#CFISDchat is a weekly chat run by Cypress-Fairbanks ISD educators and guest moderators. Join us for discussion on various education topics and grow your #PLN!
A0: Hey #CFISDChat PLN! Kandace Blowey, Academic Achievement Specialist, @salyardsms#WeAreSalyards#SwashBengal I love everything about fall - the decor, pumpkin fragrance, celebrating thanks!
Cheryl Fisher, proud principal of @CFISDWells and my favorite thing is definitely this perfect patio weather to hang out with friends, watch TV, or do Twitter chats on my laptop! #CFISDchat
A0 Emily Posch, Life Skills Math and Science at @BridgelandCFISD! My favorite part of fall is drinking coffee on the first day we get a chill in the air! 🍁 #cfisdchat
Cheryl Fisher, proud principal of @CFISDWells and my favorite thing about fall is definitely this perfect patio weather to hang out with my people, watch TV, or do Twitter chats on my laptop! #CFISDchat
A1: We have to tell our story and showcase the amazing things taking place everyday. Breaks down the walls, creates transparency which builds trust and respect. Also, as a working mom I love seeing all the great things my own kids are doing at school! #CFISDchat
A1: #CFISDchat Marketing is understanding your audience & using data to create a product. As Ts, we need to learn our students needs & ensure that we use data effectively.
A1: Educators need to sell themselves. Network & market your strengths. Parents & Ss buy in - creates a culture & an expectation in your room. People "know" what you're about before even mtg in person. You create a working resume. #WeAreSalyards#CFISDchat
A1: marketing has changed the way people look at education. we have to promote our positive. If we don’t promote our story, it becomes something not necessarily true. We have to educate our communities about what we do. #CFISDchat#WeAreSalyards#SwashBengal
A1: Because it's all about social media now. So much of our communication with the community, our Ss, families, and each is through apps and websites. We have to be able to present it in a way that is appealing and comprehensible. #cfisdchat
A1: I feel like we as teachers have to show off what we are doing in the classroom. I have more parents on Twitter this year. I feel like they have ideas to talk about with their kids. #CFISDchat
A1: It seems like it is more important in the 21st century to make sure and have a good story and a strong presence in the community (to parents and students). With so much bad in the world, we want to be able to show the good. #CFISDchat
A1: I love sharing what goes on in my class and bragging about my students. My non-teacher friends are amazed at what we do how we do it. My teacher friends are always interested in sharing ideas #CFISDchat
A1: we can not live on educator island. It’s important to have a #PLN to get ideas from, celebrate with and #FailForward with. We must celebrate success and have ppl to go to when we #FailForward & have ppl to cheer us on when we take a risk w/ a new idea. #CFISDchat
A0 Megan Puckett Bridgeland HS Social Studies DC-- the promise of cooler weather and my Birthday is usually the first day of fall-- or close to it! #cfisdchat
Kendre Milburn 5th grade Science T at @CFISDWells ! I have a giant list of my favorite fall things. I love watching Hocus Pocus, Hallwoeentown, Nightmare Before Christmas I pretty much don’t change my TV off of @FreeformTV lol #CFISDchat
Q1 marketing is a great way to keep stakeholders involved. Parents and school admin love to see what is going on when they aren’t in the classroom. Allows teachers to showcase the amazing things they and their students are doing. #cfisdchat
#CFISDchat A1: We have so many incredible things going on in our schools and our community isn’t always aware. We also have a more digital society now who consume information from many different sources. We have to tell our story or someone else will #CFISDSpirit
A1: Educators will always be a trusted source in a community. There’s no purer way to get a good education story than directly from an educator. #CFISDchat
A1: Marketing your classroom builds connections with all the people that can help you and your students. Parents, community members, fellow educators, experts... they can each offer some sort of support to help you and have an impact on your kids! #CFISDChat
A1: Community perception is reality! It is critical to “invite” the community into your classroom to show the amazing things going on in public education. A lovely ancillary effect is your positivity and ingenuity drowning out those who may not be so kind. #cfisdchat
A1-sometimes our parents, colleagues, and other district personnel don't always get to come into the classrooms so sharing what we do in class allows them to see learning happening in a variety of ways #cfisdchat
A1: In addition to what others have said, social media gives us a platform to disrupt the negative stigma of a “broken education system” and show off all the good stuff that happens in our classrooms #CFISDchat
A1: mixed feelings - I think “marketing” implies a business aspect to teaching, which is true for some with books/blogs...but SHARING your classroom via social media is about showing the great things happening every day #CFISDchat
A1 If we don't tell our story-- who will? We are not islands! It spurs my creativity to be on twitter-- see what others are doing and show what we are doing in our class too. It helps us stay more connected. #cfisdchat
A1: #cfisdchat I see marketing as a way to communicate your successes and growth with your community. It’s a great way to share what you and your students are learning in the classroom and how your campus is challenging themselves.
