#weirded Archive
Wednesday February 8, 2017
10:00 PM EST
participatechat
Feb 8 @ 10:00 PM EST
Participate in the upcoming
#weirded
by sharing resources and collaborating at
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:01 PM EST
Welcome to
#WeirdEd
, where tonight we’ll be projecting. I know you’re worried others will like it.
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:01 PM EST
It's time... Project Time!
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:01 PM EST
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If you haven’t done the reading then you won’t know the rubric
https://t.co/3WVOCqfMa3
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:02 PM EST
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Please introduce yourself and tell us a recent movie you've seen in the theater and enjoyed (get it? projection?)
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:03 PM EST
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Ready to project this roue bric through a window or something.
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
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Chris from Brooklyn and I'm trying to remember what I've seen since "Deadpool". Had to be something since ...
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
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Thomas Mision PreserviceElemEduT in MN. Last movie I saw was the awesome
#HiddenFigures
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
Miki, K-5 music, IL. Last movie I saw in theaters and enjoyed was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
#weirded
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
Hi everyone. Anne in California, k/1 SDC. Last movie I saw in theaters was Zootopia.
#WeirdEd
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
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I'm Morning in KS, teaching chemistry and students. I hated trolls. Finding Dory was decent.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I rarely get out to movies too. Darn kids
In reply to @mrburkemath
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:05 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I agree with decent.
In reply to @morningpruitt
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:05 PM EST
hey
#WeirdEd
, last flick I saw in theaters was Rogue One
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:05 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Duh! There was that One that went Rogue! Haven't seen Hidden Figures yet
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:05 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Me too!
In reply to @oolalume
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:05 PM EST
Hi! I'm Jared & the most recent movie I saw in the theater was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:06 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Love love Zootopia! The discussions I could bring... Gorgeous too
In reply to @MsLafferty
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:06 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Valerie here, 5th grade from Palo Alto. Rogue One. Took it deep for me.
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:06 PM EST
I am Caitlin and I will talk anyone's ear off about "Hidden Figures"
#weirded
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:06 PM EST
Ben B here. Last movie I saw in theaters was Princess Mononoke (15th anniversary) with my 12yo son.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:06 PM EST
True story. I once asked a couple of friends what movie we'd seen the prev summer b/c it was the last one that 1/2
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:06 PM EST
with or without kids?
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:07 PM EST
.
@JaredRLopatin
Was that a movie about actually weird education?
#weirded
In reply to @JaredRLopatin
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:07 PM EST
... that I'd seen that didn't have Disney or Nickelodeon in the title!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
MsYorksClass
Feb 8 @ 10:07 PM EST
Hey,
#WeirdEd
! Laurie, 4th Grade, California. Haven't been to the theater in a while... Pretty sure Sully was the last film I saw!
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:07 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Without my kids. My oldest hasn't stopped talking since he was born. He's not good in theaters.
In reply to @oolalume
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:07 PM EST
Be careful not to choke on the SecEd...
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
#WeirdEd
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @oolalume
HowardKiyuna
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
Howard here. Moana for the 2nd time. Enored 1st time. It was ok 2nd time.
#weirded
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
Emily, South Florida; Rogue One hit me squarely where the other Star Wars movies have failed to do so.
#weirded
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
The last movie I saw in theaters without kids was, I think, Hotel Rwanda. It's...been a while.
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
Haven't seen it yet, but they hit the topic on an episode of "Timeless" recently.
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In reply to @teacherofftopic
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
Lol. It was a rather unusual sort of education they received. As usual, though, the book was better.
#weirded
In reply to @teacherofftopic
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
I really liked that movie and I cried at the end even though I knew going it that it was going to be like that.
#weirded
In reply to @rebelmusicteach
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:08 PM EST
We'll have to carry the burden with our own bear hands...
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:09 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
HA sounds like my oldest (12yo) who did kinda ruin it for me. have yet to return to watch it grown folks only
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shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:09 PM EST
Make way! Make Way!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @HowardKiyuna
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:09 PM EST
Absolutely unbearable.
#weirded
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Let's get this going before the due date. It's time to talk Big Class Projects. Q1 is due in just a second.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q1 Do you have a favorite project you give kids? Do tell.
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
we literally departed the theatre after Rogue One to sunlight & the news of Carrie Fisher's death. 😢
#weirded
In reply to @teacherofftopic
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
It's just a polar shift in climate, I'm sure you're all grizzled teacher veterans
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher, @oolalume
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Maria from Aromas, CA.
#moonlight
was a great movie.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
Anyone else thing they could've used the Tywin Lannister guy with the Peter Cushing part in Rogue One?
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:11 PM EST
I kno how that feels, I watched it 2nd time & went home to news she was hospitalized.. :(
#WeirdEd
In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @teacherofftopic
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:11 PM EST
@rebelmusicteach
@teacherofftopic
😥
#weirded
In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @teacherofftopic
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:11 PM EST
#WeirdEd
, in my chem 2 class, I give myself permission for lots of projects. This year we read and did one over The Martian
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:11 PM EST
Hi
#WeirdEd
2nd gr. CA It's been so long, I have no idea. I think it was Grandma, with Lily Tomlin. Funny, but not for everyone.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:11 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I saw it like a day or two before, but after she'd had the first heart attack. Was worried.
In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @teacherofftopic
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:11 PM EST
Charles Dance? Yep.
#WeirdEd
Although his voice would've been much deeper.
In reply to @mrburkemath
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I teach math in a Journalism HS. I created the "Polynomial News Network" and made them create a short video or social media article
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
A1: I really enjoy the "Book in a Bag" Project. Book reports using paper bags.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
#Weirded
Please tell me you made poop potatoes.
