#weirded Archive

Wednesday March 1, 2017
10:00 PM EST
  • participatechat Mar 1 @ 10:00 PM EST
    Participate in the upcoming #weirded by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/F889x1NAec
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:00 PM EST
    Welcome to #WeirdEd. Tonight’s chat is a cry for help.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:00 PM EST
    #WeirdEd If you haven’t read the blog that goes with the chat it’s probably too long to read now, but it’s worth it https://t.co/CwgOep4rum
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:02 PM EST
    Anyone being weird tonight? #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:02 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Please introduce yourself and tell us the subject you struggled most with in school.
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:02 PM EST
    Debbie. Math. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:02 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Yep, just started
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:03 PM EST
    Adam, 5th grade, Nebraska, I struggled socially. Had the hardest time making friends, and handwriting. #weirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:03 PM EST
    Sarah. Music. Idaho. Geometry. *shudder* Proofs were the worst. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:03 PM EST
    #WeirdEd
  • mrlatcham Mar 1 @ 10:04 PM EST
    Hi #WeirdEd - I'm DJ from California. I struggled with science in HS. Couldn't connect w/ concepts or teachers
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:04 PM EST
    Cleaning up after dinner. Join you in a bit. Struggled with Physics and middle school music #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:04 PM EST
    Miki, I struggled in math because I was put into a higher placement for reasons no one knows. I knew everything but math. #weirded
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:05 PM EST
    Hi. Anne in California. Worst subject in school was math. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:05 PM EST
    #WeirdEd History is dead to everyone, that's why it's history. *ba-dum ch*
    • senoritaRCwusd Mar 1 @ 10:04 PM EST
      Señorita- Spanish teacher, Sacramento, CA, and history was dead to me after elementary school.
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:05 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Hello! Thomas, PreServiceElemEdu T in MN. Math. Physics. Gym at times.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:05 PM EST
    #WeirdEd So you were ok with the proper math level, but not when they jumped you too far too fast?
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:06 PM EST
    #weirded Andy from Manitoba. I struggled with grade 4 social studies. That may have been a relationship with the teacher thing tho. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:06 PM EST
    #WeirdEd *teacher voice* All the math, Anne? All of it?
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:06 PM EST
    hey #WeirdEd, Gaby from IL. struggled with science
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:06 PM EST
    I failed calculus... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    Eric from Brazil. Worst subject was Math. Always bringing my GPA down. Good news is that I teach it now, or is that good news? #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Similar thing. on top of moving from diff country,cities,schls,was placed in AP, mid schl yr.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    I was struggling a little before the jump. First year of JH was a wake up call. Second yr got placed in algebra. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • edutinker Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    I'm going to bed but the required HS classes (health, etc) taught to the lowest common denominator about killed me #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    #WeirdEd My social studies grades faltered after my teacher and I stopped dating too.
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    esp chemistry & physics in HS. not the best teacher (gasp!!) #weirded
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:07 PM EST
    haha. Still scarred. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    Hello #WeirdEd I am trying to be an elementary librarian. I struggled in high school gym. This makes so much sense now.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    The joys of Special Ed. One day, "Hey, why don't you do inclusion math?" But, I am terrible, I said. Here I am 8 yrs later. #weirded
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    Hold up...is that #WeirdEd chat streaming by?
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    Amanda, Digital Learning Coach, TX- Struggled with writing. The red pen of death marked all of my papers with "AWKWARD". #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    sorry that I broke you and your social studies teacher up. #schoolwrecker #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @andrewmead73
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    #WeirdEd HI!
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Maybe. Do you have cake?
    In reply to @JoPrestia
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    I got out of calculus my senior year. Only needed 3 math credits for graduation. Did school newspaper #weirded
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:08 PM EST
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    Jo from Melbourne it's Thursday here - Math is not my strong point -failed probability unit in final year of HS #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    I don't count subjects I got bad grades in because of untreated mental illness. I'LL GET YOU SOME DAY, PHYSICS #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    Hi #WeirdEd ! Sarah, k-5 music. Math has always been something that doesn't come naturally to me
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    @TheWeirdTeacherwith you #r math difficulties, did you ever read the brown paper bag series by Marilyn Burns #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    See, I liked calculus. A lot. It wasn't mathy-math. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @MsLafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Let's get this possibly uncomfortable chat underway, shall we? PREPARE FOR Q1
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    Hi #weirded have some cake
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:09 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I did not. Should I?
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    wow, lotta non-mathletes in the crowd #WeirdEd
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    Yep and coffee too! Want some? #WeirdEd @TheWeirdTeacher
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Waitaminute, I thought music was math.
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q1 Is social media set up to answer Big General Questions better than Smaller Specific Questions?
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    hi everyone! I'm Dorie an elementary Spanish teacher. And, strangely, I struggled most with... Spanish! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    Joanne from Missouri. I struggled with speech class. #weirded
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    I struggled in college when I tried to take classes that had requirements and hadn't taken them, because arrogant kid things #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    when I struggled with math, my math teacher mom turned to that. Great stories about math. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A1. Yes,unless your tweet thread skills r l33t skillz.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Dude, You literally never have to ask me if I want coffee. Does Cookie Monster want cookies? Does 45 want coke? YES!
    In reply to @JoPrestia
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    Late to #weirded...
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
    *glaring* #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SarahMJoncas
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:11 PM EST
    when I get a brain jam, I turn to her book of think #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:11 PM EST
    A1: Can you tell me more about this? #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:11 PM EST
    we only count to 4! No solve for x or the weird triangle formula things #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:11 PM EST
    A1: No, but trolls are. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:11 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I identify with this statement
    • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:10 PM EST
      I struggled in college when I tried to take classes that had requirements and hadn't taken them, because arrogant kid things #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    #WeirdEd You need to listen to more Rush.
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    Jenny from RI here. Oddly enough, I struggled most in the subject I teach now: physics. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    .#WeirdEd A1 Can give concise answers, but threading can get lost when trying to expand,be more specific. Kinda inverted triangle-ish
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    A1 seems like bigger and optics get lost with all the trolls out there #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    UGH the arrogance in my first engineering class was infuriating to me #WeirdEd
    In reply to @btcostello05
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    Co-sign #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SarahMJoncas
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    A1 Not necessarily. Depends on the question, ie, how easy it is to research. Would be true without the internet, too. #weirded
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    are we still doing the music thing for the math test scores? Or is it English this year? #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    #weirded A1 Depends who's in the conversation I think.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Honestly not sure if that's a real question or if you're making a point
    In reply to @AWuerfele
  • senoritaRCwusd Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    #WeirdEd a1 if you know who to ask, smaller specific better. If you're lost, throw the big ? in to the Social Media Void.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I did a geometry thing! Math solved.
    • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:12 PM EST
      .#WeirdEd A1 Can give concise answers, but threading can get lost when trying to expand,be more specific. Kinda inverted triangle-ish
  • richard_royal Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    #weirded A1 - yes, annoyingly so. And part of the problem with twitterEd. It becomes repetitive and cliche.
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    A1 isn't that was DMs are for? #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    *glaring intensifies* #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    Me either. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    #WeirdEd #homework #reportcards #connectededucator I'm sorry what?
    In reply to @richard_royal
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    I took sophomore, junior and senior level classes at the same time in college #weirded
    In reply to @btcostello05
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    A1: I waited until other people answered to give an answer. That is how SM works for me most of the time. "Huh?! I don't know!" #weirded
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    CURSE YOU! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    #WeirdEd @TheWeirdTeacher I'm willing to share :) well the cake but you can have your own coffee -here u go brewing now
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
    I got out of calc too! Guidance told me I was throwing away all my potential. #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @MsLafferty, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    #WeirdEd For 1-1,yeah, but for a discussion w/many perspectives,participants? Then again,can include many at once.
    In reply to @oolalume
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Ok, but what if you know the right person to answer, but can't DM?
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    OH IT'S WEDNESDAY. Being off this week has my days confuddled. Hi, #WeirdEd!
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    A1: It depends. I've asked specific questions and got nothing. Cricket, cricket. Then, other times everyone was responding. #weirded
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    Sorry making coffee for @TheWeirdTeacher and missed Q1 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    A1 Broad questions are easy to answer when everyone sees, psst it's almost Dr. Seuss's birthday, will #weirded rhyme with me please?
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    A1: Social media, yes. But the Internet in general, no (if you have good Google-fu). #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    A1 smaller topics get the people who care into the conversation #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Major problem w depending on twitter. Sometimes all you get is nuthin.
    In reply to @mr_hayes
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    The winning answer for this round #weirded
    • senoritaRCwusd Mar 1 @ 10:13 PM EST
      #WeirdEd a1 if you know who to ask, smaller specific better. If you're lost, throw the big ? in to the Social Media Void.
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    A1 I think it all depends on who you allow into your sphere. #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    I thought we were helping reading? No joke tho- no steady beat=possible reading hangup #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @SarahMJoncas, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    A1: different social media for different kinds of questions I think. I tend to do big ? here and nitty gritty in Facebook groups #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    #WeirdEd DAMNIT I TOTALLY SPACED ON THIS Next week.
    • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:14 PM EST
      A1 Broad questions are easy to answer when everyone sees, psst it's almost Dr. Seuss's birthday, will #weirded rhyme with me please?
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    I took advanced metaphysics without having taken intro to modern philosophy,worked so hard for a C+ it was humbling #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    But that's in my world as an observer #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @SarahMJoncas, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:15 PM EST
    (F'real) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @SarahMJoncas, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:16 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I see how that would work, but replace FB with Voxer for me.
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • choosito Mar 1 @ 10:16 PM EST
    A1 Its set up to give us answers beyond what we can get by searching. I can search how to, but SM can provide knowledge/experiences #WeirdEd
  • richard_royal Mar 1 @ 10:16 PM EST
    A lot of TwitterEd is 'virtue signalling' from Leaders/Admin #weirded A1. General chat allows a lack of specific detail.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:16 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Mmmmmmmgo on
    In reply to @doriecp
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:16 PM EST
    I'm in the middle of something. Gonna have to bow out for a bit #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:16 PM EST
    Whoooooaaaaaa. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @btcostello05, @nathan_stevens
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    ah,i get it. Yeah, this may be why I dont jump in rando threads. Dont know what I missed, get backtracking's gnarly #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    yeah there are a lot of nuts out there #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @mr_hayes
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    A1 Well...you're certainly asking one. I think it can start a big conversation but then we need to take it beyond. #weirded
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    Noooooo. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    A1: Twitter can be overwhelming. Creating LISTS helps. If I'd only do that....my 14 tabs & #LadyGaga shuffle have me distracted. #weirded
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    It was more just an assumption that Icould donit if I wanted to, I had always been able to before. #weirded
    In reply to @oolalume
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Tho, at least in a chat,I feel more guarantee for response. DMs may not get as rapid a response.
    In reply to @oolalume
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    beat helps language this claims - though I don't love the method: https://t.co/9cyqLIvv81 #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Here comes Q2. Now don't get ahead of me and answer Q3. Read Q3 carefully (not naming names Nathan)
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q2 Was there a Traditional Teaching Thing (™) you didn’t understand for the longest time when you were new and were afraid to ask?
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    It is ok I say, we can do it another day #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    So.... no one giving me Q1 #WeirdEd okay fine - it's my baby's b'day so I'll have more cake soon @Juliaprestia4 secret's out HA!
    In reply to @Juliaprestia4
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    Same day as my sister's birthday, I say we do a Seuss/sister chat, eh? #weirded
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    I'm scared to voxer because I'm hyper critical of my own voice and it seems like there's more "groups"/cliques #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    interact with the right people and you can have conversations about anything you'd like. Forest or the trees. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Need them to have open DMs or follow you back
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @oolalume
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    FB scares me. My Ss always tell me how they like stalking their teachers. Of course I'm pretty boring, so there is that. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:18 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I hate big groups on it, but it's good for small, deeper convos. Kinda like a phone call.
