March 2018 #LCPSedChat Archive

March 2018 #LCPSedChat Topic - Critical Thinking

March’s #LCPSedChat on Twitter
This Month’s Topic: Bringing Critical Thinking into your classroom.

Join fellow LCPS educators as we examine and explore the ways to change what happens inside LCPS schools and classrooms. Have a cool activity or tip that you would like to share, be sure to check out the Twitter chat on March 1^st at 8:00 pm  

When: Thursday March 1^st, 2018 at 8:00 pm

How: Login to Twitter and simply search the hashtag #LCPSedchat

Where: Via Twitter… So where ever you and your phone are. ;-)

What: “Bringing Critical Thinking into your classroom.” http://reynoldsrambles.blogspot.com

Hashtag: #lcpsedchat

Who: EVERYONE! ALL are welcome! This month’s Twitter chat will be moderated by @SusZanti5 and @JBReynoldstrt. Follow the moderators!

Questions and Suggestions

1.    Why is critical thinking, as one of the 5Cs, essential for learners in LCPS to evolve and grow?

2.    How might we facilitate awareness of, and nurture CT learning via multiple inquiries, perspectives and collaboration?

3.    Learners are becoming creators, how can we as Ts deepen students’ critical thinking to produce artifacts of their learning?

4.    Bonus: What strategies can we use to help learners create, produce and share their learning using multiple methodology?

·        Introduce yourself and jump into the chat. Ask questions, answer questions. This chat is    

  for you! Tip: Address someone directly by using their username if you are   

  answering/asking them a question.

·           Questions will start with a Q#.  When you answer please respond with A#.

·        EVERY tweet must include the #lcpsedchat to be seen by the group.

·        If you have any questions please tweet the moderators.

·        Remember: Chats can move fast. It’s ok! Take a deep breath and get ready!

·        Have more questions check out our FAQ’s

#LCPSedChat February 2018 Archive - Computer Science

February 2018 #LCPSedChat Topic

February’s #LCPSedChat on Twitter
This Month’s Topic: How can we incorporate the new computer science standards into our classrooms?

Join fellow LCPS educators as we examine and explore the ways to change what happens inside LCPS schools and classrooms. Have a cool activity or tip that you would like to share, be sure to check out the Twitter chat on February 1^st at 8:00 pm  

When: Thursday February 1^st, 2018 at 8:00 pm

How: Login to Twitter and simply search the hashtag #LCPSedchat

Where: Via Twitter… So where ever you and your phone are. ;-)

What: “How can we incorporate the computer science standards into our classrooms?” http://reynoldsrambles.blogspot.com

Review the standards here: https://sites.google.com/locker.lcps.org/bringcodingintoyourclassroom/home

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/computer-science/index.shtml

Hashtag: #lcpsedchat

Who: EVERYONE! ALL are welcome! This month’s Twitter chat will be moderated by @SusZanti5 and @NickGrzeda. Follow the moderators!

Questions and Suggestions

·        Introduce yourself and jump into the chat. Ask questions, answer questions. This chat is for you! Tip: Address someone directly by using their username if you are answering/asking them a question.

·         Questions will start with a Q#.  When you answer please respond with A#.

·        EVERY tweet must include the #lcpsedchat to be seen by the group.

·        If you have any questions please tweet the moderators.

·         Remember: Chats can move fast. It’s ok! Take a deep breath and get ready!

·         Have more questions check out our FAQ’s

January 2018 #LCPSedChat Archive

It's not all bad

For the last two days I had the opportunity to deliver professional development to all my teachers during one of their planning blocks. I started getting negative feedback before the training even started about how long it was going to be and when it was being offered. The negative feedback continued both during and after the PD sessions were done.

I honestly want to know what people think and want to work to improve what I am presenting.  At the same time it can be hard to hear some times.  Especially when it comes to something like when to offer the PD, there is never a perfect time.

As I was sharing some of my reflection and frustrations with one of my Assistant Principals I was reminded that not all of the feedback was bad.  In fact more people had positive things to say than the number of negative ones.  It can be so easy to let the negative drowned out the positive.  Next time you started to dwell on the negative feedback try to remember some of the positive as well.  For that matter give some positive feedback to others as well. It often doesn't come as frequently as it should.

December 2017 #LCPSedChat Archive