#MasteryChat is a weekly chat with a growing family of educators from around the word focused on teaching better and reaching more students. Topics cover an array of challenges and solutions for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas, admins, and support staff.
#MasteryChat occurs every Thursday at 8:00pm eastern.
The chat was created by team at @thegridmethod, but is hosted by guest moderators each week. Our primary moderators are @techieteachott, @raehugart, and @jeffgargas.
✨Hi, everyone! I’m Kimberly from Nebraska. I teach 7th grade ELA! I’m honored to be hosting #MasteryChat tonight, and look forward to connecting with each of you!✨
Hi, everyone. I'm Melissa from Atchison, KS. I teach 6-8 Soc. Studies (World, Geography/KS, US History). Looking forward to hearing everyone's ideas! #masterychat
Cameron Carter from Columbus, OH!! Second grade teacher and @ncte Elementary Lead Ambassador! Excited give JOINING IN TONIGHT!!!! #MasteryChat@thegridmethod
Rae here from Illinois! I am a 6th Grade Math Teacher and HUGE #masterychat FAN! So excited for this topic! Even though my week has been .... Spinning.... I am ready to go! (see what I did there?)
Hi, Rhonda! My good friend @RaeHughart was just in Georgia for a whirlwind weekend with the Amazing Shake competition at the @mrronclark_ academy! #MasteryChat
In reply to
@RhondaStroud9, @RaeHughart, @mrronclark_
Yes! I am in need for some Family time! Been traveling like crazy this week and missing my students & family. Happy to be back today and ready for a relaxing weekend for sure #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1 - engage them in projects, connecting them to real world problems and letting them feel ownership in their learning with @thegridmethod. #masterychat
✨A1: BUILD THE HYPE AND USE THE HOOKS! I’m a HUGE fan of using hooks after reading #TLAP by @burgessdave. They are insanely easy to incorporate & light-up student engagement! Haven't tried them? DO!✨
Hook PDF link on this @jmattmiller blog- https://t.co/2OWlkxJ0pl#MasteryChat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1 I think setting the scene and playing a part in the grand adventure of learning is important. I am a big fan of @burgessdave's hooks from #TLAP. I love the interior decorator and props hooks! Got to also shout out to @mrmatera for being my guide in #gamification! #MasteryChat
Yes! Its been nuts all the traveling I have done this week, but GA was extra special getting to travel with my students! Love it! Tell me how getting Googliefied went!?!?!?! #masterychat
In reply to
@RhondaStroud9, @TechieTeachOtt, @mrronclark_, @edtechteam
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: It all starts with me getting excited! I have fun with everything we do! I try to connect it to their lives and connect to their interests - more activities that are engaging! #MasteryChat
A1: It all starts with me getting excited! I have fun with everything we do! I try to connect it to their lives and connect to their interests - more activities that are engaging! #MasteryChat
A1: I love finding history parody music videos on youtube to show students. They roll their eyes, but I know they secretly love them! #OrNot#masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: I use humor and our daily “warm up.” Excitement for school and learning is contagious! Ss absorb emotions and mood! If I’m ready, they’re ready. #masterychat
A1) I show up excited. Starts with a positive greeting and carries over into our class activities. When you show your happy face, kids notice and engage. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
#masterychat A1: The last problem of every homework assignment (math) is a real-world word problem that applies what we will learn tomorrow. Ss get to think about it and anticipate the lesson.
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1. I love to use hooks, puzzles, riddles. I also love to bring in music, the arts and food to mix things up. I try to give them choice. I get all excited about learning and teaching to get their energy up, always. I am doing the learning side by side with them. #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1 Take the content and make it relevant, make it matter and mix up what Ss are doing in class. I love watching them have new experiences in our class #MasteryChat
A1: I love finding history parody music videos on youtube to show students. They roll their eyes, but I know they secretly love them! #OrNot#masterychat
A1 Definitely a tricky aspect w/ high school Ss sometimes but I enjoy simply laying out the path for them; they want to know where we're going, how to get there & why they need to care. Tying in a real life, relevant example has never failed to get Ss engaged for me #masterychat
A1 No spectacle or ceremony here. I just make each unit about a topic that matters to them: connecting with friends, our relationships with our neighborhoods, approaching each other with courage and love, intersecting identities, and resisting oppression. #MasteryChat
Hey Autumn! So happy to have you here... Lurking! Feel free to jump in! We would love your insight now that you are an offical #masterychat Family Member!
I find that if I’m excited about learning, they want in on the excitement. Being invested in their engagement and learning process is key. #MasteryChat
A1: Multisensory learning experiences... Lots of hands on activities, songs, use of technology, experiments, and food. They all love food activities for some reason. #Masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: I show them how excited I am to be teaching the material. That goes a long way! I also try to incorporate websites and social media that the kids like so that it is more engaging. I also ask their opinions. #masterychat
A1: any new tech tool is fun and exciting! I also have a “Hall of Fame” board for projects we do! I wish I could take a picture of the board right now! It looks like a proud parent refrigerator! #masterychat
A1 No spectacle or ceremony here. I just make each unit about a topic that matters to them: connecting with friends, our relationships with our neighborhoods, approaching each other with courage and love, intersecting identities, and resisting oppression. #MasteryChat
A1: I get my students excited about learning by using @quizizz and varying my instructional methods. I am inspired by @RaeHughart and am planning on using @thegridmethod next year for one of my units. If I know better, I should do better. :) #masterychat
A1: making sure they are excited to see what our classroom will look each day. I’m always changing it up! (They don’t know there is a reason for every change!) @SSCMSStallions#MasteryChat
A1: By using their previous knowledge of the subject matter I was able to pique their curiosity about the lesson because sometimes I was abe to disspell myths. #MasteryChat
A1. I get students excited about learning by making everyday tasks something to look forward to! Like today was review smash Thursday. We just smashed different review games together but the kids were pumped! #masterychat
A1: hi there! Cara, tech coach from NJ joining in for my first #MasteryChat Games to engage and video. Ss can feel your passion and will be excited if they see u are too
A1: I get my students excited about learning by showcasing their work with technology. Here is a response to reading letter assignment a student created using @PicCollage@ChatterPixIt and @DoInkTweets#MasteryChat
A1: I have created excitement this week about our math unit in measurement by "hooking" the students' interests with a pirate themed week. #masterychat
A1: I try to build anticipation and keep certain things a mystery. Also, I've been trying out some different pirate hooks, like the costume and props hook #Masterychat
#MasteryChat A1 Engaging our Ss outside the walls of school and bring history makers to them via Skype/Hangouts and FaceTime. It engages our Ss in study of history. One of our best guest, Mike Eruzione of the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team. Tremendous to hear his story first hand!
