#ICEilchat Archive

Join #ICEilchat for the last Thursday of the month at 8pm CST as we discuss topics on ed tech, collaboration, building a PLN, professional learning and so much more!

Monday August 13, 2018
8:00 PM EDT

  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Hello everyone and welcome to Easiest Book Club Experience Ever! #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    We are here with Rushton Hurley, @rushtonh author of “Making your Teaching Something Special: 50 Simple Ways to Become a Better Teacher”. Hello and welcome back Rushton! We missed you last week! #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Rushton Hurley, currently in beautiful Boise, Idaho! I wrote a book and I run a nonprofit working to save the world from ignorance. #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    Yep, I missed you guys, but totally cool to have had @brentcoley sitting in! #hesadude #eduawesome #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    Everyone, please introduce yourself, your position, where you are from and your school/district/organization. #ICEilchat
  • Jennife08706109 Aug 13 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hi! I am Jennifer Smith. I teach 8th grade science in Monticello, IL. #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hey Jennifer - welcome! #ICEilchat
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Mark Dohn. Professional Learning Coordinator for Illinois Computing Educators. #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Q1: For building team discussion, Rushton talks about asking colleagues what the coolest (learning) thing they've seen lately is. What's the coolest thing you've seen recently? #ICEilchat
  • STEMilyTucker Aug 13 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    #ICEilchat Emily Tucker, STEM Specialist, Charlotte Preparatory School
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    A1: One cool thing I've seen was this sunset. Interesting in part because this is in California, and the sun is setting OVER LAND. Here's the spot where I took the shot in Maps: https://t.co/fwO4dXUVoQ Cool, no? #ICEilchat
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hello Emily! #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hey, Emily! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @STEMilyTucker
  • eisele_lisa Aug 13 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Lisa Eisele, Business Education, Harvard HS #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Welcome, Lisa! Where is your school? #ICEilchat
    In reply to @eisele_lisa
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    I'm assuming it's not next to that college you sometimes hear about. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @eisele_lisa
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    A1: I was part of an art class for adults with special needs - it was so much fun! #ICEilchat
  • eisele_lisa Aug 13 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Harvard, IL #ICEilchat
    In reply to @rushtonh
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Awesome. That's a good opportunity to learn plenty about yourself, I'm guessing. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @mdohn
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Good having you here! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @eisele_lisa
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A1: I hope there's more coolness on the way! 8^) #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Jenna Hnilo, ICE Marketing & Events Coordinator #ICEIlChat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Q2: In a few words, what chapter caught your attention the most and why? #ICEilchat
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    #A1: the perspective & creativity within the #ISTEcertDC cohort was petty cool! It’s exciting to see so many different ideas & resources shared from educators around the U.S. #ISTEcert #ICEilchat
    • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:03 PM EDT
      Q1: For building team discussion, Rushton talks about asking colleagues what the coolest (learning) thing they've seen lately is. What's the coolest thing you've seen recently? #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A1: You’ve set the standard pretty high in coolness factor, but my oldest turned 16 today and got his drivers license. Was completely independent for the first time today. Cool in my book. #ICEIlChat
  • eisele_lisa Aug 13 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A2 Ch 34 Don't Reinvent the Wheel. Agree! Lots of awesome lessons and materials out there. Super opportunity to model citing sources! #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    I like that #ISTE is making this move - hopefully it'll become a great way to improve unconnected to companies. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @amber_heffner
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A2: Chapter 38 about comfort and the “edge” that great teachers have. #ICEilchat
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    Mark, where was this at!? Sounds very interesting. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @mdohn
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Nice, Lisa. How great a world would it be if every teacher shared their best stuff? #ICEilchat
    In reply to @eisele_lisa
  • Jennife08706109 Aug 13 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A2: I really liked the section about comparing productively because sometimes we get caught up in comparing our classrooms to the classrooms of others. #ICEilchat
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Agree! It's been a great experience so far. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @rushtonh
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    For those curious about #ISTE Certification, find more here: https://t.co/HGbOm7rJ7e #ICEilchat
    In reply to @amber_heffner
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    Chapter 38, about 4 paragraphs in - starts with "I Would venture to say," #ICEilchat
    In reply to @amber_heffner
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    Comparing ourselves with others is easy to do. For teachers, the only person to whom you ever need compare yourself, though, is to the you who you were yesterday. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @Jennife08706109
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A2: I observed a Kindergarten teacher during my first year of teaching. There was incredible learning happening everywhere! #ICEilchat
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: I complimented the teacher on how incredible I thought the class was. #ICEilchat
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A2: She looked around the room, and replied, “ehh…” #neversatisfied #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A school system where college professors and kindergarten teachers watch each other teach and exchange ideas is doing it right, I'm thinking. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @mdohn
  • eisele_lisa Aug 13 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    We all need to remind ourselves of that! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @rushtonh, @Jennife08706109
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Q3: Rushton writes about team teaching in Chapter 41 ("Team Up from Time to Time"). Have you done any team teaching? What did you learn from it? #ICEilchat
  • Jennife08706109 Aug 13 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    I specifically marked that quote and plan to put it on my desk this year. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @rushtonh
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    I'm late, but I'm here! Got all caught up with the reading, too! #iceilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A3: There is a program in Japan that sends young Japanese to work with teachers in the U.S., and I worked with three of them during my classroom time. Great opportunity to see my students from another perspective. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @ice_il
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Hooray, Alex! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @alextvalencic
