#weirded Archive

Wednesday October 4, 2017
10:00 PM EDT
  • participatechat Oct 4 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Participate in the upcoming #weirded by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/F889x1NAec
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #WeirdEd, where tonight we’ll be kinda talking about my new book, but also not
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It’s not a book chat tonight, we're using the book as a jumping off point. More fun that way. Maybe a book study later tho?
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If you haven’t read the blog about the book here it is https://t.co/36C1TAkwJF
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    Is that Pacific Rim in the background? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It is. It's a giant Gipsy Danger that I have. Which matches because there's a bonus chatper about the movie at the end
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    I'm Marcia, teacher lib who has nvr had a stu-tchr but I read the #WeirdEd homework (have mentored 3 lib in training)
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If you haven’t read the blog about the book here it is https://t.co/36C1TAkwJF
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That'll be enough to get you through the chat
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    So when do we talk about #weirdrim #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yo, haven't gotten the book yet.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Please introduce yourselves and tell us which Tom Petty song you thought of first on Monday.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd *siiiigh*
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Second movie comes out in a few months, I won't shut up about it then
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Sarah, Music, Idaho. Won't Back Down. #WeirdEd
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Rita from Wisconsin. Breakdown. #WeirdEd
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    I have never b4 been this on-time-early for #WeirdEd
  • morningpruitt Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #weirded I'm gonna grade and plan and such but ...
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Here are the cliff notes: Dave is great for student teachers, if it goes wrong in your classroom it’s Nathan’s fault #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • mrhooker Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Carl from Austin - I thought of “Running down a dream” #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If you don't sing the "BAY-BEE!" then you aren't human
    In reply to @ritaplatt
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm waiting for the super-duper limited signed edition from you.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd What an insane video too
    In reply to @mrhooker
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Dude. I'm always so glad to see you. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Marcia following directions now...Won't Back Down #WeirdEd
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    I'm Angelique, Teacher Librarian in the Bay Area. "Last Dance w/ Mary Jane." #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Really enjoying @TheWeirdTeacher new book - a classroom of one - great to focus some reflections-of-practice on (even without a student teacher) #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd For YEARS I thought that song was about quitting drugs because I'm a huge square
    In reply to @Library_Ang
  • mrhooker Oct 4 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Exactly! Used it in a demo for PD the very next day. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Anne, primary SPED, Running Down A Dream, and then Handle With Care bc we'd just listened to Wilburys on Sunday #WeirdEd
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Belting it out right now. It's alright! Alright! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It'd be nice if I was his student teacher right now.... No joke. But, I'm dealing with that, and that's enough of that
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Nice to see you too! XD
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd The book is about having a student teacher, but the chat is written so even if you haven't you can play. You're welcome
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Here we go!
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q1 Have you had/would you take a student teacher, and why or why not?
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Isn't it? Because I'm pretty sure it is. Also Don't come around here no more. But, I'm wrong more often than not. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @Library_Ang
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    **SNORT** #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    You are still a huge square or at least a triangle #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @Library_Ang
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd They do, but nothing else in the song makes sense in that context
    In reply to @Library_Ang
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Anyway, Thomas Mision, Student T in MN. I'm not aware if I've heard Tom Petty Songs
  • AwesomeSPED Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd. Bridgette. eBD. Heard and played kids the Alice in Wonderland Don't come around here
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Ian - BCs sunny Shuswap where I belong among the Wildflowers #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    A1: ABSO-FREAKING-LUTELY, given the chance - music ed's few and far between for STs. #WeirdEd
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    A1: Yes, I have. Would I again. Maybe.... I am a control freak, it's really hard for me to let go. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hm, ok
    In reply to @Library_Ang
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    I have not, and I would if I felt like I knew what I was doing #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    A1 as someone who used to work with student teachers, the answer should be yes #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #weirded?
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    A1 but give them space to grow and change the space to explore #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Which is strange, right? Don't music teacher students need to student teach with music teachers?
    • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:08 PM EDT
      A1: ABSO-FREAKING-LUTELY, given the chance - music ed's few and far between for STs. #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    This is my A1 #weirded
  • k_e_lafferty Oct 4 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Karen in San Diego. I teach future teachers. Free Fallin' b/c it was one of the first songs I learned on guitar #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    I mean, yeah. You have to. But usually, folks come out specifically wanting to teach HS, and aren't required to have Elem exp. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 I would. Holy jeez, would I. But they must call me Sensei. (I am aware Sensei is Japanese while gif is Chinese)
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Huh. I wonder if that's bc it's just easier that way?