In reply to @morningpruitt
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
A1 right now all my projects involve teaching kids how to use scissors and tolerate the sensation of paint and glue
#weirded
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
A1: I don't have projects bc I don't see kids enough :-( I help if asked for input from classroom Ts
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I'm PreService, so I have no idea yet.
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
#WeirdEd
It was a last0minute "make-up" project, so I only got a handful of responses, but a few of them got creative.
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
A1 Book Trailers. citation/copyright/booklove lessons involved
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
#WeirdEd
How does that go? I know Cereal Box book reports.
In reply to @JaredRLopatin
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
I love Lily!
#weirded
In reply to @dramseysmith
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:12 PM EST
An oldie but a goodie!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin
ohsoearly
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
You guys ok with doing
#weirded
without me? Asking for a friend
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
Oh hey, the last pre-kid movie I saw was Milk! The theater caught on fire.
#weirded
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1 One kid wanted to work on a greenhouse but Ag teacher said not in their greenhouse so they chose something else
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
MsYorksClass
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1: Not anymore! I've changed my room a lot in the last few years, and I'm hoping to gain some new ideas tonight!
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
Yeah, that's him. He's an odd fellow. Saw him for the first time in "Bleak House". He creeped me out a little.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I like Book Trailers. Do you ever make them do Reading Rainbow-style recc videos?
In reply to @oolalume
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1: Ehhhh. In ensemble-based music, we don't do a lot of project-based learning.
#WeirdEd
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
A1 I only have each kid once a week so projects can be hard. But I love to work w other teachers to get projects going.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Bwahahaha, tonight's chat will be real professional development
MsYorksClass
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1: Not anymore! I've changed my room a lot in the last few years, and I'm hoping to gain some new ideas tonight!
#WeirdEd
ImTheRealReRe
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
Reahna, 16, jacksonville, florida, sophomore, and future teacher
#WeirdEd
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
A1 Cont'd If anyone had an idea of what to do for a project for a class that meets for 50 minutes a week I'd be glad for it.
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JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
Each side has title, summary, characters/setting, literary device. Inside: objects connected to the story.
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In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
"Your project is to actually practice so you don't have to lie to me about it. I know you're lying."
#weirded
In reply to @rebelmusicteach
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:15 PM EST
A1 fave project is 20 Time. Today it was cardboard, gopro photos, sign language, planets...
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:15 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Allll songs are like projects....eh? eh?
In reply to @rebelmusicteach
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:15 PM EST
.
@TheWeirdTeacher
If only it counted for the PD hours!!!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:15 PM EST
"Here's your All-State Audition requirements. PROJECT!!"
#weirded
In reply to @msmusiced
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:15 PM EST
Saw him as Vetinari in Going Postal by Terry Pratchett live action adapt. Similar role as Tywin, less murderous tho
#WeirdEd
In reply to @mrburkemath
MarciaDressel
Feb 8 @ 10:15 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Marcia teacher librarian from WI where it snows but rarely see snow days. Last flick. Hidden Figures
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:16 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Tech teacher is more "What projects are you doing and how can I help" yeah?
In reply to @teacherofftopic
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:16 PM EST
Hey,
#weirded
. I'm Leslie, an IC in Mty, MX and we just saw The Great Wall or as it is called here, La Gran Muralla. Here is
#latecake
.
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:16 PM EST
A1: 5th grade does a 'wax museum' where they research ppl, dress up like them, and go into the gym and get badgered with Qs
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:16 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Whaaaaat's 20 Time?
In reply to @lamariamartinez
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:16 PM EST
Amen! Amen!
#weirded
In reply to @mrburkemath, @TheWeirdTeacher
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:16 PM EST
A1 Also Xmas time= graham cracker gingerbread houses. Budget sheet then build.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
ImTheRealReRe
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
Yeah not really unless you count learning songs lol
#WeirdEd
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1: Ehhhh. In ensemble-based music, we don't do a lot of project-based learning.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Someone tell Reahna that Florida is the wrong side of the country. She didn't believe me
ImTheRealReRe
Feb 8 @ 10:14 PM EST
Reahna, 16, jacksonville, florida, sophomore, and future teacher
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
This is what we tried to see when we were shut out. It was full!
#weirded
In reply to @teacherofftopic
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
lately they're stuck making creepy youTubey talking into cam in their disheveled room
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
#WeirdEd
So many! But mostly the best ones are the ones the kids come up with themselves. This year
#tipitime
Kids built 14-ft tall tipi.
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
"Too easy? Try doing this without a private lesson instructor! Differentiation!"
#weirded
In reply to @rebelmusicteach
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
moreover, all CONCERTS are projects (& spring concerts always themed).
#weirded
#musiced
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
For me, yeah. Like this week I helped a small group of 1st graders make slideshows about Native American tribes.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
20% time/genius hour, yes?
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @lamariamartinez
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
#WeirdEd
THAT'S PERFECT CASTING OH MY GOD
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @mrburkemath
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
I remembered when I attend wax museum w/5th graders I tutored,I was coaching them on performance. 9th grade theater ftw!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @msmusiced
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
I've only seen him in Bleak House, Game of Thrones & ChildhoodsEnd Waiting for the eventual appearance on DoctorWho
#WeirdEd
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
MarciaDressel
Feb 8 @ 10:18 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1 no fav. Big Proj scare me like JAWS. Also, i see kids 30 min evry 8 days.
itrachtenbarg
Feb 8 @ 10:18 PM EST
My favorite project is a "living wax museum" for my 3rd graders to practice research
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:18 PM EST
#WeirdEd
20 Time
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:17 PM EST
20% time. Kinda like Genius Hour or Passion Projects. Free choice, proposals, pitches and go.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:18 PM EST
Oh yeah, when I learned he was in GoTs, I just went "Yep," it's that Vetinari role..
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @mrburkemath
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:18 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I like the sound of this. Kids dress up and stand around w info on their person?
