Weekly Chat Questions

PLEASE NOTE THE SPECIFIC DATES FOR EACH GROUP OF QUESTIONS

Book – “Dare to Lead” – Sunday, April 28, 2019 

Guest Moderator – Derrick Schellenberg 

Questions will drop at – Q1: 7:36   Q2: 7:42   Q3: 7:48   Q4: 7:54

Book – “Timeless Learning – How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools” – Sunday, April 21, 2019

Questions will drop at the following times: Q1: 7:37, Q2: 7:44, Q3: 7:50

Book – “Timeless Learning – How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools” – Sunday, April 14, 2019

Questions will drop at the following times: Q1: 7:37, Q2: 7:44, Q3: 7:50

Q1. How can we, as a 21st century forward-thinking educators, transform the traditional education system to enable creative teachers the opportunity & “permission” to take risks in the classroom?

Q2. What is one change you could make in your classroom/school tomorrow that would enable your students to show they are: “Passionate, active, inspired, interested, intentional learners who design, create, problem-solve, and finish work?”

Q3. Often traditional class schedules hinder the process of authentic & creative learning. Based on your experiences, how were you able to combat the traditional schedule to develop a space for “timeless learning”?

Book – “Game Changer! – Book Access for All Kids” – Sunday, April 7

Questions will drop at the following times: Q1: 7:37, Q2: 7:44, Q3: 7:50

Book – “Game Changer! – Book Access for All Kids” – Sunday, March 31 and April 7

Questions will drop at the following times: Q1: 7:37, Q2: 7:44, Q3: 7:50, Q4: 7:56

Book – “Ink and Ideas” – Sunday, March 17 and 24

Resources to extend your learning before or after each of the chats.

Tanny’s website

Examples of sketch notes

 

 

 

Book – “What Schools Could Be” – Sunday, March 10

Resources about this book

Ted’s web site full of resources

One minute video about the book

Discussion guide

Questions “drop” at 7:35, 7:42, 7:49, 7:55

Consider using this innovation playlist as a resource.

To enhance peak in your classrooms this coming school year, consider:

• a) A back-to-school welcome note that includes Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talk,
• b) An autumn community screening of Most Likely to Succeed, followed by
• c) A thoughtful community process to define your profile of a graduate
• d) Exploring Innovation Playlist — small steps leading to big change

Book – “What Schools Could Be” – Sunday, March 3

Guest Moderator – Rachelle Dene Poth

Resources about this book

Ted’s web site full of resources

One minute video about the book

Discussion guide

Book – “Be Real – Educate From the Heart” – Sunday, February 24

Guest Author – Tara Martin

Questions will “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

♥   ♥   ♥  Please click on the “resource” link for each question to extend your learning.

Question One resource from Tara Martin’s website

Question Two resource from Tara Martin’s website

Question Three resource from Tara Martin’s website. I read about this idea in the book, but when I saw the graphic below and checked out the resource link above it became crystal clear to me.

Q3. Would you like to use this communication tool to help a person discover their professional and personal aspirations? How could using this tool help a person clarify their direction?

Question Four resource from Tara Martin’s website.

Q4. Which of the “REAL talk treasures,” listed in the graphic, would you like to focus on during the upcoming week? What will you do to help yourself remember the key points when you are in the middle of a conversation?

The following AMAZING #sketchnotes were created and shared with the permission of @mospillman Monica Spillman. What a creative way to express her thoughts about Tara’s book!

Book – “Be Real – Educate From the Heart” – Sunday, February 17

Guest moderator – Elyse Hahne

Questions will “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Book – “Start With Why” – Sunday, February 10th

Thank you for clicking on the link that brought you to steps below that you will follow during this week’s chat. It is going to be somewhat different from the Q1., Q2., and so on format.

The steps come from Simon Sinek’s web site. If you would like to check this out before the chat, that would be fantastic, and/or keep it bookmarked to use, you can find it here. Or, if you would like, view a two minute video.

