Twitter for Instructional Coaches Joining, Tweeting, and Chatting for Professional Growth

In this session you will… ● Reflect on your experience thus far with Twitter. ● Describe ways the Twitter platform is currently being used by educators. ● Create a Twitter account specifically for educational purposes. ● Identify various educational organizations and experts to follow on Twitter. ● Tweet a comment, question or resource related to the PIIC conference. ● Engage in a Twitter chat related to today’s presentation. ● Develop ideas for using the Twitter platform within your instructional coaching role. Objectives

Please Do Now: Brain-Writing Previous Knowledge New LearningIdeas for Using Twitter in Coaching Role Questions What do you already know about Twitter? What are some important notes/ reminders from the presentation? What are some ways you can use Twitter in your role as instructional coach? What questions do you have for us or your colleagues?

1.Read the article “Using Twitter as a Source for Professional Learning” from Education World.Using Twitter as a Source for Professional Learning 2.Identify 2 VIP’s from the article and add any relevant information to your note-taking organizer. 3.Discuss your VIP’s with a pair/share partner. Article Study

Creating a Twitter Account ● Go to ● Sign up for an account using your school (if appropriate) ● Select username - Consider using your job title as part of your username

● Click on your name next to the picture of the egg ● Select “edit profile” o write a brief bio o list your location o add a picture (you can do this later) *You will need to check the address you registered with to officially activate your account. Creating Your Profile

Let’s take a brief tour of Twitter...

● What does it mean to follow someone on Twitter? ● How do you follow someone on Twitter? ● Who should you follow? o LitCoachJackieW o PIICcoach o You Pick 1 You Pick 1 Following

● How do you tweet? o Keep it to 140 characters! o Tweet a comment, picture, question, or resource ● How do you reply to a tweet? ● What does it mean to retweet? ● And what in the world is a hashtag????? Tweeting

Tweet a take-away from this conference using the hashtag #PIICPLO Now You Tweet!

● What is a twitter chat? ● How do you find twitter chats? o List of weekly educational twitter chats List of weekly educational twitter chats ● How do you participate in a twitter chat?participate in a twitter chat o observer versus participant o Q1/A1 format o Don’t forget the hashtag! Chatting

Reminders: ● Begin your tweet to the first question with A1: ● Include the hashtag #PIICPLO Now Let’s Chat!

● Get your teachers to follow you so you can share ideas and resources with them ● Stay up-to-date on your PL by reading tweets from educational/literacy leaders ● Tweet during a conference or PD session and encourage teachers to do the same ● Create a hashtag for your IU’s PIIC cohort ● Participate in a Twitter chat ● Moderate a Twitter chat with your teachers ● Win free resources by replying to a tweet Our Ideas for Ways to Use Twitter in Instructional Coaching Role

●Questions? ●Next Steps: ○Develop a plan for using Twitter in your instructional coaching role ○Continue to tweet throughout the rest of the conference using the hashtag #PIICPLO ●Additional Resources: Twitter Glossary Educator's Guide to All Things Twitter

Contact the Presenters: Jackie Wynkoop: Instructional Coach, Bellefonte Area School District Diane Hubona: IU8 and IU10 PIIC Mentor