#IEedchat Archive
#IEedchat is a great way for Inland Empire (California) educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Monday August 1, 2016
10:30 PM EDT
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Welcome to . Our topic is Back to School. We will be using the Q1:A1 format.
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Q0: Introduce yourself and your favorite summer movie (within last 3 years)?
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Jed - Math geek / Tech TOSA
Fav summer movie so far Captain America Civil War.
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Joseph Williams
Executive Director of Technology at
I watched and loved it.
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I just instead of # --- out of practice lol
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A0: Mark Synnott, tech coach for . Fav summer movie Star Wars Force Awakens. Was that in the summer?
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we still love you for it :-)
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A1: Candace Reines, Asst Supt . Fav summer movie is anything I can see @ the Perris theatre so I can see the ad!
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great redboxmovie "east side sushi"
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Q1: Shopping - What classroom items do you refresh on at beginning of year? (either in stores or from you local site supply)
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Welcome back everyone . I'm a Tech TOSA . Favorite summer movie is a TV show-Stranger Things.
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Deatra Lee - Tech TOSA
I enjoyed Ghostbusters this summer
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Shane
Assistant Director of Technology
Finding Dori, only movies I saw
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how did it compare to Nemo?
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Jon Briggs social studies teacher fav thing I watched this summer was "The last Kingdom" on Netflix.
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A0-Kathy fr Upland. I teach 9th gr Ss - Biology Favorite Summer movie? The only one I saw was Star Trek-Beyond. it was MEH
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I want to see that, big fan of the original
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a1: always have to replace markers (black) and some broken things. Never can get a stapler that survives a year.
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A1: I would buy anything stores had on discount. Mgr would let me buy a ton. Students needed supplies so I kept a stock.
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A1: Dry-erase markers, and maybe some old t-shirts / cloth tore up for erasers.
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A1: I buy a new electric pencil sharpener. The good kind so Ss don't waste class time acting like their pencil won't sharpen.
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. God yes. A few extra backpacks, and notebooks....
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my wife and I ought out composition books at Walmart. Her students have a hard time getting them.
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Robert Guzman tech coach TOSA
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I often did the $.10 spiral notebooks from Price has gone up but still one of best deals in town.
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Yes, I forgot. I would buy students backpacks too.
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A1: Back to school shopping: Stuff to keep CR clean: Oxywipes, hand sanitizer, glass cleaner. Also lots of cool books to show off.
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A1: chart paper, composition books, tissue, and hand sanitizer
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A1: As the rabbit advisor for I always need to refresh our supply of rabbits to be fair ready! https://t.co/g2KXyu6qD3
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A1: I usually buy notebooks for kids and writing utensils to get Ss ready for Avid Cornell notes
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A1b: I take the Q to mean summer CLEARING & CLEANING. I'm no hoarder. I clear out room to create as much space for Ss as possible.
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Q1b: Is there any summer cleaning you've often done for a classroom/office? What do you clear out to start with a clean slate?
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A1: spiral notebooks, folders, binders
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A1b Toss old projects/assessments. Keep a few that have meaning as a model, all else is in digital record somewhere else.
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A1b: I clean up the desktop on my laptop and organize Google Drive files.
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A1b: I take the Q to mean summer CLEARING & CLEANING. I'm no hoarder. I clear out room to create as much space for Ss as possible.
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1b: with CBs, I no longer need the binders that I created years ago. Dumping those contents, organizing things differently
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A1 New spiral notebooks ($.17), new crayons, colored pencils, hilighters. This year 2 new staplers.
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definitely good to clean up our digital files, great point.
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Q1b: Is there some cleaning you can do now that you couldn’t do in the past? Or something that you do differently now?
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A1b: No clutter. Only keep anchor papers or exemplary assignments for Ss to refer to. I would also keep work that made me smile
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Well, rabbit related, again. We clear out rabbits (to a pet store) to make room for the smaller ones. Easier for the Ss to handle.
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a project that I need to do or farm out
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Whoops, that was a1b. https://t.co/j8AEy84ETx
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Well, rabbit related, again. We clear out rabbits (to a pet store) to make room for the smaller ones. Easier for the Ss to handle.
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. Good job getting rabbits in
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Q2: Describe something you (or your students) are excited to return to as the school year begins.
