Colette M Bennett

Coordinator for Language Arts, Social Studies, Library Media & Testing in West Haven, CT; proud mother of two Marine Corp Officers

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@BRCrandall @CWPFairfield Shared with my staff!

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@BRCrandall @CWPFairfield Support for essays next week…maybe some summer school people could use?

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@DerekAndSusan

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@marissajeanine @The_ChrisBryant Thank you! I am officially the target audience for a Beatle’s song: “Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?”

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@The_ChrisBryant @NBCConnecticut As, shucks, Chris! Thank you!!

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@oonziela Oona, So sad to read your story and the warning you have given to others. Your mother-in-law deserved better. Thinking of you and your family.

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Hey #NCTE19 -what’s with no offerings for attendees from 9:15-11, 11/22 other than keynote? No sessions; no exhibit hall? Forced downtime not great value; we should get to select what we want to see (*hint* it’s called “choice”)

[Colette M Bennett @teachcmb56]

Hey #NCTE19 -what’s with no offerings for attendees from 9:15-11, 11/22 other than keynote? No sessions; no exhibit hall? Forced downtime not great value; we should get to select what we want to see (*hint* it’s called “choice”)

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@KtBkr4 @MrKrapels @NAEmmanuele @Mrs_Krapels At a meeting and missed this!chat!!! But will not miss #cel19 and @KtBkr4 !!!!

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@The_ChrisBryant @TamarUghhh @duolingo But English has stayed with you, right? #drivencrazyinjournalism

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@KtBkr4 G'nite Kate! Thanks for the #Celchat

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@NAEmmanuele @KtBkr4 @CoachLizLietz Thanks for the #Celchat

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@ncte_cel @KtBkr4 @NAEmmanuele A6. (cont) AND recognize that not everyone wants to be professionally developed...(after all, TPT will always have some following...'cause it's easier) #CELchat

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@ncte_cel @KtBkr4 @NAEmmanuele A6. Encourage the early adopters of PL: who follow others on Twitter; join FB groups. They can evangelize others and make suggestions for future learning #CELchat

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@ncte_cel @KtBkr4 @NAEmmanuele A5: "Good heavens!" (thinks the admin) "How would you evaluate teachers if you let them independently explore their research interests?" #Celchat

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@JTHS_English A4. Timing: End of the day PD is exhausting. End of the year PD is not helpful. Early in the school day PD makes teaching exhausting. Early in the school year PD is like drinking water from a firehose. Still looking for that magic hour! #CELChat

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@ncte_cel @KtBkr4 @NAEmmanuele a3 (cont) This could account for why teachers dread PD thinking it is "more" to do #CELchat

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@ncte_cel @KtBkr4 @NAEmmanuele A3: We have pushed through several initiatives such as Patterns of Power, Units of Study, or Google Classroom using PD. The problem is many teachers see these as "additions" to curriculum rather than embedded in curriculum. #Celchat

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@ncte_cel @KtBkr4 @NAEmmanuele A2: I want to move more to an "ed camp" model for PD days in order to differentiate for abilities and interests, but admin needs accountability, which is hard to do #CELchat

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@NAEmmanuele @ncte_cel @KtBkr4 A2 We have done "make and take" PDs where elementary teachers share ideas for literacy stations. #CELchat