Educator and entrepreneur, Mark Barnes @markbarnes19, is the brainchild behind the Hacking movement. Yes, it is a movement. Mark has published a slew of books addressing ways to hack everything from assessment to homework. Hacking books are toolkits for teachers with practical steps to guide teachers towards innovative problem-solving.
Every Sunday morning educators from around the world come together for 30 minutes to answer three questions around a topic. A guest moderator leads the #hacklearning chat. The fast pace fuels the positive energy created by educators coming together for the purpose of connecting with others and sharing their thoughts and resources around a common topic. Sunday the "hacky topic" was English Learners (ELs).
As the guest moderator, I was given the freedom to choose a "hacky topic" and then co-wrote questions with Connie Hamilton @conniehamilton, a.k.a. hacker extraordinaire.
I chose this topic based on "hacks" I have learned as a graduate research associate with a federal grant, ELLevate! I drew from my experiences co-leading a weekly after school book club for bilingual newcomers and co-teaching a summer literacy institute.
The federal grant is a partnership between the university where I attend and a local school district to support teachers in the instruction of adolescent newcomers.
To learn more about the Hacking Movement go to http://hacklearning.org/
To learn more about the Hacking Movement go to http://hacklearning.org/
Chats are posted weekly on Twitter by Hack Learning @hackmylearning.
Confession Reflection:
- What perspectives might English Learners have about school and learning? #HackLearning
- How can monolingual teachers communicate with newcomers little/no English speaking students?
- What strategies can teachers use to support the learning of ELs?
In case you missed out on Sunday's chat on English Learners, check out my Q's and A's https://storify.com/TamraDollar/hacklearning-chat
