Kyle Stewart

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

@AngelaStockman Thanks for the fantastic session - I was scribbling notes like a madman. I'm sold on #MakeWriting!

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

Using sticky notes to build student writing - fantastic! Simplifies the process, makes revision less daunting, feedback becomes specific and immediately actionable. Writing process becomes construction! @AngelaStockman #mptca2019 #makewriting

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

@mptconvention Soooo, is there an 'official' hashtag for the convention? I've seen 3 so far - #mptca2019 #mptc2019 #mptconvention

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

Start with the hardest invitation first. Only scaffold when necessary. 9 times out of 10 students can do more than we allow them! @angelastockman #mptca2019 #makewriting

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

We often teach conventions ('these are the rules - do this'). We should teach conventionalities ('let's look at examples and see what they have in common'). Many of the rules we teach don't actually exist in real writing. @AngelaStockman #mptca2019 #makewriting

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

"Writing is not print. It's meaning + structure + print." @AngelaStockman #mptca2019 #makewriting

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

"Use loose parts to make a small moment of a pain point in teaching writing." Mine? Feedback that amounts to white noise! @AngelaStockman #mptca2019 #makewriting

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

I love the possibilities with VR and AR! Students exploring a virtual reality Lord of the Flies island while they read the novel? Heck yes. @nlakusta @cospaces_edu #mptca2019

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

@MrsLalondeSTE Twitter is a small world! (Teacher Twitter even more so, I think...)

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

Sometimes it's the little things that blow my mind -- like creating a Table of Contents in a Google Slides? HEY-O! Look out, kids, our Slides game is going up a notch tomorrow. @tumbach #ERLCEdTech

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

@verenanz @buildfutures1 @Maturner3 @UCalgaryEduc Thank you! I will definitely be in touch!

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

Was thinking about @buildfutures1 all last night. I need to make something like it happen in my area. Told a friend about it and their response was, "If they had that in my high school, I probably wouldn't have dropped out in grade 10." EXACTLY! @Maturner3 @verenanz #ERLCEdTech

[Hugh McDonald @hughtheteacher]

Scientists recently determined it takes approx. 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in brain unless it is done through play, in which case, it takes btwn 10-20 repetitions - @kspurvis Science for more play! #sd36learn #geniushour #joyfulleaders #depd @DiscoveryEd #edchat

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

Love that @ajjuliani referred to himself as an "expert learner." When I find a topic that interests me, I'm all in: consumed with learning about it, a NEED to read everything, watch every video, talk to experts. So, my "why"? Help my students have that experience too. #ERLCEdTech

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

Booktrack Classroom -- free soundtracks for books? Amazing! My students are going to love this. @mrbrass78 #ERLCEdTech

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

@MrHebertPE @erlcpl I will learn to forgive you in time.

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

"If assistive tech isn't out there for everyone, kids probably don't want to use it." (Kids don't want to stand out!) @mrbrass78 #ERLCEdTech

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

"The first 30 minutes of class: kids are engaged, you feel like you're killing it as a teacher. Later in the day you might get a death threat. I don't think other adults have these kinds of high/low experiences at work." (paraphrasing @mrbrass78)

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

@mraspinall

[Kyle Stewart @alrightstewart]

CONFESSION: my favourite PD is Ed Tech PD. And I'm an English teacher... #ERLCEdTech #sorryShakespeare