#NHCSchat is a monthly twitter chat for, about and by educators in New Hanover County, North Carolina. #NHCSchat is an opportunity for teachers, administrators and other educators in southeastern NC to grow and develop their personal learning network (PLN) by connecting to other educators in our district and around the world. This monthly chat will create a forum for NHCS educators to gather virtually around the common interest of providing the best possible learning experience for students in our district. Chat topics will vary but will focus on best practices for teaching and learning in the digital age and will be moderated primarily by NHCS educators.
I have the best admin team in the world! They went out of their way to make sure a former student got to school after she missed the bus. They did this while holding an ILT meeting. It ain’t bragging when it’s true! @BlissCyndy@robhar72@kristine_branch#NHCSChat
A1: I'm hitting the new year/new semester hard with sight singing, ear training, and solo vocal exercises to get my students excited and confident about singing alone and with others! #nhcschat
A2: Every class, every S is different; we cannot keep everything in our classroom the same every year & expect our Ss to grow. They need to see us making mistakes & taking risks! #nhcschat#GrowthMindset
So many great things happen today, but THIS was the best part. Watching a kid text his dad a pic of his point sheet and a dad responds with 🔥🔥🔥(fire...it’s a good thing)! @robhar72@kristine_branch@BlissCyndy#NHCSChat
A2: I always feel energized and more excited about my job when I take some risks and get out of my comfort zone. It can be scary but it's always worth it. Plus, I can't tell Ts try new things if I'm not willing to do it myself #NHCSchat
A2: “Stability is a shut off switch for your brain. If you want to maximize learning you need to make sure you're doing hard things 70 percent of the time” https://t.co/xREwaYPXTF#NHCSchat
A3: I remember switching to @ClassDojo from a clip chart was an uncomfortable change I made a few years ago that made ALL the difference with my classroom management. #nhcschat
A3: I started using flexible seating last year - way out of my comfort zone! The Ss love it & I love the overall feeling our classroom has. Ss have choice & can move w/o getting into trouble. #nhcschat#flexibleseating
A3: I'm not entirely comfortable with technology, so implementing more Smart Board lessons and apps for my students has helped them AND helped me! #nhcschat
A3: Anyone remember when we first brought @Sphero to the district? Virtual Reality? Those were huge steps out of my comfort zone, but I’m so glad I took them! #NHCSchat
A3: I started using flexible seating last year - way out of my comfort zone! The Ss love it & I love the overall feeling our classroom has. Ss have choice & can move w/o getting into trouble. #nhcschat#flexibleseating
A4: We teach our students by modeling - If they see us step outside of our comfort zone and be willing to risk failing, they will be more willing to try. #nhcschat
A4: Ss have to know it's okay to fail, but mainly how to get back up & try again. We have to show them it's okay to take risks & the benefits of doing it. #nhcschat#GrowthMindset
A4: I think they learn a lot from seeing us try new things. Also creating an environment where they feel safe taking risks and know they will have opportunities to try again if they aren't successful at firsr #NHCSchat
A4: We need to lead by example. They need to see us make mistakes - and how we react to them. It’s OK if we don’t have all of the answers or always get it right on the first try...our learners need to see us as learners, too! #NHCSChat
A5: I love checking out Cult of Pedagogy, reading the email articles from @jmattmiller, using Twitter and even just learning with and from colleagues! #nhcschat
A5: For reminders of why stepping outside of the comfort zone matters, I follow @gcouros@spencerideas and read their blogs. @cultofpedagogy - same thing. These folks “tell it like it is” and make you want to do better. #NHCSchat
A6: I want to dig deeper into augmented reality - move from consuming content to creating it! Exploring @MergeVR and @cospaces_edu ...and getting back into @MetaverseApp to see what’s new are on my “to do” list! #NHCSchat
Yes!!! I was just talking to a teacher about doing metaverse again...but I want to make it better than what I've done before. And I want the kids creating more content not just consuming #NHCSchat
A6: I want to dig deeper into augmented reality - move from consuming content to creating it! Exploring @MergeVR and @cospaces_edu ...and getting back into @MetaverseApp to see what’s new are on my “to do” list! #NHCSchat
A7: We need to share our stories & be willing to show the risks we are taking. I try to show my Ss in my teaching. I admit it when we are trying something new & that we may need to change it or adjust it to make it better. #nhcschat#growthmindset
A7: We can encourage others to take risks by offering to join them in the risk. Oftentimes, people are willing to take a risk if they have a partner! #nhcschat
A7: I think it helps to talk people through the "worst case scenario." When we really think it through, we realize that failure is not the end of the world #NHCSchat
A7: “Open ended tasks let each child work at an individual level....You can’t actually fail an open ended task. The trick is to ask questions that encourage risk taking…” https://t.co/ttWugK5W46#NHCSchat
A8: A class operating outside of its comfort zone may look a bit chaotic. Learning would be visible through the students - listen to what they are saying, look at what they are doing. #nhcschat
A8: Student engagement would be high, organized chaos, student work doesn't all look the same. Learning is visible through student output, not just on paper, but in classroom discourse, & peer interactions. #NHCSchat
A8: This is a tough one! Thinking back to my days in a middle school classroom, I’d have to say that passers by would see movement, community note taking, and choice in action. They would hear Ss asking each other questions to get them to extend their thinking. #NHCSchat
A9: Modeling, modeling, modeling. The more we model the connections that can be made across the curriculum, the more our students begin to do it naturally. #nhcschat
A9: We need to integrate across content ourselves first, model connections. Asking higher level questions, pushing Ss outside their comfort zone often leads to more connections. #nhcschat
A9: I always tried to get them to see how everything worked together. I’ll never forget the shock of my ELA students when I would bring in math, or we read a novel in social studies, or when their science teacher had me read their research papers. #NHCSchat
A7: it all boils down to trust. When teachers and students feel mutual trust, they will feel more comfortable taking risks no matter the endeavor . #nhcschat
A7: it all boils down to trust. When teachers and students feel mutual trust, they will feel more comfortable taking risks no matter the endeavor . #nhcschat
A10: Um, @Flipgrid again! I don't like recording myself, had to get past it to show the kids & interact with them. Also have to be willing to let the learning happen in ways you may not have expected. #flipgridfever#nhcschat
A10: The Google Add-on Autocrat. I was nervous to use it so when I first started I was my own test subject. Now, my world can’t run without it! #NHCSchat
A10: I strive to push folks out of their comfort zones & make them try new things as part of our meetings or PD. Bringing sketchnotes into a book study, a green screen challenge, even silent conversations…slight discomfort leads to meaningful learning. #sorrynotsorry#nhcschat
A10: The Google Add-on Autocrat. I was nervous to use it so when I first started I was my own test subject. Now, my world can’t run without it! #NHCSchat
A10: I strive to push folks out of their comfort zones & make them try new things as part of our meetings or PD. Bringing sketchnotes into a book study, a green screen challenge, even silent conversations…slight discomfort leads to meaningful learning. #sorrynotsorry#nhcschat
I remember you having us try sketchnoting - and I was so irritated you were making us do them...but then I tried it. And it wasn't too bad...I may have even enjoyed it ;)And now I am trying to get Ts to try it #NHCSchat
Be sure to join us on February 13 for the next #NHCSchat: Moving From Compliance to Autonomy - Learner Agency and the Continuum of Ownership https://t.co/wBB7EtICnd
