A3: Advantage - being able to connect with people across the globe Disadvantage - I prefer face to face (and limits to statements can make it hard to get past restrictions we are working under to find common ground) #BmoreEdchat
A4) being intentional reaching out to check on folks and see how they are doing and what they are working on everyone in is busy so intentionally working to stay in touch #bmoreedchat
Rebecca from TJEMS. Sorry I am late! Advantages: You can extend your circle of collaborators. You can share ideas with you educational idols! Limitations: Like other forms of social media, it can be a contrived image of the classroom. #BmoreEdchat
A4: Moral courage, networking is critical to success, I have to make it a point to introduce myself to others and reach out for support when I need it #BmoreEdchat
A4: utilizing mobile devices to take 5 minutes to reach out while waiting in a line, setting time limits when possible to keep focus, sharing online conversations with IRL colleagues to expand my network #BmoreEdchat
A4: I add 2 half-hour meetings in outlook calendar per week to meet with Billy Joe Hasafras. He doesn’t exist, but it frees me up to connect with all the Billy Joe’s I need to network with. #BmoreEdChat
A5: By letting them know how amazing they are. We are so focused on our students' success that many teachers are consciously aware of their own (but they will recognize it and celebrate for others). #BmoreEdchat
A5: We have to build them up to let them showcase their awesome. Sometimes it is showcasing for them, other times it is handholding. Moving to the eventual scaffold of them doing it on their own. #BmoreEdchat
A4: I add 2 half-hour meetings in outlook calendar per week to meet with Billy Joe Hasafras. He doesn’t exist, but it frees me up to connect with all the Billy Joe’s I need to network with. #BmoreEdChat
Not true @MrsHallScholars ! You go to so many events representing @BaltCitySchools , sharing your knowledge, and volunteering. That’s all networking in my book! Think of how many people you’ve met, influenced, or learned from just in the past year 👑
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@MrsHallScholars, @bmoreedchat, @MrsHallScholars, @BaltCitySchools
A5: Relationships relationships relationships. I always remind educators that everybody has a story to tell, but if nobody tells it somebody else will. #BmoreEdchat
A5: Ask them what situation they’d be comfortable in! Maybe it’s not sharing with the world on Twitter or speaking in front of the whole school, but I think realizing the impact by sharing your story with even one other educator makes less intimidating. #Bmoreedchat
A5: We start by sharing their stories with them side by side and with encouragement and persistence they will begin to be willing to share abt themselves...this is a slow process, Patience is key. #BmoreEdchat
I think you have to try to make it a safe space and build comfort in sharing ...I also think you need to cultivate a culture of professional practice where all ideas are welcome on the table and that might involve the sharing of ideas being a constant ritual #bmoreedchat
A6: @JackRice_Loyola and @DrIlaria. Both educators that inspired me to become a better math teacher and taught me how to be the best me. Both are must follows #BmoreEdchat
#BmoreEdChat A5: Creating safe & secure spaces allows the respect to flow for all. Modeling and mentoring to those who are reluctant can help. When ur comfortable & feel respected & valued, the possibilities are endless. Just like w/ our students😊👍🏽That’s what friends are for🎶
A5: listen, then catch myself talking too much. Ask ?s and listen more, and resist telling them my opinion of what they should do b/c I think I am so smart. After they leave, I feel bad b/c no matter how hard I try, I talk too much and don’t listen enough. #BmoreEdchat
A5: Get out of our classroom and visit other classrooms during our breaks! Highlight the great things you see. Ask those teachers if you can share the wonderful teaching and learning you see. This will hopefully inspire confidence. #BmoreEdchat
A7: Figure out a way to invoke true communication between educators. Sometimes Twitter Chats are shallow & ppl chatting about what they do but not listening/reading/responding to one another. Figure that out & you go gold... :) #BmoreEdchat
A7: Love the face to face meetup that was facilitated tonight...virtual is great but sometimes you really need to see the person behind the thoughts! #BmoreEdchat
A6) @juliaerin80 a tireless advocate for literacy and social justice for young people @MrBogusHHS a very good teacher who I owe an e-mail
@mrsdouglas6 who does wonderful things in early learning
@LawrenceTavon Chief !!! a great leader &champion for new teachers #bmoreedchat
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@bmoreedchat, @juliaerin80, @MrBogusHHS, @mrsdouglas6, @LawrenceTavon
A4 I admit I don’t prioritize networking. Life happens. However, I always try to remember Wednesday evenings #BmoreEdChat, as well as check tweets from my personal influencers.
#BmoreEdChat Keep spreading the love online and offline. Support one and another and keep sharing!!! Don’t give up on pple. Be a #changeagent and advocate for this amazing place of love for learning! They will come around eventually to @Twitter and @bmoreedchat 🌈😊👍🏽💙
#BmoreEdchat A5: #Competition works sometimes! Another tactic I enjoy is getting together with those educators; teach together, become a cheerleader with intimate knowledge of how they teach in order to build their confidence to share. @EdellLisa@rbrown1510@kellprice14, you?
#BmoreEdchat the thing a kid can smell a mile away is a phony. Educators need to be themselves. If you are comfortable, your kids will respond to you and the behavior you model. Don’t be something you’re not.
A5: #BmoreEdChat embrace failure. Some of my best stuff crashed the first time out, a place to talk about those failures with a emphasis on improvement and retooling.
