#122edchat is a weekly conversation designed to help inspire educators across the globe to reach their greatest potential in service of others. Megan Hacholski (@megan_hacholski) and Michael Abramczyk (@_on11), along with guest moderators, lead each week with a different focus tied to their strengths and areas of expertise.
Hi #122EdChat!! My fav birthday party experience was my 40th...did a Las Vegas theme w/ @burgess_shelley & had everything from gambling, comedy, magic show, bouncers out front, XXX flyers on sidewalk, & even a wedding arch to get married by Elvis...plus more!
Phil from Northern VA here! Very happy birthday to the chat that got me hooked in the Twittersphere! Blessed by this #122edchat family! @_on11@megan_hacholski
Vanessa Heller: #inquiry#PBL and #GiftedEd trainer and humanities teacher from Southern California. Scheduling in tweets tonight but maybe I can catch the tail end. Please note my cool #tlap t-shirt I wore on Spring Break! #122edchat
Aly finally back for my favorite chat! I’m a special education teacher from Northern VA. My favorite birthday experiences are always the fireworks because my birthday is the 4th of July! #122edchat
Hi everyone! Hi Dave!
Alana Stanton here and so happy to celebrate #122edchat
My fav birthday experience was last year at 35 when I was baptized on my birthday, very cool
Hello. My name is Susan, and I am a student teacher from IL actively looking for a teaching position for next year. My favorite birthday party experience may be the one for my upcoming birthday due to going to California to see the "Full House" house. #122edchat
Hi all! Stephanie Norkus, Life Skills Teacher, Simmons Middle School, Oak Lawn! My best birthday experience was this past birthday, where my husband surprised me with a birthday dinner with all of my friends! #122edchat
#122edchat is my fav every week! So glad to be here to celebrate their big day - 1year! Rhea, 4th ELA from @CaldwellElemen in Florida where we are 1/2 way thru testing week! My fav bday party is of going to @WaltDisneyWorld of course!
Hi all! Tracy @Simmonsknights1 Principal from Oak Lawn, IL. Happy to work with the #122edchat crew each day! Favorite Birthday party was Old Chicago Amusement Park when I was 6. #122edchat
Rob 4th math and science in Mckinney Texas. Favorite birthday experience is every year when my wife and I each get to get a birthday week filled with fun #122edchat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
#122edchat Hi everyone! Jamie from Southern Oregon, high school English teacher. My favorite birthday gift was this year. I went to a local production of Singing in the Rain with 19 friends! :-) ♡
Katie from IL. Best party was when my husband was working almost around the clock for a tournament and still pulled off a surprise party for me. #122edchat
A1: Give them a sneak preview of the next day's lesson or leave them hanging with some anchoring phenomenon! The more passion we show for what we're doing, the more buy-in we get from our students, regardless of the content. #122edchat
A1 I love Entry Points (Anticipatory Sets) like artifact bags (observe - question - reflect), What's in My bag? (Ss ask Qs about unknown object to pique curiosity & promote Qing), telling short story/vignette to hook kids into wanting the lesson I ‘have to’ teach, etc. #122edchat
A1: In #tlap we refer to this as "Pre-heating the Grill!" Drop steak on a cold grill...nothing happens. Drop it on a pre-heated grill and it SIZZLES!!!! Make your content SIZZLE!!! #122EdChat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
A1: I like to talk about things far in advance, even just being excited about some random upcoming event. The more I am excited the more they are or they at least laugh at their dorky teacher. #122edchat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
Hello #122edchat! Noel, ELA teacher from NC here. My favorite birthday experience was the sweet sixteen birthday my best friend @prgalterrielee threw for me. Still friends with her all these years later!
A1: If you walk into my class, you would not be surprised to find me singing, dancing, or moving around! If the Ss see that you are excited that can’t help but to feel excited as well! #122edchat
A1: You have to set the tone with "hooks" even before they enter the classroom. Decorations, costumes, cliffhanger stories told in passing, signs outside of your room to increase student buy-in. It's all about selling "the sizzle" ahead of the steak. #122edchat
✨A1: SPRINKLES! Give Ss sprinkles of info & hints about what’s to come, but don’t let them see the master plan! Love using Remind to send clues outside of school as well as relocating class while “party prep” happens. The anticipation leaves their mouths watering! #122EdChat ✨
A1 I like to give hints on what we might do! I inlcude my ss interest in lessons, so once they discover this they're always excited to see if they made it IN #122edchat
Holly from Pa. Best birthday was my daughter's 12th birthday last month - had a bunch of girls bobbing for gummies in a plate of whip cream! (No hands!) It was awesome! #122EdChat
A1: When I know I'm going to dress up as a character to teach the lesson I tell my students there will be a substitute the next day. They caught on quick not to miss those days. #122edchat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
A1: When I know I'm going to dress up as a character to teach the lesson I tell my students there will be a substitute the next day. They caught on quick not to miss those days. #122edchat
A1: I like to give my students a taste of what we are discussing. Then I try to build up excitement by saying, "And just wait until next class when I have something awesome planned!" But don't give it away. Drives them crazy, they want to know! #122edchat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
A1) Preview the content... But, most importantly, use those strong relationships you form with Ss to your advantage when providing instruction. Use teaching styles that match how Ss learn and incorporate what motivates them! #122EdChat
A1: Be really excited about EVERYTHING! Connect to what they love! I've already got my Ss excited about our next unit & we are still 2 weeks away from starting it! #122edchat
A1: Creating anticipation through sneak previews or even a demonstration! We always love movie previews before movies, so we create something like that for our students! #122edchat
I can only join for a little bit due to going to church, but I just wanted to extend an invitation to all of you. I will be hosting #ISU_CMLA tomorrow night at 7 PM CST, and I would love it if you could come support me. #122edchat
A1: I like challenges, and building up the anticipation of a challenge a couple days out lets the Ss have some good planning time - or good guessing time if the challenge is vague at first! #122edchat
A1: You have to set the tone with "hooks" even before they enter the classroom. Decorations, costumes, cliffhanger stories told in passing, signs outside of your room to increase student buy-in. It's all about selling "the sizzle" ahead of the steak. #122edchat
A1) Come prepared, make the lesson engaging for the learners, connect it to the real world so that they can relate to the content; incorporate their interests #122EdChat
A1. I always try to talk up a new piece of music we are going to study. SELL SELL SELL. If we are not excited about it how will the kids be excited about it. #122edchat
Have to share something my husband did today:
He encouraged the kids to do their BEST on the big test & if they did he would do a HOT pepper challenge. They did & they loved seeing him eat the whole thing, milk and all #122edchat Talk about excitement all week!
