#ClasskickChat Archive
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Tuesday November 1, 2016
6:00 PM EDT
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Welcome everyone to tonight's ! Let's do introductions first. What's everyone's name and where is everyone from?
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Hello from Chicago! Tim from here.
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Ashley! Kansas City, KS! 4th Grade!
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Welcome! I'm Colin, born in KCK, former 4th grade teacher.
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Q1: Where do you get your news from? Where do your students get their news? Do you discuss news sources?
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Colin from Chicago, former 4th grade teacher.
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Katie checking in. K-8 Title 1 teacher, Indiana. Supper time, so I'll be in and out but following along!
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A1: I get most of my news from NPR and Twitter. My students from TV. We talked a LOT about news sources.
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I haven't brought current news into the classroom much this year! Love to hear other teachers' ideas!
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A1: Get my news on local tv network morning news and social media. Rarely catch evening news or national programs.
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Welcome Katie! Thanks for following along!
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A1: Mostly news articles online, though admittedly I first hear a lot of news through Facebook.
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A1: ss seem to get news through parents or us. We do talk current events & use CNN student news, newsela, etc.
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Hello! Do Ss get any news from their social media? Curious to see how different their feeds look from ours
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Q2: Do you share your opinions about the news? Do your students? How do you create safe spaces for these discussions?
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A2: I used to remain neutral as best I could. We did lots of debates and respectful disagreement was v important.
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A2: Creating safe spaces for news discussions is essential; 1st time many students learn that respectful disagreeing is OK
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What norms are important to create safe spaces in classrooms?
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Q3: Do you highlight news-making teenagers? Do students identify or discuss people they are following?
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A3: We talked a lot about students their age doing amazing things. Peer role models are important.
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I'm not sure and would love to hear from teachers, but comprehension, active listening, and controlling emotions?
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Seems like a handful to figure out in one classroom. But then again I guess that's always the case.
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I think the convenient thing about teaching these norms is they apply in every other classroom context.
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I worry that social media is a biased/extreme lens for Ss. Celebs are either v ecstatic or getting in trouble
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When Ss interact as peers with their idols on twitter, do they view them as peers? measure of success changes
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Q4: How do you field tough questions about current events? Are students allowed to ask at any time?
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A4: I feel questions should always be allowed to be asked. I may not be able to answer right then, but always ask.
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A4: Sandy Hook happened when I was teaching 4th grade. Hard talk, but important to talk it out with students.
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A4: Q for Ts: bringing news into lessons seems great to connect to relevant material. But does it ever become a distraction?
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How do you field tough questions?
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How did that talk go? Did you have to explain first? Did Ss have Qs or thoughts?
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Yeah, lots of explanation and questions. Top priority was making students feel safe at school.
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I've never seen news become a distraction exactly, but we do get lost in it when a big, relevant issue comes up.
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Not many of my students do. Most use social media just to interact w/peers and YouTube celebs
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Q5: Are students invited to write about the world around them? Does their writing find authentic audiences?
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I'd say if enough Ss have the same Q, a special exception is made to address it right then. Otherwise after class.
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As a math teacher, we don't really engage in those tough discussions...unless we get off topic..lol..
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A5: They write about it often, but school-wide our audience is often just each other or teachers. Need to change that.
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Welcome! What level math do you teach? I can see high school students interested in stats in polls.
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Q6: Do students debate each other in class? Are they invited to air their views in a structured way?
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A5: Ss should *definitely* be writing about the world around. There's no better way to find an authentic audience.
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A6: Argumentative and persuasive writing are big standards for us, point of view too. Debate often in writing but aloud too.
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A6: Do Ts assign debate point-of-views or let Ss choose? I see benefits of doing both, so I hope they do both :)
