#IEedchat Archive
#IEedchat is a great way for Inland Empire (California) educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Monday February 29, 2016
10:30 PM EST
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Welcome to . Tonight's topic is Crazy calendars in celebration of leap day.
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Q0: Introduce yourself and share one (or more) of your favorite day(s) of the year.
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A0: Robert Guzman Tech Coach one of my favorite days is Memorial day
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Chad Tech TOSA, Perris - Dec 25 is my favorite day. So many good memories
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welcome Robert!
What's special for you with memorial day?
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A0: Judy, English T at Heritage Today was a good day
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Q1 coming in 2 mins - get your intros in
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Shauna Salazar, social media and graphic design nerd. My favorite day is any day between May - October.
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Hi, Tom Ashley here. TOSA Tech Coach the
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It reminds that summer is near us and that we need to remember those that lost their life for this country
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Sonal Patel, Instructional coach,Here to connect with people i've likely met before! Favorite time of the year is Christmas!
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Q1 Leap day adds 1 day every four years. If you had 1 extra day per month what would you do with it?
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AAAHHHHH! Congrats Daddy!
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Hi everyone! Ari Flewelling from and cohort checking in!
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so glad to have you Sonal! Whereabouts are you an instructional coach?
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A1: spend it outdoors learning. We forget there's a whole world that awaits us due to electronics. https://t.co/OCFCxIzw3Q
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Q1 Leap day adds 1 day every four years. If you had 1 extra day per month what would you do with it?
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A1: I'd spend more time with my husband and use the time to do something we both luv.
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A1: add it to the weekend
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A1: I would probably go to more museums and national parks
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A1: I'd clean out my garage and cook something new - for 12 straight months.
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Romoland School District. I think I met you at SBSCC at the last tech meeting
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A1: unplug. I love tech, but moderation is healthy.
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I will definately look into that, thanks
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A1: I would join a Jazz Band so I can play trombone with a group again
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follow up: Q1b What if you had 1 extra hour for prep at work? What would you use it for?
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a1) Can I share your answer? Something I don't do enough, but need to do!!
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A1b: research and/or reflection
Sometimes we get so caught up in have to finish this now and can't look back/ahead
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a1b- 20% time for my own personal learning. https://t.co/2hAesuXpRx
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follow up: Q1b What if you had 1 extra hour for prep at work? What would you use it for?
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A1B: Spend it with classified staff making sure they were caught up with all tech stuff. Communication is key 2 success
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A1b: check in with coworkers I haven't talked to in a while, just for the heck of it
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A1b: can I leave my room and take a walk?
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right on - gotta keep growing, only way to be.
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A1b: I'd use it to plan, research, and get caught up!
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Genius! I really really like that.
And maybe take different walks to connect with different parts of our world.
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Q2: The movie Groundhog Day has 1 day repeating. Describe a work day you would like to repeat.
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. Imagine what we could do in edu if we all, Ts, Ss & Admins have 20%time
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A2: teaching others how to better organize and improve work efficiency. I loved that! https://t.co/x2SOrx80u0
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Q2: The movie Groundhog Day has 1 day repeating. Describe a work day you would like to repeat.
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Game changer is all I can say
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we really need to budget for that.
Maybe we play it too tight with time in edu
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a1b..I would organize my inbox!!
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A2: Email off, awesome Spotify playlist ( https://t.co/T1BE5G0BGS ), Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop, zero distractions.
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you ever try Pretty neat workflow, especially if you like
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A2: I'd have the 1st day of SBAC testing repeat, over and over again!! . ;-)
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A2: I enjoy my ETC tuesdays. I check in with my Ts and Ss at site and then go to my Coaches meeting in the afternoon and ETC
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Q2b: What would you practice/polish/perfect if you could repeat the same day over and over again?
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A2: have had many great days this year--kids collaborating and blogging--repeats of those kind
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never took you to be a sado masochist! https://t.co/QSWmTzFh8b
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A2: I'd have the 1st day of SBAC testing repeat, over and over again!! . ;-)
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Just followed! Thanks I'll look into it for sure
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A2: I would do barbie bungie math activity for work day, family thanksgiving for non-work.
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I have to say nooooooooooooooooooo!!! haha
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A2b: I would learn how to code like a boss and become a hacker!
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super cool. Love how you're charging ahead with that
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A2B: I would absorb all the great ideas that get shared among the coaches, Ts and Ss and put them into action the following day
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I too enjoy these days, good fellowship and often productive.
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A2b: I would get back into piano.
Takes lots of practice, but love it so much.
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Q3: What calendar events do you celebrate in the classroom and why?
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A2a) I would likely repeat Christmas day. The only day I truly relax and unplug with the family!
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I love math.
Have to do π day. Two weeks from tomorrow.
Gotta love those science geeks and mole day too.
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A3: Rock and Roll Fridays, inspired by Dr. Knut E. Berge from my Research days. Ss listen to music during Bell Ringer.
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A3: not so much holidays though have been known to celebrate dia de los muertos, King and Chavez days - culture and service
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I often used music as my timer for class launch activity.
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A3: I always covered all the major holidays w/ themed asmnts.Nice way to frame your class with interesting mileposts along the way
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A2b) I'd repeat the workshops that truly seem to have an impact and make them much better the next time!
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A3: Ts should never underestimate the power of graduation day. Go to it & give gift cards to as many of your former Ss as you can.
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I go around the room and have people share what they listened to very quickly and creates a better classroom culture
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repetition can be a good thing.
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I always did it for my TA's, Starbucks love me that time of year
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Nice.
Gratitude, appreciation and expressing our pride in our Ss goes a long way.
https://t.co/e2b82mvAmp
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A3: Ts should never underestimate the power of graduation day. Go to it & give gift cards to as many of your former Ss as you can.
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Any final thoughts on crazy calendars?
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FT: I liked hearing from others that if we had more time, we should use it to slow down, not fill it with more.
Good stuff.
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FT: I like routines but I also enjoy a random day like leap day to switch it up.
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a3) I like to celebrate changing mindsets of educators! Love to see that change happen gradually or sometimes right away!
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Alternative A3: April Fool's Day is also really fun for History Ts... ?
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FT: everyday is an opportunity to make a new discovery/connection. Don't take it for granted.
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Join every Mon @ 7:30pm PST. Next week's topic: Apple's Privacy Powder Keg, Internet Security, & teaching in the Post-Snowden era.
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Thanks everyone for joining, and happy