A1 in our pbl units we start with launches that tie in something exciting. Community members come and talk with students, crazy science experiments, field day activity voting to introduce the democratic process just to name a few #122edchat
Julie, School Psych, CT. My best bday party experience was when I was little and our special "lollipop tree" would "bloom" lollipops once a year..on my bday! ❤️🍭#122edchat
A1) I have used Mystery photos on Class Dojo or twitter to get students excited. I have used riddles, scrolls, and messages taped to the door! #122edchat
A1: I like to build my lessons up with music that represents what we'll be learning about. Sometimes its construction noise, sometimes it'sTaylor Swift! #122edchat
i like to thin that over time the anticipation turns into expectation ... the ids come to class expecting something different. The greeting at the door let's them now what is about to happen. #122edchat
A1 in our pbl units we start with launches that tie in something exciting. Community members come and talk with students, crazy science experiments, field day activity voting to introduce the democratic process just to name a few #122edchat
A1) Build the excitement for the next lesson by making the connections/purpose relevant to students. Post a brief preview/ hook on google classroom. Schedule class in a different location & inform students. New setting always peaks interest! #122edchat
A1 We can build excitement by offering “teasers”. Closing off an area of the classroom. Placing the materials in a box and leaving it front and center w/o opening it. Adding items to the classroom without discussing them. #122edchat
Happy Birthday! My name is Anna, and I teach English and AVID 11 and mentor in San Diego. My favorite birthday-party experience was taking my mom on a vacation that included her finally going wine-tasting for the first time when she turned 60! #122EdChat#Tlap
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A1. Start their curiosity by givig them a hint as to what it coming for the next day, but keep it a surprise! Keep them guessing, keep them curious! The mystery the surprises bring excitement and engagement for learning! #122edchat
A1: I like to prep in front of them. Get out the materials. Let them talk to each other, predict what it could be, change the seating arrange. Sometimes I torture them by playing with the materials before I allow them to. Tell them how excited I am for lesson! #122edchat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
A2: Tap into that creativity and incorporate students' interests! Work their favorite TV shows, movies, video games and social media platforms into your lessons. Take cues from the students and the rest is a piece of cake (see what I did there?)! #122edchat
A2 Not theme per se but I do Driving Qs for units/year long study. For our 1st novel, #ALongWalkToWater, we study how "other" people live especially access to clean water & education. We simulate a day in the life of the main character too. Making connections = crucial #122edchat
A2: Everything counts! Lighting, decorations, room design, props, seating arrangements, music, costumes...YOU are the set designer, lighting tech, director, producer, choreographer of your show! Make school AMAZING!!! #122EdChat#tlap Create an EXPERIENCE
A1b I also love when I can present students situations they’re positive that they know what the outcome will be yet I present them with something for the different #122edchat
A2- As an ELA teacher I bundle together exciting topics and authors to keep the students engaged. I've brought in different multimedia to help the theme come alive. If it's available using Skype to talk with an author is very powerful!! #122edchat
A2: I love room transformations for this! Cannot wait to turn my room into an operating room next week for dissections. Noises (think you tube or @noisli), costumes… Play the part. Engage the kids in unique opportunities to learn. #122edchat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A2: This past month, we have been participating in #poetrymonth. That turned into my Ss creating their own raps. Complete with music videos and all! Once the students were engaged they lead the way! #122edchat
A1 excitement can be built any number of ways, I cast a wide net, good relationships, engaging content, a bit of mystery, a bit of flair and drama, and a whole lot of trust #122edchat
A2: @JamesHeniff has transforms his classroom to closely resemble the units the Ss are studying. Going to outer space? No problem, let's make the classroom look like the inside of a rocketship! Environment mods can be added to ANY lesson to make it more engaging. #122edchat
✨A2: INVITE THEM! Encourage your students to participate in the "party"! The costume hook is the best, but it’s not just for teachers! Invite your students to dress a certain way, but don’t let them in on exactly why until the “party”! Talk about fun and engaging!✨ #122EdChat
A2: I am an Iron Chef fanatic. The new reboot has themes for each week like innovation. What if your lesson activity for the day had a theme that the Ss had to work. #122edchat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A2: Decorate the rooms, move the furniture, use music from the era, talk like people from the time. For me, I want my students to see what it was like to live during that time! #122edchat
A1: Posting clues or previews online- Google Classroom, Twitter, school website- would get students excited about the next day & time to think about what it may be! #122edchat
A1b - Students who love coming to class create their own aura of enthusiasm. Watch kids come into a class they like. It’s chatter, laughs and smiles. Easy to tell right away. #122EdChat
One of the #tlap hooks is to consider what you would do if your content was a theme park ride!!! What would you include??? Fun stuff! I love my Speakeasy, Lunar Landing, Salem Witchcraft Trial, Red Scare, 60's party themes!!! Plus more! #122edchat
A2: I love room transformations for this! Cannot wait to turn my room into an operating room next week for dissections. Noises (think you tube or @noisli), costumes… Play the part. Engage the kids in unique opportunities to learn. #122edchat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A2: I haven’t done them by I love the idea of Escape Rooms or mysteries. You can create the mystery that students have to solve, and that part gets them hook, and forces them to pay attention to the small details. Learn and have fun! #122edchat
A1: Need to show our own excitement. I remember doing a lesson w/a K class. I was SO excited intro'ing the book, 1 of the Ss's said, "oh boy! this is gonna be GREAT!!" At 1st, I thought he'd already read the book, but then realized he was responding to my excitement! #122edchat