A1: any new tech tool is fun and exciting! I also have a “Hall of Fame” board for projects we do! I wish I could take a picture of the board right now! It looks like a proud parent refrigerator! #masterychat
I love adding intentional purpose to my classroom through Themed Internships. Ss take on different career internships -sponsored by local buisnesses - each unit! This add so much excitment & value to our daily learning! I also love the positivity from our community #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: I had my students learn the lyrics to a ratio and proportion song that was to the tune of "Stereo Hearts". My CT @MACKENZ1E_M came to visit briefly due to having surgery, and the students sang the song. It was a great experience! #masterychat
A1: Start off with a smile and greet them at the door. Then use the hook method to get them interested. Pull them in with something exciting and something to talk about. #MasteryChat
A1 Hands-on activators work best with my 1st graders. They need to explore. We did a shape scavenger hunt yesterday. The students took pictures and uploaded them into @Seesaw. The really noticed all the shapes around them #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
a1 Inquiry learning definitely infused excitement for math. I had to buy tennis balls for my chair feet bc my Ss jumping up and down was disturbing other classes. #MasteryChat
A1 I honestly think about what would be fun and exciting for me, and if I’m not excited I can’t expect kids to be! I’m almost through #wildcard so I’ve been super inspired lately!! #Masterychat
A1: get excited about it myself, and if I’m not especially excited about the content...make it fun! Model being in awe of books, language, mathematical concepts, science, people...they’ll follow suit! #masterychat
Definitely! I also took this mindset into the end of my class too. If I had been too harsh on the class, I did something to perk them back up before I sent them out to the next teacher! I was responsible for them all day! #MasteryChat
A1- I try to give my Ss as much of voice as I can in the classroom and in their learning- alternate seating, class design, Ss generated seating arrangements, inquiry projects, tech, fun challenges and problem solving, lots of outdoor time #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: We Immediately immerse our children in what we call Virtual Team Teaching. We connect our classrooms which are 18 mi apart by using video tools and several other apps. We connect 3-4 times a week & run it like one classroom. The children become excited to learn #masterychat
A1: I show them how excited I am to be teaching the material. That goes a long way! I also try to incorporate websites and social media that the kids like so that it is more engaging. I also ask their opinions. #masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
Took care of a sick daughter. Hospital visit fir an injury with her. But I did do a design thinking workshop with @Shopify which was amazing #masterychat
A1: Teachers have to have a connection with their students.
Laugh at yourself. Let them teach you. Learn about what they enjoy.
All questions are good questions. Change your voice, no one wants to hear monotone... boring. Give projects to connect their learning. #masterychat
A1: I love to use a video clip of something related to the end product of what we are about to engage in learning. It's such a hook to pique their curiosity. Estimation180 or Dan Meyer or Career Math are a few examples. Sometimes, I use funny clips from other media. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: I feel all it takes sometimes is to show them how excited I am to teach the lesson and get goofy pumped! Other times, a good cliff hanger does the trick! #masterychat#2ndgradeteacher
#masterychat A1b: Part of getting them excited about learning is getting Ss to not be afraid of failure. Standards-based-grading and re-assessment go a long way towards developing #growthmindset and positive learning experiences. PRAISE the effort and progress!
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: I get students excited about learning by involving them in planning! We create weekly challenges together, brainstorm quotes we love, & they get excited about writing poetry together for shared reading! We research the growth mindset journey of real people! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨📚💥A2: Recently, my students and I had the opportunity to be guest bloggers, reflectors, creators, and collaborators on a #BookSnaps blog post with @TaraMartin 📚💥✨Check it out, and find out how to create them in your classroom!
👀👉🏼 https://t.co/frRyJSbYFe#MasteryChat
A1: We have ridiculous class chants, music blasting (blew out a speaker this week.. hope my principal isn’t reading this 😂), funny accents, and room transformations!! They come in excited for everyday 💗💗💗 #MasteryChat
A1 I try to relate the subject to their lives, interests, and/or current events. History & geography can be dry to some (or many!) but when they can see how learning SS can help them understand things that do interest them, they try harder #MasteryChat
It has completly changed my effectivness in the classroom. Showing students WHY to lean before what the content is and how to master it adds such value... AND it is WAY more fun!
My favorite part is the Community Element though. Love that everything is local #masterychat
A1: Today I purposely taught my lesson in monotone until my ss asked why...I said because that's how they were acting. They replied "Well we don't like it." So we both changed our attitudes. It was hilarious and engaging #MasteryChat
A2 It's a goal of mine that I have yet to implement but I would love to connect my freshmen Social Studies Ss to another class around the country/world & bring the world to their own desks! #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
Our enthusiasm is contagious. Even if we have to completely fake our excitement, the effect we have on their enthusiasm will then bounce back and get us genuinely excited! It's a win-win. #MasteryChat
A2: I 💜 technology for this! My fav right now is using Loom/Screencastify for students to create videos explaining their learning/projects and share them with parents! #MASTERYCHAT
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A1: I love the beginning of lessons/ units because that's when I get to have lots of fun and get the kids excited about what we are about to learn! We sing, we dance, and yes we act silly! #MasteryChat
#masterychat A2: Each day Ss compete on the board...get to show off what they've learned. Also, new plan for this year....Ss will make video lessons I'll upload to my Haiku page. These will be available for next year's SS to access and use for extra help.
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
In teacher prep I think it’s about helping Ss see the amazing impact their learning can have on young lives. What’s more exciting than that?! #MasteryChat
To quote @TheEdSandbox: “that ‘trickle down effect’ is incredible!”
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: Ss are using @KidblogDotOrg as a way of responding to their books, learning, and ideas in general. Our 4th grade class is looking for other KidBlog users to collaborate with! #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: Next year, I plan on having my Ss start a blog that details their mindset. I love growth mindset, and I plan on having a blog where Ss can post their experience working through the activities in "The Growth Mindset Coach". #masterychat
A2: In addition to sharing with partners, groups, and the class, we also collaborate with other classes within and outside of our school to show what we know and learn fro others! #MasteryChat
A2: I let the Ss choose how they want to teach me! I let them choose a poster, slides, video, make a website, etc. Knowing Ss learning styles and what works for each kid is key. #masterychat
A1: We Immediately immerse our children in what we call Virtual Team Teaching. We connect our classrooms which are 18 mi apart by using video tools and several other apps. We connect 3-4 times a week & run it like one classroom. The children become excited to learn #masterychat
A3 Sharing their brightest and best with the class at the beginning of the day, adding it to their e-portfolio, sharing with Kinder buddies, Genius Hour share-outs. So many options! #masterychat
A2: My class created non-fiction strategies for @bmilla84 's class to use. We had so much fun sharing our expertise with another first grade class across the map from us. We regularly meet with older and younger classes on campus to share learning. #masterychat
A2 Ooh! I have a fun one to share for this. My Ss created elevator pitches using @flipgrid to get "investors" for their genius hour project. They had to decide who in the world could help them & how they could sell their idea in 60 seconds! #MasteryChathttps://t.co/UAtGV4waOI
A2 We’ve done the @yesmagazine student writing contest. But mostly my students’ writing is very personal and they would rather keep it private & only share with me and their trusted peers and family members. #MasteryChat
A2 I remember using blogs for the first time many years ago. It was quite an adventure. I use social media as learning. I want my students to have a global audience. In Sept. Watch out! Nowak’s class is redefining global learning. #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
Isn’t it just fabulous? Each new addition to the game always has me going “YES!!! This is EXACTLY what I wanted!” Even though I had no idea.. Haha. #classcraft is LOVE. #masterychat
A1. I really try to talk up the music we are playing. Lots of stories about the composer and why the piece was written. If I am excited then hopefully that will transfer to them. #masterychat
A2: We share ideas and finished projects in class. I love when they collaborate effectively. I'd really like to get them more excited about sharing what they know with others though...through alternative methods, incorporating tech. #MasteryChat
A2: In addition to sharing with partners, groups, and the class, we also collaborate with other classes within and outside of our school to show what we know and learn fro others! #MasteryChat
A2 if we are working on a project like in google slides I’ll project someone’s project on the board to “show off” their work and motivate others! It’s amazing how much Ss want their work showed off! #masterychat
In teacher prep I think it’s about helping Ss see the amazing impact their learning can have on young lives. What’s more exciting than that?! #MasteryChat
To quote @TheEdSandbox: “that ‘trickle down effect’ is incredible!”
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: I’m still a work in progress with this. I want a student-centered approach in which I give more choice of voice but haven’t opened the gate to full choice. They did great when put in charge of their learning,but I still haven’t felt I’ve given full opportunity #masterychat
A2: my Ss love to be the teachers. We organized 3rd & 2nd grade tech buddies where the Ss educate each other on useful tech tools and GAFE. #MasteryChat
A2 We have been using @Seesaw this year. The Ss are really excited to share their thinking. I also will project our class journal to highlight great strategies. The Ss also know that other Ts and Ss can see their work on our Seesaw posts in the hallway #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: In line with continuous collaboration in our two rooms, we have been able to teach and learn with Minnesota, New York, Jamaica, and Malaysia! They are sharing with an global and local authentic audience! #masterychat
A2: I let them showcase what they are good at and how they want to! We discuss, work in small groups, work as a whole class. We work with what they're comfortable with! #MasteryChat
A1: Today was quite fun when students had to correct real grammar faux-pas’ from social media. They said, “Wait, I write like this!” #grammarrocks#masterychat
✨🏆Q1: The opening ceremony of the Olympics is a can't miss spectacle full of suspense and excitement.
How do you get your students excited about learning?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2 Collaboration! We collaborate with other classes in our school, other similar classes around the globe or in our county, with mystery Skypes with #flipgrid, and by using a good old fashioned shared google folder, for starters. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: This year I had my students create websites to teach others about the Roaring 20s. In the next unit, I'm going to let them develop some podcasts too I think! #masterychat
A2 Provide opps in class, through our school and at conferences, Ss just did a one hour session at #PETE2018 this week, and participated in the showcase #Masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: I give them an opportunity to choose the platform they use to complete certain projects. That way, they can show off their skills in whichever area they shine in. #Masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2 When we are doing something super cool...like every day... I contact our district PR person. He puts it in the Newspaper and online. We are very lucky! #MasteryChat
A2: this was so new to my Ss so i started small allowing them to give each other feedback in @padlet through stars and notes. Would love to see more ideas on larger publishing in the community ideas #MasteryChat
It is minor... but I love our "Stand Up Groups" at the end of the hour. Small groups meet, reflect, and goal set together... All while standing up! :)
#masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2) In our animal unit Kinder comes in & my kiddos read their animal books that they've written to them. They love this because the K kiddos have fun, and my kiddos LOVE sharing their books (and seeing some of their previous teachers). #Masterychat
Q2: My students showcase their skills by sharing their work with gr 8 reading buddies and junior Starfish Club members. They also use flipgrid to share weekly starfish challenges and writing connections with the school. #MasteryChat
I am learning that too. I had students do a @Flipgrid for #RandomActsofKindness telling what kindness means to them that I am going to play during lunch tomorrow.#MasteryChat
A2: I just had my Ss create their own driving questions, build a lesson, and teach that lesson to small groups. I invited Ts and Ss from our school, and staff from around the county. Next time, we'll go even bigger! #masterychat
#MasteryChat A2 Our Elementary and Middle School Ss have had the opportunity to present and share their culture all over the world this year. We have visited Russia, Israel, Canada, France and Sweden. Helps build communication skills as they speak with other classes.
Hello #masterychat Cara Johnson #Flipclass and #Masterylearning teacher and instructional coach from Allen Texas. I rarely get to join ya but I always read the chats the next morning!
A2: Create culminating experiences: student-made breakout boxes, poetry slam, health fair, author's conference. Working on including community in these events, not just parents. If they know you think their work is good enough for a big event it's a big deal! #masterychat
A2: The closest I ever got to helping my students showcase their skills to a larger audience was through the "lawsuits" we had when we used Sim City to buld a city using an alternative enrgy source! The lawyers and plaintiffs had to dress up! #MasteryChat
A2 In my global collaborations, I love to use @Flipgrid to celebrate learning and student voice. Then I can create videos and share with a larger audience. Flipgrid allows for student voice to be shared with other classrooms. #masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2- other than inclass presentations, Flipgrid, and choice creations, we have a spring showcase where we showcase all of the students' projects, creations, and awesome things they have done all year #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2 I use @ClassDojo to allow students to share their achievements as well as expert boards, and wow walls! I want to use more social media as well though! #goals#Masterychat
I will have to come up with an ice cream one, unless you have a good one to share? I've done moon phases with oreos, Hersey fractions, plate tectonics with graham crackers and frosting, and starburst rock cycles.
#MasteryChat A2 Our Elementary and Middle School Ss have had the opportunity to present and share their culture all over the world this year. We have visited Russia, Israel, Canada, France and Sweden. Helps build communication skills as they speak with other classes.
A2: We have competitions. We discuss being our very best.
Ss create story boards. We recently had an Edgar Allan Poe project. Ss had 3 choices of Poe's work 2 summarize & analyze style. Individual project with their creation of short story, lyrics, or poem. #masterychat
A2: have my students create the work. I love using #gafe for my #hyperdocs and have my students use slides or drawings to see what they can make. Allows them to use their creativity to be max! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: In spring, I host a kindergarten Author's Tea Party. The Ss share their writing from the beginning to the end of the year with their family. We serve ice tea and cake! They love that they are real life authors! #MasteryChat
A3: We set individual goals first and then have 1-1 conferences to check in on progress. Every goal is different and so is the path to get there. #MasteryChat
A2: We showcase our learning on @Seesaw and are in the beginning stages of connecting to @bullockteach3 class using @Flipgrid. Also, we recently developed a video and had a premiere night with the parents! Here is a little bit of the movie... #MasteryChat
A3: By being a cheerleader, a coach, and a leader when needed but mostly by staying to the side and making sure that each student has the opportunity to reach their potential. #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: I find that we often push our kids into goals as opposed to making them meaningful to them. I partner with my students to find their meanings in goals. Then cheerlead their progress! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A2: Elementary students seem to get really excited for maker projects! Maker projects gives them an opportunity to be hands-on, creative, and explore new technology! #MasteryChat
A2. Ss love to have opportunities to teach, and teaching peers can give so much confidence and strength in learning. Not for every student but can provide opportunity for many. Guide them to teach! #MasteryChat
At first, my custodian looked at me like I was nuts when I said I wanted all the desks out of my room. Now, my room is the place where everyone comes to relax when things are getting stressful! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
#MasteryChat A2 Our Elementary and Middle School Ss have had the opportunity to present and share their culture all over the world this year. We have visited Russia, Israel, Canada, France and Sweden. Helps build communication skills as they speak with other classes.
A2 My ELA classes responded to a Valentine prompt on Flipgrid and invited other teachers at their school and the primary school to view and add their own responses #MasteryChat
A3: Trying some self reflection and assessment with the kids. How are they doing? Where can they improve? Will be doing it again after last time was a success. #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
Using a self-pased Mastery Learning System adds a whole new meaning to Goal Setting & @growthmindset1 ! The combination of these two elements have transformed my students ability to succeed exponentially #masterychat@thegridmethod
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: Definitely want to start next year with some goal setting. For now, through feedback it is my hope that I am promoting and developing student growth! #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3 Individual conferences and conversations. It shows that I know their goal and what's important to them, and that I can support their steps toward the goal if they need me. #masterychat
A3: @CaldwellElemen have 2 different colored cards that are read the entire school on the news and/or calls home to parents based on ss achievement, behavior, and kindness. #MasteryChat
A3: I meet with every student to set their own goals - have them take ownership of their learning! Also - celebrate every success doesn't matter how big or small because even the smallest successes can be major for each student! #MasteryChat
A3: We had students write their goals on post it notes, and when they completed a goal, they would place it above the door handle. I really liked the creativity of that. I also believe in the power of yet. If a flower cannot bloom, we fix the environment. #masterychat
#masterychat A3: Content-wise: Standards-based-grading. It's not about what you know NOW...it's about what you can learn and what you retain. Also, Mathacognition: Weekly reflections about their learning process. It's not just about math, it's about them as human learners.
