#weirded Archive
Wednesday May 25, 2016
10:00 PM EDT
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:00 PM EDT
Wondering who is being weird tonight. Waving from Chicago's NW side where it's pouring.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#WeirdEd
. Tonight we’re shouting over each other to get the perfect picture on the red carpet of teaching
https://t.co/3KKMFczokg
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:01 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
If you need to remember your lines, they’re here-
https://t.co/b2uYsJ36QQ
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:02 PM EDT
Teaching has a red carpet? If it does, that's a mistake.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:02 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Before we start let’s introduce ourselves and say what famous person is the best at being a famous person.
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:02 PM EDT
#weirded
Hello! B4 I get started, pls support
@BloomingtonBFT
in their ongoing contract issue
#AllInForAllStudents
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:03 PM EDT
Dianne, CA, 4/5 T, Prob the Kardashians, as I don't see them as doing anything worthy of being famous
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BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:03 PM EDT
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Lindsay Foster, 6th grade ELAR, Fort Worth, TX - Kermit the Frog is best at being a frog
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:03 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@TheWeirdTeacher
That would definitely be more fun
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:04 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
#WeirdEd
So they are the best at it bc they shouldn't be? Interesting.
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:04 PM EDT
#weirded
I've done pretty much all my volunteer @ Bloomington District, so I'm very much invested Anyway
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:04 PM EDT
Kory, Innovations Teacher from MN. Since I am from MN I'm gonna go with
#weirded
https://t.co/8ucjeXiNta
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:04 PM EDT
What celebrity is good at being a celebrity? Drawing a blank.
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MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:04 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Yup. Pretty good to be famous with doing anything at all. Harder to get good at something first.
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Brent Schmidt, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Jimmy Fallon. Just seems nice. And he impersonates celebs well.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
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I think Clooney is the best at being Famous. Or Bill Murray or Tom Hanks. Not in the news all the time, but MASSIVE
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
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Gina from Cincy. New to the chat! I would say Adele is the best because she is so humble! Tom Hanks is #2 for similar reasons.
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
No.
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
#Weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Ooh anyone that has done nothing meaningful
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MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
@TheWeirdTeacher
Oops, without doing anything at all.
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Hi
#weirded
I obviously need no introduction (my name appears next to the message) and what qualifies as good at being famous?
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
#weirded
How are y'all? Thomas Mision, ElemEduStu in College. Id say Emma Watson, B&B Trailer just beat Force Awakens 24 hr view record
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
#WeirdEd
Gotta admit, Fallon bugs me. I always hated that he'd break during every SNL sketch.
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Jenny, HS science from RI. I was going say Kardashians too - they seem to have nailed the Business of Famous.
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GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Joanne from Missouri. Teacher of social studies to middle schoolers who all want to be famous when they grow up. Taylor Swift
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
#WeirdEd
Hanks is the best!
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
Totally agree with Emma Watson!
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nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
Natha and I am education's Rodney Dangerfield
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https://t.co/r8K5yZB94g
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
@korytellers
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
yes and Kory's here
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Already we have very different definitions of what being good at famous means. I like it.
https://t.co/1mMua0NpYE
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Ooh anyone that has done nothing meaningful
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brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I can see that. He almost ruined the Welshley Arms Hotel skit with the Hottub.
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
all great choices, Matt Damon is a good one too
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korytellers
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
I agree with that! Drove me crazy!
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doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:06 PM EDT
Jay. Gimli, MB. Frank Turner does famous like a real dude. Seems blown away by his fame, and humble. And writes the best songs.
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oolalume
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
Heyo, I'm Gaby-K-5 librarian BEYONCE
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@btcostello05
#WeirdEd
Yeah, bc he laughs at himself.
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
#weirded
Shes a good kinda famous tho, talented & using her fame for something positive, so thats why I also used her as famous
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@GeoJo22
My 4th S told the others today he was going to make a lot of $ and get famous on YouTube
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
oh Crap I misspelled my own name
#WeirdEd
this is starting out well
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
YES Murray. dude rules
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
Not as bad as Horatio Sanz though.
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shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
@GeoJo22
#weirded
what will S do?
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
*throws glitter on ya* That'll fix what ails ya
#weirded
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
@GeoJo22
Yup, been hearing that a lot too
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Let's get into this with the most basic question
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q1 What makes someone edu-famous?
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
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Andy from Manitoba... missed the first question!
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
Ss today truly feel their fame will come from Youtube, a decade ago it was sports
#weirded
https://t.co/7kee2BDfLB
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@GeoJo22
My 4th S told the others today he was going to make a lot of $ and get famous on YouTube
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
Just realized that my famous person is kind of sort of hipster niche famous. Don't even care.
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
@oolalume
;)
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https://t.co/mDtrldWh4K
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
I think there is an
#edchat
clique that represents that
#WeirdEd
calliembush
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
Callie, MN, teaching Social Justice via Science. Best at being famous? Anyone who uses their fame to make things better for others.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@nathan_stevens
#WeirdEd
Oh man, now there's glitter all over the chat. It's never going to come out.
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Answer: SIA
https://t.co/yWi2C0suYJ
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@GeoJo22
Apparently just explain his video games. Not a big planner
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BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Who? What? Where? When? or Why? Maybe how?
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oolalume
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
Yes, use your powers for good
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https://t.co/8ROknseFT4
calliembush
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
Callie, MN, teaching Social Justice via Science. Best at being famous? Anyone who uses their fame to make things better for others.
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
you know me so well.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/XJ6hb5t4Vs
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@BSGSCSFoster
@nathan_stevens
#weirded
Oh jeez, the glitter again. The Horror!
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
A1: Sarcastic answer. Being able to stop teaching, and get paid well to tell others how to.
#WeirdEd
nerwin_hms
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
Nate. 6th grade science. GA.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
@GeoJo22
#weirded
Ah yes,the PewDiPie effect.... Good luck to him tho. XD
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A1 it used to be writing a book but seems like anyone can do that now.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
#WeirdEd
You're not wrong though. That's the best way to have the time to get your name spread
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
Jaison from Houston. Maybe Queen Latifah is best at being famous? Reasonable level, still fairly private, seems happy.
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
I just had this convo with my husband last night - strange how it is YouTube now
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MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A1: When they are an open-source innovator.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Good answer!
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
A1: edu-famous: all staff members know who you are talking about without explanation
#weirded
My staff would say
@alicekeeler
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:10 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@TheWeirdTeacher
Why yes, yes they can
#weirded
#buymybook
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
Reason #1459 to say no to glitter!
#Weirded
https://t.co/M8V5lGdLxq
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:09 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@nathan_stevens
#WeirdEd
Oh man, now there's glitter all over the chat. It's never going to come out.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
#WeirdEd
They will literally let ANYONE write a book. *avoids eye contact with
@pernilleripp
*
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
A1: in my heart, they're part of a community, and about the work... supporting the craft and the people doing the work.
#WeirdEd
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
Any of the Baldwins.
#weirded
calliembush
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
A1: Starting a Twitter chat that trends nationally. 😊
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
@korytellers
you spelled yes wrong
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
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Adam, Nebraska. I like Ben Folds, he's also weird, but too cool to care.
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
Edu-famous...two different versions I feel; follower count or impact - they don't always correlate
#weirdEd
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
A1 Having a following like Alfie Kohn. Near as I know he never interacts with anyone, but a lot listen.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:11 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
I know.
#Weirded
https://t.co/Nv0ZcSKCzE
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1 Edu- famous? Requires self-promotion and adoring fans. That's not necessarily bad. Depends on what they are famous for.
#weirded
mrterborg
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
#Gueri11aEd
#weirded
https://t.co/w4U39G6gTC
QueOndaLA
May 25 @ 3:27 PM EDT
DYSTOPIA REPORT 2016: LAPD SHOVELING HOMELESS OUT OF SKIDROW SO HOLLYWOOD CAN MOCKUP MADE-FOR-TV HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT
https://t.co/ACrzjTVPRu
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@nathan_stevens
@pernilleripp
WORSE yet... they will let anyone READ a book.
#weirded
MrsLeiser
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
Today a student wrote about his future. His biggest dream is to become a professional YouTuber.
#weirded
https://t.co/XFoWM5n4xA
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
Ss today truly feel their fame will come from Youtube, a decade ago it was sports
#weirded
https://t.co/7kee2BDfLB
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@GeoJo22
My 4th S told the others today he was going to make a lot of $ and get famous on YouTube
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1: Didn't you answer this for us earlier this week
@TheWeirdTeacher
? Clearly tweetable picture quotes make you edu-famous.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
#weirded
A1.Well, wait, what kinda edu-famous? The one that talks after like, what 1 yr of teach. exp. like that certain book guy?
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q1 Clarification- In your head, you know ppl who are Edufamous. Why did you label them like that?
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@TheWeirdTeacher
Fairly certain that when I was allowed to write a book it should have all stopped
#weirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1 I think it requires a kilt and blue hair...
#weirded
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1 Creative, fresh ideas for old problems can lead to 15 minutes of fame. Have to be able to ride the cycles of education to last
#weirded
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1 Someone whose work influences a T to spread it at their school
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1: Branding your teaching style so others want to try it. And maybe a shtick or two...
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
#weirded
Ah better thanks
https://t.co/uOQ1wcdF4G
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q1 Clarification- In your head, you know ppl who are Edufamous. Why did you label them like that?
