#HipHopEd Archive

#HipHopEd Chat is a weekly cyber cypher (chat) where stakeholders within Hip-Hop and Education come together to discuss issues that impact the youth and adults within our local, national and global communities. #HipHopEd Chat is a virtual form of professional development for Educators, workshop for Parents and other Adults and a brainstorming session of Hip-Hop practitioners. Our #HipHopEd chats are every Tuesday from 9-10 EST. on Twitter.

Tuesday April 17, 2018
9:00 PM EDT

  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:00 PM EDT
    Welcome 2 #HipHopEd tonight we are discussing the dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:01 PM EDT
    Salute to everyone from #HipHopEd that was on deck doing it big through out #AERA2018 in New York City
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:01 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd #AERA18 we do this work. can't wait to chat tonight
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:02 PM EDT
    Welcome fam #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:03 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd wants to first give a massive shout and salute to @Beyonce for her historic #Beycheclla performance & @kendricklamar for winning a Pulitzer #HerstoryHistoryInTheMaking
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:03 PM EDT
    Great to see you in the chat! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:03 PM EDT
    When talk about dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education, we've got to center youth voices and continue to see education as a process in which young people can find and assert their voices. #HipHopEd
  • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    When we talk about dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education, we've got to center youth voices and continue to see education as a process in which young people can find and assert their voices. #HipHopEd
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    I left #AERA2018 excited about the future of our work, not because of AERA, but because of the alternative spaces #HipHopEd created for all of us to build
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    Been following #HipHopEd informally for awhile. The @DemocracyNow feature encouraged me to participate. I come with questions! (In line with the theme of course)
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    Absolutely loved this week! By the end of it, I think I was just running on all of the energy around this work! It's so beautiful to see #HipHopEd #AERA2018
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:05 PM EDT
    Use https://t.co/jIxG4tBvOg #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:05 PM EDT
    Truth #HipHopEd
    • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:04 PM EDT
      When we talk about dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education, we've got to center youth voices and continue to see education as a process in which young people can find and assert their voices. #HipHopEd
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:05 PM EDT
    Greetings all. Greg from Chattanooga dropping by. #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:06 PM EDT
    💯Yes!! The role of the teacher is not to deposit knowledge, but to support our youth as they shine and innovate. There’s so much to learn from our students! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @TWeiston
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:06 PM EDT
    Welcome 2 #HipHopEd Family, please share your question and I am confident that someone will respond. We don't use a structured Q&A format but please share your ??
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @democracynow
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:07 PM EDT
    Welcome to #HipHopEd Family and we look forward to you sharing your thoughts and insights
    In reply to @Gregbagby
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:07 PM EDT
    After reading publications by @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, and @ianplevy, I respect the increased *engagement* #HipHopEd is able to generate. Yet I wonder how all facilitators measure the pedagogy's success *beyond* higher test scores, particularly in science?
  • Dale_Chu Apr 17 @ 9:08 PM EDT
    HAPPENING NOW: @TheRealHipHopEd hosting a chat on “The dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education.” Follow along at #HipHopEd!
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:08 PM EDT
    I've always tried to create independent learners. I think it's a skill many folks missed. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:08 PM EDT
    Public Education will never reach it's full potential as long as it's failure benefits systems that profit at the expense of our children and communities #hiphoped
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:09 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd is all about the collab. The promotion of youth voice cannot only happen in a single classroom or counseling office, we must ensure it happens everywhere.
  • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:09 PM EDT
    We need young people to help us move education and the world forward. Without them we don't make progress without us they have no shoulders to stand on. #HipHopEd
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:09 PM EDT
    When speaking of necessities of public education, it would not be #HipHopEd without addressing the lack of care from many senior-level admin. I have personally worked in an (all-Black) charter school where it was not acceptable to be progressive.
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    Hello #HipHopEd fam! I'd like to know more about #UnAERA. Is it a diverse group of anti-oppression scholars, or is this a safe place for people of color??
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    I can offer that through #ScienceGenuis we also measure attitude shifts and outlooks on education overall and their beliefs around what they achieve in the classroom. There are other SEL measures as well #HipHopEd
    • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:07 PM EDT
      After reading publications by @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, and @ianplevy, I respect the increased *engagement* #HipHopEd is able to generate. Yet I wonder how all facilitators measure the pedagogy's success *beyond* higher test scores, particularly in science?
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:11 PM EDT
    In my work with @chrisemdin and @KingAdjapong we wrote about student's social and emotional gains after engaging in the #ScienceGenius program - particularly in self-confidence, self-awareness, and self-esteem #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:11 PM EDT
    I've been there. The existing systems are so entrenched, so many moving parts, so many (usually selfish) agendas, radical change is rejected. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:11 PM EDT
    This is a great question. #HipHopEd
    • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:10 PM EDT
      Hello #HipHopEd fam! I'd like to know more about #UnAERA. Is it a diverse group of anti-oppression scholars, or is this a safe place for people of color??
  • aprilRsilver Apr 17 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd happening now...
  • DrHicksHarper Apr 17 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    #edenergy #culture #hiphopdev #hiphoped
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    THIS! We need to honor young people's brilliance and not assume that we have more knowledge just because we've been around longer. Gotta stay humble to get the message. #HipHopEd
    • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:09 PM EDT
      We need young people to help us move education and the world forward. Without them we don't make progress without us they have no shoulders to stand on. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    Welcome to #HipHopEd and please include the hash tag in your tweets. Thanks for the head nod
    • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:10 PM EDT
      Took the words out of my mouth. So true!
