Let’s get started! @BoHill24 and I will be your moderators tonight. Please, take a moment to introduce yourself (name, school, position) & share your favorite quote or meme about “Telling Our Story.” Remember to use #WeAreWayne in every response.
A1 Love Wayne Township because of the diversity of staff and students, great environment where we support each other and our administration support us too! #wearewayne
A1: CHC has an excellent staff dedicated to the growth and development of each scholar. We push our scholars to be committed to growing and being better each day. #WeAreWayne
A1: @RobeyRockets is a family! We build strong partnerships with our families and focus on helping our students reach their full potentials #wearewayne
A1: MSD of Wayne employs and seeks out the best and continues to push each of us to be our best and continue to grow each day which benefits our scholars #WeAreWayne
A1: CHC has an excellent staff dedicated to the growth and development of each scholar. We push our scholars to be committed to growing and being better each day. #WeAreWayne
A1: I never felt the impact I had on students lives during and after school hours until I arrived in Wayne Township, by way of @GardenCityElem#WeAreWayne
Q2: How does social media and technology allow us to tell our story & even instantaneously? Give examples of how your school uses these platforms to share. #WeAreWayne
A1: I feel like MSD of Wayne schools are on the cutting edge of best and new practices for students. Especially as it relates to services for students using special Ed. #WeAreWayne
A2: The #WeAreWayne hashtag bonds us and connects us across the district. It keeps me in touch and I always use it! It makes me feel connected to our Wayne family. 💜
A2: It’s so easy to take a photo of teachers and students doing great things. The power a photo, a short caption, and our district hashtag in a Tweet is a simple yet effective way to share the great things we do in Wayne. #WeAreWayne
A2: Allows another path to show and give firsthand accounts of the excellent learning and engagement in every building. It’s a window into what many don’t know or unaware of - the hard work and creativity happening each day. #WeAreWayne
Q2: How does social media and technology allow us to tell our story & even instantaneously? Give examples of how your school uses these platforms to share. #WeAreWayne
A2: Both MWE and GCE spotlight student learning and instructional strategies using social media. One of the biggest impact is on the way we communicate. Social Media allows schools to connect with the community and families. Information is power! #WeAreWayne
A2: Social media allows me to share life in the classroom with our families and community. Even better, I have the opportunity to learn from other #wearewayne educators! #learningfromthebest
A2: Through Twitter, FB, Remind, etc. we are able to share with families and community members instantly. We can share the great things happening daily in our classroom with videos, photos, and artifacts. #Wearewayne
A2: I like to use social media to give kudos to educators and others in the community making amazing opportunities happen for students. Building each other up.#WeAreWayne
A2: Social media platforms have been wonderful for telling our story. I love to take pics of Ss & share them on Twitter or send to families. Social media connects us in a way that was not possible before. #WeAreWayne
A2: It is a great way to share a glimpse into the classrooms/experiences we have across our district that provide amazing opportunities for our scholars #WeAreWayne
A2: We have the world at our fingertips. We are able to meet and learn about others and share what we are doing in the classroom. @RemindHQ and @Twitter are great tools that allow me to do this. #WeAreWayne
A3: One example is each of my teachers email/ message through Skyward the happenings of their classroom and content on a weekly/ bi-weekly basis. #WeAreWayne
A3: @BPEKnights we have lots of staff who connect with families through social media. We ❤️ to retweet, like, and post great things happening in our school and district! #WeAreWayne
A2: I like to use social media as a window to my classroom, letting others take a peek at what we do each day. It also allows families and the community to feel invested in our journey! #WeAreWayne
#WeAreWayne is known so well throughout the state! During my MBAE courses, our marketing and technology professors FREQUENTLY mentioned Wayne’s use of technology to highlight student work and achievement! We are always one click away from highlighting great work! #WeAreWayne
A3: in Wayne we provide multiple pathways for our students to experience success and then highlight ALL of these... success looks different across our learners, and we celebrate all these differences! #WeAreWayne
A2: Social media allows us to celebrate the great things our students and staff are doing in our classrooms. Such as our Aqua Terra projects! #WeAreWayne
#WeAreWayne is known so well throughout the state! During my MBAE courses, our marketing and technology professors FREQUENTLY mentioned Wayne’s use of technology to highlight student work and achievement! We are always one click away from highlighting great work! #WeAreWayne
A3: Just like @HardyPam said, using the hashtag #WeAreWayne we’re able to share our success with the 🌎. So many families CHOOSE @WayneTwpSchools & that says so much about our story.
Q4: What are ways you share students’ learning that goes beyond your basic letter grades & test scores that could help shape your school’s story? #BuildingYourStory#WeAreWayne
A4 Sharing instructional strategies, student successes, pictures and video clips of events and activities in the classroom and around the building. #wearewayne
A4: It’s about the small wins, personal stories, and the people. When we can share the small things that add up to make us great, people will remember that. #WeAreWayne
A4: I’m always amazed when people capture those moments of students helping other students, tying a shoe, helping a friend find a class, etc. #KindnessCounts#WeAreWayne
A4: @GardenCityElem we provide morning groups/clubs as well as after school groups/clubs. These opportunities allow our students to showcase their knowledge, abilities, skill sets, and personalities outside of the classroom. #WeAreWayne
A4: When a scholar is able to show a new skill that they might have been struggling with - for instance self-regulation - a skill that will impact them for the rest of their life. WE CELEBRATE #WeAreWayne
A4: I share students’ learning by taking photos of them demonstrating their understanding of vocabulary in our classroom and then include it on our bilingual word wall. #WeAreWayne
