Jason Appel

I can’t believe we are getting the band back together tomorrow! #FuseRI Reunion at the @GirlScoutsofSNE offices in Warwick! More than 60% of our Fuse Fellows will be there. We can’t wait to share @HighlanderInst updates & hear about our fellows incredible work all over RI.

Recently received 2 unsolicited, handwritten sticky notes. One was attached to a box of homemade cookies, the other to the windshield of my car. I feel like this pair sums up this school year rather well, but I don’t know why.

@ri_iste's 🇻‌🇮‌🇷‌🇹‌🇺‌🇦‌🇱‌ 🇸‌🇺‌🇲‌🇲‌🇪‌🇷‌ 🇮‌🇳‌🇸‌🇹‌🇮‌🇹‌🇺‌🇹‌🇪‌ begins in a month. Early bird registration closes June 30. If you're reading this, no matter where you are, you can participate! ᴠɪsɪᴛ ri-iste.org ғᴏʀ ɪɴғᴏ & ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢɪsᴛᴇʀ

@numberellaworld Not exactly. Our union lawyer used a Google Form that was restricted to our domain and she verified the eligibility of voters. So it wasn’t perfectly anonymous, but got the job done.

@Jason_appel Sorry, can't help you on that one. Did you find anything?

Anyone know a good tool to run a secure, electronic election? Need: 1 vote per person, only union members able to vote, open for a specific time window, must be anonymous, doesn't have to be free. TIA!

Follow up. Took 3 days of refreshing and a stupid early wake up this morning but I got my ticket, front row center. J & J single dose vaccine tomorrow afternoon!!!

Grateful @CVS is now allowing K12 Ts to get vaccine, but there must be a better system than one resembling trying to get tickets to a T Swift concert. Already juggling 1/2 class in person and 1/2 on Zoom. Now I need another tab open to CVS that I refresh every 15 minutes!? Ugh.

@ShawnCRubin @maevefmurray @deb_ramm @LisaPas220 @davejose @LennonCorey @jessiebutash @ReneRosivach @LearnLeonhardt @MrsCastro2 @DerekMSamuelson I’m super excited, but isn’t it at 5?

Really looking forward to our #FuseRI Happy Hour on Zoom this afternoon at 6pm. Fuse Fellows, if you're interested in joining us & did not receive the link to the meeting please DM @maevefmurray or me. Looking forward to catching up!

So the NYC DOE is calling their hybrid in-person/DL model “Blended Learning?” Do they not know that name is already taken? #icant

@celia_bedelia_ @lkbivona @bps_ri @TeachPlusRI @RIDeptEd Excited to get to know him this year and have some fun with Algebra 2!

@lkbivona @bps_ri @TeachPlusRI @RIDeptEd Awe shucks! Thanks for the shoutout @lkbivona. Hope all is well with you!

Tomorrow is my first day teaching with students physically in front of me in 6 months. Excited/anxious to begin a professional challenge like no other I've experienced. Super excited to see my Ss in person! jasonkappel.com/post/distance-…

@ri_iste Virtual Summer Institute opens its registration TODAY! Sessions run July 22-24. Visit ri-iste.org/Events-Calendar for more information!

@edtechSAE @ChristinaNosek I used @mixamprint. Looks like they do books too. