Johnna D. Elegante

HS Spanish teacher transitioning into CI methods. Join me on my journey!

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

Heyo! I’m back again with an almost daily reminder that English is ~wack~. Most of us simply don’t remember LEARNING it and underestimate its difficulty.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

“After I took a peek at the peak, my interest was piqued.”

peek = sight related
peak = mountain or highpoint
pique= to excite or arouse

English is fun.

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

@birdykmo Next concept and never having to use the previous skills they get to the next level with a handful of memorized phrases and no understanding of how to create the phrases themselves.

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

(Quote end is “connected content”) I’ve been screaming this for years. We’re doing kids a disservice when we don’t connect (or show them how to connect) each concept to the next. It feeds the “cram & dump” machine that’s popping out graduates who retain very little info from HS.

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

@birdykmo That’s true! I teach a world language, so skills trump individual words/small content any day of the week. That still becomes an issue when we’re expected to cover so much in a year that only some of it sticks. If they’re learning isolated words and phrases then moving on to the

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

@birdykmo For many content areas I agree with that, but it doesn’t change the fact that we don’t get to pick and choose what or how many standards we must cover in a course. For my case, I am absolutely referring to skills that are underdeveloped.

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

When looking at it that way, we’re failing some or many of the students no matter which of the 3 we choose. My opinion lies in doubling down and working toward mastery of the course content, even if that means we cover less material. But— Where does that leave the next level?

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

of forging forward anyway (inevitably leaving many behind), advancing but lowering our performance expectations (furthering the problem), or taking the time to re-teach for mastery until it sticks (ultimately stalling curriculum progression). Which is the least of the evils? 🧵

[Revolving_Door_Admin @RAD_is_awesome]

This is a gold mine! She just needs to create a 100-slide PowerPoint PD using anecdotes and pie graphs to prove the acronym's efficacy, a couple hours of icebreakers and breakout sessions, and she'll earn more in one day as an ed. consultant than an entire month as a teacher.

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

Retweeting because this is actually an exchange that I have heard from my students many times over. Most just giggle and move on. I am starting to notice the tone shift, however. It’s starting to sink in.

[Advocate GOAT @theDRAMAgoat1]

I don't allow homophobic remarks in my classroom. I don't allow transphobic remarks in my classroom. I don't allow racist, anti-Semitic or Islamaphobic remarks either. Be pissed off. Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequence.

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

It’s a wild perspective change from when I was in high school (2012), when I started teaching (2016), and even after Covid started to violently our educational world. What do you think? #EduTwitter

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

“I need the Blooket first, because I didn’t study! That’s the only thing that helps me!” and/or significant pushback and negativity about not having that time, because the first 5-10 minutes of being class is the “only study time” they get. This has increased every year for me 🧵

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

I know that SO MANY factors have lead to our “cram and dump” mentality that is prevalent, but I’m curious to see if others think these have an effect. If we have to immediately dive into an assessment @ the start of class I often hear panicked cries to the tune of— 🧵

[Johnna D. Elegante @SenoraGante]

#EduTwitter : Do you think having short review sessions before assessments (Ex: Kahoot) encourages Ss to forgo studying because they know that quick burst of review time will tide them over just long enough to finish the assessment?
(No Ss bashing 🙅🏻‍♀️ on this thread, please) 🧵

[emily may @emilykmay]

i just found out that frontal lobe development in adhd people can continue UP TO AGE 35 and why is my life making so much more sense to me now??????

adhd is a developmental disability. we don't talk about it like that, but it IS.

[Duolingo @duolingo]

that's my baby boy

[Mr Teece @MrTeece_]

I will say it again and again. Teachers need more non contact time, that means more funding and also more teachers. Until this is addressed there will be little impact in the current system on workload beyond tinkering at the edges.

[John Dickens @JohndickensSW]

Super policy piece on what next to tackle workload

‘Teachers said that workload pressures are being exacerbated by an increase in behavioural incidents and a decline in external support services available to schools (especially for pupils with SEND)’

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