Last Spring I attended a session at MACUL 2013 by Kevin Honeycutt. The one that impacted me the most was about telling your story to parents and the outside community. Twitter was one of the ways he encouraged us to tell our story. Truth be told, Twitter hasn't been all that helpful (yet) as a story-building tool (my students' parents aren't on it) but it has been tremendously helpful as a professional development tool.
I've grown tremendously in the last six months as a teacher. Through Twitter I've found like-minded educators intent on improving their craft. I started by following people I knew to be involved in the math education world--the rock stars of math education. Quickly, I found looking towards a 'hero' is not the best use of the tool. The beauty of Twitter is the sharing that happens throughout the math community not just through the sages.
#MichEd - Wednesdays at 8pm
A gathering of Michigan Educators who share best practices and encourage each other to grow as teachers.
#MTBoS
The Math Twitter Blog-o-Sphere community. Math teachers from around the world (literaly) who freely share lessons and ask questions. If you're looking for collaboration as a math teacher, this is where it's at!
#Alg2Chat - Mondays at 9m
I devoted my time this last summer to reinventing my Algebra 2 class. It's not that it was a bad course before, it's just that there weren't a lot of engaging activities and experiments. Through the #MTBoS, I found other teachers who were intent on developing their own Algebra 2 courses. Here's an awesome idea for M&M catapults from @HHSmath. Guess what I'm going to do this year when we cover exponential equations.
Once you've gotten your feet wet with Twitter, I suggest using Tweetdeck. Once you do, there is no going back.
I've grown tremendously in the last six months as a teacher. Through Twitter I've found like-minded educators intent on improving their craft. I started by following people I knew to be involved in the math education world--the rock stars of math education. Quickly, I found looking towards a 'hero' is not the best use of the tool. The beauty of Twitter is the sharing that happens throughout the math community not just through the sages.
#MichEd - Wednesdays at 8pm
A gathering of Michigan Educators who share best practices and encourage each other to grow as teachers.
#MTBoS
The Math Twitter Blog-o-Sphere community. Math teachers from around the world (literaly) who freely share lessons and ask questions. If you're looking for collaboration as a math teacher, this is where it's at!
#Alg2Chat - Mondays at 9m
I devoted my time this last summer to reinventing my Algebra 2 class. It's not that it was a bad course before, it's just that there weren't a lot of engaging activities and experiments. Through the #MTBoS, I found other teachers who were intent on developing their own Algebra 2 courses. Here's an awesome idea for M&M catapults from @HHSmath. Guess what I'm going to do this year when we cover exponential equations.
Once you've gotten your feet wet with Twitter, I suggest using Tweetdeck. Once you do, there is no going back.
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