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My First Twitter Chat!

I found my first Twitter chat to be very exciting! At first I tried to join some Twitter chats, but they were not running so I was disappointed, and I was nervous that I would not find any chats to join. However, I discovered a Twitter chat called #BuildHOPEedu in my Twitter feed, and the moderator for #BuildHOPEedu was Roman Nowak @NowakRo. I joined #BuildHOPEedu pretty easily using Tweetdeck. Tweetdeck was helpful to keep the the tweets focused on the chat, but on the other hand, all of the columns were a bit distracting. Everyone on the chat was very kind, and I felt super happy when someone liked my tweet!


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Mentor Teachers

As you can see from the graphic below, the topic for the Twitter chat was about mentors for teachers. When I was a first year teacher in 2004, I did not have a formally assigned mentor, but I did find a mentor teacher on my own who helped me through my first year. In 2012 and 2018, I switched schools and I was formally assigned mentors at both schools, and I was definitely a better teacher because of my mentors.   

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I answered question number one during the chat, and you can see my response here: 


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Positive Impact

Additionally, Elyse Hahne @Hahne_Elyse posted an article called "4 Essential Guidelines for Mentors" during the Twitter chat. I liked the fact that article stated that mentor teachers should receive training in order to be an effective mentor, and the article included a link to another resource outlining the positive impact of mentors on their mentees. I posted this resource to share with other mentors and mentees, and hopefully, they will benefit in some way. 

Professional Learning Networks

I believe that professional learning networks (PLNs) are extremely powerful and amazing resources for educators. During my teaching career, I found the most important network for me were the teachers working around me who collaborated with me and shared their ideas and lessons. Additionally, I followed educator blogs that provided a ton of resources and ideas that I implemented into my classroom and some of the bloggers are: Betsy Potash, Angela Watson, and Jennifer Gonzalez. To be honest, I do not envision using Twitter chats as a professional learning network because I find Twitter to be too time consuming to use for networking purposes. 

My Twitter: @fussichen-anne

References

We need effective teacher mentoring - here’s 6 ways it can make a lasting difference. We need effective teacher mentoring - here’s 6 ways it can make a lasting difference | Teach First. (n.d.). https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/blog/6-ways-effective-teacher-mentoring.

Weinberg, A. (2022, September 2). 4 essential guidelines for mentors. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-essential-guidelines-mentors/.





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