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3 I am a HUGE proponent of #studentledconferences all of my kids have data binders that they upkeep on themselves. They have goals that they set in all areas and we CELEBRATE achievement of goals as a class! #Masterychat
A3: Trying some self reflection and assessment with the kids. How are they doing? Where can they improve? Will be doing it again after last time was a success. #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: Celebrate student made goals. Short term and long term. Academic and non-academic. Show you care. Each student should get uninterrupted time to share their excitement with their T. #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
Love having them show their understanding in different ways. Those podcasts are great- I was just writing the other day about how we do not have enough opportunities for our students to practice their speaking and listening skills. #MasteryChat
A3 Intentional, meaningful, purposeful, consistent & individual feedback! Sounds way simpler than it is and I am definitely working on getting better at this myself! #masterychat
A3) every month I celebrate student growth in a reading program o use in class called @Achieve3000 the student in grades 6-8 who shows the most growth over the month gets crowned king or queen #MasteryChat
A3: Provide time and opportunities to check for understanding and for students to reflect on what they have learned. The more students can see how they've grown the more they know what they are capable of achieving! #masterychat
A3: Students keep track of their data with data folders, classroom data tracking displays, and the data chats we have on a weekly basis. Goal setting and self-motivation are prominent in our class! #MasteryChat
A2: Constantly trying different ideas and processes in the class. For #inclusion this is so important. Today we created anchor charts then practiced individually. #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3 I focus on each student. I meet with them. I help them focus on individual goals. I am moving to a completely differentiated approach where students will choose their demonstration of learning. They choose the how. We are avoiding full class approach. #personalize#masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: I encourage student growth through frequent one on one conferring with my students. I help each student set personal goals, and we check back in on their progress. If they reach their goal we celebrate with their favorite treat! #masterychat
A2: I need to do a better job with this! I just signed up for @Seesaw today so I can have my ss share that way. I am also working with a few other educators I met on Twitter to plan a way for our ss to connect and share. #Masterychat
✨🏆Q2: Athletes from all over the world come together to showcase their skills during the Olympic Games.
How do you provide your students the opportunity to showcase their skills to a larger audience?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3 #masterychat Set weekly goals.... follow up on those goals..... Provide DAILY feedback on their learning. This requires the teacher to be constantly up, out of their chair conversing with the students. #exhausting#wellworthit#studentcenteredlearning
A3: This is where building relationships comes into play. I talk with Ss about their goals and objectives on their success in my class and then expand that conversation to after HS. #MasteryChat
A3- since starting @thegridmethod and mastery learning, my kids set up their own goals each day. When I forget and am trying to rush them to get started (tons of 2hr delays), they remind me or just do it on their own. They love meeting their own goals!! #MasteryChat
A1: I use lots of props, hooks that get Ss excited about learning! Today we had a Brain Building Cobstruction center. My Ss wore construction vests and safety glasses as they built with pattern blocks. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: I’m passionate about going on a year long growth mindset journey with my students, also developing & sharing my own growth alongside them. Teaching kids the power of YET changed my teaching practice & breathed life into my passion for learning WITH my students! #MasteryChat
A3: Student GOAL setting! Tracking their OWN data with data binders! When a student has reached their goal, they teach their classmates the skill they has MASTERED!! @thegridmethod#MasteryChat#KidsDeserveIt
A3: I ask students to set goals and write written reflections on if they are meeting the goals or what they can modify to achieve them. I talk about making mistakes as a necessary part of growth. #Masterychat
A3b: I encouraged them to find their passion and forge forward with everything in their control. Dig deep and know that they know they CAN do something! #MasteryChat
A3 It is so important for Ts to set the bar high & encourage Ss to reach for their personal best Ts should never underestimate what a child can accomplish #Masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: We have discussions about goals. More importantly, I strive everyday to impress upon them to find their personal "why" so they can focus on the "what" to get them through a successful today and set them up for a successful tomorrow. Relationships are key! #masterychat
A3: Student GOAL setting! Tracking their OWN data with data binders! When a student has reached their goal, they teach their classmates the skill they has MASTERED!! @thegridmethod#MasteryChat#KidsDeserveIt
A3. Model goal setting.. then use learning targets to allow thenm to guide their learning with check-ins and exit slips specific to targets. Our division has developed learning target check in sheets across each grade and across all schools . Ss make them their own. #MasteryChat
A3: one way is we focus on teaching peer interaction and positivity for growth and feedback. It starts with modeling how they communicate face to face and digitally. They begin to crave the feedback and create goals to achieve it. #MasteryChat
A3: I work to make sure Ss realize when they have reached a new level. Talk about perseverance and not giving up, the work they are doing us hard. But worth it all.#MasteryChat
A3 I ask lots of questions to help students notice where they are as writers and in their writing process, and then choose what makes sense for them to do next. (My next blog for @SolutionTree is on this topic - stay tuned!) #masterychat
A3 “Trust is the foundation upon which great relationships are built. .... Choice, voice and trust are the three building blocks to creating a learning community that thrives.” 🚜 Student Growth requires these three blocks !! #Masterychat
A3: Help Ss select what they’d like their next step to be- recognizing that their goals are THEIRS and should be best for them not just what we have in mind for them #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3- since starting @thegridmethod and mastery learning, my kids set up their own goals each day. When I forget and am trying to rush them to get started (tons of 2hr delays), they remind me or just do it on their own. They love meeting their own goals!! #MasteryChat
A3 With 1st graders every day is full of growth. I pull work from September or October and show them where they were vs where they are now. With Seesaw, I pull up recordings for them to listen to. They get so excited. We are just beginning to set individual goals #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A3: Positive words of affirmation!!
Encourage higher level thinking with questioning.
Reflection... What did you do well? What can you improve? What did you learn? How can you apply this knowledge? Try again and again. #masterychat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: Some of my Ss just do not like ELA and I let them know that it is okay. I encourage them to find texts and passages on subjects that do interest them. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A3 a recipe for student success can include these three E’s..... mix well ... and keep in mind, “..students don’t rise to low expectations.” 🥄#masterychat
✨A4: CHOICE. Allowing students choice in the classroom allows them to pursue their passions, and creates instant engagement. Your content becomes a want to rather than a have to!✨
#MasteryChat
A4: I have been trying to integrate a lot more choice in how students communicate their understandings in class. When there is an opportunity for student choice I am trying to say "YES!" more this year. #masterychat
After listening to presentations by @RaeHughart, I feel like a unit using @thegridmethod is in the near future. She is such a rockstar and has inspired me to do something different. #masterychat
A4: Middle School students are developing talents and identities. By capitalizing on these and allowing them to drive assessment, students get to shine in their element and be proud! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A3 I use @Thegridmethod to organize instruction and learning, which lets each student move at the pace THEY need through content. We set goals and celebrate each individual student's successes along their learning journey! It's amazing the impact that has! #masterychat
A3: I go Socratic to push them. I don’t want just the right answer, I want to know why it’s the right answer and why it’s important to know. #masterychat
A4 - Embedding their interests in units and allowing them control over their learning and choice in their projects and experiences all drive their passion for learning! #masterychat
A3: I go Socratic to push them. I don’t want just the right answer, I want to know why it’s the right answer and why it’s important to know. #masterychat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
THAT'S what I am talking about! Mastery learning puts so much ownership in the students' hands. They are so much engaged when they are getting what they need WHEN they need it! #MasteryChat
A3- since starting @thegridmethod and mastery learning, my kids set up their own goals each day. When I forget and am trying to rush them to get started (tons of 2hr delays), they remind me or just do it on their own. They love meeting their own goals!! #MasteryChat
A3 My AVID kids are working towards college & career...we believe failure is opportunity, challenge is an obstacle to overcome, and we are family. They push themselves & each other; everyone is accountable to each other.#MasteryChat
A3: I facilitate growth by analyzing data and planning lessons that address specific skill deficits. Flexible grouping using differentiated lessons based on student need. I encourage them by teaching them positive self talk. Focusing on I Can or I Will statements. #MasteryChat
A3: We set goals together and check in every so often to see how they are doing. We celebrate even little successes! I implemented ss led ieps, which has been huge for building confidence and showing growth. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q3: Taking part in the Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements an athlete can experience.
How do you facilitate student growth and encourage students to reach their goals?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #masterychat
A4 - Embedding their interests in units and allowing them control over their learning and choice in their projects and experiences all drive their passion for learning! #masterychat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: I can’t know their passions if I don’t build relationships. Taking the time to do that helps me to connect their passions to the content. #MasteryChat
#masterychat A4: AP Stats, allow Ss to either practice for the AP exam (take a test) OR complete a survey/experiment of their choice for their final evaluation. 1st year trying it. No rubric, nothing. Ss are helping me figure out best way to evaluate them! They are aiming HIGH!
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: Even though I teach Math I try to highlight each Ss talents. Projects really help the Ss highlight their interests and talents that may not be math focused! Just because I teach math doesn't mean I can't share in what my Ss love! #MasteryChat
A4 It can be hard for some students to distinguish between their passing interests and true passions. We talk about why chosen topics genuinely matter and the difference between enjoying something and having something important to say about it.
#masterychat
A4) Gotta give them a voice: we are using #googlesites as writing portfolios and uploading our writings for this year. But the students sites are a reflection of who they are and their interests #MasteryChat
Gotta have gas to drive the car! Student voice is important!! #DEStudentVoice Chat on March 1st moderated by @burgessdave and @HillMrispo . Mark your calendars!
A4 Start w/ building relationships w/ your Ss to find out what their passions are & then do everything in your power to promote choice within your classroom so Ss can focus on their strengths & passions! #masterychat
By saying Yes. Students want our support in exploring what they are curious about be a cheerleader not a dictator. Celebrate their curiosity foster it. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: it begins by getting to KNOW them & finding out their passions, then you give them lots of opportunities to talk about, explore, research & live their passions #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
Goal setting is so important. We have a reading goals cafe and a writing goals cafe. In math we have a TACK board with problem solving goals based on the 4 step problem solving model #MasteryChat
A4: We do a bimonthly current event that each S teaches to their classmates. This lets them share their passion, research, create, and present what THEY want to learn about. It can be ANYTHING! #masterychat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: Students can be anything!! They just have to believe in themselves.
Find what ss are passionate about and help them make connections.
Only allow positive self-talk. #masterychat
A4: First we have to create space for students to identify what those passions are. Exploring & playing need to take front seats in our classrooms again! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
I did a whole unit at the start of the year about #Growthmindset with @thegridmethod! Got into the science of it- was so neat to see the lightbulbs going off in students' heads and then telling them they just made two neurons connect. Boom! Another lightbulb! lol #MasteryChat
A4 I encourage Ss to #JustBeYou Find what you are passionate about & strive to the the best you can be We all have passions that can be very different #Masterychat
A4: it begins by getting to KNOW them & finding out their passions, then you give them lots of opportunities to talk about, explore, research & live their passions #MasteryChat
A4: We do a bimonthly current event that each S teaches to their classmates. This lets them share their passion, research, create, and present what THEY want to learn about. It can be ANYTHING! #masterychat
A3) Give them opportunities to gain confidence and be successful. They will love how that success makes them feel and they will continue to raise their own bars. Emotions are powerful. We have to find ways for kids to FEEL successful and confident! #Masterychat
I’m adding more PBL and inquiry learning, but it still ends up being dry response. I want them to be able to create their response into forms they can best explain what they know and how they got their result. SS US Hist #MasteryChat
#Selfpaced has ALWAYS been a fear of mine-too many pitfalls to manage. Then I connected with @thegridmethod and all of the components I was fearful of had solutions! Honestly, my challenges are Ss wanting to learn SO much & keeping up with their drive #masterychat#dumbcomplaint
In reply to
@Flip4Students, @mdeegan122, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod, @thegridmethod
#masterychat A4 Two of my Ss wanted to create a publishing company in our class. They now have 10 “employees.” They have weekly meetings with agendas, Employee of the Week, and are excited to sell their products at our Economics Fair.
A4. My mother in law is in ICU. We were playing a piece of music that was very emotional. I started to cry. We talked about how music can convey emotion. THEY RESPONDED AMAZINGLY! This led to a conversation about passion....... #masterychat
#MasteryChat A4 We were fortunate to have Philo Barnhart & Charles Moisant visit our school. Mr Barnhart is the creator of Ariel from The Little Mermaid and other Disney animations. Told Ss follow your passions and dreams! Led the to success in the art world!
A4: My students are starting their feature articles, and we had them do vision boards. I love seeing them choose topics and research what they are passionate about. I discover so much about my students just by having simple conversations with them. #masterychat
Their self-talk is SO important! Not just what they say out loud, but their inner dialogue. Ask them what they say "inside!" Coach them there, and what is said aloud takes care of itself! #masterychat
A4: I saw an awesome idea a few months ago on Twitter to have that "unengaged" student give me homework on the subject of their choice. I've started researching the math used in their passions & have allowed them to create their own questions, too. Pretty cool! #MasteryChat
A4: I try to encourage them to share them with the class and provide opportunities for ss choice. I incorporate their interests as much as possible. #Masterychat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: We creates DNA inventories of each students’ dreams/ goals, needs to make that happen, and current abilities. I’m working on completing them with printed pictures and laminating them and will then be taping them to each desk as a constant reminder! Pics to come! #MasteryChat
Ooh! Sounds awesome! Send me some pics. :) I might just have to come visit the good old 122 some time and get to experience that collaboration myself! #MasteryChat#122edchat
In reply to
@mdeegan122, @MrsHugginsClass, @Rdene915, @KimSnodgrass
A4: Passion = LOVE ❤️ I encourage my students EACH and EVERY day to pursue their interests and put their heart and soul into all of their hopes, dreams, and aspirations! #MasteryChat#TeachBetter@thegridmethod#KidsDeserveIt
Meghan how have you been managing this? For me, grouping in small groups utilizing the student tracker - and teaching the students HOW to do this - has made a HUGE impact! #studentsteachingstudents#masterychat
In reply to
@mdeegan122, @Flip4Students, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod
A4-as part of my reading grid in mastery learning, I offer choices of reading passages to add motivation for students to read what they want and do the task. If it's something they like or even just giving choice, it makes them have more ownership over their learning #MasteryChat
A4b. Find something that inspires you and dont let anything stop you. Its amazing what 7th Graders can do if you let them. I really wish you all could hear them. I am blessed with great kids. #masterychat
A4 I stopped leveling my classroom library this year and allow my sts to choose books to read based on their interests #MasteryChathttps://t.co/SF9HHxCBpC
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: I build relationships with Ss and learn about their interests and passions. Take time to talk with Ss. Add their passions into lessons! #masterychat
A4: Relationships!! I had a student who wanted to be a Pyrotechnician. So we did The Flame Test in chemistry. Once he learned the "why" behind the colors in the fireworks, he looked into schools that would support his career goal! I made the lesson meaningful! #MasteryChat
A4 Books 📚I have a large library. Ss are encouraged to choose texts that interest them. They can write about what they learn. We also have a share incorporated into our Morning Meeting where SS can discuss what they are passionate about #masterychat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: Students are encouraged to pursue their passions by providing choices in everything. They "apply" for leadership roles in the classroom such as running the "store" on Fridays. They have choice in every layer of our classroom. #masterychat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: We are going to be doing a ‘Bring Your Passion to School Day’ in grade one! My teaching partner & I will participate too. If kids love to dance they can teach us a dance, if they love to write songs they can sing us one. We have a violinist who can play for us! #MasteryChat
A4. The greatest impact can be to allow students to push their own learning and do it through student choice... I have amazing Ss willing to work on their own goals.... now they are teaching me how to code with Scratch as they have completed math for gr 5! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5 More than half of the work in my classes are collaborative. My students learn to teach and learn from each other day ONE! So many benefits! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A4: @fanny_passeport idea of “leaving those kids alone” and the usage of Google tools is a good concept to encourage students to pursue their passions in the classroom! https://t.co/l4orYLi5eG#MasteryChat
A5: Basically anytime we do work, students have the opportunity to bounce ideas off of each other and collaborate. As an adult I am always bouncing ideas off my colleagues, so why shouldn't my students be able to? #masterychat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5: Teamwork makes the dream work. Just today, I put students into groups and heard many complaints. I told them that they need to learn to work with different people. Branching out is okay. #masterychat
A5) any small group time i have in class (which is majority of class time) I introduce, give background and step back for students to read and collaboratively dig into sources and readings together #MasteryChat
A5 My Ss sit in pairs and two pairs form a team. As a team they help each other earn points by encouraging each other to follow rules, clean up, do some group assignments together, and sometimes they have to help pull up teammates who might be struggling #masterychat
#masterychat A5: Classes are divided into teams of 3-4. Class starts with those teams going over hmwk. The incentive? At the end of class when they compete for points! Winning team after marking period gets homemade dessert! Suddenly they care about each others' success!