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    True, but if we have the conversation in a self-imposed vacuum, what's the point? #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A2, Well CURRENTLY. Procedural Fluency, Conceptual Understanding, MathReasoning/ProblemSolving r escaping my understanding for math
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    Doug is 45 not answering your DMs? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    Riiight. and if they're superbusy dont check notifications, no reply #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Neither is Bets, and we used to be so close.
    In reply to @btcostello05
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    #weirded A2. Scaffolding. But then I took a step back, got help where needed and then figured it out.
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A reminder I'm a PreService Elem Edu right now. XD
    • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
      #WeirdEd A2, Well CURRENTLY. Procedural Fluency, Conceptual Understanding, MathReasoning/ProblemSolving r escaping my understanding for math
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    A1: I use Twitter for more general collaboration with others. Voxer for the win if you are looking to converse about specifics. #weirded
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    A2 yeah -ENGLISH! Couldn't ask cause I didn't understand nor could I speak it #WeirdEd #thingshavechanged
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
    A2 electrical physics. Now that I am doing more physical forms I understand it #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    A2 Even though I have two degrees in English, I hated teaching grammar. I taught it but very badly. Didn't get help. #weirded
  • choosito Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    I enjoy how the qs can lead to thought processes beyond the original question thought the POV and knowledge of others #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Me too! Even in college.
    • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:19 PM EST
      #weirded A2. Scaffolding. But then I took a step back, got help where needed and then figured it out.
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    A2: Does that stupid overhead project count? I hated that thing. I knew how to work it, but the light bulb would always break. #weirded
    • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
      #WeirdEd Q2 Was there a Traditional Teaching Thing (™) you didn’t understand for the longest time when you were new and were afraid to ask?
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    Do you mean the classification of problems or something more? #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    #WeirdEd One of our Profs joked that was the fave word of PreService Ts. Scaffold! XD
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    everyone assumed o knew all of the formulas and everything #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:20 PM EST
    Wait... is Q2 about teaching something you didn't understand? ooops #WeirdEd
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    Q2 Seussed for you- when were you afraid to ask and bring Some questions on doing a traditional teacher thing?#weirded
    • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
      #WeirdEd Q2 Was there a Traditional Teaching Thing (™) you didn’t understand for the longest time when you were new and were afraid to ask?
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    A2: Freaking flute fingerings. I still don't know them. #WeirdEd
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    A2: TBH, how to fit all that stuff into guided reading. I don't think fast, and don't expect others to. #weirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    #WeirdEd How to include that in an EdTPA lesson template when er...lesson planning. Then again, my math is weak.
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    A2...how do grade books even work in elementary school?!? 🤷🏻‍♀️ #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    A2 I did alternative certification - so like - everything? #WeirdEd
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    A2: Scaffolding. I'm still pretty bad at it. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:21 PM EST
    A2: the pencil obsession. I never got why teachers cared if pencils were missing until I had to buy them in bulk #WeirdEd
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    It always sounds good. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    not a vacuum but so many people on social media just jab people instead of being solvers #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    barely finding time to pencil you in? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    #WeirdEd oof, my first year was Open Court, scripted and scheduled. Suuuucked and had the same problem.
    In reply to @AWuerfele
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    I... huh? You've lost me, LOL. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    A2 also and more specifically - state standards that were tied to a state test 😱cuz. No. One. Explained. 😱 #WeirdEd
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:22 PM EST
    A2: I don't understand Traditional Teacher Things. The kids like it better that way. #WeirdEd Struggled with grading; gave a lot of zeros.
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    A2 to be fair. Tiny school. Tiny support. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    #WeirdEd What's the big idea with the sharpener? Jeeze, relax OHMYSCIENCETHERESSHAVINGSEVERYWHEREWHAT
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Honestly tho, isn't scaffold pretty much synonym for support? As I understand it....
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    A2: I can't teach choir at middle school or above for a reason. I have taken more courses than I needed but still uncomfortable #weirded
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    students come to my room and steal them because I have Ticonderogas and not School Smarts. #weirded
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    Good call. I was not good at marking or assessment early on. Still hard but I struggle for diff't reasons #weirded
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    I'll show it to you later. XD #WeirdEd
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Ha! I rounded up. A for everyone!
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:23 PM EST
    that makes sense! I'm not a phone call person but my coworkers are getting me less averse to them slowly #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    A2: Better question... What traditional teaching thing did I understand my first year of teaching? LLI, DRA.. so many acronyms.. #weirded
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    A2: Unrelated, but my Ss would always lose the bathroom pass. Why do I want them carrying something into the restroom. Gross! #weirded
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    A2ctd: Like Bb? Wut? Why? Too many buttons. Keys. No. Aaaack. #WeirdEd
  • mrlatcham Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    A2: Twitter! I kept hearing that I had to get on #edutwitter but didn't want to admit I was unfamiliar with the technology #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    I'm going to buy some soon- and put shiny washi tape on them all #weirded
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    I think so. That's the trouble I have with edu words. Just call it support. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    #WeirdEd GOOD POINT!
    In reply to @UnmaskedEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    A2: Lots of the day-to-day teacher things: grading, seating, etc. My prep seemed to be more big-picture. #weirded
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    The number of gradebooks I purchased, wrote in for 2 weeks, and abandoned before Q1 was over... 😧😧 #weirded
    In reply to @doriecp
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:24 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I thought it would be funny to make the pass a balloon or something. That was such a poor choice.
    In reply to @mr_hayes
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:25 PM EST
    *shudder* Give me MS band in a heartbeat, but Choir was the WORST #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:25 PM EST
    A2 I never really knew most names for teacher things to do, #weirded I learned most of teaching by being with kids, the rest, no clue!
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:25 PM EST
    I can pick up any instrument and play a piece, but don't have me sing it. I have to figure out the vowels. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    Me too. #buzzbuzzbuzz #weirded
    In reply to @btcostello05
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    hey I remember you, you're the cape guy - how r u? Haven't seen you for ages #WeirdEd
    In reply to @btcostello05
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    I know how that feels! Planning down to minutiae is soo difficult. #WeirdEd Have to do it for TPrep tho
    In reply to @jenfromri
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    A2 Don't smile until December. (never could do that) and classroom mgmt (silence is golden). Still doesn't happen. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Ok, Q3 is where I ask you to hang your chin out there like Bruce Campbell. Gird your loins.
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    Same #WeirdEd
    • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:25 PM EST
      A2 I never really knew most names for teacher things to do, #weirded I learned most of teaching by being with kids, the rest, no clue!
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    but not sax? They're basically the same #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    My MS bathroom pass was a toilet seat because I thought it would be a deterrant. #n00b #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @mr_hayes
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    honestly! My teacher prep was all about HS percentage style grading which is NOTHING like elementary grading. #weirded
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:26 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q3 What’s a Traditional Teacher Thing(™) you think you should know but don’t, or don’t really get?
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    I have a mental block! It's that cussing transverse thing. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    Who is Bruce Campbell? #weirded
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    I taped up a roll of toilet paper. Then one kid dropped it int he toilet, and that was the end of that. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    tired! But trying to hang in for a good pick me up, I am in need of some #weirded tonight
    In reply to @JoPrestia
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    WHY ARE YOU JAMMING THE PENCIL IN THE SHARPENER? THAT IS NOT REQUIRED. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SarahMJoncas
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    A3 How would I know this if I don't know it? #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    Then in real life I never have to write detailed plans. But how to I go about, for example, scheduling field trips? #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    #WeirdEd (unrelated- I'm listening to live @NekoCase on vinyl during tonight's chat and it's HEAVEN. I heart her so much)
    In reply to @NekoCase
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    ok now I am well girded #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    I always regret reading the responses but I will block if they are trolls. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:27 PM EST
    HUSH YOUR MOUTH. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @NekoCase
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    The best thing I did was design my own in Excel...halfway through my first, or at start of second year. #weirdEd
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus, @doriecp
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Well, you see... Um.. Because... FAKE NEWS!
  • veronica3of5 Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    #weirded HI! I'm here, watching and learning while doing hw!
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    it is hard to say since I am totally non-traditional #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    A3: Making effective groups. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I think I can do field trips, but better have gone to the place 1st. Tho haven't done the schedule side so far.
    In reply to @jenfromri
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    #WeirdEd THERE'S A BLOG ABOUT THAT! https://t.co/5ivsDkaT4C
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    got it - clarinet below the break still hurts my brain even though I know them. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:28 PM EST
    A3 All of it. I didn't really learn how to teach. When it's college level, they leave you to figure it out on your own. #weirded
  • vnsabbag Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    A3: Keeping my lesson plan book up past November. Some Ts have all dates/plans blocked through spring! Just can't do it. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    Is this ban worthy? Who is Bruce Campbell? He is the chin. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A3 Planning. I'm a procrastinator.
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    A3 Lesson planning. #weirded
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    A2 A lot. I started in the library under nobody, so staff mtgs about classroom teacher things confuuused me. #weirded
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    A3 I get it but the term is over done '21st Century Learning/Teaching'. I think it's just good teaching regardless of century. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    #WeirdEd We may well be the same teacher.
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • veronica3of5 Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    me too! #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:29 PM EST
    Just scheduled my first. It was basically me running around going HOW DO I DO THIS?? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @jenfromri
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    Reahna from Jacksonville 16 sophomore future chorus teacher #weirded
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    Trips might be a bad (school-specific) example. But just the day-to-day logistical stuff was hard to figure out. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    I still have no idea. If I am banned from #weirded for not being in the know then so be it.
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    A3: We have too many acronyms in edu, so I just shake my head and say I know. Then, I google it. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Small groups. Not. Good. At. Small. Groups.
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    A3: "attention moves" and "management moves" - I get engagement and management but what are these magical moves? Like dance moves? #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    A3 umm the value of homework #WeirdEd
  • mrlatcham Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    A3: WHY can't I ever get the stupid roll up maps to work right!?!? I'm a history teacher too #teacherfail #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:30 PM EST
    A3: Uh, SAMR? I think I'm supposed to understand (read: care about) that more than I do. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Those maps are built by sadists. Evil evil humans who laugh and laugh all day.
    In reply to @mrlatcham
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Oh man,had to take over w/Kinder1st for summer job 1st time. Nvr been to place. Was constant panic
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus, @jenfromri
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    Classroom management plans. Like... I get them, in theory. But implementation... I think I'm just lazy. #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    Do I organize by ability? Mix them up? Random? What if they hate each other? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    A3: Planning. There are so many new standards for music nationally and at the state level. We used to have 9. I liked the 9. #weirded
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    A3 bulletin boards. 😒 #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    we wouldn't ban you #weirded
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    Im back what did I miss. #WeirdEd
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    That's ok. By the time you roll them down they are outdated anyway. #weirded
    In reply to @mrlatcham
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    B-but, the glorious funeral, restaurant stuff! That all seems so well-done! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    Right! Everyone is saying, we need to teach 21st century skills, and then are having the Ss copy notes off a board. #weirded
    In reply to @andrewmead73
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    #WeirdEd On that note, I made @veronica3of5 make a new seating chat today. ALL THE LOLZ
    In reply to @jenfromri, @veronica3of5
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    OH. These make me homicidal. You don't need to know about them. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:31 PM EST
    YES. Consistency is so hard. #weirded
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    VERY niche A3 Those science probes that never calibrate right #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    @jenfromri SAME. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @jenfromri
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Nuthin, we were all waiting for you. Right, everyone?
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    #WeirdEd That's something I haven't experienced a lot of, yet. Can do w/ClassMAnage,maybe teach content well enough,but all else
    In reply to @jenfromri
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    OK. Then perhaps you can explain who Bruce Campbell is. Saying chin, no point of reference. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    A3 TPAK? I think? #weirded
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    (you sang this, of course?) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    I've never had good success with those probes 😣 #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:32 PM EST
    is this the question where we say what we're bad at? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Our online bedroom system has grouping tools AND I'M OBSESSED. Random, round -robin, hetero/homogeneous ability... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I get involved! There's so much to do!
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    I get anxiety when I walk into a classroom and the map is rolled down. #weirded
    In reply to @mrlatcham
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    what if we had the room in a square with all their backs to each other #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @jenfromri, @veronica3of5
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    the national "enduring understandings" hurt my brain today #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    A3 The thing I was bad at you could seek using attention grabbers and hand raising to speak #weirded
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    that wouldn't have necessarily been effective in 1817 either. Good teaching is good teaching. Responsive to learners #weirded
    In reply to @mr_hayes
  • vnsabbag Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Just get up on the table. Makes all moves magical. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Mine changes monthly, it's an elaborate ruse I tell myself will work. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @jenfromri, @veronica3of5
  • senoritaRCwusd Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    #WeirdEd making copies.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Does she need to bring cake? or is that not necessary cause she's already been? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Evil Dead #weirded
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Burn Notice #weirded
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    Best Tweet Out of Context #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:33 PM EST
    There's always one class where every seating plan is bad. #weirded
    In reply to @AWuerfele, @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    but I do need more dance moves, right? #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    I know Burn Notice, but I still don't know who that is. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    YES. Always more dance moves. There will never be too many. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    I think on my end, constant hw+classes+work actually tires me out so I cant do much in general...#WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    A3: Traditional small groups- Ss reading the same book chorally doing the same thing. Isn't small group for differentiation? #weirded
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    A3: Remembering to do the day-to-day stuff. Update agenda on board, take attendance, change the date, stuff like that. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Are we talking about how I paid for college again?
    In reply to @vnsabbag, @mrlatcham
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:34 PM EST
    A3:I don't understand why THIS much effort goes into proficiency when the parents only really care about the CONDUCT grades anyway. #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    Really, though, this thread is making me feel much better about the day I had. #weirded
    In reply to @AWuerfele, @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    Sam Axe #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MissShuganah
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    A3 cleaning up at the end of the day. #WeirdEd
  • veronica3of5 Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    FOR REAL #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • choosito Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    Groups are tough. It's about s voice, organization, tasks,& accountability. Lots of initial work, but worth while. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    big groups can do differentiation too! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @UnmaskedEd
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    Looked him up. He plays Sam. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:35 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Cleaning up. Hahahahahahahahahahaaaaahahahahahahah @veronica3of5 hahahahahahhohohohohohhehehehehahahaaaahahahahah *breathe* haaaaaa
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    #WeirdEd YES! Consistency! Also maintaining consistent attitudes towards everything else.
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    I knew the character's name but not the actor's. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    A3 using fewer words. Making engaging visuals. Making cute stuff in general #WeirdEd
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    I'm in it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @jenfromri, @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    A3 Data driven instruction. I know what it is, and I think I do it sort of, but where is the time? #weirded
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    *nose wrinkle* Cute stuff. Ew. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Considering I work w/ K-5 every morning/afternoon,waking @ 440AM, I'm always tired...
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:36 PM EST
    Conduct grades. Hated those. The ones I wanted to give back conduct grade where the ones with crazy parents. #weirded
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    #WeirdEd The next Q is basically a question about mansplaining without actually using the word bc I wanted to avoid it... Like so.
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    I just learned the Hustle this summer - am I teaching it to kids during standardized testing? Mayyyyyybe #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • mr_stern Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    I’ve missed #WeirdEd so much! I’m Kyle from Kansas City. I teach high school ESL. Sorry I’m late to the chat.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q4 Recognizing the difference between someone asking for help and expressing frustration can be hard. How can we know?
  • veronica3of5 Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    #weirded Remember that one time when there wasn't any cardboard/paper on the floor at the end of the day? ME EITHER HAHAHA @TheWeirdTeacher
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    we are also helping science because of sound waves and can't forget history or foreign language #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @SarahMJoncas
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    my aide complimented my march newsletter. DOWNLOADED TEMPLATE #weirded
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Everyone, what does Kyle owe us?
    • mr_stern Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
      I’ve missed #WeirdEd so much! I’m Kyle from Kansas City. I teach high school ESL. Sorry I’m late to the chat.
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:37 PM EST
    Oh, h to the yes. The Hustle! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    Cute stuff is why I teach secondary. 😝 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @MsLafferty
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4 ummmm... maybe you can ask them? Is that too weird? #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4: The specificity of their questions are a big clue. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4 I let people talk it out themselves before interjecting #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A3: That BLASTED bulletin board. I am a terrible decorator, so it stayed in my room as an empty reminder of my lack of creativity. #weirded
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4 ask. "That sounds frustrating. Do you want some ideas/materials?" #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4 You could ask. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Way to cut to the chase, Jo. Now what are we gonna do for the next twenty minutes?
    In reply to @JoPrestia
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A4 Ask what's up? Offer a shoulder to cry/vent on first.