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
I think edu-fame is thrust upon some people while others work toward it
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LitcoachLaurie
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
A1: to be edufamous, you must have a fresh look on the art of teaching, make us feel good, and inspire.
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nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
being moron on Twitter and posting funny gifs. Hi mirror
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/2WrDBGmNKF
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
@calliembush
#WeirdEd
That would be a good way to get edufamous.
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
It's ripples right. Those are two ways to be big stones thrown in the pond of education.
#WeirdEd
#ThankYouCaptainAnalogy
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
#1way
they spend their time.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@TheWeirdTeacher
pssssttt nathan may or may not be working on a book
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
A1 When I see you are speaking at a conference, do I need to google who you are? If no and I don't know you, your
#edufamous
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
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A1. Some1 whose own work inspires/innovates/makes noise but to the betterment of Ss, not to their detriment
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
A1: But seriously, I think the edu-famous are people who put stuff out that's then used/repeated widely in classrooms.
#WeirdEd
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
A1. They are influencers. Out to make things better (generally). Good thinkers and sharers.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:13 PM EDT
@GeoJo22
#WeirdEd
Are you suggesting some have adoring fans who might be wrong to adore them?
vickiemorgado1
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
Vickie late from Ontario brought cake.A1 someone who inspires me & is innovative. And makes me think
#weirded
https://t.co/LhDAe2bnrR
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
I have Ss missing school for Youtuber conferences. This was BIG this year.
#weirded
https://t.co/5q9ByI7Fsk
MrsLeiser
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
Today a student wrote about his future. His biggest dream is to become a professional YouTuber.
#weirded
https://t.co/XFoWM5n4xA
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
Ss today truly feel their fame will come from Youtube, a decade ago it was sports
#weirded
https://t.co/7kee2BDfLB
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:07 PM EDT
@GeoJo22
My 4th S told the others today he was going to make a lot of $ and get famous on YouTube
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
Which is arguably an extension of having a teaching philosophy you believe in.
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@calliembush
#PleaseDontFeedTheEgo
;)
#Weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
#weirded
Clarification A1: I label some1 edu-famous because he/she inspired me or others to better themselves as educators
nerwin_hms
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
A1: a large proportion of educators know who they are by name. May not know much about them, but know the name
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
A1 The educators I consider edufamous are ones who nurture others. Listen to others. Aren't interested in cliques.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Gotta be honest, it's weird to me that people remember things I tweet. But that was a joke that's not a joke.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
@btcostello05
@pernilleripp
@TheWeirdTeacher
no on deeper meanings of the metaphors I use
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:14 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
truth
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
Had to sit here and ponder your analogy (tired brain) but yes - do the waves create the same ideas?
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
I talk about myself a lot but I swear this isn't a chat about me!
https://t.co/TWHcHrT8lB
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1 I think it requires a kilt and blue hair...
#weirded
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
Running late to
#weirded
! Hello, Monica, Special Ed teacher, Texas
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@oolalume
Love this answer, influence is a much better than just knowing who you are
#weirded
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
No.
@pernilleripp
#Weirded
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
It's the adoration itself that bothers me. Nobody is edugod.
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@TheWeirdTeacher
I will buy and read your book and even tell you my honest opinion
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
#WeirdEd
I LIKE that answer. We have our own version of 15 minutes, don't we?
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
#weirded
A1. Also ppl I like to see as Edufamous speaks w/ sincere passion for Ss & education
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
True. So if you believe it, you wanna share it. But I can't see how you can't come back to a class to stay "legit"
#WeirdEd
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A1: Edu-famous, when you no longer have to grovel for new tech in your classroom and still not get it.
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
Unfortunately, branding is a huge part of it.
#weirded
https://t.co/IrMmZmHoXn
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1: Branding your teaching style so others want to try it. And maybe a shtick or two...
#WeirdEd
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
A1: Ideally a unique voice and philosophy of teaching. But if I'm honest, ubiquitousness, name recognition.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
#WeirdEd
Shtick is good. Shtick sticks.
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
@brentrschmidt
It's awesome to see someone on a larger platform preaching your gospel
#weirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
is this just an hour to drum up publicity for CUE Blog and some kind of
#weirded
meet up at
#ISTE2016
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Boom.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
I'm too legit to quit.
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@TheWeirdTeacher
when I finish, I am self publishing and posting it online for free. No one should should pay
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
@LitcoachLaurie
#WeirdEd
I like you. Did I tell you that recently?
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
The edu's I admire are the ones that seem to always share, not for their own benefit, but because it will help kids
#weirdEd
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
A1 Bothers me when I see cliques form around educators. Sometimes I think it goes to a person's head.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
@AWuerfele
#weirded
When u get free stuff to try out in your class, right
@TheWeirdTeacher
? W/ your 3d printers & sumo bots? *envious*
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:16 PM EDT
@btcostello05
#WeirdEd
I like that division. If I don't need to google you.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
word
#weirdEd
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
@btcostello05
We have several staff members go to conference just becuz they know who the keynote is & skip others for same reason
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
I have a hard time with branding because there are very few original ideas out there in edu land
#weirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
Why make your book available for free?
@nathan_stevens
@pernilleripp
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
You;d hope, right? If you're famous in education circles it better be hitting students at some point
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
I too feel like I am too legit to quit.
#weirded
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
I am so new to this world that I've met several people and had know idea they were edufamous until I realized they were EVERYWHERE
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
A1: They do some practice or system that is unusual or novel and worth replicating.
#weirded
https://t.co/tBoTe0n2hL
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:08 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q1 What makes someone edu-famous?
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
For trues. I had to buy/get mine as gifts.
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:17 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Are waves like snowflakes? Similar but different? The issue with edfame is often it's a my way is the best way deal.
#WeirdEd
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
A1: Mixing their personality into their tweets (who are you behind the teacher?)
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@oJaison
@pernilleripp
@TheWeirdTeacher
that I s the way I roll. I don't charge school for my service. I share freely
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
It also annoys other teachers to no end. So how does it work?
#weirded
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
Wow. Must be old, didn't know that was a thing
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
Do cliques happen because of choice or necessity, I have seen some people get mobbed at conferences - must be tiring
#weirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@oJaison
#weirded
should be hitting Ss first, consistently, as well. If it works only for 1 specific group for 1 yr well...
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@GeoJo22
#WeirdEd
It bothers many of the edufamous as well. They don't get it.
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
I agree. But people still claim them as their own. Put their twist on them. That bad?
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
Bothers me in general that we have things like the BAMMIES. Recognize good educators, but don't turn into celebrities.
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
A1: I think edu-famous also means your voice is distinct in some way, even if your content may not be original.
#WeirdEd
LTaylorELA
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
@pernilleripp
I agree with this
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:18 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
Agreed, I get being excited about your own ideas but not excluding other great ideas
#weirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
I used to worry about branding when I was the mod of
#ipadchat
but no more
#weirded
https://t.co/QkQ2SQetQN
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Side track- What's the difference btwn Branding and A Unique Voice? One is bad and one isn't.
https://t.co/Pw17lTKNDz
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:15 PM EDT
Unfortunately, branding is a huge part of it.
#weirded
https://t.co/IrMmZmHoXn
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:12 PM EDT
A1: Branding your teaching style so others want to try it. And maybe a shtick or two...
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
@andrewmead73
Not necessarily, I think it depends on the intentions
#weirdEd
LTaylorELA
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
@edutechgirl
yes! I like knowing you're a real person!
#weirded
vickiemorgado1
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
A1: Authenticity is important too!
#Weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
I can't help but think about Deven Black, may he rest in peace. One moment on the red carpet. Next moment homeless.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
#WeirdEd
@JessLif
. First name I think of when I read that.
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
YUP. My nieces drove cross-country a few yrs back for one. Nuts.
#weirded
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
A1
@TheWeirdTeacher
#edufamous
are the ones I care to pay attention to because I value what they have to say
#weirded
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
I love we are starting to honor greatness. Teaching is so egalitarian. It's like we refuse to say some Ts are better than others.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
I know.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/4X54dtuZ0e
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:19 PM EDT
I'd guess that people gravitate toward edu-stars because they speak to an important need.
@pernilleripp
#WeirdEd
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@LTaylorELA
When I follow someone, I want to know that I am interacting with someone special
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
This is like music. Be inspired by the Beatles, but don't just be the Beatles. (ahem, Oasis) Remix & do your version.
#WeirdEd
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
Tucks my
@pernilleripp
rox t-shirt back under my pillow lol
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
I love so much that I have hugged you and seen you live
#weirdEd
JimSarto
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
#weirded
Innovative, with a hook..... Gotta have a hook
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@vickiemorgado1
#weirded
HUGE part of it. Esp. in Edu field. Being fake does more harm than good to every1 including Ss
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
It's hard to pin down. Branding feels more cynical & planned out; unique voice just feels natural.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
#WeirdEd
I think it's because Shtick as Marketing is bad, but Shtick as Who I Am isn't.
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
Oh and also there's no awards for parenting SpEd kids or parenting in general. Yet it's one of the toughest jobs.
#weirded
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
most become edufamous because they share their passion openly. People follow those that inspire them.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
It is like Doug and I met in person last year and he said I was as crazy as he thought I would be
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:20 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Me too - and she would laugh if you called her edu-famous
@JessLif
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@jenfromri
#WeirdEd
Totally agree.
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I struggle w/ this because I am looking for admin positions but want to be myself,don't want to fake brand myself
#weirded
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
But this is hard to differentiate in a tweet.
#weirded
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
Evin from Seattle, 9th Grade LA and SS.