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    I heard that future music teachers actually student teach in math classes #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 But in all honesty, yes. Esp for someone who went thru a similar program. Also, give me a white T. I'mma git 'em culturally comp
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Chris from Brooklyn, who had Free Fallin', Won't Back Down and a bunch of Traveling Wilburys as earworms
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 I was sort of a student teacher. I was still an undergrad, but helped this Rhetoric instructor. Was an odd experience. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I only know what II'm doing in the most general sense
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1b. Also, with SPED teacher shortage in CA, there are plenty of opportunities to intern. #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    I've always wondered. I made sure I had both, but that was on me, not on the Uni at all. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • k_e_lafferty Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1) Yes, b/c it's our role to pay it forward and student teachers need good folks #WeirdEd
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    You’d think that would happen more often, but sometimes specialists have to prove themselves before doing what they so....anyone got a drum solo?! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hi, and welcome to the thesis of A Classroom of One
    • k_e_lafferty Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
      A1) Yes, b/c it's our role to pay it forward and student teachers need good folks #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Or any other T, I'd love to learn from them, also love to get input from fresh, un-jaded eyes as well.
    • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:11 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A1 But in all honesty, yes. Esp for someone who went thru a similar program. Also, give me a white T. I'mma git 'em culturally comp
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd The 1st music video channel I had, in its 1st month, had "Don't Come Around Here No More" in heavy rotation (Alice in Wonderland)
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Brb. Dinner. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1 This prof was starting a new program at University of Iowa. I expressed an interest, so he linked me up with this instructor #weirded
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    It's still strange to watch https://t.co/kM7b1rew2g #WeirdEd
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #weirded Manda Voth, Ft Riley KS academic tutor He had his "Last dance w/ MaryJane...."
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 there's this lil' spark recently, of going into TeachEd as well... Esp seeing the state of my cohort entering the program
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q2 is all about those of us who haven't had a student teacher, or don't currently. Here is comes...
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q2 What are other ways we can affect wider change in education?
  • k_e_lafferty Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Just thought I'd tee it up for you #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 I would take on a student teacher, but it's clear to me that not all teachers should have one. This woman used me. #weirded
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A2: I havent had a chance. I've provided lots of advice to new librarians. I'm at a new job this year so it will be awhile. #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 Yes I'd take a student teacher, have had 3 already, I learn as much from them as they from me #weirded
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #weirded A1 - depends on what university/school theyre from - the 1 I had came from a sketchy school and didnt really have to do anything
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • lesliefarooq Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    That is so wonderful! Enjoy #weirded. It's bedtime for moi!
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Thank heavens that there are teachers like you & Doug. But, some of us pay stuff forward in other ways. :) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @k_e_lafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Give me Intro to Ed, several yrs down the line in my career. We'll have the tough convos b4 even entering Program.
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 with a focus on lesson plans et al, I worried how my focus on geniushour and SOLEs (let alone efolios instead of report cards) would be appreciated by Universities...they’ve been supportive so far! #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1 This instructor had me grade papers, and then she would give the official grade. I did the heavy lifting. #weirded
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    I’ve always said university ed. profs need to get out into the classroom again at least a little. Like the REAL classrooms. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Absolutely. Negative examples are still examples
    • brandi_owensby Oct 4 @ 10:13 PM EDT
      Also, much like having lame parents, if ya had a terrible mentor teacher, make sure your mentees never deal with that situation.
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • k_e_lafferty Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Absolutely. And some great Ts of kids are always the best fit in teaching adults. We all have our roles. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ritaplatt
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Lame
    In reply to @mandavoth
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 TeachEd. Many aspects of "UrbanEd" and SPED should be applied to GenEd throughout entire program,not just the last semesters
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    A2 spread good will and cheer. Share awesome ideas and don’t be a succubus. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    A2: Sharing out what we're doing. Inviting Ts, STs, & Ss from within building/district/without to visit. Being awesome at our jobs #WeirdEd
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Still one of my favourites to watch and share with youngsters! #weirded
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    A2: Teach uni classes, mentor teachers in National Board cert, blog, teach and present. I do all of these things & love them. #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    "Don't be a succubus" is my new motto. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think you're right. The one who runs the current PSU program does exactly that
    In reply to @branowar
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    A2 donuts? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You have the long twitters
    In reply to @technolandy
  • dothinkeducate Oct 4 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    A2: Considering that many colleges here don’t send student teacher supervisors, I’d say start there. How do they know? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    A2 change happens by allowing risk to happen. Embrace it #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Being a succubus who the whole point of four seasons of "Lost Girl" (although that wasn't about education, specifically) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd The best teachers aren't succubi. All the RTs please
    In reply to @slwindisch, @nathan_stevens
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A2 Advocate for students. We need to work out a system where all students have IEPs. Drop the SpEd label. It's divisive. #weirded
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Littler known edu-fact: #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Like his TV show's finale
    • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:18 PM EDT
      #WeirdEdA2 Also, during prerequisites, encourage longer service-learning, even acknowledging many busy lives of college Ss.
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Brian from IL jumping in a bit tardy A2 Open your classroom to other Ts in person, via Skype, or thru video Seeing is learning #weirded
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    I blog my reflections each-day-of-learning (at https://t.co/8OMeVTEFOi )and use them as way to encourage Ts to connect asynchronously via PLNs like #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I had a MASSIVE advantage in practicum bc of my previous volunteering. Esp class management front. Made me confident in a classroom
    • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:18 PM EDT
      #WeirdEdA2 Also, during prerequisites, encourage longer service-learning, even acknowledging many busy lives of college Ss.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I hammer this into my student teachers' heads. Make it a habit as a baby teacher
    • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:17 PM EDT
      A2 change happens by allowing risk to happen. Embrace it #weirded
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A2: Collaborate with colleagues. Work on a project that will inspire others. #weirded
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Im active in KNEA & we have be offering help w/ our local NEA Student Programs in the universities speaking on panels at mtgs #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2 I never really learned how to teach except by the seat of my pants. Teaching college = no education classes. No real mentors. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2 elect Doug as our leader #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2: Also, be positive . I'm tired of complaining teachers. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Nice! ...what's KNEA?
    In reply to @mandavoth
  • k_e_lafferty Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Gotta run, but buy Doug's book for the student teacher in your life. I read it and it's super good. #WeirdEd informercial
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Obvs
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Several times they need to break a student teacher to allow them to bloom #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    I am really surprised no one beat me to this answer #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 Also, continue on matters of race, that's 1 thing I sorta commend w/my TeachPrep. Weird scheduling prevented more tho
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Working together is learning together #weirded
    In reply to @Library_Ang
  • MrMinguela3 Oct 4 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Late to the game. Been awhile since I’ve participated. Edwin. 1st year teacher, 3rd grade. Philadelphia. #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Second career. They basically just put me in a room. With kids. Didn't start off as well as I'd've liked. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Welcome to the party. I think using tech to observe others is pretty nifty too
    In reply to @BKd204Sci
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd First year teacher is the perfect time frame for this.
    In reply to @MrMinguela3
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Well, it goes without saying ... so no one said it before you. Or something #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    I didn't get to develop as a teacher. Left because of politics, and no money or benefits to speak of. #weirded
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • MrMinguela3 Oct 4 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Q1: I would certainly take a student teacher down the line because I had a SHITTY student teaching experience... #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Nice to see ya, Buddy!
    In reply to @MrMinguela3
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok, for the next one some of you will have to reach waaaaaaaaay back into your memories
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd WAIT WAIT WAIT hold that thought for the next Q
    In reply to @MrMinguela3
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q3 How was your student teaching experience?
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    @slwindisch @rebelmusicteach I had a music ed student ask to observe after being placed for observation in dual language 2nd grade #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • dothinkeducate Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    So true. I stressed this to my recent student teacher and she made a definite change during the practicum - for the better! #weirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    One of my biggest blessings was diving into teaching with zero training whatsoever. I was just a college grad with teacher parents. #WeirdEd
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    We knew you’d want to be first..... #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    I'm old...you're asking a lot from my brain on a Wednesday night #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    A2. UDLs help Ss with disabilities...and also many, many other Ss. But seems taught only in SpEd classes? #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Everything a student teacher is taught is so rigid when they need to flow #weirded
    In reply to @dothinkeducate, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A3 It really sucked. See my answer to A1. #weirded
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A3: It was good...I turned out okay. Got to teach a ton. Uhhhh.... #WeirdEd
  • dothinkeducate Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A3: My Internship was sink or swim. Class teacher put me on 100% load from day one so that he could write his senior teacher app. #weirded
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    It forced me to look at the kids and look at myself and figure it all out on a personalized level. Was really hard but really cool. #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A3: Mostly positive. Fell out with one of my two mentor Ts near the end. Still keep in touch with the other #WeirdEd
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Whoa whoa whoa - forgot to share a Tom Petty song.... just sayin #weirded
    In reply to @MrMinguela3
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    A3 N/A I do things that I have never been trained for #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 Didn't really have one unless you count that I was taking classes while I was actually teaching.
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd OMG. I feel like a teacher now! My program does have 1 SPED and ELL for 3rd semester. It's actually pretty comprehensive...
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    a3 intimidating the T was one of those who dominated the classroom so it was hard when you are more introverted #weirded
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    A3 The professor who was developing the program meant well, but I had no way to tell him how this instructor was treating me. #weirded
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    A3: It was a long time ago. Let's just say that my mentor teacher and I were both new to the experience. We both learned. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • dothinkeducate Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    And often taught by those that have been out of the classroom for some time. #weirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd @slwindisch writes a story about her student teaching experience in A Classroom of One. https://t.co/OMKVvfcFP1
    In reply to @slwindisch, @slwindisch
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd THIS IS ME.
    In reply to @mandavoth
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    (Well, not at the same time, day job, evening school, lots of highway miles) #WeirdEd
  • MrMinguela3 Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Q3: As mentioned, my student teaching experience was awful and shitty TWICE! Yes, I had to redo student teaching... #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    A3 College prof "Maybe you should think of another profession" Co-op T "I'll make sure you don't work in this dist #whatdotheyknow #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Some = a llllooooooonnnnnggggg Time #weirded
    In reply to @dothinkeducate, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Sounds like a very good program. Internship would have helped me a great deal. #weirded
    In reply to @stangea
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A3 Intern! I had someone in my class exactly twice, after a 6 week So You Want To Be A Teacher summer cram class #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ew. Why?
    In reply to @MrMinguela3
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm going thru the same thing right now... Also, my class manage + Mentor T's class manage clash as well
    In reply to @mandavoth
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    That was 27 yrs ago...their doubt was all the motivation I needed #FailureNotAnOption #weirded
  • dothinkeducate Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    Yes. On the other hand, there are some teachers that haven't changed methods for some time either. Fine balance for newbies! #weirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Twice? Whoa
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MrMinguela3
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That's a terrible experience to walk into. But still teachers you what you want your room to feel like at least
    In reply to @mandavoth
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    And it's delightful, just like the rest of the book. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ritaplatt Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A3: GREAT! 22 years ago and I still use Ken's advice. Just wrote it about it here. https://t.co/exrErjqtKU #WeirdEd
  • DZscholars Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A3: Crazy fortunate to have the most masterful teachers I’ve ever worked with as my two master teachers. Still worship them. #weirded
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    My thoughts on getting a ST: I don’t want one. Not comfortable with observers bc I’m young and would get harsher criticism #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    That's great! Mine had one SpEd class for gen ed credential candidates. They mostly asked about meds for dyslexia. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I had to check if this was one of my student teachers. It's not
    • DZscholars Oct 4 @ 10:28 PM EDT
      A3: Crazy fortunate to have the most masterful teachers I’ve ever worked with as my two master teachers. Still worship them. #weirded
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3 thrown into the deep end. Good questions challenging my ideas and why I did things. In many ways: Job interview started then #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Most of the Elementary music Ts near me are young’uns so there’s not a lot of options. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 We talked today. I aired out my issues. I dont know what'll happen next. We'll see come Spring.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd GAH!
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    Then on the other hand ST get into classroom and the mentor teacher tells them they have to do things their way #weirded
    In reply to @dothinkeducate, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Mentor teachers should not expect student teachers to replicate their style.
    • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
      I think she wanted me to be a replica her & that always "on"/"performer" teacher type just isn't me Im there to teach not be a circus monkey
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Actually alleviated some worry abt working w/Sped. Various LDs, ADAPT Framework,has race component as well
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A3 was also told the energy I was using might not be sustained. Then I read “He’s the weird teacher” and knew it wasn’t just me! #WeirdEd
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A3: I did “student teaching” as a technicality after I had already been on my own for 3 years. So it was... yeah. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • dothinkeducate Oct 4 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Exactly. My poor ST was baffled when told to try anything. She hadn't had that before. She was awesome! #weirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Aside from fuckton of notes we're REQUIRED to write on each chapter. It's a good exp I wish I had on prev. content classes
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Weird Teachers Are Legion!
    • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:30 PM EDT
      A3 was also told the energy I was using might not be sustained. Then I read “He’s the weird teacher” and knew it wasn’t just me! #WeirdEd
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    So, around you, is there a requirement for number of years in the classroom before having a ST? Curious. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • innejf Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Mine too. 100% load and I wrote the program too. Sink or swim, baby. 234 composite class. Welcome to teaching #weirded
    In reply to @dothinkeducate
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd *Cap language gif*
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @annemdelgado
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd My program says they must be tenured.
    In reply to @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Sounds like a good approach. #weirded
    In reply to @stangea, @UofRegina
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Use the hashtag, this is good stuff! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mandavoth
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:32 PM EDT
      If I had a ST I think Id take the step back but guide approach - step in as needed but let them research their manage. style & try it
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    If we are legion do we all get #weirdingmodules #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    They try to avoid putting them with Ts with less than 5 yrs experience. Not a fan of a certain TPrep program, so I’m saved #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd No tenure in OR.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #weirded sorry! 140 characters is so limiting! (where's 280 when you need it)
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    (Same in ID) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • mrburkemath Oct 4 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Other things that invade my Twitter feed while I'm trying to keep up with #WeirdEd!
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Oh man. my Mentor T just has a totally diff. personality compared to mine. But she doesn't come from being a B. Just how she is.
    In reply to @MrMinguela3, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Seriously though. One has horrible ethics. We are in a changing demographic and these STs or future Ts don’t know how to act. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Stress "Be the best you, you can be!" "Dont emulate me...the world can only handle one of me" is what I tell my STers #weirded
    In reply to @mandavoth, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    There is tenure in Bama. But sometimes I wish it was only eighture or nineure. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Also, apparently, Ts must not be in a district I've previously worked w/. Still pissy abt that. Had good rapport w/schl for 4 yrs
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    I'd have to double check but I think my contract says 5 years experience total, 3 in-district #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    It would be wrong to be a mentor teacher without a lot of experience. It takes time to learn all the nuances of the job. IMHO #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Does OR and ID require specific # of years?
    In reply to @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Last week we talked about weaknesses. It's not great to make a student teacher try to learn where you're weak, so....
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q4 What’s something you’d send your student teacher to another teacher to learn, rather than learn it from you?
  • MrMinguela3 Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    My practicum experiences were better than my student teaching experiences. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • innejf Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    Yep. Prepped me well for my first job in a tiny school k-2 with no stage colleagues to draw on. Stressful tho. I wouldn’t recommend #weirded
    In reply to @dothinkeducate
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    In ID it depends on, like, the school and the district and the alignment of planets...#WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @annemdelgado, @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    • mrsnis Oct 4 @ 10:36 PM EDT
      Have had many. Some experiences better than others but I've always been able to learn while coaching😎
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A4 Just about everything. #weirded
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Yeah, but why would they put you in a school you already know? We weren’t allowed to go to our Alma mater for ST. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    I feel the same way abt Ts who become Instructional Coaches 2 other Ts when theyve hardly taught at all #weirded
    In reply to @Library_Ang, @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I dunno. I asked and my admin said ok.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    My long-time feeling has been it takes a T 7 yrs to settle in to the profession. #weirded
    • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:35 PM EDT
      It would be wrong to be a mentor teacher without a lot of experience. It takes time to learn all the nuances of the job. IMHO #WeirdEd
      In reply to @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A4: How to lecture to a whole group. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd YES. My TPrep constantly tells my cohort this. We're down to 12 from 24. Most r starting to get it,still iffy on a few
    In reply to @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Haha. I was going to say the same thing. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4 go watch 5-6 teacher teach. Merge all their skills together to be better #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • innejf Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Sigh. Yeah. Good ones with a good ethic are gold and not the norm. To be fair it’s a lot harder than it used to be #weirded
    In reply to @annadelconte, @dothinkeducate
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4. Nailing down all the things that happen at school that people forget to tell me about. #fieldtrips #sped #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4 When I was a part-time instructor, I shared an office with an old timer. She never offered me any advice. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4 have them take a train to watch Doug teach #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd My first time was when I was six or seven years in. I rushed to it. But it was amazing.
