Freechat 6th April 2015

by Brad Murphy
5 minutes ago
#freechat 6th April 2015

This is an archive of an educational open chat on any educational issues raised by those involved.
Connie Hamilton Ed.S

@conniehamilton
#freechat today for #sunchat back next week w MOTIVATING Ss TO THE

FINISH LINE! Says @barbarawmadden
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@conniehamilton @barbarawmadden starting a #freechat this

morning?
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
Yes sir.... What's on your mind? @the_explicator: @conniehamilton

@barbarawmadden starting a #freechat this morning?".
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@conniehamilton Im open. Would love for some of the #Aprilblogaday

writers to pop in and share their thinking. at #freechat this morning.
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
"@the_explicator: Im open. Would love for some of the #Aprilblogaday

writers to pop in share thinking. at #freechat this morning. #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
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Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@conniehamilton are we using #freechat or #sunchat?

AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
"@the_explicator: @conniehamilton are we using #freechat or

#sunchat?" Let's use #sunchat.
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@martysnowpaw @conniehamilton is working up a #freechat in lieu of

#sunchat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
Yep yep. @dayankee: @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton is working up

a #freechat in lieu of #sunchat"
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@dayankee @conniehamilton #Freechat is the place to be then...

#Sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
Why hack a chat when you can go to a free one. #Freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
#Freechat Love to suggest topic of crowdfunding & @PledgeCents

finding funding for true innovation..
AN HOUR AGO
Michaele Sommerville
@msommerville
Good morning #freechat ! Any dyed, plastic-filled, or chocolate eggs

here today? #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@conniehamilton: #freechat today for #sunchat back next week w

MOTIVATING Ss TO THE FINISH LINE! Says @barbarawmadden Okay,
I'm in!
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
Just a quick plug for #Aprilblogaday. If you are interested in joining, let
me know. Never too late. #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@leighmragsdale Come over to #freechat since #sunchat will return

next week
AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@msommerville coming over now:) Thank you #freechat #sunchat

AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
RT @the_explicator: I wonder when does the EDU Twitter movement

reach a critical mass? When do student outcomes change? #sunchat
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@TamraDollar @2learnthink @LitLearnAct but we typically create the

opposite in our classrooms right? Convergence. #sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
#Freechat I know this chat is "free" but alternate options to CC & State
testing also cost money. Do you use @PledgeCents?
AN HOUR AGO
Salome Thomas-EL
@Principal_EL
@conniehamilton Connie's in..I am in! :-) GM! K-8 principal in DE!

#Sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
When I look at my kids and see 25 of them working on 25 different

things, then I think I see success. Their work, not my work #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@beyondtech1 #freechat I KNEW someone would bring eggs! :)

AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@the_explicator #Freechat Believe part of the change & support has to

come from alternate funding sources like @PledgeCents
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@msommerville Happiness is a bunch of sparkle in a basket :)

#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
Last year I had 26 students designing 26 websites using google sites on

human disease. It was great #sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
#freechat My District began a quarterly reward for academic and

behavior. Lunch and a movie out. Middle Schoolers just saw Insurgent.
#great
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@msommerville #freechat Janet probably would be happy to serve a

latte
AN HOUR AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
Morning! Waiting for sun to rise in OR. Twitter is lots of talk and reflectgreat stuff, but I do need an action plan. #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
#freechat Despite coffee, my brain is having diff. time "wondering" @ a

chat topic. Any other Ts reach a point of saturation?
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
Good morning, all. Missing my #sunchat, but glad many of you are up
for #freechat today
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch My only behavior requirement is that Ss don't interfere

w/their own learning or the learning of others. That's it. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
most students did a different disease, some sites were better than i
could have done! #sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@mdeHSD and how do we keep Twitter from being an echo chamber?

#freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
#sunchat Folks, come over to #freechat today #sunchat returns next

week.
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
My T partner and I say it all the time...we don't teach obedience

#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Bonnie Nieves
@biologygoddess
@martysnowpaw @PledgeCents crowd funding seems like digital

panhandling to me. Please change my mind.. #edchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
I, too, love to have my Ss choose different topics: Some have own

blogs; some research, create indiv. presentations #freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
Good ? RT @Principal_EL: How do we build schools that foster resilience

in teachers and students? Both need autonomy and support! #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@msommerville #freechat Yes! And frustrating when a great idea

comes along and there's no energy or funding left to pull it off.
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@msommerville I think this is the post spring break, post report card
brain thing? relax and go w/ flow #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@the_explicator @mdeHSD #freechat Echos are good carriers of

thoughts to those who might not have heard them yet.
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@biologygoddess @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents Gotten about 9

grants thru @DonorsChoose Class set of Chromebooks, Kindles, 3D
Printer #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
Good morning #freechat. Brian here, elementary teacher from Ontario.

AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@jbretzmann Hi Jason. We're using #freechat this morning.

AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@martysnowpaw @beyondtech1 Our own barista!!!!!! #freechat

AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
I'm seeing many of the ideas from twittersphere tried out in classrms
cross district. Spreading ideas #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@MagicPantsJones @martysnowpaw as close as you can get. sign up

docs.google.com/forms/d/1jp0Qu Topics:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d #sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@Principal_EL Like a goal without a plan is a wish.... #freechat #sunchat

AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
I like to teach my kids positive defiance. I embrace & celebrate the

"why" everyday. W/O questioning no chance can happen #freechat
#sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Shebang.TV
@ShebangTV_LIVE
HAPPY EASTER SHEBANGERS! #GetUrEASTERBangOn with The

Beautiful @ashley_rider88 LIVE and FREE! from 9pm INTERACTIVE
#FreeChat @ShebangTV_LIVE
AN HOUR AGO
Shebang.TV
@Shebangtv_
HAPPY EASTER SHEBANGERS! #GetUrEASTERBangOn with The