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Alex in the house! #ICEilchat
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Such a great point, Jennifer. That issue doesn't help Ss for sure and as Educators we need to be ok stepping out and being what our Ss need. @JoyKirr models this so well! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @Jennife08706109, @JoyKirr
  • STEMilyTucker Aug 13 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    #ICEilchat I definitely suffer from CIS! Social media had only made it worse!
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    I teamed with a someone when teaching fourth grade. It was amazing what I learned from just watching her. #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    As a teacher, social media can do that, or inspire us to find what that next kiddo needs. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @STEMilyTucker
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A2: I loved everything about Ch. 37. The "rancid quagmire of mediocrity" is such a perfect phrase to describe those who willingly settle for less. #iceilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A3: I also think that team teaching naturally means we're regularly exchanging ideas about our students, which I think is something we need in order to improve. #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    It's easy to settle for what you know will work. That thinking rarely includes the work to figure out what a struggling student might truly need. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @alextvalencic
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Q4: One chapter, (ch. 34, "Don't Reinvent the Wheel") is about finding good resources other teachers have created. What sites have been useful to you for finding resources for your teaching? #ICEilchat
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A3a: I partnered with a primary grade teacher on weekly inquiry projects with my fourth graders and her kiddos for six years. Best part of the week, every week! #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I'll plug the Next Vista resources pages (divided into Digital Media, Collaboration, Search and Research, Subject-Specific Stuff, and Sources of Inspiration): https://t.co/cHxmd4QXH4 (That's the nonprofit baby I birthed.) #ICEilchat
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A4: I think this most important part of using others resources is to adapt them. #ICEilchat
  • eisele_lisa Aug 13 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    https://t.co/f2BluHNxUu is a new place I've found for blended lessons #ICEilchat
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A3b: Favourite memory was when a fourth grader mentored a kindergartener who started the year not knowing how to write her name to writing an entire paragraph on her own by the end of the year! #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Yes - we should always be asking how any given thing might make magic for specific students. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @mdohn
  • STEMilyTucker Aug 13 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    #ICEilchat I love Teach Outside The Box for STEM ideas! She is amazing!
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    That's what I love about teaching another language - you really get to see your progress. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @alextvalencic
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:25 PM EDT
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A3: I never had the chance to team teach but I was able to support teachers in designing a team teaching environment. I learned how empowering it was to give Ts the chance to collaborate & be ok with depending on each other. #ICEilchat
    • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:17 PM EDT
      Q3: Rushton writes about team teaching in Chapter 41 ("Team Up from Time to Time"). Have you done any team teaching? What did you learn from it? #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    Amazing place, is the Internet Archive. I've visited its headquarters, and would recommend doing so to anyone who visits San Francisco. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @mdohn
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    That was the internet archive website. #ICEilchat
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    Would love to hear your thoughts in those moments you look at it and reflect upon it. Good for you, Jennifer! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @Jennife08706109, @rushtonh
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    That's Brooke Brown's site: https://t.co/POsGwCW3Ws right? @brookebrowntpt #ICEilchat
    In reply to @STEMilyTucker, @brookebrowntpt
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    Jennifer mentions BetterLesson - can't say I'd heard of that one! #alwayslearning #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Great sharing everyone! Let’s continue to engage in the exchange of ideas this week in our Discuss section of the #ICEIL Chat Community on the @participate website. Read, drop in, and share with others. #ICEilchat
  • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Next week, choose any of Chapters 44-50 in the Area titled, “Logistics” to read and jump back in next Monday to share your thoughts with the group. #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Thanks, everyone - I hope you enjoy the final chapters on logistics! Note that we've got two more chats to go. Bring a friend! 8^) #ICEilchat
  • Jennife08706109 Aug 13 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Thank you! Have a good week! #ICEilchat
  • mdohn Aug 13 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Great to learn and share with everyone! #ICEilchat
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A4: One of resource I've used a lot is @GetKahoot! The quizzes may be multiple choice, but I've used them to build inquiry units and get the students booked on figuring out why they missed questions on the pre-assessment. #ICEilchat
  • eisele_lisa Aug 13 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    Thanks! School starts tomorrow...I'm most excited for students to arrive Thursday! #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Way to represent! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @alextvalencic, @GetKahoot
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    Lisa, I hope you inspire those students again and again over the coming year! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @eisele_lisa
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    I have to plug #21things from @REMCAssociation again. It is nothing short of PHENOMENAL! Everything well organized & designed around the #istestandards Available for Ts & Ss. https://t.co/HgpqodmbWL#ICEilchat
    • ice_il Aug 13 @ 8:22 PM EDT
      Q4: One chapter, (ch. 34, "Don't Reinvent the Wheel") is about finding good resources other teachers have created. What sites have been useful to you for finding resources for your teaching? #ICEilchat
  • rushtonh Aug 13 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    Alex, have you posted anything about the stuff you do with Kahoot? I'd be interested to see what you've done. #ICEilchat
    In reply to @alextvalencic, @GetKahoot
  • amber_heffner - Moderator Aug 13 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    Good for you, Lisa! I ❤️ hearing teachers say they're excited for the start of the year and can't wait to meet their Ss! Good luck with Day 1! #ICEilchat
    In reply to @eisele_lisa
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    Here's an early blog post from when I first found it. I don't think I ever posted about an inquiry unit inspired by a quiz, though. https://t.co/zOhXMmcc3r #iceilchat
    In reply to @rushtonh, @GetKahoot
  • alextvalencic Aug 13 @ 8:40 PM EDT
    We are finally get the internet set up in our home tomorrow; I'll write up a blog post about how I've used Kahoot in the past then! #iceilchat
    In reply to @rushtonh
  • brentcoley Aug 13 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    Thanks, Rushton! I had a great time learning with #ICEilchat!
    In reply to @rushtonh