    In reply to @Library_Ang, @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 anything related to assessment #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Wow, I'm not surprised XD
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4: How to be one of those teachers with a quiet smile where the kids lean in close to learn. (The master of this is @AnnaleeEliza) #WeirdEd
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    I always say if you want to do something better, go watch a good elementary teacher do it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    I completely agree. 7 years sounds about right. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 EVERYTHING! STs need to learn there are diff styles of teaching to learn more about what might suit their style the best #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    I hop I hope I have a good mentor teacher. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 Tips on how to stay organized for the entire year... #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4 how to manage "stations" #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Here you have to have 3+ years in the classroom #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Well, I didn't really learn how to teach, so it seems like a logical conclusion. #weirded
    In reply to @Library_Ang
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Some don’t want to spoil the fun.... #weirded
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Same, actually. Especially last semester's practicum. Loved my mentor T. Too bad she wasn't tenured & lost her classroom this yr
    In reply to @MrMinguela3, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A4 how to leave a tidy desk every day #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    See, I’m still a little insecure about having a ST, esp if they’re from a program I don’t like. Can you deny a whole TPrep program? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @Library_Ang, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A4 I live in station mode #weirded
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Wait. Huh? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Maybe I should move to Portland. They accept edTPA results there, do they??
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    The number of years is not as important as having stuff to teach your classroom of one. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4 Basically I learned by doing. That's not saying much. #weirded
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    If an messy desk is the sign of a messy mind....what does an empty desk indicate? #weirded
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4 Oh yes. The quiet voice. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 If I know I'm weak in a diff. content area, I'd send them to learn from someone else. In general tho,I'd want them to absorb all
  • ImTheRealReRe Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    I think it is a good thing though. It shows that you have bad days too. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Tom Petty Video Break https://t.co/m75zWcMjgF
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Edtpa makes me cry. Not sure what is shows #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4 When I was a part-time instructor, there were plenty of rules, ie, use the dept chair's textbook, but not really how to teach. #weirded
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    One time my para came in and saw my desk was tidy and she asked "what's going on? 👀" #weirdEd
    In reply to @slwindisch, @MarciaDressel
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Which is hilarious because I in no way resemble the teacher I was for my first 3 or even 6 years. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4: I’d send a ST to another school in my district with a different socioeconomic background. Some are not Title I like us. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think next week is gonna have to be a Petty chat
  • innejf Oct 4 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4: to my buddy to reteach lessons and implement feedback. Also to observe her teach the same lesson I taught a different way #WeirdEd
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Wildflowers was Tom Petty’s best album don’t @ me #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Pros: Engages StuT to really think abt thought process,diversity,accomodation. Cons Make or break licensure, excessive planning
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Great iMovie editing skills. That’s what. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I know there are quiet teachers, but I've never been one
    In reply to @MarciaDressel, @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    This one is in my car right now. #weirded
    In reply to @branowar, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Oh you mean pics of Doug break #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    That would almost be enough to drag my husband back to Twitter. We've been listening to Tom Petty almost nonstop. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd We do. Come.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @nathan_stevens, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Duude, you're like my parallel student teacher brother right now! I feel you
    In reply to @MrMinguela3, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens Oct 4 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    That works until you realize that most students have PCs #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    I used to think those were called librarians. USED to. Young and naive I was. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel, @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm a terrible moderator and book salesman. I got distracted by Tom Petty during my own chat
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'mma Asian up the place.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    I used an iPad bc I couldn’t get my bulky PC to record and I was too poor to buy a camera. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Doooooooooo it! #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch, @msmusiced, @rebelmusicteach
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Here comes the next Q! Be flexible when you think about answering it
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Just as well. Why sell the book during a chat? But you are a good moderator. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q5 What is something you have learned from a student teacher (or new T if no ST exp)?
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Yes, Teacher Librarians love the sound of our own voices, too. LOL. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel, @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5 TRANSITIONS. PRACTICE 'EM. Also, really hard to share thought prcess/lesson plan due to habits gained over yrs of teaching
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Dude, that was my evening. I freefalled into it. That’s my last dance with distraction tonight. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Maybe one of the questions could be who is your favorite celebrity like a get to know you chat #weirded
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A5: I learned so much from my last teaching partner - he was in his first 3 years. I miss that dude. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A5 As a new teacher, I learned that the older, hanging on until retirement teachers weren't interested in learning something new. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd From Q1
    • StaciErickson1 Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
      Incredible. He knew how to push me out of my comfort zone without letting me fall on my face. Communication was key.
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A5 Some better science labs/practices, or organizational practices for Ss The little things catch my eye #weirded
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A5 @JenniferStruss taught me a rhyme to prep littles 4 storytime (& several other things too) #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Important since Thomas is a student teacher right now.
    • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:48 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A5 TRANSITIONS. PRACTICE 'EM. Also, really hard to share thought prcess/lesson plan due to habits gained over yrs of teaching
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5 I taught myself. Lesson one: Don't try to teach Moby Dick to Freshmen. #weirded
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5. I'm usually the newest (total experience) SpEd T on campus, even after staying where I was for 7 years. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5 Just like people, all classes have a different personality. #weirded
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    I KNOW IT'S #WEIRDED TIME BUT I AM FINISHING UP WORK WHY DO I HAVE 52 NOTIFICATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5 Have a good sense of humor. Don't take things seriously, if you can help it. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I bet one of your music teacher friends tagged you
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    I just had to tell you that some cannabis group is now following me because of these tweets. #BarkingUpTheWrongTree #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    Where I am now, I'm likely to stay newest SpEd T on campus for...a long, long time. #weirdEd
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    That’s a good idea - seeing how schools on “opposite sides of the tracks” work - can be worlds apart and only a few minutes away! #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • mrsnis Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd not as good as it should have been. I keep my own exp in mind when working w St teachers.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    (Blame @msmusiced ) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach, @msmusiced
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5: Most of the new Ts do attention getters (give me 5, etc), but I insist on recorder screeches. Maybe I’ll follow them. Maybe. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd POINTS for getting the book title in there
    In reply to @Library_Ang, @msmusiced, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • DZscholars Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5: Healthy detachment #WeirdEd
  • mandavoth Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5 Enthusiasm - I think those of us whove been Ts for a while forget that fresh enthusiasm and have gotten a little jaded #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Honestly tho, for the past 3yrs, I've had that hammered into me. I can do it in my sleep... For the most part.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5 Don't try to teach Carl Sandburg to students who are not interested in anything other than passing your class. #weirded
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    That happened to me a few weeks ago during #weirded too!
    In reply to @Library_Ang, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    I did it bc I wanted you to know you’re important and I love you. ❤️ #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher, @rebelmusicteach
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    I have a WHOOOOOOOLLLE blog post coming up about attention getters, btw. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    “Full Moon Fever” would be appropriate for tonight’s moon view! #weirded. But damn the torpedoes, do it anyways!
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd The weird thing abt my extensive volunteering is that it's hard for me to share my thought process for edTPA. Fallen in that habit
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    My BFF currently has an assistant Band Director who did not do student teaching and... #weirded
    In reply to @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch, @msmusiced
  • mrterborg Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    We want you to #weirded out with us.
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A supervisor at an odd job said, "Don't sweat the small stuff" He spent 10 yr in prison I figured he knew what he was talking about #weirded
    In reply to @MissShuganah
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    What...? #weirded
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Yup. I had two classes that were night and day different in overall temperament. #weirded
    In reply to @slwindisch
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    But yes, music Ts have to student teach. There are more mused Ss than actual teachers, though, sooo... #weirded
    In reply to @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch, @msmusiced
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Let's get one more question in!