A2: I'm taking the theme of my next unit out of the box & most likely overboard BUT we're taking similarity & connecting it to careers -building towards the Ss actually creating a scale model of a building THEY choose to create & hopefully connecting w/ professionals! #122edchat
What if you had AMAZING lesson frames and Smart Starts that you could use multiple times over the year...switching in and out content... and they were more effective the more you used them? That is #EduProtocolshttps://t.co/xeph7TbvFd#122EdChat#tlap
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A1 Hi! Just got in and happy to join the party. Dropping hints of how awesome the next day will be is a good, no cost strategy. Mysterious and intriguing. #122edchat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
@BathmanBrains has done AMAZING work with her classroom transformations. When you work through breakouts we tend to do mini transformations for a few hours and kiddos love it! #122EdChat
A2: Everything counts! Lighting, decorations, room design, props, seating arrangements, music, costumes...YOU are the set designer, lighting tech, director, producer, choreographer of your show! Make school AMAZING!!! #122EdChat#tlap Create an EXPERIENCE
I'm fashionably late to #122edchat big birthday bash but wanted to send a big congrats on an awesome year of learning here. You make us all better. Dad duty calls but enjoy the celebration 🎉🎉. Save me a piece of cake @_on11.
A2: A theme could involve a special app or tool that you are using for the unit. It could be a unique use of Twitter, Snapchat, or another app that they are not used to using in school. Make it FUN! #122edchat
A2: I've got a lot to learn on this one but anytime I can add in kids from other classes--my kids get so excited about connections (shoutout to an amazing skype with @hayes_melisa ) #122EdChat
A2 themes can be fun, but the effective ones build community with your class, give your kids a sense of agency, and show them they can make a difference now with what they learn. #122edchat
#122edchat A2 Talked about how the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team played a role in the Cold War, East v West. Showed the movie Miracle and then invited Mike Eruzione to speak. Ss were engaged! Able to ask him questions & here his story!
https://t.co/9jMOLVu7SN
nothing beats the classic Japanese Iron Chef! Those outfits Chairman Kaga wore! And nobody can beat Morimoto, or Chen Kenichi, or Hiroyuki Sakai! #122edchat
A2: Meet them where they are both literally & figuratively! Use their music, their favorite foods, their favorite seating arrangement or location. I find that giving them a SAY in how we PLAY is how we learn the most together! #122edchat
A2 When I taught ELA I had units on Imagination, Media, Myths, Poetry, Creativity etc. My Motivating Students - Student Engagement page https://t.co/tLFvs48u0g#tlap#122EdChat
A2) The past two year our school has picked a theme and ran with it for the school year and to surprise students for the 1st day! This year was Moana and How Far will you Grow? The students get excited and it makes the start to a new school year exciting #122edchat
When I read through those in your book, I started thinking about how to apply more to my classroom. Would be a great way to help lighten the mood as my Ss head into test season. #122edchat#tlap
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Sounds strange, but butcher paper is one of our best friends.
We have made huge flowers, zoo exhibits, the whole ocean with 3 levels etc. Always fun! #122edchat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A2: Elements we can add to make a theme come alive would be taking pieces from current events, student and/or teacher lives as well #MakeItReal ! #122edchat
A2: Use novels as a vehicle to draw out themes that matter to the students and provide them with opportunities to explore those themes in a meaningful way. #122EdChat
A2. This is easy for me (BAND). We make black dots on white paper come alive every day. Plus conducting Star Wars with a light saber while wearing a Clone Trooper helmet does not hurt. #122edchat
A1: Decorate the room so they wonder what is going to happen the next day...my co-teacher @Ms_Morgan15 recently hung a sign that read "HaM's Pizzeria" because she was going to teach about fractions using pizza and the kids got super excited! #122EdChat
A1.2) To introduce new topic "Mystery Bag" is always a collaborative way to capture student energy and focus on active learning. Place 5-7 physical objects in paper bag, Ss work together to guess topic &details. #122edchat
We definitely love previews! Maybe I can take my three sneakpeak words and have my Ss create an iMovie, infographic, etc as an entry ticket about those words. Great way to preassess as well. Thanks for the idea! #122edchat
A2P2: If it works for the lesson, also find ways to dress up as a class not just the T. At the end of The Outsiders, we have a Greaser/Soc day where everyone dresses up and participate in a sock hop #122EdChat
#122edchat A2 Talked about how the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team played a role in the Cold War, East v West. Showed the movie Miracle and then invited Mike Eruzione to speak. Ss were engaged! Able to ask him questions & hear his story!
https://t.co/9jMOLVu7SN
A2: At Secondary you have to blend what is current with them with what you are teaching. I have a colleague that does March Madness (Marches in Band). #122edchat
A2. Driving questions to get Ss involved in the discussions is important! An experiment to start off as a demonstration, to raise the curiosity is always a good thing! Keep them talking, and guessing. #122edchat
A2 - My favorite lesson of the year is called “Rock and Roll Week”. We dress up in various costumes and play songs from each person. They have to relate the song to something positive in their life. #122EdChat
once the kids start expecting something bigger ... they know when you are slacking off ... gets more difficult to maintain ... and kids talk to lower grades then they come in expecting bigger things #122edchat
Our Ss are eager to have fun! They have the rest of their lives to "work". We need to remember to let them enjoy being kids while they are still kids. Thanks for all that you do, Kim! #122edchat
A2 I’m a #StarWars nerd so one year on #MaytheFourth everything we did followed the theme. Anyone who didn’t like it as much was ok because there were snacks and games. 😉 #122edchat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
Q3: Mystery draws me in!! What is in that present all wrapped up for me???? We can tap into surprise and mystery to engage our kids, too. Q3 is in the poster below my #122EdChat friends. Don't make me come over there...use the hashtag!
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
A2: Again, dressing up for the theme is a real hook, also how can we set up the room or area differently?..or what location might be better for the lesson?..these things bring out my own creativity & excitement, which also becomes contagious w/my students! #122EdChat
A3 Never show your hand! Part of teaching is the buy-in, the hook we create to draw students into learning. I treat history and literature as the stories they are...dramatic, humorous, suspenseful, sad, terrifying, lessons to be learned … no spoilers allowed, lol! #122edchat
A3: I love any opportunity to NOT share an answer with my students! Whether it means waiting until the next day or completely leaving them hanging so that they go home and figure it out themselves, it's the best way to hook and maintain interest. #122edchat
A3: A captivating image can do wonders when kids walk in....imagine seeing this picture. The challenge: How do they do that??? Guaranteed to create a buzz. Here is my blog on it: https://t.co/U3XVjt1dTo#122EdChat#tlap#designthinking#STEM
A2- we’re going to be “ building” skyscrapers to make arrays - having caution tape, and construction noise would be great to build excitement #122EdChat
A2: I would love to start doing more of this - still getting my feet wet! So far my over-arching theme has been #ChooseKind (from the book Wonder) which I added in to many of my LEQs/UEQs. The kindness theme is the most important in my class... #122edchat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A2p2: This is the week for 4th grade to have our FSA (4 days of standardized state testing) - starting next week I want to go hard core into PBL to catch up on all of the Social Studies standards we missed (Florida History) and themes would def. help! #122edchat
A3- I like to give the kids a preview the day before we do a lesson. That way they think about it all night. I always try to keep a little bit a secret from them!! #122edchat
A2: I want to dress up as scientists, like Edison during our circuit lessons or Newton during physics. I wonder if they have a Mendeleev costume. My other sci teachers and I take turns teaching in the “atom” room. #122edchat
My campus did abattle of the books March madness style tournament the kiddos voted on it was a huge hit! Great way to show off new books to the whole school #122edchat
A2: At Secondary you have to blend what is current with them with what you are teaching. I have a colleague that does March Madness (Marches in Band). #122edchat
A3 When we do labs, I put the materials into plastic totes, and don't let them look. They can see something is going to happen, but not sure what. #122edchat
A2) Build unit EQs that relate to student's deeper questions & modern day. Introduced a cross content unit with ELA this week that focuses on injustice "Civil War to Civil Rights". Yesterday we watched TED Talk on modern slavery by @lisakristine#122edchat
A2) In my classroom I try to theme lessons to take my students on a journey and have them dive deeper and be part of the narrative: Carmen Sandiego and the Main I-Deer statue, Greek Myths and become heroes, and Crazy PIEED Bakery #122edchat
A1: My students receive video messages from me via the class’s Instagram story and feed. There are times when I prepare them for the next day of class by using the Superzoom options (tv show and dramatic) to create anticipatory videos. #122EdChat
Q1: I'm excited for a party as soon as I get the invite!! Let's create that feeling of anticipation for kids! Check out the question in the poster below. Be sure to answer with A1: and the #122EdChat hashtag!!
A3: Every week we have an "animal of the week" that we research and read about. Monday morning they get excited when I pull out the wooden box and we open it to find out what our animal is for the week #122edchat
A3: Leaving space for students to make discoveries is key. Not jumping in to answer all the questions, asking "Why?" instead of responding with, "Well, let me tell you what I think...". Accenting key details from plot lines, looking at history from different angles. #122edchat
✨🎁A3: ADD LAYERS! Wrap your lesson/unit in several layers. #TLAP Hooks like the ones found in the PDF on Matt Miller’s blog post (https://t.co/nJKGR6lMfm) are my favorite “party” planning tools!🎁✨
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A3: Ahhh I already touched on this! My Ss loved the mystery bag. Sometimes I would do this for a lesson, other times I would play 20 ?'s and Ss could ask a certain amount of ?'s a day! They were learning how to question and having fun! #122edchat
Q3: Mystery draws me in!! What is in that present all wrapped up for me???? We can tap into surprise and mystery to engage our kids, too. Q3 is in the poster below my #122EdChat friends. Don't make me come over there...use the hashtag!