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
Try what you can do. Shift. Re-organize. I wrote a grant from donors choose for huge drafting tables... bit by bit .....keeping in mind that flexible seating only works in conjunction with flexible teaching !! #masterychat
In reply to
@TechieTeachOtt, @MrsHugginsClass, @mdeegan122, @Rdene915, @KimSnodgrass
#masterychat a1 My ss know, just know that it isn't going to be 5 minutes of warm up but class is more like a rotation station of get up, get moving, find on out. Just do it.
A5: My students are almost always in groups! I introduce a concept and they work together. Often times I won't even let them ask me for help - together they can figure it out and they will if they know I'm not an option! #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5 We make use of flexible grouping often. Because students are on their own individual learning path, sometimes the person they were working with isn't a great pairing anymore. They switch it up and work with other students at the same objective! #masterychat
A5: Every. Single. Day. My students work in teams based on the number and letter at the seat pick. Some students are Coaches so they lead their team daily #MasteryChat
A5: On Monday, my students worked together to break out of my room. It was a great experience, and although it was hard giving up my control, the Ss learned so much and had great things to say about it. #masterychat
A5 My Ss sit in pairs and two pairs form a team. As a team they help each other earn points by encouraging each other to follow rules, clean up, do some group assignments together, and sometimes they have to help pull up teammates who might be struggling #masterychat
Checking out early. I'll probably still browse. I've got some podcast editing to do. Busy weekend ahead so I have to work ahead. Thanks for the great conversation! #MasteryChat
A5: Teamwork is so important in school bc it carries to the real world. We collaborate thru pair share, #PBL, jigsaw projects, and when a S doesn’t know the answer we work on using “phone a friend”. #masterychat
So far in the last 2 months we have had students who have had SEVERAL students who have lost parents and siblings. Let them know that they are not the only ones who go through it. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR KIDS! They need you! #masterychat
A5: flexible seating and the option to share the work they are doing throughout the day. Problem solving together doing escape the classroom is my fav activity. #MasteryChat
A5: Silence isn’t my style. Ss learn more from each other than I could ever imagine to teach! I encourage collab in every subject! Kagan strategies are great too! We do walk ‘n talks around the black top for book discussions. #masterychat
A5 My Ss use accountable talk and collaborate all day in small group and whole group discussions during Number Talks, Close Reading, science experiments, performance tasks #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
I get that. Its a tough balence. How long have you been using the system? Any other concerns you have run into? I love hearing about your room! #masterychat
In reply to
@Flip4Students, @mdeegan122, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod
A5 I teach a Spanish 3/4/5 in one class period, we collab a lot, also in preparing to present at #edtech conferences, they are amazing how they prepare the presentation and work as a team #Masterychat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5: My students collaboratefrom day one! Such a key for them to learn how to build relationships with each other to solidify the classroom community. @SSCMSStallions#MasteryChat
A5: I offer team challenges in every content area. There are team roles for everyone on the team, and they hold each other to their roles: time mgr, communication mgr, team leader, materials mgr. #masterychat
A5 lots of team projects! We are currently about to start westward expansion and poetry group projects with a resident poet. Can't wait to see what they create #masterychat
LOVE self-paced. My students are still struggling a little because they have been subjected to kill and drill their whole lives, but we're getting there #masterychat
In reply to
@RaeHughart, @Flip4Students, @mdeegan122, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod
A5: Life is all about working well with others... it's all about TEAMWORK and COOPERATION. My students love to work together each and every day in all subject areas... especially buddy reading, math challenge problems, and creative writing! #MasteryChat@thegridmethod
A5 I have my Ss in grps led by a peer They are a team & as they whiteboard, question, answer & collaborate I expect them to do it as a team #Masterychat
A4: Giving students choice and voice. Listening and planning around Ss interests. Choice in learning activities, choice in expression (writing, dictating, drawing), choice in seating (beanbags, carpet, wobble chairs). Empowering Ss to become independent learners! #MasteryChat
A5: We are in teams all the time. Using a gaming system Ss earn points and coins when they work as a team, help out a teammate, support the whole class. Sometimes I tell them it is an individual event but we always go back to the team to debrief the activity. #MasteryChat
A5- in science I make students have lab partners and groups. It is amazing to see how some of the students that struggle the most become the leaders! #MasteryChat
A5: Chemistry Labs always lent themselves to collaboration. I let the students pick their lab partners and change them if necessary LOL. There were some classes where their "elbow partner" was their teammate for that assignment. It taught them to work with EVERYONE #MasteryChat
A5: I create STAD groups to seat students.
Assign group work with individual components that require working together to make the final project complete. Ss have to communicate and listen to each other. #masterychat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5. We are doing podcasts this week. The kids have really gotten in to it. AND...I teach band. The ultimate team work area. I mean when was that last time you got a standing O when the kids finished one of your tests! #masterychat
James - you are speaking my language! PBL, Inquiry Learning, Choice, and adding Purpose all in one tweet?!?!!?! This is my jam!
Can we talk through this some time in a DM or virtual coffee?! #masterychat
a5 Most days my Ss work in teams of 4 with assigned roles. They are learning to navigate social challenges while focusing on productivity.. #masterychat
#masterychat A5: Small groups going over the hmwk allow more voices. Qs are relevant, answers are personal and come from Ss. No way I could do as much by "leading" the homework review. I just float and help when a group has trouble. (Math).
A4 I get to know them. Then I try to bring their passions into the classroom. I offer them choices so they could really work with enthusiasm and dedication. I meet them where they are to help get them to THEIR goals. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q4: Athletes are passionate about their chosen endeavor.
How do you encourage students to pursue their passions in your classroom?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5. I always used to assign the typical group work and presentations. I am now leaning more towards collaborative learning, partnering in the community, commaborting woth other schools. Our learning is going global. Let’s raise their voice! #masterychat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
I've been using it for a year and a half off and on - this year I've gotten away from it a bit. I also struggled a bit to connect our curriculum and the book we use with making it self-paced. Many of my students struggle with the wording of the questions. #MasteryChat
In reply to
@RaeHughart, @Flip4Students, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod
A5. As we continue our #KindnessWins project, Ss are asked daily to compliment and post their post-it note to our board... they own their kindness and it helps their academic work both independently and as groups. Ss relationships with each other can drive pedagogy. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5) today I started using #GoogleMyMaps in class. All points plotted are students collaboratively working together to plot the points. Anyone who uses this, what/how do you see success using it? #edtechteam#gafe#googleedu#MasteryChat
A5: We are working as a team to win the attendance race in third grade. My team built this great bulletin board to motivate the students. We go in the hall every morning to move our skier and so far no one has been absent in my class! This is from the 1st week👍 #MasteryChat
A5: Stations/rotations have really helped with more meaningful collaboration. A structured time limit lights a fire under my motivationally challenged Ss to put their heads together and accomplish tasks. Also, showing others what they've done can motivate teamwork. #MasteryChat
A5: we love to have our two classrooms team up and even interact through tasks over teleconferencing. Here is an example of them playing musical chairs & writing in both locations and they had to work as a team to see who could complete it first. #masterychat
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
#MasteryChat A5 Our Ss in Current Events were able to collaborate and work with a class in Monterrey, Mexico. We shared our views on current issues each country is facing. We were able to agree to disagree. Ss researched and shared their views. Great lesson for our Ss.
