helping schools create diverse communities of engaged learners is my dream! #whatisschool
A1: My current role is Head of Digital Learning and Innovation at @SAISSingapore leading technology integration learning and support across 2 campuses, 3000+ students and 500 staff #whatisschool
A1: My roles for 2018:
Education strategist at @participate
Professor at @SaintLeoUniv
Roles I'd love to add in for the future:
Leader of global study trips for educators 🌏🌍🌎
#whatisschool
A1: I'm an English teacher mainly. I would consider teaching Humanities or Theory of Knowledge. I don't think I'd like to work outside of the classroom at this time! (love it too much.) #whatisschool
#whatisschool -Good Evening - Tama Trotti here from Atlanta. I'm hoping @ReeseCares joins this chat as I know she would like it. All my #PLN has made a positive diff in my year! Won't be able to stay too long, but will read the feeds after.
A1 My two roles in 2018 were 6th grade English teacher and author of books on empowering students and teachers. I took a leave of absence from the former to do more of the latter. But I’d like to find a formal role that brings the two together. #whatisschool
A1 my role in education is as a high school science teacher teaching #biology and #APES. I would love to consider something that allows me to work more directly with #edtech and still work with my environmental science Ss. #whatisschool
A1 Is it just me or is finding a career path in education much harder than other jobs. Lots of room for growth, but not a lot of new places to branch out to #whatisschool
A1: Head of Technologies/Design. Food Tech/Innovation teacher @HelenaCollege Two future roles? Deputy Principal and at some stage, would love to run a school. #whatisschool
A1: I want to be able to share my experience and knowledge globally to support more schools in transforming the digital learning experience at their schools - I love helping others succeed #whatisschool
A1: From Jan-June I taught an Autism (ASD) class & a kindergarten class. July, special education summer school teacher. Sept-Dec I now teach a Gr 1-3 special needs class & am my schools Digital (tech) Lead. In the future, I’d like to continue in Spec Ed for now. #WhatIsSchool
A1 - In 2018 I was a Technology Coordinator, ACAMIS Tech Committee Chair, Volleyball coach and mentor. Looking ahead... maybe similar roles in a new location (2020) or moving into an admin role some day. #whatisschool
A1: I’m in my 12th year of teaching 1st grade!! I’d love to do something with mentoring new teachers!! Also, would love to assist more teachers in doing #globalcollaboration! #whatisschool
A1:science teacher dept leader . In the near future Want to use my voice in a larger arena ( not just my dept /classroom)to promote #equity equity, #PBL and education focusing on community, #SEL & risk taking in teaching #whatisschool
A1: In 2018, I was a Grade 7 classroom teacher at #ISManila. Looking forward - maybe a Program or Grade level leader. I want to start presenting more at conferences! #whatisschool
A1: Last school year I was an instructional coach K-8 and this September I started as a K-8 Math Consultant in my board. Looking ahead, perhaps Spec. Ed. Resource Teacher #WhatIsSchool
A1: I have been teacher, coach, head of dept, EdTech Director and more! My goal is to make an impact in whatever I do and to help others achieve their goals and to spark their creativity! #whatisschool
Hello! Sara here from Texas where I teach 6th-8th grade GT ELAR. Only three? That's really hard! I haven't been on Twitter for a year, but I'll go with @KarenGreen5, @MrOverstreet101, and @mjjohnson1216! Each has brought something positive to my world. #whatisschool
Q2) What new types of learning opportunities did you pursue in 2018? What was an area in which you grew as a professional? How do you think that will change the way you enter into 2019? #whatisschool
Q2: What new types of learning opportunities did you pursue in 2018? What was an area in which you grew as a professional? How do you think that will change the way you enter into 2019? #whatisschool
So excited to see so many people here at #whatisschool to celebrate 2018 and look forward to 2019 in the last #whatisschool chat of 2018! Be sure to connect and follow everyone here - let's live and grow together @JenWilliamsEdu
A2: I spoke at a STEM conference and also to a group of educational app developers about the needs of teachers. Both were great and stretched me for very different reasons. Looking forward to more in 2019! #whatisschool
I am working on my Masters in Education @CofCehhp They have an amazing program on Teacher Advocacy with concentrations on diverse learners, curriculum, and PBL #whatisschool
A2- I’m focused on learning more about STEAM and maker education for the 2018-19 school year. I believe this holds many exciting as relevant opportunities for students. #whatisschool
A2: I continued to develop professionally throughout 2018. As a school we achieved a @BritishCouncil International award, I have been developing literacy through radio and spoke at a music conference as a total music non-specialist #whatisschool
A2 I’ve apparently been on Twitter since 2013 but didn’t start using it until 2018, and that’s been a huge learning opportunity. I also like to think my writing is improving. #whatisschool