A3 When I come back from leave, I am going to do What's in the Box for oceans with my students, my own kids love this. So fun to watch on YOUtube
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A3: An example from this week. Teaching Berlin Blockade/Airlift I talked about how I believe in the power of story. How story can teach us. How story explains things. How story is enjoyable. Then reveal "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot" book and read it aloud! #122edchat
A3: I like doing activities that sort of hide the intended goal. For example: sitting back to back & partner A tells partner B how to build a figure exactly like the one they have, no looking! Is actually an intro to coding robots! #122edchat
A2: Connect their interests! My Ss are really into sports so to incorporate basketball freethrow averages we’ve played mathsketball. Currently, we are connecting writing equations to amusement parks like six flags great America! #122edchat
A2 I haven’t done a room transformation yet, but I love to pull in props. I wear silly goggles when we analyze text, so I can look closely. 👓I use videos and songs to kick off units. Dressing as a character and using accents when I read #122edchat
My favorite part of our breakout is that we literally supply the students with a laptop and they have to figure everything else out on their own. The first time it’s a bit of a mess but now they immediately are trying to figure out what tricks we have up our sleeves #122EdChat
A3: A captivating image can do wonders when kids walk in....imagine seeing this picture. The challenge: How do they do that??? Guaranteed to create a buzz. Here is my blog on it: https://t.co/U3XVjt1dTo#122EdChat#tlap#designthinking#STEM
A3 I used to slowly add in items/props that went with a new, upcoming theme. When one of the littles noticed and started questioning then it was fun to play the questioning game. They got excited because they thought they had discovered a secret. #122edchat
Q3: Mystery draws me in!! What is in that present all wrapped up for me???? We can tap into surprise and mystery to engage our kids, too. Q3 is in the poster below my #122EdChat friends. Don't make me come over there...use the hashtag!
A3: Love @breakoutEDU for solving puzzles - smaller lock boxes and clues add excitement to our game. Side quests and challenges give hints, but not a full picture until Ss get involved and into it! #122edchat
A3: Give students the freedom to explore what they want to explore - allow them to learn about what they want to learn about. Genius Hour is a surprise for both Ts and Ss. Had a checked out 8th grader begging to work on his project today #122edchat
A3: You can hide artifacts, or make touch boxes where they have to guess what they’re feeling. Using riddles can be fun as well! Being excited and creative will draw them in #122edchat
A3 You could wrap some of the response choice options: wrap Lego, wrap Microphone for a Podcast, wrap IPads or have envelopes with clues, or prizes etc. #122edchat
A3: As a schl psy, my lessons center on SEL. I always include a hands-on activity to go w/the lesson. Ss get so excited. They always want to know what we're going to do/make. They've told me, "you always have fun activities for us!" That feedback melts my heart! #122EdChat
A3: I like doing activities that sort of hide the intended goal. For example: sitting back to back & partner A tells partner B how to build a figure exactly like the one they have, no looking! Is actually an intro to coding robots! #122edchat
Q3: Mystery draws me in!! What is in that present all wrapped up for me???? We can tap into surprise and mystery to engage our kids, too. Q3 is in the poster below my #122EdChat friends. Don't make me come over there...use the hashtag!
A3 - What you want to learn Wednesday? Topics driven by students. Bag of Life presentation. Also, create parts of the lesson that catch students off guard in a positive way. Quick B.B. game, exercise, life questions, anything to get kids thinking and inspired. #122EdChat
A3: We can ask kids to write down a character they would like to have visit class and put them in a hat. We can then draw from the hat and not tell them which character was drawn. Then, the next day, the teacher or a teacher's friend comes in as that character. #122edchat
Q3: Set up the classroom like a crime scene! In the beginning of the year, we used the scene to learn about all the literary elements and write narratives. In the end, it was the small bear, in the hallway, with the stapler. 😂 #122edchat
A3) Social Science- mystery opportunities are endless. To introduce LA Purchase/Lewis and Clark Mystery Bag included: french flag, a leaf, dog bone, monopoly $, arrow pointing west. Memorable student favorite #122edchat
A3: I’ve done this as a mystery number! Ss use clues or ask questions to try to figure out the number I’m thinking of! First person/group to get it, wins! #122edchat
A3. I give the kids their music. And without playing a note I have them try to tell me about the piece using just what they see. They start to anticipate what it might sound like. There are clues everywhere on the page. You just gotta look for them. #122edchat
Oh they can't stand when I do that! Sometimes they get so frustrated with me - but they're learning & struggling & learning its okay to struggle! #122edchat
A2. Elements/themes should match your kids passions! Set the family culture first so you know your kids passions/interests - then enjoy the fireworks 💥 #bigkid#122EdChat
A3: One way to build mystery is to have other staff members or adults talk about an upcoming lesson! One of favorite examples was when I taught a unit on the Winter Olympics and students have to guess which athlete was my future sister-in-law @kendallcoyne#122edchat
#122edchat A3 We love using Mystery Skypes/Hangouts. Taken classes to Russia, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel & Spain. Ss enjoy the opportunity of finding where the other class is located. Really enjoy the cultural chat that takes place!
A3) Our building has done and currently is doing mystery boxes to inspire students to be respectful. I love keeping a secret and using puzzles for students to figure things out in order to be engaged. #122edchat
have students pick out a number and then they have to participate in that order to something predetermined. they won't know what they're getting until that second. #122EdChat
Q3: Ok, I must be tired - all I can think of is a card sort that has all of the components of what we will learn and the kiddos (in groups) have to figure out what goes together and how and then explain it. #122EdChat
A3: You can hide artifacts, or make touch boxes where they have to guess what they’re feeling. Using riddles can be fun as well! Being excited and creative will draw them in #122edchat
A3. One of my favorites, center of gravity! We need to get our kids thinking beyond the experiment to the what if's what can be done beyond the problem type thinking in the classroom to apply to passion projects! #122edchat
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
A3: You can build mystery with clues in a variety of sorts. I had our secretary call one of my students down to grab a package that was addressed to the class. They were hooked to earn it. #122edchat
A2. Elements/themes should match your kids passions! Set the family culture first so you know your kids passions/interests - then enjoy the fireworks 💥 #bigkid#122EdChat
Q3: Mystery draws me in!! What is in that present all wrapped up for me???? We can tap into surprise and mystery to engage our kids, too. Q3 is in the poster below my #122EdChat friends. Don't make me come over there...use the hashtag!
