#wyoedchat Archive
#wyoedchat is a great way for Wyoming educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Sunday May 15, 2016
10:00 PM EDT
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2nd grade teacher. Torrington, WY. Good evening all
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Hi! Dawn from Gillette, Jr. High Bus. Ed.
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Thanks for joining us for
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Thanks for joining us for
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Please RT questions so all R non WYO teachers can join in.
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Good evening HS English teacher and instructional coach in Cheyenne, East HS.
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Welcome, glad u r here should be fun night
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Hello! Kathy from Green River. 5/6 STEM.
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Welcome, glad u r here should be fun
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Welcome, glad u r here Nice to have ers in the house
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Hi everyone! Andrea from UW Science Education here.
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James, tech director checking in from Cody
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Welcome, glad uw reps r here
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Welcome, tell us who you are, where you teach, and what you teach.
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We will be using the Q1: A1: format for questions and responses. Let's get started.
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Hey guys! Shae instructional coach from RS
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Please RT questions so all R non WYO teachers can join in.
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We will use same format of Q1 A1 Q2 A2.
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2 nts is Summer learning, what we know n What we want Sundays 8pm with
lets roll
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Leanna, first grade teacher in Basin
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Q1: What will be best learning experience for students in your area during the summer?
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Welcome. Glad ur in house
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Q1: What will be best learning experience for students in your area during the summer? 1
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I got to work with canon design and our new building will be tech ready
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A1: Adventurarium (science center), gardening clubs, library activities, summer enrichment (for last year) :)
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A1 Camp Invention and there are some cool science camps in Cody this summer.
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A1.1 Oops! That was supposed to be a :( because it's the last year of summer enrichment for elementary students.
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A1 our Beyond the Bell program has several camps and there is summer school.
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A1: Our library has a summer program for all ages, BOCES, scouting camps…
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A1: Summer enrichment at community college, museums, wonderful library, history in the state capitol
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Good evening! Rachel HS Math. Lander
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How well does public know about them?
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A1: Playing outside! Creating,playing make believe, climbing, building, taking risks & reading a bedtime story
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Q2: What will be best learning experience for educators in your area during the summer?
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Q2: What will be best learning experience for educators in your area during the summer? 2
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Library program is well advertised before school gets out. Boces program is diff to get into tho. https://t.co/WBe9VEZVzb
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How well does public know about them?
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A1 John, Principal Riverton High, team taught SS/ELA class during summer school for ELA credit
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A2: I don't know of anything in Gillette. Going to GAFE Summit in Riverton in June. Will be awesome, I"m sure!
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A2: GAFE Summit in Riverton, Roadmap to STEM conference in RS in August.
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A2: Wyoming Writing Project! Free PD sessions for all Ts, all grade levels in Sheridan, Thayne, and Laramie.
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A2. We are working with https://t.co/vwUPpzX5Pj and the Buf Bill Center of West is FULL of learning (FREE for educators)
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Good evening! Sarah, 5th grade, Cheyenne.
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A1 summer reading programs and BOCES activities.
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A2. Tech summit in Lockwood in August. Iste in Denver. Mbi in Bozeman
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Welcome. Glad u r in the house
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Q2: our district does an excellent job of providing PL opportunities
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Details about tech summit??
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Angelique instructional Facilitator WYVA
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A2. We are doing a book study on mindset
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Q3: What is way that Wyoedchat could help your summer learning? Book study? Article discussions...Keep the chat going? 3
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Q3: What is way that Wyoedchat could help your summer learning? Book study? Article discussions...Keep the chat going?
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I will be at MBI also. Great conference
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Q2 GAFE summit. Not sure of other options such in my area.
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Hey , late to the show.Tom Spall, ITS from Brenham, TX! Let's collaborate together! Love all https://t.co/s4rJwU6Hdn
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A3: I would love if kept going thru the summer. Maybe everyone could share info from summer PD they do.
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I also have professional reading list, webinars and Google certification
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A3: A book study would be good. I need titles to read! And keeping the chat going.
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A3. Articles sent out and discussed would be great
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A3: I was also thinking about ways to share our learning from our own PD using
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A3: Don’t forget to add to your conference tweets so we can see what you’re learning!
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Welcome...never too late to
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Q3 keep the chat going about ideas for next year.
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A3 Book study would be good. Or offers from folks to host from conferences attended. If I can, I will from MBI
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A3: article studies could be fascinating-anything to continue to hone my educational thinking.
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Q3: chats are easy & highly engaging, can always glean something new!
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and what have u came up with
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I highly recommend this! Went to first two and learned so much! In SW Wyo this year kind of partial. https://t.co/73jS3OHApi
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A3. I would like my summer online class to participate in an Ed chat
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Info on registration (if open), tips, tricks, highlights. Using hashtag. Dedicate a weekly session to PD & learning.
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Q4: What would be perfect summer learning opportunity for students? Dream a bit
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A3 it would be great to have classroom film to watch and visit about engagement assessments movement etc
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Q4: What would be perfect summer learning opportunity for students? Dream a bit 4
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A4: Field trips to national parks, camping with STEM activities, coding classes
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I would also take one this summer from Wyoming Writing Project
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A4 We had most engagement from HS Ss building outdoor learning center for 4-5 grade building in geometry in construction
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A2 Jun 10-11, Jun 26-29, & Jul 1-15!
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I'd love to join a book study group with y'all this summer.
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Day trips to famous places like DC or Europe. :) Or places in our backyard. Either way, real experiences for ALL Ss.
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A4. Traveling guest experts that kids would dig...coming to a town near you all summer. TV show people, athletes..etc
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A4 a chance to explore their interests and create!
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A4: anything creative with or without technology. Create an iBook for next school year
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A4: Living so close to the Green River one could easily study environment, animals, water flow, and create mini hydro power dams.
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A4. Anything making or applying knowledge. Google hangouts w people. We have a kid visiting an architect for a day
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A4 project based STEAM learning with literacy enrichments.
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A4: Just took some kids to Curt Gowdy State Park and had writing journals and tons of photographs to use as literacy
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I feel a Question coming up about this..
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Q5: What would be perfect learning opportunity for educators? Dream a bit
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Q5: What would be perfect learning opportunity for educators? Dream a bit 4
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A4.2 We also have sent our summer school Ss to Atlantic City gold mine. Local ties work like Teton Science
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A5. Has to be iste. Best conference I've been to
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A5: FREE day trips to DC or Europe!
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A5: Anything Googly for me! Also, I need to learn more about video editing and VR.
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A5 close second is edchats
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A5 free events to learn strategies and have take-aways ready to use in class.
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A5 Edcamp style. Learn from each other first. We've started that on small scale. Time is the issue.
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A5. Job shadowing jobs thats are in need so we start dreaming for our students.
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A4 It would be cool to see students partner with business, community, any and all agencies for hands on learning
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A5: send to work at Google for a month!
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A5: Writing project. Powerful, personal, relevant for Ts and Ss
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A5: Edchats, anything Google, experiences in the places we teach about with the professionals we tell Ss about.
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a5: on a beach - lots of school leaders sharing what has worked . Networking & collaborating . https://t.co/cJuJm29Rk9
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Q5: What would be perfect learning opportunity for educators? Dream a bit 4
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Agreed on the experiences! Visit, take pictures, learn and bring back to classroom
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Nothing beats begin able to see & touch what we talk about. And to be able to ask questions of professionals.
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a5 if you go somewhere....look around and learn for r kiddos while u r there.
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A5 Educators just need time to get together and share "unconference" style and format. We all have so much expertise to share
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A5: moving back to WY and reconnecting with all my amazing friends.
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Q6: What is first book you plann to read this summer?
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Q6: What is first book you plann to read this summer? 6
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A6: Innovators Mindset But I need a second, I have a feeling it will go quickly!
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Looking for schools that truly use a PBL model for middle school.
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A6: Learn Like a Pirate and YA Fantasy novels.
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A6: turning the ship around and re-read Harry wongs first days of school
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a6 21st century skills. Rethinking how students learn ....
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A6 The Innovator's Mindset
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A6 According to Amazon, next up is
Teaching the Last Backpack Generation: A Mobile Technology Handbook for Secondary Educators
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A6: has anyone read reality is broken? Thoughts on gamification?
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I’m going to need these books in a list somewhere please! :)
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A6 first summer book... a mindless, enjoyable one ;-)
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A5 I am going to enjoy a me book first... Maybe Outlander.
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Yes. Thought it was very good
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Innovators Mindset sounds like a winner.
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Q7: What are you planning to do to specifically keep parents involved and learning?
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A6.2 and I'll pretend I'm on a beach reading it
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Q7: What are you planning to do to specifically keep parents involved and learning? 7
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I just add them to my Amazon cart, then click Save for Later. https://t.co/1nvieHYFhk
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I’m going to need these books in a list somewhere please! :)
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Anxious to hear opinions...didnt seem new info but will wait and see
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sorry- I was in my school handle and not my personal one.
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A7 Social media will be big key. Getting presence in Fourth of July parade is r latest idea. any clowns out there
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A6 reading reconsidered and the zen teacher
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Gotta run 🏋🏻 Thanks for a great night of learning! time
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A7 great question and sadly one that we need to do much more around
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A7 I am sending home info from the Wyo Department of Ed on the summer math and reading program they are promoting.
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A7: Next school year I'd like to try having Ss use social media to showcase learning and share with parents.
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A for Parents would be cool! Articles about tech, social networking in ed & at home, etc.
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A7.2 Twitter is blocked on school network, but Ss can use their own 4G.
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another great IDEA... and a volunteer to help organize. Whoooohooo
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A7: I plan on making home visits this summer once we get moved in.
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A7 Over summer it is mostly Facebook. Research and discussion topics shared. Hope to have Title I summer learning soon
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A7 blogging/recording homework instructions that are easily accessible for all parents possibly qr codes
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Q8: How many days until the new school year for kiddos? Be proud of it 8
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Q8: How many days until the new school year for kiddos? Be proud of it
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I use Instagram. Ps love it when see it. Can set up an account for school & put in syllabus so Ps have screen name
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Hi - Darrin, very late in arriving tonight (sorry) - principal
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A7 creating mooc like lesson modules for parents who will get certificates for completing modules.
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A8 98 days until the most unbelievably important adventure starts for our kids in Cody.
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jumping right to A5 - for RSHS staff - leadership team will read books to determine our choice
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A8 98 days til SY16-17 13 left for this year!
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Last Q is just for u welcome sir
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A8: Don't know. 7 school days left in this school year. Then 3 months until next year starts. Aug. 22
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A8: completely read that wrong. :) Just so excited to ramp up my learning this summer!
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not good enough just saying
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A6 - reading The Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson - feedback anyone? looking for the perfect staff read
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A8: Starts Aug. 24. Can't count :) 10 days remaining!
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could you share a link to your school Instagram? thanks!
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Just trying to finish THIS year strong!
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A8 Ten. Five for seniors. Doing a graduation walk for the 1st time this yr in middle & ele schs. https://t.co/ZXXCdjpnpO
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A8 14 school days left. A lot to accomplish still!
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A8 wow, we start on Aug 17 for staff and Aug 22 for kiddos - will be here fast thats for sure
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Q9: Are you attending ISTE16 in Denver?
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Q9: Are you attending ISTE16 in Denver? 9
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A8.5 we have 9 days left for seniors, 14 for all others - graduation on June 4
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Gotta run. Thank you for moderating . Have a great week everyone!
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A9: Not this time. But I'll be watching the hashtag for it.
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A9: Yes! And I’m so excited! I’ve wanted to go for years!
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Lets just set it now.. MONDAY is Wyoming day. sport your cowboy gear and lets represent
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Q10: Who is going to Google Summit?
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Q9 Would love to attend if I can get the funding.
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A10: I'm going to Google Summit and PreSummit! Can't wait!
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we do 'passing torch' rally, 12th leave on red carpet, grades move over, rising 9th join us from JH - its awesome
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A9 I'll be presenting a poster with & manning the Playground
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A10 Booked my room for today! & I will be presenting
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A9 yes I am...leading a AR walk with 150 friends :)
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See you there! What is your presentation topic?
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Be awesome and change the world gang! ers have a great week
U all ROCK
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A10 No, Daily 5 training instead
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A10 - no for me, but plenty of summer PD
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My 2 are 1) Slides & Drawings to make & 2) Using Drive & AddOns to manage and communicate in your classroom
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Thanks for hosting! Love starting my week w/ Have a great week everyone!
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9 I'm going, too. Really looking forward to it!
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Good night everyoyone! Enjoy your last days as the school year winds down.
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Good night everyone. Contact us if UW can help with anything. We are looking forward to working with teachers this summer!
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Good night all! Have a wonderful wind down to your school year!
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Have a good evening all.. stay strong ;-)
