Hi @perfinker and @CraigMah at #bcedchat. It's Christine from the Sunshine Coast. Math educator, sessional instructor, and school trustee. Area of interest? Everything education. Tonight's interest? Teacher Imagination.
Hi, everyone! I'm Errin, currently teaching K-2 in a blended learning program! Still interested in Visual Arts/arts-based methods, indigenous ed and digital citizenship. #bcedchat
Hello, my name is Lisa Walsh. I am a student at Stockton University, located in New Jersey, currently enrolled in the teacher education program for chemistry and biology secondary education. I am looking forward to participating and learning within this chat. #bcedchat#Gen2108
A1. No data that I am pulling up now, but I believe it to be 1:1. When the teacher is engaged, so are the students. They get curious. What is she/he excited about? I want to learn more. #bcedchat
Think it may be the other way around. When students are engaged in their own unique way then the teacher can use his/her imagination to join in and be engaged too. #bcedchat
A1. If I'm not interested, how can I expect anyone else to be? Got to find the hook, the cool thing. Then we're in on the adventure together! #bcedchat
A1 T engagement supports st engagement in a few ways. 1 - T role models being an engaged learner, 2 - T is excited b/c engaged so kids are too and 3 - you can't help but get swept up when someone is excited with what they are doing. #bcedchat
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A1. Ts need technology literacies to know how to apply technology tools to different content domains! Connected Educator = Connected Students.#bcedchat
#bcedchat Students consistently notice when their teachers are engaged. The passion/interest of the teacher is more than a hook though...it sets the stage! #bcedchat
A1 #bcedchat students know that we truly care when we are engaged. This attention is, I believe , a form of currency in the young adult world. When we spend our time on and with them the respond in kind.
A1: From my limited experience in the field so far, I have already seen the transformation that takes place simply from the teacher's drive and their engagement within the class. A teacher's passion truly fuels the learning that takes place #bcedchat#gen2108
Yes. I've read your A1. Tweet earlier. I still think the teacher holds much of the responsibility of engagement and creating student engagement. Then it's reciprocated. That's when contagion happens. #bcedchat
#bcedchat Students consistently notice when their teachers are engaged. The passion/interest of the teacher is more than a hook though...it sets the stage! #bcedchat
A1 Ss can tell when a T is faking enthusiasm. There is no way around it! Try picking a topic that is truly exciting for you but also appeals to your Ss. This year I had many Ss interest in Pablo Escobar so we learned about the geopolitical implications of the drug trade #bcedchat
Hi all! Having some head/ concussion issues tonight so won’t be following along in real time, but excited about this topic and will read along later! Have a great chat! #BCEdChat
#BCEdChat A1: Teachers must be engaged in order for that engagement to have a ripple effect on kids. I can feel it in my room. If my ♥️ isnt in it, my Ss are bored and unengaged.
We must also include the students passions & interests. Develop the connections so that what we teach I see not limited to within our classroom walls. #bcedchat
A2 Because we have been taught to follow the status quo to try and get our numbers up. Focusing on data is important but it isn't the only thing that is important. We need to have some creativity and autonomy to be great teachers! #bcedchat
Kids are pretty in tune too much more than we give them credit...they know if we care about them, they know if we are engaged and enjoy what we are learning together and they know if we are excited #kidsareawesome#bcedchat
A2 good Q - at a group session I raised Imagination as a key attribute for education learners - yet was told its not often chosen as a descriptor.... #BCEdChat
Very true! It creates real world connections and can even add additional purpose to students' work. There are so many wonderful tools out there that extend the classroom beyond its four walls-- the teacher is the one who can and must break down those walls! #gen2108#bcedchat
Gillian suggests we don't need technology to engage. However this is world our kids live in .... 9 hours a day on social media. That's more time than they spend with parents & teachers. #bcedchat
A2. I don't recall much conversation about Ts discussing teaching imagination and engagement when I taught in K-12. That would mean Ts would have to discuss their practice/pedagogy with others (not about students, but ourselves). #vulnerability#bcedchat
#bcedchat I don't think either/or thinking here is the best way to think about it--both/and is what we are after. A teacher's initial engagement doesn't reduce the likelihood or potential for students to expand and grow their own passion. Not in the way I am talking anyway!
#bcedchat A little late to tonights chat, working on a final paper. A1: I know that my students are always watching me, so keeping that in mind I model enthusiasm, openmindedness, love of learning, curiosity, & growth mindset =students feel better to take the leap into learning
A2 #bcedchat sarcastically bitter answer. Testing. Actual answer- we tend to be over busy planning and grading and isolated in our work. But it doesn't have to be this way.
A2 It's actually one reason I chimed in tonight. I haven't seen 'T imagination' used much. It should be, considering how much we talk about kids and their imaginations! #bcedchat
A2 #bcedchat Perhaps these are assumptions? If so, they certainly prove the danger of assumptions. I wonder if we shift terms from T to Lead Learner or something like that, if we might find it easier to talk about their/our imagination and engagement 1/2
A2: why don't we!? Good question--a couple factors --arts and imaginative ed are not seen as "core" but electives. Ed tends to focus on the 3Rs....and also because not enough conversation happens anyway due to limited time..#bcedchat
I gave my Ss the opportunity learn anything. I used to limit it to coding/robotic/maker projects. Most choose cooking. And those that did not joined the cooking groups. Passion is attractive. #bcedchat
That's right! I don't--there was engagement before the social media world we live in that is part of our humanity. eg. the story-form, vivid imagery, engagement of the body #bcedchat
A2 I recently introduced my “boredom breaks” to a class - time for the brain to do some work without distractions - a reason why great ideas come in showers, long drives, etc #BCEdChat
#BCEdChat A2: Ts may feel threatened or intimidated by the notion. There is a genuine fear here. There are also autonomy issues with regards to how one teaches. Plus, we are bombarded by assessment tactics & outcomes - "just get the Ss where they should be."
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Mr. Matthews, YES! That's where the relationship, relationships and relationships come in! Rita Pierson said, Kids won't work for people they don't like." #bcedchat
I agree that that is the world they live in but can we show them that there is engaging learning to be had outside of the cyber world? Perhaps starting in their comfort zone and moving out is an option! #bsedchat
In my teach. ed. fieldwork placement, one of my most heart warming moments was when one of my students told me they love it when I teach the class for the day because they know I care about them. One simple sentence reminded me why I'm entering this profession #Gen2108#bcedchat
Kids are pretty in tune too much more than we give them credit...they know if we care about them, they know if we are engaged and enjoy what we are learning together and they know if we are excited #kidsareawesome#bcedchat
A2b #bcedchat . Another obstacle is that we talk too much about "efficiency" in education. I'd argue efficiency is inimical to imagination, and yet it's a bankrupt standard when it comes to learning. I've never known true, deep learning to be efficient, but I know it's engaging
I'm not sure if I was saying that the Ts initial engagement would reduce the potential for students to grow. I just find it hard to believe that in a classroom, students could sustain their passion/growth/engagement without teacher engagement. #bcedchat
Hi GIllian! Sorry to join late! Just saw this Q and loving the dialog. A big reason we don't talk abt T imagination/engagement is we have a culture of "best interests of students" that often devalues/overlooks Ts. Leaders *must* engage Ts as their primary audience! #bcedchat
This can be difficult, I find that it is critical to look outside of the box for items that are engaging to students to make connections that can be linked back to the curric. This is why question 2 of this chat is soooo important. We need to be imaginative! #bcedchat
A2: I think we avoid teacher imagination because for several reasons: teacher expectations, curriculum expectations and students expectations. #bcedchat
A2. Echoing @SheridaCharles - the perception that imagination goes with the electives and CONTENT goes with core classes lets imagination be devalued. #bcedchat
There's definitely a realistic piece to how many different tasks that have to be done. How much time does that leave to play with our practice, imagine cool ideas to try with the kids? #bcedchat
A2 It's actually one reason I chimed in tonight. I haven't seen 'T imagination' used much. It should be, considering how much we talk about kids and their imaginations! #bcedchat
Great point Garreth! The damn words words words we use to communication can limit us. That idea of a lead-learner would perhaps make it more acceptable--historical baggage? #bcedchat Agree about "efficiency" as a business/industry term--not for Ed!
I was reminded by @JLHALBERT and @lkaser the other day that the ss in our school need to have at least one adult that they know cares for them...I want my ss to know that I care...I am there for them #bcedchat
I survey my student discount at the beginning of the school year. In addition, I use expressive outcomes (Eisner) rather that goals so that the projects are open enough to incorporate interests #bcedchat
And that commitment to "efficiency" is expressed in how we structure learning experiences for Ts too. I so agree. It's often rushed. Eventually Ts begin to demand "efficient" learning that they can "make and take" the next day. Not all deep learning will yield this. #bcedchat
Absolutely. It's an art and student voice is critical in student learning and agency. Teachers have a role in that and should not take over. I'm just saying that teachers have a responsibility to be engaged. #bcedchat
There is an art to this. Too many times the teacher takes over and doesn't make time or listen to what is going on with the students. Students want to have a voice in their learning.
#BCEdChat A2: Our engagement is integral to us moving forward. I think Ts who are "stuck" are not engaged, uninspired. Admin must be aware of these static positions; it can become toxic to staff, school community, & students
In my teach. ed. fieldwork placement, one of my most heart warming moments was when one of my students told me they love it when I teach the class for the day because they know I care about them. One simple sentence reminded me why I'm entering this profession #Gen2108#bcedchat
Kids are pretty in tune too much more than we give them credit...they know if we care about them, they know if we are engaged and enjoy what we are learning together and they know if we are excited #kidsareawesome#bcedchat
A2: Because of outdated traditional values that there is a basic standard to teaching that is to be followed. Truth be told, my K-12 experience was nothing special. But I am excited to see this change and hopefully more and more educators will branch out ❤️#gen2108#bcedchat
A1. An engaged teacher is an emotionally invested & inspired teacher. That investment & inspiration becomes evident in the class culture, lesson planning & activities, etc. An engaged teacher can read their class & adapt accordingly. Otherwise....Bueller #bcedchat
I expounded on this on LinkedIn several years ago...I'll have to find it and point you to it. Nevertheless, efficient in teaching is different than in learning. Applied to T-ing it's test score/time for many districts... 1/2 #bcedchat
A3: This doesn’t answer the question but my imagination became very engaged when I started questioning “Where is the math here?” I pushed myself to look at things on a deeper level and my imagination took off. #bcedchat
A3: an imaginative English I had teacher once conducted a lesson on Chaucer dressed as a medieval monk. It was very memorable and fun. Nervous about naming current imaginative teachers I know on here, but there are many. #bcedchat
Yes! Tee great Elliott Eisner's said--applying terms of industry/business to education isn't appropriate for determining the quality of learning or schools. In that "paradigm" #imagination is "sand in the motor"--so best leave it out! (wrong) #bcedchat
I was just thinking about times when teachers squelch enthusiasm...perhaps out of fear of too much noise (possibly being judged). It is a dance; its own art for educator to model engagement, to encourage and honour in students #bcedchat
Might be a perspective difference we have here. I can imagine that Grade 1/2 students would be keen and stoked as learners. My teaching experience and expertise comes from the high school perspective (e.g. secondary math). The classroom experience might be different. #bcedchat
I understand what you are saying. I think that the teacher used to be the person who drove the direction of the lesson but now it is changing. It is important for student's voices to be heard and followed. My gr1/2s would blow you away with their enthusiasm and engagement.
2/3 but further, it's coverage of content, also a pernicious standard when we consider the value of #deeperlearning. Efficient is a Business word and it implies we ought to be doing things better in our schools. But what if the schools are wrong to begin with? #bcedchat
A3 Mr. Oakes, my grade five teacher - super interesting, always excited about something new (Still is as a TTOC in his retirement) from my past. His class was always engaging! @Ken_Oakes#bcedchat
A3 Didn't have many from my past which is why I wanted to be a teacher and change things. Anyone who I follow on twitter I admire and shows imagination. (It is why I follow them.) #bcedchat
I have been inspired by the work of @scitechyEDU in teaching #designthinking and you, @perfinker! Both of you use simple approaches (no circus animals or driverless cars), thoughtful questions, and invitation to think and connect w others around new ideas/perspectives. #bcedchat
A3: when I first read this I thought about the teachers who were “fun”. But imaginative should include those teachers who made challenging subjects accessible to all. #bcedchat
3/3 (I swear...this is it!) Russell Ackoff noted that schools are a system where we often try to do the wrong things righter rather than attempt to do the right things, even if we do them wrong at first. Efficiencey as a standard is trying to do wrng thngs righter #bcedchat
#BCEdChat A3: My senior Eng teacher let us explore and try new things. We made student films & collaborated. My junior Sc T had us do science fair projects. Learning was fun! I see this in my school in Mr S Bordeleau's class, @MScott16 - projects & engagement ♥️
A3. Mr. Negus comes to mind. He was DRAFTING teacher. I am dating myself, but I just loved his disposition, love for student learning, and openness for students to create. I wanted to learn more from him. He challenged my thinking. Someone to aspire to. #bcedchat
I agree, efficiency, although necessary at times isn't always what creates that depth. This is espec. true in student-centered approaches where Ss lead the way in their own learning (i.e. coop. learning&inquiry). Ss need that flexibility to grow their own minds #Gen2108#bcedchat
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@hazlebussey, @Ed_by_design, @perfinker
A2. Sadly, because content coverage & improving standardized test scores does not require teacher imagination or teacher engagement. Even worse, it doesn’t require student imagination or student engagement. #bcedchat
A3 I had a great MS SS teacher, we dueled like Hamilton, recreated the Civil War in Risk fashion, and traded stocks losing millions during the Great Depression. #bcedchat
Exactly! A student who feels cared for is more eager to listen, to participate, to engage. A student doesn't want to be a part of an environment they don't feel they necessarily belong in or feel valued in. #Gen2108#bcedchat
This is interesting to me. It feels essential learners (of all ages) be imaginative. It is so heartbreaking when educators have lost their imagination...the spark needs to be relit. #bcedchat
Agreed. I believe that secondary teachers have much to learn pedagogically from elementary school teachers. Imagination and math go hand-in-hand. Need to keep encouraging that mindset. #bcedchat
And right there is why I am trying to get the high school teachers in my school to connect with elementary. My degree is in Math because I was able to be imaginative with it.
A3. My jr high history teacher, Mr. Doney LOVED history and made all those cultures and dates connect to big ideas. AND he challenged my (all-girl) class to be curious and smart. #bcedchat
Exactly. And it's in that context that I often hear Ts push back against need to ignite their own imaginations bc they view it as futile: how can they take S-centered approach - which would req >T imagination - when they have to adhere to almighty scope/sequence? #bcedchat
By the year 2030 mixed reality technology will become an essential tools in medicine, education and manufacturing. Are we preparing Ss for that world? #bcedchat
I love this idea too, as the pendulum switches so heavily towards tech we will need to swing it back towards techless learning on some occasions. #bcedchat
A3- I know that I was always more engaged and would try harder for teachers who were imaginative and engaged. Two teachers that I admire are @CarrieAntoniazz@MsSanghera they both are constant learners and observers. They love to bring new ideas into their classrooms. #bcedchat
A3 #bcedchat Prof. Samuel Laeuchli. We acted out myths in a class in psychodrama. Amazing! It added a depth to my English major I'd never have gotten just reading. Teacher now? Susan Shifrin--of @ARTZphilly
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Past Teacher: Ms. Tisia Minichellio (Grade 4 - favorite of all time second to my Ma: https://t.co/jenRUarnqN)
Empowered my imagination by encouraging my story-writing. She helped me (a stutterer) find my "voice".
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A3 Currently, I'm super lucky to work with a team of 6 other Ts and admin including @jeffstewart71 and @mariekeholtkamp at @navigatenides in a blended learning program. All are very creative, imaginative and engaging to work with! #bcedchat
By the year 2030 mixed reality technology will become an essential tools in medicine, education and manufacturing. Are we preparing Ss for that world? #bcedchat
A3: when I first read this I thought about the teachers who were “fun”. But imaginative should include those teachers who made challenging subjects accessible to all. #bcedchat
A4 by using Project Based Learning, I’m trying to connect imagination with curriculum with good questions (to many levels of success) even math 😜 #BCEdChat
A4: My favorite unit this year has been the Pixel Project. Students pixelate an image and use mixed media. This came from the TV show Inkmaster. Was also able to make a connection to Chuck Close’s work. #bcedchat
A4 #BCEdChat PBL is THE engagement piece! Student choice, creativity, collaboration & monitoring grit/hustle - key skills are learned. My PBL work now is what MY Ss remember -- ENGAGEMENT!!!
The need for imagination and engagement is even greater as technology evolves. How can we leverage mixed reality tech to cultivate - rather than quash - imaginative muscles of Ss and Ts? #bcedchat
A4 #BCEdChat PBL is THE engagement piece! Student choice, creativity, collaboration & monitoring grit/hustle - key skills are learned. My PBL work now is what MY Ss remember -- ENGAGEMENT!!!
A4: I love teaching charcoal drawing. It's new for most students and they have to overcome their fear of messiness and are often amazed by the results they can get. Also Art history because it's so rich and can be made real to them in creative ways #bcedchat
A3: Students has to incorporate a growing pattern in a set of objects of their choosing. This student made suns. They made input/output tables and then determined the expression. Starting with manipulatives made it accessible for all. #MTchat
Mrs. Grinberg fully dressed as Shakespeare (makeup, nose prosthetic, head-to-toe!) at the culmination of the unit. Whoa. I will never forget The Ides of March! #bcedchat
A3: I used to dislike science, going thru the motions. Then, my sr. year, my AP chem teacher had us participate in a class demo that involved the coolest labs h.s. level students could do. We even put on a show for the other classes. I've loved it ever since #bcedchat#gen2108
A4. Right now I teach at the university. I love teaching inquiry and experiential learning by inquiring and learning-by-doing. Context is curriculum and environmental education. Like to lean on personalization and pursuing passion via self-reflection. Love doing IGNITE. #bcedchat
Energy: Solar ovens, building electric circuits for younger class, air rockets (150'), simple motors, lego circuits w/copper tape, aquaponic fish tank... #bcedchat
Q4: I love to teach Canadian Natural Resources- student engagement through hands on work, role playing, research, career day. Fav topic this year is persuasive writing, we did a PBL unit-creating & selling houses, adversing, imovies. S love hands on learning and inquiry #bcedchat
As you move from primary Ed/ECE toward #highered people are less comfortable equating education and #imagination. And yet it at the core of all learning in all disciplines at all levels! #Vygotsky#bcedchat#IMAGINATION does not mean IMAGINARY
A2: we often overlook imagination for utility of our work. I worry we don’t recognize that creating space for imagination and exploration can make our work more enjoyable and sometimes more efficient #bcedchat
A5 Teaching using arts-based methods and through the lens of Arts Education. It engages in a way nothing else does and allows for all sorts of imagination to come through! #bcedchat
A4 #bcedchat I teach first year composition at university so it is peer review. The agency students gain as they learn to read critically when they take on the roles of audience and author is a joy for me to watch. I use walking to help them see the "other".
A4 I always love teaching about the sneakiness of advertising and being a smart consumer of goods and information. Students get in engage because they are the target of many ads. As soon as you help them see that they are being sold a brand name they get pissed! #bcedchat
A4 we also have a district 30:30 challenge - 30 minutes outdoor learning for 30 days - I’m using @perfinker Walking Curriculum to engage imaginations so we aren’t just doing 30 games of infection....! #BCEdChat
A4 #bcedchat 1/2 Poetry. Begin with a Onomatopoeaic poem of sounds in response to "Hey kids! It's time for poetry!" They (Middle schoolers) are amazed when I put together their gutteral responses into a poem. From there, it's ...
A4. Total English nerd here: I LOVE teaching Shakespeare - the themes, the language, the characters! I ALWAYS start with the smell - London in 1604 was a sewer! #bcedchat
I think Science Ts have it made in a lot of ways. Hard to compete with burning things, chemical reactions, etc. My son is in gr 10 and some of the labs he's done this year sound fantastic! #bcedchat
This is why strong leadership is needed. There are many places where this tradeoff does not happen. When leaders believe in meaningful learning, they create buffers for Ts to focus on engaging instruction so Ss make deep connections rather than fixate on text scores #bcedchat
A4: If I asked my colleagues this question about me they would say Math. My students love it. We make it real. We make it fun. We make it hands-on. We make it co-operative and we make it successful. #bcedchat
A4: So hard to pick! There are many topics I love to teach! A recent one would be percent in Math 8. Ss made posters for their imaginary shop for an imaginary business fair. :) #bcedchat
A3 Currently, I'm super lucky to work with a team of 6 other Ts and admin including @jeffstewart71 and @mariekeholtkamp at @navigatenides in a blended learning program. All are very creative, imaginative and engaging to work with! #bcedchat
Great point! I agree and strongly believe in a healthy balance.. Although off-line experiences are important, tech skills not only keep students engaged, but help prepare them for career opportunities https://t.co/jGbohgWPos#Gen2108#bcedchat
A4: #BCEdChat My English 11's are just starting their LIFE MOTTO PBL - they seem dumbfounded by the opportunity to choose & freedom to explore their personal skills. "I can create an IMovie? Really? Or I can write a play? I don't have to write an essay" It's going to be awesome
A4b #bcedchat 2/2 use of characters (Box Car Willy the poetry hobo, Piere He'idt the French poet) and following Bill Moyers description of poetry as "Playing with words."
A4. 21st century skills are not topic based but skills based! Careers today are built on collaboration, skilled communication, real-world problem solving, knowledge construction, use of ICT and Self-regulation. Embedded in subject matter. #bcedchat
This is true! BUT the challenge with science is then connecting that cool lab, demo, or experience with the actual learning of the content (i.e. understanding the math behind it). #bcedchat
#bcedchat Q1
First time joining in and I am late. Teacher engagement is key. The more engaged a teacher, the more excitement they bring to all they do. It is contagious and the students can feel it.
Nurture all the way! By the time most Ts get to us, all their natural imagination has been beaten out. But leaders can create vibrant school cultures that cultivate and encourage imaginative practice of Ts and Ss. #bcedchat
We looked at a variety of different tattoos and saw how they were pixelated. The kids could then just design what worked best for their image. #bcedchat
#bcedchat A4 #pbl is a great tool for engagement, I also get jazzed in great problems, facilitating inquiry with Ss and finding multiple entry points (cross curricular)... oh and place specific... wow I’m excited now! TY
#bcedchat You bet! We have to remember that #imagination and #engagement look different for kids, teens, adults --our imaginative lives change! Our pedagogy should too...but it always requires Ts to find the emotional core of what they teach
A4 #bcedchat I teach first year composition at university so it is peer review. The agency students gain as they learn to read critically when they take on the roles of audience and author is a joy for me to watch. I use walking to help them see the "other".
A5 I think both! My love of learning comes from my wonderful father, but my drive to my creativity and passions is greatly affected my enviroment. #bcedchat
yes! but that's easier said than done. Especially in districts, at least in America, where socio-economic status is low, poverty reigns, and the drive for education is to get into jobs...not to expand human potential. #bcedchat
I am super interested the work you are doing with imagination and math. I am seeing @stellafleming23 also writing about this...so I will be following you two very closely for imaginative inspiration! (Yay #bcedchat#PLN)
A5: Both. I was trained at a fantastic university in England where imagination was expected and developed. I was also trained to listen to kids and create an immediate lesson based on what was said. Very freeing. Very imaginative. #bcedchat
#BCEdChat A5: Both. I'm naturally a perfectionist, work horse & drama queen 👸 so the creative piece comes naturally to me. Those who aren't predisposed would benefit from gentle mentoring via collaboration. The natural inventors explore with the timid =beautiful music together
Want to write about the work for #imaginED? Our community of imaginative Ts would love to hear about it! #bcedchat colleagues--consider it! Erica--DM me later!
A4: I'm excited to see everyone's responses, as I am still in my teacher ed. program. However, thru lesson plans I have developed within my coursework and the ones that I have taught, I love using jigsaw (w/ tech easily incorporated) https://t.co/tgyy5RTY7G#bcedchat#gen2108
Yes, very true. My son articulated the entire process and his learning about the science experiments in the last two months. It was obviously very engaging and powerful learning for him! #bcedchat
A5. Is this a trick question? Imagination, creativity... needs to be nourished & nurtured. Some are more imaginative than other. Much depends on context too. Teacher imagination is dreaming about what's possible for student learning & taking the leap to make it happen. #bcedchat
Ah...leadership. Yes!
Those darn standardized/provincial exams can get in the way and make it so challenging for educators to take chances, try new things. #bcedchat
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@hazlebussey, @perfinker, @William_I_Brown
A5: Both. It’s nature to start but it’s a nurturing environment that makes imagination flourish. We as teachers must not be afraid to push the limits of what we and our students can do. #bcedchat
You bet--to suggest I am proposing no tech is not my meaning! Balance. And, yes, Ts still need to engage themselves--even in tech world. Tech is not auto engagement for kids! #bcedchat
Great conversation everyone! @perfinker and I are having having a conversation about how rich tonight's dialogue is! Make sure you follow each other! #bcedchat
A5I believe it is in everyone's nature to be imaginative, however, life conditions us to act in certain ways.If that imaginative nature was negatively conditioned then it can be hard to be imaginative.This is why it is important to have other Ts to bring out the crazy. #bcedchat
A5 #bcedchat I'd say through collaboration (so, nature & nurture?) Though imagination is an individual act, once the thought process/connections/leaps of the mind are shared, it can nurture habits of minds in others, and our own leaps can gain from the responses of others.
A5 #bcedchat Yes? We are gifted imagineers as children but this capacity is diminished when other concerns keep us from using the attribute. There are exceptions of course. Some of my students need to be given permission to imagine before they will try.
A5: a bit of both, nurture is crucial but the nature part is the basis. The teacher has to be keyed in to loving imagination to start with and pursues/imitates teachers who inspire in this direction. #bcedchat
I agree, however, we must not mistake or misconstrue the use of technology as “engagement.” Multitasking and other habits that develop with current uses of technology can promote a lack of engagement and rather passive uses & limited mental investment.