A1: Marketing is important because it allows others to see all the great things that are happening. Unfortunately with media always sharing the awful, it’s up to us to share the good. It also makes a stronger community connection. #CFISDchat
A1: Education no longer exists within a certain classroom, school, community, state... the walls have come down. In order to exist, expand, and grow, we must be transparent about what we do. This will help connect us all with the world. #CFISDchat
A1: Marketing is so important because we want to share all of the amazing things happening in our classrooms with our community. We want all of our stakeholders to feel pride in our school, and sharing our story helps bring them in. #cfisdchat#thisistruitt#wolfPACK
But marketing also implies perception-- how do you market yourself and your campus. It's about marketing our schools to the community and encouraging confidence in our "consumers"? If that makes sense? #cfisdchat
A1: mixed feelings - I think “marketing” implies a business aspect to teaching, which is true for some with books/blogs...but SHARING your classroom via social media is about showing the great things happening every day #CFISDchat
A1: People can’t ‘see’ the many ways we make learning happen every day, marketing our classrooms lets the parents and other edu have a glimpse into all of the great things going on! #CFISDChat#explorewells#kinderstars
A2: When I am out on campuses I always try to take pictures of what is going on in the classroom. I have a lot of followers who are not teachers and many who are teachers at other schools. I feel that sharing these things helps tell the CFISD story. #CFISDchat
Hey I’m Cheryl from A. Robison! My favorite thing about Fall is incorporating some of those lovely Fall colors into my wardrobe and around the house! #CFISDchat#successatRES#Kinderchat
A2: Our parents enjoy our Facebook page, our kids tap into Instagram. I try to make everything visually appealing and answer their questions. #CFiSDChat#WeAreSalyards#SwashBengal
A2: Be present! Go to things! I was so excited to see two of my Ss and their families this past summer at a spirit night event. Getting engaged with kids shows our stakeholders how engaged we are in them and in our ‘why’. #cfisdchat
I feel like the marketing piece is relevant when you consider there are so many options now. Other places for parents to “shop” for education. #CFISDchat
#cfisdchat A2: For @CyFairEdTech, it’s definitely our Student Technology Showcase we host every year! We have parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and empty-nesters show up and see all the cool things our students are doing! #CFISDSpirit
A2: Building positive culture/interactions with your Ss makes your audience aware of your authenticity in the classroom. Makes them understand who you really are! Here’s a Talk About it Tuesday post. #WeAreSalyards#CFiSDChat
A2: I love when parents and people from our business partner say “I saw that on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram!” I also love when former students “like” our social media posts-usually on IG. 😉 #CFISDchat
#cfisdchat I have been fortunate enough to interact with the community through my Theatre program. One of the campus programs at Aragon I am most proud of is our Veterans Day Ceremony. It is wonderful to have our community come together to recognize our Veterans. @AragonWildcats
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A1 It proves that our job isn’t 9-5 (or 7-3) but part of who we are. Marketing means we have to make sure we are continually growing and refining our craft, and that we care about earning and keeping or Ss attention in a world where it’s a high commodity. #cfisdchat
#CFISDchat Q1: Marketing your classroom is nothing more than cheering about the amazing learning that is going on with your students! Academics. Fine arts. Athletics. Clubs. We’ve got lots to cheer about in CFISD! 📣 #CFISDspirit
Q2: we have more parents tweeting this year and even have tweets like this business that pledged for our Fun Run a few days ago! #CFISDChat#ExploreWells
Q2 I shared videos out to the community about what it means to give our #BridgelandBest at football games and it got shared out a lot in the community as well as on Twitter. I also did a YouTube Livestream for my students before their test last week #cfisdchat
A2: I ❤️ to take pics of great things happening in our classrooms. Also, anytime we have guests in our school, whether it's a speaker or our VIPS helping out with our fundraiser...I always tweet pics to show our appreciation and share what's going on @truittcfisd! #cfisdchat
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Q2: We try to showcase all the wonderful things our PTO allows us to purchase, not only because we’re grateful but because they work so hard to provide the best for their kids. Also, we try to post pictures to allow others to see what happens daily in the classroom #CFISDchat
A2 Speak their language. Instagram is a great way to showcase all the awesome for your kids and for the parents! Show up for your kids! We had a raffle and we went to Main Event and I went to a hockey game! #cfisdchat
A2: #CFISDChat I once asked community members to send me pics of them reading books to encourage Ss, & they were more than excited to help. Having local college football players was really motivating to the reluctant readers.