A2: I did wrote a blog post every week in 2018. This amount of reflection is so helpful. I read lots of full length books instead of tweets and articles. So helpful. In 2019, I'm going to read only ONE teacher book so that I have to read deeply and take action. #whatisschool
A1: This year I've been a classroom teacher, a PD trainer, a conference attender/presenter/learner, an admin advisor, a blogger, a website creator, and a Twitter PLNer. #whatisschool
A2 We organized 2 PDs this year and also led my school to look at flexible seating and interactive discussions. 2019 promises to be a good one #whatisschool
A2: I have recently explored Google in a more detailed way and working towards completing my level 2 certified educator training - that is a goal for February 2019 #whatisschool
That's good going, George. I didn't manage it every week but as regularly as I could. Having @DeputyMitchell back in school again has inspired me to do more #whatisschool
A2: attended @edcampottawa & read many books. Also, I learn a lot by DOING & by asking other Ts. So I did a lot of that. My knowledge in Special Education grew a lot this year. I’m excited to see what more I can learn to best support my Ss as I continue in this role #WhatIsSchool
A1) my two roles this year I’d say is 1) to spark appreciation and interest in Digital Citizenship in my school and 2) to support teachers with whatever they want to know from coding to using the Makerspace. #whatisschool
A2: I attended several conferences in 2018 & even presented at 2 of them! I’ve grown so much this year in my practices, beliefs, and discovered a true passion for #globalcollaboration. I’m excited to see where 2019 leads me on my educational journey! #whatisschool
#whatisschool A2: I worked on Google Cert. Level 1 and would like to work on Level 2 - as it has really helped me grow with learning lots of new things with Google. Apologies, I have to bow out - happy holidays to you all and will read the feeds later. cheers.
A1: I'm our building specialist for GT ELAR. The Ss stay with me for 6th-8th grade. In the future, I really want to be an instructional specialist on a middle school or high school campus. I'd also love to be a GT coordinator in a small district looking to grow! #whatisschool
A2 reading the book Standards-based Classroom: making learning the goal has allowed me to become more informed on best practices for #SBG. This will allow me to better develop assessments and providing feedback that are aligned with #SBG in 2019. #whatisschool
A2 I presented at conferences, started blogging, and collaborating with teachers within my district and from all over through social media. 2018 was a great year for reflecting and trying new things! On to 2019! #whatisschool
Q2: What new types of learning opportunities did you pursue in 2018? What was an area in which you grew as a professional? How do you think that will change the way you enter into 2019? #whatisschool
Although I did it in 2017, I see some mentioning this. Google Certification! I definitely recommend it as a learning opportunity. I did both Level 1&2. So helpful! #WhatIsSchool
A2) I’ve been very fortunate this year and have learned a lot. I’ve taken lots of Digital Citizenship courses, I became a @CommonSenseEd Ambassdor, I’ve been included in @AppleEDU events and have been a member of our Powerschool rollout committee. #whatisschool
Q2) What new types of learning opportunities did you pursue in 2018? What was an area in which you grew as a professional? How do you think that will change the way you enter into 2019? #whatisschool
A2: our school is accredited and authorized by several agencies so I have been trying to learn the particulars of each and build a culture of continuous improvement #whatisschool
#whatisschool a2 Studying EAL showed me how tough it is to learn a language when you dont hear the differences. Making meaning in mind is tough. Never realized how tough English is. So weird
A2) Doing a cover teacher role gave me an opportunity and time to pursue some of my passions. I have been spending lot of time birdwatching and bird photography and thinking of doing a picture book for children. Hope I put efforts to work on it in 2019. #whatisschool
Digital Citizenship is on my list of to dos for next year, Heather. Have you come across @joinbubble It may be something you are interested in and free #whatisschool
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@techstarteacher, @CommonSenseEd, @AppleEDU, @joinbubble
A3 -- school-wide initiatives? I experience them vicariously through friends, PLN, and so on. Learning lots, and am frequently reminded of the challenging nature of most school-wide initiatives #whatisschool
A2: Always a learner. Pursued PD focused on instructional leadership. Have grown and look forward to further growth in facilitating PD on a larger scale. Will be a key part of moving into system-level PD. #WhatIsSchool
A2: I have completed my MIE, and Google L1 will be soon. I have also spent a lot of time mastering Makerspace concepts. I am going to tackle a new blog and conference presentation in the coming months. #whatisschool
A2 I'm trying to remove the bricks and mortar and get outside more. Look at the whole school ground as a learning landscape and naturalize it and creat spaces for inquiry, student gardens, etc, etc. #whatisschool
A2: I went from a small nontraditional learning learning environment to a large nontraditional learning environment. There is a huge learning curve but it's what I wanted. I knew to better serve kids I needed to understand a setting I had very knowledge of.