#BCEdChat Q3 As a student who struggled through school, I always felt more successful with teachers who looked at learning in a slightly different way. Teachers who inspire me now @VMacDowell@rich_ready. I love to see the innovative ways they have been inspiring their students
Oh wow! Thx! That's a great compliment. Ss were super excited w/ this project. I might still have the poster that says "Buy a unicorn and get a koala 25% off!" :) #bcedchat
A6 I think it's important to find the access point to engage personally and for the kids. Using different methods (inquiry, arts-based, etc.) is one way to take something less exciting and bring it to a place where engagement can happen. #bcedchat
A6 Try to put the creativity into how we will learn rather than what. Games, active activities, connections through technology, can all add to a "dull" topic. #bcedchat
A6. I think about how I would like to learn the content, concepts, or competencies. I like learning to be fun, challenging, dialogical, joyful, problem oriented, personalized, and well... engaging. Get students involved and co-create what's possible. #bcedchat
I agree its definitely a challenge! This was my 1st field placement. But my mentor T built his class off of S centered instruction &it transformed those kids. They became independent thinkers &confident as time went on. They became encouraged to do more in life #Gen2108#bcedchat
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@Ed_by_design, @perfinker, @hazlebussey
A6 We have a very forward thinking curriculum that is full of imaginative possibilities. If you are finding you are might be bored start using twitter and ask questions. There is a whole community of teachers out there who are stunning. #bcedchat
A6 I think it's important to mention that you can't find those access points without knowing your students well - relationship piece is important for this to work! #bcedchat
A6 It is always important to bring about a different perspective. Trying to find topics that are engaging and similar to the "dull" topic can be a good starting point. This allows for a connection to be made that is more concrete. #bcedchat
#bcedchat T-engagement and T-imagination...their loss could be result of this? (I'm 25 years T, but past 4 w/o collaboration...this image is written all over me.) (Image from https://t.co/dFKKzlT9rE )
A6. To me engagement is the same as relevance. Engagement means we provide students with meaningful work, authentic resources and learning connections. #bcedchat
Wow, thank you! :) I did blog about a few math activities I did but not this one. Looks like I have the next topic to blog, after being inactive for a year. #bcedchat
I whole heartedly agree :) sticking a student in front of the computer does not create engagement. The lesson the teacher builds surrounding that computer makes the impact #gen2108#bcedchat
#bcedchat Q2 I always find what engages me and makes me enthusiastic to come to work is when I see something that works for my students. The maker movement and design thinking is a way of learning that let’s all my students find success and that will get me every time.
A6 i had a student teacher struggling with teaching a unit on fungi... I asked her why are fungi important? What makes them interesting? Teach from there- the transformation was a complete 180. Best unit she taught! She was hooked! #bcedchat
Great question @stellafleming23
I've always been a quote collector but it is part of my tweeting style (to not be limited to 140 or 280 characters) That's also why I used gifs to help convey my thoughts
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Its natural to start your profession but you need some nurturing along the way because teaching is a journey. You need to surround yourself with your tribe #bcedchat
A6. I am the queen of random facts that keep me interested in mundane things. IE. Sir James Douglas (BC's 1st premier) was 1/2 black & his wife was First Nations. #bcedchat
A7. Can't answer this one from K-12. I would like to say yes... but not sure. From my perspective at the university, I would say yes because I have a lot of autonomy with my undergraduate courses. That said, it would be great to collaborate with others. #bcedchat
A7 Pockets of the school embrace creativity, and pockets of the school are waiting for the bell to ring. Imagination is done more as individuals at my school rather than as a whole community. #bcedchat
A7 This is something my school is trying to promote. My class is highly creative so colleagues often pop in to see what they are up to. Oops forgot the #bcedchat
#bcedchat So glad I found you tonight. ( @perfinker I need to talk about an article I said I'd write...um...last August.) But it's 11PM on the East coast. Gotta go. Thank you for an enlightening chat.
Science has immense potential!! But it takes a great teacher to prepare their students early on so they can successfully do those labs with confidence :) I’m glad to see you’re son is enjoying it, and that your students are already beginning the lab fun ❤️#gen2108#bcedchat
A7: Yes. It values imaginative practice in many ways such as environmental design and classroom groupings. But other aspects can hinder such as no common lunch so less time to collaborate....
#BCEdChat A6: @Pinterest@TpTdotcom@Twitter#Bcedchat - Teachers are the best & most amazing resource. While I am creative, most of time I beg/borrow/steal & tweak/modify to get my creative motor running
But you and your mentor T also had to exercise some courage and be ready to make on-the-fly course corrections. I think that can be another reason Ts stick w less imaginative instr approaches. Fewer variables. #bcedchat
A7: Our goal was to create a school where divers populations of students worked in the same classroom. Synthesizing Gen Ed and Special Ed on this level required creativity. #bcedchat@Hopetechschool
A7- Yes, I feel like my school culture does value imaginative teaching practice. Numerous of us meet and talk about new things we are trying or would like to try. We support and encourage each other. #bcedchat