Beautiful @ashley_rider88 LIVE and FREE! from 9pm INTERACTIVE
#FreeChat @ShebangTV_LIVE
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@biologygoddess @PledgeCents Scholastic same concept... If State &

Federal budgets don't provide options for teaching whole child!
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@biologygoddess @susankotch Exactly. If people don't see that as

positive, they are missing the point of real learning #freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@the_explicator @mdeHSD I enjoy the Twitter chats that bring new

information, rather than "what do you think about..." #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Sean Farnum
@MagicPantsJones
@the_explicator @martysnowpaw I'm intrigued! I -think- I"m up to the

challenge. #AprilBlogAday #freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@Principal_EL @pstann Me neither. #freechat

AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
We like to teach and model soft skills. Create problem solvers using
tools like @edmettle #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Jason Bretzmann
@jbretzmann
Love the price of admission for #freechat & #sunchat

AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@conniehamilton @mdeHSD I do like your #TMchat for that reason. I

lurk a lot there. #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@the_explicator @mdeHSD #freechat Bad ideas can be considered,

tossed around, reshaped. If we think the same thing, someone's not
thinking.
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch It is exhausting. That may mean that you've created an

environment where kids feel comfortable. That's a plus #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@conniehamilton @the_explicator @mdeHSD I like a balance of both practical and theory type #freechat Depends on my brain at that
moment
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@conniehamilton @the_explicator @mdeHSD #freechat Agreed,

Connie. I need that bit of info that I haven't thought of before.
AN HOUR AGO
Bonnie Nieves
@biologygoddess
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents @DonorsChoose this is

not what I thought, thanks for the help. I am all over this! #freechat
#edchat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@MagicPantsJones @martysnowpaw Great. Tweet any posts that you

make to #Aprilblogaday. Lots of people are following. #freechat
#sunchat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
Thanks... RT @the_explicator: @conniehamilton @mdeHSD I do like

your #TMchat for that reason. I lurk a lot there. #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@jbretzmann and no line up to get in! #freechat #sunchat

AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@NA_Dellsey @biologygoddess @susankotch Yep, and that is the great

disconnect. Just blogged that idea
curiouslycollaborative.blogspot.com/2015/04/adjust #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@ChambersAlec Come on over to #freechat . #Sunchat returns next

week.
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@Principal_EL We're using #freechat instead. Come on over, my friend.

AN HOUR AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
@markbarnes19 @the_explicator Will have to figure the lists out! I do

blog but haven't touched it lately. Mind numb-test season #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Bonnie Nieves
@biologygoddess
@NA_Dellsey @dayankee @susankotch some Ts need better goals!

#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@msommerville @the_explicator @mdeHSD #freechat That's what

"retweet" is all about!
AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
We need to live in a state of resiliency, it must be built on trust, support,

creativity & failure. That is when we are our best #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@beyondtech1 @conniehamilton @mdeHSD thats why #sunchat

resonates with all of us so much. We get action and theory. #freechat
#sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Jason Bretzmann
@jbretzmann
Is there a topic for #freechat or do I "freely" spout pearls of wisdom? :)

AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@conniehamilton @the_explicator @mdeHSD Want alternate

approaches & support for what can be real change. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Alec Chambers
@ChambersAlec
@leighmragsdale That's awesome and I couldn't agree more. When kids

ask why, they (usually) are curious and eganged. #sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Steven Delpome
@NA_Dellsey
@biologygoddess @dayankee @susankotch goal: listen to what the kids

are telling me. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Milton Ramirez
@tonnet
RT @the_explicator How do we keep Twitter from being an echo

chamber? #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
RT @jbretzmann: Is there a topic for #freechat or do I "freely" spout

pearls of wisdom? :) no topic... it's "FREE"
AN HOUR AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
It is important to show Ts & Ss that they are valued. This is aimed at

primary kids but an example kidsmatter.edu.au/primary/progra
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@the_explicator Agreed & its edcamp style which i love as less

intimidating & restrictive @conniehamilton @mdeHSD #sunchat
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@biologygoddess @dayankee @PledgeCents @DonorsChoose Let me

know if I can help... #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@NA_Dellsey @biologygoddess @susankotch Both verbally and

nonverbally. That nonverbal feedback is essential. Read it and adjust
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@jbretzmann Yes, do that, Jason. Some about funding; some about how
we like our Twitter chats. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Bonnie Nieves
@biologygoddess
@NA_Dellsey @dayankee @susankotch action step: change lesson

#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Jason Bretzmann
@jbretzmann
@tonnet @the_explicator I totally agree with this! #freechat

AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@beyondtech1 @conniehamilton @mdeHSD and the decamp style is a

better model of what classrooms should feel like. #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@dayankee @biologygoddess @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents

@DonorsChoose #freechat I've signed up for @DonorsChoose but
haven't submitted one yet
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@biologygoddess @NA_Dellsey @susankotch Yep, and sometimes on

the fly... #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Salome Thomas-EL
@Principal_EL
Very confusing today! #freechat and #sunchat ...which one or both?

Head is spinning on Sunday morning!
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
RT @jbretzmann: @tonnet @the_explicator I totally agree with this!