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd How'd u do them? Could take weeks of repetitive practice, depending on class. I've gotten used to repeating expectations
    In reply to @MrMinguela3
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q6 Aside from a mirror or student teacher, what’s the best way for you to reflect? (I dare you to say, “a pond”)
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Not around here... *sobs* #WeirdEd
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @msmusiced
  • mrterborg Oct 4 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #weirded The only thing I remember about recorder class in 4th grade was getting in trouble for making screeches
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    I feel the same way after having gone through chemo. Life's too short. #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    A POND #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    It's a long story. I think he graduated with a BA in Music rather than a BME, so it's an interesting situation. #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Dude. TRUTH. “How many Ss did you ST” Me- “Over 300 for 7-12 band” #weirded
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A. Pond
    In reply to @slwindisch, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrMinguela3 Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Q5: From the few good mentors I had, flexibility is key. I’m someone who needs to be better at handling flexibility. #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6 Blog...as I write I really think so I don't sound really stupid #weirded
  • MissShuganah Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6 Gardening. #weirded
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6. "Are my students meeting their individual goals? If not, what do I need to change?" #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Thomas wins. He knows Amy and I have special relationship.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @slwindisch
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A6: Look to the kids. If happy learning vibes are going on, something is working. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MarciaDressel Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Everyone has something to teach. I have this dream of compiling list of things I've learned from my colleagues. #weirded
    • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:53 PM EDT
      A supervisor at an odd job said, "Don't sweat the small stuff" He spent 10 yr in prison I figured he knew what he was talking about #weirded
      In reply to @MissShuganah
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Okay, but really, A6: I have a little notebook on my desk that I write a sentence or two in every day. #WeirdEd
  • mrterborg Oct 4 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Some of us do. Some of us prefer to hear our students' voice. Many of us don't seem to be able to regulate volume. Ours or theirs #weirded
    In reply to @Library_Ang, @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel, @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Ha. I misread that. But yes, way too many music ed students that seem to have passed the trials of beginning theory #weirded
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Even though it’s not about the device....sometimes it’s about the device. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @msmusiced, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado, @slwindisch, @rebelmusicteach
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd WHat? but.... Karen Gillan! Noooo. At least I got her autograph
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Right. And the internship placement is BRUTAL. My ST was delayed a semester & I had to FIGHT for it. #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • BKd204Sci Oct 4 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    We are all #LifeLongLearners & anyone can teach you anything #EyesWideOpen #weirded
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • technolandy Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I see how you discreetly used humbleness in order to flog another book or two! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • slwindisch Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    *sigh* #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Library_Ang Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Indeed. Especially during book checkout time. The noise level. Oy vey. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrterborg, @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel, @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I knew two gals in college (2 diff unis) who were double booked at the same internship. Phewwwwwfa! #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • mrterborg Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    And somehow I managed to be this late #weirded
    In reply to @MarciaDressel
  • branowar Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Blogging. On a laptop. By a pond. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd With two minutes left I am going to go full commercial and say A Classroom of One is on sale now https://t.co/OMKVvfcFP1
  • shadow_uzumaki Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A6. Hmmm... To reflect? For me, the students. I encourage them to be honest, to speak up when confused.
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Most ST I come across didn’t take any effort to do Elementary classes so I shrug them off. Yeah, I’m mean, but our license is K-12 #weirded
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • mrsnis Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Same thing happened to me!😂
    In reply to @technolandy
  • innejf Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    You two are so predictable. I love it. In other news, I loved reflecting on my long commute before I had kids. Harder now #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Ok, but that episode is bs. He could have gone back and picked them up. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @slwindisch
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Priced for teachers and college students, A Classroom of One is $5 ebook and $13 paperback. https://t.co/OMKVvfcFP1
  • mrterborg Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    My book checkout time is pretty quiet ... unless you include actually looking for books ... #weirded
    In reply to @Library_Ang, @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher, @MarciaDressel, @slwindisch, @AnnaleeEliza
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If you read it and like it, please leave a review on amazon. Those stars help sell books. Thanks
  • rebelmusicteach Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    At my uni EVERYONE did at least 6 weeks in a part-time ST elementary situation. Which was wonderful. #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch
  • msmusiced Oct 4 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    You wanna be a music teacher? Come see kindergarten. More Elementary jobs than HS and most don’t pick newbies. #weirded
    In reply to @rebelmusicteach, @annemdelgado, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher, @nathan_stevens, @slwindisch