Lauren Litcofsky

Social Studies Teacher & edTech enthusiast

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@MarcusLuther6 Letting students choose their seats the first day can tell you a lot about their personality. With so many moving in & out those first few days it isn't worth my brainpower. Last semester was the first time I didn't assign seats after the first few days & I regretted it

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

Wrote my first WBHS @DonorsChoose project! Donations will be doubled up to $50 by adding the promo code LIFTOFF🚀 at checkout for the next 7 days! Please help me get this funded! #CommunityFundedClassrooms #teachertwitter #teachECON

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[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@ask_aubry Maybe your strongly worded reaction took the rest of the family off guard but you handled it right. He needs to grow up.

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@TechySewell OMG his little face! 😍😍😍 He is adorable!

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@Gplastrik @heymrsbond Some had no idea what Chatgpt was until I showed it to them.. Most surprisingly to me, many were blasé about it, not having an opinion about AI use, which was unusual for them.

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@Gplastrik @heymrsbond My S said it was conditional on the content, the classes they didn't see value in they said it was OK to copy/paste directly, whereas classes that they thought were necessary they said it was more important to use AI as a tool.

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

Acceptable Use Policy for AI in the ELA Classroom https://t.co/hYeElYlAI6

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@alicekeeler This is crazy to me. I always explain to my Ss their effort in class means more than their grade. Did the S who made 79.9 work hard to achieve that grade? Is the .1% going to make a difference to the S? If the answer to either is yes - then round up.

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@CarlAzuz My seniors always comment on how much they miss you! The news isn't the same!

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@WreckaCenter S name: Kolin - some pronounced it Collin, others Co-lon - when I asked the student he said either is fine... I always felt awkward about it, until I realized his parent used both pronunciations during a meeting... so confusing

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@BooksandMelanin My high schoolers love when I post their pictures and their work. I ask them at the beginning of the semester to consent in the syllabus, but I also ask the day of, in case anyone isn't feeling it that day.

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@SturmDon @ideaillinois @WickedEdTech @julnilsmith @mariagalanis @MrsSaid17 @MrsCford_tweets @Scandela9 @Andrea_Trudeau @tbelmontedu @jenna_moller Trying to everything, all at once without enough time or resources

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

Tried the #IronChef #eduprotocol with my Am. His. 2 students. It's amazing how differently they respond to the word "share" and " present." Proud of them for their success on this first attempt.

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@CalebPahl @jmattmiller @DitchThatTxtbk From the top...
1. Cheating
2. Likely cheating, but if significant edits were made - acceptable but not ideal.
3. Better than 2, acceptable
4. S written, acceptable - Did S utilize AI feedback and make edits, if so even better
5. Ideal (citations would be nice)
6. Acceptable

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@MoriartyHistory These are so awesome! What kinds of prompt guidelines did you give them?

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

It would be super if I could give my Ss limited editing access to a slidedeck. That way they could edit certain slides, but not others. Or if I could set certain slides to be edited only by the owner. @GoogleForEdu

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

Happy #TeacherAppreciation Week! 🎉
My Educator Stats! 🍎

👩🏼‍🏫 8 years
🏫 3 schools
🗺 3 districts
🍎 4 classrooms
🧒 Grades taught: 8-12
💼 3 Principals
🇺🇸 2 States
🍎Certified: Social Studies
🏫 4 Universities/Colleges
📜 Highest Degree: Masters
🪑1450+ Students Taught

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

#FastandCurious with Gimkit on the Gilded Age #eduprotocols #TGIF

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@MarkJWestpfahl ...and maybe I am misinterpreting the article, but it seems like she tried to get corporal punishment in the classroom banned and couldn't get support, so her compromise is to let parents decide - which could bring more awareness to this issue.

[Lauren Litcofsky @LSasserWBHS]

@MarkJWestpfahl Even if corporal punishment is "legal" in the state, who in their right mind would risk it. If parents don't trust teachers to pick which books are taught, how could they trust them with "permission" for corporal punishment?