#ILedchat Archive
#ILedchat is a great way for Illinois educators to share teaching strategies, educational resources, and more.
Monday March 7, 2016
10:00 PM EST
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returns TONIGHT (3/7; 9pm CST)
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My tweets for the next hour will be dedicated to to chat about our new format and future topics
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The team (, , , & ) is glad you’re here!
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Paul , math teacher from schaumburg
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Remember to use for our chat this evening. We’ll also be posting an archive later tonight.
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We’ll be using Q1, Q2...A1, A2...to track questions & responses.
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We are starting a new format at
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Our frequency is changing to the first Monday of each month
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Our topics will be current educational issues that teachers and admin are facing in Illinois and around the world
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Join the convo tonight as we explore which topics are the most meaningful to you!
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Lindsy, 3-5 principal here!
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Jennifer Ferrari from here. Hi Kevin and Jill! :)
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Amber, Exec. Director . Looking forward to a great this evening.
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Please take a moment to introduce yourself, from where you are tweeting, and your role with students!
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I've been utilizing Google Classroom more! It saves on paper and easier to use from almost anywhere. Access from my phone
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I’m excited to hear what has in mind for new formats for this year. Hi I am Meg Ormiston a consultant helping schools.
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Mike Agostinelli | Instructional Program Manager | Montana Digital Academy
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Welcome to the new format of ! Glad you are here!
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Thanks for the continued support of . Heard amazing things about
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Gaby, school librarian K-5 from Tinley Park
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Randee Gertz special education teacher D187
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Christina, 6th and 7th ELA teacher from LaSalle
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Welcome back !! Brianne, 4th/5th grade Special Ed. teacher here. :)
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Thanks for joining us tonight! Looking forward to learning with you on
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Kirk from the Chicago Northshore, teacher of double accelerated math students in a flipped classroom
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Great to have you back with
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Larry Hyde, Co-Director of Midwest Principals' Center. Excited to join tonight!
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My favorite resource is . I use Desmos in the class all the time and by far better than graphing calculators.
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Welcome! is open to educators across the US and the world!
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Hi Jeannie joining in from southern China. ES Principal. Work morning here, so may be in and out
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Welcome! Great to see more south burbs represented!
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Following but with two sick kids not participating much tonight.
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Lots of new chatters this evening on . Glad to see all of you here.
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Great to see you here! Thanks for joining the learning!
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Jason h.s. Dean from Joliet
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Prof Susan in Peoria joining this evening. Working in areas of student success, bus writing, indig/envirolits.
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Great to see you here again! Thanks for joining us!
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Thanks ! It was a full week of amazing & passionate people sharing incredible ideas!
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Aliaa from Prospect Heights SD23, Technology Integration Specialist Gr 6 - 8. Excited to join tonight!
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Thanks for joining tonight!
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Great to see you here! Thanks for joining tonight!
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Thanks for the continued support!
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Welcome! Thank you for sharing with . The global perspective is always welcome!
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Janeen from Chicago. Former SS department chair and now helping teachers become globally competent with
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We will post an archive later tonight!
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Jon, a supt checking in from Red Bud
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Lots of new and returning faces tonight! Let's get started!
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For the next hour my tweets will be focused to friends & colleagues on Excited to have my Monday night routine back!
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Hello Everyone! Bob T/C Tweeting from Libertyville, IL I've been missing my - eager to get caught up with all of you!
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Jason, finishing up a student success ebook for college prep. Will let you know when it's done. Best, Prof Susan
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Hello there, Stephanie, director of school improvement and innovation from in Highland Park
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Get ready for our first question!
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Q1: What is the most pressing issue facing Elementary educators today?
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Susan from IA. Just joining in.
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Former IL teacher/admin, so excited to stay connected w my homebase
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Manny from Los Angeles. Interested to see the different ideas from :)
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A1: I think the biggest issue facing education in general is a lack of value in public education from parents, Ss and lawmakers.
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Kevin, since you're a Redbird, I do need to say just this once: Go BU!
For others, it's a Rte 74 thing.
