#weirded Archive


Wednesday July 25, 2018
10:00 PM EDT

  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    Welcome to #WeirdEd! Tonight we'll be chatting about the borders that define communities and what's "normal" in school.
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    I'll be guest moderating for @DougRobertson, who was called away on a highly classified mission that we can't talk about, but if you wake up safe in your beds tomorrow, you know who to thank. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Is #weirded happening tonight?
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Let's get started! Please introduce yourself and tell us which Doctor Who monster is most like you. #WeirdEd
  • cjcrawcooper Jul 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Staying up for #WeirdEd tonight because new normal may be the theme for my school year. Same school, new head of school, new building, new location
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Remember to include the hashtag in your tweets so everyone can see your participation. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Seems like the perfect place for me to be tonight @edutinker #weirded
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Hi. Anne, primary SPED. Weeping angels? I feed off of history. Sort of. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Oh dear. I know next to nothing about Dr. Who. Perhaps someone else can let me know. Debbie. Chicago. #weirded
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Hi #weirded ! Sarah, K-5 Music in Massachusetts. I've actually never watched Dr. Who
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Bridgette, EBD, I'ma giant adipose
  • cjcrawcooper Jul 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Christi in SC /Hs science. I about as awkward as a dalek #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    If you want to read the reflection that prompted this week's #WeirdEd , head over to Doug's blog: https://t.co/sBjpvf93bS
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    I have watched from time to time but not enough to really know who is what. Or what is Who? #weirded
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    I'm Rebecca, I teach Englishy things and instigate literacy in the Dominican Republic. I'm the Absorbaloff because people become a part of me... #WeirdEd
  • flipping_A_tchr Jul 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    I already told you, but then you looked away and forgot what I said #weirded #shhhhhh
    In reply to @edutinker
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Honestly I was just so lost by Doug's music questions I needed a change of pace :P #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Q1: Are you at home, an immigrant, or a foreigner in your school culture? Why? #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Valerie here. 5th grade from SFBay Area. Don't know the monsters, but the 11th Doctor rules in our house. #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1. I’m moving to a new school this year where I won’t know anyone or any of the school routines, etc. So...immigrant? Ish? #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Wait! What? There’s a #WeirdEd after all?!
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @edutinker
  • librarianerd Jul 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Steph, Instructional Tech from IL. I'm a Dalek 'cause you can't stop me. But I'm also really a little goofy and I don't know what to do with my arms. #WeirdEd
  • lesliefarooq Jul 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Have you ever joined #weirded chat? It's one I stuck with forever because @TheWeirdTeacher is radical like that (or at least that's who came to mind when I read your tweet).
    In reply to @kellywchris, @wmchamberlain, @doxtdatorb, @SchleiderJustin, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1: at home! It's going to be my third year in the school, Ss and Ts know who i am and what I do. I'll be welcoming lots of newcomers to my department on the district level #weirded
  • MrsAltham Jul 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1: I am at home in my school culture. Approaching the ten year mark. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • cjcrawcooper Jul 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    A1: I am a “damned yankee” I came to SC from Midwest and I stayed. But I have been at my school for so long people think I’m a native. I feel both #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    You should definitely fix that #WeirdEd!
    In reply to @MissShuganah, @SarahMJoncas
  • librarianerd Jul 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    A1: I'm definitely "at home." I attended HS in the district where I teach, and I've been there a long time (since 2001)! #weirded
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Which is unusual. I didn’t think Doug liked guest #WeirdEd’s when he’s not around. But okay.
