#edumatch Archive
The mission of EduMatch is to connect educators around the world, along similar topics of interest.
Sunday October 16, 2016
6:00 PM EDT
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Q1. Please introduce yourself with your name, location, and role in education.
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Greetings everyone, Paul from NJ here excited to join forces with as I moderate a Twitter chat for the first time.
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Q1: Kristi Latimer, West Texas, Assistant Principal. Excited To be here!
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Dee Toler 😊 I'm a TODA for PD in Hernando county. One of the - educator since 1996! Happy to be here!
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Hi Kristi, thanks for joining the chat tonight.
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Sanee, principal from Houston, TX. Jumping in for a few to support fellow
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Hi Marlena here from NashVegas excited to jump in for a bit and support my friend & warrio… https://t.co/iWE8HtA6Uc
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Q2. Why is it important to avoid stagnant thinking in our profession?
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Great to have you, Paul! Thanks so much for this awesome topic and questions! https://t.co/7w8yt3Aniv
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Greetings everyone, Paul from NJ here excited to join forces with as I moderate a Twitter chat for the first time.
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Thanks Sanee, much appreciated. Love my Gladiators, excited about our future.
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A1 Hey Laura here (a bit late!) HS chem teacher from MD
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Welcome, Sanee! Glad to have you!
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A2 stagnation is no fun ... have to keep the water churning to keep it fresh.
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If you're not joining in tonight's convo with my friend at the helm...what are you waitin… https://t.co/tv1wYRPzy3
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Greetings everyone, Paul from NJ here excited to join forces with as I moderate a Twitter chat for the first time.
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Hi Marlena! Great to have you here!
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Valerie Lewis signing in from GA
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thanks for the support, Marlena. Excited about our future as . Can't wait to do big things.
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Hey Laura! Great to see you!
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Hey educators! Greg- K, MD. Ready to collaborate. Hope all are well.
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A2: we should always be learning the best practices and improving our teaching, just as any professional does
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A1. Lemarr Treadwell, 4th Grade, Fresno, CA.
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A2: if you are stagnant you are not growing. Innovation will not occur. Stagnant equals poor vision and goals
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Greetings from Vancouver :) Founding Director at calmversation learning foundation
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Hi Valerie! Thanks for joining!
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Thank you to for his awesome moderation tonight!
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Completely agree - must keep it fresh. Always appreciate your perspective. Thanks for joining in tonight.
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Me too! It's more than a hashtag when you wear the white hat as
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Good afternoon elementary school principal jumping in from Saskatchewan, Canada. Better late than never!
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This thing called life is a journey and we learn as we go and grow!
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Q2. How can we support and influence others who are reluctant to take risks?
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As educators we must stop thinking "we ain't got time" ... we must make time to keep things fresh.
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Hi Greg! Welcome, glad to see a fellow PGCPS educator here :)
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A2. Because the one constant in the world is change. Growth is optional.
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Welcome, Lemarr! Glad to see you!
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Welcome, so glad to have you!
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A2 Our students live in an ever changing, ever broadening world. We need to at least keep up if we are ever going to help them.
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mentions that we must model learning and it is ok to take risks and not know EVERYTHING
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- There he is! Thanks Danny for joining in. Appreciate the support. I admire how you innovate and lead.
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Welcome, Principal Smart! Glad to see you!
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I agree that we should be modeling risk taking, then sharing our learning experiences with others
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A3: if one is afraid to take risks you must model how the only way to grow and glow is to take them! Without risks nothing changes
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Checking out this evening. Latoya, from beautiful South Carolina here to learn.
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agree 100%. That vision can get blurred easily if we aren't growth oriented.
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A2 We need to meet people and support people from where they are. Each baby step builds confidence.
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A1: Shana Brown, RtI Coordinator & Teacher Leader from Kauai, Hawaii. On Island time - forgive my late join.
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A2- Growth mindset is significant. Not settling for maintaining, but pushing for growing. Moving forward, constantly learning.
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always on the go and on the grow. Love where your head is at Marlena.
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A4: We can change our approach to teaching and learning in order to make waves (tsunami sized ones) towards the future
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A2. We can't afford stagnant thinking. It's costly to not evolve.
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I don't even try to get ahead, but at least I can hang on and learn along with them.
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Making time for learning is like making time for a Date night with your significant other ... important to future success
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Welcome, Chris! Great to see you back.
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Hey! Saw your tweet about and had to check it out.
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might as well be stuck in quicksand if we are not growing and changing.
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They absolutely need to be.
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Q4. What things can we change today to make a better tomorrow for future teachers and students?
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need to think about how we can and why we should as opposed to how and why we can't.
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A2. The only constant in our profession is change. Accountability measures are ever changing. Students are ever changing.