✨A6: Our Teen Literature Olympics involves an athletic competition each Monday. Chances/shots/time/etc. are determined by a collaborative team academic activity on Fridays. Scroll through the videos on my Twitter page, and you'll see a ton of examples!
#MasteryChat
Me too, @TechieTeachOtt - @mrmatera got me hooked on this game stuff! The positive trickle effects of gamification amazing! I would say it's probably one of the most valuable educational tools, especially when combined with #TLAP hooks and room transformations! #MasteryChat
In reply to
@TechieTeachOtt, @MrPStrunk, @MrsSchramp, @TechieTeachOtt, @mrmatera
A6: My students are moving around constantly, so they can share and learn from one another. Sitting too long creates boredom, even when the lessons are great. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
#masterychat a2 Ta da, translation for the real world. #Olympic stories with ss as central character can be shared in house on Office365 or via FB or @Flipgrid or @Seesaw so many platforms now. (Example is true story really) #languagematters
A5) I have my students work alone and as groups. Sometimes the groups need to be adjusted. We do daily group as well as weekly groups to help move things along. #Masterychat
A5: During center time Ss have a chance to collaborate and work as a team. They play academic games together and do partner reading. They have learned this year that working alone we are good but working together we are great! #MasteryChat
A6: I use stations and carousel activities. Would love to add some more ideas that I find tonight. I used to play vocabulary/discussion basketball back in the day. That was fun, too. #masterychat
A5 My students work with a partner for the trimester. They learn techniques for having meaningful discussions - e.g. eye contact, sayback, asking questions, responding to the person instead of waiting to respond to the original question. #MasteryChat
A6: @classcraftgame has been a gamechanger (see what I did there) in my class. Ss love it and are more engaged and working together like never before. #gamification#MasteryChat
A6 Not the best at this! Getting better. I go out into the community to learn. I have tried an Amazing Race. My next passion is doing an escape room. I try to vary my approaches and have fun with my students. #masterychat
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A5: I allow Ss to talk about their work together so they can crowdsource ideas. We also do collaborative projects very frequently! I love letting them work together #masterychat
It is about celebrating the small steps consistently. Then when something big happens it means more. If you hit and miss then the drive is lost. #masterychat
A6 Tried our first @classcraftgame quest this week! Can't wait to do more. Movement is always allowed as long as you're not distracting someone else. Fidget toys, wiggle stools, bubble timers, or just get up! #masterychat
A6 I feel like I answered this earlier in the chat by going on an on about how much I love #Gamification, lol. I'll share another tidbit with you all though, I rope in my husband to be our official "quest-giver." The kids LOVE it! https://t.co/XAjaRucIY3#masterychat
A6 #Masterychat We have incorporated hula hooping and scooters in math lessons. We have also used the Price is Right and Human Hungry Hungry Hippo. My Ss ❤️being on contestant row on the Price is Right😊
A6: We move every day! Walk and talks instead of lectures. Musical chairs instead of small groups. The more movement, the better! In fact, I wrote an entire chapter on it! #MasteryChathttps://t.co/q4IAEHHKvP
I mostly agree. In my class there’s quiet when they’re writing. I teach them that some people need silence in order to stay focused. There’s a lot of silent conversation going on, though, through google docs. #masterychat
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
A6: So a few months back I needed to incorporate some more engagement and tried @Flipgrid. Was so cool to see some Ss that had difficulty writing flourish in verbal response! #alllearningstyles#masterychat
A6: When it’s warm enough, we start every morning on the black top! We stretch, take deep breaths, and then do some fun moves. My Ss LOVE doing ski jumps! They keep begging me to go back out! But KS weather hasn’t been kind lately! #masterychat
When I had my ESOL Chem class I saw this flow like water! And it didn't matter what language was native. They all saw themselves in the same boat! I LOVED THAT CLASS!! #MasteryChat
Do you think a pre-service teacher like myself who will be a 1st year teacher next year can implement a unit using @thegridmethod? I am passionate about it and want to try it out due to @RaeHughart inspiring me to change the way I teach. Will I have support? :) #masterychat
#masterychat A6: Alluded to earlier. Ss compete on the board. Math problems...review from earlier in the yr. At end of marking period, team with most points wins homemade dessert. Even the most selfish kid wants triple-chocolate-mousse cake and will help peers learn content!
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
I mostly agree. In my class there’s quiet when they’re writing. I teach them that some people need silence in order to stay focused. There’s a lot of silent conversation going on, though, through google docs. #masterychat
A5 We work as partners every day in math. Ss create their own product; their partner is there for support/feedback. This week we did a shape hunt in groups of 4. Ss had to determine who was going to record, take the picture and write the label for each shape #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q5: Teamwork is an essential component of the Olympic Games.
What opportunities do your students have to collaborate and work as a team?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
It's so painful to see them not understand that school can be so much more than what they have experienced in the past. But we must persist! #masterychat
In reply to
@Flip4Students, @RaeHughart, @mdeegan122, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod
Using low floor high ceiling tasks each day allows faster processors to get to richer mat'l. Slower processors are encouraged to preview mat'l so they can evolve into faster teams. #masterychat
In reply to
@mdeegan122, @RaeHughart, @growthmindset1, @thegridmethod
#masterychat a5 Working with people my ss were grand. But I do suspect that in my new work in #tesol#eal I will need to take a bow to @LaurenPorosoff and utilise more of these skill sets.
A5 My students work with a partner for the trimester. They learn techniques for having meaningful discussions - e.g. eye contact, sayback, asking questions, responding to the person instead of waiting to respond to the original question. #MasteryChat
Innovate and risk! Demonstrate it....get your Ss to help you design it! They'll see you're trying and it will encourage them to do the same! #masterychat
✨🏆Q6: The Olympic Games involve movement and mental stimulation.
How have you incorporated gamification, sports, and movement in?✨🏆
(Share ideas, pics, videos, links, etc.) #MasteryChat
I love to see the transformation that happens over the course of the year. September and October they get so annoyed. By January and February they are resigned to "That's just how she is." Come April and May, they are empowered learners forging their own path. #MasteryChat
The walk and talk has totally changed our class discussions! We usually go walk around the outside of the school (weather permitting) as we chat about things. Ss totally enjoy it, and the time flies by. Ss even ask to do it! #masterychat
A1: humor, i also show then the simple things first that they might know, then i teach them how to dj the awesome stuff without telling them what they're doing. #masterychat#happenedtoday#itwaslit
Innovate and risk! Demonstrate it....get your Ss to help you design it! They'll see you're trying and it will encourage them to do the same! #masterychat
A5: My students do problem solving partner placemats. These foster collaboration & higher level problem solving skills. Kids use oral talk tips to share then solve on their own side. Once feedback is given they work together on a group answer in the middle. #MasteryChat
Sorry, I went to read a book and say good nighr, but I am back. A6: my Friday challenges always include some sort of active component after the review game. So far I've only gamified my math #Masterychat
A6: Studying Romeo & Juliet. Had Ss Break into Capulets vs. Montagues for practicing the Shakespearean #language. Some hilarious insults and Ss getting into character. #masterychat
A6. Prodigy Math and #mindfulness ; two of the most impactful phrases for meaningful movement and gamification I have used and followed this year.... #MasteryChat
A6: I have two stationary bikes in my classroom 7 some pedals for under tables. Ss #bookandbike , use their laptop or do table work while pedaling. I talk about #FitLit, how your brain benefits from exercise. We use @quizizz and @GetKahoot too. #masterychat
Make sure you read @mrmatera's book Explore Like a Pirate. He also has a website an youtube channel. @Stella_Pollard does gamification, too. Who else does, Stella? I know some other people in this chat do! #MasteryChat
In reply to
@MrPStrunk, @MrsSchramp, @PHausTech, @mrmatera, @Stella_Pollard
A5b: Doesn offering a party to the class with the highest class test average count as collaboration? LOL There was no cheating because I had 3 diff versions of the test AND they room was in testing layout (desks were arranged diff) No harm in a lil competition! #masterychat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
Tasks and lots of open ended questions so we have a chance to hear multiple solutions and ideas. This also helps us to dig deeper into the concepts are learning. #masterychat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
A6: We're always moving in my class! It was the end of the day, and a student pointed out to me today, "We haven't sat at our desks all day, Mrs. Chandler" #MasteryChat
✨A7: I have so many people on my school team and PLN team that push me! My 1st period co-teacher, @DebDiToro, is a daily dose of awesomness on my team!
#MasteryChat
It's amazing how much the kids get into the game! I used to do group points for prizes, but Ss enjoying working towards another goal besides just earning STUFF. And I love the collaborative nature of it all! #masterychat
In reply to
@MrPStrunk, @TechieTeachOtt, @PHausTech
A6: I incorporated game play on Valentine's Day! We did several heart themed Minute to Win It activities! We practiced both fine and gross motor skills, from filling empty bottles with candy hearts using tweezers to racing down the hall balancing hearts on a stick! #MasteryChat
A7 I am lucky enough to have my wife, and ELA MS teacher in my building, and a handful of very close peers that make my thinking come alive! #MasteryChat
Do you think a pre-service teacher like myself who will be a 1st year teacher next year can implement a unit using @thegridmethod? I am passionate about it and want to try it out due to @RaeHughart inspiring me to change the way I teach. Will I have support? :) #masterychat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
When we are working on a task the kids move around the room to work. They find a white board, or clipboard, stand at their tables. I don’t really mind because if it keeps the creative brain thinking then we go for it! #masterychat
A1: I get them excited by telling them about it on Google Classroom, showing video clips, I schedule virtual field trips, I ask them to respond to a @Flipgrid, I have them read various texts about it, or I just bring in a museum expert. #MasteryChat
In reply to
@KimSnodgrass, @TechieTeachOtt, @Flipgrid
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
A7: I could not do anything without my amazing twitter fam, my SBTS @techiesuzie , and my librarian @AlicePleasants. So many chances to learn, discuss, reflect, and grow! #masterychat
A7: my instructional coach @flag4lifecom and our literacy interventionist @aprylthompson pic I me in ways that my brain hurts, but in a good way. I am a better teacher because of them. #MasteryChat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
A7: I am incredibly lucky to have such an awesome grade level team and hallway! We are constantly bouncing ideas off of each other, helping with Ss, and always supportive. A great staff will do wonders for confidence and S achievement! #MasteryChat
A6 In addition to some gamification, we do some game-based learning, too. We play Million Dollar Pyramid and other quiz show games to review. Some games involve throwing an inflatable globe or racing to the ring the bell at the other side of the class! #masterychat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
A6: I used football analogies (my sons played HS football) to get the lesson across to the Ss. It was such a part of my class that I had Ss requesting I find a way to relate something they liked to my lesson! That was a challenge! #MasteryChat
I’m lucky to have an amazing team supporting, pushing, and inspiring me - my husband & writing partner @jhweinstein, my @ecfs1878 colleagues, and my Twitter PLN.
#masterychat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
A7: I have an academic coach who knows I am learning @thegridmethod and she wants me to help lead the PLCs for standards based mastery the county is rolling out next year. #MasteryChat
#MasteryChat A7 My colleague @1988project! Joined me at North White 4 years ago. We have the same philosophy regarding primary source learning. Could not do it without him. He is worth following!
There is a lot of talk about #gamification tonight and I think some people ar probably scratching their heads thinking, "What on earth is that!?" Here is a blog that might clear it up for you! https://t.co/amR81FDOcR#masterychat
#masterychat A7: My Ss. Pure and simple. When I see an S struggling, I know they WANT to get it.....I just haven't made the path clear enough. That's MY job: to facilitate...to make easy what is not. That's my challenge....and it is the ONLY measure of success.
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
#masterychat Agreed! I'm currently also privileged to be a Specialist (TOSA) and visit many classrooms. Between that and this, I'm gathering a rich collection of fantastic ideas and experiences.
A7: I have an AMAZING department. I can go to any teacher in the building for help. My principal @RyanBJackson1 is always supportive of anything that is beneficial to students. Our whole school #TheMount is about students success. #family#masterychat
A7) My #PLN team is my best pusher. I find that I am the pusher on my campus, and yes even today, Ts want to stay focused on their room and in their own comfort zone. Zones are meant to be pushed. #MasteryChat
A7: We love @Flocabulary! The lessons are perfect for dancing and moving. It is also a great format to do it two separate locations at once #masterychat
A4: Kids are given the program in my class and then the freedom to do what they want with it. Make backgrounds or banners. Make an animation. Then, I make a huge deal about it. #masterychat
✨🏆Q7: Olympians surround themselves with a team that assists them in being the best they can be.
Who is on your team that challenges you and pushes you to succeed?✨🏆
(Tag, follow, share pics, etc.) #MasteryChat
A6b: We also used clickers as a review game and they LOVED looking at the leaderboard! I was always on top because not only was it get the right answers, it was also who got the right answer first! #masterychat
A1:attitude is a huge tool to make learning fun. If students feel your excitement and passion they tend to want to give it a try. Next, make the learning real. Give students a chance to use their strengths to showcase what they know.
#masterychat
A7) My #PLN team is my best pusher. I find that I am the pusher on my campus, and yes even today, Ts want to stay focused on their room and in their own comfort zone. Zones are meant to be pushed. #MasteryChat
A7: I have dedicated colleagues that inspire me and push me to succeed! My administrator is a constant cheerleader & celebrates both the big and small successes we have! My PLN inspires me everyday to be amazing because kids deserve it! #kidsdeserveit#MasteryChat
Thank you @KimSnodgrass for an amazing chat. You have such a heart of gold, and you rocked it tonight. You should be so proud of yourself! #masterychat
A7: My #sped coteacher of 7 years (“Barbie” from our “Barbie Girl” lip sync at last year’s Homecoming assembly) is a constant sounding board and support. I couldn’t do all I do without his energy, outlook, and work ethic! #MasteryChat
A7: Twitter networking has been wonderful! So many terrific ideas on here! I also have a wonderful department at school. We all pull our resources together to figure out what is best for our kids, no matter our team. #Masterychat
#masterychat a7 What *raised eyebrows* surprised me the most was that ppl who inspire me have nothing to do with my subject Auslan (sign lang). @lux_senthil works with littlies @Miss_Munro1 teaches English in Helsinki & mathies liked @pickover galore inspire me. They are the TEAM
A7: #myfamilyismytribefirst plus I've got some great friends at work that keep pushing me to do better! Ss always pushed me to find another way to get the lesson I just completed across to the group again. #MasteryChat#PLN#gwinchat