      In reply to @tdj6899
  • tori_mazur Apr 17 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    I listened to this interview yesterday and was saddened that public schools weren't where Pierce learned about his ancestors. We can do better. #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:13 PM EDT
    We cannot create better learning experiences for young people without acknowledging that our practices keep things the way they are #HipHopEd
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:14 PM EDT
    Yes! Hip-hop embraces apprenticeship and mentor models that embraces collaboration between the older and younger generations. We must not dismiss the younger voices! #HipHopEd
    • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:09 PM EDT
      We need young people to help us move education and the world forward. Without them we don't make progress without us they have no shoulders to stand on. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:14 PM EDT
    All good, remember to include the hash tag in your tweets #HipHopEd. At some point you have to ask yourself how are you identifying "mastery"
    • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:13 PM EDT
      I hope I'm regarded as a critical voice, rather than a naysayer. SEL, Restorative Practices, things addressing the trauma in our communities are VITAL. But I'm still wondering about mastery. @tdj6899
      In reply to @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • aprilRsilver Apr 17 @ 9:14 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
  • wtflpl Apr 17 @ 9:14 PM EDT
    Developing a high-school class in English/theater that takes rap verses and treats them as dramatic monologues and then uses them as entry-points into working on Shakespeare - looking for song recommendations and other resources. Thank you!!! #HipHopEd
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    I hope I'm regarded as a critical voice, rather than a naysayer. SEL, Restorative Practices, things addressing the trauma in our communities are VITAL. But I'm still wondering about mastery. @tdj6899 #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    Dreams, possibilities, and necessities can only come from the youth. They are experiencing it. If we do not center them, it is the same as men creating laws about women's bodies. #oops #seewhatIdidthere #hiphoped
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    Dreaming is about self-actualizing. If we create school spaces that force youth to assimilate, we bar them from the opportunity to become their full/true selves. #HipHopEd
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    I don’t think most PS students are *really* learning science — inquiry, epistemology, process, critical thought, application — so much as memorizing facts of science. Bringing black and brown students on parity with white students in test scores falls short of mastery. #HipHopEd
  • aprilRsilver Apr 17 @ 9:16 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
    • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 10 @ 9:26 PM EDT
      We have to “dig in the crates” when it comes to finding and celebrating writers the way we once did for records. Hip-Hop never asked for permission to be heard so stop asking for permission to write #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:16 PM EDT
    Yes! I can’t tell you how many times my students have demonstrated mastery of scientific concepts in “informal ways” that aren’t measured on “objective” standardized tests. It’s infuriating how our assessment metrics are skewed against our youth. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @MJSeaberry
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:16 PM EDT
    Truth #HipHopEd We must shift the paradigm of public education for students, parents, educators, and politicians.
    • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:13 PM EDT
      We cannot create better learning experiences for young people without acknowledging that our practices keep things the way they are #HipHopEd
  • DrHicksHarper Apr 17 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    Folks say young people are our future...I say they are our now. #hiphoped #hiphopdev
  • ErikNielson Apr 17 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    I think hip hop education should be public in every sense, engaging students at every stage of their lives. I just finished a class on hip hop with @SkillzVa -- students from 19 to 69 years old. Excited to build on this! #HipHopEd
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    I would love to hear more about this. Because I want to be clear that I am not defining mastery via the "master narrative". I am interested in seeing students *apply* their knowledge in ways that empower themselves and their communities. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @NealPaulSchick, @MJSeaberry
  • TRUESKOOL414 Apr 17 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    Tmrw we BIG #lit. As in literature. #hiphoped
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    Often times we assume mastery of content cannot occur if we take time to create the spaces necessary to navigate difficult emotions. This is a fallacy. We can digest emotions en route to content mastery #HipHopEd #ScienceGenius #HipHopTherapy
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    Wonder how many students were able to voice their opinions around dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education? #HipHopEd #AERA2018
  • DocChrisWright Apr 17 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    In order for public education to even come close to supporting "dreams," we need to check ourselves as "dream enablers" or "dream agents," and not "dream killers." #hiphoped
  • JaquialDurham Apr 17 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    When we talk about dreams, possibilities and necessities of public education. It’s about creating spaces for young people to dream dreams bigger than they could have ever dreamed for themselves #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    Doing schools differently requires taking the time to dream. Literally stopping the school day to let teachers and students envision what could be #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    Absolutely, test score mastery is about learning how to play a game, rather than assessing true mastery of scientific concepts. #hiphoped
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • nicoleegunder Apr 17 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    Necessity= equity of resources, opportunities, and voice... with that, the dreams and possibilities are endless. #HipHopEd
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    By getting out of their way! Sit down, take a seat, and let the students do the talking. #HipHopEd
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    I absolutely agree. In so many failing schools predominantly students of color, what needs to change is the school culture FIRST. Academic improvement naturally follows. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    If you collaborate with youth to construct physical and emotional spaces where youth feel like they are home, I promise you they'll dream. #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    Could school leaders use professional development time to allow faculty and staff to imagine a better school? #HipHopEd
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    Yes. But not without youth also being there #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    BUT...at the end of the day/school year, our students need to be able to navigate toxic systems WITH mastery of whatever domain (STEM, ELA, etc). #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • JonBalcerak Apr 17 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    Sounds great! Make sure you're also using Shakespeare as an entry-point to understanding the complexity and theatrical richness of hip-hop texts! #HipHopEd
    • wtflpl Apr 17 @ 9:14 PM EDT
      Developing a high-school class in English/theater that takes rap verses and treats them as dramatic monologues and then uses them as entry-points into working on Shakespeare - looking for song recommendations and other resources. Thank you!!! #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    Case in point: one of my middle schoolers gives the class a lesson on tension, compression, and torsion while he is teaching another student to tie a do-rag. It was beautiful to watch his description of scientific concepts, sans academic bravado. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @MJSeaberry
  • KingAdjapong - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    Was never provided a space as a student to rethink school systems and structures. Adults often times believe they know what's best for students. When the answers to all questions lie with students.. #HipHopEd
  • DrHicksHarper Apr 17 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    Right. Youth need those emotionally freeing 3rd spaces. #hiphoped #hiphopdev #realitypedagogy #spokenwordtherapy
    In reply to @Ianplevy
  • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    How should we reshape public education to match this drastic shift in info availibility as a result of the information age? How can we make self-directed learning equitable? #hiphoped