A4: Global ed rockstars like @JoyceBronwyn, @mbfxc, @fmargret & @m_drez are breaking down walls to extend learning beyond the classroom through the use of @Flipgrid. Our new collab space will be a great on-campus "field trip" for a change of scenery. #122edchat
A4: Just the IDEA of getting outside of the 4 walls of your class during class time is WILDLY engaging for a student!! Create safaris and missions and adventures...lessons with movement and new settings ROCK! #122EdChat
A4 Do what you can with what you have. We recently went all over campus to #eyebomb everyday objects as the 'stuff' for creative writing. We also do virtual field trips and 3D tours for cave art, historical sites, etc. We have VR goggles too. #122edchat
A4- I like to take the kids outside once in a while to read. The best place outside of my classroom right now is the collaboration space. My ideal field trip would be Disney of course, but that's too far!! #122edchat
#122edchat A3 Our 2nd/3rd Grade Ss truly enjoyed this moment! After we shared the Pledge with our new friends from Israel 🇮🇱, they sang their national anthem!
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
A3: I could hide different molecules made out of Legos or simple machines around the room. Or I could put different white powders in bags to figure out what they could be! #122edchat
A4: Since we are hemmed in by construction and 95th Street, our excursions have to be done virtually or via social media. @mdeegan122 has made many connections with classrooms across the country via #mysteryskype sessions. Also, @flipgrid. Visit anywhere w/o leaving. #122edchat
✨🗺️A4: YOUTUBE + PROJECTOR = VIRTUAL EXCURSIONS! Almost daily, my students and I head off on expeditions to locations around the world with just a few clicks!🗺️✨ #122EdChat
A4: For too many kids, school is like sitting in the middle seat on a plane on a cross-country flight...with the person on the aisle asleep. LET KIDS MOVE! "I like to move it, move it" #122EdChathttps://t.co/RQkfOVuZz7#tlap
A3 When we do labs, I put the materials into plastic totes, and don't let them look. They can see something is going to happen, but not sure what. #122edchat
A4: I have outdoor lessons like the Trail of Tears walk...I set up scenes for us to "discover" along the way. There is even a time machine to take us back in history!! Some of you have seen that part in workshops! #tlap#122edchat
A4: This year to help students understand how hard it was for the POWs captured by the Japanese at Bataan, I took the students up and down the stairs a few times, and then we reflected on how much WORSE it must have been for our soldiers during the war! #122edchat
A4: Anywhere there are robots currently in use (surgery & delivery robots at local hospitals) OR a recycling/alternative energy company OR companies that design & make their own products like @StriderBikes would be awesome field trips for my STEM classes #122edchat
A4: Virtual field trips are awesome! I’ve recently discovered that you can connect with some museums for lessons and then Skype in with them. I also think that just having class outside is exciting, and refreshing! You never know where inspiration will come from! #122edchat
#122EdChat A3 For Character Ed, wrapping an object that most resembles the best quality of the student can lead to a great conversation and self discovery when opened. The object is an analogy defining the best qualities in a student.
A4: My students have been asking to go outside. We are reading Romeo and Juliet SO I am going to create an outdoors amphitheater of sorts for them to perform in on campus. #122edchat
A3 - The curiousity piece can be a great way to surprise students. If we’ve had an especially long week, we sometimes go for a “life walk.” Walk the grounds and learn at least 5 things about a new person in class. #122EdChat
A4 I've done a full on pirate treasure hunt in better weather, photography nature hunt with iPads, and built snowmen in the class on tarps to do measurement in math #122edchat
Q4: my team this year hasn't been into field trips (nervousness around Kinders and trips), I want to bring back the pumpkin patch/farm trips. The pp gives so much background knowledge and experience #122EdChat
A4: We are creating a makerspace within our library this week - so next week this will be a fantastic place to go with the class. Ideal field trip previous -sail on the Bluenose - and hopefully Oak Island this year! #122edchat
A4: My class is constantly walking around the school (and sometimes into others classrooms.) My ideal field trip would be to Google to my Ss can see how the Apps that they use to help them succeed are created! #122edchat
A4: One year, while reading Of Mice and Men, we studied the American Dream through photography. Ss took pics of the dream in their neighborhood. Then we worked with a local theater to create an art gallery where students’ photographs were exhibited. #122edchat
A2: One word: Decorate! I decorate my classroom with pictures of authors and symbolic posters that I either have purchased or have my students create. My classroom turned into a Survivor theme when I teach Lord of the Flies. #122EdChat
Q2: I LOVE themed parties!! Let's create themed lessons and units for kids!! Check out the second question in the poster below...and don't forget that #122EdChat hashtag in your A2:
A4b: Off campus? Would love to take civics students to a local gov't meeting so we can see gov't in action! Or take my US History II students to the Holocaust Museum to get a better perspective on the tragedy. #122edchat
A4: Outdoor classrooms are a great space for mixing things up, if you are fortunate enough to have such a space at your school
#122edchat sometimes perplexing when kids haven't visited many of the cool locals within their own zip
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
While not TOTALLY the same my kiddos love looking through some of The awesome things that people post during Twitter chats. We’ll talk about some ideas that I saw the night before and I ask them if that sounds like something They would do #122edchat
A3: We just started "What if? Wednesday" -- where kids post on Padlet "What if?" questions. For example: "What if we had more Legos in the class to build things?" so, this Wednesday -- they got a briefcase of Legos for our makerspace. #122EdChat
A4: Outside is always a hook! Our Ts have also used our courtyard, we're also a walk from beach, what about a history lesson on Rosa Parks on a bus? Ask specials Ts too. Our PE /T includes lots of academics in her lessons! As a schl psy, I like including SEL too! #122edchat