    In reply to @edutinker, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Am a little distracted today. #WeirdEd
  • branowar Jul 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    A1: I'm an immigrant. Moving from a math classroom where I slayed forb14 years to a coaching role at another school. Pumped and a bit apprehensive. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Q2: Who draws the "borders" of your school community? Who decides what is normal? #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A1: I am so old school at my school, it's ridiculous. Grew up in the neighborhood. But feeling a bit of an outsider as I want to push the envelope with new pedagogy/tech/classroom design. #WeirdEd #Merit18
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A2. I’m not sure. At my last school the teachers were very strong leaders, so they kind of drove a lot of what went on. #WeirdEd
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 Our school gets kids from 22 districts who have EBD issues. Some are rural, others very urban. Some are very privileged. Others not so much So I'm a melter of groups. Overall I'm an immigrant and am working on code switching as I teach kids to do the same
  • cjcrawcooper Jul 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A2: on paper it’s the board and head of school. In reality, it’s the teachers. We spend the most time w S #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    I think this is the right chat to be a bit of an outsider in that way :) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2: a very experienced staff... we have little turnover year to year so the culture and norms are pretty well established among kids and adults. #weirded
  • branowar Jul 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    This is an interesting concept living in the South. I think I'm pretty "out there" in progressive la la land, but as hard as we try to decide what's normal, the culture outside the school has decided and poured concrete around it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2: The staff cliques and grade level groups really decide the borders. It seems like 'normal' at my site means NOT making waves. And I make waves, thus, not normal. I'll take extraordinary any day. #WeirdEd
  • MrsAltham Jul 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2: I suppose the borders are drawn top down for the big stuff. But it’s the little barriers that I like to cross. Kids like it when we break the rules about what school is “supposed” to look like. #morefun #weirded
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Q3 coming soon... #WeirdEd
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 Each class has it own feel. It's kinda odd but the teachers set the tone for thier room. My class is known for writing thank you notes, academics, and music (para and I keep music on all day Another class does lots of sports Another class is gangster
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    Q3: Who has to cross a "border" to be part of your school community? #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    A3. I think everyone. I have s self-contained SPED class, but we have kids come in with us and we join other classes. #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
      A1 I used to be “at home”, now I’m a guest wherever they send me. Thought I found a new home last year, but that didn’t happen
      In reply to @edutinker
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A3: I've noticed a lot of Ss new to the school seem to take awhile to really be comfortable as part of the school community - they're included from day 1, but sometimes aren't used to how we do things #weirded
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    In other words, who has to adjust to a new set of expectiations about "normal" in order to be part of the life of your school? Who on staff? Which students? What families? #WeirdEd
  • librarianerd Jul 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A3: I think our transfer students have to do this. Many of our kids have gone to school together since K. If you're coming in as a 10th, 11th or 12th grader, it can be overwhelming and probably lonely. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 All our kids. We have them come and go throughout the year. Last year I only had ten at most at one time but I had 19 different kids in my room last year. Many come from a situation where they has their own para Many have to learn to work with diverse classmates
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    What's different about your school for them? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3: Any and all are welcome to cross the border into our community. But It means stepping out of your comfort zone, letting kids lead, doing what you know is good for kids. It's def harder, but our small community is SO supportive. #WeirdEd @kvanfm @Jyoung1219
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Thank you. I don’t usually leave off the #WeirdEd tag. Then again, I’m on the iPad because the PC is in a warm room.
    In reply to @edutinker
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I might add that many moons ago I taught English in Taiwan for eight years. I know how it is to be in situation where I could only say thank you and ice cream. So I do have empathy for kids starting in a new situation
  • cjcrawcooper Jul 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A3: our transfer S have the biggest adjustments, if S are involved in an extracurricular, the border crossing is easier #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    So many new people and acronyms and routines... Lunch and specials seem to be especially jarring for many new Ss. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    This past year I was at a school with over 150 teachers on staff, 24 of them new to the school, 15 of those first-year teachers. And they all had six weeks more than I had to learn how things do. (I was a permanent sub arriving around Election Day) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • MrsAltham Jul 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3: This is where our metaphor starts to get real. Immigrant kids have to cross a border to join the culture of our school. Many have come to my schools with loads of trauma. We need to support them! #WeirdEd Check out great books on this topic by ME author Anne Sibley O’Brien.
    In reply to @edutinker
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3 I reckon that would be SpEd kids like our Kid O. The problem with our severely disabled Kid O is that a lot of people don't have patience for her. #weirded
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd We do have many kids who are from the urban core and I've learned more in the past year or so from #ClearTheAir #EduColor @ValeriaBrownEdu than I have in any class or professional development
  • wmchamberlain Jul 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3 Everybody, school culture doesn't represent anything outside of school. Not sure that it is any different than any other 'work' place though. #weirded
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    Well my husband would agree with that assessment. And my BFF was a big Dr. Who fan, #weirded
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @SarahMJoncas
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A flip side to this is that twice this past semester, I had to sub in a Science class that had a co-teacher and I sat around looking pretty because the entire class was taught in Chinese. Unlike Spanish classes, I didn’t know a word, #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MrsAltham, @edutinker
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    What directions are the borders being crossed in that case? In what ways are they coming into your world? In what ways are you moving into theirs? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED, @ValeriaBrownEdu
  • mrburkemath Jul 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Now’s the time to climb on board. New cast, new show runner. Basically a new series with a legacy. Seems like they’ll be holding off on re-using old villains and plot lines for a while. #WeirdEd #DoctorWho
    In reply to @MissShuganah, @SarahMJoncas
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    Okay, here comes the Practical Application question of the chat... #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Q4: What borders (expectations) might need to be redrawn to make students, teachers, and families feel at home, not outsiders, in your school? #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Apparently Ice Warriors are my fav monsters as per the 14-yr-old expert in the house. #WeirdEd @edutinker
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That's where the code switching for both them and I come in This book is cementing some thoughts about making sure we don't make kids miss learning opportunities due to not always following school codes that many be a huge border for them to pass
    In reply to @edutinker, @ValeriaBrownEdu
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Well, I do sort of like Dr. Who but I am not a big SciFi fan. I do like some of the plot lines though. #weirded
    In reply to @mrburkemath, @SarahMJoncas
  • MrsAltham Jul 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Rogue1. Just like any immigrant, new teachers bring with them fresh ideas, ways of doing things, and attitudes. Positive school and community culture allows these new aspects of culture to flourish.
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A1 I felt like a foreigner at school. I tried to conform and I simply couldn't do it. Painful. #weirded
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Is this question too hard or too easy? #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A1 When I accepted the fact that I was a nonconformist, I still struggled but overall I was more at peace with myself. (I hope that makes sense.) . #weirded
  • kellywchris Jul 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    We are so happy you stumbled in the night and found #saskedchat. I mean it’s not #weirded but we do consistently have chocolate discussions and talk about snacks.
    In reply to @kimdarche, @lesliefarooq, @SchleiderJustin, @wmchamberlain, @doxtdatorb, @Stella_Pollard
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Took one of my kiddos to a Frank Turner concert this summer. He learned about queuing up for doors, saving your pit seats, and concert etiquette. He was excited due to daily exposure to my music. Probably not what you meant.... https://t.co/FC0pwyfg8a
    In reply to @edutinker, @ValeriaBrownEdu
  • MrsAltham Jul 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A4: Borders bend as needed. Teach children not topics. #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A4: I truly love about our school is that the students are all so inclusive. I would like to see the out-of-district voluntary transfer parents (brown ones) included more in activities outside of school hours. They literally have to cross the freeway. #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    Which borders would have needed to be redrawn for you to fel like you belonged? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A4. I honestly don’t know. I don’t know what I’m getting into this year. #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    What is it about your students understanding of "normal" that makes them include each other? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A4: I think most of our borders are crossable for our Ss, they just require time and support. #weirded
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A4 No more NIMBY attitude. Hostility towards Kid O is very palpable. Someone once wrote the word "mental" on our masonry. #weirded
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Anyway to have activity bus for them #WeirdEd
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Were there things from your last post that would have helped your kiddos be more accepted into the "normal" of the school? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd every year my principal has new thing she wants us to focus on so I'm not sure what I'm getting myself into either Besides she'll be coming in weekly to make sure my desk is clean
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Are you up for one last Weird Question? #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    You know what, I don’t think so. Everyone knew their names, teachers asked for my students to join the class and facilitated playing with their peers. They had friends outside my class. Mayyyyybe if we had more art time, but that was parent volunteers per class anyway. #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    If only my phone had enough RAM I'd have a gif for her clean desk -.- #WeirdEd
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED, @annemdelgado
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    WEIRD Q5: Describe and evaluate the "borders" of EduTwitter. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    People down the street from us express such hostility towards our Kid O and our Kid Q that it's mind blowing. People can be really judgmental. #weirded
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED
  • vnsabbag Jul 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Great question. Tight knit community, not very transient, hidden gem of a school, a lot of teachers on staff who grew up in town. There are just no pretenses. Also we're not one of the famous schools in town, and I think that helps.#WeirdEd
    • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
      What is it about your students understanding of "normal" that makes them include each other? #WeirdEd
      In reply to @vnsabbag
  • edutinker Jul 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
  • MissShuganah Jul 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Accepted for who I am. Not be teased/bullied. Made to feel welcome. #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker