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Special Edition #NCTEChat – Teaching Anew: Preparing for Back to School

Join us on Monday, August 24, at 8:00 p.m. ET for a special edition #NCTEchat led by the NCTE Community Ambassadors: Christina Nosek (@ChristinaNosek), Jessica Hunter (@mshunterteaches), Jeremy Hyler (@jeremybballer), Lee Rutherford (@LeeARutherford), Lindsay Schneider (@LindsayFrances_), Lisa Castillo (@RGVReaderLeader), Michelle Rankins (@michellerankins), and Shawn Towner (@mrtowner). The conversation will focus on preparing for a new way of teaching this school year. 

 

The following questions will be shared during the Twitter chat:

WARM-UP: Please introduce yourself. Tell us your name, location, the grade level you teach, and how you’re feeling about this school year using a GIF. #NCTEchat [8:04 p.m.]

Q1: In the midst of all the unknowns, what is one thing you know you do well and are excited for this year? #NCTEchat [8:10 p.m.]

Q2: What are some self-care strategies you will commit to doing this year to help you prepare to be the best educator you can be? #NCTEchat [8:18 p.m.]

Q3: What are you most excited to try for the first time this fall? (a new text, resource, strategy etc.) #NCTEchat [8:26 p.m.]

Q4: What is a challenge that you anticipate having and how might you work to overcome it? #NCTEchat [8:34 p.m.]

Q5: Share a book, poem, or piece of writing you plan to share (or have shared) with your students during the first week of school. #NCTEchat [8:42 p.m.]

Q6: For those of you who have already started the new school year, what is one piece of advice you’d like to offer teachers who will be starting soon? #NCTEchat [8:50 p.m.]

 

We hope to see you there! Be sure to join us by using #NCTEchat.

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