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A1b: clean out files, desktop, and keep some student work as examples
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A1b: I toss old projects and material that didn't work the previous year
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. Yes, great follow up! I try to clean up my Bookmarks and Google Drive folders!
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Chad, program specialist ringing in late! I’ve seen nothing but kid flux this summer. Secret life of pets was the best
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A2: A on each campus. Let's and solve problems.
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A2: I'm excited to return to the wonderful world of making with Ss in a .
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I bet you mean kid flix,
that flux stuff is dangerous :)
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a2: I am always excited to return. Really looking forward to try some new strategies that I learned. My s are excited to c me
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A2: I’m excited for students and teachers to return to additional bandwidth (coming soon)!
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A2: I am excited for , , and in their new positions.
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A2: I am excited to begin a new adventure at a new district and looking forward to meeting teachers and students
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A2: I’m excited to make new connections with teachers & staff in my district and outside the district. New beginnings are exciting
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A2: I'm excited to sub again this year. Who needs a sub?
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A2: I look fwd to the makerspaces across district - Also the big relationship w/ & bringing in more math w/coding
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A2: Ss and Ts are excited to see the new dynamic in each class. All types are Ss are desperate for good Ts that are cool. .
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We are excited too. Awesome to have you on the team.
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A2: I’m also excited to see how new tools from are going to be incorporated into .
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I am excited that I can see chad on my campus more often.
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A2: on each campus. The classes are going to rock.
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seriously?? You would love my kids.
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I can't remember a set of classes that were same year 2 year, nor do I expect I was the same for my Ss.
https://t.co/ZEbWTOJMal
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A2: Ss and Ts are excited to see the new dynamic in each class. All types are Ss are desperate for good Ts that are cool. .
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A2: I'm excited to see all of my old students daily this year.
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Q2b: What is not so exciting about leaving summer break behind?
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ABSOLUTELY serious! Of course I'd love your kids. Let's find a date that works!
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A2b: I had a great summer but it was really short. I'll miss the unstructured time. I would have loved a few more days off.
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A2: I am excited to meet my new students, building relationships with Ss is the best part of the job IMHO
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A2b: I have not read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child yet.
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A2b: Been an awesome summer seeing my son grow and learn to crawl. Won't get as many hours face to face.
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totally agree, those are the things that stick with you in the long run.
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A2b: I never feel ready for the start of school. Too many projects & priorities, never enough time.
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Final question Q3 around the corner, and it's a doozey, the first two were softballs.
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A2b continued: I'm not excited that I couldn't get my 8th grader to cut his hair.
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Q3: Include a theme or goal for this new season. What's going to be a focus for you as we enter Back To School time?
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2b: and my backyard still needs work. Drought killed grass, need a plan to fix.
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A2b: Worst part of leaving summer behind is my daughter heading back to school and I always miss her
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A2b: I am taking on a new subject, so I have a little anxiety about being prepared for it
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A3: Bring more people along on the journey.
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A2b: getting up when it’s dark and fighting morning traffic
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What's your theme for this coming season?
https://t.co/t7KWMf2xT3
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Q3: Include a theme or goal for this new season. What's going to be a focus for you as we enter Back To School time?
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A3: My theme? Kicking butt at school, at home as a dad, and at MSJC as a trustee. FOCUS on what matters!
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A3: For , showcase all the awesome talent in the region.
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a3: I like how you call it a season. Always tell my students that I am there coach and we are in it together.
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A3: My goal for this season is to inspire Ss to be passionate about and computer science.
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A3: My goal is to be in more classrooms, both informally to see awesome stuff and formally by subbing 1x a month.
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A3: Get more involved in the classrooms to better understand how to support learning.
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A3:
I want to keep pushing others. Get Ss and Ts to learn by doing, and iterate to improve.
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I cleared out a lot before leaving. Last eek, I replaced old paper from the walls & broken cubby shelves https://t.co/K8geKCBID9
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1b: with CBs, I no longer need the binders that I created years ago. Dumping those contents, organizing things differently
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A3 challenging myself and my Ss to enjoy process of learning, rather than getting to the end as fast as possible
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a3: I really want to improve my department, push students to reach their potential, be a good example for all and meet new peopl
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Add your final thought(s) on Back to School for
