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Always looking to improve…what ideas or suggestions do you have for the Wednesday Wonderings? (In which I pose a question once a week at this time/day and others respond & discuss.) I’ll be here for the next 30 minutes or so but will check back in beyond this evening; your feedback is appreciated.
Also...Since schedules are alway tight and a thirty minute window can literally take a miracle to meet, I wonder if there's like a second chance the next night where people can read what was written (like a summary of that thirty minutes and preferably an artifact of past questions in one place.
Great thought, Mary. Wednesday evenings work best for me (kids at CCD) but adding a second opportunity to continue the conversation could be helpful.
I had also toyed with the idea of linking up with an edu-Twitter chat, offer this space as an "after party" in which educators who want to continue the conversation could here.
That’s a great idea and maybe just make it a slow Twitter chat so that they can do it at their leisure Dan your questions are so important that I think the goal is to keep the conversations going and that would give it a home on Twitter
And I could advertise them on my Facebook page if people wanted to just stop in and look at the thread thought it would be really great too if you could create a white clipped just like I’ve organized for #G2Great but by question www.wakelet.com/DrMaryHoward
I’m not sure if you just mean posting it at the end of the chat since most existing chats or standalone. If you’re just talking about adding the question like a tweet at the end of the chat or even the next day that would work
Hi Matt. I'm rushing out the door for my first event in Honolulu so just a quick note. I think that sometimes people need a jumpstart so maybe responding briefly to your own question first. That would give them food for thought and a gentle nudge to jump in. We really do want to know what you think too.
I’m really trying to educate myself on the importance of clarity and feedback. By this I mean are teachers clear on what’s expected of them (ie school wide non-negotiables) are teachers clear for the students (ie do students know what they must be able to know/do) and are teachers giving and receiving crucial feedback that leads to learning? As a coach, I can’t assume all teachers have the same depth of knowledge so even my role of getting clarity on/for the teachers I serve is crucial in order to meet their needs. So, I guess I’d like to hear from others their thoughts on this. How do you gain clarity on what needs to happen next for the teachers/students you serve? How do you give timely feedback that helps spur on the learning process?
Wednesday is a solid writing day for me, but I’m always up for reflecting on literacy practices. What concerns me most right now in education is “building skills” and/or “reviewing for the test.” I cannot stand that we waste an entire 6 months of each year taking it easy, and then in February, everyone freaks out about preparing for “the test.”
(Here is an example of discussion thread from a previous week: https://readbyexample.substack.com/p/wednesday-wondering-what-is-your/comments)
Also...Since schedules are alway tight and a thirty minute window can literally take a miracle to meet, I wonder if there's like a second chance the next night where people can read what was written (like a summary of that thirty minutes and preferably an artifact of past questions in one place.
Great thought, Mary. Wednesday evenings work best for me (kids at CCD) but adding a second opportunity to continue the conversation could be helpful.
I had also toyed with the idea of linking up with an edu-Twitter chat, offer this space as an "after party" in which educators who want to continue the conversation could here.
That’s a great idea and maybe just make it a slow Twitter chat so that they can do it at their leisure Dan your questions are so important that I think the goal is to keep the conversations going and that would give it a home on Twitter
And I could advertise them on my Facebook page if people wanted to just stop in and look at the thread thought it would be really great too if you could create a white clipped just like I’ve organized for #G2Great but by question www.wakelet.com/DrMaryHoward
I’m not sure if you just mean posting it at the end of the chat since most existing chats or standalone. If you’re just talking about adding the question like a tweet at the end of the chat or even the next day that would work
Thanks Mary. To clarify: I would look to connect with an already-existing Twitter chat.
Hi Matt. I'm rushing out the door for my first event in Honolulu so just a quick note. I think that sometimes people need a jumpstart so maybe responding briefly to your own question first. That would give them food for thought and a gentle nudge to jump in. We really do want to know what you think too.
Thanks Mary, I appreciate the idea, hadn't thought of that.
I’m really trying to educate myself on the importance of clarity and feedback. By this I mean are teachers clear on what’s expected of them (ie school wide non-negotiables) are teachers clear for the students (ie do students know what they must be able to know/do) and are teachers giving and receiving crucial feedback that leads to learning? As a coach, I can’t assume all teachers have the same depth of knowledge so even my role of getting clarity on/for the teachers I serve is crucial in order to meet their needs. So, I guess I’d like to hear from others their thoughts on this. How do you gain clarity on what needs to happen next for the teachers/students you serve? How do you give timely feedback that helps spur on the learning process?
Thanks Paige, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts here.
I like this idea.. The format send use friendly and easy to read and respond too. Also Weds. Are a good night for me for reflection!
Thanks Jeff.
Wednesday is a solid writing day for me, but I’m always up for reflecting on literacy practices. What concerns me most right now in education is “building skills” and/or “reviewing for the test.” I cannot stand that we waste an entire 6 months of each year taking it easy, and then in February, everyone freaks out about preparing for “the test.”
That's very helpful, thank you Jennifer. The response I received from yesterday's post seems to validate what you share here.