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edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:00 PM EST

Welcome to #NHed-camp! Tonight we chat #edcamp style. Start dropping your ideas! https://t.co/DF3NW4rsTk

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:01 PM EST

On behalf of our team, @mrlaferriere @audralurvey @jbhanlon & I, welcome home to #NHed!

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:02 PM EST

Tonight’s #nhed chat will be archived and will be available at: https://t.co/MPBxsHCq8K

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:03 PM EST

I'm your #nhed host & Chief Edu-Imagineer, John Martin out of beautiful Sandwich, NH.

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:03 PM EST

#NHEd I teach Computer Science in the Lakes Region. Advocate for Competency Based learning and Tech Integration. Glad to be here!

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:04 PM EST

Ok #NHed-ucators, please introduce yourself & share something you learned this week.

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:04 PM EST

#NHed hellooooooo!!! I've been on hiatus & so excited to be here for #nhed chat!! :) hope everyone has been well.

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:04 PM EST

#NHed hellooooooo!!! I've been on hiatus & so excited to be here for #nhed chat!! :) hope everyone has been well.

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:04 PM EST

Great to have you here tonight @cswenson! Just a heads up, next week's #NHed chat is on Competency Based Learning!

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:05 PM EST

If you haven't yet, please toss out any ideas you'd like to chat about on tonight's #NHed-camp!

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:05 PM EST

Glad you're back @jbhanlon, we've missed you! #NHed

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:05 PM EST

#NHed I'm Jackie Hanlon- Middle School Magic Maker:) from Somersworth, NH:)

AmitOdom Jan 17 @ 7:05 PM EST

#NHed hellooooooo!!! I've been on hiatus & so excited to be here for #nhed chat!! https://t.co/WH8PEXWj7m

ItsFoamy Jan 17 @ 7:04 PM EST

Match fixing at the highest levels of tennis has to be the biggest "who cares" in sports.

AmitOdom Jan 17 @ 7:05 PM EST

#NHed hellooooooo!!! I've been on hiatus & so excited to be here for #nhed chat!! https://t.co/WH8PEXWj7m

ItsFoamy Jan 17 @ 7:04 PM EST

Match fixing at the highest levels of tennis has to be the biggest "who cares" in sports.

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:05 PM EST

#nhed Tod, media specialist, Claremont, NH

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:06 PM EST

This week I learned how to do a mail merge from a .csv file to an InDesign file. #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:06 PM EST

Hi Tod! @guilfordt #NHed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:06 PM EST

SR, severe sped T from MA. Curious to see how #nhed-camp is going to work.

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:06 PM EST

Audra, LMS from Nottingham, NH. This week I learned about #DEEPdt and https://t.co/e4Vq6vonh0 #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:07 PM EST

@guilfordt #nhed My aunt works for the Claremont district.

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:07 PM EST

@cswenson @guilfordt #nhed In which building?

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:08 PM EST

@cswenson That is cool! What were you creating? #NHed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:09 PM EST

@guilfordt I don't know. I found out she worked in that district when I was interviewing for the Curriculum Coordinator position. #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:09 PM EST

.@audrallurvey That sounds like a great Q for tonight's #NHed-Camp!

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:09 PM EST

This week I learned (was reminded) that learning can look an awful lot like "making trouble" #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:09 PM EST

.@gallianstone Sounds like my kind of learning! #NHed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:10 PM EST

@edventures We were making passes for midterm exams. We wanted to merge each students name onto the passes, made in InDesign #nhed

AssignmentHelpN Jan 17 @ 7:10 PM EST

Top 5 Emerging EdTech Trends you Must Know in 2016 https://t.co/WYBZFBXkiI #nhed #TOKchat #Read4Fun #edchat #STEM https://t.co/LskJqBF7Ps

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:10 PM EST

.@cswenson Wild! #NHed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:11 PM EST

@edventures it's not mine. I'm very structured/data driven. But the data is irrefutable! #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:11 PM EST

Ok I'll start off our questions but think about what you'd like to learn/ask/explore on tonight's #NHed-camp.

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:12 PM EST

@edventures my admin was observing for one of the (less chaotic) moments of it - curious to see what the observation notes say! #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:12 PM EST

It was challenging. It reminds me of sometimes what it is like to be new at software when I get thrown a twist like that #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:12 PM EST

#NHed Q1: @audrallurvey @WickedDecent What is #DeepDT?

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:13 PM EST

Other questions/thoughts for tonight's #NHed-Camp? What do YOU want to know?

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:13 PM EST

It is an acronym that stands for Discover, Empathize, Experiment, Produce for #PBL #nhed

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:14 PM EST

It reminds us as @wickeddecent says to have intention when you are creating and executing projects #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:14 PM EST

#NHed I'd like to talk about the role of midterms as authentic assessment. We're going into midterms this time of year. What are their role?

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:15 PM EST

Follow up to #NHed Q1@audrallurvey - How is it different from regular #DesignThinking & how is it used for #PBL

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:15 PM EST

.@cswenson That'll be tonight's #NHed Q2!

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:17 PM EST

#NHed Q2: Are mid-terms (or Finals for that matter) "authentic assessment"? Should we use them? What role might they serve?

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:17 PM EST

A2: I am no expert, but I think it creates a framework to focus on a real-world problem and guide the project. #nhed #DEEPdt

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:18 PM EST

A2. Anyone else find the end of q2 horribly timed? Right after a vacation so we've completely lost continuity? #nhed

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:18 PM EST

A2 cont: We were discussing it in relation to #STEM and #literacy. For ex, how can I as a LMS create conn. w/ picture books and STEM. #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:18 PM EST

.@audrallurvey @WickedDecent #DeepDT sounds like a great topic for a future #NHed chat! Might you be interested Dan?

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:19 PM EST

#nhed A2: The argument has been to prepare Ss for similar testing in college, but not all Ss go to college.

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:19 PM EST

Sorry, messed up my numbering #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:20 PM EST

.@cswenson And while mid-terms/finals are used in college, when was the last time you had one in your career? #NHed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:20 PM EST

@audrallurvey Ah, no worries! I threw you a curve! #NHed

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:20 PM EST

A2: #nhed Taking midterms getting ready for college?

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:21 PM EST

One of the reasons I report Ss best performance of the quarter, not final/most recent performance on progress notes - #nhed

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:21 PM EST

A2 #nhed Do midterms prepare you for life?

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:21 PM EST

.@gallianstone The timing issue is a big one. Why do we give huge exams after such a break and why do we have arbitrary *mesters. #NHed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:22 PM EST

.@gallianstone And a big reason I'm a proponent of competency/standards based learning and growth measurements. #NHed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:23 PM EST

#nhed if we are preparing for college, then why not require one online course? That promotes distant collaboration & time management.

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:25 PM EST

@edventures but they have to be implemented by people who actually understand them - or we end up with the ABA "show me blue" dilemma #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:25 PM EST

A2 #nhed I bring it up because Bedford just got rid of theirs, & it makes me question the value of end of course testing. Maybe a capstone?

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:26 PM EST

.@gallianstone Can you explain that one? I've not heard it. #NHed

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:26 PM EST

A2: I teach middle school on trimesters so no final/ midterms here. I did teach us for 5 yrs though & my midt were just competencies #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:27 PM EST

.@cswenson I like capstone experiences. I'd rather Ss be asked to demonstrate knowledge rather than simply regurgitate it to me. #NHed

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:28 PM EST

@cswenson more & more colleges are not doing the traditional midterm but instead have more collaborative assignments #nhed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:29 PM EST

@edventures basic skill "color ID" - S can't move on to more motivating/interesting skills until "proves competency" basic skill #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:29 PM EST

#nhed my only concern with capstones in a traditional public school is overwhelming students at the end of the semester with 6 projects.

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:30 PM EST

.@gallianstone Oh! Ugh! Sounds rather demeaning. #NHed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:30 PM EST

@edventures S is bored/disinterested in basic skill, so doesn't show mastery --> never gets to move on #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:30 PM EST

#NHed Q3: Let's examine the idea of quarters/trimesters/semesters and closing "grading" periods? Does learning stop after that last day?

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:30 PM EST

A2 it isn't midterms-it's that too often theyre forced &not authentic - I know Ts who use the time to do labs or larger collab assign #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:31 PM EST

.@cswenson Can definitely see that. What if we had integrated experiences instead of discipline specific *classes*? Might only be 3. #NHed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:31 PM EST

@edventures it's currently happening to thousands of S with #autism and others with the severe/profound label around the world #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:32 PM EST

#nhed Q3: Rolling admission would be ideal. In AZ my daughter's charter school did 6 week units and moved S on to a new T if mastered

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:32 PM EST

A3: I use my Tri end dates as a point to stop. I teach 3 mini classes & the skills carry through so those assess points are left open #nhed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:33 PM EST

A3. I try to line up my units with the semesters, but I don't teach in an ideal world, so it rarely works out that way. #nhed

cpbossman09 Jan 17 @ 7:34 PM EST

With online grading, is the final grade of a trimester or semester as meaningful? #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:34 PM EST

.@gallianstone Feels wrong to me. Most learning isn't serial but rather occurs in parallel. Experiences can happen simultaneously. #NHed

cpbossman09 Jan 17 @ 7:35 PM EST

Competency based grading will do away with end of term grading learning is a work in progress #nhed

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:35 PM EST

@cswenson love that!We switch content every 6wks but Ss progress is Indiv tracked on skills. We differentiate the best wecan but hard #nhed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:36 PM EST

.@edventures One of many reasons I disagree with ABA methodologies. But if we start that conversation, we"ll be here all night!. #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:37 PM EST

#nhed @jbhanlon in that model, teachers can teach the sections they do best and get a new group of students every 6 weeks. Keeps it fresh.

cpbossman09 Jan 17 @ 7:37 PM EST

So which group will be the biggest roadblock to competency based grading and not antiquated ABCD? Parents or teachers?#nhed

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:37 PM EST

A3: We are on a schedule to get grades into the online grading system for parents- need to have something for parents to see. #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:37 PM EST

.@cpbossman09 That is what I believe we are leading up to at #Interlakes. Where learning is not bound by time but achievement. #NHed

cpbossman09 Jan 17 @ 7:38 PM EST

Final grades are a snap shot just like good assessments #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:38 PM EST

.@gallianstone Fodder for another day! #NHed

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:38 PM EST

Grading is limited by parents not understanding new system and colleges wanting GPA. #nhed

cpbossman09 Jan 17 @ 7:39 PM EST

I, as a parent, want to know if my child is progressing not that he/she got homework done #nhed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:39 PM EST

@cswenson @jbhanlon is there really time to develop meaningful rapport with Ss in 6 weeks? (I'm biased, I keep my Ss for 3-5 years) #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:40 PM EST

.@guilfordt Same here. We recognize that we need a measurement of progress tool but it will become constant rather than periodic. #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:40 PM EST

#NHed Q4: What else do we do for the sake of college that doesn't happen in the "Real World"? #NHed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:40 PM EST

#NHed Q4: What else do we do for the sake of college that doesn't happen in the "Real World"? #NHed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:40 PM EST

@cpbossman09 #nhed In my experience, objections on both sides but for very different reasons! P because it is unfamiliar. T for tracking.

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:40 PM EST

.@cpbossman09 Great question! Speaking for my school, my MT/HS Ts are on board. I see parents as my challenge group. #NHed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:41 PM EST

#NHed Q4: GOOD QUESTION! I believe the same homework for every student.

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:42 PM EST

#nhed sorry I keep putting Q instead of A

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:43 PM EST

#NHed A4: Class rank is one of my pet peeves when it comes to what colleges supposedly *want*.

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:43 PM EST

.@cswenson LOL, no worries! #NHEd

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:44 PM EST

#NHed A4 cont'd: GPA would be another as averages don't tell the whole learning story. They are a false marker of achievement.

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:45 PM EST

#NHed A4 cont'd: While on the subject, how about letter grades? What do those really tell us about a student's achievements in learning?

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:45 PM EST

#nhed A4 and GPA covers all 4 years, so steady students it is a good indicator but for those kids that wake up late, not so much.

audrallurvey Jan 17 @ 7:46 PM EST

A4: College should want to know work ethic, collaboration skills, etc. The "soft skills" that we keep reading about #nhed

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:46 PM EST

A4. Compliance-based anything really. Which is 90% of traditional #specialeducation #nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:48 PM EST

#nhed A4 I was shocked: a test reader thread that a 5 on an AP exam could be different from year to year, depending on the cohort that year.

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:49 PM EST

#nhed @gallianstone Agreed. Traditional grading reports out compliance. @audrallurvey soft-skills are super important.

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:51 PM EST

@gallianstone @cswenson you could have Ss for 10 years and never have meaningful rapport or a connection :) it's about the quality #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:52 PM EST

#NHed I want to encourage my learners & I wish for their pursuit of learning to be authentic & lifelong.

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:53 PM EST

#NHed What if students could look at the competencies of all our courses and design their own curriculum?

guilfordt Jan 17 @ 7:53 PM EST

Want students to enjoy learning and want to keep on learning even after they leave my class. #nhed

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:54 PM EST

@edventures hate grades. Totally subject- hate hate them. Dying for standards based to take over. Grades tell us who works #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:54 PM EST

.@cswenson YES YES YES! Please! #NHed https://t.co/LDmLSttDzO

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:53 PM EST

#NHed What if students could look at the competencies of all our courses and design their own curriculum?

Sjm4grlsMack Jan 17 @ 7:55 PM EST

#NHed though I am a much bigger fan of final projects as long as colleges are using finals I think it is a disservice not to have them in a

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:55 PM EST

.@jbhanlon Or, like me, who knows how to play the game. And I could work that system like nobody's biz. #NHed

jbhanlon Jan 17 @ 7:55 PM EST

#nhed have to cut out a few min early for a yelling 5 year old:) but so good to be back!!! See you all next Sun.

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:56 PM EST

@cswenson trying to scaffold doing that at the lesson level. Would love to take it bigger though! #Nhed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:56 PM EST

#Nhed I find some ss stress over projects like some stress over tests, so I make both options available.

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:56 PM EST

But do we know WHY this matters? B/C the students need to KNOW what they need to know, and have to think on how to apply it! @cswenson #NHed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:58 PM EST

If we define competency the same way I think the NH DOE does, then I'd agree. @jbhanlon @Sjm4grlsMack #NHed

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:58 PM EST

@edventures #nhed I worked in tech industry before being a T, I'm able to tell S why they need to know/do something and tell them stories.

gallianstone Jan 17 @ 7:59 PM EST

@edventures @cswenson need to see there is a goal, to want to get there, and to be able to figure out how. many embedded skills #nhed

edventures - Moderator Jan 17 @ 7:59 PM EST

Thanks for a great chat tonight! It was interesting to see where #NHed went when we didn't have a formal topic. This was fun!

cswenson Jan 17 @ 7:59 PM EST

#NHed I have taken every standard and put them into an "I can" statement and put under each competency for Ss to pull out and prove.