Welcome to #TXed! We are so happy that you can join us. Tonight, we chat about fanning the flames of learning. Before we start, please take the next few minutes to introduce yourself.
Hello all! It's #txed time! I'm Paul, a digital learning coach from Richmond, TX. I'm ready for some great conversation. Who else is joining us tonight?
Thank you, @DrGregBonnen Our children deserve to be safe at home and school. Unfortunately, recent events have made us more aware of our deficiencies. This is an important step to address them. Dr. Bonnen’s office is actively working w/ educators to get this right. #txed#txlege
1/2 Students and parents expect their schools to be a safe and secure environment. That's why I filed HB17 and HB1754. This legislation and associated funding will provide each campus with the direction and resources they need to establish and maintain that environment.
Welcome to #TXed! We are so happy that you can join us. Tonight, we chat about fanning the flames of learning. Before we start, please take the next few minutes to introduce yourself.
A1-Show that excitement. Even on days when you are not that excited, push yourself. You are the best motivator that these kids might see in a life time. #TXed
A1. I think it is important to define what success looks like. It doesn't necessarily look the same for all learners. Success can be individualized and is not about "passing." Growth measures can be a form of success. #TXed
#txed A1 My classroom is #SHOWTIME! I imagine I am Tim the Tool Man Taylor everyday. The kids LOVE the grunts and the #MorePower chants! Never fails that my Ss leave my room with a smile. <3 MY JOB! This quote from the Big Bang Theory is POWERFUL!
A1: establish a risked taking environment and celebrate everything .... big and small, the good, the not so good. Everything and anything...just celebrate kids! #txed
A1: Getting kids involved in their progress helps them stay motivated. Let them set the goals and track their progress. They get so excited about achieving their goals & it becomes contagious in the classroom. Celebrate their success & give them ownership of it. #txed#neisdpln
A1: I love to celebrate student learning, growth, and work! I also love to celebrate them with little notes of praise; Golden H, Strategy King/Queen, LEADer, or just a happy note home! I love getting pictures of these notes on the fridge or a board in their room! #TXed
A1: I think the best way to motivate students is to go in everyday with a positive outlook and make them feel like they are capable of success! #TXed#Sp19EDFB4338
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
A1: Build relationships! I was just talking to a friend about this! The best way to motivate anyone to do anything is to build relationships! I will bend over backwards to help you if I like you and so will the kids!! #TXed
A1: set the environment for your classroom for learning. Sometimes we fall off the bike, & I'm proud that you got back on that seat! We've got to try, try, try! #TXed
A1 Show them they can be successful, model, help them set goals, give them tools for the future, and help them find their vision. You know, standard daily teacher super powers. #txed
A2 You fake it until you make it. Your students rely on you. They look up to you and they watch you for the helm of the ship. You get excited, they do too. #TxEd
A2: by having an established relationships you are able to make things relevant for students based in their interests and personalize their learning to keep them engaged through the entire concept. #txed
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
A2. Backwards planning! Knowing your students is the 1st step. Since you know that the flame will fade, plan engaging activities throughout. Take them outside. Cut the worksheets. Workstations are always great. Make it fun throughout! #TXed
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
#TXed The key is to find the interest of the student and it’s connections to the Unit. At times, you have to fish for the hook, but that’s all related to t/s relationships! #bethechange
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
A2: I love watching teachers really plan to engage students by creating real world problems to solve, creating experiences they will never forget, and letting them work with their peers. #txed#collaboration
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
A2: By bringing their world into our skills. Reading topics they love, applying math to scenarios they find themselves in, using tech to bring the real world into our classrooms everyday, and building community. #TXed
#txed A2 Your kids have less than a 5 minute attention span (IF THAT) ENGAGE THEM! Your lesson must be more engaging and pleasing than what is on the kids cell phone. I <3 my job, I tell my kids this, the Ss respond by being great pupils.
A2:I’ve noticed my kids stay engaged through the end of the unit when I plan fun kinesthetic-based activities. Also, the farther into the unit we get, the more opportunities I give them to be the “teacher”- student led learning helps build confidence and maintain engagement #txed
A2: I fan the flame through my excitement! I like to let students know what is coming and ask them what they liked best about the day and what they want to see again. Blended learning and student choice keeps motivation and engagement high!#TXed
A2b: Using @lead4ward unit planning systems is super helpful to make sure you’re planning for memorable moments, vocab, and prioritizing standards for Ss benefit. #TXed
A2 Put the learning in the students hands. Choice. And science is a wonderful learning rabbit hole that never ends! They are only limited by themselves. #txed
You have to take it until you make it. We don’t get to teach our favorite lesson everyday. But we have to make it every lesson our favorite lesson in front of the kids. Period, done. #txed
Q2: The excitement at the beginning of a unit or lesson often fades. How do you maintain a high level of passion in your students? How do you fan the flame? #TXed
A1: new to this chat thing tonight! 😄 I put up a Brag Board this year to highlight amazing work & such. Kids 💚 seeing whose work is displayed, 💚hanging their work, & 💚 the acknowledgement from their peers. #txed
A3. Exposure! Host career days that allow multiple people from a variety of STEM related programs to speak to students. Do projects related to STEM. Let students ask questions. Show the benefits. Teach science in every grade, not just the tested ones. #Exposure#TXed
#TXed A3 I find that as I DELIBERATELY applauded my gals, they begin to confidently use their voice to show their thinking. My young men take notice and truly begin to listen and respect my gals. The top 5 spots for math & science are held by my gals! #bethechange@EBESBees
A3:let them create!! We have the best librarian of all time who sets up an incredible maker space area we can take our kids to weekly. The kids love it and they get to create whatever they want -no limits. These opportunities for kids to freely create and explore is crucial #txed
Are you kidding me? With 3 daughters I’m always highlighting the amazing women who are in STEM fields. Show them. They just need to be exposed to it. #txed
A2: I love letting the ss go into the spotlight by sharing what they are learning and helping each other throughout the lesson. Knowing that they get to share what they are working so hard on really keeps the momentum going! Especially if you add technology! #TXed
A3:let them create!! We have the best librarian of all time who sets up an incredible maker space area we can take our kids to weekly. The kids love it and they get to create whatever they want -no limits. These opportunities for kids to freely create and explore is crucial #txed
A3 I think that by demonstrating and showing them examples of women in STEM then we can motivate them to reach the things they enjoy #txed#Sp19EDFB4338
#TXed A3 I find that as I DELIBERATELY applauded my gals, they begin to confidently use their voice to show their thinking. My young men take notice and truly begin to listen and respect my gals. The top 5 spots for math & science are held by my gals! #bethechange@EBESBees
A2: keeping the flame going by keeping things fresh & change.. simply changing the mode of delivery, learning style, partner/independent/group, student led discussion, location, etc. #txed
A3 Girls in STEM is one of my passions. They need to see women in science. See value and a need. There is STEM in everything. Girls grow up to be women that society needs to solve real-world problems. Girls also need time with legos and cars. I hate boy and girls toys. #txed
Anyone else getting so passionate in their replies to this #txed convo that you run out of characters and have to go back to see what part you think your response can do without?! 😅
A4. Be visible. In many aspects. Be there when they least expect it. Care about things their other teachers didn't. Focus on the whole child, not just their data. Be a better listener than you are a lecturer. #TXed
A4 Building relationships. I try to take the time to speak to each of my students in personal conversations. In the hallway, before school, dismissal time, in the cafeteria, etc. #txed
A4: I’m going to love you so hard, but also not allow you to be anything less than your absolute greatest! Kids can do WAY more than they want to believe and more than they want to show... pull it out piece by piece! #TXed
#TXed A4 For me it’s as simple as a relationship. Everyone can talk about it, but you have to walk the talk. I thank God for my 2000 4th graders and their parents who are still connected to me. I live and breathe my students AND I’m not ashamed to admit it! #bethechange
I tell them that life is hard. It can be hard for the first 22-23 yrs of our lives getting a degree. Or we can work hard from 22-23 to the end of our lives without a degree. We can change the trajectory of our lives by how hard we work. #txed.
A4. Be visible. In many aspects. Be there when they least expect it. Care about things their other teachers didn't. Focus on the whole child, not just their data. Be a better listener than you are a lecturer. #TXed
A3: as a mom of two girls this breaks my heart! Encouragement, promote, have a guest speaker from a specific field video Chat! Positive speaking! #TXed
A4: I start at arrival be greeting them. I’m there for them for good, bad, dad and happy. I celebrate everything I let them know I will always be their biggest biggest fan and cheerleader #txed
A4: Building relationships, really listen to them, notice the little things, have lunch with them, help them to learn to take risks, be a leader, and LOVE reading!! #TXed
A4: I’m starting lunch bunch book clubs to help Ss I hear of being bullied. My newest club is for girls of the Muslim faith. They’re teaching me so much and I’m getting to read the most beautiful books! #TXed
A4I try to love my kids above all else -deeply and intentionally.Every day I make a point to let my kids know how valued and loved they are.If they take nothing else away from the day I at least want them to know how much I love them. I’ve seen it impact kids before my eyes #txed
I think educators can help fuel the fire by discussing and recognizing women's contributions in the STEM field while providing and supporting lessons and opportunities for girls to explore and digest their next step. #sbvanguard#girlpower#txed
#txed A4 My goal as an educator is to spread the power of using #AlwaysBelieve as your 1st rule. This changes lives! #beentheredonethat I wrote a book and this summer I start my "career" as a presenter. Wish me luck! Hopefully I can present at TASSP. Selected to speak at CAMT
A4I try to love my kids above all else -deeply and intentionally.Every day I make a point to let my kids know how valued and loved they are.If they take nothing else away from the day I at least want them to know how much I love them. I’ve seen it impact kids before my eyes #txed
A4: loving them! Taking time to hear them, learn about them, and truly want to be a part of their life. I’m a single mom, and when one of my students invites me to any extracurricular event I always go! My girls come along too! Make time for who is important #TXed
Every morning we start with a personal greeting, followed by a long community circle. Everyone gives in the circle, and everyone takes away. In turn, we build trust and communication. The rest follows. #txed
A4: Listen and be present. It’s all about building relationships. Kids need to know they are heard & feel comfortable. I try my hardest everyday to connect & let them talk with me and each other #txed
They showed me that they cared about me. And believed in me. Always telling me to never give up. Telling me if I work hard I can reach my goals. #TXed@DilleyISD
A5: My high school physics teacher. I was falling behind in that class but he never gave up on me. He put in the time and effort to make sure I was successful. I went on to love physics and made an A in every physics class I took from that point forward. #txed
A5. My godmother. She adopted me when I was in HS. I never thought about college before meeting her at church. She saw something in me nobody else did and with the help of foster care, I got in to college (after being denied at 1st). To date, she's my biggest cheerleader. #TXed
Loved the topic and love the #txed team. I’ll be around a little more. Just swamped at the moment. Keeping our nose to the grindstone. Keep fighting the good fight. #txed
A5-I always say this. He reminded me that God has given me my life, shown me how to use it, but left it up to me to choose the path to take. Make sure you learn son, so you know which path to take. #TXed
#txed A5 Tough one Going with my 5th and 6th grade PE Coach who was there for me in more ways that I could count when I was verbally bullied EVERY DAY. He began the process of turning me into a young man. Powerful story about this in my book. "The Story of Always Believe"
A5: I’m going to go with my dad. He pushed me hard on academics and the softball field but that work ethic has served me well throughout adulthood. #TXed
A5-I always say this, my dad. He reminded me that God has given me my life, shown me how to use it, but left it up to me to choose the path to take. Make sure you learn son, so you know which path to take. #TXed
A5: I had many wonderful teachers along the way- My 5th grade teacher who understood ADHD before it really was. My high school Ag Teacher who taught me to speak for what I believe and never let me quit and My AP English teacher who made me want to be a writer!#TxEd
A5: sadly in school... no one, until I did my student teaching. It was Billie Wheeler! She was an amazing 1st grade teacher & taught me so much in the months I spent learning for her. She followed my career & stayed in touch for 22 years til she passed away. #txed
A5: I’ve had too many amazing teachers that inspired and motivated me over the years I can’t pick just one! But my 2nd grade teachers had a passion for teaching that made me love school more than anything else! #TxEd#Sp19EDFB4338
#TXed Here in HI I am MOST grateful to @derekksantos . He allowed me to believe in myself once again. Overall my friend @CwellsESL has had the most soothing impact on my life. @EBESBees
A5 nerd alert. It was people like this. I cried at school in front of my kids when he died. The passionate people are always a light. Never lose that. #txed
A5: My DAD💚 He pushed me, encouraged me, supported every up and down along my path... He wanted more for me than I ever cared or understood. Being the 1st in my family to go to college, I’d say I did it for him and because of him. #txed
@ericbwicker is one of my closest friends and mentors. I couldn’t survive without him. Thanks Sir! #txed But there are so many more. #txed team are close colleagues too.
A6: @meredithakers pushes me to learn new things. My #PLN is always there for ideas and to answer any questions and give me encouragement. @CyFairCFisher & @SuzanneCFISD guide me & encourage me daily. #txed
A5)Wow! So many along the way. I would have to say above all it was my grandma and my uncle. She never had any formal schooling. She pushed me to be the best I could be everyday.He had the most advanced degree in the family until this past Dec. He remains the gold standard. #txed
A6: My mother, who was an educator for 35 years. She inspires me and encourages me almost daily. She takes her time to come in to my classroom and help out. Even after all these years she’s still passionate and pours herself out for the sake of the kids. #txed
#txed A6 My wife @AngelaToups is my rock! Without her I would not be on the precipice of becoming an author and hopefully a motivational speaker. When you are married to your best friend and she also does what you do, #LIFEISGOOD! ps... We met on match dot com in 2008
A6: I’m gonna say @pwagnerlcisd as he always goes above and beyond for our campus and teachers...and ALWAYS has something new...or more efficient to help save us time! Thanks P-Daddy! 🙌🏼 #txed
A6: @mrs_ingvardsen is one of them! She is always so positive, willing to do anything to help, and motivates me to try new things! We were Twitter friends last year and now teammates!! #TXed
Always enjoy hearing from all the educators from across the BEST State!!! #Texas#TXed thanks guys and girls!! Keep up the great work in the class rooms
A6: there are so many! @11greenwave always makes my day with the positive quotes! They keep me going! @meredithakers and the love that she has for humanity. @katyvansickler1 is the most inspiring amazing teacher! And my family! They always keep me going!#TXed
To maintain high interest in a unit study, plan accordingly to student's needs. Start with data, then personalize their learning pathway, while facilitating their learning process. #incentivesworkgreat! #txed#21stcenturyclassroom