#WeirdEd
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I dunno.I think having a theme to guide you and help push your voice into the world to make a difference isn't bad.
#WeirdEd
LTaylorELA
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@edutechgirl
yep. Someone with personality. I don't only want to read edu tweets.
#weirded
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
Neither did I until a Ss came back after a week vacation at a conference in Florida.
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
I don't think edu-fame is always bad though, I see many people use it for good
#weirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@oJaison
@pernilleripp
Or put voice to something that is a groundswell.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
I Popeye that shizz... "I am what I am!"
#WeirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
I just talked about this but there are plenty that are distinctly branded without a distinct voice/perspective.
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
some are good at this.
@lhighfill
is the best I've seen
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
you missed the session where I stood in a chair and presented
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
#WeirdEd
DON'T GET AHEAD OF ME!
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@AwesomeScience
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
and you're one I listen to, my friend
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@doodlinmunkyboy
It's very "21st century" now. Personal branding is huge. Different than an entity or corp.
#weirded
LTaylorELA
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
I got a parenting award from
@shareski
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@TeacherLRush
is what a serious conversation?
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@Catherine_D2013
Ha, I just read your tweet right, you are too kind, my husband just laughed outloud
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Since Pernille already led into it, let's move to Q2...
MrsL_Teaches
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
I'm awake for the next 10 minutes! How much
#weirded
can I squeeze in?
JimSarto
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
#weirded
Twitter is making more room for your thoughts.... Stay tuned!
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
There you go again with your big voice
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q2 How can fame as a teacher be a good thing and a bad thing?
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@JimSarto
Why?
#weirded
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@TheWeirdTeacher
@doodlinmunkyboy
Is this why you wear Adidas all the time? :)
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
in or on?
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@TheWeirdTeacher
I hate the title superintendent & CEO.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
#WeirdEd
At ISTE
@KerryHawk02
made me promise not to shout at her anymore.
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@LTaylorELA
I followed mostly edu-tweeters at first. But even since I met
@TheWeirdTeacher
+ his friends, things changed!
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:22 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
makes it easier to get swag for my edcamps. Being able to throw out this and that helps a lot
#weirdEd
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@AustinELA8
Yeah. Teachers are not doing this to be celebrities. But because they want to make a difference.
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
I want to have a
#coffeeEdu
or
#PizzaEdu
in Nebraska. Anybody?
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@MViTDiTeach
Will now follow her to learn, thank you
#weirdEd
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Since I have a graphic design background I think of branding as marketing A specific design rather than your voice
#weirded
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
A1:
#WeirdEd
My reaction when teachers refer to "their brand".
#edustars
https://t.co/NBZT4S9ZeH
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
can it be both? On
#weirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
#weirded
A2. Fame can be bad if it demands too much of Ts that it takes time away from Ss. Of course, if u hav the choice to say no toevents
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@KerryHawk02
Do I get that promise too for Denver?
#weirdEd
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
I call myself a CEO, Chief Encouraging Officer.
#WeirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@LTaylorELA
@MissShuganah
@shareski
That's a pretty valuable recognition. I love
@shareski
- he's awesome!
#weirded
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
But for many people that shtick has to fit within their District policies.
#BigBrotherIsWatching
#Weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
For you, yes
#weirdEd
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
A1 Maybe because they're everywhere...good or bad. Like it or not?
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@KerryHawk02
#WeirdEd
Ummm...I guess. *sadly toes sand*
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
#weirded
A2. Being Edufamous can be good for all the free swag/trials u get tho....
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
Welcome to the party!
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
I wonder about this. Who does it hurt to see some Ts as exceptional? Grammies, Tonys, Oscars. It's meant to inspire.
#weirded
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@TheWeirdTeacher
right back at ya
#mutuallovefest
#weirded
#edustar
not yet
#edufamous
MrsL_Teaches
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A2 Good: You can share your gifts & knowledge with MANY! Bad: You forget that all of this is really about kids
@TheWeirdTeacher
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@LTaylorELA
Congrats. See, that matters more in some ways. Because I know
@shareski
doesn't blow smoke. Genuine.
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
A2: When most people get a larger audience they react in some way. It can change how they engage.
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
Edu-fame can be amazing when it can give students a platform to have their voices heard
#weirdEd
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
Marketings not bad thing. We sell our lessons every day to our Ss. Again, depends on the product.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
#WeirdEd
No doubt, a good-sized follower count can help companies decide to hook you up.
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:24 PM EDT
#weirded
A2: good because fame can help bring light to a need but bad because the light can be shown on the wrong concept.
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@RLTaylor94
@TheWeirdTeacher
Dunno. I was rcntly pissed my "library" brand was taken away from my title.
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
A2 It's good when it's return is back to students/communities. It's not ideal when it becomes about a single person.
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Ok fine, you can yell all you want, I like the yelling Doug
#weirdEd
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
Hope you brought cake!
#WeirdEd
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
A2: While being "famous" is good because people asked for your assistance and you gain experience, it is tiring w/out balance!
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
view from the chair
#weirded
https://t.co/SC4VUXaZnw
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@AWuerfele
Yeah, that I like. My work email sig. is "Awakener of minds specializing in English" in response to the serious ones.
#WeirdEd
LitcoachLaurie
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
A2: takes you out of the classroom. Erin Gruwell good example of this...only taught 3 years?
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
#weirded
But sometimes, tho, wouldnt Edufamous Ts also feel the pressure to live up? Hell, I feel pressure to live up when they follo me
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@MrsL_Teaches
#WeirdEd
I think your Bad is on point. It's easy to get caught up in People Listen To MEEEE! It's exciting.
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
#Truth
#Weirded
https://t.co/vDUpX9tIz5
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:21 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
some are good at this.
@lhighfill
is the best I've seen
#weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
#weirded
such an inspiring educator - love her! Last time I saw her we were hugging and crying!
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
Why? I think branding is something teachers should be especially aware of.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/qtbs7ehlhM
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:23 PM EDT
A1:
#WeirdEd
My reaction when teachers refer to "their brand".
#edustars
https://t.co/NBZT4S9ZeH
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
And in a field thats relatively low paying, that helps a lot
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I almost missed this. I barely see tweets unless I look at the right moment
#WeirdEd
LTaylorELA
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
A2 It can be good when it's student centered. But that is often forgotten.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
@KerryHawk02
Doug it feels like you are shouting now
#weirded
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
Hey,
#WeirdEd
! Late with gluten-free cake. It tastes like cardboard. Shannon from Oakland.
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
Edu-fame can be bad because you can take yourself too seriously and really think you are a big deal
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
A2: Good: uplift, inspire, promote, support, share, collaborate, work to make it better!
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
YES! Tons of pressure.
https://t.co/TLKt76ocfE
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:25 PM EDT
#weirded
But sometimes, tho, wouldnt Edufamous Ts also feel the pressure to live up? Hell, I feel pressure to live up when they follo me
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
A2 Fame brings attention and scrutiny.
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@LTaylorELA
Awesome is vastly overused, but, yes, I'd agree that
@shareski
is a great educator.
#weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#weirded
I think you do an incredible job of using your "fame" to bring attention to issues - not you.
#welldone
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
A2
@TheWeirdTeacher
fame as notoriety can sometimes set up for unreal expectations; fame as deserved recognition is more positive
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
Love that picture so much
#weirdEd
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
Good-when they are available and respond. Bad - when they do what they do just to get more followers. Do it for the show.
#weirded
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
kinder kids follow me around playground expecting me to remember their names. It's not easy being me 😬
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
We're here every Weds at 7pst. Love to hear your perspective on this too.
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@TheWeirdTeacher
Yes!!! Hugging and crying seems to be all that I do and I love it!!! Miss you!!!
#WeirdEd
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
A2: Good - No kids. Bad - No kids and no class.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
I raffled off a makey makey during my session.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Holy cow I'm missing a ton of tweets tonight. Ya'll love this topic.
SchleiderJustin
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
A2 bad thing. ego stroking. good thing allows u access to events u wouldn't have had before. pay for u to get there. etc.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
A2: Bad: Dictate, sell, pound your fist while screaming THIS IS THE BEST WAY!!!
#WeirdEd
DrTimony
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
Isn't
@mritzius
#edufamous
?
#WeirdED
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
@KerryHawk02
I expect you to yell at me at some point during the week
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
I think so, I think it would be hard to be what people expect you to be at all times
#weirdEd
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A2: Sharing of ideas is never bad, just don't get big to be a teacher, students help bring you back. Trust and believe.
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@JimSarto
By why do you have to have a hook to be unique?
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
This is my kind of fame too! When kids who aren't in my class know my name.
https://t.co/1fz7wVLLZZ
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
kinder kids follow me around playground expecting me to remember their names. It's not easy being me 😬
#weirded
LitcoachLaurie
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
A2: I hate to think of teachers being vilified for getting attention. Not many professions have this stigma.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
The tweetdeck feed is giving me vertigo!
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
this is the moment where I admit that I kind of know what a makey makey is
#weirdEd
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@edutechgirl
the burnout is real when you have to try and be "on" and available all the time
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
But there must be a BEST PRACTICE OF THEM ALL!!! Blahaskdfjaslf;ajks
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
#weirded
Ooh beat me to it. Also when trying to criticize them invites ostracization
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@oJaison
Why?
@MrsAltham
#Weirded
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
I didn't know you were edufamous when I met you at ISTE. You were real and about kids. That's all that matters to me
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
1 billion extra credit points
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
Good that we see some teachers as exceptional. Just that it's blown out of proportion. Should be toned down.
