#BFC530 Archive
The Breakfast Club – #BFC530 – is a 15 minute, 1 question Twitter chat every weekday. We chat in 4 timezones Mon-Fri – 5:30am Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Times. The mission of BFC is to empower participants to make a difference in education by engaging in consistent reflective practice in a supportive community that inspires and challenges one another.
Thursday March 24, 2016 7:30 AM EDT
Topic: Passion inspires learning! What're your hobbies, how do you make them part of class? - https://t.co/iNqVFG4KUF
Good Morning Great to see you here to share ideas about connecting your passion/hobbies to the classroom
Sharing bits (both good /rotten) of your life reminds kids that you are real.
It helps to strengthen the relationship. https://t.co/HCK7oIQKh9
Sharing bits (both good /rotten) of your life reminds kids that you are real.
I love treasure hunting (?) with antiques and unique things. My Ss often ask what I've found & what it's worth.Great connection
I love sports... playing, watching, + I'll play along with them at recess, pe.
Love that. Each object could have its own story. https://t.co/rPN5Zj4OMv
I love treasure hunting (?) with antiques and unique things. My Ss often ask what I've found & what it's worth.Great connection
Reading. It allowed me to talk to them genuinely about being a reader. I have connected with many Ss over books.
Some of the stories we like to read involve baseball. One of my favs!
morning! I love sports too! I occasionally go out to do PE on my afternoon prep
Uhmmm it's like 4:35 here...what are we doing up??? https://t.co/k6JFTRGlBp
morning! I love sports too! I occasionally go out to do PE on my afternoon prep
I love books, always recommending new books and getting recs from my kiddos. Easy to talk about in last few mins of class.
I love baseball! Hence the reason we're at spring training for our 7th straight year :)
Nice! To get those book chats in... I love to read what they're reading. https://t.co/EzoCsPHOS6
I love books, always recommending new books and getting recs from my kiddos. Easy to talk about in last few mins of class.
They do! And a connection to class in some way. HIstory, literature, science, music. So much is there
and its spring break...it's always
Geeeeez! Jealous. Spring break for you? https://t.co/Lvx3Pbqqll
I love baseball! Hence the reason we're at spring training for our 7th straight year :)
Hi
Carl from Emerald Australia
I try and bring what I love into teh classroom. Sometimes as a context sometimes just to improve social cohesion
me too! Just found out there's another Lunar Chronicles book. Waiting for audiobook from library. Can't wait!
I really love numbers and math...
Love science too. https://t.co/3jZwNeKUFA
They do! And a connection to class in some way. HIstory, literature, science, music. So much is there
Hi Craig 10:30pm here and the night before term break. No school till April 4
It'd be fun to layout the and ask Ss "how do you want to learn this?"
As a dad of 4, hobby time isn't always there. Don't forget that littler moments can be major learning opps https://t.co/kr2PemmOgH
Oooooh Good everning to you!
"Mr. Yen sends 350 tweets in 1 hour. How many tweets will he send in 4 hours?"
Good morning ! Oh so much I could say here but I'll go with running! I recently did our decimals unit with it too!
Hello MT Tracy, 6th gr from MA eager to read your responses to Q as we r all so busy!
Oooooh good question! LOL Mari funny.
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"Mr. Yen sends 350 tweets in 1 hour. How many tweets will he send in 4 hours?"
Rosyyyyyy!! I love your decimals unit with running! Could also do baseball batting avg or ERA ;)
Taught students how to build farm fences. Then I got a contractor in when I was busy at home and he brought along one of my Ss
I LOVE baseball too! Last year, we did lots with the
On that topic does anyone have a good probability unit. trying to be realistic rather than theoretical
Love that Rosy!!! :)
Students would have an easy time calculating zero... maybe if I got a Fitbit :-P https://t.co/8Yts264YkE
we aren't seeing any Royals games this spring :(
Seem to be feeding a lot of birds there
get a Fitbit and be my friend! I do challenges with another T at my school, healthy competition