#FLedchat is a virtual meeting place using Twitter. Educators across the state of Florida come together on Wednesdays at 8pm EST to discuss the topics of the week.
Welcome to #FLEdChat this fine evening. I have the pleasure of being your moderator tonight as we talk about the Diversity of your 'Y.' Welcome aboard!
If I would offer a goal for tonight's chat, it would be to cause us all to reflect on why(Y) we do what we do and spur each other on towards continue to light the way! #theYinYou#CLIMBE#FLEdChat
If I would offer a goal for tonight's chat, it would be to cause us all to reflect on why(Y) we do what we do and spur each other on towards continuing to light the way! #theYinYou#CLIMBE#FLEdChat
As we gather on #FLEdChat - consider how the branches of the military are diverse. The jobs within them are diverse. The people who perform those jobs are diverse. Yet, the effort is unified! Thanks for your service.
Welcome to #FLEdChat this fine evening. I have the pleasure of being your moderator tonight as we talk about the Diversity of your 'Y.' Welcome aboard!
Welcome to #FLEdChat this fine evening. I have the pleasure of being your moderator tonight as we talk about the Diversity of your 'Y.' Welcome aboard!
A1: When I went to kindergarten, I fell in love with Mrs. Turk. From that moment on, I wanted to teach. Throughout the years, what I wanted to teach has changed, but my passion to be a teacher has not. #FLedChat
A1: cheesy but true... my Y I became an educator...to make a difference. My Y I stay... to make it (schools/education/systems) better for all. #FLedChat
A1. I almost finished a B.S. in political science. One day, I was enraptured by the lecture of my advisor and thought, “I want to do what he is doing—teach.” Changed my major that day. I was a semester from graduating. 😁#fledchat
A1 so I am hanging out at the Florida beach and this super wonderful woman who for right now will be referred as @TG_Neil asked me “do you like to do wacky activities with students?” I said that you had me a wacky.” So then boom #FLEdChat
Chris!!! You are in the number man...Impact is like my word for life...impact or bust...making an impact can look 50 million different ways too. #FLEdChat
A1. #FLedChat The stars aligndd. I worked with kids for most of my jobs, my mom started teaching middle school when I was in college, and I randomly saw a sign (literally) recruiting teachers. It was destiny 😊
A1: I was actually a Computer Science major. I used to help my class fellows after class , and they thought I was a great teacher, so I decided to switch. Plus I love working with kids!!! #FLEdChat
a1: originally due to sheer love of content (music and world language) but found that quickly morphed into love of seeing students think about their roles as citizens of a democracy. #FLedChat
A1. I became an educator to work with kids and a positive influence to them. My past jobs were all associated with working with kids as camp counselors in summer camp. My parents and grandparents were educators so I guess it is in my blood !! #FLEdChat@FlEdChat
A1: i realized I was teaching is every job I had, and I didn't like the sameness of those jobs. I decided I didn't want a business degree. I was always teacher, so why not become a teacher. #fledchat
Don't you just love those kinds of moments and how all arrows point you in the direction you need to go. What if you hadn't had that experience? Wow. #FLEdChat
A2: because I see teaching as tentative, developmental, ever changing. It’s never boring to keep growing and seeing learning happen in new ways. #FLedChat
A1: I was actually a Computer Science major. I used to help my class fellows after class , and they thought I was a great teacher, so I decided to switch. Plus I love working with kids!!! #FLEdChat
A2: Some days it is because it is my job and I am expected to be there. Most days, however, it is for the joy I get when students "get it" and are able to share it with others. #FLedChat
A2. I love the kids enough to want to be there and do what I can to help them become great humans. Even if it’s just to model kindness and laughter. #fledchat
Y do I stay ... because it matters. Did the Great American Teach In today ... 11 former students came in to speak ... I taught them in 7th grade ... Stephanie is now an RN. I taught her in 2005 #FLedchat
Will, I love how it's all in the family but yet you felt compelled to change lives. It was a draw that may have been visibly demonstrated so that you could follow your heart. #FLEdChat
A1: i realized I was teaching is every job I had, and I didn't like the sameness of those jobs. I decided I didn't want a business degree. I was always teacher, so why not become a teacher. #fledchat
I was not a well behaved student ... I drove teachers crazy ... but it was easier for them to mark "Not working to potential" on just about every report card I ever received. #FLEDchat
A3: It has changed over the years. At first I thought my job was to cover the material. Then I thought my job was to build relationships. Now I believe my job is to build relationships while covering the material and being responsive to the needs of my students. #FLedChat
I also believe that I must be responsive to my own needs. Some days I need to be in a quiet place, and some days I need to be all over the place. #FLedChat
A3) That every decision we make needs to be in the best interest of S's. We have to remember that is why we got in this crazy profession. It can be hard though to stick to this philosophy on those bad days #fledchat
A3. The kids deserve to have people who want to do what is best for them. Even when it means digressing from the planned curriculum to let them pursue learning about things in which they are passionate. #fledchat
I just can't see you not working to potential. Perhaps not working to check off their boxes, but I suspect you were always eager to learn SOMETHING (just not what was in the book). #FLedChat
#FLEdChat I truly wanted to make a difference in children's lives. I left for about 10 years but returned because I became a mom.... to THAT kid! I try to lift up "that kid" whenever I encounter him/her. #wildkidsneedlovetoo
A3: I create conditions for learning to happen. Sometimes I lead. Sometimes I guide. sometimes I follow. Why? This is how a democracy should function, too. #FLedChat
Part of that enlargement happened when I realized I was responsible for my own learning, happiness, and overall satisfaction with my life. Not always an easy lesson to learn. #FLedChat
I love this man, I am a firm believer of moments. I can't repeat half of the 'moments' we have in the classroom...authentic and energizing indeed. #FLEdChat
@dene_gainey A2. The opportunity to change lives in a positive way and help kids through school and being their authentic selves. Things today are not as easy as they use to be for kids...