#weirded
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
.
@MissShuganah
But that doesn't take away from great work you do. Any Bammy winner, STOY, NTOTY will tell you they are a normal T.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Another EXCELLENT point! Is it jealousy? Is it that we see someone who might not deserve it getting it?
https://t.co/NLJGyhhvEJ
LitcoachLaurie
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
A2: I hate to think of teachers being vilified for getting attention. Not many professions have this stigma.
#weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
I miss you too! It has been TOO long. I need a dose of east TX inspiration and innovation.
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
I'd love to have more people knowing what goes on in our classrooms!
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/vKocZYa5E8
LitcoachLaurie
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
A2: I hate to think of teachers being vilified for getting attention. Not many professions have this stigma.
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
The "fame" isn't real. Social media is an odd animal. I like to think of it as access to know really smart people
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
I think you will have to educate me next time I see you
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:28 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
I thought we threw that shizz into a giant fiery hole! You mean we walked all that way for nuthin'? Damn.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
#weirded
I do think tho, that if they become
#EduFamous
for doing what theyve always done, its easier
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@nathan_stevens
#WeirdEd
it runs on magic. I've played with them and that's all I can figure.
jwalkup
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@korytellers
Almost none, and those that are original are half-baked. :)
#weirdEd
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
A2: This isn't a question. This is a book proposal! EduStars: How Teachers Leveraged the Power of Social Media Towards Stardom
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
A2 EduFame can open up great opportunities, on the flip side it can cloud your thinking a little
#weirded
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
@nathan_stevens
It runs on PHYSICS!
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
you should see what I am doing for megashares pre-conference. I am making paper dollhouse as digital story aid
#weirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#weirded
I think that social media has connected me to great minds and I am blessed to know some of them personally
MViTDiTeach
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
A2: Colleague becoming edu-famous. Good: recognition for our school and her abilirites, bad: she hates spotlight
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
The kids thing is huge for me. hard for me to buy what you're selling (literally) if you're not doing it with kids!
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
Yeah, I somehow got the entire 5th grade knowing me despite only volunteering w/ 1 class when that gen was 3rd grd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:29 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
the chat where one can just RT and favorite all night and still feel a part of it. Everyone is saying it way better than I can!
artlaflamme
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
A2 Does it bring resources for students - all students? AWESOME.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q2.5 I may contend that edufame can be more dangerous than anything else. Thoughts?
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@AustinELA8
We don't exist as a group if not for the kids that we serve. Meeting and learning from people should be a norm
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@LitcoachLaurie
Not being vilified for getting attention. Like all else, it's in the manner in which it's done.
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
My point is honor teachers but to bring it down to earth. What happened to Deven Black is reminder.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@jenfromri
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
avg resistance is a very cool thing.
#WeirdEd
MarciaDressel
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
I'll nvr catch up
#weirded
can't even bring late bday cake bc we had ice cream instead. Felt famous 2day w lots of Ss wishing hppy bday
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@nathan_stevens
Whispering, "Remember, she's an ELA teacher." ;)
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
Yes!!! Me too! That's what I love is knowing so many personally! Heck, all of my friends are online!
#weirded
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
That is the ultimate a kid from another team knows who you are and what you are doing. Nothing better!
#weirded
https://t.co/HgANT1rnL8
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:27 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
This is my kind of fame too! When kids who aren't in my class know my name.
https://t.co/1fz7wVLLZZ
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
kinder kids follow me around playground expecting me to remember their names. It's not easy being me 😬
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
@BSGSCSFoster
SM fame makes it easier to get into some conversations
#weirdEd
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
There should be a "speaking tour" limit of 2 years. Then back in the class you go!
#WeirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
Teaching is disparaged as a profession even though people generally trust teachers.
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
#WeirdEd
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A2: (cont'd) I also keep adapting my philosophy as to what it means to be edu-famous based on qualities I admire that I see here.
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
A2.5 Maybe by edu fame often leads to out of the classroom gigs, which leads to bossing (real) teachers around...I've seen it.
#WeirdEd
artlaflamme
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
A2 Does it share usable ideas and techniques that can be applied by you / others, tomorrow? GOOD!
#weirded
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Jealousy? Yes. Ts don't normally get recognized so why is that T special?
#weirded
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@AwesomeScience
Yes. Balancing is key. Believe me, balancing is something that I need to work on
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
In regards to Deven; because of his demise and how he had fallen off the radar of many?
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
A2.5: I've noticed that we make a lot of ed stuff about adults. Not kids. Big negative aspect of edfame.
#WeirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#weirded
I think that social media is a great equalizer. It offers the opportunity to connect with the "famous" uniquely
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
A2.5 seems it eventually takes you away from students
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@BSGSCSFoster
In any industry, this is true. It's hard for people to accept that in edu, but we are an industry too
#weirded
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@oJaison
For the record that's my reaction when anyone talks about their "brand". 140 chars can't even get me started.
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@JimSarto
But we don't always have an audience. Sometimes we just share to share.
#Weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
@korytellers
@pernilleripp
I use the makey makey with my makey guitar and ukulele
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Tricky balance- Coaching Ts v Bossing Ts Around.
https://t.co/ySQfv1fygZ
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:31 PM EDT
A2.5 Maybe by edu fame often leads to out of the classroom gigs, which leads to bossing (real) teachers around...I've seen it.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
#weirded
A2.5 My mind goes back to that 1 guy who spent 1 yr then wrote a book about how bad urban edu is, whats that book called?
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
yes, and kids in the school are cheering for me for random things,oh& the kinders expecting name knowing are twins
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@korytellers
Ha! That made me laugh, I think it is more because I have crawled under a rock and lived there for a while
#weirdEd
TTMobile_us
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
#weirded
is now trending in USA, ranking 45
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
A2.5: Education expertise doesn't always hold a lot of weight or get much respect externally so that makes edu-fame esp dangerous.
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
It should be your classroom too. Uh, yeah, you get good results in a class with 6 adults watching. Big Brother!
#WeirdEd
JimSarto
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
#weirded
Be a team player, no titles. Teach, learn, learn teach.... It's a circle
artlaflamme
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
A2 Are you helping to transfer skills to new & Junior Ts who need them TODAY? Fantastic!
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
@BSGSCSFoster
Education is moving a little too fast toward industry for my taste
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@oolalume
#WeirdEd
And that's when it's a problem. Teaching starts and ends w the kids. BUT, doesn't Teaching Ts widen your ripple?
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Right. I think coaching is invaluable. Becoming a boss, or a higher-up w/o a coach stance is dangerous, I think.
#WeirdEd
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
Ts must be willing to raise other Ts up. Sometimes the highest nail that gets hammered first and teachers will do the hammering.
#weirded
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@Robcat17
@TheWeirdTeacher
or have standing desks, play music in class that we all sing to & laugh at myself when I make mistakes.
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:32 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
I don't know about the "famous" part. It's not actually real. Influence, good or bad, isn't fame
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
That book should not have beenwritten, and so many people loved it
#weirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
@nathan_stevens
#weirded
that is very true and edu is a service that is sold to customers - students
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
A1 they are a reliable source for new ways of thinking
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Partly that. But because if we bestow celebrity status, we don't take care of the individual.
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@AwesomeScience
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
I usually mark this up to being the guy teacher, but now seeing my impact in our school.
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@BSGSCSFoster
We've always been an industry. Social media amplifies that
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
@shadow_uzumaki
#WeirdEd
That book makes me smashy.
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
A2.5: Also, if it's all about you, what does that mean when you have a not-so-successful day/class/etc.?
#weirded
artlaflamme
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
A2 Is Your fame helping to model the right kind of behavior - for students & Ts alike? Good!
#weirded
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@oJaison
@MrsAltham
But do other professions brand themselves? Does my family doctor have her own brand? I don't think so.
#Weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
I think it becomes easier to see the persona rather than the human being
#weirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
I tell people this all the time. Twitter has increased my awareness and interest in so many topics.
@BSGSCSFoster
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
Is the learning reciprocal with the edufamous? I leverage any I get into learning more.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
#weirded
Yes. And thats just 1 of many examples of the wrong sort of EduFamous, it muffles Ts doing good,real work
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
I've been placed on pedestals by people, too, and when I fall off, they are disappointed and disappear. Devastating.
#weirded
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
Honestly all the edufamous people I have met have been amazing in person and
https://t.co/WVi9rQxA0B
and supportive.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@RafranzDavis
education's customers seem to be the big data groups and whatever Pearson is
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
I always wonder how we can be better at raising others up we are awfully good at tearing each other down
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@jenfromri
#WeirdEd
That's when you share that too. Take the sheen off and be a real, reflective person.
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
@shadow_uzumaki
I remember those tweets.
#weirded
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
I'm not sure it is. Some get stuck on their 'thing'?
#weirded
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
Yes, I've been thinking about this! If you're edufamous, can you fully be in learner/inquiry stance?
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Or, perhaps it is because you are not edufamous enough. ;)
#Weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
Right, yet , it is often your human-ness that draws people to you
#weirdEd
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@andrewmead73
Yup. Good to coach new Ts, sad for Ss missing out
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
should we really be judging who deserves it? It happens, things happen and edufame arrives, don't pull them down
#weirded
MrsL_Teaches
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A25 I don't know enough about edufame. Love kids? Great ideas?Passion for teaching?Innovative? Be in my PLN!