A3: I let my Ss tell the story of my classroom. They are often the creators & publicists. They love to be featured & come up with content. If they're excited about the classroom - my parents will be, too! Our admin is also so good at promoting us! #cfisdchat#WeAreSalyards
A2 Speak their language. Instagram is a great way to showcase all the awesome for your kids and for the parents! Show up for your kids! We had a raffle and we went to Main Event and I went to a hockey game! #cfisdchat
A3: All of our campus and district based hashtags help with this. Anyone can tweet out their own content and it can be seen using the hashtag. #cfisdchat
A3: As a K #ece teacher I know that we are often a families FIRST experience with school. By promoting and increasing positive school culture, climate & spirit they become the 'brand enthusiast' that can then support each other 2 meet school wide goals. #cfisdchat#explorewells
A3: Many campuses have already started building their stable of brand ambassadors through simple programs like parent readers, WatchDOGS etc. I also love inviting parents etc to join our conversation through #’s on Tweetbeam, marquees etc. #CFISDchat
A3 Ss, Ps, and the Community should know what #ExploreWells (or your hashtag) means. When your Ts share it grows the positive image and it will spread. #cfisdchat
A3: We’re doing this now! The more we brag on the greatness happening in our schools & encourage our parents and students to do the same, we perpetuate the essence of what we’re here for. Student success is high when we have engaged classrooms, schools & communities #CFISDchat
A3: Create a hashtag and encourage stakeholders to share positive stories using it!! Provide opportunities for others to share about your classroom or school. #cfisdchat
A2: our stakeholders should demand to keep them informed about campus/district events. Marketing what we’re up shows relevance and pride. Here’s some examples. #CFISDchat
A3: #CFISDchat open communication with our community promotes dialogue with those we serve. Receiving feedback from our stakeholders will strengthen the relationships and promote a more united vision for the school. This is when they will become our biggest cheerleaders!
.A3: I think of our “brand” as our kids. Parents want to see anything with their kids on it! The more we can share our kids and their learning, the more our “brand” is being promoted. #CFISDchat
Q2: showing technology that has been purchased with bond funds or classroom manipulatives that have been purchased by a PTO are excellent ways to show your community how their $$ at work is an investment in students! #CFISDChat
Q2: We try to showcase all the wonderful things our PTO allows us to purchase, not only because we’re grateful but because they work so hard to provide the best for their kids. Also, we try to post pictures to allow others to see what happens daily in the classroom #CFISDchat
A3: #CFISDchat open communication with our community promotes dialogue with those we serve. Receiving feedback from our stakeholders will strengthen the relationships and promote a more united vision for the school. This is when they will become our biggest cheerleaders!
#CFISDChat So for example, scoring a picture of @josh_dobbs1 for your students in Tennessee while he played for @UTKnoxville made me very popular with them. 🤣 It was so amazing for him to do that for them.
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Q2 I shared videos out to the community about what it means to give our #BridgelandBest at football games and it got shared out a lot in the community as well as on Twitter. I also did a YouTube Livestream for my students before their test last week #cfisdchat
Speaking of....can you send me another one? My laptop got taken to the shop last week and I found out today it's going to that great electronics dumpster in the sky... #CFISDchat
Q3: At @CFISDWells we use #ExploreWells for everything, have it showing on Tweetbeam in the office, and invite guests to use the # to post or search to get an idea of our campus vision. #CFISDChat#ExploreWells
A3: #CFISDchat I think @kahlams is working hard on creating more brand leaders using our #Building2Bbest & by continually promoting all the amazing things happening. Creating a positive image is a great way to build our brand.
#CFISDChat So for example, scoring a picture of @josh_dobbs1 for your students in Tennessee while he played for @UTKnoxville made me very popular with them. 🤣 It was so amazing for him to do that for them.
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A3 pt 2: We also included our teachers Twitter handles on their classroom name plates. It helps visitors Tweet out to that teacher when they visit their classroom! #CFISDchat
A3: our brand enthusiasts are the teachers, CCIS, Admin @kahlams who regularly share the fantastic lessons/learning taking place on campus! It builds community and pride both with our staff and across the district #CFiSDChat
A4: every tweet shared has the #ExploreWells hashtag. No matter what we tweet, we all use our school hashtag and it shows up on our #TweetBeam in the front office. #CFISDchat
A3 pt 2: We also included our teachers Twitter handles on their classroom name plates. It helps visitors Tweet out to that teacher when they visit their classroom! #CFISDchat
A3: Using our hashtag is a good way for others to share and be a brand enthusiast for our school. We only have a few tweeps at my school, but every once in a while, I'll see another T post and use the #. Makes me so happy! #thisistruitt@wolfPACK#cfisdchat
Q4: Our @CFISDWells teachers do a great job of showing what Blended Learning looks like for our parents and other educators to see and learn from! #ExploreWells#CFISDChat
A4: We care. We are involved. We are innovators. We are accessible. We are here to make it easy to find info. We are a team & on your side. This should be our message wherever we are visible: IG, Twitter, FB, Emails, etc. That's what I try to do. #WeAreSalyards#CFISDchat
A3: It's fun to create a buzz about your classroom by using students to spread the word. Everyday, I have students stopping by my class asking, What do you do in here? They've heard the news & they want to know how to get in on it! #CFISDchat
A4: Since I am not in the classroom I retweet all the awesome things I see in our CTE classrooms and around the district. I have to get better at putting the school hashtag and our CTE hashtags. I need to put together a list so I always have them. #cfisdchat
A4: Through the use of our #explorewells hashtag and tagging our grade-level twitter pages we constantly align with each other when sharing our stories #cfisdchat
A4 our department is really encouragingteachers to tag us in all the great things they do in their class. It not only celebrates them, but shares great ideas to other teachers! #CFISDchat
I love when I show up to a @CyFairISD school and I see the twitter posts running in the front office or the library, it helps me feel a like I can join in on the fun and tweet the awesome things I see happening with the teachers #CFISDchat#TweetBeem
A4: I’ve noticed a big uptick in teachers aligning with the district story of #CFISDspirit this year. The summer bingo challenge seemed to help with that. #CFISDchat
A4 Use common hashtags, language & visuals to support the campus theme or vision. Follow other campus leaders to grown your PLN. Focus on reach & frequency #cfisdchat
A4: I think our next step is to align our mission with what is shared on social media. Our motto: Rise Up, Take Courage, Do It lends itself to sharing when students #riseup, show #grit, or a #growthmindset. Some of our teachers are doing this well #CFISDchat
A4: #CFISDchat Some of our best example for telling our campus & classroom stories are @slmoss00 and @JenniferMJobe. They are amazing at showcasing student work & highlighting classroom success. @underwood89
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A1: You are not only selling your class to your community but also to your students. By making the content fresh and relatable, students become engaged and interested #CFiSDChat
A4: Teachers @AragonWildcats post program and classroom growth while sharing special activities and programming. We aim to share these successes with our community and others creating an opportunity for all of us to learn from each other. #CFISDchat
A4: I don't have a classroom, but I try to share a variety of #truitthappenings from student work, staff having fun, outside speakers, VIPS, Bayou City Fellowship spoiling us, you name it! Truitt MS/CFISD is a great place to be, and we want everyone to know it! #cfisdchat
A4: #CFISDchat Some of our best examples for telling our campus & classroom stories are @slmoss00 and @JenniferMJobe. They are amazing at showcasing student work & highlighting classroom success. @underwood89
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#cfisdchat A4: When I’m out at campuses, I try to tweet all the great things I’m seeing and use the campus hashtags to promote what I’m seeing! #CFISDSpirit
A4: We always take care to align to our mission and vision. Also, we hashtag everything with either #gleasonproud or #gleasonreads. I also like to retweet all the great things I see at other campuses! #CFISDchat
A5: Last spring one of our 5th Gr teachers tagged an author in a tweet. That author then reached out to her and ended up in a @Skype chat with the class. One of many examples of the power of social media. #CFISDchat
A5 several times I have connected with a published author and had discussions about their books based on my students...helps connect this big 🌎#CFISDchat
Several years ago I connected with @E_Sheninger on Twitter so excited to finally find someone out there who shared my vision for what schools could be like for our kids and it led to him visiting us @CFISDKeith & now he’s supporting us at @CFISDWells! #CFISDChat