#whatisschool
A3: Using our @iste focussed model we rolled out a school-wide Digital Citizenship framework led by @techstarteacher K-12 that has helped us justify how and why digital citizenship fits within the curriculum #whatisschool
#whatisschool Presenting regionally and at the state level. I grew as a professional because I am improving in my leadership skills- I am constantly looking for new ways to stretch my leadership in mindfulness and education
Q2: What new types of learning opportunities did you pursue in 2018? What was an area in which you grew as a professional? How do you think that will change the way you enter into 2019? #whatisschool
A3: School-wide initiatives included using education radio to develop reading, writing and speaking and listening. Also #100wc and #fivesc for developing writing through blogging. Plus @joinbubble for #digcit and @WhiteRoseMaths#whatisschool
A3 Were looking at our school culture: teacher:teacher and all of our school family together. I’ve also had a blast in our district’s first EdTech Team and OER committees. I’ve learned more is possible with more participation and more discussions of edu philosophy! #whatisschool
#whatisschool a1 Do you know I never realized what a golden noose permanency was. I'd love to look at #languagelearning intervention work and ditto on big pucture #numeracy
A3 @ncpa_china is working on defining what #academic excellence and #social excellence mean for our school. This was great work on better aligningniur mission statement with what we are actually doing. I was able to see other great perspectives on how they’re used. #whatisschool
A1: Ast Principal was my 2018 role. In 2019, I am potentially considering returning to football but I’m not 100% sure, but I will be involved in the offseason weight lifting program this year to help give the athletes a positive place to get strong #whatisschool
#whatisschool A1. I'm the Physical Education teacher and serve as the bus manager for the morning. It provides me the opportunity to greet the students
when they arrive in the morning. I try to make sure that they are greeted with smiles, high fives and positive comments.
A3: in my school earlier this year we implemented #sketchnote as part of our school learning plan, applying it to math. I loved it & my Ss did too! (I taught kindergarten Ss to sketchnote). I’ve also discovered I enjoy it myself & tend to use it when taking notes. #WhatIsSchool
A3: we are implementing Readers Workshop in K-2 with the help of the fantastic @EnidMartinez and also reviewing our math program with the invaluable support of @KMLetwinsky so you could say we have been busy... #whatisschool
A3 I can happily say, besides getting Montessori Trained, we did not employ any new initiatives in ELA or SS. We focused on refining our skills, improving instruction, and increasing student feedback #whatisschool
A3) we rolled out our first cycle of @iste standards, global collaborator and Digital Citizenship school wide. I learned that baby steps is key is implementing something new, and doing it correctly to for greater buyin. #whatisschool
A3: We rolled out our new Digital Learning model focussed on the @iste standards to develop the skillsets of our staff to impact student learning. With this we also introduced 2 non-negotiables for all staff to be Apple Certified & Common sense certified teachers #whatisschool
Enjoying #whatisschool tonight. Really interested in Q3!! Love finding out what’s going on in schools! I’ve seen some great things! Check out this mini farm in a Quad in an inner city school in Birmingham.
