#weirded Archive


Wednesday July 11, 2018
10:00 PM EDT

  • DeborahGatrell1 Jul 11 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Tonight’s #UTEdchat starts in exactly one hour. Be there or be square! Unless you’re an octagon. Then be an octagon. Oh, just come. We miss you! #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #WeirdEd! It's a night for teacher voice, so I hope you brought your honey tea.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If you don't know what we're talking about tonight then you didn't do the reading and that's on you, man. https://t.co/3ooGCbNzYB
  • brandi_owensby Jul 11 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd is happening now
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Before we start, please introduce yourself and tell us what band's third album is their best album.
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Time for #WeirdEd ... whether or not I make it through the entire hour
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Hi. Anne in Tahoe. Elementary SPED. All of them? I don’t know. #WeirdEd
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Chris from Brooklyn and suddenly I'm thinking of bands that never got to have a third album (Though I read the blog so I *know* the answer ...)
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Hi #WeirdEd hopefully this chat will perk me up. Thomas, Elementary GenEd in MN, I don't really know that much about bands and albums. I just listen
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hiii, very few people so far! I'm Doug, rock star front man of a never-ending education funk machine. Metallica's third album is their best.
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Is #WeirdEd broken again?
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd #KidsToday
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd And it isn't like Seven And the Ragged Tiger was that group's best album ...
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Whatcha mean? I see very few people
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • brandi_owensby Jul 11 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Brandi Owensby 9-12 Theatre Foo Fighters There Is Nothing Left to Lose. My kid’s name (Aurora) is in honor of a track on the album. #WeirdEd Intro
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    That must be it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Valerie here. 5th grade, CA I am SO glad to get back to #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok, let's get this show on the road. Late people will bring cake. More cake for us.
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You underestimate my youthfulness! XD
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrsMikesell Jul 11 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm a total fail at the intro. I love music but don't know album names. I think the last time I bought a whole album was at least 10 years ago. BTW - I teach 3rd grade.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q1 How long were you in the classroom before you felt like you'd found your voice? If you even have.
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Summer Wednesday nights ... or evenings, depending where you are. (Or mornings, really depending)
  • amsd2dth Jul 11 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Glad I'm on Lake Superior with barely any Googles 😝 but I miss #WeirdEd! RT @TheWeirdTeacher: #WeirdEd Before we start, please introduce yourself and tell us what band's third album is their best album.
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    A1 haven't even been in education long enough, I don't think.... LOL #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    My name is Rebecca, I teach English and other book related things in the Dominican Republic, and I really don't think about musicians in terms of albums because my tastes are outdated #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    A1. It took a good 3-4 years at my last site. Then I moved from HS to kinder and basically started over. So im still working on figuring it out. Beginning year 3. #WeirdEd
  • wmchamberlain Jul 11 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #weirdEd Define voice
  • mc_bossy Jul 11 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    A1: It was exactly seven years. That’s when I finally found my groove. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 I think I've found many voices, or maybe other people's. Sometimes I think I'm Charlie McCarthy and others Mortimer Snerd. But seriously, my voice is still changing.
  • MrsMikesell Jul 11 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #weirded If you're asking when I finally started making moves and changing big things... 4 years.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I just hope it's a little softer than it used to be.
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 11 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Bridgette elementary EBD. Frank Turner Love Ire and song Love Ire & Song: https://t.co/4QMNI9gsWQ is third and awesome Currently he's on seven Be More Kind: https://t.co/GFluQq1t4E
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm gonna go ahead and say that the album is the way music should be consumed if not live. Bands should write ten god songs that sound good as a whole.
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 I confess I didn't do my homework, so I don't know exactly what Doug means by "teacher voice", but it definitely wasn't before year 3 of teaching. #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Q1: I think I finally found my voice about four years ago (14 years in) Took me a while. #WeirdED
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd No, you define voice. When you think of your voice in the classroom what do you think it is?
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1: A decade. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I default to five years as my answer. That's when I felt strong.
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • brandi_owensby Jul 11 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Never fully found it during the first gig (2 years). I think it emerged in year 4 at the high school (so really year 6). #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    When I think of my voice as a teacher, I guess I think about being my authentic self in my practice of teaching. I guess I think of as analogous to voice in writing; there's something about the way that you do it that makes it clearly you and no one else. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Let's let this answer lead us to Q2 How'd you know you'd found your voice?
    • mc_bossy Jul 11 @ 10:09 PM EDT
      A1: It was exactly seven years. That’s when I finally found my groove. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd By the way, my voice tonight is being brought to you courtesy of Google's speech recognition engine, so you can blame any crazy mistakes on auto carrot.
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    I’d also like to add that I think the me of right now is merely an incarnation of me that works right now. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Hey #WeirdEd I don't think I'm up for tonight's chat. I'll take off early. G'night everyone.
  • mrburkemath Jul 11 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 I'm a lot more comfortable using it. I'm just more comfortable and relaxed. Making connections the first time. (Or maybe the second.)
  • AwesomeSPED Jul 11 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a1 teaching in Taiwan efl. Nine months Teaching embedded ESL in KCK. Never. I was note of a para working with low students. Now we're ESL Working with ebd kids. With para I had no realationship never. Felt I was fighting all year. With new mind reading para three week
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Like Bagger Vance and the Swing. #WeirdEd
  • MrsMikesell Jul 11 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #weirded a2: I had confidence to make decisions.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think about it in much the same way, even down to connecting it to writing. When do you stop sounding like someone else and are comfortable in your own skin.
    In reply to @edutinker
  • wmchamberlain Jul 11 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    I think it is somewhere between Barry Manilow and Barry Gibb. I hope it is like Barry White, though. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    tfw when the teacher tells you your answer is right even though you didn't do the assigned reading #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • brandi_owensby Jul 11 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A2: The best way I can describe it is that I felt as if I wasn’t performing my teacher self anymore. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Q3: I stopped listening to everything everyone was telling me to do, and did what was right by my students. #WeirdEd
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A2: I felt like I wasn’t “putting on my teacher costume” anymore. I felt it was just me doing me stuff to help kids learn what they needed to learn. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Oh, I like that. Not performing anymore. When I talk about that I call it Teaching vs teaching.
    In reply to @brandi_owensby
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A1 Sorry I am late. I had to do the homework. I think I found my voice about 8 years ago (out of 18). But I lose touch with it sometimes. The doubt creeps back in on occasion. #weirded
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 I think I knew I had found my voice when I knew the reason no one else could teach my class was not because they didn't know how but because my lessons were coming from my knowledge and experience and practices and not off the set curriculum
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    I’m a teacher not a Teacher. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @brandi_owensby
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    We made it and didn't have to fake it any more! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @brandi_owensby
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2. I could respond and improvise more naturally. I could look at a resource and more quickly choose or toss. #WeirdEd
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Mine has to be. Developed the hoarse kind of T voice and it comes back, if I'm not careful. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrburkemath
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q3 Connecting the first two questions to the blog- Do you think social media could be hurting/slowing the development of unique voices in education? Or am I an old man shouting at clouds?
  • MrHistory123 Jul 11 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A1: the last two months of my first year. I ditched the script and was totally ME. My little revolution. Changed my life man. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #weirded um, why is @TheWeirdTeacher muted in the thread?
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd WHAT? That happened last time too
    In reply to @SamPatue
  • liveloveLAW_ Jul 11 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    A1: I don't think I learned to accept myself until year 3. I embraced my personality and style year 4. No regrets. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    Hi #weirded ! Sarah, k-5 music in MA catching up now
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    A3: I think it all depends on who you follow. Follow the sergeants. Don’t follow the generals. #WeirdEd
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:24 PM EDT
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A2 I knew I had found it when criticism didn't bother me anymore. The hell with 'em. #weirded
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd *pokes head into room. Small crowd but those sounds are jamming* I’m Parker and I forget album numbers, but I really like Bush’s Sixteen Stone and will imagine it’s their third album.
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    All those years of vocal music training have *definitely* saved my physical teacher voice. We had a teacher here who used a personal amplifier, with a belt speaker and Britney mic. I miss Ann Arbor schools with their in-class mic, PA, and FM receivers. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22, @mrburkemath
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Interesting metaphor, but I get it.
    • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:24 PM EDT
      A3: I think it all depends on who you follow. Follow the sergeants. Don’t follow the generals. #WeirdEd
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A3: Social media is a normalizing force, likes and upvotes bend us all towards the uninteresting middle #weirded
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A1: I think I found my voice towards the end of last year (my third year, second in current district) #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I've had the chance to use those mics, and I get it if you've got kids who need hearing help, but otherwise I'm plenty loud and I don't think they'd work in my room
    In reply to @edutinker, @GeoJo22, @mrburkemath
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Oh hey, I can totally legit join this question though #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Follow the underground technical blackened post-deathcore band that plays in the garage. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd "The hell with 'em" is one of the unofficial mottoes of this chat
    In reply to @GeoJo22
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A2: I started having lessons that I felt were really my own, not carbon copies of something I saw someone else teach or how I imagined someone else would teach it. And I could explain why I did things more clearly #WeirdEd
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 I feel like i’m constantly redefining my coaching voice. Despite doing it since I was 14, I never feel like I’m 100% “there” yet.
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Traded my teacher costume for an apron and never looked back, except I wear the costume under the apron and I keep making the apron bigger and heavier, but I'm not hiding #weirded
    In reply to @branowar
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 I think it helped me, because it reassured me that I wasn't alone or crazy in seeing the things in my schools that no one else seemed to see. And with that reassurance, I can now help other Ts in my building find their own way.
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Breanne Kanak k12 teacher dragon artbeast from the north woods of Wisconsin. I would say Sufjan Stevens 3rd album, Michigan, stands out for me as one of the greats. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Only if I can read their logo. I don't need to work that hard to figure out the name f the band
    In reply to @branowar
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I probably need a Makin' Stuff apron for class.
    In reply to @SamPatue, @branowar
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A3: I think society generally more than social media is slowing development of teacher voices. Social media is a symptom #WeirdEd
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A1: ummmm I believe i am starting to find my voice maybe kinda. I am certainly starting to have a particular personality in my teaching modes (k12 means ALL the modes) but I am always genuine with my kids #WeirdEd
  • liveloveLAW_ Jul 11 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3: I think social media puts a lot of pressure on some Ts to act or teach a certain way and, in some ways, stunts creativity and encourages insecurity. This applies to tech (tools), media content, etc. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3 I dont find the fluffy quotes much help. Or the obvious stuff. Please don't tell me what I already know. Share an experience that I may learn from. I already know kids deserve it. (Don't get me wrong. They mean well. ) #weirded
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A3. Eh, I think the people who will need to follow will find someone to follow on or off social media. The people who don’t want that...won’t. #WeirdEd
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    A1: I have been teaching in some capacity for five+ years. Everything from camp craft queen to managing high school workers to coteaching and beyond #WeirdEd
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 I feel there’s a lot of “sameness” lately and that teacher twitter isn’t what it was 3 years ago. It used to be so good. Did it sellout? I dunno. 🤷‍♂️
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Do you think that hits new teachers harder than established teachers?
    In reply to @liveloveLAW_
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    you can make one, I would rec a burly biker apron #weirded maybe with a vroomer built in?
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @branowar
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 Social media is an interesting case. It exposes Ts to others, showing that hey, this dude @TheWeirdTeacher likes the same geeky stuff I do, it's validating.... BUT at the same time....seeing the work of other Ts exacerbates feelings of failures one may experience
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 This is where we get stuff such as that Impostor Syndrome, ideas of emulating, copying what we see as successful Ts and their voices, in other words, as @TheWeirdTeacher blog said, we don't get to discover our own T Voices, but could be due to feeling inadequate
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I don't know what that is but I like it
    In reply to @SamPatue, @branowar
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Q3: Good question. But I am really enjoying hearing all of the unique teaching voices on social media. They inspire me. It must be overwhelming as a new teacher, though. #WeirdEd
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    A3a: society today values instant gratification and compliant individualism (be “different”, but in ways that aren’t outside the norm) and both of those things make it hard for teachers to be themselves #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    To hear some of the veterans tell it, 2009 Twitter was like the actual Wild West compared to the Westworld we have now. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    https://t.co/ijr1N4yFN1 #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker, @TheWeirdTeacher, @branowar
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I didn't even get to Imposter Syndrome being a thing in the blog, but it's a real issue too
    • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A3 This is where we get stuff such as that Impostor Syndrome, ideas of emulating, copying what we see as successful Ts and their voices, in other words, as @TheWeirdTeacher blog said, we don't get to discover our own T Voices, but could be due to feeling inadequate
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 I also feel there is just so much politics cluttering my timeline from teachers that the good stuff isn’t getting through. I’ve had to unfollow teachers because most of their stuff is political rather than “what can I directly do to help my kids today?”
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    I mean, to be completely honest and frank, I love all you Ts who I follow/follow me, but I just feel like I stand next to freaking GIANTS. How can I match to that? #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    It’s important to remember, too, that we tend to share the best stuff on here. Not the...less best? #weirded
    • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:31 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A3 This is where we get stuff such as that Impostor Syndrome, ideas of emulating, copying what we see as successful Ts and their voices, in other words, as @TheWeirdTeacher blog said, we don't get to discover our own T Voices, but could be due to feeling inadequate
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Dude, it so was. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker, @TheCoachAdair
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I dig "compliant individualism" a lot as a phrase. That explains a ton of behavior we see I think.
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    A3b: also the consumer model of education (Ss/Ps as customers where the customer is always right) makes it a lot harder to be anything other than vanilla #WeirdEd
  • brandi_owensby Jul 11 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    A3 I think it could be hurtful because of the inauthenticity. All social media is a curated persona, but add to that the pressure from higher ups to treat personal social media as company PR and you’re seeing quite a distortion. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • liveloveLAW_ Jul 11 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 ext.: I see what some people do and I am all that is so not me but I wonder if that is me being true to myself or closeminded. It can be overwhelming to think about trying everything you see and then make it your own. You lose your sanity some days.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    unfollow freely, shape your feed, it is your feed #weirded
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Yep. You’re not fixing this mess with Twitter, world. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A2: I started to feel my teacher voice carrying my students through really hard projects/processes. My experience was that kids liked being in my room because I believed in their efforts and valued them. Make the kids your end goal, not the grade. #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Cool! Aprons are one of my favorite sewing projects, though I usually make mine more flouncy cuz I'm a giiirrrrllll #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SamPatue, @TheWeirdTeacher, @branowar
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    I think teaching is a political act. And I'm a social studies teacher, so kind of part of the job. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    Same. I feel guilty blogging because I haven’t taught as long or gotten as much advanced education as other teachers. Easier to hide in the shadows #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd The Logical side would agree, but being an emotional fellow, it tends to not pop up in the thought process
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q4 For you personally, when you run into a problem in class (how do I make this lesson interesting/what to do with this story/what book next/etc) do you ask twitter FIRST, go to teachers in your building, or spend time alone on it? How long before you'd ask twitter?
  • GOBlees Jul 11 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    Q3: jumping in late. Social media does both. I see marginalized voices being amplified, and also bandwagons being jumped on. It's up to us to decide the paths we take. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Blooooooog, we need your voice!
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @shadow_uzumaki
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    I’m not sure! #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Anyway, sorry for sounding belligerent, I'm all up in my feels today.
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    We all feel that way. 😁 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3: speaking as a still green full time teacher in my field... twitter can be a very intimidating place for teachers. It’s great to share ideas, but the minute I have something being shoved down my throat I am out. Many of my peers in college felt this way too. #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    I feel like so many of my fails are mundane, though. Like...the cake fell, but the kitchen didn’t explode and I put frosting on it and ate it anyway. Not exactly...newsworthy? #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A4: Spent time alone asking “what would make ME want to do this?” Then Twitter. Then colleagues. (It was a very small school). #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    You can mute words instead of accounts if you like someone's teacher stuff but not their politics. You can also turn off retweets for a particular user. I do that often. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A3: one thing I do love about teachers on Twitter is all the great stories that come from our different classrooms— good and not so good. I know I am always ready to share the insane things my kids say/do for my own comedic relief and sanity #WeirdEd
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    My feed indeed! #WeirdEd I just feel my feed/life is better when I have positive stuff coming in. I don’t like angry twitter. It’s like the 5th Harry Potter movie “The Year Harry went Emo” which is a song by wizard rock band Peeved and is thusly relevant.
    In reply to @SamPatue
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4. I kind of don’t ask Twitter often. I steal stuff from twitter, though. #WeirdEd
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A4 I usually fly solo. Don't ask Twitter. Sometimes I ask the T next door what he thinks. The good things I see on social media, I file away for future use. #weirded
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Last time I did that I invented cake balls. 😂 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I pick at a problem alone for a long time, often bc I like the process of taking ideas apart and putting them together. Then to my closest partner in crime at school, or to twitter if he oisn't around
    In reply to @branowar
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 I tend to do it all at the same time. I need as much feedback as possible, though, teachers in the building first. I don't have much trust in myself, which kinda sucks, but whatever. Teachers in the building/Team members would see the most context...
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Yes, but there is generally so much negativism rather than constructivism. Demonstrating that is not productive and makes me depressed. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    A4: depends on the type of problem and whether I really need help or to vent. I do try to wait until the emotional charge of the situation wears off so I can present the issue rationally #WeirdEd
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    WHA!?! This is awesome! I may ask you about this later! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 Ruminate, then go to particular teachers (in building or via Twitter), then broadcast the question.
  • brandi_owensby Jul 11 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A4: 1st step is to bounce my issue off of a few trusted folks in the building. However, because I’m a singleton, my best bet is often to reach out to my state-specific Theatre Teachers FB page. I’m also part a national page. I’ve never used Twitter for trouble-shooting. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd These are the kinds of answers I like, bc they point out the question contained an absolute in the assumption and that doesn't work in teaching
    • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:39 PM EDT
      A4: depends on the type of problem and whether I really need help or to vent. I do try to wait until the emotional charge of the situation wears off so I can present the issue rationally #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    A4. One reason I don’t ask Twitter is because none of you all know my students. OH! I did ask an accessibility question about chrome books and got suggestions that won’t work and crickets. #WeirdEd
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    I agree. I don't make a lot of personal statements, just rt resources. I'm afraid of trolls. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    I feel like crowdsourcing is supposed to be a wonder drug but it's actually not super reliable. People don't respond very often. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A4: If i am spending time alone it is because I have somehow miraculously found a prep time! Also, I am a department of 1 so I reach out to my PLC or Twitter for ideas and approaches to a media/subject/connection #WeirdEd
  • rebelrous Jul 11 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    I’m going into year 6 and voice is refined, but I felt like I had it early on. I also didn’t start teaching until mid 30’s, so I had years of other experience under my belt. And had been fired multiple times for voice. 😂 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think I remember that. LOL
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think crickets happens more than we say when we sell twitter. It's hard to get responses sometimes. That or you get shot down and mocked openly by the person you're asking. That's a thoughtleader thing to do though
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I usually just look for resources on twitter....
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    Yes! I asked for book recs for my own summer reading and got some RTs but no answers... #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker, @annemdelgado
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Does it work?
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Anyway, @TheWeirdTeacher rocks because he managed to pull me in with another question. But, I'm gonna go and get some comfort food now, somehow. I dunno. XD G'night everyone!
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    We need a #WeirdEd on thoughtleadership. Has that happened yet?
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    I think in this case an answer would have required a Googly person to admit Chrome books aren’t accessible for some of my kids. Hence 🦗 #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    I think teaching has to be emotional - but sometimes the emotions aren’t productive in a given situation and it’s best to wait for calm before acting #WeirdEd
    In reply to @brandi_owensby
  • DeborahGatrell1 Jul 11 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #UTEdchat starts in just 15 minutes! I’m so excited! Won’t you join us? #uted #weirded Let’s chat about Summer Learning and Rejuvenation.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Nope! Not explicitly, or at least not in a while.
    In reply to @branowar, @annemdelgado
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    It could be a pretty short chat. Just gifs of extended middle fingers. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @branowar, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    What does that even mean?#WeirdEd
    In reply to @branowar, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4 I try to figure things out. Haven’t gone to twitter in a while. I really need to get back into edu twitter. Leaving the high school put me in a weird funk I’ve yet to recover from.
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Exactly. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok, one more Q and I think it might be a doozy, so let's see where it goes
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Embed those gifs onto an inspirational pic of a beach or forest and there ya go. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Depends on what I'm looking for, usually if I need book suggestions for class library or read aloud or whatever, I get something. If, I need stuff like "Where can I get project ideas, other instruction materials," etc., I don't get anything from the twitter void
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • Mz_Teacha Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4: (jumping in way late here) I tend to let things marinate first and figure it out on my own, next my team. I never really "ask Twitter," at least not directly. I will certainly learn from what I read on Twitter and use ideas that I find that speak to me though! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Also I’m still looking for book recs... literally anything kid through adult that’s worth reading especially newer picture books #weirded
    • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:43 PM EDT
      Yes! I asked for book recs for my own summer reading and got some RTs but no answers... #WeirdEd
      In reply to @edutinker, @annemdelgado
  • rebelrous Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4: Students first, I teach 8th grade so ask them what they felt wasn’t working. Then a trusted colleague. I haven’t asked twitter yet, but that’s a great idea. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Q4: generally spend some time inside my own head with the problem, then call in some trusted cronies to make sure there still seems to be some method in my madness. Never thought of going to Twitter to solve a problem. #WeirdEd
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    I was in a uni constitution class during the election. Put me in a very depressed state for quite some time. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    I remember having absolutely no idea where to even start looking for answers, but I suspected there wasn't exactly a Google Accessibility Ambassador ready to jump on it because, um, people suck or something #WeirdEd
    In reply to @annemdelgado
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    It sounds like brainwashing. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @branowar, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Great question to ask yourself. If you don't want to do it, why will they? #WeirdEd
    • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:37 PM EDT
      A4: Spent time alone asking “what would make ME want to do this?” Then Twitter. Then colleagues. (It was a very small school). #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Doing an edchat on my phone is so old school. It’s like a throwback bootleg album
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q5- Do Teacher Voices need amplifying? (I'm not gonna add any more to the question, take it where you want)
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Sounds like giving oneself a made up title to make oneself feel meaningful. “I lead thoughts.” Roll Tide, bruh. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @GeoJo22, @TheWeirdTeacher, @annemdelgado
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Do you follow accounts like @donalynbooks or @MrSchuReads ? I always know what's getting published even though I can't access any of them 😂 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @SarahMJoncas, @donalynbooks, @MrSchuReads
  • liveloveLAW_ Jul 11 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A4: I spend time alone & ask my noneducator schoolphobic hubs: "does this make sense?" He is brutally honest at times, e.g."too wordy" & gives feedback. Can be really helpful to ask people who are NOT already practice-minded & learn differently than you. Then bldg Ts. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Students first is a great answer
    In reply to @rebelrous
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    And the answer to said question was usually something like “POWER TOOLS!” #WeirdEd
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • rebelrous Jul 11 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    A3: I think districts put a lot of pressure on new teachers to conform, I think SM offers great perspectives, IF you’re looking in the right place. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BlueCerealEduc Jul 11 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Yes. #WeirdEd (I know there's probably a more profound way to respond, but it kinda lept out at me.)
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It depends on your mindset going in, right?
    In reply to @rebelrous
  • bohndrake Jul 11 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Oh no I've only done them on my phone. Maybe I'll turn off Alexa for my old mix-tape from the college boyfriend to make it more appropriate #weirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5: Aren’t the kids the amplifier? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5: like.. physical amplification? HAHA kidding.. I think that my own amplification has been putting out a monthly newsletter from my classroom. Sharing what students are working on and being challenged with - gives a voice to my curriculum and practice. #WeirdEd
  • KMaxcey Jul 11 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher #WeirdEd A5 Heck yes they do! Ts are often times stifled. Taught to just "be thankful you have a job" when in fact we should be thanked for choosing to do this noble career. Ts need to be the loudest advocates out there for Ss and for themselves. Speak up!
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5: *some* teacher ideas and conversations need amplifying. I think if we focus on “voice” it’s too easy to make it all about teachers being on brand and Pinterest perfect - the “big name” teachers. Focus on good ideas no matter who they come from. #WeirdEd
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5. Yes. By each other, and in the spirit of “hey, check out this that I’m going to incorporate into my practice and you might want to, also!” #WeirdEd
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5 I think there needs to be more silence in the conversation. Certain People need to step away from the mic so others can hear themselves think, and maybe then speak. (she said, thinking guiltily of her 40K tweets)
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Since switching from secondary to elementary ed, I’m in uni doing new stuff. Can I shout gear for homework help? Mostly lesson plans. (I see the light at the end of the tunnel)
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    Totally! That's how I got my new orbital sander!! #WeirdEd
    • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:49 PM EDT
      And the answer to said question was usually something like “POWER TOOLS!” #WeirdEd
      In reply to @vnsabbag
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd HOLY CRAP I'VE TAUGHT FIFTH GRADE FOR THREE YEARS AND NOT ONCE DID I LOOK AT MY CLASS AND SAY "THESE GO TO 11" WHEN TALKING ABOUT THEIR AGES IM THE WOOOOORST
    In reply to @branowar
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I don't mind being brazen and say, A5 If you're non-white T, hell yes TOC voices need amplifying, esp. new ToCs. If you're LGBTQ+ and you're teaching? Hells yes. We don't need the same folks saying the same stuff over and over. Also damn it @TheWeirdTeacher did it again
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • bohndrake Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5- ( sorry so late here ) I live in NJ so yes - we're 1 of the many states where we've been bullied. On a smaller scale it depends on the district. Twitter has broken the bubble where we can see beyond our districts- there's some that let their Ts be heard- others not #WeirdEd
  • SamPatue Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5: I don't think twitter is a safe space to cultivate honest teacher conversations #weirded
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5 YES!!! Especially when it comes to peer bullying. If T voices were actually heard, the unions would get off their...hands and stop these bullies. They aren’t hearing victims. They aren’t hearing the bullies either.
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    My favorite classes always went to 11. They were 1 louder. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsBreKArt Jul 11 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A5: This year I have changed k12 districts to the school where I student taught... I am so eager to see what the kids can teach me and how I can grow. My voice is amplified by the passion I have for my subject and sharing it with others. Often. Even on low days. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5 BUT, and this is a non-negotiable BUT, if amplifying T voices drowns out the students, then who the hell is it for?
    • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd I don't mind being brazen and say, A5 If you're non-white T, hell yes TOC voices need amplifying, esp. new ToCs. If you're LGBTQ+ and you're teaching? Hells yes. We don't need the same folks saying the same stuff over and over. Also damn it @TheWeirdTeacher did it again
  • SarahMJoncas Jul 11 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    More listening for sure! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ok ok ok ok- Follow up! Do those voices need Amplifying, or do they need the other voices to quiet down? Like, isn't "I'm amplifying their voices" a step away from "you're welcome. Here to help."
    • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:52 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd I don't mind being brazen and say, A5 If you're non-white T, hell yes TOC voices need amplifying, esp. new ToCs. If you're LGBTQ+ and you're teaching? Hells yes. We don't need the same folks saying the same stuff over and over. Also damn it @TheWeirdTeacher did it again
  • rebelrous Jul 11 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    Absolutely, I did a lot of dumb stuff my 1st yr teaching because of trying to clear my credential and please the right people. I questioned.. a lot, and almost didn’t clear. On social media, I was lucky enough to get suggestions to you and #EduColor that helped me grow. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Better in person?
    In reply to @SamPatue
  • edutinker Jul 11 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Certainly not the site as a whole. Nowhere online is safe all the time. But I think there are safe relationships over Twitter. I mostly only chat in #WeirdEd because it's a safe no-BS zone.
    In reply to @SamPatue
  • TheCoachAdair Jul 11 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    How have you been bullied? This is a passion of mine having watched my wife go through it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @bohndrake
  • shadow_uzumaki Jul 11 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd really good distinction. I don't really know, it's probably more of, "Other voices need to quiet down," But amplifying can also be seen as "All right! Everyone shut up!" before stepping away and let other voices speak this time. Know what I mean? I hope? Rambly today...
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • bohndrake Jul 11 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Well we had our former Gov Christie calling us many degrading names in the media for years, besides the point he messed with our health care and all that awful stuff #weirdEd
    In reply to @TheCoachAdair
  • GeoJo22 Jul 11 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Its tricky. If voices are amplified too much, it can be perceived as a threat. Listening to Ts is good, but only if we are heard. #weirded
  • branowar Jul 11 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd is like the last bastion of useful reality in edutwitterchatdom.
    In reply to @edutinker, @SamPatue
  • annemdelgado Jul 11 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    STICKY CURSOR FOR THE LOVE OF... #weirded
    In reply to @MrsDubuque, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • vnsabbag Jul 11 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Q5: I think it's more about who needs to listen more. Ts need to listen more to their students. Admin needs to listen to Ts more. SO it really depends on the situation. Wait... no... Everyone needs to listen to Ts more. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jul 11 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd No, that makes sense. bc I don't want to sound like "This person can't speak for herself so I'm going to help" but at the same time I do want to " Oy! Dig this!" Maybe the difference is in the intent?
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki