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I co-moderated a chat on reaching all learners on April 12 with Kelly Campbell. I found the chat to be very rewarding and helped me reach out to more inspiring educators.

Storified Chat: https://storify.com/JFrerks/reaching-all-learners-rpslead-04-12-2017

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Recently I picked up a copy of the book Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst. These two are my reading heroes having written the Notice and Note books. While I haven't had the chance to read it cover to cover, I have managed to put a few of their golden nuggets to work in my classroom. For this reason I was excited to see that they were offering a Twitter chat to discuss some of the ideas in the book. It was amazing and overwhelming at the same time. Amazing in that the hashtag was trending while we were chatting and overwhelming because it was difficult for me to keep up with all of the fantastic ideas that were being shared. I ended up following more people tonight so we could keep the conversation going. I will definitely chime in again when given the opportunity arises.

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I never even considered joining a Twitter chat until last year. I started joining #RPSLead to support my fellow colleagues as they moderated chats. I also realized that there is a huge educational community on Twitter and many awesome resources and ideas are shared by participating in these chats. I enjoy #tlap, #mnlead, #RPSLead, and #IMMOC. These chats have connected me to people and new ideas. Through these connections, I have had a conference call to learn more about being a 1:1 iPad school, a Google Hangout to learn a tool, and an invitation to be a guest blogger. These chats have encouraged me to think differently about homework, discipline, technology, and professional development.

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I am so excited about Twitter.  I have been seeing different chats pop-up on my feed and I have participated i them.  Last night I participated in a chat about teacher innovation.  Tonight I am excited to participate in a chat #31nights moderated by an artist who is challenging other artists to do one self-portrait a day for 31 days.  I am participating in it and heard about it on Twitter.  I also discovered that the APP twitter chat can really help because it streams all the comments into one place.  I feel like I am fumbling around a bit, but the best way to learn is by jumping in.  I feel like Twitter has opened up a whole new world to me.  It is awesome to be surrounded by super positive educators who are sharing such great ideas.

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I moderated a Twitter chat this fall for #RPSLead on Growth Mindset. Many staff offered ideas and resources that they use in their own classrooms. One resource I would like to implement more in my classroom was Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler. I also learned that there is a website called youcubed from Boaler that has many resources and ideas of how to teach math using the growth mindset. I also learned how to use Tweet Deck to schedule my tweets so I could participate and respond to comments better as a moderator. Here is the Storified Growth Mindset chat including resources: Growth Mindset Storify

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I enjoy participating in different Twitter chats throughout the week. I have participated in #rpslead which primarily consists of district staff, #busedu which is my own content area and educators from all over country connect. I enjoy hearing other educator's great ideas and their perspective on different education topics. This is one of my favorite ways grow as an educator. I will be a host of #rpslead in a few weeks as well.

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I participated in the Twitter chat on 1/4/2017 with the Topic of Celebrating the New Year.  There were some great perspectives and intentions for the new year.  I really enjoyed being able to give personal accounts of my own goals for 2017.  It was also fun to see the fun things that people are doing in their buildings.  Thank you, Lisa Becker for leading the conversation. She is very creative and it made my first Twitter chat a lot less nerve-racking!

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I joined the Twitter chat on 9-28-16 with a topic of Growth Mindset. There are a lot of great resources shared including phrases used with students to model growth mindset, posters/video clips/read aloud books to use with students, and professional development books. I am excited to implement anchor charts with fixed mindset vs. growth mindset statements as a resource for students to use. This discussion reminded me that even when we get busy trying to teach great things, we must meet students where they are, continue to create a safe environment, and support/encourage them through challenges and failures. We may be the only ones helping them develop a growth mindset and change their thinking to believe that they can get smart if they work at it.