A4 Taking sidewalk chalk and moving around our school block and doing math problems, took advantage of 60 degree weather and had S's graph create trig graphs around campus, get kids moving #122edchat
A4- we are taking video field trips to different countries to see how kids live- comparing and contrasting our lives to theirs... our kids LOVE seeing how others live #122EdChat
A2: we only need to thematically plan our lessons. I only teach my students to construct thematic units. Though some may disagree, I believe the theme provides a hook that we need to reach our students. Themes related to the season work really well. #122edchat
I love taking my students outside when I can and just doing activities outside. My colleague takes her class to the court house to do their fairy tale trial every year #122edchat
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
A3: I could have kids place their "What ifs" in a box and pull them one at a time at random to build suspense vs. seeing all the "What ifs" at once on the Promethean Board. Nice way to build suspense! #122EdChat
Q5 BONUS Question!!! Don't leave yet!! Let's celebrate!! Who is DOWN for cake and ice cream??? Let's celebrate the learning in our classes, too! But how??? Peep the question below. #122EdChat#AintNoPartyLikeA122EdChatParty WOOF WOOF
A4: We did our first escape room in the library this year. I may or may not have fallen on the floor wildly during an “earthquake” some kids thought I was crazy, most loved it! #122EdChat#dramaqueen
A4: Use #screencastify and #Flipgrid to give the parents and community a chance to see what’s going on in the students’ learning. Give the students an authentic audience #122edchat
@KanesKiddos and I have prepared for our students amazing race where they have to travel around the school to find clues after solving review math problems leading up to standardized testing. Always a huge hit #122edchat
Q4: For Nature UnHooked we headed outside. Rubik's Cube Mosaics is next with a FT to City Museum. Of course this is all credit to @giftededuc8or I am new and she is the expert! #122EdChat
Q5 BONUS Question!!! Don't leave yet!! Let's celebrate!! Who is DOWN for cake and ice cream??? Let's celebrate the learning in our classes, too! But how??? Peep the question below. #122EdChat#AintNoPartyLikeA122EdChatParty WOOF WOOF
A4)Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has a high quality virtual tour. Any other virtual tour resources? Another teacher recently shared google doc activity for the Voices of Africa.
https://t.co/HtyXZozufO#122edchat
A4. I like to take Ss outside to do investigations in STEM, explore utilize materials beyond the 4 walls! What can you make and what can you build? Explore with magnets? #122edchat
#122EdChat A4 We did a cultural Conversation with a class in Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽 over current issues facing both countries. Great opportunity for our students to share their views and learn to agree to disagree with peers from another nation.
A5 Celebration to me especially in #inquiry#pbl is project/solution/action presented/given to a real audience. If we donated time/talent/money, designed a solution for the greater good, raised awareness, or presented to experts in the field, we've celebrated learning #122edchat
A5: Take the time to truly celebrate our Ss wins AND failures! I'm reading a book where the author actually issued a "Certificate of Failure" to each of her retreat attendees- it gave them permission & even encouraged them to fail in order to learn as much as possible. #122edchat
A5: Anything worth learning is worth celebrating!!!! #122EdChat No need to apologize for adding fun to school! #tlap#PlayLAP "Serious learning can be seriously fun." - @jedikermit
A4: We have a courtyard. Last year we did a Metric Olympics! (Stole the idea from my teammie!). We are often in the hallways, making videos or just for more room! #122edchat
#122EdChat A4 I partnered with Liberty Science Center. LSC streamed in a live surgery every other month. Students could report to the auditorium to view the operation on a large screen and talk to the surgeon or nurse.
A4: I want to talk to admin and my team about doing a field trip to Bok Tower next year - it would hit multiple Social Studies and Science standards and is a beautiful part of our county's history, plus countless exciting opportunities for our Ss.. #122edchat
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
...A4p2: the school I interned at was IB so everything was in units. We had Arctic Day, Garden Day, Bridge Building day, and more! Would love to add themed events for learning for my grade level @CaldwellElemen ! #122edchat
Pro Pirate Tip on room transformations from #tlap: Don't worry abut changing everything in your room, COVER everything to create a blank slate then add on top of that. Then remove...the stuff before is still there. And control lighting! #122edchat
If anyone is interested, doing a chat the Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on Positivity in the classroom. #Tchrwellness. Will definitely get people started for Monday. #122EdChat
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us tonight for the first birthday party to celebrate #122edchat. A special thank you to our pirate host @burgessdave for a great conversation!
A5: I am fan of allowing Ss to choose their own form of demonstration of the knowledge that they learned. We write code, we sketchnote, we create video games, we make movies, we write songs, all to show what we know from the unit that was. There's more than a test. #122edchat
Had a great conversation with a student today at lunch about #sketchnoting her understanding of content for classes. Her response, "I can really do that?" YUP! #122edchat
A4. I have always used the hallway as an extension of my room. Measuring large objects, gallery walks. I also like to bring Ss outside especially for science. I love field trips. The bus ride can be just as important as the trip. #122edchat
A4 We boosted our outdoor wifi last year which led to some fun with iMovie & QR/AR scavenger hunts. I've been tinkering with 360 photo/video with Ss in @ThingLink_EDU. We even did some Shakespeare scenes outside with it. Lots of fun ways to get out of the classroom. #122edchat
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
Q5 BONUS Question!!! Don't leave yet!! Let's celebrate!! Who is DOWN for cake and ice cream??? Let's celebrate the learning in our classes, too! But how??? Peep the question below. #122EdChat#AintNoPartyLikeA122EdChatParty WOOF WOOF
#122edchat is trending for its birthday!!! Thanks for joining me at the party!! Hey...where is the after party???? What a great community you have built!!
