This chat is moderated by Grapevine-Colleyville ISD educators where we discuss current education trends and deepen our learning. 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 8:30 PM CST September to May @msbearce @SBarkerEDU
A1. Reading! Lots of books on Overdrive to check out, including listening to an entire audio book before it gets automatically swiped back to the library without me finishing it! #gcisdchat
A1 I am looking forward to some time for my hobbies, spending time with my family, and traveling. I also want to reflect and plan for the new year. #GCISDCHAT
A2 I want to keep growing in my knowledge and incorporation of AVID/WICOR. I also want to improve my HyperDocs. I am also excited to explore steAm projects. #finearts#GCISDCHAT
A1 joining late. Jennifer from BES. I just got my Amazon delivery o "The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way." after a conversation with a colleague. #gcisdchat
Q2. I want to become a better storyteller of true stories from my teaching experiences. I was inspired by @TheMoth when I saw them perform live at @SXSWEDU their show "Stories of Schooling and Getting Schooled." #gcisdchat
A4: In the summer, I am always looking for someone to bounce ideas about. Love Twitter to connect as well as my PLC, PLN, and my sister, @klhknight#GCISDCHAT
A4: my reading list & calendar are at capacity! 😂 Will happily try to join any patio/poolside pds locally, but July 24th will come too quickly! #gcisdchat
A5: So much growth with AP Summer Institutes and/or AVID! I also like book studies/chats. I have been involved in several in GCISD and they have all been wonderful. I still go back over the slides and docs. #GCISDCHAT
A5. Last year I went to the @TCEA Elementary Technology Conference (formerly Tots and Technology) and learned lots of new ideas! Felt great to be with other educators who were also innovating in their classrooms! #gcisdchat
A4: I'm looking for PD opportunities around differentiation from a philosophical standpoint to help use answer the question: How do we naturally differentiate in our classrooms just based on our teaching philosophies and use of best practices? #GCISDCHAT
A5: Attending conferences! I love going to conferences and choosing the types of learning sessions that best fit my needs. I also love to go with a friend so we can divide and conquer and share learning experiences! #GCISDCHAT
A6: I’m bad about calendaring chats but there’s almost always a good one going on. I’ve learned to just jump in. That’s how I found the book study I’m doing this summer. #gcisdchat
A6: I look forward to catching up on some reading this summer & seeing via Twitter all of the great books that our @GCISD colleagues will be reading as well. Iron sharpens iron. #GCISDchat
Thanks @dvneighborsEDU for saying that you just "jump in"! I'm comfortable with our #gcisdchat, but I do need to expand my comfort zone and join chats with 'strangers', lol!
A6: I’m bad about calendaring chats but there’s almost always a good one going on. I’ve learned to just jump in. That’s how I found the book study I’m doing this summer. #gcisdchat
A6: I have a few webinars saved from this year from @FountasPinnell that I'd love to get to, as well as following their chats, and a new chat I'm interested in following #G2great, all around the subject of literacy. #GCISDCHAT
Q7: Bold School - Kieschnick
Qualities of Effective Teachers - Stonge
Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains: Metacognitive Strategies, Activities, and Lesson Ideas - Wilson/Conyers
Better than Carrots or Sticks - Smith, Fisher, Fray
#GCISDCHAT
A7 Bold School - Kieschnick
Qualities of Effective Teachers - Stonge
Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains: Metacognitive Strategies, Activities, and Lesson Ideas - Wilson/Conyers
Better than Carrots or Sticks - Smith, Fisher, Fray
#GCISDCHAT
A7: The Book Love Foundation Summer Book Club AND reading @HeinemannPub "Bullying Hurts" "Literacy Coaching" "Being the Change" "No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching" "Thinking Together" & "Curious Classroom"... So excited! #GCISDCHAT
Good idea! Start with your campus librarian and see if anything already exists. If not, you could start a recommendations list and share it! #gcisdchat
A7: So many great book ideas here and people who are reading the same books! Love all the new ideas for reading!!! Starting a new list for next year! #GCISDCHAT
A7. Yes @OCTStricherz, The Art of Coaching Teams is on my list too! The author, @artofcoaching1, has a new book out, Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators that sounds really interesting. #gcisdchat
