#ctedu Archive
#ctedu is a great way for Connecticut educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Tuesday April 12, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Welcome to tonight!! I hope everyone is having a gREAT week!!!
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Welcome to !! We are ready for a GREAT chat tonight! Please let us know who you are and where you are from!
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Hi! Melissa from Stamford - 3rd grade teacher
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As we go through tonight's chat please let us know if you have any topics you'd like covered & share~
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Make sure to use the A1, A2 format when answering questions and don't forget
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Hi Everyone! I am Kathy from East Granby grade 3
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Hi Kathy!! How are you? On vacation this week? Or did you already have yours?
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This week! What about you?
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Ours was last week...tough getting back in the swing of things this week, but glad to see the kiddos!
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We still need to connect our classes - I'm sorry I have been crazy - no more student teacher so I can do anything!
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Q1: What are you doing to keep yourself motivated for the rest of the school year?
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Helloooo everyone Sean Hutchinson 4th grade teacher from Stamford.
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A1: I'm trying to new ideas with the kids, playing around with certain rituals and routines that I can maybe implement next year
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Oops! Tha'ts my response for the NEXT question!
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For me -- leaving work at 4:00 vs. 5:00, leaving work at work more days than not...reading more and spending more time outside!
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I got a grant and ordered a ton of new books. We are going to design our own May Madness
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A1: I just changed up my math routine. I am not sure if centers is the best for kids.
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Hey hey! Paul from Stamford - 4th grade ELA/SS
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For me - keep working out; try to get outside more. Leave at a decent time.
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OH WOW!! That is an AMAZING idea!! I am going to borrow this!!
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what kind of books did you order?
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I am letting kids decide how they want it ran.
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Paul good to see you this evening? How are you doing?
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You know...I have recently discovered the same thing and I used to LOVE centers
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a lot of 2015/16 nonfiction; picture books and some middle grade (that may not be totally appropriate)
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A1: Setting goals. What MUST be accomplished over the next ~50 days
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Oh cool....I will def try to talk to them about it -- I think they will LOVE it I will too I was bummed I missed MMad
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you too my man! Everything is good over jere, how about you?
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Ss also said they want to read outside; that may be our Friday reading block
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kind of stressful to think of that way! How are you going to manage that?
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I got some awesome books! They are currently evaluating
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That is an awesome idea!! I'd love to do that too -- SO I'm borrowing this one too!
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How do they evaluate them?
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Name of book, star rating and notes, nothing fancy. We will then decide how to bracket them.
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vaguely as of right now haha - SBAC these next two weeks and an author study, after that we have one unit left
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I am finding that my students are winding down during math
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Q2: What are you doing to keep your students motivated for the rest of the school year?
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Oh this is SO fun -- now to get it started...brain is SPINNING!
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A2: Now I am trying all the ideas from ! Outdoor reading, may madness, maybe even some
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really motivated them to read. They LOVE new books
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wait what did I miss here?
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spring fever in full effect! Build in those movement breaks and take class outside when you can.
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My kids do too! I gave two girls 2 books I read over break that I KNEW they would like - they are hooked - SO fun!
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We had to learn about China history. I told them to figure it out and present!
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I'd love to do this with all the picture books we've read this year -- to find our favorite
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A2: We made TBR lists last week! One way to motivate reading.
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Our last unit is going to be immigration -- going to find a hands on way for kids to study it - they need to be their own detectives
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yessir! and I are pretty big kookoo kangaroo fans 😂😂😂
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My students are creating a play about the Erie Canal. They are so siked about it.
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Umm...Yes!! LOVE !! We nearly went to their concert last year!
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My FAV is the new Milkshake - I can't help but get a HUGE smile on my face
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. I never used these resources, but I will give them try.
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WHAT?! HUTCH! IT. IS. AMAZING. I couldn't live without &
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Yes! Just sign up! You will love it! Brain breaks!
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Yup!! Go sign up now -- HOURS & HOURS of free FUN brain breaks
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okay I feel like I am in the fun dark ages. I have seen the light
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yes! activities with varying energy levels from guided dance to yoga
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Q3: How do you strengthen student engagement post SBAC classroom!?
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HO How long are these activities!
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A3 our SBAC is first week in June
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We don't have much patience for the Yoga - even tho I DO like..lost his name
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Anywhere from 1min - 15 min Check it out!
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Really!? Wow...that seems so late!
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Wait did you say June?????????
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Yup..we are last in our district
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Yup. We have MAPS testing first.
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A3: Ours is the 1st two weeks of May we'll have field day and I'm thinking student projects to finish...that will hopefully motivate
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Wow....how do you feel about that? When is your last day of school?
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June 17th? Idk, never gave to 3rd graders. We'll see. don't like MAPs is so early as is used for eval
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Wow...Never heard of MAPs...we don't have those...that's crazy...
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A3: I am shaking up the classroom and asking the Ss to participate in the change. It is re-engaging them.
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A3: We are building a little free library these next two weeks - hands on engagement after long periods of sitting!
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NWEA - standardized testing..used for our IAGD
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Wow...I find it fascinating to hear how different each district uses their evaluations...ours are fluff
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I will be doing more brain breaks with and more mindfulness breaks
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A colleague of mine did that. It took off. They created a whole system for checking out books
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Oh, ours are not. They are a lot of work
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What are mindfulness breaks?
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awesome! I will be posting as our project comes along
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We practice breathing through mindfulness (meditation). Ss love it. Usually after a brain break. Calms the mind.
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Personally, I wish there was a bit more too them...is that crazy to say?
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No. You work hard and want it to show. . We have 3 IAGDs
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we are departmentalized, Im reading writing and SS this year!
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I think we now have two? One standardized one non-standardized
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Some days it's SO frustrating, but whateves...I can only control me so I choose to do my BEST!
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Departmentalization is the besting ever
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Thanks so much for coming out tonight folks! It's been a great chat - I have some great ideas for the end of the year!
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We look forward to seeing you next week!!
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Thanks for hosting ! So fun to connect with my CT peeps!
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Ditto!! And I'll have to let you know next time I'm in W. Hartford in hopes we can connect!
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Small group tonight but a lot of good sharing. Thanks for the ideas. I can not wait to try them in my classroom
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Please do! I would love to catch up! Great restaurants in West. Hartford!
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