#ALedchat is a weekly chat on Twitter about education topics. It is held each Monday from 9-10pmCST. While the discussion on #ALedchat continues on Twitter well beyond our weekly one-hour chat session, this platform affords us the opportunity to extend, expand and share the conversation with an even greater audience. Educators from across the state of Alabama, and the world, can come here to find encouragement, support, resources, professional growth opportunities and advice, while providing the same to their colleagues.
A1: loaded question! I always try to inspire Ss with smiles and positive words in the hallways. I try to inspire other Ts and Admins with smiles, jokes, notes of encouragement, stickers and the frequent Reese’s peanut butter cup! #ALEdChat
Writing notes inspires me! Looking back on an empty box of notecards is a feeling of accomplishment! I can only hope that those receiving the notes get something as positive from them! #ALEdChat
"I would rather entertain and know that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained" - Walt Disney I always hope that people can leave a convo with me smiling and reflecting on something positive. #ALEdChat
A2: "I would rather entertain and know that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained" - Walt Disney I always hope that people can leave a convo with me smiling and reflecting on something positive. #ALEdChat
A2: I also like the quote “If you can dream it, you can do it!” - Walt Disney always makes me look at the impossible with a little more hope! #ALEdChat
A3: Look for the positive where there seems to be none. When I start to feel overwhelmed and begin to look for inspiration, I look to my friends and loved ones for conversations that make me smile and laugh. Sometimes a silly emoji can help turn a day around! #ALEdChat
A4: I have grown to love #ALEdChat as a source for inspiration during the week! I find myself looking back over the tweets and transcripts and unpacking the conversations. So much to glean from the conversations that are had here! So many #EdLeadership pros!!
I’m always amazed by what other Ts in my building are accomplishing! So important to get outside my 4 walls and experience what else is going on inside my building! #ALEdChat
I was a moderator of the Solution Tree chat #ATAssess for two years and it is still my favorite. Two others #WeLeadEd and #Diverged and can't forget #aussieed
A5: Sadly, we cannot sit and wait for inspiration to find us. Like everything else, it is important to look for ways to be inspired and that takes work, hard work sometimes!! #ALedchat
A6: This is hard. When I get low on inspiration I am as belligerent as a toddler fighting sleep! It takes so little to feed our inspiration! A single spark can ignite a fire that can burn for the longest time! #Findyourspark#AlEdChat@DisneyParks#imagination
A7: I know its kitschy, but a good kids movie can be the most inspirational thing on the planet. Wash away your external influences and pretenses. Allow yourself to view the film through eyes that are. Or jaded and loom how characters overcome adversity! #ALedchat
FA: 1️⃣Share more resources with those who are around me. Open those conversations, share, and be a reciprocal listener! 2️⃣Continue to look for inspiration everywhere. Some of the greatest discoveries have been by accidental discovery! Never stop looking! #AlEdChat