#freechat Agree with a question? haha... cracks me up.
AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@ChambersAlec so true. They really are inquiring or wanted to explore

more. We must empower the "why", Ss depend on us #sunchat
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
#freechat... let's keep it here.RT @Principal_EL: Very confusing today!

which one or both? Head is spinning on Sunday morning!
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch @biologygoddess @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents

@DonorsChoose It is awesome. 1st 7 days, u get "doubling" code 4
donations #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
Twittr easy be an echo type when we take things at face value - requires
us to think & connect deeply. Then push #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
#freechat Brain is waking up: tips for Ts of unmotivated Ss? Incentives,

prizes, & consequences don't work for some.
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@Principal_EL Try #freechat we just flipped over for today as #sunchat

is taking wkend off
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@leighmragsdale #freechat "positive defiance" interesting term. Can

you explain?
AN HOUR AGO
Steven Delpome
@NA_Dellsey
@biologygoddess @dayankee @susankotch but how can you do that if

the scope and sequence doesn't say to? =P #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@Sisyphus38 @NA_Dellsey @susankotch Try as best you can to gamify

the lesson. Scavenger hunt, levels of understanding, etc #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@the_explicator @beyondtech1 @conniehamilton @mdeHSD Need

"action" 2 be a bit more disruptive even subversive 2 teach whole child
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Jerry Blumengarten
@cybraryman1
.@msommerville My Motivating - Engaging Students page

cybraryman.com/motivating.html #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
T. L. Willow Boudell
@TLBoudell
First time checking out #freechat. Already very cool news & tips. Kudos!
@dayankee @biologygoddess @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents
@DonorsChoose
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
Oh my... we're not the only ones using this hashtag. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@BowsherKimberly: Homework is making our kids miserable: Why it is

a colossal waste of time salon.com/2015/03/13/hom Thoughts?
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Steven Delpome
@NA_Dellsey
@Sisyphus38 @dayankee @susankotch if a kid can't learn from a video

game, then I'm a shitty teacher. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Jason Bretzmann
@jbretzmann
@NA_Dellsey @biologygoddess @dayankee @susankotch Ignore the

scope & sequence & follow what you know your Ss need #teaching
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@msommerville Ultimately external motiv dont work at all. Questn is

how to engage in positive, constructive, curious ways #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@msommerville Gotta know indiv kids. Gentle nagging works for some,
not for others. Left one alone, finally, and getting work #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
@msommerville Unmotivated Ss are waiting for T to SEE them. Break

thru the barrier. Better than treats! #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@NA_Dellsey @Sisyphus38 @susankotch Amen, those kids learn tons

from video games. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@susankotch Of course. I use that term so when my Ss ask other Ts or

ppl, "why" they use a non treating approach & are respectful. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@conniehamilton thats very true -- mmmhh #freechat

AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@jbretzmann @NA_Dellsey @biologygoddess @susankotch Yep, we are

there for them. They are not there for us #freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@mraspinall @BowsherKimberly interactive, personalized learning

opportunities that involve creative problem solving & fun. AGREE
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@susankotch I also use it when they want to see change. How is the
best way to approach something that you disagree with. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
@genevie79cr @conniehamilton @mdeHSD its how we learn right. but

the question is are we ok with dissonance? #freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@martysnowpaw what action do you propose? @the_explicator

@conniehamilton @mdeHSD #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@conniehamilton @BowsherKimberly and let's not forget about play.

Play should be homework #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@beyondtech1 #freechat As SIT member, one S brought reg. for years.

Unmotivated, quiet, in own world. No carrot or stick matters. Ts @ loss.
AN HOUR AGO
Tiffani
@millselvage
cam time i hope... come on nets stay strong!!! #freechat

AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
@the_explicator @genevie79cr @mdeHSD Depends on the moderator,

I think. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Jason Bretzmann
@jbretzmann
Grades are external motivation. Gamification,PBIS,Badges too. We don't

have system to reward curiosity @beyondtech1 @msommerville
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Jerry Blumengarten
@cybraryman1
.@martysnowpaw @biologygoddess @dayankee My Free or Inexpensive

Supplies & Equipment page: cybraryman.com/freeorinexpens
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@biologygoddess @susankotch @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents

@DonorsChoose Yes, so we only have to raise 400 to fund an 800 grant
w/code #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
#freechat must be trending. The spammers are out.

AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@msommerville Ss learned how to do school didnt they. Building

relatinshp poss finds their joy, passion. Not easy- takes time #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@jbretzmann @beyondtech1 @msommerville What about peer/Tchr

appreciation for presentation well done? Seems to motiv others
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@jbretzmann @msommerville Why cant curiosity & action be the

reward itself? #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@snidesky Works if tchr has relatnshp w/ Ss -respects tchr words

@jbretzmann @msommerville #freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
Can can be... even is sometimes. RT @beyondtech1: @jbretzmann

@msommerville Why cant curiosity & action be the reward itself?
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@mraspinall @BowsherKimberly Maybe it is jst time to be

#rethinkinghomework tasks fr the digital classroom smore.com/vvr1m
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
@markbarnes19 @the_explicator Thx for tips! Just need to make time.

#freechat
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
RT @Primary_Ed: Great list of conversation prompts to deepen

children's understanding. twitter.com/primary_ed/sta #freechat
#sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@ConnellySue @jbretzmann @msommerville Have courage to start the

real conversations that matter #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @msommerville Ss are giving

presentations on resrch now. Those not finished seem motiv to do
better #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@snidesky @jbretzmann @beyondtech1 #freechat S avoids "stage"

Does not produce ANY product (wksheet, report, project).
AN HOUR AGO
Jason Bretzmann
@jbretzmann
What a smart,curious group. Thanks for being here & letting me join.
2nd kid awake...time to find eggs. :) #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Connelly
@ConnellySue
@beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @msommerville Ss need Ts to teach the

value of curiosity, ownership, investment over again. #freechat
#leaders
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@snidesky aah-peer pressure or perhaps needed more modeling of

ideas @jbretzmann @msommerville #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Mark E. Weston Ph.D.

@ShiftParadigm
Good Morning -> @ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann

@msommerville #freeChat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@msommerville Fear of failure -perhaps a private audience or a convo

at first? @snidesky @jbretzmann #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@martysnowpaw @the_explicator @beyondtech1 @conniehamilton

@mdeHSD #freechat Waiting for the state to test "whole child". So
unfair.
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch We find that too. We created a great student-centered

environment. They push, we let them know when they go too far
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
To be honest I find extrinsic rewards difficult to give kids as I am an

intrinsically motivated individual - pro's and cons there! #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
#freechat I honestly believe a cultural mentor would be of benefit as

well. Peer & pressure don't work. S is indigenous peoples.
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@msommerville @jbretzmann @beyondtech1 I have these. Fear of

producing sub-par work? Take away grading aspect - just feeback
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
If you have NOT seen the video in this blog post, please watch it.
Amazing! Genius! ln.is/blogspot.com/g #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@jbretzmann @bivey @Sisyphus38 @msommerville Curiosity sparks

intent to act. Action to tinker. Success breeds success #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@beyondtech1 @the_explicator @conniehamilton @mdeHSD Need 2

move away from 1 size fits all CC test prep approach. Not CA. prob
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@bradmurphy73 Do you consider grades themselves to be extrinsic

rewards? How to go around that? #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@ShiftParadigm Hiya Mark - Happy Easter @ConnellySue @jbretzmann

@msommerville #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
#freechat S doesn't respond to grades, goal setting, reward, or

consequence, T, peer, or parent figures. Polite child, quiet, has friends.
AN HOUR AGO

@conniehamilton
More punishment RT @snidesky: @bradmurphy73 Do you consider

grades themselves to be extrinsic rewards? How to go around that?
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch @jbretzmann @NA_Dellsey @biologygoddess Amen.

After all, we were hired for a reason! Professional judgment! #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Chris Crouch
@the_explicator
RT @skap5: It's not the inequality; It's the immobility. @tylercowen

#freechat #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@beyondtech1 @bivey @Sisyphus38 #freechat I like this thought.

Curiosity. Need to help T figure out what tools to tuck into S's desk.
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@ShiftParadigm @ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann #freechat

Good morning!
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@dayankee @NA_Dellsey @Sisyphus38 #freechat Wish they learned

rules of writing instead of how to end a zombie apocalypse! Lol
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@conniehamilton @snidesky @bradmurphy73 Absolutely r extrinsic

rewards. The whole structure of school is built on external rewards
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@martysnowpaw Is prob-we follow the US. Underlying belief that need

measure outside class @the_explicator @conniehamilton @mdeHSD
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@snidesky yes marks are I was thinking more on merit cert's etc Most
assignments I grade though are not given a mark but exams are
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
@susankotch @martysnowpaw @the_explicator @beyondtech1

@conniehamilton Yep, trying to breathe. #freechat #testseason
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@msommerville Tough one. Convo w/S to find out why? Choose own
topics to study w/ criteria to fit your sub area? #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch @NA_Dellsey @Sisyphus38 LOL, can learn writing rules

while writing about zombie apocalypse. Zombie Writing Festival!
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@snidesky @jbretzmann @beyondtech1 @msommerville #freechat

Example?
AN HOUR AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@Sisyphus38 we should allow time for them to explore what they are
curious about. That could be their passion or gift. #sunchat #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
I question the need for quantities of hw. Those who complete it don't
need to and those who don't, need help w/ it @VipulaSharma1
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @msommerville & step up

and be proactive about finding ways to pay for it. @PledgeCents
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@msommerville Ask how he/she would build/run a school, if could

design curric, make rules, design building, etc. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@TLBoudell
Adaptability! MT@VipulaSharma1: Maybe it's time to be

#rethinkinghomework tasks: smore.com/vvr1m #freechat
#infographics #sunchat
AN HOUR AGO
Anthony Purcell
@MrP_tchr
@mraspinall @VipulaSharma1 Yes Yes Yes! Also, kids need time to

play. #freechat
AN HOUR AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@snidesky @msommerville I ask Ts if they could design ideal learning

environment, how much would it look like current one. Um 0%
#freechat
AN HOUR AGO
@msommerville
@snidesky #freechat S responds w/ shrug shoulders, no expression of

stress, embarrassment/ fear/ defiance. Kid is tough to reach/interpret.
AN HOUR AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@ShiftParadigm @ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann

@msommerville Morning Mark :) #freechat
44 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@mraspinall true, quantity is an issue; we have a hmwrk timetable but

Ss need different amount of time to complete a task #freechat
44 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1 I literally just tweeted "play as homework"

#KindredSpirit #freechat
44 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@snidesky @msommerville A #genioushour projects? #freechat Build

content skills within
44 MINUTES AGO

@ShiftParadigm
Hey there Michaele! @msommerville good peeps -> @ConnellySue

@beyondtech1 @jbretzmann #freechat
44 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
In NSW Australia no task has to be given a mark until year 12 yet I know
no school that does this! marks are given k-12 usually #freechat
44 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@learningspaces5 I wish my classroom was a double decker bus. When

we had questions we would travel to experience it #freechat #sunchat
43 MINUTES AGO
Bonnie Nieves
@biologygoddess
@beyondtech1 the best time is after the chat when I check new blogs
and how much my PLN has grown-always looking for resources
#freechat
43 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@VipulaSharma1 HW used to be a means to master a skill like spelling.

A little redundant nowadays. #freechat
43 MINUTES AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
@mraspinall @VipulaSharma1 HW should be rdg, playing and personal

interests. Enuf packets and busy work. Parents seem to want it.
#freechat
43 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@MrP_tchr @mraspinall definitely, play should be important #freechat;

43 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@msommerville @snidesky "Yo kiddo, what do YOU want 2 do? No,

doesn't have 2b related 2 school. Okay, get started & i'll check in"
#freechat
42 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@biologygoddess Great! Im always looking for ideas that push thinking,

not validate thinking #freechat
42 MINUTES AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@dayankee @conniehamilton @snidesky @bradmurphy73 Broken way

to motivate life long learners. Better 2 ignite intrinsic passions.
#freechat
42 MINUTES AGO

@ShiftParadigm
Spring has sprung here...going walking soon @martysnowpaw

@ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @msommerville What's up
with U? #freechat
42 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky @bradmurphy73 You

said mouthful @martysnowpaw How do we engineer classes 2 bring that
out #freechat
42 MINUTES AGO
Gail Molenaar
@Rylone3
@mraspinall @VipulaSharma1 now that is the voice of reason. Can the

hmwk campaign! #freechat
41 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@mraspinall in MFL it used to be a lot of rote learning for tests or

translation of sentences; I can now get Ss creating so much #freechat
41 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@ShiftParadigm @martysnowpaw @ConnellySue @jbretzmann

@msommerville Bit cool here at 2degrees -still going for run & enjoy
nature #freechat
41 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@dayankee @snidesky #freechat If only S would express

wants/needs/interests. Unengaged behavior/lack of communication
tough.
41 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@dayankee @snidesky #freechat Wish I could throw him in (safe) ocean

of materials/tools/books, and see what, if any, he would grab onto.
40 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@msommerville @snidesky It really is. Sometimes those kiddos don't

trust teachers because of their history. Tough to get past #freechat
40 MINUTES AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@ShiftParadigm @ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann

@msommerville Snow snow & more snow #freechat
40 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@mraspinall @mdeHSD Thanks for the follow; enjoy reading all the
coding stuff you share #freechat; I still need to learn more there
40 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@martysnowpaw @Sisyphus38 Whooohooo!!! I couldn't agree more! I

am doing Genius Hour now and passion projects. #sunchat #freechat
40 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@msommerville @snidesky DO IT! That is perfect. See what he

gravitates toward. Clues there #freechat
40 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@ShiftParadigm @martysnowpaw @ConnellySue @beyondtech1

@jbretzmann #freechat Breakfast, then delivering new/used car to
daughter @ college!
40 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
A problem I have with homework is kids who don't complete it need your
help, yet we punish for incomplete when back at school. #freechat
39 MINUTES AGO
Bonnie Nieves
@biologygoddess
@leighmragsdale @susankotch my favorite questions (like a 3 year old)

"why?" and "how do you know that?" #freechat
39 MINUTES AGO
Aviva Dunsiger
@avivaloca
.@MrP_tchr @mraspinall @VipulaSharma1 This post by @kkeerybi is a

great one when it comes to homework.
kkeerybishop.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/2014/08/29/the #freechat
39 MINUTES AGO

@ShiftParadigm
SNOW has been the default weather for many places ...
@martysnowpaw @ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann
@msommerville #brrrr #freechat
39 MINUTES AGO

@ShiftParadigm
Whoa! Fortunate daughter -> @msommerville @martysnowpaw

@ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @misskingraham
#freechat
38 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@ShiftParadigm @martysnowpaw @ConnellySue @jbretzmann

@msommerville Just saw the east coast -anothr dump of snow or rain
flood #freechat
38 MINUTES AGO
Eva Talkss
@EvaTalkss_
@madiixox95 I did
! Both in #freechat and #privateshow
In second
case kinda turned "horny" session into "laugh your lungs out" one
38 MINUTES AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@martysnowpaw @beyondtech1 @the_explicator @conniehamilton

@mdeHSD T's teach to the "test", not the Student. #freechat
38 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
School is based in fear. Fear of tests and marks. This system doesn't
create risk takers. Kids "play school". #freechat
38 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@avivaloca @MrP_tchr @mraspinall @kkeerybi thanks for sharing, will

take a look #freechat; so many view points to explore
38 MINUTES AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
@mraspinall Or...HW filled with mistakes instead of accuracy and good

thinking. Ugh.....#freechat
38 MINUTES AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@dayankee @conniehamilton @snidesky @bradmurphy73 By becoming

more proactive as connected Ts & using #Freechat to be heard & get
louder!
37 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@biologygoddess @susankotch I know, I teach HS, so I LOVE it when

they ask "why" I hope they always ask about things in the world
#freechat
37 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@mdeHSD @mraspinall @VipulaSharma1 Then we need to train

parents to #futureforward not their past #freechat
37 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@ShiftParadigm @martysnowpaw @ConnellySue @beyondtech1

@jbretzmann @misskingraham #freechat Too big for a basket! Needs
a trailer.
37 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky PBL & open

learning spaces might be a way to do that #freechat
37 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@MrP_tchr lol I appreciate that. #freechat #pln

37 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@SchleiderJustin @jbretzmann @Sisyphus38 @msommerville Sports

does too - fast connected feedback. same as gamification #freechat
37 MINUTES AGO
Limits Not Included

@gallianstone
@msommerville @dayankee @snidesky some S don't know how to

express or what is available they might like. TEACH how to look.
#freechat
37 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@beyondtech1 @Rylone3 @mraspinall yes, definitely time to avoid

those kinds of tasks; make it meaningful, purposeful #freechat
36 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@bradmurphy73 @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky Yes,

PBL and 20% Time for sure #freechat
36 MINUTES AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@msommerville @dayankee It's b/c no one's been concerned about

anything but memorization and bubbling for so long. #freechat
36 MINUTES AGO

@ShiftParadigm
Curiosity and action are the reward...some peeps must clear away mind
fog to see that-> @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @msommerville
#freechat
36 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall I agree. If they don't understand, why does it turn into a

behavioral issue? Some parents aren't able to assist either #freechat
35 MINUTES AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
Over testing, rote learning= student apathy. Ts should be at forefront of

this dialogue! #freechat
35 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky need to

redesign how class/school looks like rather than industrial/modernist
#freechat
35 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@snidesky @msommerville Amen! The BEST thing we can do for kiddos

is let them struggle and think something through. Really think!
#freechat
35 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall or other issues, but I don't think students should be

punished for not understanding #freechat
35 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@bradmurphy73 @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky Yep, a

learning space where Ss can come in, use resources to do their work.
#freechat
34 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
"Work" means to push paper. It's quantified. Traditionally "good"

teachers gave lots of it to "teach lessons" #freechat @acraftymom
34 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@ShiftParadigm @jbretzmann @msommerville Ask the bigger questn.

Disrupt the system-then prove it #freechat
34 MINUTES AGO

@ShiftParadigm
Ha..would need very big basket - @msommerville @martysnowpaw

@ConnellySue @beyondtech1 @jbretzmann @misskingraham
@StinasLindberg #freechat
34 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky A paradigm

shift is what is needed! @ShiftParadigm #freechat
34 MINUTES AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@leighmragsdale @biologygoddess @susankotch I hear you, Leigh. I tell

them I don't know, then task them with finding out for us. #freechat
34 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@ShiftParadigm @msommerville @martysnowpaw @ConnellySue

@jbretzmann @misskingraham @StinasLindberg And a big bow!
#freechat
33 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@leighmragsdale Then sent in the hall to finish incomplete homework.

It's a terrible cycle #freechat
33 MINUTES AGO
Marisa Wren
@Mwren13
@mraspinall Sad but often true. #freechat

33 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@beyondtech1 @mdeHSD @mraspinall A lot of Ps send their kids off to

tuition and music classes etc post a busy day at school too #freechat
33 MINUTES AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@gallianstone @msommerville @dayankee It's amazing the skills we

take for granted, like how to be interested in something. #freechat
33 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@R3698F I wish I could RT and Fav that a million times. #freechat

32 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@mraspinall @acraftymom Challenge notion of "wrk=paper" & "good

tchr" #freechat
32 MINUTES AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@dayankee @NA_Dellsey @Sisyphus38 #freechat I've read so many

zombie apocalypse stories...I could do a series for FOX TV! Lol
32 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@mraspinall @leighmragsdale #freechat Don't forget the popular "you

can do it during recess" consequence. Ugh.
32 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@snidesky @gallianstone @msommerville School does not recognize

so many of the skills that kids will actually USE in their lives #freechat
32 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch @NA_Dellsey @Sisyphus38 Contest! Like the Sundance

Film Festival only for student zombie stories! Woot! #freechat
31 MINUTES AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
I want to show videos for schools outside the box, the task students w/
designing their own version. Fun? Challenging? #freechat
31 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@VipulaSharma1 @mdeHSD @mraspinall Well good for them for

extending experiences. How do we leverage those experiences
#freechat
31 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@edumazing of course, but more common than not. 140 chars is tough
to convey meaning. Don't take at face value #freechat
31 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky like to work

where students do STEAM PBL and seek 'expert' (us) when needed
#freechat
31 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@snidesky @gallianstone @dayankee #freechat As SIT, this S brings

out clinician in me: I want to just WATCH him for a day. Look for spark.
31 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@learningspaces5 hahahaha. I am in! Just say when! #freechat

#sunchat
31 MINUTES AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@dayankee @msommerville @snidesky #freechat Agree! Sometimes

we have to give up a day and try again tomorrow...
30 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@mraspinall @leighmragsdale Perhaps we shld send the tchr out for

not understanding diff needed? #freechat
30 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@biologygoddess @snidesky @susankotch I know, isn't it great! It

instills confidence #freechat
30 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky If they need

english teacher, then Physics teacher, then history teacher, then..
#freechat
30 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@bradmurphy73 @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky Good

point. On our kids' 20% Time projects, they have to have a mentor
#freechat
30 MINUTES AGO
Lisa Snider
@snidesky
@mraspinall @acraftymom That's not my definition of "work." Pitcher on

the mound is doing his "work" It can be what you love. #freechat
30 MINUTES AGO
Marty Keltz
@martysnowpaw
@dayankee @bradmurphy73 @conniehamilton @snidesky like

@TouchCastEdu as tool for innovation. Allow Ss to be mediaMAKERS.
#freechat
29 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch @msommerville @snidesky Ultimately, you need buy-in

from that kid. Give them time and space and they will come around
#freechat
29 MINUTES AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1 #freechat My homework for

this week's break was "read for pleasure and get outside to enjoy
spring".
29 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@snidesky @acraftymom yes I agree. I wasn't speaking from myself.

#freechat
29 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@beyondtech1 @mdeHSD @mraspinall extending is good but not sure

how much down time Ss actually get; #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@martysnowpaw @dayankee @bradmurphy73 @conniehamilton

@snidesky @TouchCastEdu I would extend yours to be #makers of any
kind #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@martysnowpaw @dayankee @bradmurphy73 @conniehamilton

@snidesky @TouchCastEdu I would extend yours to be #makers of any
kind #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky

@ShiftParadigm The schools I work in look NOTHING like this! #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky

@ShiftParadigm The schools I work in look NOTHING like this! #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@VipulaSharma1 You cant control that. @mdeHSD @mraspinall

#freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@VipulaSharma1 You cant control that. @mdeHSD @mraspinall

#freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@bradmurphy73 @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky

@ShiftParadigm Most don't so we carve out our little corners of change
#freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@bradmurphy73 @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky

@ShiftParadigm Most don't so we carve out our little corners of change
#freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@susankotch @dayankee @snidesky #freechat Unfortunately that

response- give up, try again tomorrow hasn't worked. For two YEARS
now.
28 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@susankotch @dayankee @snidesky #freechat Unfortunately that

response- give up, try again tomorrow hasn't worked. For two YEARS
now.
28 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall exactly, then they were missing new material and even
further behind....I don't believe in homework #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall exactly, then they were missing new material and even
further behind....I don't believe in homework #freechat
28 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
Schools don't need an evolution, they need a revolution! #freechat

27 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
Schools don't need an evolution, they need a revolution! #freechat

27 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1 Skip HW &

connect w/ family/friends. #freechat
27 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1 Skip HW &

connect w/ family/friends. #freechat
27 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
I try to limit it to a 15 minute clip wth built in questions using #zaption

@TLBoudell @mraspinall #freechat; but yes difficult if no device
27 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
I try to limit it to a 15 minute clip wth built in questions using #zaption

@TLBoudell @mraspinall #freechat; but yes difficult if no device
27 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@beyondtech1 @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1

So important to see the whole child, not just the student #freechat
27 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@beyondtech1 @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1

So important to see the whole child, not just the student #freechat
27 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky I'm also

challenging myself here & chipping away my practice little by little
#freechat
26 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@dayankee @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton @snidesky I'm also

challenging myself here & chipping away my practice little by little
#freechat
26 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@msommerville @mraspinall exactly, that is why soooo many students

hate school. We must change #freechat
26 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@msommerville @mraspinall exactly, that is why soooo many students

hate school. We must change #freechat
26 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@dayankee @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1

Life is more than school or HW. Experience & be in present. #freechat
26 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@dayankee @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr @VipulaSharma1

Life is more than school or HW. Experience & be in present. #freechat
26 MINUTES AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
My takeaway from #freechat: Build in minimum of 30 min of S

exploration this week. Share it out. See the engagement. Thx all!
#playtime
25 MINUTES AGO
Michelle Edwards
@mdeHSD
My takeaway from #freechat: Build in minimum of 30 min of S

exploration this week. Share it out. See the engagement. Thx all!
#playtime
25 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@leighmragsdale @msommerville We are back to the idea of school

based on fear. With such fear, no one will take a risk. #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@leighmragsdale @msommerville We are back to the idea of school

based on fear. With such fear, no one will take a risk. #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
#freechat As KNG T, I'm terribly lucky: my Ss LOVE school. Even those

apprehensive at first, LOVE it. Wish it continued for all grades.
25 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
#freechat As KNG T, I'm terribly lucky: my Ss LOVE school. Even those

apprehensive at first, LOVE it. Wish it continued for all grades.
25 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@leighmragsdale What would you suggest? @msommerville

@mraspinall #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@leighmragsdale What would you suggest? @msommerville

@mraspinall #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
Dennis Dill
@DennisDill
@dayankee @beyondtech1 @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr

@VipulaSharma1 see the student and not just the test score they
produce #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
Dennis Dill
@DennisDill
@dayankee @beyondtech1 @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr

@VipulaSharma1 see the student and not just the test score they
produce #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@learningspaces5 I'm packing my bags now. Can you please send me

more info on the location so I can check it out #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@learningspaces5 I'm packing my bags now. Can you please send me

more info on the location so I can check it out #freechat
25 MINUTES AGO

@conniehamilton
Thanks for the impromptu #freechat this morning. Enjoy your day...
#sunchat
24 MINUTES AGO

@conniehamilton
Thanks for the impromptu #freechat this morning. Enjoy your day...
#sunchat
24 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
So we differentiate for students under a standardized testing model.

#freechat @edumazing #ironic
24 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
is someone doing a storify of this including a pdf version?? #freechat

24 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
So we differentiate for students under a standardized testing model.

#freechat @edumazing #ironic
24 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
is someone doing a storify of this including a pdf version?? #freechat

24 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@mdeHSD #Play is the #work. Kinda like the Reggio thing. Discovery is
the foundation of learning #freechat
24 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
@mdeHSD #Play is the #work. Kinda like the Reggio thing. Discovery is
the foundation of learning #freechat
24 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@leighmragsdale @learningspaces5 I'm going too! #freechat

24 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@leighmragsdale @learningspaces5 I'm going too! #freechat

24 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall @msommerville It is a culture change. I want by students

to WANT to RUN into my class everyday, not fear it #freechat
24 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall @msommerville It is a culture change. I want by students

to WANT to RUN into my class everyday, not fear it #freechat
24 MINUTES AGO
Matthew McArthur
@mattamcarthur
@beyondtech1 @dayankee @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr

@VipulaSharma1 Thank you for sharing that healthy reminder!
#freechat
24 MINUTES AGO
Matthew McArthur
@mattamcarthur
@beyondtech1 @dayankee @susankotch @mraspinall @MrP_tchr

@VipulaSharma1 Thank you for sharing that healthy reminder!
#freechat
24 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@conniehamilton is someone doing a storify of this including a pdf

version?? #freechat
23 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@conniehamilton is someone doing a storify of this including a pdf

version?? #freechat
23 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@DennisDill @dayankee @beyondtech1 @susankotch @mraspinall

@MrP_tchr shld be about helping Ss to move their learning forward;
#freechat
23 MINUTES AGO
Vipula Sharma
@VipulaSharma1
@DennisDill @dayankee @beyondtech1 @susankotch @mraspinall

@MrP_tchr shld be about helping Ss to move their learning forward;
#freechat
23 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall @msommerville Also, it is not addressing "real-world"

issues anyway. How many Ts don't turn in things on time? #freechat
22 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall @msommerville Also, it is not addressing "real-world"

issues anyway. How many Ts don't turn in things on time? #freechat
22 MINUTES AGO

@conniehamilton
Doubt it. You want to? RT @bradmurphy73: @conniehamilton is

someone doing a storify of this including a pdf version?? #freechat
22 MINUTES AGO

@conniehamilton
Doubt it. You want to? RT @bradmurphy73: @conniehamilton is

someone doing a storify of this including a pdf version?? #freechat
22 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@conniehamilton yeas, I'll do it now :) #freechat

22 MINUTES AGO
Brad Murphy
@bradmurphy73
@conniehamilton yeas, I'll do it now :) #freechat

22 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@dayankee @learningspaces5 the awesome about education is there

are no limits, if we dream it, we can be it! #freechat
21 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@dayankee @learningspaces5 the awesome about education is there

are no limits, if we dream it, we can be it! #freechat
21 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
We each have the same amount of time. What do we choose to do with

it depends on our beliefs. #freechat
21 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
We each have the same amount of time. What do we choose to do with

it depends on our beliefs. #freechat
21 MINUTES AGO
@TLBoudell
Yes! Tap into students' natural curiosity rather than kill it with busy work!
#playtime #freechat @beyondtech1 @mdeHSD
20 MINUTES AGO
@TLBoudell
Yes! Tap into students' natural curiosity rather than kill it with busy work!
#playtime #freechat @beyondtech1 @mdeHSD
20 MINUTES AGO

@conniehamilton
#priorities RT @beyondtech1: We each have the same amount of time.

What do we choose to do with it depends on our beliefs. #freechat
20 MINUTES AGO

@conniehamilton
#priorities RT @beyondtech1: We each have the same amount of time.

What do we choose to do with it depends on our beliefs. #freechat
20 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall @msommerville yet, the first to want more consequences

for students. I don't get it lol #freechat
20 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@mraspinall @msommerville yet, the first to want more consequences

for students. I don't get it lol #freechat
20 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@mraspinall @leighmragsdale #freechat Ha! As yearbook producer for

school, I can attest to T's well-developed procrastination skills! :)
20 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@mraspinall @leighmragsdale #freechat Ha! As yearbook producer for

school, I can attest to T's well-developed procrastination skills! :)
20 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@leighmragsdale @mraspinall @msommerville No homework, no

problem! #freechat
19 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@leighmragsdale @mraspinall @msommerville No homework, no

problem! #freechat
19 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@leighmragsdale @msommerville every time! What about the double

standard gum rule, or coffee in class, food etc etc #freechat
19 MINUTES AGO
Susan Kotch
@susankotch
@dayankee: Schools don't need an evolution, they need a revolution!

#freechat AMEN to that! But where to begin? *taps temple with finger*
18 MINUTES AGO
Leigh Ragsdale
@leighmragsdale
@snidesky @biologygoddess @susankotch lol. That is why we must use

our friend Google. Learn it & teach it or have them teach it #freechat
18 MINUTES AGO
Don Eckert
@dayankee
@susankotch If enough of us use our classrooms to MAKE the change,

we will reach critical mass #freechat
18 MINUTES AGO
@msommerville
@mraspinall @leighmragsdale #freechat Don't laugh: my KNG Ss know

if *I* can have coffee whenever, they can have H20 whenever! :)
17 MINUTES AGO
@TLBoudell
Pefectly put! MT @dayankee: So important to see the whole child, not

just the student. #freechat #sunchat #edchat #NT2T #satchat
17 MINUTES AGO
Brian Aspinall
@mraspinall
@edumazing here too. Once ... Once too often. #freechat

17 MINUTES AGO
Janet Chow
@beyondtech1
When we get stuck on the "shoulds" "buts" we use up our energy on 'go
nowhere'. Flip to "coulds' "what ifs" #freechat
17 MINUTES AGO

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#freechat 6th April 2015

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

#freechat today for #sunchat back next week w MOTIVATING Ss TO THE

@conniehamilton @barbarawmadden starting a #freechat this

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

Yes sir.... What's on your mind? @the_explicator: @conniehamilton

@conniehamilton Im open. Would love for some of the #Aprilblogaday

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

"@the_explicator: Im open. Would love for some of the #Aprilblogaday

@conniehamilton are we using #freechat or #sunchat?

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

"@the_explicator: @conniehamilton are we using #freechat or

@martysnowpaw @conniehamilton is working up a #freechat in lieu of

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

Yep yep. @dayankee: @martysnowpaw @conniehamilton is working up

@dayankee @conniehamilton #Freechat is the place to be then...

#Freechat Love to suggest topic of crowdfunding & @PledgeCents

Good morning #freechat ! Any dyed, plastic-filled, or chocolate eggs

@conniehamilton: #freechat today for #sunchat back next week w

@leighmragsdale Come over to #freechat since #sunchat will return

@msommerville coming over now:) Thank you #freechat #sunchat

RT @the_explicator: I wonder when does the EDU Twitter movement

@TamraDollar @2learnthink @LitLearnAct but we typically create the

@conniehamilton Connie's in..I am in! :-) GM! K-8 principal in DE!

When I look at my kids and see 25 of them working on 25 different

@beyondtech1 #freechat I KNEW someone would bring eggs! :)

@the_explicator #Freechat Believe part of the change & support has to

@msommerville Happiness is a bunch of sparkle in a basket :)

Last year I had 26 students designing 26 websites using google sites on

#freechat My District began a quarterly reward for academic and

@msommerville #freechat Janet probably would be happy to serve a

#freechat Despite coffee, my brain is having diff. time "wondering" @ a

@susankotch My only behavior requirement is that Ss don't interfere

@mdeHSD and how do we keep Twitter from being an echo chamber?

#sunchat Folks, come over to #freechat today #sunchat returns next

My T partner and I say it all the time...we don't teach obedience

@martysnowpaw @PledgeCents crowd funding seems like digital

I, too, love to have my Ss choose different topics: Some have own

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

Good ? RT @Principal_EL: How do we build schools that foster resilience

@msommerville #freechat Yes! And frustrating when a great idea

@the_explicator @mdeHSD #freechat Echos are good carriers of

@biologygoddess @martysnowpaw @PledgeCents Gotten about 9

Good morning #freechat. Brian here, elementary teacher from Ontario.

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

@jbretzmann Hi Jason. We're using #freechat this morning.

@martysnowpaw @beyondtech1 Our own barista!!!!!! #freechat

@MagicPantsJones @martysnowpaw as close as you can get. sign up

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

@Principal_EL Like a goal without a plan is a wish.... #freechat #sunchat

I like to teach my kids positive defiance. I embrace & celebrate the

HAPPY EASTER SHEBANGERS! #GetUrEASTERBangOn with The

HAPPY EASTER SHEBANGERS! #GetUrEASTERBangOn with The

@biologygoddess @PledgeCents Scholastic same concept... If State &

@biologygoddess @susankotch Exactly. If people don't see that as

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

@the_explicator @mdeHSD I enjoy the Twitter chats that bring new

@the_explicator @martysnowpaw I'm intrigued! I -think- I"m up to the

Connie Hamilton Ed.S

@Principal_EL @pstann Me neither. #freechat

Love the price of admission for #freechat & #sunchat