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
Twitter has also created this false tunnel where people often have no idea what's real and what's not
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@korytellers
Must work on that somehow
#weirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@edutechgirl
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
Yep.
#weirded
And thats the dark side of
#EduFamous
furthering misconceptions about Education
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Exactly right. I had person online place me on pedestal. Met in person. Disillusioned. End of friendship.
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
Yes but we generally respect doctors. And family practice/general medicine doctors might need PR.
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
We've been talking a lot about the kids (as we should) and Q3 is about them. Moving that way...
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I wish more of the edu-famous did that!
#weirded
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
.
@TheWeirdTeacher
@LitcoachLaurie
It's TOTES jealousy! We have a damn Eagle Award & I haven't gotten it yet at staff meetings! Ha!
#weirded
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@RafranzDavis
@BSGSCSFoster
Agreed! Want to put the breaks on that myself.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
@shadow_uzumaki
calm down hulk
#dougsmash
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q3 Do the students in the class of a famous teacher know? Does it impact their learning?
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@doodlinmunkyboy
Depends on what you define as 'get' I think.
#weirded
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Not if they won't listen/follow advice Shldnt be dictating, tho. know what i mean?
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
depends
@sjsbates
#weirded
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
A2 fame=the polar opposite of T who keeps door physically and symbolically closed
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@andrewmead73
@scmaestra
It's a bummer, because what a great opportunity to interact you have on tour.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@jenfromri
#WeirdEd
But that hurts their Brand. If you're the person ppl come to for answers, then you admit you don't... Grumble.
dropstepdunk
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
Joining in
#WeirdEd
I have swiss cake rolls and nutty bars to share.
#notreally
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Yes but also what drives them away. Unfortunately. Not allowed to have feet of clay.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
#weirded
I think
@TheWeirdTeacher
is fairly edufamous, what do your Ss think?
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
@scottmckay_com
#WeirdEd
Interesting. So Fame = Sharing?
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
How are we quantifying "famous" this evening?
#WeirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
I wonder if edu-fame would be better if we could more freely share student work without fear of privacy issues.
#WeirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#weirded
and what I emphasize to my children and Ss is the need to EVALUATE that info for validity and credibility
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
A2.5 I contend that edufame (or edupower) have the potential for misuse, but not necessarily dangerous
#weirded
https://t.co/l7Uhb35Yif
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:30 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q2.5 I may contend that edufame can be more dangerous than anything else. Thoughts?
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
#weirded
I've had some pretty major players help me.they had NOTHING to gain from it.
@ToddWhitaker
@BethHouf
@burgessdave
@unfoldthesoul
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
Another take on A2/2.5: It seems to me, in a very unscientific memory scan, that most edu famous are white men. Most students not.
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@pernilleripp
She lives in Wisconsin, give her this instead.
#Weirded
https://t.co/LIQVX8EqVm
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A3 I don't know. Higher Ed is a different animal
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A3: I hope so, and hopefully in a positive way. Kids should see their teacher doing what they love and getting recognized for it.
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
Hi
#weirded
Carl from Avonsleigh Australia Enjoying cold wet weather today.. about to go on oval yard duty!
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@jenfromri
Like your pencil in glue gun vid. What ever happened, btw?
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
#WeirdEd
It's up to you. Very flexible chat
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@jenfromri
@TheWeirdTeacher
all that glitters is gold
#weirded
https://t.co/VAjIldiufT
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@scmaestra
#weirded
Woot woot. Truth. Or at least the publicly known edufamous
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@RafranzDavis
@BSGSCSFoster
Nathan, get back to your spot on the line
#weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
#weirded
A3: I think Ss know when they are in the room of a GREAT educator...famous or not
MrsL_Teaches
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A2.5 I got into
#edutwitter
to learn. I'm thirsty for knowledge and awesome ideas. dont care if you're edufamous
#weirded
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
It impacts their learning when it takes the T away from the Ss.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
A3: Well, if their teacher is away on the regular... there's a negative inherent there.
#WeirdEd
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
A3:
@TheWeirdTeacher
, you know what? I had a similar convo about this topic.
#weirded
(in more ways than one)
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
A2.789
#WeirdEd
Here's to a man who deserved every bit of his
#edufame
RIP
@bobsprankle
https://t.co/kxZxveXhHH
#ogpodcaster
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
#weirded
This. Being Edufamous shouldnt factor into Ss learning
https://t.co/eTOWstTtIL
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
#weirded
A3: I think Ss know when they are in the room of a GREAT educator...famous or not
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@TheWeirdTeacher
@LitcoachLaurie
we had a dead wreath we passed around - I avoided it like the plague
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:37 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
I tell my kids I'm a HUGE deal. They laugh. The books impress them, but they're just happy we get stuff
https://t.co/kCfpgjXVTp
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
#weirded
I think
@TheWeirdTeacher
is fairly edufamous, what do your Ss think?
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
@oJaison
@MrsAltham
Do you think doctors feel they get respect all the time? I live by Mayo Clinic and have to wonder about that.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
@btcostello05
@RafranzDavis
@BSGSCSFoster
yes sir.
#weirded
https://t.co/3dqFG4KxAa
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
...and this leads to reification of white men as, again, those who grant freedom/education/credentials. I find this...problematic.
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
I think that is a really hard question; do the edu-famous teachers know they are edu-famous?
#weirdEd
vickiemorgado1
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
A3: In primary, don't think Ss care about it. But if you are pushing boundries, trying new things to engage Ss yes impactful
#WeirdEd
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
A3: I don't think so. I think we all have a reputation preceding us in schools & it sets the tone for year.
#weirded
https://t.co/BrRcrB1br6
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q3 Do the students in the class of a famous teacher know? Does it impact their learning?
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@jenfromri
@TheWeirdTeacher
drool
#WeirdEd
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
Need to say. ALL teachers are some kind of edufamous. They are famous to the 25 kids sitting in front of them everyday.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
#WeirdEd
This is an excellent distinction.
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
A3 at some younger ages they don't have to know or perhaps they believe all T r famous, no?
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
@korytellers
@nathan_stevens
perfect!
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
A3: And if the kids are frequent guinea pigs... that goes both ways. Yay for the wins, yeesh for the failures.
#WeirdEd
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
A3 I have no idea. I don't think that students care about whatever people think "edu-fame" is. They care about their own learning
#WeirdEd
dropstepdunk
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
A3 MS and younger wouldn't care. Fame is good for opening act, you still have to earn their respect
#weirded
#NotFamousSoIReallyDontKnow
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
@AWuerfele
@TheWeirdTeacher
and I mark it up to being the Aussie teacher in an American school
#accentsgetnotoriety
#coolfactor
#weirded
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
@dropstepdunk
that'll make you famous
#weirdEd
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
think might get that their teacher does things a little differently which is why have visitors coming in 2 watch
#weirded
SchleiderJustin
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
Oh shizzle. She done said it.
#weirded
#truthbomb
#duckforcover
https://t.co/pVvKtQmBP6
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
Another take on A2/2.5: It seems to me, in a very unscientific memory scan, that most edu famous are white men. Most students not.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
Man, I think thats the extent of what Ss care for the most part. YAY FREE ROBOTS! XD
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
Late to the
#weirded
party but catching up
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
Yeah that's why I said generally. Our understanding of health care is changing. Family doctors struggling.
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
#WeirdEd
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
A3 Students call BS better than any group I know. If a class is authentic they know. Ss know when someone is good.
#weirded
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
Yes :)
#weirded
https://t.co/FFo88b6DJj
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
I think that is a really hard question; do the edu-famous teachers know they are edu-famous?
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
Sending a long distance high five down Highway 8 for this truth brother!
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/TGXaPqekiu
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
Need to say. ALL teachers are some kind of edufamous. They are famous to the 25 kids sitting in front of them everyday.
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
My students always ask when I am going to write a real book - I think students are really good at grounding all of us teachers
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
They are much too busy worrying about themselves. As it should be. Make the kids famous in class.
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@TheWeirdTeacher
@LitcoachLaurie
I'm always pissed. I have to always say to myself, "I'm a good teacher. I know that."
#weirded
MarciaDressel
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
A3 My GUESS is that yes, they would know but the impact would be short lived - kids fickle and celebrity savvy
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
Specialists are doing great but there's rising distrust of our health care system that'll come down to docs
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@scmaestra
Lol. True, but I meant between the Education circles & the greater public.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
I feel like that metaphor might have gotten away from me at the end...
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
A3 Highly doubt Ss know if their T is edufamous. Unless s/he is always out for conferences etc
#weirded
SchleiderJustin
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
Don't dm me questions please.
#weirded
https://t.co/YHV7UYGij1
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:35 PM EDT
@jenfromri
#WeirdEd
But that hurts their Brand. If you're the person ppl come to for answers, then you admit you don't... Grumble.
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
.
@AwesomeScience
@AWuerfele
@TheWeirdTeacher
you can't be a prophet in your own town
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Not all kids care about that really. Social media to them is just that...social
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
#WeirdEd
HAHAHAHA. Aww, it's about SCHOOL? Whatever.
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
Yes -- and to all those alumni who try to friend us on facebook!
#WeirdEd
MrsL_Teaches
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
love that! make the kids famous in class! teaching kids is the best.
#weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
AMEN!
#weirded
https://t.co/Q3odNVNMjD
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
Need to say. ALL teachers are some kind of edufamous. They are famous to the 25 kids sitting in front of them everyday.
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
A3: Really interested in seeing the answers to people in Q3. I've heard some Ts say students react after seeing Twitter following.
