Half way through cycle 2

This was an interesting week in DLP.

Two of my biggest barriers were broken down, magically, I might add.

Teacher 1:
Science 7 and 8
Veteran teacher
Not interested in using technology unless he gets his very own Chromebook cart that would not be shared with anyone else, and he would only use You Tube, Classroom, and Docs, if necessary.

Something strange happened with him this week.  The strange is called Coding.

I created a document with links to help teachers use coding in their classrooms this week, and I posted it to my DLP Coaching Google Classroom.

Teacher 1 visited this document, and decided to try Python Room.  Yes, coding with Python.

The students loved it.
He loved it.
I asked him if I could post pictures to Twitter of his class working on Python.
He told me he might be interested in signing up for Twitter.
I walked him through the process.
Shazzaamm!
He has a Twitter account.

In one day he used coding with his students and he signed up for a Twitter account. WINNING!


Teacher 2:
Science 8/HS Science 9-12
15 year teacher
Transferred to the middle school at the beginning of this year.
Never taught middle school students.
Doesn't understand the big deal about my job.
Wrote negative comments on the teacher's Needs Survey.

I started giving badges to teachers who use technology in our middle school.
I've dropped into his classroom a few times to check in and offer help if needed.
I asked him what subject area he is covering.  He said solar power and power in general.
Nearpod has a few interesting presentations for power.
Pear deck also has a great Flashcard Factory activity for studying vocabulary.
I sent him a link and asked for his opinion.  That was a week ago.

Yesterday, I received an email from him asking if I'd like to see his students use Flashcard Factory and invited me into his classroom. 

I immediately responded that I'd be more than happy to visit.

I watched 28 students happily communicating about vocabulary, playing the game, learning about the definitions, but most of all, I watched a teacher with a grudge about working in the middle school, smiling, laughing, interacting with, and encouraging his students to "do more." 

Again, I asked him if he was on Twitter or if he would mind me sending a tweet about his students using Pear Deck.  He said he was fine with me tweeting, and he said he did have an account but he hadn't used it since April.

I tweeted about the activity, posted a few pictures, and gave him a shout-out about being innovative in the classroom.  He liked it, and he re-tweeted.   WINNING!!!!

All in all, a very good week.
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