Archive for August 29, 2011

The discussion tonight centered around how we may teach/study/share/discuss 9/11 with our students as the tenth anniversary approaches. Holly Epstein Ojalvo (@heoj) from the New York Times Learning Network was our guest-host for the evening.

You can read the entire transcript the chat here.

Aug 29th #engchat w/ Holly Ojalvo of NYTimes Learning Network

I had the pleasure of meeting Holly at the #140edu conference and it was there we decided to plan an #engchat discussion around teaching about 9/11.

As our country marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we wanted to provide space for teachers to discuss possible teaching strategies around it.

Here are some thoughts from Holly and what we can anticipate during the #engchat discussion hosted by her on August 29, 7-8 PM  EST.

I'm imagining we'll be talking about teaching ideas that English (and other subject) teachers can use to teach about 9/11 for the 10th anniversary and beyond, as well as ways to apply some ways that teachers have taught about 9/11 to other global, national, community or school crises. I will share my own experiences from teaching at Stuyvesant, which was 4 blocks from the World Trade Center, where a colleague and I did extraordinary projects in journalism and theater with students. 

We'll also talk about using New York Times and other good resources out there and about ideas that teachers have sent into The Learning Network. I'm hoping for a lot of link sharing. And I hope, of course, that participants will share their own insights and ideas as well as questions and concerns. 

So I hope you'll join Holly and me as we try to continue to make sense of what it means to be an American on 9/11/11.

Archive for August 22, 2011

The tonight's conversation concluded our book club read of School Smarts with Jim Burke (@englishcomp).

You can see the entire conversation here.

Closing Discussion on School Smarts on #engchat

If you've missed #engchat discussions lately, be sure to check out the archives to discover the dynamic discussion around School Smarts led by Jim Burke.

As we bring our first ever book club to a close, feel free to leave a comment about your experience with this text.

Some questions to ponder:

• What stood out to you about this text?
• How will you apply some of the a from this text to your classroom practice?
• What are some ideas/concepts are you still struggling with from this text?
• What feedback can you provide for our next #engchat book club selection/process?

All videos from #140edu

This morning, the incredible Jeff Pulver emailed the list of all of the videos recorded at the first ever #140edu conference, feel free to check them out below.  Thanks.

Chris Lehmann - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-welcome-5465616
Jeff Pulver - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-welcome-5465616
Jack Hidary - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-jack-hidary-5475010
David Singer - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-david-singer-louis-wool-5465907
Louis Wool - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-david-singer-louis-wool-5465907
Rebecca Levey - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-rebecca-levey-5465920
Christian Long - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-christian-long-5465962
Steven Anderson - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-steven-anderson-tom-whitby-5469136
Tom Whitby - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-steven-anderson-tom-whitby-5469136
Lisa Nielsen - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-lisa-nielsen-5474229
Inga Ros - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-inga-r%C3%B3s-5474278
Patrick Higgins - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-patrick-higgins-5469157
Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo  - http://blip.tv/140confevents/cynthia-lawson-5469188
Mel Rosenberg  - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-mel-rosenberg-5469255
Jerome McLeaod - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-panel-growing-up-in-real-time-5475039
Danielle Duncan - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-panel-growing-up-in-real-time-5475039
Joshua Hendarto - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-panel-growing-up-in-real-time-5475039
Daniellee Villa - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-panel-growing-up-in-real-time-5475039
Maya Wright - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-panel-growing-up-in-real-time-5475039
George Haines - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-george-haines-5469357
Don Burton - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-don-burton-5469338
Katie McFarland - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-katie-mcfarland-5469369
Barry Joseph - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-barry-joseph-5469388
Marc Ecko - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-marc-ecko-5469424
Anthony Stover - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-parents-panel-parents-of-sla-5469471
Janos Marton - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-janos-marton-5469496
Michele Haiken - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-michele-haiken-5469532
Adam Bellow - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-adam-bellow-5469551
Shelley Krause - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-shelly-krause-5474324
Michael Federochko - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-shelly-krause-5474324
Niki Kakarla - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-shelly-krause-5474324
Perry Hewitt - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-perry-hewitt-5474355
Andrea Genevieve Michnik - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-andrea-michnik-5469595
Will Craig - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-will-craig-5469623
Dale Stephens - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-dale-stephens-5469901
Barry Schuler - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-barry-schuler-5469972
Lynn Langit - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-lynn-langit-5474396
Samantha Langit - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-samantha-langit-5474378
Eric Sheninger - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-eric-sheninger-5469999
Tal Horowitz - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-tali-horowitz-5470009
Tom Krieglstein - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-tom-krieglstein-5470025
Gina Johnston - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-gina-johnston-5474416
Kim Sivick - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-kim-sivick-5470043
Wendy Brawer - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-wendy-brawer-5470079
Dr. Green - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-alternatives-to-an-outdated-education-model-5470112
John Mikulski - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-alternatives-to-an-outdated-education-model-5470112
Donna Murdoch - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-alternatives-to-an-outdated-education-model-5470112
Shelly Terrell - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-alternative4
Erik Endress - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-erik-endress-547012
Jane Barratt - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-jane-barratt-5470147
Kyra Gaunt - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-kyra-gaunt-5470171
Mahipal Raythattha - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-mahipal-raythattha-5470860
Deb Eckerling - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-debra-eckerling-5474465
Ethan Bodnar - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-debra-eckerling-5474465
Kristen Durkin - http://blip.tv/140confevents/debra-eckerling-5474465
Linnea Keys - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-2-11-debra-eckerling-5474465
Kelly Sutton - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-kelly-sutton-5470892
Douglas Crets - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-douglas-crets-5470912
Michael Karnjanaprakorn - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-mike-karnjanaprakorn-5470958
Karen Blumberg - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-educators-taking-control-of-their-own-professional-development-the-edcamp-model-5471079
Ann Leaness - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-educators-taking-control-of-their-own-professional-development-the-edcamp-model-5471079
Meenoo Rami - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-panel-educators-taking-control-of-their-own-professional-development-the-edcamp-model-5471079
Gregory Corbin - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-gregory-corbin-5471120
Randee Schneeberg-Pomerantz - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-randee-schneeberg-5471136
Michael Margolis - http://blip.tv/140confevents/140edu-8-3-11-michael-margolis-5474488

Video of #140edu Panel

#140EDU, 8/3/11; PANEL - EDUCATORS TAKING CONTROL OF THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Participants: Ann Leaness (@aleaness) - HS English Teacher, Grad Ed Adjunct and EdCampPhilly co-organizer; Karen Blumberg (@SpecialKRB) - NYCIST President. TEDxNYED, TEDxYouth@TheSchool, EdCampNYC, RoboExpo organizer; Meenoo Rami (@mrami2) - HS English teacher- Founder & moderator of #engchat. Teacher-Consultant for #nwp through #philwp and teacher at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia; Shelly S Terrell (@ShellTerrell) - Educator, tech trainer, Edtech, Elearning, TEFL. #Edchat coordinator.

Archive for August 15, 2011

The conversation continued tonight about our book club read School Smarts with Jim Burke (@englishcomp), this time discussing Chapter 4 about the Third C: Competencies.

You can see the entire conversation here.

Archive for August 8, 2011

The conversation continued tonight about our book club read School Smarts with Jim Burke (@englishcomp), this time discussing Chapter 4 about the Second C: Content.

You can see the entire conversation here.

Happy Birthday #engchat!

by Will Clayton via flickr

Happy Birthday #engchat!

#engchat turns 1 today!

Thank you for your continued support for this wonderful community.

Feel free to leave a memorable #engchat moment, a meaningful connection you've made, or

a future wish in the comments.  

Thank you for letting me be part of your Monday evening!

with gratitude, meenoo

A note from Jeff Pulver

Looking forward to co-hosting #140edu this week together with Chris Lehmann.

The "#140edu Class of 2011" has some great students and an amazing faculty. We still have room for some more educators to join. For event details please visit: http://140edu.com.

The event will be broadcast live on both Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 AM to 5 PM (EDT) over at: http://www.ustream.tv/nyc140conf

140 Character Conference

Home; Register; Schedule; Speakers; Educator Application; Blogger / Media Access; The Characters; #140conf Events. Sponsored by: Media Sponsor: #140edu Live Feed. jeffpulver: @_AnnieTran Hope you have...

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I will be on a panel on August 3rd at 3:15 so feel free to tune into the ustream to check it out.  If you're at   the conference, let's connect.  

Meenoo

Archive for August 1, 2011

The conversation continued tonight about our book club read School Smarts with Jim Burke (@englishcomp), this time discussing Chapter 3 about the First C: Commitment. Questions swirled about the connections between C1 and the other 3 Cs, about how we can measure or demonstrate commitment, about how to get students to know what commitment looks like. (Not surprisingly, references to coaching in various capacities - from debate to sports - as well as gaming came up in this discussion as places where we could make connections to our students in what commitment is.)

See full discussion here.