:::crossing fingers that this works ::::

Book – “Start With Why” – Sunday, February 3rd

Question “drop” times 7:35, 7:40, 7:45, 7:50

OVER 42 million have viewed this 17 minute @TedTalk by Simon Sinek – Yes, you have time to watch it before Sunday evening’s chat! http://bit.ly/2G1UWbX

Also, the web page https://startwithwhy.com/

Book – “The Wild Card” – Sunday, January 27th

Joint Chat with #TeachPos and #BookCampPD

Question times: 7:35, 7:40, 7:45, and 7:50

Book – The Wild Card – Sunday, January 20th

Guest moderator, Kym Harjes – Velez

Question times:  7:33, 7:39, 7:45, and 7:51

Book – Disrupting Thinking – Why How We Read Matters – Sunday, January 13

Question times: 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Book – Disrupting Thinking – Why How We Read Matters – Sunday, January 6

Moderator – Emily Francis @emilyfranESL

Question times: 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Focus – Children’s Books – Sunday, December 23, 2018

Moderator – Dana Gambardella  @LiteracyChef

Questions “drop” at 7:38, 7:44 and 7:50

Focus – Children’s Books – Sunday, December 16, 2018

Moderator – Meredith Johnson @mjjohnson1216

Questions ‘drop’ at 7:35, 7:42, 7:49 and 7:55

Book – “The Curious Classroom” – Sunday, December 9, 2018

Moderator – Meredith Johnson @mjjohnson1216

Resources about this book – Study Guide and Chapter 4 

Questions “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Question 1 

Use the chart in the graphic that details an inquiry versus coverage approach. Scan down the list of descriptors. Which mainly fits the way you were taught in school? Which traits stand out to you? Which fits the way you teach now?

Question 2

What was the last thing you Googled? How could you use that topic to model inquiry for students?

Question 3

Harvey Daniels speaks of a “curiosity switch” in our brains that, once flipped on, gives learners a superpower. Share a question from a student. How was that question honored?

Question 4

How do you or how would you like to begin, capturing and honoring kids’/adults’ questions?

Book – “The Curious Classroom” – Sunday, December 2, 2018

Guest Moderator – Michelle Howell @kmichellehowell

Resources about this book – Study Guide and Chapter 4 

Questions “drop” at – Q1. 7:30 Q2. 7:35, Q3. 7:40, Q4. 7:45, Q5. 7:50 and Q6. 7:55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book – “Lead with Culture” – Sunday, November 25, 2018

Guest author – Jay Billy @JayBilly2

Questions will “drop” at  7:35, 7:42, 7:48 and 7:54

Resources about this book – a special podcast with Jay Billy and podcastpd.com

Book – “Lead With Culture” – Sunday, November 18, 2018

Guest moderator – Julie Gordon-Buccitti @JulieGB7

Intro – 7:30, Q1: – 7:35, Q2: – 7:42, Q3: – 7:48, Q4: – 7:54

Resources about this book – a special podcast with Jay Billy and podcastpd.com

Book – “The Explosive Child” – Sunday, November 11, 2018

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:42, 7:48 and 7:54

If you would like to learn more about the concepts shared in this book, here are different types of resources for you to select the one that best matches your preferred learning mode. Offering resources that correspond with our focus book is something new I am trying. I would appreciate your feedback in knowing if you find this helpful or don’t care to use them. Thank you – Meredith

Best of the Coffee Klatch – Blogtalk Radio – 13 minutes

Walking Tours for Educators – Lives in the Balance website – Videos – Ranging from 5 to 18 minutes

The Paperwork – Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems (ALSUP), one-page description of Dr. Greene’s CPS approach and Bill of Rights for Behaviorally Challenging Kids.

