Ellen Perez

Product at @OpenSesame 👩‍🏫 Former 5th grade writing teacher and @Newsela ✍️ @ASU MEd & @brownuniversity alum 👩‍🎓 Lifelong learner👩‍💻

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

The question should be about how effective they are rather than where they work from. That said, it's a red flag for me that they didn't consider the reaction this video might garner. (Personally-- I couldn't work from the pool🤷‍♀️)

[OpenSesame @OpenSesame]

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[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

(So how do we think it does with writing vaguely humorous self-referential Tweets...)

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

Every influencer in my feed is now an AI-powered superhuman life coach, but they all sound like they're reading from the same teleprompter. Maybe they all attended the same AI-written TED talk?

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

Teaching early in my career gave me a healthy perspective on real stress 😬

[Wes Kao 🏛 @wes_kao]

I used to work at the Gap HQ. When the team got stressed we used to say "Remember folks, we’re selling jeans and socks."

There are lots of jobs that are life or death.

If yours isn't one of them, remember to calm down and keep things in perspective.

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

Just interesting to see folks evaluating AI for the classroom

[Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo]

On the left is ChatGPT's response to the question: "What are three most effectives strategies for teaching English Language Learners?" On the right is Google Bard's response to the same question

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

Product ppl-- this is IT.

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

The next cohort of my Career Management course is now open for enrollment. I have designed this course to pack a massive amount of content very efficiently in just 2 days (4 hours each on Saturday & Sunday, plus 2-3 total hours of optional Q&A sessions).

https://t.co/2M6zkMqCE1

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

If students leave our schools with a range of deeply developed skills then they are able to do things ChatGPT cannot.

They can be creative & curious.

They can be problem solvers, critical thinkers & collaborators.

The world will be in good hands if we can teach to these goals

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

TIL: If you ever receive an Amazon giftcard you don't need (or in my case don't feel comfortable accepting) there doesn't appear to be an easy way to donate it BUT you CAN easily spend it on a T's wishlist at https://t.co/VmTVzZcYwo #clearthelist

[Eric Curts @ericcurts]

Bouncy Balls - https://t.co/tHJINSWy7Y

👂 Monitor noise level in classroom

🔊 Adjust the sensitivity & quantity of balls

👁️ Choose theme (plastic, emoji, numbers, bubbles, or eyeballs)

H/T @JakeJrboll

#edtech #EduTwitter #ControlAltAchieve

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

👂😳 https://t.co/CWUInOg0ui

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

👀 As a chronic rule follower and an early career PM, this thread SHOOK me. In real life pursuing this ideal is asymptotic. This is throwing everything into perspective for me this week.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Being enamored with “textbook” product management is the easiest way to unhappiness and burnout.

Instead:

1. Accept the job
2. Slowly change things
3. Love trudging in the muck
4. Throw away the textbooks

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

I am constantly overwhelmed by the amount of information available to me. I'd love to engage with it all, but I feel like this is realistic perspective that we need in this day and age. I'd love to hear more along these lines.

[prof pat thomson @ThomsonPat]

not reading everything https://t.co/EWkj8xv2HW

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

@shreyas We have Monday and I love it because it lets me ease into the week without having to fear the shock to the system that, say, a major 9 AM presentation would otherwise present.

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

This advice is certainly not ONLY for women but I have to believe a lot of women could benefit from hearing it. (At least this one could.)

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

Certain talented folks should not pick their next job based on which one is the best “learning opportunity”. If you’re intrinsically motivated & curious, don’t fall into the Always Learning Never Ready trap. You’ll learn a lot anywhere, so smarter to pick based on company growth.

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

One way I've grown since the start of my career has been realizing that working for a mission driven organization at a lower salary is sometimes only possible because of privilege. It is not necessarily indicative of moral superiority. A thought-provoking thread:

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

I see some people being condescending on Twitter about how people join {well-know tech company with bad reputation of the month}.

My take is that joining Meta / Uber / Apple etc for many:

1. Means a massive step-up in career options vs what they have
2. Means a life-changing $$

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

Sister's theory is that this will secure remote work in most of tech bc corporations won't want to emulate such an eccentric and divisive figure. Dad thinks those who wanted to push for RTO will use this to secure their position. Time will tell.
https://t.co/6af2MNr8Bf

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

@MrEchs @OpenSesame They are actually real! It's wild!

[Ellen Perez @EdTechEllen]

love this...@OpenSesame has no meetings on Monday which makes it SUCH a nice way to ease into the week and start on Tuesday feeling in command of your time

[Matthew Rechs 🏳️‍🌈 @MrEchs]

A common theme I’ve heard from the professional worker community is “I’m so booked up with meetings and I just can’t even.” So I am rounding up some ideas on how to reduce the number of meetings you attend. 🧵/0