Join us for the #D100chat on Twitter! #D100bloggerPD #mytimePD

I'm looking forward to guest moderating my first Twitter Chat alongside my reading specialist pal, Kristin, from Reading and Owl of the Above.  I've participated in a handful of Twitter Chats over past few months but have never been a co-moderator until now.  The excitement is setting in!  If you're active on Twitter, kudos to you!  Don't you just love learning from others in the field? :)

Since a group of colleagues and I just finished up our #D100bloggerPD book study on Donalyn Miller's Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Key to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits, we decided a Twitter Chat would be a worthwhile way to get others jumping on board the discussion about wild readers.  Having the opportunity to share thoughts with those beyond our school walls helped us see that social media proves #priceless for educators.  On Tuesday, December 15th at 8:00 P.M. CST, we will be discussing ways to encourage wild readers, in addition to how blogging or using a variety of social media outlets can help you develop as an educator. Remember, social media allows you to have a #mytimePD experience, meaning you learn when it's convenient for you.  Click HERE for more information on ways social media transforms teaching.

Anyone can join in the discussion, but if you are part of Berwyn South School District 100, we hope you share ideas for further topics to be explored in the #D100bloggerPD!

My school district's very first #D100chat took place in early December and was hosted by the talented @_miss_carillo and @MissBurdettHia in the district.  The topic was "Student Engagement During the Holidays."  Click HERE for the Storify of everyone's comments and tips.   Hope to see you in the Twittersphere tomorrow!

UPDATE: 

My first Twitter Chat as a co-moderator went well!  I really enjoyed the comments and reflections from and conversations with the colleagues in my district.  I hope to moderate again one day!  Here's the STORIFY documenting the event.  

Happy Tweeting!

iEngage and the Power of Social Media

iEngage was a success!  Many people from surrounding districts attended D100's iEngage EdTech Conference to learn more about educational technology.  I had the opportunity to present with Michelle from BigTime Literacy on the five powers of social media.  If you're interested in viewing our presentation, click on the first image below.

Our keynote speakers were not only absolutely amazing and an inspiration, but very humorous as well.  If you ever have the opportunity to hear John Antonetti and Kevin Honeycutt speak at a conference, don't miss it! 

John Antonetti

John Antonetti shared with the attendees a task rubric for designing student work.  He mentioned the need to increase rigor to support the Common Core and how educators can better service students by getting them across "The Rigor Divide" shown on the rubric below.  He then stated, "Engagement without cognition is kids having fun but not achieving anything."  

Antonetti first displayed the SAMR Model from top to bottom, then flipped it to appear left to right as a way of comparing the rubric to the SAMR Model.  We need to get over to "The Rigor Divide" side of the rubric by modifying and redefining lessons which will prepare students for the future.  Make sense?  

In regards to Kevin Honeycutt, one of my favorite things he stated was, "I'm smart, but my network is brilliant."  This means, get connected everyone!  Share your stories and what you know with the world.  Honeycutt's statement just reinforced what Michelle and I were trying to express in our presentation.  Together we can achieve more. :) 

Kevin Honeycutt

I was unable to hear Carl Hooker present, since I was helping out with the poster sessions during his presentation, but everyone discussed how fabulous he was as well.  He had a great turnout, too!  

Thanks for the picture, Leah, via your Twitter account! :)

Hooker even wrote a post titled "iEngage: An Inspiring Event Every Educator Should Experience", if you're interested in reading it.

Happy Monday!