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A5: I posted my parent night activity and it spread to several school communities. Share the good you do so others can use it! I’ve used plenty from other teachers! Sharing - It’s what we do best! #wearesalyards#cfisdchat
A5: Shout-out to Mr. Chapman at @cycreekhs. His back-to-school rap to connect with his students ended up connecting with 11,000-plus people who watched his video! 🙌 https://t.co/g2W7DFnsQ6#CFISDchat
First day of school!! “Hi, My Name Is...” ice breaker. Remixed a verse from an Eminem Classic to introduce myself to the PACE classes this year. What do you think??? #cfisdspirit#eminem#himynameis#mrchapman#cycreekhs
Side note: I post a #GoodNewsCallOfTheDay frequently on our social media accounts. Last week I had a 4th grader ask me when I was going to post her class mates picture from the good news call the day before. Holding me accountable! #CFISDchat
A5: When @AultElem created our first STAAR parody video and it went viral before we even shared with our staff (who we made it for!) I think because it spoke to so many teachers and was timely #cfisdchat
Q5: Well not viral...but I have cultivated several #pln friendships thru posts that illuminated shared interests!Currently, @bmilla84 & I plan to collaborate w our classes (Tomorrow actually) my #kinderstars r exctied to have a virtual visit to Florida! #cfisdchat#explorewells
A5: #CFISDchat I’ve been trying to grow my PLN for a while, and once I started following different education outlets, it’s been easy to DM or tag them when I have classroom questions, need to collaborate or learn. To get those tweets viral, you need to grow your PLN.
Q5: I haven't had a viral post yet but I did have a graduation video with over 1700 views, 70 likes and maybe 14-15 retweets. That's a lot for my little page! I It's now pinned on my page.
https://t.co/RoMngajWds#CFISDchat
A5: I posted a picture of myself at morning duty with a poster I made quickly for students as they entered the building. It had amazing feedback and made everyone’s day a little brighter, especially mine. #CFISDchat
A5: It wasn't a post but about 8 years ago my students wanted to compete in an event that required a licensed architect on our team. I called @VLKArchitects to see if anyone was interested. It led to one of the best industry partners. #cfisdchat
Q5: I haven't had a viral post yet but I did have a graduation video with over 1700 views, 70 likes and maybe 14-15 retweets. That's a lot for my little page! I It's now pinned on my page.
https://t.co/RoMngajWds#CFISDchat
A5: I recently posted asking for tie donations for our football players to dress up for game days this year. Thanks to @MrsBuckCFISD and others around the district, all of our boys have ties! It worked because @CyFairISD Ts are in for ALL Ss, not just their own. #cfisdchat
A5: I usually scroll through twitter the night before a training to get ideas from yall to share in my training with other CyFair peeps. It speaks volumes when I can say "Other CyFair teachers are doing x, y and z" #ThanksforSharing#CFISDchat
A5: I recently posted asking for tie donations for our football players to dress up for game days this year. Thanks to @MrsBuckCFISD and others around the district, all of our boys have ties! It worked because @CyFairISD Ts are in for ALL Ss, not just their own. #cfisdchat
A5 Thru an online stock market game, my BIM Ss were able to host and meet @EdwardJones financial advisors. It was a great connection & real-life career cruising #cfisdchat
A5: beyond community stakeholder things I’ve shared have helped me to connect with others outside the CFISD PLN. Loved seeing #CFISDDLC tweets go cray among other edchat communities. #CFISDchat
A6: They love it! They want to see themselves & their friends featured and they will ask me, Are you putting this on twitter? Is this good enough for twitter? It's all about relationships & buy-in! #CFISDchat
A6: Collaboration! We improve our lives and the experiences of our Ss by seeing and learning from others. Use that idea, shape it to fit your class, watch and see what happens, and then share it! It's a fantastic cycle of learning #cfisdchat
A4 this year our school changed our hashtag to #bridgelandbest and we had a social media training at the start of the year to share our why. I think leadership being on twitter has also helped encouraged teachers who started getting recognized for their shares! #CFISDchat
A6: Students love showing off their hard work and parents love being able to see inside the classroom so they can have conversations about school at home. #CFISDchat
A6: Our students see that we are on their team and are proud of their accomplishments. By sharing the positive experiences at school, we are reminding them that school is a safe place where all students can meet their potential and grow #CFISDchat
A6 it can encourage teachers to try new things...which impacts students. When student work is shared they feel valued, celebrated, and invested in their learning! #CFISDchat
A6: Love when educators give the kids a voice to do some of the classroom marketing for them. My little one was excited to be featured in @rednerkidtweets this year! https://t.co/k85JkuJX1M#CFISDchat