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    This sounds great. But how does it work in practice? What's the scaffolding look like to let students co-teach? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mnemognose
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    I dream for public schools to truly become part of the fabric and pulse of the communities that they reside through mutual respect and participation #hiphoped
  • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Can you help me bring this idea down to practice? For example, who is at the table (youth, teachers, school leaders, researchers?)? What kinds of conversations need to take place? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Preach! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @DocChrisWright
  • alexstubenbort Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    I found myself being the student today as I viewed @chrisemdin’s talk on Reality Pedagogy... important to acknowledge that the language we often use to encapsulate the dreams of what could be in education have lost all meaning by the time they’re staples of edu jargon. #HipHopEd
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Yes OG! And educators who are willing to embrace intuitive evidence in their construction of said spaces #HipHopEd
    In reply to @DrHicksHarper
  • KingAdjapong - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:23 PM EDT
    School leaders can involve students in the work to imagine a better schools too #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:23 PM EDT
    This is a brilliant question #HipHopEd
    • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
      How should we reshape public education to match this drastic shift in info availibility as a result of the information age? How can we make self-directed learning equitable? #hiphoped
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:23 PM EDT
    I attended the UnAERA, and it is a space curated by The Journal of Negro Education. The focus is on the Black aesthetic and a space to discuss Black scholarship and education. I was there to listen & learn, this was a space to elevate Black voices #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mnemognose
  • norarahimian Apr 17 @ 9:23 PM EDT
    Schools are not designed to treat students as whole beings, and that's a problem. #hiphoped
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    Don't dream of a better school for me. Design a better school with me #AERA2018 #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    We are trying this in our school, and it is working in a beautiful way. Allowing students to work side by side with faculty to develop and implement curriculum is a beautiful experience. What a powerful way to integrate co-generative dialogue! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • KingAdjapong - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    All the above and have genuine conversations. Recognize that you don't know it all and need their support in creating a better space #hiphoped
    • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
      Can you help me bring this idea down to practice? For example, who is at the table (youth, teachers, school leaders, researchers?)? What kinds of conversations need to take place? #HipHopEd
      In reply to @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    Students should be taught how the levels of government impact school funding and standards and then be given the tools @BIEpbl to do #PBL to turn things around #hiphoped
  • alexstubenbort Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    “How can we make self-directed learning equitable?”... now THAT is a thought-provoking question. #HipHopEd
    • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
      How should we reshape public education to match this drastic shift in info availibility as a result of the information age? How can we make self-directed learning equitable? #hiphoped
  • DocChrisWright Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    We must maintain a critical lens of the "necessities" of public education... Who's "necessities" are being foregrounded and who ultimately benefits from these "necessities?" #hiphoped
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    There are some great pedagogical resources out there to help answer this. I know I have a great resource stored in Mendeley, will look for it for ya! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    My Sis only knows how to swing #HipHopEd
    • norarahimian Apr 17 @ 9:23 PM EDT
      Schools are not designed to treat students as whole beings, and that's a problem. #hiphoped
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    If my question re:mastery wasn't clear, what I'm asking is what evidence have #HipHopEd practitioners seen of *deep* understanding of science, literature, history? That they can then apply, synthesize, critique, remix, create for themselves?
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    Maybe as soon as district lines are drawn for geographical, not socio-economic reasons... #HipHopEd
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
      I dream for public schools to truly become part of the fabric and pulse of the communities that they reside through mutual respect and participation #hiphoped
  • bouldershoulder Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    I led staff activity where for one minute, partners asked each other “Who are you?” Repetitively. Then, “What do you hope for?” Again repetitively. #hiphoped
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:26 PM EDT
    Having stakeholders outside of education imagine what students need is why students don't like schools #AERA2018 #HipHopEd
  • vanna_lee Apr 17 @ 9:26 PM EDT
    they told me to act #tough like this in #HipHopEd #Dance #Classes cause I was smiling too much
    In reply to @OctopusCavemann
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:26 PM EDT
    Check with @DecoteauIrby 's Do the Knowledge: A Standard's Based Hip-Hop Learning Guide. #hiphoped
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @DecoteauIrby
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:26 PM EDT
    @drlovelace is doing great work with @EdUncontained focusing on empowering youth through projects to improve their schools. #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    @chrisemdin lays out the case and path for co-teaching beautifully in “Urban Science Education for the Hip Hop Generation,” and “For White Folks Teaching in the Hood” #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO, @mnemognose, @chrisemdin
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    "Listen to the kids, bro!" #AERA2018 #HipHopEd #Kanye
  • elproferuelas Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    I've been on a couple interviews for teaching positions around the Boston area these past couple of weeks. Two of them have had students and parents on the interview committees and they were the most enjoyable, honest and toughest out of all of them #HipHopEd
  • natz39517679 Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    Class start so I'm running over to Twitter @amilcook and @tdj6899 to keep up #Hiphoped
  • aprilRsilver Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd AERA = @AERA_EdResearch = American Educational Research Assoc, a nat'l research society, strives to advance knowledge abt edu, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to edu, and 2 promote the use of research 2 improve edu & serve the public good. https://t.co/UHrXfJvoYt
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:28 PM EDT
    Thanks, that helps! I really hope to attend #AERA next year (and to help disrupt it with #UnAERA) but I don't want to be a "space invader" either. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mathsmarti
  • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:28 PM EDT
    If students can learn about a subject faster and more thoroughly by watching a 5 min. YouTube video, how should this reshape lecture-style classes? How do we minimize superfluous instructor monologues? #hiphoped
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:28 PM EDT
    Youth, teachers, community members admin - in equal numbers as school vision team to imagine and implement new practices #HipHopEd
    In reply to @nmlfonger, @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • BreylonSmithMPA Apr 17 @ 9:28 PM EDT
    I agree! It just needs to include ALL students. Not just the high performers. All of our kids must have a voice. It’s tough, but it’s also necessary. #HipHopEd
  • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:29 PM EDT
    Theoretically, it's easier now for students to teach themselves things online, but WHICH students are still at a disadvantage, and why? #Hiphoped
  • alexstubenbort Apr 17 @ 9:29 PM EDT
    Prescriptions are the tools of the oppressor. They’re birthed out of the belief that those in positions of power know better than those being underserved. The first step that must be taken is for those in power to shut up. The second is for them to listen. #HipHopEd
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Yesss! #HipHopEd
    • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
      Community. Youth, teachers, leaders, researchers, community members, barbers, pastors, beauticians, etc. need to be brought to the table somehow. Convo centers on the practices of the community and how that translates to the hallways of the school.