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Welcome! Glad to see you here!
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As a High School Math Teacher, Elementary Math is becoming more crucial to prepare students for common core
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A1: Most pressing issue in elemed is not enough training/support for all the new stuff that keeps coming out
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A1 simply stated - Doing more with less
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A1 My wife teaches 2nd graders. She says, "Not enough time to personalize instruction. Content demands can be overwhelming."
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Thank you! I was trying to shorten my list, but this sums it up nicely.
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A1: Finding opportunities to be allowed to be creative & not bogged down w/ test scores.
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HS engineering teacher in Glenview, IL and PhD candidate researching
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A1: Ts not able to do what they do best - Teach. Too many intervention times and data driven assessments need to be implemented
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I do believe that the Redbirds won the War on 74 this year. https://t.co/WkNxq2HPky
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Kevin, since you're a Redbird, I do need to say just this once: Go BU!
For others, it's a Rte 74 thing.
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A1: the type me and effort it takes yo design and plan lessons focused on depth of standards and complex thinking
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A1 having young kids I would think the push to grow up at a much quicker rate
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Welcome! Glad to see you here
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Test scores in ALL levels only tell half of the battle
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Our students and teachers are so distracted by the “demands” we need to refocus.
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A1: The biggest challenge in ed is shift away from a legacy experience (what worked for Ps) toward a new paradigm.
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A1: overwhelming demands - academic, social, emotional, innovation - esp in working w diverse bkgrounds https://t.co/hHjLUrN4ok
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Q1: What is the most pressing issue facing Elementary educators today?
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I think that the one time measurement as an indicator of the quality of education is a problem
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So true! Just because you did school doesn’t mean you are a change expert. https://t.co/snHq5hVMct
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A1: The biggest challenge in ed is shift away from a legacy experience (what worked for Ps) toward a new paradigm.
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A1 Most pressing issue is PD & Training to match higher standards and expectations with same time frames and resources
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Some great responses so far for Q1. Let's see the commonalities and differences as we look at Q2
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A1: A perception that high stakes tests will close the achievement gap. Relationship building is the key to achievement IMO
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in California working in a very urban school we depend on multiple exams for funding
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A1: The speed of necessary change is faster than a district's capacity to teach it's teachers.
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we are number driven, and rather, avoiding preparing students for the next level in all grades
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Q2: What is the most pressing issue facing Secondary educators today?
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A1.2: Although, that's a challenge worth taking!
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Great statement! Just listened to a podcast about
that discussed this idea! So true!
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I remember not that long ago being able to teach. Now I feel like all I do is assess or prep for assessments.
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A1: Designing learning experiences that matter takes time and effort. Great teaching doesn't come from a box.
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Greatest challenge educators are facing is maintaining a positive & innovative culture; change is unsettling & scary.
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A2: judging by others' experience, the pressure for what's next. Ps paying editors for kids' entrance essays, testprep courses etc
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Outstanding! https://t.co/dyWTdPwDDG
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A1: Designing learning experiences that matter takes time and effort. Great teaching doesn't come from a box.
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A2: Lack of motivation on the Ss part. Misbehavior and unfinished assigments.
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PD needs to be redefined it should no longer be an event it should be a daily discovery of change https://t.co/dzwwwK2ez6
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A1: The speed of necessary change is faster than a district's capacity to teach it's teachers.
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A2 Social promotion and differing standards between elem and HS.
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A2, pressing need is to combat student apathy and the just do the minimum to pass attitude. Where is the growth mindset/ s pride
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A2:SimilartoA1lack of time, not enuff room 4 innovation, not enuff schoolwide effort&attn. to socioemotional needs
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Too often "not enough time" is blamed for not being able to participate https://t.co/9YiG90X1AF
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Greatest challenge educators are facing is maintaining a positive & innovative culture; change is unsettling & scary.
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A2 Finding ways 2 increase relevancy 4 Ss so they don't lose curiosity, don't lose their desire 2 solve problems, & keep learning
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Can't agree with you more!