A2: I've been playing around with a lot of different kinds of image/video tech:SketchNotes, Adobe Sketch, Doodly - finding new ways to be creative/artistic. Best professional growth = Twitter! It's definitely prepared me to be a better educator in 2019! #whatisschool
A2: I committed to Twitter, & it has grown me exponentially! The opportunity to share new ideas & encouragement has really inspired my teaching. I'll continue to grow cognitive creativity in my Ss & work on building community outside of our classroom. #whatisschool
A2 I finally got out of my comfort zone and started integrating edtech in my classes. I'm so thankful to fellow educators here in Twitter who share their experiences. I find these very motivating, something I'll definitely carry on to 2019. #whatisschool
A3 @ncpa_china is working on defining what #academic excellence and #social excellence mean for our school. This was great work on better aligning our mission statement with what we are actually doing. I was able to see other great perspectives on how they’re used. #whatisschool
I did the same with K-3 w/ Readers Workshop. Saw dramatic (and fast) results! Kids LOVING to read and learn! Beautiful thing! #whatisschool Best of luck!
A3: We rolled out our new Digital Learning model focussed on the @iste standards to develop the skillsets of our staff to impact student learning. With this we also introduced 2 non-negotiables for all staff to be Apple Certified & Common sense certified teachers #whatisschool
Hi all #whatisschool team, this is Pravin Vaz, Outreach Coordinator for Engineering and Computer Science at Victoria University in Wellington. Kia Ora from NZ.
A3: School-wide initiatives included focusing on developmental progressions, assessment for learning tools, and elevating the use of @ctfosnot number strings K-8 to develop automaticity and focus on number relationships. Learned the importance of relational trust. #WhatIsSchool
A1. #whatisschool@JenWilliamsEdu@mrkempnz At this point I'm looking at retirement with over 30 years in public education and expanding my blogging and speak at tech conferences.
#whatisschool I help inspire the #characterstrong initiative at our school to help teachers and students we the importance of mindfulness and kindness- I learned not every one has buy in- you need to connect to the activities and when you get passionate so do our students
It's great role modelling to get out of your comfort zone, isn't it Patrick? I've been leading whole school ocarina assemblies this year. Not trained or confident with music, but have enthusiasm! #whatisschool
A1 I teach high schools for work with USD for their PD courses. I’d love to be 50/50 teacher and Innovation TOSA; someday, a teacher credential program and other roles which work with incoming teachers to redesign what we call “school.” #whatisschool
A3 I am helping with our Social Justice committee this year for the first time. Our Poverty Action Week is in the spring. I’m excited to be helping with this schoolwide service project. @ShiftParadigm@JenWilliamsEdu@mrkempnz#whatisschool
A1 I teach high school ELA & work with USD for their PD courses. I’d love to be 50/50 teacher and Innovation TOSA; someday, a teacher credential program and other roles which work with incoming teachers to redesign what we call “school.” #whatisschool
A3: I have been part of developing a new website, mentored a whole new design department and have been focusing on collaborative learning! I have learned that goal orientation is vital to success #whatisschool
A3: Also this year we've started an oral history project,. recording and documenting the memories of the local community for future generations. #WhatIsSchool
#whatisschool a1 Not just you @MrViscidi it is also super challenging to set up new ideas in education. Ed is a tough institution to move cube rather than spheroid
Hey #WhatIsSchool please join me Friday’s 4:30PST/6:30CST/7:30EST alternating Fridays - tomorrow #teachmindful and next week #stucentclass so both chats now Fridays 🌲🎄⭐️
A2. #whatisschool Applying what I teach as an example to other #physicaleducation teachers that we are still important and do contribute to the learning culture of the school. Using #Twitter and #LinkedIn to post content, photos and video of my teaching and students participation
I think in 2019 I'd like to expand my coding ideas and find out what people are doing with Scratch so that I can offer my @CodeClub greater breadth of experience #whatisschool
A3- STEAM is a new initiative for us this year. I’ve learned much about the theory and the practice and I’m excited to learn more. Our Learning Lab has been a place of tinkering and exploring this year and it’s been great to watch the students involved #whatisschool