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    Did I not bring enough for everyone? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4 I straight up ask the person, "are you looking for advice or just looking to vent?" #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4: Explain again anyways and always. Then assess behavior. We may never know what motivates Student behavior. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    A4 Try listening. #weirded
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    owe? us? why cake of course and perhaps a 10 page dissertation on time zones by force #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:38 PM EST
    wow it is like a female version of Doug #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    Kyle, drop and give us 20....copies of this paper I need for my class that starts in 10 seconds. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    seee that's what i think #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    is that one of those things we're just supposed to know? Everyone except me and one other already knew it? #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • andrewmead73 Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    A4. Listen for tone? After getting to know the kid I think it's easier to see. #weirded
  • MarciaDressel Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    I dont think i can even #weirded tonite. Inspire me, peeps. I'm the weakest link today
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    I used to make cute things. Now it's TpT, Astrobrights, and a laminator. Saved me time + #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @MsLafferty
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    A4: A lot of my kiddos struggle with struggling. I don't want them to think like me with a problem, but still... #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Eight staples and a mostly measured sheet of butcher paper. BAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAM
    In reply to @mr_hayes
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    @mr_stern #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @mr_stern
  • choosito Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    Are you asking, or actually frustrated with Kyle? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    Whoa. Do they all play sousaphone? It's practically required for tuba players. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    Fustratikns dies down after a few minutes where people for help take longer #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    depends on their response really 😜 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:39 PM EST
    There are subtle distinctions. Reading emotions may be involved. #weirded
    In reply to @JoPrestia
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:40 PM EST
    + and all the laminated stuff gets reused. I hate printing in color. It's expensive for me. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @MsLafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:40 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Hahahahhahaha
    In reply to @choosito
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:40 PM EST
    if you actually did that after one of my tweets you are turning into Doug #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:40 PM EST
    (but, the cute. Those, those.... ...fonts.) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @MsLafferty
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    oh good, we're talking about what we are crap at. So it's a pretty inspiring support group #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    A4: politely asking for help, but also some people don't know how to ask for help so it comes off as frustration. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    #WeirdEd yeah! wait
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @MarciaDressel
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    no, orff level I class - I had heard it before but didn't know the dance. My mom knew it from weddings? Confusing #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    I heard the call, what about the sousaphone? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @SarahMJoncas
  • Sneffleupagus Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    A4: I'm actually super bad at telling the difference and offer advice all the time. Asking would be good. #weirded
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
    You know how to do The Hustle, right? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @SarahMJoncas
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    oh wait you may be turning into Nathan #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    Weddings. Hm. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • choosito Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    A4 CAPS LOCK #WeirdEd
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    So that was the secret all along. Butcher paper! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    A4 What about womensplaining? #weirded
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @MsLafferty
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    A4 I think its a matter of degree. relationships help us recognize the difference. At least hope to. #weirded
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    I have file folders on every computer of fonts for when I make flyers/posters. Some cute, some..there. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @MsLafferty
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    she says it was the Macarena before the Macarena - before my time I guess? #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A3 How to make a cool sign. Seriously. My wife has the coolest displays! How do you all everybody do this?
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    Build relationships. Know your Ss/staff. It's easier to distinguish between them asking for help and needing to vent. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q5 What's something you WISH someone would ask you for help with? PLEASE ASK ME I LOVE THIS AND KNOW IT WELL
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    I f have an adopted grad student who is slowly turning into me #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    Why is it so hard for those menfolk to do? #weirded
    In reply to @JoPrestia
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    This is me EVERY TIME. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @msmusiced, @MsLafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    #WeirdEd This is a valid point. How does one decorate a classroom?
    • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:42 PM EST
      #WeirdEd A3 How to make a cool sign. Seriously. My wife has the coolest displays! How do you all everybody do this?
  • MarciaDressel Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    So. Actually...right. not sure i feel brave enough to admit it all. WaTching from sidelines #weirded
    • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:41 PM EST
      oh good, we're talking about what we are crap at. So it's a pretty inspiring support group #WeirdEd
      In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Show-off
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    A4 Just realized I offer to help adults but let kids struggle thru. Hm. #weirded
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    My college didn't do it and my HS band director was really young- so no :-( #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @SarahMJoncas
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    Huh. That's not how I learned it... It's much more unsavory. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:43 PM EST
    @ohsoearly Hmmm. Yes. In the words of author/crash courser John Green "Context is everything." #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Oh, this is a really good point
    In reply to @oolalume
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    But I can sing the In Heaven beer chant and miraculously forget the words around children #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @SarahMJoncas
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    I guess I still like you. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @SarahMJoncas
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    A4 When you are wanting advice your tone is specific, when you just want to vent that tone gets horrific #weirded
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    A4: tone and context. If it's three minutes after something happened, throwing seven book titles at a T isn't always ideal #weirded
  • mrterborg Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    I'll go for this plus a little #weirded
    In reply to @Sneffleupagus, @TheWeirdTeacher, @mr_stern
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    #WeirdEd imo, wrong view of struggling. Prob also learning pains....
    In reply to @mrterborg, @AWuerfele
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    A5 ask me about the probes. It can be taken out of context. #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:44 PM EST
    A5 "this kid is struggling with [x], what kind of accommodations might work?" #WeirdEd
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    Commit to a theme, tell the kids you love X and then they will start giving you X. I was monsters, now superheroes. #Weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I just RTd that to 13k people. Thank you for that.
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    Apparently I need to ask for help with Twitter chats. Just realized I forgot to follow the format A1, etc til just now... oops! #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    Is Doug going to take you on the road when he does his major edu rockstar thing? You two need to stay a team #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    #WeirdEd There is a whole Music Teacher WeirdEd happening in the margins here
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    A4.5 cuz part of my job is to support staff with tech help, resources etc so I'm always like, I can help w that if you want. #weirded
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A4: Always assume folks need help; be there for them when you can. As HEAD NERD, it's my job to help. I try not to be this guy.
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I've thought to have Ss also decorate parts of classroom themselves. Maybe Im just lazy. LOL
    In reply to @AWuerfele
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    A5 any of the three topics listed in my bio. #WeirdEd
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    A5 Just ask ... #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    and are you writing a book. Maybe "She's the weird student teacher" #WeirdEd
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • giveawayduva Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    slwindisch SarahMJoncas But I can sing the In Heaven beer chant and miraculously forget the words around children #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I'll RT that even though it's Fallon and he's a tool.
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    A5 Ask me about all the things, I know a thing or two, ask me about breakouts,maps,writing,&mentoring and I will surely tell you! #weirded
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    not lazy! It makes the classroom theirs! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @AWuerfele
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    A5 Jewish life during the Muslim Empire. #weirded
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    I have two classrooms. First year was expensive. Now I only do one classroom a year and reuse 'themes' #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • senoritaRCwusd Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    #WeirdEd a2 bathroom pass taking by kids...
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    I don't, I let my students do it for me. They're way more creative anyways. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • mr_stern Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    A4: observe behavior patterns and keep lots of mental (or physical) notes of how different kids ask for help. #Weirded
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:46 PM EST
    A5 Twitter #weirded ha
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    Don't you marginalize us, Doug. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • vnsabbag Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    A5: How to *&^*#& calm down in the classroom. We have a lot of tense teachers on site. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    A5: technology - and ask they do! Also flute. I will talk about embouchure all day. #weirded
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    A5: I wish Ts would ask me about what strategies to use to help their Ss instead of just complaining. That is my job. #weirded
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    A5 ask me about teaching evolution #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    A5 best ways to play tag #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    https://t.co/njkj5NnBG6 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:47 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A5 How can I do a school-wide project that hits #CCSS algebra standards K-5 & is epic and involves soccer & Rock, Paper, Scissors?
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    #WeirdEd That was ONE of my thought processes. The other is "Hmm,how can I be lazy & productive? Let Ss decorate!"
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @AWuerfele
  • vnsabbag Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    A5: How to let Ss have fun! Key word, let. As in Let go. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    A5 I wish more people would ask me questions about Doug Robertson #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I'll hav my corner filled w/funko pop, Lootcrate/NerdBlock stuff tho. XD
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @AWuerfele
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    Why? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    A3: I didn't understand why music teachers conduct if s's memorize music, but now I do. #WeirdEd
    • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:17 PM EST
      #WeirdEd Q2 Was there a Traditional Teaching Thing (™) you didn’t understand for the longest time when you were new and were afraid to ask?
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    Your question here is certainly the same... who are the subjects of Nathan's outrageous claim? #weirded
    • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:45 PM EST
      Is Doug going to take you on the road when he does his major edu rockstar thing? You two need to stay a team #weirded
  • choosito Mar 1 @ 10:48 PM EST
    True. It's fine to allow ss to work through their probs, but need to provide support through questioning . Like debugging #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    "Hey, kids; here's our first team bonding exercise..." #weirded
    In reply to @mr_hayes
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    Yeesh, decorating 2 classrooms? Think of all the paper.... XD #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • doriecp Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    ... for the lazy, they are early language acquisition, intercultural competence and mindfulness #weirded
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    A5: Just started my role as a digital learning coach. I hope to build relationships so Ts and Ss feel comfortable asking for help. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    #Weirded Ok, Q6 is kinda a sister Q to Q5 bc you're all too modest to give real answers to Q5
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    A5: Tech stuff mostly. Or assessing with projects rather than tests. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Seems like site issue there...
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    That explains why I missed Q4 and there was a Q5?!? Gahhh #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q6 Shout out the love- Who’s been real patient and helpful when you have problems (teaching or otherwise)?
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    Genius! I have been telling Ss I like ties and crazy socks, and they have been getting me that. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:49 PM EST
    A5.2 funny picture books, or creepy ones or Canva... #weirded
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    Yeah, they aren't minor, but a major part of school. They might make you flat! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    A2: I didn't understand why music teachers conduct if s's memorize music, but now I do. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    he has to do the hustle now #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    Girl Scout cookies #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    #weirded Yes, I "show off" my wife's work. I cleaned the trimmings off the living room rug so I practically did it myself.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    A6 Argiro #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    kneel before Doug #weirded and @pernilleripp
    In reply to @JoPrestia, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pernilleripp
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    Props to @AWuerfele #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mr_hayes, @AWuerfele
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:50 PM EST
    A5: Love that @PerkyScience is interested in breakouts. Excited to help and partner with her in creating digital breakout for Ss. #weirded
    In reply to @PerkyScience
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    Yes! Don't try to fix it, damn it! #weirded
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    A6 the other sdc teacher on site - who is now out on maternity leave for the rest of the year 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    A6: My principal, secretary, & a fellow science T at my school (none of whom are on Twitter). #weirded
  • Glenn_Booker Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    Q5. 3D modelling for sure, love to help people just starting to explore the world of 3D. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    #WeirdEd for Q5
    • mritzius Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
      .@TheWeirdTeacher design of adult learning spaces/experiences. I nerd out hard on that stuff
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • veronica3of5 Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    PERFECT #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    No #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher, @pernilleripp
  • ohsoearly Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    On this note, I guess this is where I leave. #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    yes and it is *sings awesome sauce* #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Glenn_Booker Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    A5 oops #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    A5: I have offered to help people with tech stuff bc I think it's fun. Only one will take me up on it. #weirded
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    A6: My team is just so good, we have different strengths, annoy each other, rope each other in, but have the best team. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:51 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Yeah, that corner w/my nerd stuff is my zone. But everything else = some purpose
    In reply to @mrterborg, @MsLafferty, @AWuerfele, @TuftsDevTech
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    Seriously I'm writing this paper right now. It's awesome! I love helping build good maths skills in elementary kids #weirded
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • veronica3of5 Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    A6 Shoutout to @TheWeirdTeacher for helping me learn to... you know... be a teacher or whatever. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    I like the inscrutable pre-service t #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @veronica3of5
  • Skymazef3 Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    #weirded q1 a1 Ask the universe but if you want an answer to the nooks and crannys of life, then go team Twitter #AussieED
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Yeesh, not good. Hope y'all have some support somehow.
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    #WeirdEd How great to have your principal on that list. I do too.
    In reply to @jenfromri
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    A6 My friend Richie. Sometimes my husband has been, too, but he's not the most patient person overall. #weirded
  • senoritaRCwusd Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    #weirded a5 Grading. Lesson planning. Cool projects. Technology. We get a lot of new teachers in my dept. They could ask.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • jenfromri - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    She is AMAZING. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:52 PM EST
    It's praise like that that keeps me going, you guys. #WeirdEd
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    A5: I WISH someone would ask me about my process for picking voices during a read-aloud. That's weird and probably unhelpful but: #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    A6: My teaching partner Peaches, and the girls I run with (who I've taught with for years). They're the bestest. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    Q6: in real life: my department head and one of my colleagues who does the same job as me at another school #weirded
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    Big shout out to #myPLN and especially @meagan_e_kelly Then, the guy I co-teach with is AWESOME, but he is not on Twitter. #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    my chorus teacher #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    #WeirdEd None of you are mentioning tweeple, which is fine, but kinda funny.