A5) We celebrate learning every day at our morning meeting- failures, wins...we incorporate our habits of mind each day with a FUNtivity to start the day: lip sync battle, skits, pictionary, charades, etc. #122EdChat
#122EdChat A4 We have also gone beyond the walls by having speakers join our classroom. Ads have become engaged and has made history relevant. Here are some of our visitors.
A4p3: and if you can't actually leave your classroom, you can always do a #globalcollaboration with a teacher or class at another school around the world! Hook up PLN! #122edchat
A4. My kiddos are working on Skyping with every state, apart of Math global collaboration, weather project where they are getting temps and analyzing data around the 🌍, gridpals with PA and Australia! Wow! ❤️ our #globalfriends so many connections #priceless#122EdChat
Q5: At the end of Greek Mythology there is an Olympics, complete with a democratic vote for President of Mt. Olympus with Olive Wreath Headpieces and Medals for Olympians. #122EdChat
A1 I use acronyms and write them on the board. Ss see them and wonder what they are for over a week and then help solve a fill in the blank on the day of the lesson #122EdChat
A3: Since I meet with every one of my students at the end of a unit to assess their work with them in an individual-conference. For equity and mystery, I number the students from 1-6 and roll a dice to see who I meet with first. The anticipation is palpable. #122EdChat
Q3: Mystery draws me in!! What is in that present all wrapped up for me???? We can tap into surprise and mystery to engage our kids, too. Q3 is in the poster below my #122EdChat friends. Don't make me come over there...use the hashtag!
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So grateful for the past year and for everyone that has supported #122edchat - whether you've been with us from the beginning or are a new follower, we are SO thankful to have you as part of this #122edchat family! We would not be the same without you.
I need to set an alarm or something. I missed @burgessdave, too! Grrr... I'm ready for June when I have tons of time to connect on Twitter once again! #122edchat
Share your Ss success w/them & their families. Positive calls home. Display work, post to https://t.co/9UKGQUz25d, mention in morning announcements, invite principal/parents/families to see their work, tell them how proud you are of their efforts/perseverence. #122edchat
A5. Taking time to celebrate Ss doing inquiry investigations, and then applying it to planning their projects. And finally seeing it come to life through experimental investigation! #122edchat
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
A5:Share your Ss success w/them & their families. Positive calls home. Display work, post to https://t.co/9UKGQUz25d, mention in morning announcements, invite principal/parents/families to see their work, tell them how proud you are of their efforts/perseverence. #122edchat
A5) Incorporating this into Cross Curricular Reflection- celebrate learning with a written response, create art, or direct a film. Student voice and choice! #122edchat
A5: I am fan of allowing Ss to choose their own form of demonstration of the knowledge that they learned. We write code, we sketchnote, we create video games, we make movies, we write songs, all to show what we know from the unit that was. There's more than a test. #122edchat
Sorry I missed your birthday chat #122edchat ! My son turned 12 today and we went out for dinner. Happy Birthday everyone. You're amazing @megan_hacholski
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I do that a lot now . Thanks to you reinforcing that in Oz. Hook the Ss in. They come and see me non stop from the year before (in different class now) & those who have left the sch . Moved to upper sch #122EdChat#tlap
A5) I love having my Ss celebrate each other. We have a class MVP once they are chosen they are part of the MVP society and get to decided on the next class MVP #122edchat
A5:Share your Ss success w/them & their families. Positive calls home. Display work, post to https://t.co/9UKGQUz25d, mention in morning announcements, invite principal/parents/families to see their work, tell them how proud you are of their efforts/perseverence. #122edchat
Depends if you keep your entertainment factors within your wheelhouse (I’ve got big wheels, lol!). 20 years in, I know my style and my repertoire/bag of tricks. Even the way you read aloud to kids is a hook.... I do a great Polyphemus from The Odyssey #122edchat
A4. We also participated in virtual field trip to Guatemala thru @learnATW#geoshow so fun- going on another next week to see Asian Elephants 🐘#122edchat
Hearing their reactions and their thoughts as we read our novels, learn of the exploits and accomplishments of ancient civilizations always pumps me up. The kids are super disappointed in Ulysses right now. #122edchat
So sad to have missed the chat 😔
Bonus: We will be celebrating soon with decorate your own music note cookie day in music and playing noodle hockey in pe.
Q4: My English 11 PLC team decided to have a combined-classes Poetry Slam in our school’s MPR and Library. The students who presented had a larger audience, and it was a nice change of scenery. #122EdChat
Q4: Let's go an adventure for this party! Grab your stuff...we're outta here! How can we leave the 4 walls behind to create learning extravaganzas for kids? Full question in the poster. #122EdChat#DidSomeoneSpikeThePunch#FeelingCrayCray
I actually follow and learn from all the responses (will hopefully fully participate in the future but have the same issue with keeping up, haha). Going to the #122edchat hashtag now. It is the best #PLN discussion! 😊
A1: In any class from 3yo through college if you hype something up, people buy in. Passion is contagious! Mystery is always fun too! Who doesn't like a fun surprise? #122edchat
I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy following the chat & going to the #122edchat hashtag! It is an amazing place for my professional development. TY for providing it! ❤️
I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy following the chat & going to the #122edchat hashtag! It is an amazing place for my professional development. TY for providing it! ❤️
A1: The night before a jungle themed literacy review, I sent home secret letters to each student telling them that they got accepted into the Dian Fossey gorilla fund tracker program. They were told to wear camouflage colors and report in the morning to a specific jeep number!
Yes, we see that often where I am Rod, sometimes it's lack of transportation, finances, even just gas, work schedule, language barriers, some are socially isolated & for many reasons. So it's up to us to provide as many of these experiences for our Ss as we can ❤️ #122EdChat
