allisyn levy's List: leadership

• teachers are turning to Twitter to collaborate, share resources and offer each other support.
• Many, in fact, are using it to take professional development into their own hands, 140 characters at a time
• scheduled Twitter “chats” around a particular subject area or type of student
• Jerry Blumengarten, Twitter’s @cybraryman1, posts this helpful list of educational chats.
• hashtags
• Anyone can participate
• When you’re ready to add your own thoughts or share resources, just append that same hashtag to your Twitter message. (For more tips, visit our “Nuts and Bolts” and “Resources” lists.)
• Thomas D. Whitby and Shelly Sanchez Terrell, the founders of #Edcha
• grandfather of the education Twitter chats
• #SSchat for social studies teachers
• #Engchat for English teachers
• started Edchat to gather as many tweeters as we could, at the same place and at the same time, to discuss topics important to educators in general.
• add a noon Edchat to accommodate the time zones in Europe
• e Edchat Poll was then developed to give participants more of a say in topic choice.
• branched out to do live sessions with education leaders like Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch, Howard Rheingold, Gary Stager, Jim Burke and Steve Hargadon.
• During his dynamic conversation with teachers, Edchat became the number five trending topic on Twitter. We believe this is one of the few educational hashtags that has become a trending topic.
• hashtag statistics for Edchat indicated was that about 2,000 to 3,000 or more lurk and visit every Tuesday.
• What kinds of contributions are most useful?

• “The most memorable night for us was when the news of the death of Osama bin Laden broke. People were immediately on SSchat and we were sharing resources and ideas on how to bring this into our classrooms the next day.”

  — Greg Kulowiec
• Participants in SSchat tend to share links, resources, lesson plans, examples of projects and student work.
• Blog posts written by teachers that relate to the discussion topic are also extremely helpful.
• Teachers who are willing to share great links and resources with the Engchat community are greatly appreciated, as are teachers who model lifelong learning
• Our community is very welcoming, and loves to connect with new followers.
• Twitter for English teachers to share links, resources, ideas and queries
• We also welcome participants to disagree or point out how some ideas may not work in their various contexts globally. And we welcome questions!
• real life at a bar
• submitted a proposal to present at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference. The proposal was written online using a Google document, and none of the participants in the submission had ever met face to face at that point. The proposal was accepted and we will be able to share this fantastic experience with more history teachers from all over the country.
• EdcampSS in March 2012
• Edchat has created real change by igniting new projects, adding more educators to the conversation, inspiring over 400 additional educational chats, a new school, a free online conference with over 4,000 attendees, an international blogging day of education reform and so much more. Visit this Wallwisher to read about specific stories.
• The hashtag can be used by anyone interested in improving education.
• Edchat is one of the most powerful hashtags creating real change in schools.
• By participating in these peer-to-peer forums, teachers are really teaching other teachers.
• niche communities
• Teacher collaboration through social media tools is transforming the way teachers find, develop and use content in their classes. Twitter and our chats allow educators to crowdsource for content, ideas, pedagogy and research.
• Participating in a Twitter chat is an energizing and motivating experience, one that will force you to reconsider your perspective and grow as an educator.
• no longer isolated educators limited to the experiences and sources of their small schoolhouses.
• These weekly discussions offer a source of inspiration and motivation for teachers who feel burnt out and unsupported
• Our chat is used by teachers daily to inspire, motivate and connect.
• collaborate on education transformation worldwide as well as practice continuous reflection and learning.
• New Teacher Chat #ntchat
• #mathchat
• @ColinTGraham
• Twice a week, on Monday afternoons and Thursday evenings, educators from all around the world engage in productive conversations about mathematics, teaching, and learning.
• #ELTchat every Wednesday at 12 .00 p.m. & 21.00 p.m. BST
• http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/2009/03/launch-of-educhat.html
• #titletalk the last Sunday of the month at 8pm EDT. @Donalynbooks and @PaulWHankins lead a lively discussion about reading in the classroom for all grade levels.

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