Kalei Stern McDonnell

8th grade ELA & Digital Storytelling teacher at Mid-Pacific, voracious book reader, dog lover, wannabe techie. Google Certified Teacher Level 2 #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

Thanks @MrsR_Villanueva for the announcement...see you then! #808educate

[Raechelle Villanueva @MrsR_Villanueva]

On further reflection, we decided to revise our next chat topic to embrace that gap; fight that Imposter Syndrome! We got this! Join us March 24. @_Kimberly_Q my student teacher and her UH Cohort Coordinator @LoriFultonSci will be cohosting with me. #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@MrsR_Villanueva #digitalstorytelling class is going well! We're in the midst of a Hero's Journey project and watching Harry Potter all week. The kids LOVE to brag to their friends and family that they HAVE to watch movies for class! 😂

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

A3 I didn't share my "let it go" idea (it's more my personal mantra) but I did share the explore feature in google slides at a PD session in Nov. It was a hit! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@MrsR_Villanueva Miss you too sister!!

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@EdTechnocation Aww thanks @EdTechnocation! I'm going to channel the negativity and put it to good use. And now I have good reason to join the HSTE proposal writing workshop on 3/14! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

A4 The thing that's stopping me from sharing to a wider audience are the setbacks I've previously faced (shade thrown on Twitter, SOTF proposals denied, ideas discounted). I'd rather not deal with negativity. #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@shaunofthesea @cc__edu Same here, my school is all back f2f and I don't get to see other teachers or talk to them on a regular basis. I miss our lunch bunch crew! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@cc__edu I hear you about making the time to plan! Definitely working on that! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

A1 My aha moment this year was when I felt that I could let things go...lessons didn't have to be perfectly planned for them to be successful. In the wise words of Queen Elsa...#808Educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

Aloha #808eduate, long time no see/tweet! I'm Kalei, middle school teacher at Mid-Pacific, and does wine count as food?

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

Join me at EdTechTeam Distance Learning Summits 2020! Find out more at https://t.co/S87iitwfss #edtechteam

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

More #808educate connections 🔗 & opportunities 🔆 this summer! Join the admin chat 7/10 & social media chat 7/17. Thanks 🙏🏼for hosting @KaneoheEl @staciekunihisa @winstonsakurai @melching5! 💙

[Kristi, NBCT 🌱 ✨🌊 ☀️ @KristiOda]

Heads up #808educate! Our activated & inspiring ADMIN are jumping in to HOST chats during summer. @KaneoheEl 🌱 @staciekunihisa ❤️ & @winstonsakurai 💻 bring it JULY 10. And @melching5 ⚙️ will co-host a Social Media chat-July 17! RT/ 📅 . 🤩🙌 🌺

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@AgenaCasey @KaneoheEl @EduIncubator I can ask for/beg/bribe our @KupuHouAcademy for help with the PBL aspect. And I'm happy to volunteer and support Ss and Ts in the 44! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@tolentinotech @STEMworksHI Thanks for the expansion of the definition & resources! I understand it in modern day terms but don’t think of what I know as CS. This is the English teacher in me analyzing words instead of going with the flow! 😞

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

A1b I'm still stuck on the term "computer science" and (maybe it's just me) can't get beyond the word science. Is it the study of computers through experiments & observation like biology, chemistry, physics? #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@mrtom214 Agree, Matthew - I feel that digital literacy and finding/researching factual information is critical in this age of googling everything and taking results at face value. Ss need more of everything you've said! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@alantamayose Same here, Alan - I think of clunky old tech when I hear CS but maybe I'm old school? #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

A1 when I hear computer science I think mainframe -> DOS-> desktops-> laptops -> mobile -> apps -> coding for things so small we cant see or imagine them yet $808educate

[TechwithTolentino @tolentinotech]

Thanks for getting us started @alantamayose and @sayuri_neko! first question—

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

@sayuri_neko Mahalo @sayuri_neko - so happy to see you folks hosting. Great topic tonight! #808educate

[Kalei Stern McDonnell @kaleistern]

Aloha #808educate friends! Kalei McDonnell, #midpacific middle school teacher tweeting tonight from beautiful beachfront Kualoa, O'ahu #owlsonbreak