Book – “The Explosive Child” – Sunday, November 4, 2018

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:41, 7:46, and 7:52

Book – “Empower your Students” – Sunday, October 28, 2018

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:42, 7:49, and 7:55 EST

Book – “Empower your Students” – Sunday, October 21, 2018

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45, 7:52 and 7:55 EST

Book – “The Book Whisperer” – Sunday, October 14, 2018

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:40 and 7:48

 

Michelle Waters – Guest Moderator – Book “The Book Whisperer”

Sunday, October 6, 2018

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45, 7:52 and 7:55 EST

BookCamp Bounce Back – Highlighting Our #PLN

Questions drop at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45, 7:52 and 7:55

Mandy Ellis – Guest Author – “Lead with Literacy” – September 23rd

Questions “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Craig Shapiro – Guest Moderator – “Lead with Literacy” – September 16th

Questions “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Sara Holbrook, Stephanie Harvey, and Michael Salinger – Guest Authors – “From Striving to Thriving Writers”

Questions “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Tosh McGaughy – Guest Moderator – “From Striving to Thriving Writers”

Questions “drop” at 7:35, 7:40, 7:45 and 7:50

Sara Ahmed – Guest Author – “Being the Change”

Final Chat held on Saturday morning’s at 9:00 AM EST

Chats following this one will be held on Sunday evening’s at 7:30 PM EST

Questions “drop” at 9:05, 9:10, 9:15 and 9:22

Roman Nowak – Guest Moderator – “Being the Change”

Questions “drop” at 9:06, 9:12, 9:18 and 9:24

Jarod Bormann – Guest Author – “Professionally Driven”

August 11, 2019

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:12, 9:19, and 9:25.

Rachelle Dene Poth – Guest Moderator – “Professionally Driven”

August 4, 2018

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:12, 9:19, and 9:25

 

Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward – Guest Authors – “From Striving to Thriving”

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:12, 9:19, and 9:25

Elyse Hahne Guest Moderator – “From Striving to Thriving”

 

Clare Landrigan and Tammy Mulligan – Guest Authors – “It’s All About the Books”

Questions posted at 9:05, 9:10, 9:15, and 9:20

Chris Cooper – Guest Moderator – “It’s All About the Books”

Patty Vitale – Reilly – Guest Author – “Supporting Struggling Learners”

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:10, 9:15 and 9:20

 

Amanda Sopko – Guest Moderator – “Supporting Struggling Learners”

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:12, 9:18 and 9:25

Allyson Apsey – Guest Author – “Path to Serendipity”

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:12, 9:18 and 9:25

Sara Utecht – Guest Moderator – Highlighting the book, “Path to Serendipity” by Allyson Apsey

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:10, 9:15, and 9:20

Introduction to FAR – Friends and Reading! Your Summer, Professional Learning Adventure!

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:10, 9:15, 9:20, and 9:25

Q1. From June 1st – August 31st #BookCampPD will shift into professional learning mode with a variety of activities you can participate in 24/7 as your busy schedules will allow. What ideas do you have for others that will help them make the most out of this learning opportunity?

Q2. Here are the books that will be our focus. Please share which one connects with you and why. Any ideas of how you could get others you know to also jump into learning with you during the weeks the book is highlighted?

Q3. Questions of the Day will focus on ideas from each book we highlight. Do you have any suggestions for those who will join in and respond to the questions so that there is greater engagement by all?

Q4. Each Monday and Friday, at the hashtag #BookCampPD , a photograph will be shared. You would respond with what aspect of the book mentions the idea represented in the photograph. What visual image would you select for #Path2Serendipity?

Q5. When you’re in the middle of reading a book does the thought ever enter your mind, “Oh my goodness! So-and-so does that already! I could ask him/her about it.” Please share a time when this has happened to you.

Brian Aspinall is our Guest Author – Questions – Twitter Chat – May 26th

Questions drop at 9:05, 9:10, 9:15 and 9:20

Kimberly Isham – Guest Moderator – Questions – Twitter Chat – “Shine the Spotlight” – May 19th

Questions – Twitter Chat – “Porch Swing” – May 12th

Questions – Twitter Chat – “Book Tasting” – May 5th

Questions – Twitter Chat on April 28th – Jimmy Casas Guest Author

Questions – Twitter Chat on April 21st – Brent Gilson guest moderator!

Questions – Twitter Chat on April 14th

Questions – Twitter Chat on April 7th – Book Tasting