#WeirdEd
TheFort_FW
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
at least the good teachers will respect you for being real when you don't have the answers.
#weirded
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
Yup this sums it up
#weirded
https://t.co/yl7ER4ZaNM
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:38 PM EDT
Need to say. ALL teachers are some kind of edufamous. They are famous to the 25 kids sitting in front of them everyday.
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
I don't think students care about edu-fame, I think they care about whether they are respected, learning, and having fun
#weirdEd
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
A3) Yes...causes a confidence that makes Ss want to do the right thing... and then when that T went to another school - nothing
#weirded
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@TheWeirdTeacher
@LitcoachLaurie
yeah don't take it personal - it just ends up being passed through friend circles
#weirded
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
A3: I fangirled
@MaineSchoolTech
in front of his children & made his day.
#WeirdEd
My guess is EduStardom comes from exceptional practice.
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:40 PM EDT
@AwesomeScience
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
The kids laugh at my accents which is not usually my intended effect.
SchleiderJustin
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
A3
@TheWeirdTeacher
some ss have an idea by number of followers on sm
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
Without them learning, what fame would there be? You need them to succeed - the core of the job!
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Right...multiple times they have told me this
#weirdEd
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
.
@scmaestra
Hmmm. Or white women. Think Freedom Writers and Dangerous Minds.
#WeirdEd
#WhiteSaviors
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
in my world, yes. Otherwise what good r you?
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
A student's clandestine mission in life is to make a teacher eat humble pie.
#weirded
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@SchleiderJustin
Just bringing up the white male elephant in the virtual room!
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@oJaison
@MrsAltham
I always wonder-does the medical profession have chats like we do here in the EdWorld? :)
#Weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
I'm doing happy hand waving things. Yes! They don't know we're taking their fun thing and making it a work thing.
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
Maybe it's time for me to tweet this.
https://t.co/XLm17wFgd5
https://t.co/ElT0NEI30A
Never forget Deven Black.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
truth
#weirdEd
https://t.co/979PM8oOin
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
When I Tweet Ss or their work out, they feel famous, esp if an author likes or Tweets back
#weirded
GynoStar
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
All students think their teacher is famous. Ever run into kids outside school? Never felt more like a rock star.
#weirded
mritzius
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
one of my former Ss made the orig edcamp logo, which made him a legend in his Commercial Graphics class. Way better than my edufame
#weirded
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
A3: Depending on age they are. But they still form their own opinions.
#weirded
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
Ahh the truthful voice of those middle grades. I miss gr 7 sometimes lol
#weirded
https://t.co/tIMo2QWgl1
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:39 PM EDT
My students always ask when I am going to write a real book - I think students are really good at grounding all of us teachers
#weirdEd
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
but also sharing one's self, ideas and ideals
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@jenfromri
if that is hurting your brand, your brand is false, I want my "brand" to be myself not some pretend me
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
My kids were more interested in Instagram followers than twitter.
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
Yes, and I so appreciate it every day because it drives me to become better
#weirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@GynoStar
#WeirdEd
Hey! Welcome to the party! Great perspective too.
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
I second your pseudo-scientific observation lol.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/1t9kxEZKWr
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:36 PM EDT
Another take on A2/2.5: It seems to me, in a very unscientific memory scan, that most edu famous are white men. Most students not.
#WeirdEd
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
Totally. Those savior women. >:(
#weirded
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
A3: it also proves to students that they have the opportunity for a global audience themselves.
#weirdEd
vickiemorgado1
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
Agree! A lot of Ts become Edufamous is because of their Ss and the work they've done.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@AustinELA8
@BSGSCSFoster
Yep.
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
I don't think of Deven Black as a fallen hero. I think of him as a friend who had struggles most of us were unaware of.
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Nope. My own kids have come to understand that this is work for me. My son used to ask me to share his mix tape
#weirded
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
A3 Yes, and maybe (+ or -) ....then again, it's ALWAYS about the kids
#weirded
#sharespotlight
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Students care about fun and I care about fun. When learning is fun, students try harder
#weirded
https://t.co/6B9JCu9nAC
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
what's the last POC teacher movie? Coach Carter?
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
Oooh good point. Students are less likely to notice Twitter than Instagram or Snapchat. Do yours still Google teachers?
@AWuerfele
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@andrewmead73
My wife teaches early years, when we see her Ss out & about, they just look starstruck & awed!
#WeirdEd
SchleiderJustin
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
While I resemble a white man have to agree with u here.
#weirded
https://t.co/00d6ghoJc3
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@SchleiderJustin
Just bringing up the white male elephant in the virtual room!
#WeirdEd
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@MrsL_Teaches
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
I know my Ss immediately hit Twitter when I am taking pics to "brag" on their work
#weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
We solved it! Edufamous need an entourage of teenagers to follow them hurling insults and pointing out foils.
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
A3) Schools are good at talking up if a T is famous and Ss find out... even if T doesn't feel that way - good publicity
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
#weirded
A3. Some of my Ss are just happy I have a twitter. Is it ok to call 'em my Ss? Worked with most of them for 2 yrs now as volunteer
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
When I first started teaching my students tried to google me but they'd usually spell my first name wrong.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Ok, another side track- Is it weird when a T gets popular bc of a S's work? We guided it but it's them.
https://t.co/nbtfMpwEga
vickiemorgado1
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
Agree! A lot of Ts become Edufamous is because of their Ss and the work they've done.
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
I need more fun in my ELA classroom
#weirdEd
but no puppets
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
Lean on Me and Coach Carter. And you know I play the shit outta that in my class - they love it.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/0UcN5epC7D
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
what's the last POC teacher movie? Coach Carter?
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
That would be so epic
#weirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@pernilleripp
Didn't we outlaw that there fun stuff?
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@pernilleripp
if you're laughing you're listening if you're listening you're learning
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
#SoTrue
Halloween is the best. Kids screaming as I answer the door, "Ahhhhh! It's Mrs. Graham!!!!!!"
#Weirded
https://t.co/3ZojsB7ecD
GynoStar
May 25 @ 10:41 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
All students think their teacher is famous. Ever run into kids outside school? Never felt more like a rock star.
#weirded
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
You just became my new hero.
#lifecoach
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/B0aoPB0x6c
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
Students care about fun and I care about fun. When learning is fun, students try harder
#weirded
https://t.co/6B9JCu9nAC
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@oJaison
5th grade, so not really, but I've had a few Facebook friend requests.
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
to each their own
#weirdEd
https://t.co/bFj8tk5LKh
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@SchleiderJustin
@scmaestra
hey I resemble that!!
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
Hahahahaha that's hilarious. If I get a mixtape link in my mentions from you I'll know why.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/a4cHUJ5KyC
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:42 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Nope. My own kids have come to understand that this is work for me. My son used to ask me to share his mix tape
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@pernilleripp
#WeirdEd
I made two of those and the one that can talk already does that.
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
depends on whether or not the teacher created the conditions for the work to happen I think
#weirdEd
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@BSGSCSFoster
@MrsL_Teaches
@TheWeirdTeacher
Yes! That's actually exciting to them unless they don't want that. Asking is good
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
I'm waiting for the world to catch up with us. These Twitter chats are lifelines for so many ppl.
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
#WeirdEd
vickiemorgado1
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Good question! You were the lead but they deserve recognition too. Without them would you be edufamous?
#Weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:44 PM EDT
Like this Toby
#weirded
https://t.co/OdfreXYe4I
jedipadmaster
May 25 @ 10:43 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@pernilleripp
if you're laughing you're listening if you're listening you're learning
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
@pernilleripp
rules are not my specialty.
#weirdEd
https://t.co/qzb1REYR65
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@baritoneblogger
soooo many years ago? The Debaters?
#weirded
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
I love it
#weirdEd
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
really wanna find old episodes of Boston Public - watch with modern teacher eyes (and laugh)
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@oJaison
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
but unless we go backwards, stand still, or change the approach, there will always be a divide
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@jedipadmaster
@pernilleripp
word
#weirdEd
https://t.co/u66tLTGj2K
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:45 PM EDT
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Your parents were thinking ahead.
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
Best part of being a TV teacher is you never actually have to teach more than 1 cool lesson!
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
Absolutely! :)
#Weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
A3 No, but I think it's a let down when they discover their famous teachers are only human.
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
Yes... a lot of people still think Twitter is about celebrities and their food
#weirded
https://t.co/y7yw7nY8jA
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
@TeacherLRush
truth
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/CaQt1x4R8j
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
Also, there's no way Ss do the homework yelled at them after the bell. TV teachers suck.
#WeirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
.
@AWuerfele
my first year teaching I was only 2 years older than my oldest student. Had to go completely private.
#WeirdEd
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
Maybe this is why the magic of school decreases as kids get older. They figure it out.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@oJaison
@korytellers
@MrsAltham
Oh boy,is it a lifeline for me. I feel isolated being the only 1 active on edutwitter among peers
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Quick, while there's a pause in the action, here comes Q4!
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
@ohsoearly
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
But it's the BEST damn lesson.
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
I find it to be quite the opposite, anyone can do this stuff, all you have to do is want to do it
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q4 In the post I guessed at the levels of EduFame. How do you see them?
MrsAltham
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/0nhTRglatu
MaineSchoolTech
May 25 @ 10:46 PM EDT
They STILL talk about that. Love love love that you did that.
@MrsAltham
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@MWhitaker_Ed
@jenfromri
#WeirdEd
That's a brave thing. Why did you do it?