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love that last line. There's a poster with that saying in my future.
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A4 We can change the tone of the dialogue ... too much negativity ...
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A5: I plan on shattering the idea that I must run with the pack and do things the way they have "traditionally" been done.
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A4: burn the political rule book and get outside the status quo and our comfort zones. We have to re-envision the future!
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Hello Sonja from Houston Texas, First Grade teacher here to learn ...
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Totally right Michelle, we've got to keep our feet, our minds and our hearts moving constantly.
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A4: make little changes and use these as a positive model for others
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A2 certainly relate to this - qualification specifications change too
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A4. One change we can make is to tell our own story. Start telling stories from the inside. Sharing good news is not bragging.
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A4 I think we need to help our students build the skills necessary to build their futures.
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Great to see you, my friend. Honored that you stopped by. Love the way you lead.
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Re: Question #3 getting inspired to take risks, this is and oldie but a true classic, and a must-watch: https://t.co/vX37ftUMtQ
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Hello sorry I am jumping in late. This is Melissa from Katy TX
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Great quote! Thanks for sharing.
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A4.We can begin by teaching from the heart and not from the book.It leads to lifelong learning
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Q4: We need to stop trying to put everyone in a box. Fixed mindsets are killing innovation and education.
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Like Rocky said, Keep moving forward!
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Hey Melissa! Thanks for joining us!
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Sharing good news helps change the narrative in a positive way. News, in general, is often so negative.
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mentioned that vlogging/blogging are ways to shatter the status quo and record the stories that we want to tell
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Q5. Which status quo mindsets do you plan to shatter in 2016-2017?
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A4 include both mental and physical into the curriculum & in the teachers timetable
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likewise. It's those in the field who have my respect. Doing the work & designing the work are not the same.
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Raise your hand if blogging or consistant blogging is a goal. Totally with the panel.
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The cost of the loss cannot be recovered. Great point!
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..and we need those "great"stories amplified ten-fold.
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Great opportunities for "forever students". Encourage our students to learn what the want to without a g… https://t.co/y7tvgGjnNp
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Something for everyone. Free online classes for students and adults by different universities. https://t.co/CAzbsAzanr
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Thank you great to be part of this week’s
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Hi Chris, welcome aboard.
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A2. With stagnant growth comes complacency, inequality, bias, discrimination and a lack of vision.
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I like that! https://t.co/bHS46ZJ5F3
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A4.We can begin by teaching from the heart and not from the book.It leads to lifelong learning
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A3.Our Ss forget most of what we teach them.They will however remember us their teachers forever.Lets be good and kind to them
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Love that analogy, Valerie!
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We need to approach our work from an assets based mindset instead of a deficit one-Instead of asking what's wrong, ask what's next
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A4 stop tying student performance to teacher's salaries.
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Relationships and rapport matter! https://t.co/Zpl4IpvqD6
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A4.We can begin by teaching from the heart and not from the book.It leads to lifelong learning
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A5: That Ss can only do so much. Ss will shatter glass ceilings and bust through walls of we truly serve them they way we should!
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Thanks to tonight's moderator, panelists, tweeters, lurkers, and watchers! We appreciate you at ! https://t.co/Ssr9hipGXf
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So very true. If we hesitate to change for just a moment, we lose so much ground.
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A5) telling is not teaching
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Always enjoy being outside the box. Significant part of growth mindset, not staying in box. Freedom of creativity.
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Kids can feel the negativity. We must keep it positive and productive at all times.
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A5 I am trying to start right in my own grade 6 classroom using
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A5. We must elevate the profession. Teaching is an honorable and noble choice. We change lives and trajectories.
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A4: Empower Ss to become critical question askers and thus become knowledge creators
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Love where your head is at, Kristi. You are an inspirational leader.
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Blaze your own trail, Valerie. GO, GO, GO!
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Oooohhh...good one! https://t.co/1k7SQbbjI3
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Making time for learning is like making time for a Date night with your significant other ... important to future success
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A5- the achievement/experience gap problem can be fixed by using school tools only
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You are so right. The value of telling our own story is immeasurable.
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I agree, Michele. Grades get in the way of growth and innovation.
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A5. We need COLLECTIVE purpose, investment, commitment, effort, to give our children the absolute best. Together is the only way.
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Must make sit and get a thing of the past on all levels. .
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That administration does not support a growth mindset. That teachers can't make a difference. That every… https://t.co/MtSUuau59e
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Q5. Which status quo mindsets do you plan to shatter in 2016-2017?
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A5 Yes be in the vanguard
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You go girl! Too much time spent talking about it!
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We have to realize that so many other factors besides the teacher impact's the student's learning. https://t.co/tduZPtRQI4
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A4 stop tying student performance to teacher's salaries.
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You are never too late to shatter the status quo. Thanks Melissa for stopping by.
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Yes yes! https://t.co/EnFff0wkyv
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We need to approach our work from an assets based mindset instead of a deficit one-Instead of asking what's wrong, ask what's next
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Love it Kevin! With that mindset it is obvious that you are changing lives for the better each day.
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A4. T's and Ss engaging in more self-reflection on learning. T's should lead the way in this effort. https://t.co/C9f20GLhpZ
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We have to start articulating the dignity that should come with being an educator-for the next generation of teachers
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Totally agree, Shana! Spread the word.
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A positive school culture does exist and it is important for every T & S to work together to help it thrive. Trust, respect, goals
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The most important step is our next one.
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We can't wait for others to honor our profession, to treat it as dignified as it deserves to be treated. Let's talk about it now!
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A5.I have got rid of all wkkbooks.They stem creativity.Nextyear text books go in favour of quality teaching from the heart
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A5: Convincing other teachers that differentiation is more than just removing an answer option from an assessment.
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A5 learning is the way to go and where we can change but grades are necessary to satisfy stakeholders
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Mic drop moment! https://t.co/ntF80h0FBW
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A5: Convincing other teachers that differentiation is more than just removing an answer option from an assessment.
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Love it Latoya. We have the best profession on the planet.
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A5: all of the "fixed" ones... https://t.co/kOB2kHVBnE
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Q5. Which status quo mindsets do you plan to shatter in 2016-2017?
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A5 our public school system is a successful one We change lives every day Supportive compassionate teachers change lives every day
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https://t.co/lATX0BvELs
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What's wrong will never be more important than what's next. To solve complex problems our attention must be on solutions.
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Develop that curiosity by developing question askers. Love it Tara!
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is the only way to shatter the status quo.
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On the money as usual, Melissa!
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A5 Authentic, active learning needs to replace textbooks for we need to teach students how to think for themselves.
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With you in the ring, we can fight that fight until the final round. Keep on swinging, my friend.
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Trust, respect and goals are all must-haves.
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Have to jump out early Teenager ready to dig potatoes, so I better take it when I can get it. Have a wonderful week!
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Love the plan, Kevin. Keep building that culture of learning that comes from the heart. You won't regret it.
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Amen! We all have bad days, how can we measure education based on one day of testing?
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You recognize your purpose and I am proud to learn along side educators like you.
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A5. Changing Status Quo. Honor all ideas. Accept Ts and Ss where they are!
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Powerful Shana and so very true.
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A2 Teaching is a field with an infinite learning curve, you cant sit back and say "done enough," people's lives are at stake.
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Teaching critical thinking skills is key.
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Q2 to validate colleagues take time to listen to them and affirm their ideas, once that's done they will be ready to risk more.
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So glad you stopped by. Always a pleasure!
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Q4 To make things better for future teachers, we have to increase sharing about what works and what doesn't in the building
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Meet them where they are and encourage them to be part of the process.
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modeling success of risk taking without giving unsolicited advice .
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Snapshot assessment is a flaw of our current testing system.
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Guurrrlllll! Ok that's my soap box for sure, but you and I are now instant BFFs w/your gif of my boyfriend
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Q5 If I dare, question the assertion that data *is* the whole child, and that someone can read your whole success off a data sheet
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Data accumulated overtime & with different tools of measurement is useful. The whole picture is seen one time
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Q4 to increase success for students we need to continue to model respect for every child and argue kindly with those who don't t
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Paul Marlena thank you for a great chat!
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remove the sides of each the pigeon hole & treat Ss as individuals
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and thank you for a great chat! 🤓
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remove the sides of each pigeon hole & treat Ss as individuals
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This seems like a potential topic for a blog post! https://t.co/vLoPHRdFfI
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We can't wait for others to honor our profession, to treat it as dignified as it deserves to be treated. Let's talk about it now!
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Awesome chat & terrific job moderating!
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Thank you everyone. My takeaway begins tomorrow with more self-reflection Ss and me instruction
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Yes. It is a sad negativity but if we keep making strides & innovating then positivity will surface
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I hear you. Tonight I told family that I had had it, at 6 I was doing and at 7 going horseback riding.
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great post - love the words
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I am actually a real data hound. But we collect so much data that the teachers can't respond to it all.
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When we start our campaign to reform national assessments he should be our spokesperson. 🙂End status quo
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And there is also this: when you address a child's emotional condition, and parent/school relationship issues
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Teachers are often times not even trained properly to utilize the data effectively either.
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Thanks for joining tonight, Lemarr! Love connecting with like-minded educators.
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We need to know what we are looking for/at plus we need to ask the right questions about the data.
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that was fast and furious! Thanks Marlena!
