On July 29 I had the privilege of giving an EdTalk at the California Teacher's Summit to 350 educators at the Cal State Channel Islands Campus. Since my word of 2016 is Risk, I couldn't very well say no! This teacher's summit happened across California at 38 different sites. At the beginning of the day, the MC asked all beginning teachers to raise their hands and probably 75% of the room raised their hand! I was floored that this many new teachers were willing to give up a Friday during their summer for professional development. I spoke on my passion of collaboration and connecting teachers through the use of Twitter. In this talk I focused on how Twitter changed my classroom and how it changed me as an educator. While the 3 points I hit were homework, genius hour, and flexible seating, there were many other things that have changed in my classroom thanks to Twitter and my PLN. If you are interested in connecting or have questions about Twitter, please don't hesitate to ask!
For more information on the Ca Teacher's Summit: cateacherssummit.com/
Connect with me on Twitter @teachermsjamie
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WT# is Twitter
Twitter. To some it is a big, scary word and to others it is a critical part of growing as an educator.
I have found Twitter to be an invaluable resource for my own growth as an educator. As a result, my students have benefited, my classroom has benefited and my school site has as well. I have had discussions with other educators on topics that we didn't agree on which caused to to do some serious reflection on my own practices as an educator. I had to ask myself, Why? Why was I doing what I was doing? Because it was always done that way? Because it was best for students? Why? I think this practice of engaging in conversation and then reflecting is vital to our practice as educators. The ability to connect with teachers around the world opens up an endless amount of possibilities for us as educators and for our students. At my own school site, I have seen another teacher (@MViTDiTeach) connect her class with other classes across the United States in a very visual way. Talk about creating meaningful learning experiences for students! In the book, Innovator's Mindset, by George Couros (@gcouros) states, "Today, isolation is a choice educators make." A choice?? Why would we choose this? If we are to be preparing our students for jobs that do not yet exist, how can we justify isolation? I don't think we can. Kids deserve more. |
Ventura County Teacher of the Year 2016.
On a journey: Special Ed Teacher, Mentor, EdTech Advocate, Book Nerd, Knitter, Risk Taker, LA Kings Fan, #Whole30 lover, #SVTChat, GCE Level 1, Daring Greatly Categories
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