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@ohsoearly
@baritoneblogger
@scmaestra
And then you can quit, and have Coolio rap at you!
#WeirdEd
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
My colleague thought his common name would protect him. No, John Doe, my kids are relentless & they will find you.
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
DrTimony
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@mritzius
anyone who takes center stage over Ss deserves something
#edubad
.
#weirded
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
If a tree falls in the woods......
#Weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
Always a let down to meet your heroes... I recall a T I admired as a S. met him in later life - he was a jerk
#weirded
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
A4. Level 1. People that are edufamous. Level 2. People who think they are. :)
#weirded
CoachCLN
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Unless it's been pointed out, no. I've wondered this about
@pennykittle
and
@KellyGToGo
who r still in classroom.
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@oJaison
@korytellers
no islands here sir, but realize you will mostly be isolated if you stay ahead of the curve
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Wait, this was from a blog?
#WeirdEd
HagedornScott
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
@oJaison
@AWuerfele
I can relate to that too. I even had an army wife who was married my first year teaching
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
@btcostello05
Not sure I know what you're referring to.
#weirded
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@BSGSCSFoster
I would add, they know when they are in the room with a teacher that truly cares about them.
#Weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@andrewmead73
#weirded
Hehehe. That Level 2. XD
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
You just need to picture-quote this and you're well on your way to edu-famy!
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/N7MPDHEfkQ
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@oJaison
@korytellers
no islands here sir, but realize you will mostly be isolated if you stay ahead of the curve
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#WeirdEd
I always write a blog to pair w the chat. Helps me clarify my thinking and focus the Qs.
https://t.co/b2uYsJ36QQ
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@CoachCLN
@TheWeirdTeacher
I think
@pennykittle
@KellyGToGo
have a teaching partner to soften that blow, but are still teaching!
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
finding out your "super" teachers are just regular people, means anyone can do the "edufamous" thing if they want to
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A4 1 book person 2 chat mod 3 company face 99 nathan
#weirded
BSGSCSFoster
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@korytellers
@shadow_uzumaki
Absolutely. And when someone is paying lip service.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@btcostello05
@oJaison
@korytellers
I try to get 'em to join but eh. Id like 'em to experience it w/ me at the same time
#weirded
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
A4. I think it has something to do with keynoting. And then about paying money to hear you.
#WeirdEd
#allIgot
#notedufamous
TeacherWithTuba
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
A4 Seems to me there aren't levels, bit audiences. Different edu fame list for teachers vs. admin
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@oJaison
oooh nothing says edufamous like a picture that doesn't go with the words
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@GruntledChalkie
Yeah. I had similar reaction to my Rhetoric instructor. Had crush on him. Disillusioned later.
#weirded
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@pernilleripp
working with HS teens keeps it real, you have to earn respect, and HS Ss have great BS detectors
#weirded
edutechgirl
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
Exiting out of
#weirded
. Must climb the mountain of paperwork. Thank you,
@TheWeirdTeacher
, for moderating today!
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
@doodlinmunkyboy
@ohsoearly
@scmaestra
Yeah, it is.
#weirded
https://t.co/701AtKqysL
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
A5 Hmmm. Building fame, district fame, regional fame, national conference fame?
#weirded
mathtans
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
Checking late into
#WeirdEd
because if I grade much longer, I'll lose my mind. Being famous, kind of a state of mind?
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
I agree with Andy.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/A2bkxRwH81
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:48 PM EDT
A4. Level 1. People that are edufamous. Level 2. People who think they are. :)
#weirded
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
I need to see this pyramid visually
#weirdEd
https://t.co/32F5tICBCX
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A4 1 book person 2 chat mod 3 company face 99 nathan
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@TeacherWithTuba
#WeirdEd
What do you mean?
DrTimony
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
I took a college course with a famous prof. It was horrible-dropped course
#weirded
MWhitaker_Ed
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Wanted to bring "realness" to eduTwitter world for new Ts. Remind them that we all fail sometimes and that's ok!
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:50 PM EDT
@btcostello05
I suppose so. But what's the point? What's the motivation?
#weirded
nipponupdate
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
#WaywardPines
, K Love ,
#weirded
,
#SpoofChat
, Meek and Fab ,
#LuchaUnderground
, Rick Wiley ,
#TeensIn5Words
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
98 Kory
#Weirded
https://t.co/cFFUl0DHd3
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:49 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
A4 1 book person 2 chat mod 3 company face 99 nathan
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
@korytellers
@shadow_uzumaki
@BSGSCSFoster
and in the end people will remember how you made them feel
#weirded
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
@btcostello05
@oJaison
#weirded
#edufamous
https://t.co/lIg3CRK1HD
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@oJaison
@korytellers
I would say that typically isolates you more, it did in my case... I was the crazy one then
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
@GruntledChalkie
OTOH my mom was still highly regarded many years later by former students and with good reason.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
@korytellers
@TheWeirdTeacher
Kory you are in the 50s. Do you know how many people hate my SAMR views
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
@GruntledChalkie
@korytellers
@BSGSCSFoster
Ah yes, true EduFame, when u affect the Ss for the better
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
A4: I think too there's the buyin from those with edupower at the lower level. They can increase the edufame through voluntelling.
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
Meme! We need a picturesque meme!
#STAT
😜
#Weirded
https://t.co/qlSANFNqQd
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:51 PM EDT
@korytellers
@shadow_uzumaki
@BSGSCSFoster
and in the end people will remember how you made them feel
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
I've had some odd encounters with famous people... chatted with Governor General washing hands in bathroom once
#weirded
mathtans
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A1, EduFamous is being known in education circles. For better or for worse. Suspect it leans subject specific, or to politicians.
MrsL_Teaches
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
Goodnight,
#WeirdEd
!
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
just that if you see other people doing lots of great things, you don't need to be superhuman to do them too
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
@DrTimony
I had a professor who was very disappointing. Couldn't admit when he didn't know something. Waste of time.
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
.
@btcostello05
like this?!
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/rEwsECPOUz
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
.
@TheWeirdTeacher
@RafranzDavis
k I got to 'Teacher Rushmore' then remembered the
#weirded
chat was still on,
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
A4: 1. School-wide fame 2. Internet fame 3. "The Thing" like ability to assimilate all life.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/oMnmYg4qJy
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
A4: Levels of Teacher Fame? Union Presidents, TOTY, Book, Bammy, Twitter.
#weirded
https://t.co/ZVHDWpnMXd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:47 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q4 In the post I guessed at the levels of EduFame. How do you see them?
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
A4: How many edufamous are loved by upper admin, but vehemently loathed by teachers.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q5 It's weird that we get nervous to meet certain teachers, right? Why do we do that?
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@btcostello05
@oJaison
@korytellers
#weirded
Yeah, Ive stopped. Tho I do refer back the chats I participate in when I talk about edustuff
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
Because the person in the classroom was actually her and not a show (and she cared)
#weirded
DrTimony
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
this one drank heavily of her own koolaid.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
I agree with Brent.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/YHlA8m8G9m
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:52 PM EDT
A4: 1. School-wide fame 2. Internet fame 3. "The Thing" like ability to assimilate all life.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/oMnmYg4qJy
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
Voice/reach/ethic create access. I have to look at intent. Who is being impacted? Is fame the goal or is change/awareness the goal?
#WeirdEd
miamayer
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
I'm sad I missed
#WeirdEd
I was out watching synchronized fireflies. And it was amazing.
https://t.co/3E70fmVSYx
HagedornScott
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
A4 Level 1 - regional 2- State 3- Country 4 - International 5 - International w/ various age/specialty following
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
For a minute, I thought you were telling me how old I was!!!!!!👵🏻👵🏻👵🏻👵🏻
#Weirded
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
Grassroots style! Gotta start somewhere.
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@oJaison
hey, no quote there? now your getting into the edufamous slighting of the nonedufamous issue!
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
Sometimes young people relate to negative teachers. then the S matures but the T doesn't
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
#WeirdEd
Oh man do I have Thoughts on the Bammys. That's a clique and popularity contest worse than high school was.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@TheWeirdTeacher
Bammy means nothing
#Weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@GruntledChalkie
Me, too. A couple of long stories. But actually good memories.
#weirded
melsa777
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
I feel some edufamous peeps are rude and think their poo doesn't stink. We all started at the same place...a classroom of kids!
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
@MrsL_Teaches
G'night! Hope you had an awesome
#weirded
time
TeacherWithTuba
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Admin seems to value different qualities in who they see as edu famous than the people I admire
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
I used vehemently. Proud of that one.
#WeirdEd
pernilleripp
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
Thank you for the chat
#weirdEd
- my eyes are bleary and I no longer make sense
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@btcostello05
Gotcha. And you make a very good point.
#weirded
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
B4 teaching I was a bday clown. It was a convenient fame in that the makeup and costume could come off, we're Ts 24/7
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@oJaison
@korytellers
just share what you learn, don't be afraid to tell them where you got it, you'll find people
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A5: TBH, I think we all want to make a difference, and maybe comparing ourselves to others we feel we aren't doing enough.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
who gets nervous? I will talk to most people
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/lCzyR0OfOy
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
@btcostello05
@oJaison
And that's good. They'll come around when they are ready. And if not, that's ok too.
#Weirded
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
A4 1-those brave enough to spread a message Esme Codell, John Trelease
@pernilleripp
@MrSchuReads
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@korytellers
I thought you were 30
#WeirdEd
mrgfactoftheday
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
A5 - I get nervous to meet anyone because I'm socially awkward. I'm nervous even if I've met you 30 times
#weirded
https://t.co/5QgOXx5g4f
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:53 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
Q5 It's weird that we get nervous to meet certain teachers, right? Why do we do that?
