Can someone "Tweech" me how to "Twitter"?

Since we are just coming back from break, and it's crunch time with planning, testing, etc., the April 6th D59 Twitter chat has been postponed until May.

We haven't had a lot of jr. high participants, but if you get a chance, check out the  #D59chat thread.  It's a great opportunity to develop your professional learning network within the district. 

Looking for ideas and resources from outside of D59?  Many educators will agree that Twitter is hands down the most authentic place to get up-to-date resources from educators, for educators.  And unlike Teachers Pay Teachers, it's all free!

To help you sort through all that is out there, I created a list of a few popular hashtags for chats from educator groups outside of CCSD59.  These hashtag threads have amazing resources to use in your classroom, specialized to your area of interest.  There is no need to commit to participating in a "chat" at an exact time or date. The resources are always there for you online, anytime!

#d59chat	CCSD59 teachers sharing ideas for a monthly topic
#mschat	All middle school teachers
#pblchat	Project-based learning
#edchat	Current educational topics and instructional strategies
#geniushour	Ideas to implement genius hour in your classroom
#engchat	ELA Teachers
#teachwriting	Teaching Writing (rubrics, mini-lesson support, grammar, etc.)
#mathchat	Math Teachers
#msmathchat	Middle School Math Teachers
#scitlap	Science Teachers
#sschat	Social Science Teachers
#ellchat	ELL Teachers
#langchat	World Language Teachers
#physed	PE Teachers
#musedchat	Music Teachers
#K12ArtChat	Art Teachers
#specialedchat	Special Education Teachers
#LDchat	For parents or teachers of children with learning and attention issues

For a complete list of education related chats, here's a calendar of topics and hashtags.

If all this information sounds like a foreign language, I'd be happy to visit a team or plan time to explain more about how Twitter is being used as a place to share ideas, provide resources, and overall as a vehicle to help educators.  It doesn't have to be something extra to do.  Think of it this way- instead of searching for resources on Google and getting 30,000,000 hits on a topic to sort through, follow a hashtag on twitter that is customized to your area of interest, filled with information shared by people with jobs similar to yours.  It's a hidden gem!  (Well not exactly hidden since it's online...or in the cloud...wherever that may be?!)

P.S. You do not need a twitter account to access these hashtags.  Just click on the links above, or go to Twitter.com and search what you are looking for.