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Will, I love how it's all in the family but yet you felt compelled to change lives. It was a draw that may have been visibly demonstrated so that you could follow your heart. #FLEdChat
A3: We have the most important job in the world and we can't let factors like saleries, challenges, paperwork etc stop us from doing what we know in our heart is right for our students. Focus on what we can change instead of complaining about what is not available. #FLEdChat
A4: It took me many years as an educator to truly become a teacher. I do believe there is a subtle difference between the two. Much like the difference between being a mother and being a mom. #FLedChat
A3: I like learning new things and sharing them, I was the crazy tech person years ago. Teaching is just learning in reverse. Teaching is about always learning. When I am done learning, I am done teaching. #FLEDchat
My focus is on advocating for more Black Male Educators and positively impacting the ways in which we teach Black boys. #FLedChathttps://t.co/gEHyhivcYt
In reality, our students will grow up with or without us. I hope that those that pass through my classroom will leave with a deeper appreciation for the possibilities before them. I hope at least a few of them find something in our time together to hold on to. #FLedChat
Love that perspective. I also feel that nontraditional methods are necessary for some students (or maybe most or all)...I think the goal should be to reach and in the reach we find the teach. #FLEdChat
A4: This one speaks to assessment for me. Do we understand learning cognitively? From a situated perspective? Whatever our answer, how can we use classroom data with our lens to show the “reach”? #FLedChat
A4. The "reach" is getting kids to be comfortable out of their comfort zone.
*Critical Thinking
*Failure Recovery
*Humble Mind
*grow.reflect.repeat
*life.long.learner
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I had one from my first year teaching ... it was strange seeing them as men and women because in my mind they will be forever 12 or 13... forever kids. #fledchat
A5: The Educator in me knows that what I teach today isn't nearly as important as how my students apply their own learning to their lives in the future. #FLedChat
I like this perspective. Sounds like you had some realizations along the way. The story you can tell is so different from mine but I need to hear that too. #FLEdChat
A5. The educator in me knows that I will never know it all. And I shouldn’t act like I do. I need to show my humanity by admitting when I don’t know something to my kids. Then we can learn together, or they can teach me. #fledchat
A1: You can't reach their minds before reaching their hearts! Build the bridges that connect you Ss in a meaningful way and earn their trust. They are more than a number! #fledchat
That is interesting. You knew where you were headed but there were tools that needed to be acquired along the way...sounds like a journey to me. #FLEdChat
@ChrisGabriel02 Chris, yes teaching is exhausting. The mental aspect affects the physical management. When dealing with multiple personalities and levels of learning mental and sometimes emotional tiredness sets in. #FlEdChat@FlEdChat
A6: A passion for self-awareness. I want everyone around me to be able to realize they have so many choices and don't ever need to settle into a rut. That we could all make our lives what we wanted them to be. The goal is worth the possible struggle. #FLedChat
This sounds like something to be explored for real. What does it mean to 'reach?' What does that look like? Certainly not all needs are the same. #FLEdChat
A4 the issue with teaching is that we never see the real fruits of our labor. Our kids as thriving adults. What happened with me today was did not start this way... just snowballed. As teachers, we need to have a "bring your former students to class days" today was huge #fledchat
A6: I want people to remember me as passionate and kind. One of my kinders told me yesterday “you know more than Google which is good cuz you love Google... and Harry Potter.” And I realized I have come across to them as smart and passionate... which I love! #FLedChat
A6: I’d hope to leave behind students who felt I treated them humanely as fellow citizens and also that they left my class feeling changed in some way. #FLedChat
A6) I left a flame with those that I connected with that burns long after I'm gone! #KindnessMatters Model it, practice it, & be that flame of change! #fledchat
Q7: Reflection is s staple life practice. When we look in the mirror, we are fortunate to see our reflection. In one word, what is the power of reflection? #FLEdChat
I truly believe we all have a purpose. Too many just let the world pass them by without ever taking the time to wonder what their purpose is. It is really a shame. #FLedChat
Q7: Reflection is s staple life practice. When we look in the mirror, we are fortunate to see our reflection. In one word, what is the power of reflection? #FLEdChat
A5. "The educator in me knows that the works I do today will influence the decisions kids make in the future. Education is one of the rare careers that sometimes we do not see the fruits of our labor, because kids grow into their lives as they get older.
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