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I have to give a special birthday shoutout to Nebraska. Turned 150 today (no, I didn't live here before it was a state!) #NE150
  • JoPrestia Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    Have to go -got my first class today - 30 pre-service Ts waiting for me. See ya next time #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:53 PM EST
    A6: My principals, secretaries, the HS band director who will give my Ss opportunities to play with/see older kids perform #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:54 PM EST
    A6 @teachintechgal she is the best of the best #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @teachintechgal
  • mr_stern Mar 1 @ 10:54 PM EST
    A5: I wish people asked me to help with instructional shifts for teaching #ELL kids. #WeirdEd
  • mr_hayes Mar 1 @ 10:54 PM EST
    Phil, that is his name, is like the best co-teacher ever!! My wife says he gets props because he tolerates me. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:54 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A6 S/o to @BethBeschorner one of our profs for 2 Sems now. To Field Exp. Super,willing to listen my frustrations abt TPrep
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:54 PM EST
    A6 Doug's dad. He has taught me so much about Star Trek #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    #WeirdEd *whispers someone better say @pernilleripp or it'll make her sad and when pernille sad PERNILLE SMASH*
    In reply to @pernilleripp
  • UnmaskedEd Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    A6: @BrianWTimm has been so patient in answering all my ?s. @TheEdsaneT always listens to my dumb ?s. That's what friends are for. #weirded
    In reply to @BrianWTimm, @TheEdsaneT
  • GeoJo22 Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    A6 My fellow team teachers over the years. Always there. #weirded
  • MarciaDressel Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    #WeirdEd. A6. Yeah, it's you tweeple
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    Spaces *for* adults to study? I could use that. #weirded All this noise, noise, noise, noise!
    In reply to @mritzius, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    I was saving a whole new tweet for @slwindisch. You don't understand. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    Well, I used to have a rapport with @irasocol but it's been a long time. But he did mentor me early on. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @irasocol
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    A6: @andrewtwallace @jenstanbro My badass bosses. #WeirdEd They put up with my nonsense and love me anyway. Amazing tech leaders/innovators.
    In reply to @andrewtwallace, @jenstanbro
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    I already did in the kneel to Doug tweet #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @pernilleripp
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:55 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A6 I called them out in the blog but @k8nowak @Veganmathbeagle and @MrVaudrey are the bomb-diggity w math help
    In reply to @k8nowak, @Veganmathbeagle, @MrVaudrey
  • Skymazef3 Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    #weirded q2 a2 grew up in 70s where you were supposedly picking up grammar thru osmosis. Took me ages to learn thru overhearing other tchrs
  • rebelmusicteach Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    Emily; here @ last minute because I just got home & HAD to play songs on ukulele. Here's my wedding cake. #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    The tweeps aren't super helpful. Just fun. But @korytellers listens to me whine and @msmusiced is my SFAM #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @korytellers, @msmusiced
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    For tweeple, @MrsL_Teaches got me going at the beginning of the school year, new setting. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MrsL_Teaches
  • Glenn_Booker Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    A6: Our office staff member who handles budgets @logelkaren. She's so patient and helpful! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @logelkaren
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    I signed up today to live on a wrinkle on Pernille's brain #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @pernilleripp
  • ImTheRealReRe Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    a5 singing #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mritzius Mar 1 @ 10:56 PM EST
    no, more like conversational spaces for collective expertise to emerge #weirded
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Mar 1 @ 10:57 PM EST
    same though #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:57 PM EST
    #WeirdEd One more Q and it's a doozy, so strap in
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:57 PM EST
    #WeirdEd A6 Also the T I vol w/for almost 4 yrs now,b4 TPrep. All around cool T @Mrs_MacPhail Wanna work w/her when I graduate. Cross fingrs
    In reply to @Mrs_MacPhail
  • vnsabbag Mar 1 @ 10:57 PM EST
    A6 #WeirdEd chat - You all make me feel like I am normal. (Is that a good thing?) Thanks you guys.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:57 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Q6 Betsy DeVos thinks Historically Black Colleges are a good example of school choice and she’s a racist, ignorant disgrace.
  • rebelmusicteach Mar 1 @ 10:57 PM EST
    Q4: Sometimes folks need to vent. So many others have let me complain to them, it's only right for me to reciprocate. #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    A7. Yep. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    any gif I find when I search strap violates #digcit #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    Is that a question or an answer? #weirded
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    There was a sandwich place in Lincoln that called their sandwiches "Doozy's" so I thought of that. #WeirdEd #Sammich
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Jepson Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    UGH When I read that she said that, I threw up in my mouth. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    A6 ummm yes #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    #WeirdEd I know that's not a question, but it needs to be said often until her ties with Russia get her fired too.
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    I really wish I meet w/ @korytellers more often #WeirdEd @msmusiced
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @korytellers, @msmusiced
  • btcostello05 Mar 1 @ 10:58 PM EST
    A6 @TheWeirdTeacher more of the whatever, which is the best part, use all the whatever to create your art #weirded
    In reply to @veronica3of5, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheCoachAdair Mar 1 @ 10:59 PM EST
    Ooh, even cooler. A positive environment is also important. Are "No bellyaching" signs present? #weirded
    In reply to @mritzius, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AWuerfele Mar 1 @ 10:59 PM EST
    You might not be normal, but at least you can be regular. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • MrsAltham Mar 1 @ 10:59 PM EST
    That's not a question, but... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume Mar 1 @ 10:59 PM EST
    A6 the husband. our instructional coach, principal. #weirded
  • msmusiced Mar 1 @ 10:59 PM EST
    A7: Between DeVos' ignorance on HBCUs and VOICE, last night was very upsetting. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Mar 1 @ 11:00 PM EST
    #WeirdEd Don't think I don't see you Falloning at me again.
    In reply to @MrsAltham