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
#weirded
A5. In my case, I compare my relative lack of experience to their bountiful Lvl 100 ArchTeacher exp
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
#WeirdEd
We're different. I don't think think we can pronounce shy.
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
Q5. Because we loooooove them so much and don't want to seem like the awkward introvert we are.
#WeirdEd
#speakingformyself
AustinELA8
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
#weirded
To me
@robertjmarzano
and Rick Dufour EDUGIANTS! But I've met people that don't keno them.
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
of course I do! lol even if I didn't necessarily make it well
#weirded
mathtans
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A2, Teacher fame good because... actually, no idea. More pull in dept budget? Bad because expectations, pressures.
mrterborg
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
Because it's Weird? :) (Sorry, had to chime in.)
#weirded
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@mrgfactoftheday
This is me, all day.
#weirded
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
A4 edufame: 1. In your own head 2. In your classroom 3. In your school/district 4. Some non-local recognition 5. World domination
#weirded
Catherine_D2013
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I went to an
#edcamp
once& Saw someone I greatly admired on Twitter. Couldn't go up & talk to him. Too nervous
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@GruntledChalkie
Yeah. Even when my mom was in rehab after a fall, students recognized her. Was great to see.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@scottmckay_com
Read this as baby clown first. Shook head, re read. Love this notion!
#WeirdEd
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
Yes, this is true. ;)
#Weirded
https://t.co/mCWeVBaJtA
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:54 PM EDT
@korytellers
I thought you were 30
#WeirdEd
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
A5. Confidence?
#weirded
baritoneblogger
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
.
@TheWeirdTeacher
I forgot movie made about you and TED Talk speaker!
#weirded
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@korytellers
@GruntledChalkie
@shadow_uzumaki
@BSGSCSFoster
#weirded
https://t.co/KDZQAOZNnb
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
If you actually buy into this idea of "Edu-fame", that actually doesn't help create change/opportunities or close any gaps
#WeirdEd
verenanz
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
I don't know if I could say all edufamous types are reliable- they are good at communicating?
@DonWettrick
#weirded
https://t.co/mfIbvGPlP7
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:33 PM EDT
A1 they are a reliable source for new ways of thinking
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A5: (cont'd) but what is enough? There's always one more thing to do, which is why my classroom looks the way it does.
scottmckay_com
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
A5 it's awe of those who contrib2 who we r. Just as powerful as the fear of 'other'
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
I see people as people. If they don't want to talk, here is a tack they can sit on
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
#WeirdEd
Huh?
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@mrgfactoftheday
Evenme, Josh?
#Weirded
mrterborg
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@doodlinmunkyboy
Good point. Stay relevant to the classroom and bldg and support our Ts & Ss.
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@MissShuganah
cut off Prime Minister's car, sat next to a famous footballer at a John Mellencamp concert
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
@DrTimony
That's very irritating. I prefer humble.
#weirded
oJaison
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
.
@btcostello05
aw crud still new to the meme-ing thing. Lack of attribution is a part of your fame, right? lol
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
I agree with Michelle.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/taomjEd4Fv
AwesomeScience
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
A4 edufame: 1. In your own head 2. In your classroom 3. In your school/district 4. Some non-local recognition 5. World domination
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@korytellers
@shadow_uzumaki
@BSGSCSFoster
Looks like you made them feel pretty tall
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
@pernilleripp
talk to up you later
#weirded
FarleyJeffrey
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
How many people need to know who you are before you're considered
#edufamous
?
#WeirdEd
jenfromri
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
@mrgfactoftheday
Sounds about right.
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
A4 I see them like the helmets of Kid Chameleon, no matter how many ones you got you were still a kid fighting an endless battle
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
@scmaestra
u hav spoken truth all evening. You rock
#weirded
korytellers
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
THANK YOU! You are 1 step closer to edufame now Aron! :)
#Weirded
https://t.co/nBqAYadKoD
ohsoearly
May 25 @ 10:55 PM EDT
@korytellers
@GruntledChalkie
@shadow_uzumaki
@BSGSCSFoster
#weirded
https://t.co/KDZQAOZNnb
tborash
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
@mrgfactoftheday
@TheWeirdTeacher
That definitely resonates w/me- only exception is if I feel like part of the tribe.
#WeirdEd
#ALPretreat
Jiang7Sichua
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
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https://t.co/dAmAfuE4bP
#weirded
#ORLvPHI
K Love Up by 40 Canucks Pavelski
DrTimony
May 25 @ 10:56 PM EDT
Let's be honest. Most
#edufamous
folks are full of soup. Right?
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@FarleyJeffrey
#WeirdEd
That's what we're trying to figure out!
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
A5: Being "star-struck" is a spectrum. It's when our body must fight the urge to ruin a relationship with a respected person.
#WeirdEd
CoachCLN
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
A5- Not sure I have. I like to go right up to them and give thanks for the support they given me in my class- well after the hello
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@GruntledChalkie
Yeah. Can be quite a let down.
#weirded
mathtans
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A2.5, I can see dangerous. Maybe conflicts with personal life too, or wanting to be famous for other things.
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@korytellers
@GruntledChalkie
@BSGSCSFoster
#weirded
YES
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@shadow_uzumaki
Aw, thanks, Thomas! YOU rock!
#WeirdEd
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
You know you're edufamous when your
#weirded
chat gets spambot Tweets
mrgfactoftheday
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@korytellers
nobody is immune...maybe family. I think I'm okay around family. Sometimes I get nervous to talk to colleagues
#weirded
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@oJaison
it is something the edufamous have often done, then everyone assumes it was theirs all along! are you stealing my edufame!
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@melsa777
true dat
#weirded
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
A5) Teaching is a very solitary job. Getting opinions or ideas from others is nerve racking
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@RafranzDavis
#weirded
But cant it shine light on where its needed? Tough part is having ppl in power actually commit to action
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:57 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
#WeirdEd
I'm with you here. I get it on twitter too. "Oh man, this person seems so smart and they're gonna think I'm lame."
andrewmead73
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
A5. Kids are star struck when they see their teacher, in jeans, in the mall, on a Saturday. Same reasons.
#weirded
RafranzDavis
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
A5 It's always kind of weird/scary when meeting new people...especially those who have impacted you so much
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
#WeirdEd
Then I go anyway bc that's who I am. But the thought is still there.
scmaestra
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@brentrschmidt
LOL! *I will not sound like an idiot I will not sound like an idiot I will not...*
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@oolalume
watch this.
#skynet
skynet
#weirded
GeoJo22
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
A5
https://t.co/nKkkXpvERj
via
@giphy
#weirded
MissShuganah
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@btcostello05
Well, 140 characters and fast paced chat can make it hard to follow.
#weirded
oolalume
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
And then the words. won't. work talky talky *runs away*
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
#WeirdEd
OHHHHH, gotcha! We forgot the TEDtalk level of fame.
doodlinmunkyboy
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
A5: I always feel incredibly awkward telling someone I love their work. I mean, I fanboy away, but it feels so derpy!
#WeirdEd
mathtans
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
A3, Doubt students know in broader sense; depends on how much local attention. Even TEDx maybe not. So seems like wouldn't impact?
TeacherWithTuba
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@baritoneblogger
@TheWeirdTeacher
Yes, when you have the biopic like
@ronclarkacademy
that is another league of edu fame.
#WeirdEd
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@oJaison
@TheWeirdTeacher
I am followed by former students, & some current students,jokes on them!
#weirded
I am probably flooding their TL
mrterborg
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
Thoughts
#weirded
The Sky is falling. We're panicking.
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:58 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
I am lame on Twitter and lame in real life.
#weirded
RLTaylor94
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
#weirded
Thanks for a great chat!
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@korytellers
@pernilleripp
sound waves Kory, its science
#weirded
AWuerfele
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
That's the hardest feeling to shake. The little 10 year old me fighting my insecurities.
verenanz
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
Agreed :)
#weirded
https://t.co/ZbvOV9RbmQ
btcostello05
May 25 @ 10:34 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
should we really be judging who deserves it? It happens, things happen and edufame arrives, don't pull them down
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@korytellers
@btcostello05
@oJaison
#weirded
Yep. I'll find ppl to gather into our twitter circles someday. Just gotta share your wisdom
brentrschmidt
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
It's about that "social-capital" I guess. Like when we get nervous around the guy that makes a half-mill per year.
#WeirdEd
melsa777
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
when I met you last year at
#iste
I was happily surprised that your stardom hasn't gone to your head!
#WeirdEd
mrterborg
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@nathan_stevens
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
(lier)
#weirded
Sorry, had to call you out.
GruntledChalkie
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
Recently found myself covering a class with a T in mys school I did not know well. I was awestruck with his technique. 1/2
#weirded
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@ohsoearly
@korytellers
dude you are 87 with all those community gifs
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/CwWl7qUOdA
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
#WeirdEd
This has changed. My people will make sure you stay outside my bubble this year.
https://t.co/2KQVLciUQC
melsa777
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@TheWeirdTeacher
when I met you last year at
#iste
I was happily surprised that your stardom hasn't gone to your head!
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
May 25 @ 10:59 PM EDT
@LTaylorELA
@TheWeirdTeacher
@brentrschmidt
but you have the twitter famous Leo
#WeirdEd