In reply to @itrachtenbarg
MarciaDressel
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
A1
#WeirdEd
but we do somethng like Rdng Rainbow booktalks some years
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Oh yeah! Learn Something New - Hobby Project. Heard about it from some Weird Guy. One kid learned ventriloquism.
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
A1.2 I assist 5th gr with Civil War Living Museum too & other PBLs throughout year
#weirded
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
Sometimes it's a true group project where the ones who don't do anything pretend they are.
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In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
Shawn from a soon to be snowed in NH Last movie vividly remember was 2nd Avengers b/c wife went into labor that night
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
I would go back to Doctor Who to watch him again....Hope he can be a good guy too...
#WeirdEd
In reply to @mrburkemath
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
How does that work? Is it like the mannequin challenge?
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In reply to @itrachtenbarg
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Can't trust weird guys, Val.
In reply to @vnsabbag
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:19 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Oh! OH! I can add an A1!
giveawayfavy
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1 no fav. Big Proj scare me like JAWS. Also, i see kids 30 min evry 8 days.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Fun! I love building cars
In reply to @lamariamartinez, @dramseysmith
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
A1: Project only did once last time taught US History was a historical round table Ss chose figure had 2 discuss topics I gave
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
zebraheadphones
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
divided into interest groups & create their own constitution and economy based on their fictional character
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th/6th grade,instd of Wax Museum, we created museum-style exhibits called Museum Nights. Group projects,props, dressed themes
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
About to be snowed in here in NYC as well. No school tomorrow!
#weirded
In reply to @TeamBodi
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Where'd they get the character from?
In reply to @zebraheadphones
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
A1: Yes, called the Ecosystem Getaway Project. They came up with some pretty cool hard sells on ecotourism to their chosen location
#weirded
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
A few people from "Bleak House" have done "Who", so maybe. (And a few Harry Potter folk too. More I'd like)
#WeirdEd
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
Back from a long self-imposed exile...have missed these
#weirded
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
*kid rapidly moves fingers when it's supposed to be a whole note*
#WeirdEd
In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @TheWeirdTeacher
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
Hello
#WeirdEd
, Ana from rainy Reno, last movie I saw was Fantastic Beasts & I'm holding out for Beauty & the Beast Next🌹
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th grade,it was Colonial and California Missions. For my group colonial, we did food. WE CHURNED BUTTER IN MEDIA CENTER
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th/6th grade,instd of Wax Museum, we created museum-style exhibits called Museum Nights. Group projects,props, dressed themes
AwesomeScience
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
A1 "not another dead white guy" project for under-represented scientists.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
Tale as old as time...
#weirded
In reply to @EducatorSanchez
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
#WeirdEd
For 6th grade we did Early humanoids, our group had Australopithecus. Pretty sure a group had a handmade fake skeleton as a prop.
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th grade,it was Colonial and California Missions. For my group colonial, we did food. WE CHURNED BUTTER IN MEDIA CENTER
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th/6th grade,instd of Wax Museum, we created museum-style exhibits called Museum Nights. Group projects,props, dressed themes
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Ok, let's launch Q2.
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
A2: It can get lost for hours on trying to build functional digital science puzzles. Samples here:
https://t.co/WHBkhsu4Wn
#weirded
itrachtenbarg
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
no, but I like that idea! Ss dress up as historical figure and give a speech & answer Qs about their person
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Last year "Can we make real Sourdough as far south as Palo Alto?" They captured their own sourdough spores from the air.
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
Our 5th gr is intense. Research, speech, costumes, props/artifacts +tech component
#weirded
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:23 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q2 Do you have a list of Dos and Don’ts for Big Projects that you make explicit to your kids? (the blog gives my examples)
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:23 PM EST
A1: Every year we all participate in YA & take them all of them to 'class' publication. Great way to connect & edit 1:1.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:23 PM EST
#WeirdEd
So 3 classes of 5th grade & 2 classes of 6th grade all occupy media center for day w/younger Ss, night for family visits. Museum!
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:22 PM EST
#WeirdEd
For 6th grade we did Early humanoids, our group had Australopithecus. Pretty sure a group had a handmade fake skeleton as a prop.
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th grade,it was Colonial and California Missions. For my group colonial, we did food. WE CHURNED BUTTER IN MEDIA CENTER
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In 5th/6th grade,instd of Wax Museum, we created museum-style exhibits called Museum Nights. Group projects,props, dressed themes
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:23 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I love sourdough and I love tricking students into making me bread. I love this.
In reply to @vnsabbag
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
That sounds awesome. I love getting Ss to role play.
#weirded
In reply to @itrachtenbarg
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
Sweet! Be sure you hashtag
#WeirdEd
in your answers so the whole chat can see.
In reply to @zebraheadphones
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A1) Use what you've learned about propaganda to make a commercial for a fictional product made from these random objects.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:10 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q1 Do you have a favorite project you give kids? Do tell.
AwesomeScience
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A1 also a "real world" project and kids have found a job, filled in a tax return, bought a house, and built budget
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A1: A project we did last yr was a "Virtual Endangered Zoo". 2nd grs built websites, tchr made hub.
https://t.co/cNeo1z8gCA
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Oh dont I know it, I hope to implement that museum night thing I did as a student someday. Great school-community bridge
In reply to @oolalume
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
@JaredRLopatin
I cannot wait for B & B. I'm thinking of making that my new gamification theme.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @EducatorSanchez, @JaredRLopatin
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I think Valerie just cemented herself as the best teacher in this chat. Possibly on twitter.
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
My students just negotiated themselves in baking me cookies every Friday for the rest of the year.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A2: When Ss do musicians for wax museum, I double check on the 'No Wikipedia' rule.
#weirded
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A2. Don't put glue in your or anyone else's hair. Do: only cut paper, not my para's hair. Again.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:25 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I go back and forth on No Wiki. I tell them looking at Wiki is ok, but then go down and find the References and Links.
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A2: When Ss do musicians for wax museum, I double check on the 'No Wikipedia' rule.
#weirded
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:25 PM EST
Shh dont tell them about a night option! They do 2 days, invite whole school rotate thru + board of Ed, mayor, etc
#weirded
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
MsYorksClass
Feb 8 @ 10:25 PM EST
Love this!
#WeirdEd
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
A1: A project we did last yr was a "Virtual Endangered Zoo". 2nd grs built websites, tchr made hub.
https://t.co/cNeo1z8gCA
#weirded
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:25 PM EST
A2 Be safe, follow guidelines/rubric, do it yourself, persevere & ask for help, & reflect are some.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Man, school is lame...;-p
In reply to @AwesomeScience
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
A2: for "big projects" i.e. concerts, I should make DOs & DON'Ts.
@NAfME
has a good/funny audience etiquette one.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @NAfME
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A2 Do: Show me what you've learned. Don't: anything I think is too quick and easy. Ready. Set. Go!
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
A2: The Dos and Don'ts are more for me. Don't be overambitious, don't get mad when Ss do (insert thing here) wrong,etc
#weirded
MarciaDressel
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
A2
#WeirdEd
IF my mini-research counts as BigPrj.... 1) more than one resource 2) start with print 3) no, you may not wrk tgthr
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A2. The Do's and Don'ts are project specific. Examples. I think a sample give's the Do's.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
You could have them make friendship bread and we could send it to each other.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @vnsabbag
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Personal Dos and Don'ts is a great idea.
In reply to @teacherofftopic
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
A2 BEST CITE YOUR SOURCES.
#weirded
ErinWest_ITRT
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
wouldn't it be cool to stage them and do a mannequin challenge?
#weirded
In reply to @itrachtenbarg, @JaredRLopatin
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
That sounds busy... LOL
#WeirdEd
Maybe lotsa things I didnt notice as a S. That night was exhausting! XD
In reply to @oolalume
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
I did a K common assessment with picture cards in the classroom (needed names on desks). One kid cut his card 😩
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
A2: I tell my Ss they must use color & prepare a presentation to explain their bag. There will be questions.
#weirded
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Agreed. Dos and Don'ts are for Ts.
In reply to @teacherofftopic
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
A1 PBLs, Chautauquas, telenovelas, so many for all subjects
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
A2: Dos and Don'ts? More like guidelines that they can completely ignore if they come up with something better or a good reason.
#weirded
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
.
@MsYorksClass
When Ss got stuck on ?s, we searched for zoos with their animals and tweeted ?s at them! We got lots of responses!
#weirded
In reply to @MsYorksClass
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
#WeirdEd
My kids are sooooo tired of this. I'm all YOU NEED TO PROVE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING I MIGHT BE CARRYING OUTSIDE FRUSTRATION INTO CLASS
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:26 PM EST
A2 BEST CITE YOUR SOURCES.
#weirded
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
A2 I like to throw in "convince me" if Ss want to modify their project guidelines.
#weirded
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
YUP, SO much planning. they even schedule breaks for Ss-water, bathroom, snack, movement.
#weirded
In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
I love this idea!!
#weirded
In reply to @ErinWest_ITRT, @itrachtenbarg
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A2. Class time is okay, an expectation of what is needed by the next day. In chem 1 projects are just a few days.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
herrplatt
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
#weirded
sorry, on late. David and last movie was
#RogueOne
loved it
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Ok, you can't just drop Spanish words then walk away like that
In reply to @EducatorSanchez
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
Wiki can be a helpful starting point, and for KPCOFGS I always check it if I'm not sure. If it's useful for me...
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:28 PM EST
I remember that! I recall T coming in saying we can go to bathroom or something like that!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @oolalume
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
Lol, like don't dump your entire palette of paint in the middle of the classroom floor, like today. :)
#WeirdEd
In reply to @vnsabbag, @teacherofftopic
MarciaDressel
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
BRILLIANT! My best interview source was having Ss call village hall 4 census info
#weirded
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:27 PM EST
.
@MsYorksClass
When Ss got stuck on ?s, we searched for zoos with their animals and tweeted ?s at them! We got lots of responses!
#weirded
In reply to @MsYorksClass
Skymazef3
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
A2
#WeirdEd
Ss get a linguistic rule or a skill and as long as they build around it,,, they can. They can't not hand in a trying of skill
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
The struggle is friggin real man. I exaggerate & rip pages out of a book to show my point.
#dramatic
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I read this three times and every time I read "Sorry, on a date." Reading is hard.
In reply to @herrplatt
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
.
@lesliefarooq
I let kids bump up against the "wrong" thing 1st bc helps them learn why it's "wrong" and make better choices.
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
A2 The best don't is when doing a PBL, Ss need to come up w/ their OWN ideas, Ss have passion/ownership & it's not bc the T said so
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
Hicieron telenovelas? Que chido!
#weirded
In reply to @EducatorSanchez
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
.
@lesliefarooq
And then sometimes they prove to me it's not really "wrong" so then I leave room for that new thing in the future
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
I had to ask Ss if there were evil twins in telenovelas bc I teach musical opposites and I wanted to connect
#weirded
In reply to @EducatorSanchez
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
Exactly! :D
#weirded
In reply to @JaredRLopatin
itrachtenbarg
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
that's brilliant!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @teacherofftopic, @MsYorksClass
herrplatt
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
#weirded
A1 It varies slightly each year but I try to work in my AP German modern/expressionist art lesson
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
#WeirdEd
This is the perfect gif for this question and I'm mad I didn't think of it.
