Greg McVerry
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For me literacy is skills and social practices of encoding and decoding meaning on the world through the expression of agency #edchat
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@iChrisLehman @gildeaa Teaching writing without focusing on agency is nothing more than instruction in syntax not semantics #edchat
Greg McVerry
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My one shameless plug of the night: plz encourage tchrs to attend #mnli a conference I organize every year http://mnli.org #edchat
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@Swanny203 @francescakaiser @mikemattos65 @townsleyaj Always uneasy about word intervention. As if kids are broken and need fixin #edchat
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RT @edrethink: The space in primary classrooms is often warm and inviting. The walls grow bare and the deks move to rows as kids get older …
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@DavidKnuffke @iChrisLehman Yes we will have an opt-out lottery not an opt-in lottery leaving so many behind. #edchat
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RT @arpigreco: @iChrisLehman @jgmac1106 How about integrating subjects to "hide" the least liked one? Like 1 of those crafty cookie recipes…
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@DavidKnuffke @iChrisLehman So lets just get some foundation to give us millions to start our own charter school. #edchat
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@iChrisLehman It is as also as easy as not making extra curricular activities first thing on budget chopping block. #edchat
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@iChrisLehman I would create a school curriculum centered around student governance, in charge of funding sports, clubs, etc. #edchat
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@sjunkins I disagree. I am sure folks said the same thing about TV, radio, telegraph. Dont blame the medium. #edchat
Greg McVerry
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I often find most passion is built in schools in the "extra" curricular activites as a sense to creating and modeling community #edchat
Greg McVerry
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Passion is about discovering yourself as an agent who can affect the world for better or worse. As teachers guide to the better. #edchat
Greg McVerry
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RT @MrStaubSTEM: @teachcmb56 A content expert IS a huge part of that struggle. #edchat
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@drdouggreen @Hibbottneiszner I wish #ifihadglass went more to teachers rather than celbs with more twitter followers.
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Most school tech evangelists are on twitter but I have seen a recent shift to pinterest. Especially for newer teachers. #edchat
Greg McVerry
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For many students of color we need wrap around services, community outreach, economic empowerment, mentoring, and parent services #edchat
Greg McVerry
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For those interested in the role of libraries the #connectedlearning community is doing a month long look at libraries #edchat
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RT @jstewiestewie: Libraries once again a hub for all kinds of literacy. Broadening the gap of social change #edchat #elearning http://t.c…
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RT @jgbluedevil: Some of my best ideas were inspired by my students. Collaboration is essential. #edchat
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