Thank you. We did a live broadcast on our station @wwipradio from our local residential care home today and the residents sang carols live on air. Amazing! #whatisschool
A4: I have found the greatest way to connect students to the world, @EmpaticoOrg which YOU should try too --> https://t.co/VlX3lL5vHP So easy and effective to add value to your classroom - this is a MUST for anyone's classroom in 2019 #whatisschool
A4 In 2019, we want to expand our internship program for students by making sure placements are in the best interest of all parties and increasing bridges to school projects #whatisschool
A4 This year my students did the Letters About Literature contest. Later in the year we wrote comics about literature depicting how particular books had an impact on us. #WhatIsSchool
Thanks Jen! I started with exploring @Blackboard, then @Flipgrid. After a while I tried out a little appsmashing with Flipgrid and @Screencastify. Ss loved it and were very appreciative. @Mentimeter also elicited oohs and aahs. Thanks for introducing it @mrkempnz! #whatisschool
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@JenWilliamsEdu, @Blackboard, @Flipgrid, @Screencastify, @Mentimeter, @mrkempnz
#whatisschool I love Breakout EDU #breakoutedu and #nearpod but I think my favorite is podcasting with #audacity and I plan on continuing to use all 3 and add in some more ADI
I use Chromebooks & Smartboard quite a bit in my Spec Ed class. I also use @ZonesOfReg curriculum to help students learn about self-reg & tools to help them. Low tech: lots of headphones, visual schedules, sit cushions, weighted blankets, and body breaks 🙌🏼 #WhatIsSchool
A4- We’ve started using Micro:bits with our students. So many great options with these and we plan to explore even more ways to incorporate them into our teaching and learning. #whatisschool
A4) @PlayOsmo was one, which turned out to be huge from KG to G4! We need more! Another couple tools I’d like to look further into is one my daughter used for an app mock-up, Adobe XD. And I keep learning new features in Google Slides, like @PearDeck! #whatisschool
I’ve been developing how schools use Coveritlive to provide instant formative assessment to writing. The impact has been phenomenal! Ask @irockey! Bad news... @CiL_Events is going on the 31st Dec! Got a few replacements I’m looking into! #WhatIsSchool
A4: Our Digital Learning model has been extremely successful and needs to remain a focus in 2019 as we continue to support our teachers in integrating technology effectively and purposefully into their classrooms #whatisschool
#whatisschool@JenWilliamsEdu A4. I believe and have seen the beneficial use of tech if Ss are allowed to use it to teach others. From my experience, Ss should know how to verbally share their works and understand presentation skills that build their confidence.
#whatisschool a4 As I realized language grading and patterning are so vital to help students work and olay within English it has impacted my #flippedlearning.
A4: @drcathybruce's "Taking Shape", @marian_small's "Open Questions" resources, @ctfosnot's Minilessons resources, Alex Lawson's "What to Look For". Will continue to support 2019's work. #WhatIsSchool
A4: This year has become a year of firsts: Schoology, Ss surveys, choice boards, Genius Hour, soon to be green screen use, Viago, student reporters...hoping to refine and streamline next year. #whatisschool
A4: New = FlipGrid. Both the students and I are still getting the kinks out. Not so new has been using @Newsela. And I got a new lesson template from my friend @Mind_on_ASaP that I will try next year! #whatisschool
A4: In 2018, our class snack became all fruits and vegetables. In 2019, I want to increase our offering even further and cut down on food waste #whatisschool
As my schools Digital (tech) lead, I got to hand out our new teacher chromebooks this week! Replacing desktop computers with touch-screen chromebooks that have so many benefits. A great tool I’m excited to use! #WhatIsSchool
#whatisschool@JenWilliamsEdu A4. Give students a chance to explore and learn on their own, but hold them accountable by having expectations they can teach new things they have learned. I apply this in PE class that allows Ss to feel empowered and enabled. #ITeachPE#PETeacher
A4: Swift publisher has been a good new one this year. Twitter has been invaluable for connections! And I am and always will be a huge COspaces fan. #whatisschool
A4: I've used @CiL_Events more this year, plus gone back to @padlet and #linoit for sharing ideas. @joinbubble has been a game changer and is so exciting, plus continued to blog extensively and Twitter has continued to bring huge audience to our children's learning #whatisschool
A4: In 2018, I used @PearDeck! My Ss and I love using it in class especially with the drawing tools! I have also worked on developing self-paced units for my students to work through on topics they need to work on #whatisschool
A2 being part of the @ISTEglobalPLN leadership team and writing a book on Science TOK has helped me develop connections and new understandings I look to build on the connections in 2019 #whatisschool
Q5: What would you say were the 3 “greatest hits” of 2018 in education? What did we learn as a profession? How are we growing and advancing? #whatisschool
Q5: What would you say were the 3 “greatest hits” of 2018 in education? What did we learn as a profession? How are we growing and advancing? #whatisschool
A5: 3 greatest hits in Education in 2018??? For me number 1 is the emergence of AR/VR and how it is becoming normal to integrate its use in the classroom #whatisschool
A5 More educators have a heightened consciousness on- relationships, integrating tech, and empowering students for voice and choice. Education has a bright future. #whatisschool
A3) We changed our elementary Homework policy to a Home Learning policy. We shifted the focus away from one-size-fits-all tasks, to valuing the joy of learning. The process of creating the policy taught us to get down to the WHY of sending "work" home. #whatisschool
One of my students made a short video; I asked her what she used and she told me it was @AdobeSpark. She told me it's really not that difficult once you get the hang of it. I told her to come up with a tutorial using @screencastify. #whatisschool
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@JenWilliamsEdu, @AdobeSpark, @AdobeEdu, @EmpaticoOrg, @rockyourworld70, @stickiesio, @Google, @AdobeSpark, @Screencastify
#whatisschool Student-Centered strategies- A second look at homework policies, some educators eliminating it- mindfulness and character education becoming more popular in classrooms
Q5: What would you say were the 3 “greatest hits” of 2018 in education? What did we learn as a profession? How are we growing and advancing? #whatisschool
A4 Just restarted using @edpuzzle for quick feedback on understanding also @flipgrid was great for schoolwide initiatives in obtaining student voice #whatisschool
A5: For me, I think it's international collaboration, twitter for CPD, ideas and general good practice sharing and the range of excellent platforms and apps for supporting education as tools #whatisschool
A5 greatest hits in education for 2018 in my mind:
1. increased emphasis on equity and access
2. increased awareness of the importance of building empathy as a SKILL in early years
3. use of student-generated questions for inquiry in learning
#whatisschool#ontherightpath
A5: Educator Empowerment! Teachers understanding the strength of their community and collaborating together. It took the form of walk outs and political activism, but it resulted in better working conditions and more funding for our students #whatisschool
Q5: What would you say were the 3 “greatest hits” of 2018 in education? What did we learn as a profession? How are we growing and advancing? #whatisschool
A2: finished my educational leadership studies, so happy& proud! Really want to use that. My 18 yrs of parenting , 21 years of teaching& 45 years of living makes me feel prepared & excited to use my voice in edu leadership #whatisschool
A5 - getting my students to create their own revision material in the form of a game; giving students choices in their learning; using brain breaks to keep students engaged. #whatisschool
Q5: What would you say were the 3 “greatest hits” of 2018 in education? What did we learn as a profession? How are we growing and advancing? #whatisschool
A5 1) Teaching as enquiry 2) evidence based teaching 3) Assessement for learning We still struggle to inform learners and stakeholders on the why #whatisschool
A5 For me, three greatest hits in education for 2018 were:
1. More conversations about SEL and equity (and the intersections between them)
2. Student activism
3. Teacher activism
#whatisschool
A5:
Three hits: 1) Educators running for office 2) @dintersmith's book "What School Could Be" 3) more grassroots "fighting the status quo" efforts
I think we learned that, as professionals, we need to keep growing and advancing & that positive change starts with us. #whatisschool
A3: I was a part of a student led movement to create more awareness of mental health issues and to create a more connected campus. We received a lot of media attention and now have a bit of a platform to continue this work. Ss are so inspiring! #WhatIsSchool
I've loved 2018 in school. It's been a really exciting year with many opportunities to develop ideas and give the children so many new experiences, whilst maintaining high expectations #whatisschool
I couldn't agree more! #PurePlatinum#whatisschool Not my first year with @twitter but definitely the one where I've put more in and gotten so much more back in return!
A5: 1) supporting student action and initiatives (local or global), 2) developing empathy via platforms like @EmpaticoOrg 3) global collaboration has gone crazy! #whatisschool
Q5: What would you say were the 3 “greatest hits” of 2018 in education? What did we learn as a profession? How are we growing and advancing? #whatisschool
A2: I have been completing my second Master’s Degree in Administration. Honestly I think I’m learning more though from being more intentional in outside reading and research about education topics such as equity, motivation, and blended learning. #WhatIsSchool
A6: Preview of 2019 ....
WHO? #SAISrocks staff as they grow & share.
WHAT? @EmpaticoOrg & the AI embedded in their tool to connect people virtually
WHEN? Every day -get connected & live each day
WHERE? Twitter is the place to be!
HOW? Stay connected, share, learn!
#whatisschool
A6: 2019~Elevating reasoning and proving--Math focused on the WHY built upon tools and strategies that have "legs", focus on conceptual understanding with procedural fluency, more coherence re: STEM--elevating intention and purpose #whatisschool
A5: 1. Amplifying student voice is at an all time premium 2. Student choice is possible without sacrificing ANYTHING! 3. Learner profiles are not the answer. #whatisschool
A6: 2019 is going to be exciting as I kickstart a lending library for a group of 10 schools sharing all sorts of #Edtech , creating more profession dev opportunities for teachers in Wellington, hang out more on #twitter and join good chats like #whatisschool Thanks @mrkempnz
A6
Who? My incredible @wwischool staff
What: Fun, high quality teaching every single day
Where: Our wonderful village of Westwood
When: Every day
Why: Because I'm privileged to work with such amazing people
#whatisschool
All the best for the break, think I might pop over to Sg early new year if anyones about. Recharge and be ready to be the change you want to see #whatisschool
A5: Biggest hits of my 2018 are Twitter, Sketch Notes, and Creativity! They aren't new to most, but they are my biggest hits because they've become my area of interest and passion. They've been my best return on investment for sure! #whatisschool
A1: I am a Spanish Teacher, Department Chair, PBIS Lead, Curriculum Writer, and Advisor to a Student Led Group to raise mental health awareness. I want to become a writer on education topics and an Assistant Principal. #whatisschool
A5-2: As a profession educators are moving toward a place where we are pushing the boundaries of creativity, wholistic education and student empowerment. Personally I want to see us move away from college as the goal mentality. #whatisschool
Absolutely SO honored to join for so many awesome #whatisschool chats in 2018 and particularly for this last one of the year! Very grateful for you all and for @mrkempnz continuing to lead us in this important and much-appreciated conversation each week! #GroupHug
Thank you for being part of the LAST #whatisschool chat of 2018. Thank you for being a part of it and see you in 2019! Stay tuned as @ShiftParadigm & @deem_ellen will kick off the year in style - see you in a few weeks
Thank you both for another outstanding chat and for all you have given us on twitter this year with #whatisschool Truly the best CPD, professional chat for like minded educators worldwide.
I'm overwhelmed with the tons of stuff shared in such a short time; I should make a shortlist first of what suits my lessons. Thanks for another great chat @JenWilliamsEdu and @mrkempnz#whatisschool
A6: my 2019 ....
WHO? All edus& schools out there willing to take a chance on ppl who may induce divergent thinking
WHAT? @participate-reap the goodness of all our connections
WHEN? NOW-harness The power
WHERE? Wherever you are
HOW? Being openminded open ❤️‘D
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Thanks everyone. And special thanks to @JenWilliamsEdu and @mrkempnz for today's #whatisschool. Here's to taking time to spotlight 2018 and to looking ahead to the potential and possibilities for 2019 :)
A6: Who? Is “yourself” focus on being the best you. What? Is connection, it simply matters. How? Inquire, wonder, research and explore!! 2019 is going to be an awesome year and another great trip around the sun for teachers!! Happy new year! #whatisschool
Thank you @mrkempnz and @JenWilliamsEdu for this super amazing chat! I'm so glad I got to participate tonight - learning so much from so many! Have a Happy and Merry rest of December! #whatisschool
A5 Well I am not a special education teacher yet. I do see that teachers implement evidence based strategies in order to help their students succeed. #whatisschool