      In reply to @nmlfonger, @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Public education should be the foundational hub of democracy. #hiphoped #AERA2018
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    The classroom should create a critically conscious culture of thought and empower student agency. #HipHopEd #AERA2018
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Changing culture HAS to start with the actual community in which the school sits. It is a disgrace to teach in a community you don't know or understand. As a teacher, get out there. Learn. Bring it to the classroom/school. #hiphoped
  • mbdando Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Necessary to critically examine the structural and systemic factors in schools that constrain & delimit ways students & teachers dream. Carter Woodson told us about those doors. #HipHopEd
  • oJaison Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    I hope that this increased acceptance of #Afrofuturism can bring about more vivid reimaginings/reinventions of our learning environments. #hiphoped
  • ebeth_moore Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Yes! Also what is mastery? Does it align with standardized testing? Or national curriculum standards? For SS I get SO confused here. State don't match National don't match textbook..what are students supposed to master? I want youth involved in setting course standards #HipHopEd
    • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:20 PM EDT
      BUT...at the end of the day/school year, our students need to be able to navigate toxic systems WITH mastery of whatever domain (STEM, ELA, etc). #HipHopEd
      In reply to @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • DrHicksHarper Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Work also 2 engage community & of course immediate& extended family #hiphoped #hiphopdev
    In reply to @nmlfonger, @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Re-imagining education, considering it's possibilities, also means looking at how education happens outside of schools. It doesn't have to happen within the institution to make it education. #HipHopEd
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Yes! Who is being asked what's necessary? Anyone including students in the decision-making process? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @DocChrisWright
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    We have to address the trauma that many parents faced during their public school experience. It's hard to get them to be connected to environments that only remind them of what they've done wrong #hiphoped
  • QueenJ40 Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Got to see this happen during #AERA2018 @DebMeier @emilygasoi and @chrisemdin together during book signing #HipHopEd
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Still hoping for an answer to this. I acknowledge and value the SEL/Self-Efficacy-Building aspects of #HipHopEd, but...
    • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
      If my question re:mastery wasn't clear, what I'm asking is what evidence have #HipHopEd practitioners seen of *deep* understanding of science, literature, history? That they can then apply, synthesize, critique, remix, create for themselves?
  • ThinkPanoramic Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    I was in public schools my entire life.Our pub schools always have events in the mix 2 encourage youth.2night was our district's 2018 art https://t.co/tacENfaDMZ God daughter's SUPER DOPE,AMAZING,WONDERFULLY painted scroll won 1st place of all 2nd graders in her school! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Work with youth to re-imagine their schools, then help them talk to educators about that process. #HipHopEd #ConferenceTours
  • PedagogyOrNah Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    I had a moment the other day where I waited for a class to quiet down so I could start the lesson...& they ended up starting & just doing the entire lesson w/o me. They were being LOUD & clear in their message to me...#WeGotThis #HipHopEd
  • norarahimian Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    I'm really a lover, i promise! Lol. #hiphoped
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Glad to hear that! Students and parents are the major stakeholders in schools, and should be given seats (yes plural!) at the table when it comes to decisions, such as who should teach at their school. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @elproferuelas
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    #Facts #HipHopEd
    • oJaison Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
      I hope that this increased acceptance of #Afrofuturism can bring about more vivid reimaginings/reinventions of our learning environments. #hiphoped
  • PedagogyOrNah Apr 17 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    It was a weird proud moment because they literally bodied that lesson without me #HipHopEd
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    I'm really excited about Community In Schools model that is taking root (literally!) and bringing schools and communities together. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • mbdando Apr 17 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    They stay #fakingthefunk! #hiphoped
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    @HipHopArch doing awesome work with our youth! Check it out! #HipHopEd
  • QueenJ40 Apr 17 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    Code meshing vs. Code switching Thoughts? #HipHopEd
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    Yes sir! We don’t talk about the trauma that happens IN school as a result of overly punitive discipline. #HipHopEd #AERA2018
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
      We have to address the trauma that many parents faced during their public school experience. It's hard to get them to be connected to environments that only remind them of what they've done wrong #hiphoped
  • ErikNielson Apr 17 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    Is this true? I sometimes think people inside education seem unable to think beyond their environments. And hip hop is uniquley equipped to utilize outside viewpoints. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    It's your love for Justice that makes your swing more mighty. At least I feel the love, I can't speak for others :) #HipHopEd
    In reply to @norarahimian
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    💯 #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    No, NEVER. Test mastery is antithetical to real mastery. Memorizing facts or knowing how to effectively read test questions does not mean you can DO science, write poetry/prose, analyze/critique history. #HipHopEd
    • ebeth_moore Apr 17 @ 9:30 PM EDT
      Yes! Also what is mastery? Does it align with standardized testing? Or national curriculum standards? For SS I get SO confused here. State don't match National don't match textbook..what are students supposed to master? I want youth involved in setting course standards #HipHopEd
      • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:20 PM EDT
        BUT...at the end of the day/school year, our students need to be able to navigate toxic systems WITH mastery of whatever domain (STEM, ELA, etc). #HipHopEd
        In reply to @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • drlovelace Apr 17 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    TY...we are still learning...the biggest obstacle...we ask them to “dream big” and sometimes...they haven’t identified school as a space for dreaming and figuring out how they can change the world. #HipHopEd
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    YES!!! This is our focus that starts at kindergarten registration. #HipHopEd
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
      We have to address the trauma that many parents faced during their public school experience. It's hard to get them to be connected to environments that only remind them of what they've done wrong #hiphoped
  • HipHop_High Apr 17 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    As hip-hop scholars its our duty to protect public education at all cost. #lunchtablesmattertoo #hiphopED
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    Welcome to #HipHopEd and please include the hash tag in your tweets. Thanks for sharing
    • bouldershoulder Apr 17 @ 9:29 PM EDT
      Love this! Students identify, process and solve problems in their own block. Become more effective civic agents b/c kids can say things adults often cannot and won’t say/do.
      In reply to @tdj6899
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    I love this! Sometimes we just get OUTTA their way! #HipHopEd
    • PedagogyOrNah Apr 17 @ 9:31 PM EDT
      I had a moment the other day where I waited for a class to quiet down so I could start the lesson...& they ended up starting & just doing the entire lesson w/o me. They were being LOUD & clear in their message to me...#WeGotThis #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    Welcome to #HipHopEd Family and please use the hash tag in your tweets. Thanks for sharing
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    Welcome to #HipHopEd and please include the hash tag in your tweets for our time line. Thanks for your thoughts
    • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:33 PM EDT
      It’s helpful to have language to guide the conversation. “Imagine and implement new practices” — I’m still wondering about the tension of the broader system of testing and high stakes accountability (graduation depends on passing algebra regents)
      In reply to @chrisemdin, @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • IAmLaQuis Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    Yes! We can see iambic pentameter as one style but my favorite emcees have MANY! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @JonBalcerak
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    Public education has to make early childhood literacy a priority. #hiphoped #AERA2018
  • msdunn_says Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    Same, got to kick it with some amazing “artivists” doing the work! Peace to the OGs. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy
  • MsJheri Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
  • MarcusLStrother Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    That idea of imagination is so powerful. The system has taught our children and teachers how NOT to imagine or dream big, so having unique voices that can reach our youth and educators is necessary! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • aprilRsilver Apr 17 @ 9:36 PM EDT
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    OK help me out with "empower" -- I really hate this word. I am certainly not a goddess of power or giver/bestower of power. Like I've said a few times this evening, we have to get out of people's way and quit obstructing their ability to use their own power. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @jaydavis101
  • JonBalcerak Apr 17 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    Here's a good start. But make sure it's a two-way street--that you're teaching that hip-hop is just as canonical as Shakespeare! #HipHopEd https://t.co/ac4ufp6L1O
    • wtflpl Apr 17 @ 9:25 PM EDT
      Exactly! I'm hoping that through working on rap lyrics students will develop the skills of text-work necessary to unpack Shakespeare. Do you have any recommendations for rap songs that might make good monologues?
      In reply to @JonBalcerak
  • MsJheri Apr 17 @ 9:37 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd dreams are not evaluated by common core standards
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:37 PM EDT
    The problem, many times, with Pub Ed is leaders go into communities and impose their beliefs and values on the families of that school & community. That is Educational Colonialism. STOP IT!!! #hiphoped #AERA2018
  • msdunn_says Apr 17 @ 9:37 PM EDT
    Who do you write for? What do you write for? -Dr. Cynthia Dillard #AERA18 #HipHopEd
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:37 PM EDT
    The standards are one thing, but mastery in SS to ME, means having enough context and critical thinking skills to be able to examine history, who benefits from which telling, and tracing impact to present realities. @ebeth_moore #HipHopEd
    In reply to @ebeth_moore
  • MeanMzGreen Apr 17 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    The struggle is real. Two weeks until MSLIS graduation and the job search is ON. Now... if only I could get my dream job working for #hiphoped or a school library looking for an enthusiastic #futurereadylib!
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    De La Soul said it best “Stakes is High” we’re not attempting to skirt around mastery and evaluation. We believe that through relationships you achieve the brilliance that is current sought after without showing that you care about the Ss #HipHopEd
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    We try at my fine arts school... infusing social and emotional lessons inside and out of arts classes. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @norarahimian
  • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    Looking to engage community in @SCSDAcademics @SCSDEnrichment to support meaningful math learning for our youth #HipHopEd
    • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:27 PM EDT
      Community. Youth, teachers, leaders, researchers, community members, barbers, pastors, beauticians, etc. need to be brought to the table somehow. Convo centers on the practices of the community and how that translates to the hallways of the school.
      In reply to @nmlfonger, @GTKermitO, @Ianplevy, @chrisemdin, @KingAdjapong, @tdj6899
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Can I tell y'all a story? So I worked at a 99% Black charter high school. I mean all Black. Teachers, students, everybody. #hiphoped
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    I was progressive. New ideas for field trips. Shut down. New ideas for equipment. No money. New ideas for culture/practices. Shut down. #hiphoped
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    It discouraged me from wanting to even do this work anymore. I felt like I was being pushed out of the system and my opinion/research wasn't valued. #hiphoped
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Even more recently, I was fired for speaking against the homophobic/hegemonic/patriarchal comments the principal was making. Nonetheless, I quietly gathered my things and left. #hiphoped
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    HOWEVER, it is the response that my students have had that makes this work worth it. They sent texts, calls, etc. saying how I have transformed their lives and how they are sad that they don't have any advocates anymore #hiphoped
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Despite the fact that I thought everything was being blocked/shut down, they were paying attention. They saw the fight I gave and they loved me for it. #hiphoped
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    may seem unrelated, but after attending #AERA18 I realized that this is how you cultivate dreams and necessities of public education. You literally fight for them. You let the students know how much you care. You bring in community. You be their community. It will work #hiphoped
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Yes! An encouraging reframing however ...The #HipHopEd dream job is doing the work in a school where it isn't happening - and working to shift the school culture
    In reply to @MeanMzGreen
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Yes! I'm really interested in learning more about the power of nonformal ed (outside the formal structures) especially in places around the world where formal can't happen (refugee camps, conflict areas). Can we attain the same goals through NF ed (health, wealth)? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @TWeiston
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Time to check the Colonizers #HipHopEd
    • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:37 PM EDT
      The problem, many times, with Pub Ed is leaders go into communities and impose their beliefs and values on the families of that school & community. That is Educational Colonialism. STOP IT!!! #hiphoped #AERA2018
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    Facts! Teachers need to be willing to connect with multiple stakeholders in the community. We (educators) can't complain about the lack of parental/community involvement if we are not willing to engage them #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • msdunn_says Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    Educators should strive to heal. #AERA18 #HipHopEd
  • wtflpl Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    Does your fine arts school use hip-hop/rap at all in teaching theater? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Gregbagby, @norarahimian
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    There may be something small to loose if we do things differently but there is nothing large to gain if things remain the same #HipHopEd #
  • alexstubenbort Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    Yes! It pains me to know that teachers don’t tap into this! From Rakim to Kendrick; Qtip to Chance; we are missing the mark if we are teaching poetry and/or literary devices without tapping into these masters... #hiphoped
    • IAmLaQuis Apr 17 @ 9:35 PM EDT
      Yes! We can see iambic pentameter as one style but my favorite emcees have MANY! #HipHopEd
      In reply to @JonBalcerak
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    #Facts - this is tied to that savior narrative perpetuated by various problematic charter networks and edu organizations like teach for america #HipHopEd
    In reply to @jaydavis101
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    I’m certainly not opposed to a different word. But I don’t use “empower” as if I’m giving permission. I use to as an idea of letting students know their voice/skill sets/talents are valuable and powerful. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mnemognose
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    I can relate to this story. It's situations like this which make me think that we need to create our own institutions. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    So true! It's what I hope community school models can help with -- get parents back into the school for intergenerational basketball or laundry or whatever -- give them new experiences to engage them more directly. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    On behalf of the #hiphoped team I want to welcome all the new comers and the it's been a long time comers to tonight's chat. "I can feel it in the air" - Beanie Segal
  • msdunn_says Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    We would have more black and brown educators if we treated folks right in schools. #thework dictates the future! #AERA18 #HipHopEd
  • DulceFlecha Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    I can't speak to STEM. I've found that some HS students critically analyzing artists tend to use similar frames as the schools of critical literary theory-- they're just using different language. For example, their discussion of flow touches on structuralism. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • TTriilly Apr 17 @ 9:42 PM EDT
    This is hip hop go listen 🔥🗣💯🎶🅱️👌🏽 https://t.co/GLSpV7ANAS #HipHopEd
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:42 PM EDT
    Must read! Thank you @MJSeaberry for your story & courage to speak up for your students. #HipHopEd
    • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:39 PM EDT
      Can I tell y'all a story? So I worked at a 99% Black charter high school. I mean all Black. Teachers, students, everybody. #hiphoped
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:42 PM EDT
    We must promote and support the healing of Educators as well #HipHopEd We are all in this together
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:42 PM EDT
    Some... it's mostly a part of dance, music, and core curricular classes. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @wtflpl, @norarahimian
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    Do the work even when it's difficult, complex, and messy. "It's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success. Hear my words or listen to my signal of distress " @JColeNC #HipHopEd #AERA2018
  • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    Empowering and centering youth voice to co-create change #HipHopEd
    • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:12 PM EDT
      THIS! We need to honor young people's brilliance and not assume that we have more knowledge just because we've been around longer. Gotta stay humble to get the message. #HipHopEd
      • TWeiston Apr 17 @ 9:09 PM EDT
        We need young people to help us move education and the world forward. Without them we don't make progress without us they have no shoulders to stand on. #HipHopEd
  • NatalieCrue Apr 17 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    If you're around @kimba_moore, check out tonights #HipHopEd chat.
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    Yeah, seems to me the humanities translate more naturally into CRP and #HipHopEd, because students are *already* masters of analyzing media like you mention. STEM seems most resistant because it has its own rigid epistemology.