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:29 PM EST
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
Words in Spanish? Or are the Spanish words, hmmm.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @EducatorSanchez
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
Ok I am here. Where is my crown?
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I think Valerie just cemented herself as the best teacher in this chat. Possibly on twitter.
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:24 PM EST
My students just negotiated themselves in baking me cookies every Friday for the rest of the year.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
Amen. DO make mistakes. DON'T give up.
#weirded
In reply to @teacherofftopic, @lesliefarooq
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:30 PM EST
A2 We spend lotsa time on procedures: how to ask for help, specific roles in the group, who can get up, who's responsible for what?
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:23 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q2 Do you have a list of Dos and Don’ts for Big Projects that you make explicit to your kids? (the blog gives my examples)
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:31 PM EST
Like when they decided to make milk a variable even though I said no? They learned that made the classroom sthink.
#weirded
In reply to @JaredRLopatin
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:31 PM EST
#WeirdEd
OH! Good follow-up I didn't plan! Do you do Big Projects more as group work or individual?
In reply to @FarleyJeffrey
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:31 PM EST
I just learned an easy trick to cite sources. Send me your email and I'll send you my Google Doc for practice.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:31 PM EST
Yes, and man do they come up with some neat-o ideas!
#weirded
In reply to @teacherofftopic
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:31 PM EST
.
@MarciaDressel
I love finding out how many adults are actually really delighted to pass knowledge on to children when they can.
#weirded
In reply to @MarciaDressel
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:31 PM EST
A2 yes but it exists in my head.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:32 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
That gif LOLd me SOOO HARD
In reply to @lesliefarooq, @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:32 PM EST
A2 like "Do have backups"
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
senoritaRCwusd
Feb 8 @ 10:32 PM EST
#WeirdEd
a1 final project for S2 is writing a children's book in spanish. Rough drafts with peer editing. Artsy stuff. 💖💖💖
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:32 PM EST
A2: Do have fun. Do NOT run with paint.
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:32 PM EST
#weirded
Variety is the spice of life. Obvio not at the same time.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @FarleyJeffrey
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:32 PM EST
Can you share link here?
#weirded
In reply to @dramseysmith
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:33 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q3 is one thing that I always get hung up on for a minute, then fight through. Explain my thinking in blog.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:33 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q3 Projects- Are they homework? Do you give a bunch of class time?
AwesomeScience
Feb 8 @ 10:33 PM EST
it's awesome doing real things on real websites (even if it is just a "Focus Friday" project - planning for future
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:33 PM EST
A2 "Don't always depend on tech for projects"
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
itrachtenbarg
Feb 8 @ 10:33 PM EST
could also be fun at a difficult faculty meeting. Just to shake things up.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @ErinWest_ITRT
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:33 PM EST
The GIFfery is strong in this chat.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3 Give them one day of class time, just to make sure everyone has time to do it (& to watch them) Finish at home
senoritaRCwusd
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
#WeirdEd
a3 a bit of both. Time is given, but if they don't use time well, they need to make up lost time.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
A3: Yes.
#weirded
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
A3.a Projects are homework if they are expected to spend most of their time working at home.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
A2 "Do let your students explore"
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
(
#weirdEd
I said the h-word in an edchat, it might summon "experts", be vigilant)
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
A3: Our Ss have limited internet so a lot of class time and computer time is used. Same way with GAFE. Not handy after hours.
#weirded
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
A3: Class time is important. Ss have full dance cards from drop off 'til bed time. Still, a student is to time as a gas is to space
#weirded
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3 Some projects are homework - Tricked kids. No hw for 3 wks - Learn something new. AKA Hobby Project.
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
Always groups of 3. It is the perfect number of students
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @FarleyJeffrey
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
Agreed. If you can't play games with staff, what's the point?
#weirded
In reply to @itrachtenbarg, @ErinWest_ITRT
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3 Projects are never HW. Ss can work at home if they want.
#weirded
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3: I don't assign hw, and I would fight it if it were expected of me. Still, Ss log in at home and do activities from class there
#weirded
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3: prefer class time so I can see the process & offer feedback throughout, I can't control Ss lives out of class
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I love the gas metaphor.
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:34 PM EST
A3: Class time is important. Ss have full dance cards from drop off 'til bed time. Still, a student is to time as a gas is to space
#weirded
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3.b HS RSP most of my students did nothing at home. Had to provide class time for almost all of it. And provide supplies.
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3 always class time. Homework is to watch YouTube to learn how to build
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3 Definitely give class time: small group independent work time & after checkout
#weirded
herrplatt
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
#weirded
A2 in a nutshell, yes. I'm about out of the box thinking so 'innovation'. Don'ts: don't depend on translate
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
I should have trademarked it! haha
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
MarciaDressel
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
A3
#WeirdEd
never homework. Im a control freak plus 140 Ss at grade lvl - every 8-12 calendar days
ErinWest_ITRT
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
A4 Projects cannot be ALL homework-then it's the parents thing and not kids. as a teacher and a parent it's a major pet peeve
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Mine line up a lot like this.
In reply to @mrburkemath
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
FTW.
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq
AwesomeScience
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
A3 very little mandatory h/w some kids so engaged voluntary h/w every qtr is diff. "Focus Friday" project (20time)
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
GeoJo22
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
A3 Joanne late. Both. Lots of class time, but also HW (sometimes)/
#weirded
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
.
@BenBo370
#weirded
In reply to @BenBo370
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
#WeirdEd
well, my left leg cramped up and fell to the floor like those life alert commercials. Ow.
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:37 PM EST
#WeirdEd
both. I think hw has value but end up giving classtime knowing that most Ss may not. Quality shows the diff.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:37 PM EST
Only in
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:36 PM EST
#WeirdEd
well, my left leg cramped up and fell to the floor like those life alert commercials. Ow.