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A2: As scary as it sounds, common core and its new testing expectations in the high school level
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Don't forget to keep track of the mandatory assessments and trying to find time to meet the standards
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A2 Transforming secondary Ss to become active learners seeking knowledge not indirect learners waiting to be spoonfed
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A2 Consistently meeting the needs of those that will be entering the workforce AND those that are entering college.
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A2: Dual districts sometimes not on the same page and students miss out on important learning as a result.
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A2: Treating teachers like the professionals they are, valuing the work they do and supporting them from burnout.
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A2 the push of testing to define student success and not themselves
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THX - apathy at school really bothers me.
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A2 Asked my teenager who says #1 need is for Ts who actually want to teach. What do you all think about this response?
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As odd as it may sound, "college for all" is a problem. It seems mandatory and eliminates career prep.
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WE have to make this a core part of what we do in schools! We need to create it in schools https://t.co/CLqEiVL1Rn
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A2 Finding ways 2 increase relevancy 4 Ss so they don't lose curiosity, don't lose their desire 2 solve problems, & keep learning
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A2: An interesting podcast on - discussed struggle between teaching skills based or college prep.
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You need passion and a true desire to know the students you serve in order to help them on their learning journey.
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Oh yea, and then there's that. Way to kill my buzz Bob! Showering me in current reality. : (
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So true! My kids can tell which Ts actually care about their lrng n growth, beyond academics. Relationships!
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Q2: The next gen won't be divided by have/have nots but by can/can nots. Changing the Ed paradigm is the greatest challenge
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That's a disturbing thought but one I would probably have to agree would be a similar response from my teenagers
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Teachers and admin need to be partners! Let's continue to look at this in another perspective
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there is too much focus on critical thinking at the secondary level instead of focusing on the skills FIRST
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Q3: What is the most pressing issue facing administrators today?
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Observation: Enjoying the wide variety of responses and ideas. Great chat tonight!
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I encourage all educators to see "Most Likely To Succeed"!
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A3: Going back to answer, building a culture of learning and growth that adapts to change for the bldg.
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I was reminded in a HS this week of the minimum of the project they were only looking for the easy way https://t.co/204tpnRj7s
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A2, pressing need is to combat student apathy and the just do the minimum to pass attitude. Where is the growth mindset/ s pride
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A3 Supporting teachers through everything mentioned tonight, while still dealing with testing, BOEs, etc.
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Education will always be there, but will schools be a part of it? How many of us are learning on our own?
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I digress...A1,2,3: doing more with less
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A2: lack of district investment in for : creating a culture of risk taking embracing failure https://t.co/wgSh7D2TrL
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Agree...the passion and desire to build relationships w/ Ss should always be Priority #1
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A3: Administrators are in the same boat as teachers these days with everything that needs to get done w/ less support themselves.
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A3: As per my Admin husband, generational poverty and parental support
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A3 helping teachers grow in their profession
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A3 Admins must focus leadership on student learning first not just compliance with all of the time eating requirements.
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no doubt students are learning without Ts and about things they're interested in most of all
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A3: creating a culture where Ts feel safe to take risks n to do their job, embracing failures n successes https://t.co/bK6PylEGgq
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Q3: What is the most pressing issue facing administrators today?
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agreed . As a school it is working as a whole. Remember, administrators were once teachers
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As a “free agent” I am learning on my own every day, we need to teach our students how to learn this way.
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Amen! (a purely secular amen that is :) ) https://t.co/90F5dJOHZM
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A3 Admins must focus leadership on student learning first not just compliance with all of the time eating requirements.
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A1, A2, A3 Figuring out how to prioritize what really matters, what will contribute to student learning & growth in big ways.
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The majority of our life's learning is acquired informally. We have 2 invite this into classrooms
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Too many times "other duties as assigned" & those compliance issues eat up the valuable time. Need more NO OFFICE days
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A3 Admins: wouldn't even know where to start. juggling so much, trying to keep track of it all
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that's why schools need to really think about connected learning for our schools!!! https://t.co/9JjgYnjAIo
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no doubt students are learning without Ts and about things they're interested in most of all
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Our workforce is shifting towards a "freelance" economy. Self-determined learning will be necessary for survival!
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Most def! Cultivating S agency, exploration and relevant learning IN the school house is the goal!
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Hard to believe we are half way throught tonight's chat! I have gotten so many ideas already! Let's keep it going!
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I agree, gotta stretch and learn from the young masters in our schools - like the 5th grader teaching me to code.
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Q4: What topic do you want to learn more about?
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A3: Keeping a focus on what needs to be a priority for their district & not being overwhelmed w/ initiatives...
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I studied Ss in a HS library this week. They completed asssignments defined by rubrics. No voice or choice. No creativity.
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Q3: Change...and the pendulum effect that precedes us.
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A4: How to constantly improve and instill growth mindset within my classroom and school climate.
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A3: relevancy, evaluating the effective use of when they have never taught in a tech rich environment
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Ugh! Sad that is happening. Give Ss a reason to learn.
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Learner's first mentality - essential!
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A3: really being an instructional leader, amid mandated test and other requirements.
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A4 supplementing schools & districts with outside sources i.e. Grant writing, effectively using the resources of a community, etc.
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Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Well-said! Change leadership is vital & must start here!
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Depends on lens that you use.Surround yourself w people that see it as an opportunity 2 reflect & grow. https://t.co/U3zFVIYOzf
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Greatest challenge educators are facing is maintaining a positive & innovative culture; change is unsettling & scary.
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A4: how to incorporate mindfulness meditation into the curriculum as a path for staff and students to emotional intelligence
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A4: How to connect service learning with elementary students within the community regularly, safely, and with meaningful impact.
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i agree, in addition to a freelance econ. we also need to prep our youth for a global economy.
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A4 What makes successful students successful? Can this be taught/encouraged to all students? How?
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I have notices this in my kids' lego sets. Direct instructions and no possibilities for other constructions
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The Ss just wanted a checklist of what they needed. No thinking Slide one x
https://t.co/HuPi2i8kMy
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Ugh! Sad that is happening. Give Ss a reason to learn.
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A4.2 how to best cope/thrive with vastly differing social emotional student needs
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A4: how to teach growth mindset to those Ss that have always been told no and they couldn't do it!
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Q4: How are colleges and universities (and their admissions practices) supportive of our shifts?
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A4. Transforming the great talk, collaborations, and resources gained here w/ PLN into real ACTION & IMPROVEMENT.
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Creativity everyone!! How many deadly borrowing puts must we all sit through? https://t.co/pNc92PJz5a
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I have notices this in my kids' lego sets. Direct instructions and no possibilities for other constructions
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Grant writing would be so helpful! https://t.co/JTlooG9YsX
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A4 supplementing schools & districts with outside sources i.e. Grant writing, effectively using the resources of a community, etc.
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A4: I want to learn how to collaborate/ reach out more effectively to Ts to create true PBLs, support Ss' resilience
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Big part of our convo. Inquiry = teachers can learn WITH students.
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A4: strategic/meaningful support/PL for Ts to help them get their jobs done, which would = S success https://t.co/5gFOMmfEky
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Q4: What topic do you want to learn more about?
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yes! Or preparing new T's to enter a changing school culture https://t.co/qHvedc6Oxo
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Q4: How are colleges and universities (and their admissions practices) supportive of our shifts?
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Truly exciting when you learn from Ss...for BOTH you & them! :)
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Also getting Ss to DO the science!
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Q4: What topic do YOU want to learn more about?
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A4 Authentic problems need solving. How can we ditch forced curriculum & get on with the business of authentic learning?
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LOVE! For this shift to take place, comes back to the need for edadmin
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have you seen Khan Academy's awesome video? I show it to Ss in hw club
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But how can you possible compare students and measure growth when they are getting individualized instruction?!
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A4: What is needed for Ts & Admins to feel supported / what resources they need
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Q4: How can we support our Ts in these uncharted design waters without reliance on Ts pay Ts?
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A4 How learning about one's emotional intelligence improves the ability to learn and adapt to change.
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They've been "trained" to have to follow directions to "get it right" - Fear of Failure
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We are going to change personalized learning with a tech curriculum supported by great teachers. https://t.co/Gxvd2925oE
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But how can you possible compare students and measure growth when they are getting individualized instruction?!
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Let's shift to what drives us every day. Get ready for Q5.
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A4: Why don't we invite Ss to write curriculum with Ts? Here's the standards, what you're if work would you like to do?
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Q5: What topic are you most passionate about?
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Great Q! Change is hard, esp in univs w medieval structures older than K12 curricula. https://t.co/br3ZRdt4t2
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Q4: How are colleges and universities (and their admissions practices) supportive of our shifts?
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Agreed! In order for Admins to effectively support Ts, they need support, training n guidance as well!
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You're baiting me here aren't you?!? I can sense your sarcasm!
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Do univ. really support the ideas to change HS? Integrated math? Science? Will these be accepted?
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greatminds think alike! support 4 Ts & Admins and authentic project based learning is whereimat!
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A5: I am most passionate about student-centered learning and schools and equity in edu
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Yet again, someone needs to design a type face!
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Creative! Great idea! Ownership is learning = success
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interesting question! again this speaks to connected learning and project based inquiry work!
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A5 Ss and Ts coming to school everyday with empowerment and a the feeling of a safe space for taking educational risks
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Bob has mastered this! Nobody does sarcasm in Tweets better! :)
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https://t.co/vYxmxcv5wq
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A5: Developing leaders. By doing so, U can inspire teachers + positively impact learning environments 4 students, agreed ?
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A4 Focus on transformative education. T'g students to view all people as family, no othering, no objectifying. Ethics. Leadership.
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Q5: Leveraging the collective wisdom we have among us to make teaching and learning in this moment more manageable.
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https://t.co/1ubdgsyGGY
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A5: Developing leaders. By doing so, U can inspire teachers + positively impact learning environments 4 students, agreed ?
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A5 I want to help teachers take risks and make changes to the way they support student learning.
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A5 I'm most passionate about curriculum and instruction that get Ss excited to pursue their passions
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A5: Flipped classroom. Going on 4 years of completely flipping my class and constantly reinventing it more each year.
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So important. Maslow before Blooms applies to Ss n adults! If Ts aren’t emotionally healthy, hard to do much 4 Ss
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The power of the room! :) https://t.co/nwLvYlhBod
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Q5: Leveraging the collective wisdom we have among us to make teaching and learning in this moment more manageable.
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A5: I am passionate about Ts stepping back, give ownership to Ss to be accountable in how they learn.
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A5: Getting Ts & Ss pumped about & loving great , extending to lifelong love of reading & learning
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I can't believe I forgot the hashtag - No Fear of Failure here :)
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For teacher professional learning that promotes reflective teacher agency - look at mme moe. https://t.co/1y7aCluGWk
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A5 Building strong, trusting relationships with our learners. Nothing happens without it.
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Q5: Sharing high quality OERs to strengthen teaching and learning and to help combat the "we need stuff" battle
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A5 Passionate about increasing agency 4 all learners. Connecting, documenting, & sharing our learning pushes innovation
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I agree!!! https://t.co/DloWcG2IyU
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A5: I am most passionate about student-centered learning and schools and equity in edu
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A5: Student-centered Learning, Supporting risk-taking and "fail forward"
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A4&5-same answer: supporting teachers in guiding student questions that drive instruction in a way that's purposeful
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A5 Most passionate? Supporting educators in a negative media and political environment. We must demonstrate our worth and value!
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High praise for you Bob - you da man!
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Holding down the LOVE button.
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A5 Education focused on student success, maturation, growth, ethics, civic-mindedness, resilience & a LOVE of learning.
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A5: I am also passionate about the concept that every one matters. Every single one of us
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A5 state seal of biliteracy in cps & and the globalscholarscert: how can Ts be supported in doing this impt & very relevant work?
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A5: Passionate about what we are doing right here, right now. Connecting, sharing, and supporting each other to empower students
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That transition can be painful for students seeking admittance during that time.
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more manageable, or more transformative. We need to set learning free!
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A5: most passionate about changing the rhetoric in . If teaching doesn't change, tech won't matter https://t.co/4Tvb6lnI6P
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A5, the beauty of students smiles seeing the beauty of math
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A5: Stories. We all have r stories to tell. Need +culture to share, heard, belong, part of the engagement https://t.co/7OnMgZMyXn
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Q5: What topic are you most passionate about?
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Absolutely!! :) It is a skill and an impressive one!
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A5: I am also passionate about learning leading tech and not the other way around
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As we acknowledge our own passions, let's look at our colleagues...Q6 coming up
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Q6: What topic do you know, BUT wish your colleagues knew more about?
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I thoroughly appreciate your OER stance. It just makes too much sense!
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A5 most passionate about everything! for me its always: how will this improve those most disenfranchised in the ed system?
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A6 The amazing benefits of a strong PLN
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A6: SBL....but we are getting there :) =
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A6: How we learn best when we learn together - the collaborative model used expertly this evening at
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A6 and leveraging the power of a PLN
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Yes!! They look at me like I am crazy when I talk about my PLN. https://t.co/TYqd6AJvJa
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A6 The amazing benefits of a strong PLN
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A6-leveraging the shifts demanded by the NGSS to develop integrated elementary learning driven by student questions
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A6: Sheltered Language Instruction
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A6: Working smarter, not harder.
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A6 I wish more of my colleagues would drink from the waters of socially connected, self-determined learning. Power in networks.
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A6 The power and relevance of participating in an edchat to share and learn with other wonderful educators!
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A6: and building relationships including increasing your PLN via chats like
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I am part of the issue here. Do you have a resource to share?
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I don't know if this is a metaphor, but either way - I like it!
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I hope to join you for your chat tomorrow https://t.co/7lAjqd4HHu
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A6: How we learn best when we learn together - the collaborative model used expertly this evening at
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A6: I think we as educators complicate our own practices that make more work for us. It took me 13 yrs for me to work smarter.
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I kind of love it though. Such a great support out there.
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A6: Taking acceptable risks and bringing as many people with you for the ride - no matter how bumpy.
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I want to thank everyone for a wonderful this evening. Best to all for the week.
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A6: Having fun with students. Nothing is better than just walking into a classroom and having fun right with the kids.
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Time for the last question of the night! Get ready for fireworks!
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Q7: What is the most important issue facing education in the State of Illinois today?
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A6 I want Ts & Ss 2 share their learning journeys via transparent digital portfolios. We all leave a legacy, where is it recorded?
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A6power of global learning:what it does 4Akid who has nvr left the southside Chicago but finds commonality&friendship in Africa
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A6 If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with a community!
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A7: Budget...many more, but this impacts everything
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A6: resilience n as a TCK/TCA, how to empathize/suppt those who r diff from u, Ss, Ts, n Ps that we serve https://t.co/EgT9SzbqsR
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Q6: What topic do you know, BUT wish your colleagues knew more about?
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A7: Funding schools enough to show that public education is a top priority.
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A7: School funding reform
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A7 Getting education properly funded in Illinois. Getting a gov who supports compromise
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getting a Speaker of the House who does, too https://t.co/nE5BKJqxLB
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A7 Getting education properly funded in Illinois. Getting a gov who supports compromise
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Right?! I'm doing a read aloud & chatting with each class before Spring Break; love that time in classrooms!
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A7-what will school look like in 10-15-20 years? How will we remain integral to building the next generation of citizens?
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True. Compromise is two sided!
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A7: Letting educators propose solutions to the issues facing public schools + being taken seriously in the process.
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A7 funding for schools and teachers, outdated curriculum
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TY to everyone who contributed tonight! The team ( ) will review responses
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Please continue to share your thoughts and resources using the hashtag throughout the month!
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We will post the next topic soon! Remember, we are going to a monthly format. We will see you again on 4/4!