    • DulceFlecha Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
      I can't speak to STEM. I've found that some HS students critically analyzing artists tend to use similar frames as the schools of critical literary theory-- they're just using different language. For example, their discussion of flow touches on structuralism. #HipHopEd
      In reply to @GTKermitO
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    I can’t tell you how many teachers I’ve talked to, who throw shade at parents, but have not taken the time to build relationships with them! Hell, if you always called me with negative news about my child, I’d stop answering too! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mathsmarti, @MJSeaberry
  • darylhowardphd Apr 17 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    Just tuning in and scrolling the thread. Yall are killing it as usual. #HipHopEd
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    Yes. Which has historically been an issue. Do you feel those orgs still have that line of thinking and doing? Particularly, TFA? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy
  • Gregbagby Apr 17 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    Thank you all for a thoughtful chat. I will be back, but now I have to go get my nephew from school. #hiphoped
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    Fam alert @NatalieCrue has entered the building #HipHopEd :)
  • aprilRsilver Apr 17 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    🔥 Speaking of #writing, here's a very special offer (expires 4/21) from my agency that may be of interest to the #HipHopEd family of serious #educators #writers #bloggers + #storytellers. cc: @tdj6899 @chrisemdin @TheRealHipHopEd 👇🏿 | https://t.co/vJfbWbmsaK
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    Hell yeah fam. They're just stepping stones for folks trying to be in positions of power. Doesn't mean you can't get in there and flip it tho #HipHopEd
    In reply to @jaydavis101
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    We often dream based on what we have seen. So in every day life be sure to change your scenes....Visit new classrooms & new schools #HipHopEd
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    y'all are preaching here. I've always found TFA problematic since a colleague of mine said "I went to Oakland saved those Black and Brown boys." Girl. Bye. #hiphoped
    In reply to @Ianplevy, @jaydavis101
  • DulceFlecha Apr 17 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    A friend and I are planning to explore this by recording students going in on the Top 5 Dead or Alive convo and annotating a transcript for connections to literary theory. Textual analysis of Hip Hop could be a strong bridge to the theory taught to English majors. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:46 PM EDT
    What a beautiful model of co-creating change. #HipHopEd
    • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:24 PM EDT
      We are trying this in our school, and it is working in a beautiful way. Allowing students to work side by side with faculty to develop and implement curriculum is a beautiful experience. What a powerful way to integrate co-generative dialogue! #HipHopEd
      In reply to @chrisemdin
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:46 PM EDT
    It's hard to keep up tonight, but I'm smiling about that because I can feel the love! ❤️ #HipHopEd #HipHopDev
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:41 PM EDT
      On behalf of the #hiphoped team I want to welcome all the new comers and the it's been a long time comers to tonight's chat. "I can feel it in the air" - Beanie Segal
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:46 PM EDT
    But what I'm thinking is that we use ours as a model, a lab, of what could be. Demonstrate the results the schools want, and maybe they'll follow our lead. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:46 PM EDT
    Should social media be used to augment lessons in public schools? If so, how? #HipHopEd
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    This is a great digital journalism opportunity to develop your voice on your terms. Salute to @aprilRsilver for offering this to our community. If not for you, then pass to a friend who you know has a digital pen #HipHopEd
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    Sometimes we think helping young people dream means telling them everything is going to be OK. We have to learn to sit in those difficult places with youth - that's how we find the path forward #HipHopEdTherapy #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    Students critically analyze all of the time in science; it’s just about how curriculum is written. If one follows old, dusty, perennialist prescriptions, then yes, it’s hard, but science is beautiful, because it naturally allows for infinite solutions to a challenge. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    I like your thinking. I just have been cynical of the system now. There are great models to follow out there now, but if they don't have a white-admin team, be based in New York or some major city, and cater only to inner-city districts, then folks don't listen. #hiphoped
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd resource and a great way to sharpen your skills as a writer. You know we are into book publishing now so thing of your blog as your mixtape
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    I'm all for doing the work though. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • DrHicksHarper Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    Yess! Cultural conference connects the realities & facilitates positive engagement, healing & learning #hiphopdev #hiphoped
    In reply to @MJSeaberry, @mathsmarti
  • DJ_View Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    Bridging the gap between schools/universities with community organizations, artists and activists is key to the work. #HipHopEd
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    Absolutely! I’m not TFA but have several colleagues and friends who are. Many of them have spoken to the problematic practices but several have also spoken to an evolution. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    COGENERATE lessons, curriculum, school design with young people and watch magic happen. ALWAYS #HipHopEd
    In reply to @nmlfonger
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    Either carefully, or with a very critical lens and/or within a digital citizenship/literacy framework. These kids are being preyed upon by these social media companies. I wanna see students build their own equitable and empowering networks. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @FascinateSci
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    I'm with ya! Except for the "empowering" - was just in another chat in here about that word. I hear "bestow" and "permit" and "allow" -- it's like "welcoming" someone. It's a really sticky (icky?) word for me. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @nmlfonger
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:49 PM EDT
    Uhh...yeah...that is definitely a problem. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry, @Ianplevy
  • DulceFlecha Apr 17 @ 9:49 PM EDT
    Another friend and I are spending course final project writing a Unit of Study exploring poetic devices employed in speeches and Hip Hop lyrics. There's also a lot of potential in using lyrics to teach into fluency. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    right! somebody better get her #HipHopEd
    In reply to @jaydavis101, @Ianplevy
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    This all sounds fantastic. Wanting to learn more seems limited by Twitter. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @DulceFlecha
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    They out here paying 21 year olds 50k and their masters tho. It's worth considering how to get in there and use it - without drinking the kool-aid. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @jaydavis101
  • NatalieCrue Apr 17 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    Stakeholders that need to be included➡️ parents, students AND alumni (and not just for show and/or for performative nonsense I've seen and experienced🙄 esp in charter school/"new"/non traditional spaces), community members selected by the COMMUNITY, local orgs, etc #HipHopEd
    • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:40 PM EDT
      Facts! Teachers need to be willing to connect with multiple stakeholders in the community. We (educators) can't complain about the lack of parental/community involvement if we are not willing to engage them #HipHopEd
      In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • KingLaroc Apr 17 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    Feeling #HipHopEd 🙌
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:51 PM EDT
    It totally is! I'm still 4m behind now (time warp!). Lovin' it! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mathsmarti
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:51 PM EDT
    Nooooo, “saved?!?!” We’re not here to “save!” We’re here to support our students, to give them love when they fall, and to constantly remind them that failure is a natural, beautiful part of the human process. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry, @Ianplevy, @jaydavis101
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    I do feel that! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy
  • Ianplevy - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    They're feeding ppl that ish out here man.I'm telling you #HipHopEd
    In reply to @NealPaulSchick, @MJSeaberry, @jaydavis101
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    The way a city cares for their public housing is an indicator of how they value the people that have no choice but to live there. So the way that we care for our public schools is an indicator of how we value the children and youth who have no choice but to come! #HipHopEd
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    💯 #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin, @nmlfonger
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    Peace Family #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    ... and if the schools/universities are not coming to the community, then we have to go to them #HipHopEd
    In reply to @DJ_View
  • ThinkPanoramic Apr 17 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    100%. Even in cases where you may not believe you have the resources, there's generally a way to create resources for yourself. You just have to want them enough to seek and find your way. "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious."- Albert Einstein #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • msdunn_says Apr 17 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    @chrisemdin said “what about intuitive evidence?” Hood senses! How does what we already know inform #thework? #AERA18 #HipHopEd
  • wtflpl Apr 17 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    Any recommended resources? Working on hip-hop and Shakesepare. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @DulceFlecha, @GTKermitO
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    What is a term you suggest instead? Sincerely curious. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @mnemognose, @nmlfonger
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    THAT is a word I can embrace! #HipHopEd
    • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
      COGENERATE lessons, curriculum, school design with young people and watch magic happen. ALWAYS #HipHopEd
      In reply to @nmlfonger
  • darylhowardphd Apr 17 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    Got the same dream bro, its only right. Cant wait for you to drop more of these jewels at the #BONDAcademy on Saturday. #HipHopEd @BONDEducators
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:22 PM EDT
      I dream for public schools to truly become part of the fabric and pulse of the communities that they reside through mutual respect and participation #hiphoped
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:54 PM EDT
    😱 #HipHopEd
    In reply to @Ianplevy, @MJSeaberry, @jaydavis101
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:54 PM EDT
    Yes, I am looking forward to it as well #HipHopEd will be in the building
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:54 PM EDT
    I hear ya! I usually think and talk about this idea in terms of "amplifying voices" -- "amplification" #HipHopEd
    In reply to @jaydavis101, @nmlfonger
  • NatalieCrue Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    Sadly, probably even worse these days. Now, orgs like TFA + CityYear are modeling minions to go into communities + do their bidding. Deray is a perfect example of someone thats been indoctrinated by that world and has done tons of damage all while collecting MILLIONS🙄 #HipHopEd
    • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:44 PM EDT
      Yes. Which has historically been an issue. Do you feel those orgs still have that line of thinking and doing? Particularly, TFA? #HipHopEd
      In reply to @Ianplevy
  • jaydavis101 Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    Can’t help but think how public education is a reflection of discriminatory housing policies. #hiphoped #AERA2018
  • DulceFlecha Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    I'm a homeless shelter teacher and a literacy specialist. Music is far more consistent than materials or instructional time. Ss don't come into shelter with many books, we don't have big budgets, Ss miss a ton of classroom time. #HipHopEd is SEL but it's also practical.
    In reply to @GTKermitO
  • GTKermitO Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    Have to go. Been interesting, but feels limited by the platform. A lot of people talking past each other and missing opportunity for deeper engagement. The #HipHopEd team should consider an online forum or even Reddit? Take care all, keep up the good work.
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    If the school /university is ignoring your community, operation #OccupySchools needs to be set in motion #HipHopEd
  • mathsmarti Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    Yes. Educators need that space to imagine, but we also need to follow up with developing the plan to make it happen that includes the voice of students, parents, & stakeholders in the community. If this happens, are school leaders willing to go through with the plan? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • MJSeaberry Apr 17 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), the #HipHopEd convo has sparked another fuse in me. #LeggoDoThisWork
  • akilaworksongs Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    Here's the promo tweet with info for the #HipHopEd family of #educators #writers #bloggers + #storytellers. Follow up only if you're serious abt #writing & expanding your voice in powerful ways. cc: @tdj6899 @chrisemdin @TheRealHipHopEd. Use code AKILA. https://t.co/pQOvz2Xzxj
  • NicestLibrarian Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    Public Schools are some of the largest buildings in the hood with great resources that are often closed and chained at the times the community could benefit from them the most #HipHopEd
  • Todd_McLeod Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    THE POWER OF TEACHERS TO CHANGE LIVES Super awesome talk by @chrisemdin #HipHopEd https://t.co/yylmMu70Eq
  • msdunn_says Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    Education as a spiritual act. -@RuizSealey #AERA18 #HipHopEd
  • FascinateSci Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
    • kanyewest Apr 17 @ 1:55 PM EDT
      You have to protect your ability to create at all cost
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd resource
  • mnemognose Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    My quirk doesn't mean I'm ahead of anyone, just means I have a linguistic hangup to work through. I know LOTS of people use it and that's cool, I'm just putting it out there tonight to get other folks' perspectives. I truly appreciate your help! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @nmlfonger, @chrisemdin
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:57 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd Resource
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:58 PM EDT
    Mm hmm, gotta love that fire that sparks every Tuesday night! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @MJSeaberry
  • nmlfonger Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    This #HipHopEd convo is helping me to clarify a vision for how to Lean in... Yet it Still feels like a vulnerable space for me. But perhaps that’s part of the point. Training in uncertainty. #zenhabits
    • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:48 PM EDT
      COGENERATE lessons, curriculum, school design with young people and watch magic happen. ALWAYS #HipHopEd
      In reply to @nmlfonger
  • TheRealHipHopEd Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    Next week 4/24 in honor of National Poetry Month we will dive into the impact of poetry and how we can advocate for it to a greater degree in various traditional and non traditional education spaces #HipHopEd
  • Nicoleedits Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    Preach! #HipHopEd
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:56 PM EDT
      Public Schools are some of the largest buildings in the hood with great resources that are often closed and chained at the times the community could benefit from them the most #HipHopEd
  • ProfLyrical Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    Until schools are truly rid of the (fundamentally unequal) property tax equation as what determines how we fund our schools, we will always see segregated and underfunded schools. #hiphoped
  • NatalieCrue Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    Check out @akalamusic's org The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company and their/his vids on YouTube https://t.co/7SJmxUyRVU https://t.co/EbrA6NfqWT #HipHopEd
    • wtflpl Apr 17 @ 9:53 PM EDT
      Any recommended resources? Working on hip-hop and Shakesepare. #HipHopEd
      In reply to @DulceFlecha, @GTKermitO
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    I know this wasn't the topic tonight but @kendricklamar winning the #Pulitzer lets us know that #HipHopEd will change the world
  • NealPaulSchick Apr 17 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    Yes! I’ve seen great models where schools can integrate health clinics, pantries, counseling and mental/emotional health services; job training. The possibilities are endless! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899