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:37 PM EST
500 lines by tomorrow a.m. " I will not assign homework." 😜
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:37 PM EST
.
@ErinWest_ITRT
I also once found that projects also varied widely... by how much $ parents spent on them.
#weirded
In reply to @ErinWest_ITRT
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
#WeirdEd
So it's a balance? Some class time, some home time?
In reply to @ErinWest_ITRT
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
A guy named
@edtechfarooq
once taught me this meant 'for the win,' then again he taught me to spell n00b too.
#amirite
?
#weirded
In reply to @BenBo370, @edtechfarooq
herrplatt
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
#weirded
A3: Homework? Nope. Classyime, yes. Outside work to do some parts always happens. Classtime alone doesn't suffice
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
Sorta didnt mean to tag
#WeirdEd
into it. Habit... like I just did again...
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
You rang
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
About half my HS Ss had no access to supplies - 30 min drive to stores, no extra gas $, also inequitable internet access.
#WeirdEd
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3 Some projects have to happen at school.
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
nice phrasing, I'm finding that dance card limits quality of work when most of the project is hw
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:38 PM EST
No idea what this GIF was regarding but it's from
#BrooklynNineNine
therefore I must like it
#weirded
In reply to @teacherofftopic, @BenBo370
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:39 PM EST
A GDoc to practice citing your sources. Let me know if it helps.
@lamariamartinez
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/eemr0kjMG5
In reply to @lamariamartinez, @TheWeirdTeacher
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:39 PM EST
So if I had them work at home, I gave them supplies and all internetting done at school.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:39 PM EST
#WeirdEd
My days are crammed w things I need to get to. Doing that AND giving time for Big Projects to be done only in class...that's hard
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:40 PM EST
Do some teachers at your HS fail to recognize that reality?
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
Skymazef3
Feb 8 @ 10:40 PM EST
A3
#WeirdEd
#auusieed
class time is collaboration time, clarification time and kick off time. Wrapping up project is pressure time & theirs
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:40 PM EST
A3 If the project is meaningful it will offer extensions outside the classroom, Ss discuss/collaborate/ parents come in to support
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:40 PM EST
Oh, for sure, and when they are given class time and clear goals they enjoy, they can work!
#weirded
In reply to @morningpruitt
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:40 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Anyway, lemme add on to Q3 bc Im a PreService. If u were to give homework, which parts of Project do u give as home?
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:40 PM EST
no, everyone was pretty sensitive to it.
#weirded
In reply to @TeamBodi
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
A3: told my top ensemble today that if they're not looking at their music outside of class, we're all screwed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#weirded
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
We are struggling with similar issues at my school.
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I mentioned the balance of What I Want and What I Have earlier today. This is a big part of that. I'm aware of home time and equity
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
do you break them over a period of time?
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
Our internet bill is expensive thanks to GAFE for HS sister. It's a rare night that I'm not a Starbucks.
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
Well, here at Casa Farooq, all of the old acronyms are still hip. As is the word hip.
#weirded
In reply to @BenBo370, @edtechfarooq
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:41 PM EST
20 mins here 20 mins there
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:42 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Break projects into periods of time? Kinda? I give specific things to work on in class.
In reply to @nathan_stevens
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:42 PM EST
Mostly, big projects were group work in my room,
@TheWeirdTeacher
. But then, nearly every procedure relied on group dynamics.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:42 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In class as much time as I can give.
In reply to @nathan_stevens
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:42 PM EST
yuuuuck. Data caps?
#WeirdEd
In reply to @msmusiced
GeoJo22
Feb 8 @ 10:42 PM EST
There are those who live in T-utopia and the rest of us live in the real world. Sometimes there will be HW.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
That's great to hear!
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
Yup. Where I work, unlimited wifi is a thing. Where I live, there are too many trees for a signal.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @MsLafferty
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I guess our group projects are done only in class, but solo things go back and forth
In reply to @FarleyJeffrey
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
Groovy.
#weirded
In reply to @lesliefarooq, @edtechfarooq
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
Do you give milestones? "You should be done with this by this specific time" kind of thing?
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I feel you. Kids journal each day during project so I could see when they needed help so it didn't land on parents.
In reply to @ErinWest_ITRT
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:43 PM EST
Just jump in. Standards & real learning takes place. I have 0 behavior/focus issues during 20Time. Zero.
#weirded
.
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oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Dunno how classroom Ts manage SO MUCH STUFF. Writing part during ELA, juggling science & soc st
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Yeah. It's another mix- I want kids to have freedom, but I want to help...
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @nathan_stevens
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
City Hall PBL happen 4pm-5:30pm, time shouldn't confide us to school hours, build parent relationships to make connections at home
#weirded
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
And then she said, "Why have I not followed
@BenBo370
yet?" Con mucho gusto!
#weirded
In reply to @edtechfarooq, @BenBo370
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
I am not big on milestones because the interrupt the learning journey.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
yeah! It helped that most teachers had lived/worked there for enough years to know most of the families. Small towns
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In reply to @TeamBodi
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:44 PM EST
This is a great idea! Love the self-reflection aspect. Do you ask certain questions? Give them prompts?
#weirded
In reply to @vnsabbag, @ErinWest_ITRT
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:45 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I totally do that too. Absolutely.
In reply to @lamariamartinez
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:45 PM EST
#WeirdEd
This is a better way of saying what I was trying to say
In reply to @nathan_stevens, @JaredRLopatin
teacherofftopic
Feb 8 @ 10:45 PM EST
When I was a gen classroom tchr (which I may go back to someday, who knows) balancing HW/classtime w projects was a big challenge
#weirded
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:45 PM EST
sheesh can't everyone just 'integrate?' That magical thing that magically covers everything all the time.
#weirded
In reply to @oolalume
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:45 PM EST
because it might be in an upcoming book
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @JaredRLopatin
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:46 PM EST
#WeirdEd
the journalling is so helpful. It gets at what a student appreciates from the project
In reply to @vnsabbag, @ErinWest_ITRT
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:46 PM EST
Same,
@TheWeirdTeacher
. Always a rare group that was with it enough to ask to work outside class. Unreasonable to require it.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:46 PM EST
Have many of those teachers grown up in town?
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:46 PM EST
Same here. Don't wanna stifle but I do want to guide & teach planning skills.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:46 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In reply to @lamariamartinez, @oolalume
ImTheRealReRe
Feb 8 @ 10:47 PM EST
What if I can't look at my music? Lol
#WeirdEd
In reply to @rebelmusicteach
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:47 PM EST
yeah, there were quite a few alums working at their old HS in a variety of capacities
#weirded
In reply to @TeamBodi
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:47 PM EST
If students complete sketches it speeds up the process without sacrificing process
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:47 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I wrote too many Qs because you're all so good at actually chatting. Here comes Q4
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:47 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q4 Do you have a project idea you’ve never been able to crack, or something you really want to do a project on?
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:48 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Always, some are lab ideas rather than projects and sometimes I just make it happen though not every year
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JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:48 PM EST
That's an awesome idea. Not bad for Ts as well. Been looking into sketch notes recently.
#weirded
In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:49 PM EST
always doing check ins
#WeirdEd
In reply to @lamariamartinez, @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:49 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Citation help Doc
dramseysmith
Feb 8 @ 10:48 PM EST
https://t.co/6f4Y3KkEA4
In reply to @lamariamartinez
JoPrestia
Feb 8 @ 10:49 PM EST
Ok so I just popped in to see what
#weirded
peeps were doing and well ...it's weird can't make heads or tail of it...just *waves* hello
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:49 PM EST
helps them focus on the build and saves 10-15 mins of messing around
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
ErinWest_ITRT
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#weirded
However, if milestones are natural, part of the overall project AND somewhat flexible "shoot to have X done by" then they can help
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A4 20 Time has always been a goal. Never seen how to make it happen. And I am the queen of chaos. help?.?.
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
A4: I always wanted to integrate math more, but that means we need to work with the math department, and it gets complicated. Time.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Know what? Let's be difficult. I've got 6 total Qs. Gonna post Q5 and 6. You pick and choose what to answer.
#studentchoice
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
A4. I tried Genius Hour and failed hard.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q5 Build the project then go backwards to find the standards it fits, or find the standard then build the project?
GeoJo22
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
A4 Not a project idea, but would love to bring in an expert. They would have to stay all day and talk to 6 classes.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q6 How do you pitch a project?
@veronica3of5
actually modelled her expectations for the animal and scientist projects.
In reply to @veronica3of5
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
When you have three conversations goung on at once...
#weirded
In reply to @JoPrestia
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
I requested permission
#weirded
In reply to @dramseysmith
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
A4: The 1st thing I thought of is another "Escape the Room" or
@breakoutEDU
. I made one before but I want the Ss to create one.
#weirded
In reply to @breakoutEDU
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
Big asset for me at my HS has been those Ts that grew up in the district they have a wealth of info on family history
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
JoPrestia
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
just 3? Are you sure?
#weirded
In reply to @BenBo370
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
#WeirdED
Q4 some cool projects happen some but not all years b/c timing b/c I get stuck on another project
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
One thing I want to tell you is that there is a lot more pleasant back-and-forth here than in other chats lately.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
GeoJo22
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
Thank you sister for your testimony!
#weirded
In reply to @MsLafferty
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A student-created
@breakoutEDU
would bea killer project, but yeah, real hard. That's a cool idea.
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @breakoutEDU
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:51 PM EST
With your permission, I'm stealing this idea. 😜
#weirded
In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
JoPrestia
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
uh ha ...
#weirded
In reply to @BenBo370
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Build First. If it comes out of something you're doing in class it will always fit some standard.
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
In reply to @lamariamartinez, @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Always been the goal with this chat. Make it actually a chat, not a quiz or a contest
In reply to @lesliefarooq
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
hahaha!
#weirded
In reply to @GeoJo22
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
go ahead
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
danvkoch
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
A5: Build project first, then retcon standards in later. Ain't nobody got time for that.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q5 Build the project then go backwards to find the standards it fits, or find the standard then build the project?
ErinWest_ITRT
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
Q6 My fav way to pitch proj is with QFT. Play a somewhat obscure video or have an image up and Ss ask questions.Those ?s drive proj
#weirded
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
A4 Always wanted to tackle a giant
#PBL
monster. I have one, too. Science, ELA, SS, Math. Just never found the team to do it with.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:47 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q4 Do you have a project idea you’ve never been able to crack, or something you really want to do a project on?
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
I use a lot of graph paper. It allows students to break down designs
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @TheWeirdTeacher
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
A5: I am a backwards design enthusiast, so I keep my mind on the standards I seek to address as I build, but with wiggle room.
#weirded
itrachtenbarg
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
it would be fun for an end of the year. Ss create a breakout for next year's group.
#WeirdEd
In reply to @JaredRLopatin, @breakoutEDU
lamariamartinez
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
A5 YES and YES. A6 splashy fun, videos, jazz hands etc.
#weirded
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
both, depends on the project, usually standard first then project.
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
I keep hoping to have them create it and then have the staff run through it.
#weirded
#RoleReversal
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @breakoutEDU
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
A4 When I started teaching, I thought about my classroom/school needs,then city, next state, eventually something nationally/int'l.
#weirded
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
It's leaving me feeling like part of a community, which is what drew me to Twitter in the first place. Thanks!
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
It was definitely fun. My Ss preferred it to the old fashioned book report.
#weirded
In reply to @sdtitmas, @TheWeirdTeacher
ErinWest_ITRT
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
A5 Start w/1 standard - dream big then tie in additional standards that fit.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
I want to find a 5th grade teacher that will let me teach their kids to solder
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:53 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A5 is almost always build the thing, then go backwards, but a lot of times the initial thing comes from one standard, so kida?
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
#WeirdEd
My answer to my own question is "Sometimes?" I'm bad at my own chat.
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
#WeirdEd
#tlap
style if possible. I usually discuss where the idea came from or what science workshop gave me the project
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A6 Pitch T: I had an idea Ss: Uh oh.... (curiously) What is it? That or I use a plant so Ss think it was their idea.
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
A4 I am working on a football throwing data project and trying to figure out what the data shows
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
#WeirdEd
My admin let us have just about everything in our MakerSpace but hammer and nails.
In reply to @nathan_stevens
GeoJo22
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6 Modeling is essential. Not just the project, but the thinking that goes along with it. Brava
@veronica3of5
#weirded
In reply to @veronica3of5
JoPrestia
Feb 8 @ 10:54 PM EST
whatever happened to learning just for fun-now that...BTW I'd start with the end in mind - build, they will come
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
MsLafferty
Feb 8 @ 10:55 PM EST
A5. Best project I saw done was collab b/t depts covering ELA, science, math, history. Started w Ts talking at lunch abt zombies
#weirded
rebelmusicteach
Feb 8 @ 10:55 PM EST
A4: so. much. so. many. on both my part & theirs.
#weirded
msmusiced
Feb 8 @ 10:55 PM EST
A5: I would love to say I have a project idea but in all honesty, it's hard to motivate Ss to do a project for not-a-classroom T
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:55 PM EST
I thought I had a couple that would let me but backed out at the last minute
#WeirdEd
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
eh...
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
Gotcha. Yeah, I pop up on
#weirded
once in a while. I throw lines at
@TheWeirdTeacher
now and then too...
In reply to @lesliefarooq, @edtechfarooq, @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
Exactly what I was thinking.
#weirded
danvkoch
Feb 8 @ 10:52 PM EST
A5: Build project first, then retcon standards in later. Ain't nobody got time for that.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q5 Build the project then go backwards to find the standards it fits, or find the standard then build the project?
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Those are the best projects. Come from random, non-edu conversation (and with that we crack my WeirdEd philosophy)
In reply to @MsLafferty
oolalume
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
A5 Kinda backwards design. What's the goal/objective Ts want Ss to show/meet? Idea for how? Fill in the rest
#weirded
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
A5 Build it then find standards. I'm looking at pitching a set of projects to my
#gifted
Ts w/room to tweak work to meet standards.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:50 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q5 Build the project then go backwards to find the standards it fits, or find the standard then build the project?
SLOlifeKevin
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
A5: I like long-term, immersive studies, so I like big idea first, then find places for projects and standards.
#weirded
morningpruitt
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
I'm hearing
#sketchnote
brainstorming for student project development. Nice!
#WeirdEd
In reply to @GeoJo22, @MsLafferty
TeamBodi
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
did he not trust you with the hammer and nails?
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
#WeirdEd
While this chat is active,any1 willing to DM abt Structured,Guided,Open Inquiry lesson planning for science?
nathan_stevens
Feb 8 @ 10:57 PM EST
build the project first. Build on student interests and then match standards
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
vnsabbag
Feb 8 @ 10:57 PM EST
#weirded
Like it. May have to try it.
In reply to @ErinWest_ITRT
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:57 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Oy! Help out an education student!
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
#WeirdEd
While this chat is active,any1 willing to DM abt Structured,Guided,Open Inquiry lesson planning for science?
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:57 PM EST
A6: I had my own
#passionproject
right alongside the Ss. I presented my pitch, blogged progress, & gave verbal updates
#geniushour
#weirded
BenBo370
Feb 8 @ 10:57 PM EST
A5: I thought of an advertising exploration I wanna do via a project. No context right now, but will build the plan.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:58 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I feel like starting with the big idea gives the students more room to explore inside the constraints
In reply to @SLOlifeKevin
EducatorSanchez
Feb 8 @ 10:58 PM EST
A5 I tend to find purpose/audience/community first then build in standards w/ the project
#weirded
spiraledu
Feb 8 @ 10:58 PM EST
#weirded
plus while building the project, you often hit standards that you couldn't plan on :)
In reply to @danvkoch
JoPrestia
Feb 8 @ 10:58 PM EST
Whaaaat? You mean you're gonna take a risk? Oh Myyyy
#weirded
LOL FUN< FUN< FUN
In reply to @BenBo370
FarleyJeffrey
Feb 8 @ 10:59 PM EST
All right, y'all. I'm all
#WeirdEd
-ed out. My Tweetchat stamina is not what it once was. Thanks, Doug. I'll see you all again as I can.
SLOlifeKevin
Feb 8 @ 10:59 PM EST
Agreed. I like to have plenty of space for them to find an interesting area of the study to explore.
#weirded
In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
JaredRLopatin
Feb 8 @ 10:59 PM EST
A6: Depends on the project but I love pitching w/a theme. For one project, I made a random video asking for help from superheroes.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:59 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Sometimes my projects start from, "I wanna do a project where the kids need to dance..." then let it marinate.
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:59 PM EST
Have to adapt a lesson on Torque in 5E Format w/edTPA tempate into one of those inquiry types
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Feb 8 @ 10:56 PM EST
#WeirdEd
While this chat is active,any1 willing to DM abt Structured,Guided,Open Inquiry lesson planning for science?
lesliefarooq
Feb 8 @ 10:59 PM EST
Now I have that song in my head. Argh!
#weirded
In reply to @TeamBodi, @TheWeirdTeacher