Noel Ekstrom

6th Grade ELA; Chromebook Jedi; #MERIT17;
CSUF Ed Tech Cohortian

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@jmattmiller Toolkit!

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@ShanaVWhite @Larryferlazzo Yes please.

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@KyleNiemis @quizizz Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai

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It's not too late to check out 2022's #DitchSummit. What a kick-off: @jmattmiller and @MisterMinor! Mr. Minor, you visited my district (BRSSD) years ago, and you helped change the trajectory of my teaching. Forever grateful for you. #csufedtech

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Thanks my Ralston people for participating in the first-ever Ralston Twitter chat! #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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@msstaniszewski @desmosclassroom I didn't know you could record audio in @desmosclassroom! Every Math teacher I know loves this tool. #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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Q5: How has technology helped you promote creativity, curiosity, and/or student choice in your classroom? #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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@msstaniszewski @Wipebook Great math ideas, Heather! #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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Q4: How do you design lessons that encourage student choice? What's the relationship between creativity and choice? #csufedtech #ralstonchat

[Heather Staniszewski @msstaniszewski]

@mrnekstrom A4: When Ss are problem solving through rich math tasks, they know they can work on the [dry erase] desktops, mini whiteboards, pencil & paper, or large whiteboards (& @Wipebook) all around the classroom. #VNPS encourage nonlinear thinking & creativity too!

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@b_krzee is rocking the #eduprotocols with killer examples of the #frayer model! Students with IEPs building higher level thinking skills! #csufedtech #ralstonchat

[Brian Kersey @b_krzee]

@mrnekstrom Absolutely. One example is students using GIFs from https://t.co/9tvBBtL3Mx when completing Frayer Charts to learn concepts like Tier II vocab, or learning Literary Schema like characterization. #ralstonchat #csufedtech

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Awesome Social Studies teacher at Ralston!

[Christy Lange @History_Lange]

A2: I give my students as much choice as possible to promote creativity, I may provide a little guideline and some ideas but then let them complete the task however they wish.

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@MaiaBromberg Very good point. I find our Ralston learners need to be encouraged to think as "we", not just "I"! #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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A2: "Creativity" can be one of those hard topics to quantify. I think of "creative expression" and also "thinking creatively", aka thinking outside the box. How do you get your students to approach their work creatively?

#csufedtech #ralstonchat

[Noel Ekstrom @mrnekstrom]

@History_Lange That sounds awesome, Christy? Can you give me an example of how different students approach one of your assignments? Visual, verbal, etc.? #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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@MaiaBromberg Maia, I wish I had learned math the "multiple paths" way. Does collaboration play a role in students feeling comfortable thinking creatively in math class? #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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Q2: How do you promote student creativity in your classroom? #csufedtech #ralstonchat

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@b_krzee Thanks, @b_krzee! Do you let students use GIFs in their classwork? Where do they go to select their GIFs that isn't blocked? #csufedtedch #ralstonchat

[Noel Ekstrom @mrnekstrom]

A2: "Creativity" can be one of those hard topics to quantify. I think of "creative expression" and also "thinking creatively", aka thinking outside the box. How do you get your students to approach their work creatively?

[Noel Ekstrom @mrnekstrom]

@MaiaBromberg Hey Maia!

[Noel Ekstrom @mrnekstrom]

Welcome to a Ralston Middle School and CSUF Edtech Twitter Chat. The topic of this chat will be: promoting student creativity in our classrooms. Looking forward to our chat! #csufedtech #ralstonchat
Q1: Please introduce yourself.