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gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:00 PM EDT

Welcome back for the "React To That" edition of #Wischat tonight. I will send out a quote and I want you to agree, disagree or expound.

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:01 PM EDT

We are interested in hearing your thoughts, opinions, rants, reactions, etc. Thank you in advance for joining us tonight here on #Wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:01 PM EDT

Jay, principal from Merton, WI checking in to #wischat and #mnlead. Let's see how I do!

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:01 PM EDT

We will be following a Q1, Q2 ... A1, A2 format. Remember to include #Wischat in all of your tweets.

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:02 PM EDT

Please begin by introducing yourself and let us know where you are joining us from tonight. #Wischat

EduGladiators May 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT

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gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT

John Gunnell, middle school Principal from Baraboo, Wisconsin. #Wischat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT

Hi #wischat! Rita, teacher-librarian from St. Croix Falls (an hour north & across the border from Minneapolis)

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT

- Great to have you here tonight on #wischat

In reply to @posickj

PrincipalPurple May 21 @ 8:05 PM EDT

Hi all - Trista - elementary principal from Iowa following #mnlead and #wischat tonight.

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:05 PM EDT

Joe from Alaska jumping in with you guys #wischat

R_Blessington May 21 @ 8:07 PM EDT

Hello all, middle school Principal @HorningMiddle #wischat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:07 PM EDT

Um, #wischat NOT #wishcat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:06 PM EDT

Where, Joe? I lived in Alaska for 10 years. :) Kenai Pen & Bering Strait regions. #wishchat
In reply to @joerobison907

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:07 PM EDT

Valdez #wischat

In reply to @ritaplatt

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:07 PM EDT

Number One - React #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:10 PM EDT

Is much of what kids are asked to learn in schools still relevant to their lives, to their future? Or is it just stuff? #wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:10 PM EDT

A1 It's not the content gained always, it's the process of learning content that can be applied to other learning. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:07 PM EDT

Number One - React #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:10 PM EDT

- Welcome to #wischat tonight. Thanks for joining us.

In reply to @PrincipalPurple

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:11 PM EDT

- Welcome to #wischat tonight. Thanks for joining us.

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joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:11 PM EDT

A1. Great example of the need 4 change in schools & a paradigm shift in classrooms-this mindset/culture is killing creativity in Ss #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:11 PM EDT

- Welcome to #wischat tonight. Thanks for joining us.

In reply to @joerobison907

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:11 PM EDT

- Welcome to #wischat tonight. Thanks for joining us.

In reply to @R_Blessington

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT

If what we are doing is not making Ss future ready, whether problem solving skills, future jobs, etc... then its a disservice to Ss #wischat

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BrianNC0506 May 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT

Brian middle school principal joining in tonight. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:15 PM EDT

- Hi Brian. Welcome to #wischat tonight. Thanks for joining us.

In reply to @BrianNC0506

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:16 PM EDT

I've been there many times! LOVELY! #Wischat

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PrincipalPurple May 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT

If you don't use it, you lose it. It's important to give our kids life skills as well as book smarts. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:07 PM EDT

Number One - React #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT

I think that we are only scratching the surface of how technology can alter the learning process for kids. #wischat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:18 PM EDT

A1: Sometimes it's about growing our brains thru thinking/working, don't need to use it later or remember it all. Is that crazy? #wischat

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT

I'm really re-thinking everything about my classroom-I started changing some things this year, but next year will see more changes #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT

#2 - React To That ... Is what you are doing with technology in your school reflective of this statement or not? #wischat

BrianNC0506 May 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT

We are going to have a digital literacy class for incoming 6th grade students next year. #wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:21 PM EDT

A2 I think there is so much more that we can do with technology in our classrooms. More collaboration and creativity needed. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT

#2 - React To That ... Is what you are doing with technology in your school reflective of this statement or not? #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:25 PM EDT

The focus on ed tech needs to shift to content creation, collaboration and sharing of content with real world audiences. #wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:27 PM EDT

Al from Northern WI. Elem principal. Joining late #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:27 PM EDT

#3. Is our emphasis on "Evaluation" a barrier to, or a catalyst for, instructional improvement? #wischat

BrianNC0506 May 21 @ 8:28 PM EDT

We all work to get better everyday together. #wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT

A3 If done correctly and in collaboration with teachers, evaluation is a catalyst for instructional improvement. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:27 PM EDT

#3. Is our emphasis on "Evaluation" a barrier to, or a catalyst for, instructional improvement? #wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT

A3: Too complicated for twitter. Evaluation stunts growth. Collaboration encourages it. #wischat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:30 PM EDT

A3: W/ Wis Edu Effectiveness model, not must as a catalyst... sadly...#wischat Love the quote in the pic. Should be about working together

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danpbutler May 21 @ 8:31 PM EDT

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gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:34 PM EDT

#4 - Is the focus of "student achievement" too narrowly focused on things that are easy to measure? #wischat

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:35 PM EDT

A3. I think evaluation has to change--the ? needs to be addressed, for both Ts and Ss- "what are we looking for when evaluating"? #wischat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:35 PM EDT

YES! I really wish, esp in small towns like mine, that we'd look to post-school life as a measure of success and achievement #wischat

In reply to @gunnellAP

posickj May 21 @ 8:36 PM EDT

A4 There is much more to a well-rounded student than what is measured on a standardized test. Are they a good person? kind? honest? #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:34 PM EDT

#4 - Is the focus of "student achievement" too narrowly focused on things that are easy to measure? #wischat

BrianNC0506 May 21 @ 8:37 PM EDT

Allowing all students to grow in all ares can be sometimes not measured by a test score. #wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:37 PM EDT

A4: Our dis just won natl Green Ribbon Award. That won't be measured in student ach. We encor diff intelligences yet measure few #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:37 PM EDT

joining late, but yes...we absolutely put too much emphasis on things easy to measure... #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:39 PM EDT

before we should talk about how to measure we need to decide WHAT to measure and if it connects to our beliefs about learning! #wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:40 PM EDT

A4: tbh There is a lot of money in schools failing. Narrow success parameters to increase failure rates #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT

#5 Are schools truly organized with these priorities in mind or are we primarily focused on the Bloom stuff? #Wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:42 PM EDT

- Is it essential that we are able to measure it? #Wischat

In reply to @MelissaEmler

posickj May 21 @ 8:43 PM EDT

A5 I sure hope so. We often don't know the entire story of our kids so we need to take the time to really get to know them. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT

#5 Are schools truly organized with these priorities in mind or are we primarily focused on the Bloom stuff? #Wischat

BrianNC0506 May 21 @ 8:44 PM EDT

Have to get to know students to truly understand what they are dealing with #wischat

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:45 PM EDT

A5. I can't think of one standardized or mandated assessment that made a student future ready or changed their trajectory #wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:46 PM EDT

A5: The Maslow stuff keeps some sch from getting to the Bloom stuff. Are they then less successful? Or was their start point diff? #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:47 PM EDT

#6 How can we cultivate this mindset in schools? How do we continually focus forward? #Wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:49 PM EDT

A6 We can't change history, but we can learn from it. Focus forward and find new ways to learn and grow. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:47 PM EDT

#6 How can we cultivate this mindset in schools? How do we continually focus forward? #Wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:49 PM EDT

A6: This mindset needs to be truly accepted by the teaching comm as a whole. Until then we will struggle to get students to have it #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:50 PM EDT

Schools still tend to look a lot like "schools". Do schools need to be reformed or transformed? Where do you start? #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT

not necessarily, but I like to measure success...it's not about whether we measure or not...it's more about WHAT we measure #wischat

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joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT

A6. We desperately need to understand that if we are "doing things the way we always have", then we are standing still #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:52 PM EDT

We have to START with our beliefs about learning. Have you ever discussed that as a staff? and really hashed it out? #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:54 PM EDT

I might be a bit biased, but if you haven't heard of https://t.co/VksdDMLx4w. You might want to start there. AMAZING learning! #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:55 PM EDT

#7 How do we cultivate curiosity while making certain that all students continue to learn and grow? #wischat

NorthlandWI May 21 @ 8:56 PM EDT

It is time to rethink education. Not just schools. Change expectation of success. Few valedictorians become world leaders. Why? #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:56 PM EDT

Ask questions...that you don't have the answer to. #wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:57 PM EDT

A7 Provide more choice and voice, whenever possible. Model and encourage risk taking. Celebrate success and failure. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:55 PM EDT

#7 How do we cultivate curiosity while making certain that all students continue to learn and grow? #wischat

ritaplatt May 21 @ 8:57 PM EDT

Thanks #wischat have a gr8 week!

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:57 PM EDT

#7 I think it begins with identifying priority standards and developing multiple pathways for students to demonstrate proficiency. #wischat

gunnellAP - Moderator May 21 @ 8:58 PM EDT

- That's what we are trying to do tonight. #wischat

In reply to @MelissaEmler

joerobison907 May 21 @ 8:58 PM EDT

Have more S voice-- what are you interested in and what are your talents? We have to leverage those things when looking for growth #wischat

BrianNC0506 May 21 @ 8:59 PM EDT

Make sure students feel they can take risks. It is ok not to be correct on an answer but they need to feel the same way. #wischat

MelissaEmler May 21 @ 8:59 PM EDT

The power of inquiry is amazing. #wischat

posickj May 21 @ 8:59 PM EDT

Thanks for a great chat, @gunnellAP. Enjoyed the conversation. #WISchat

GZittergruen May 21 @ 8:59 PM EDT

Transforming teaching and learning will likely result in "school" transforming as well! #wischat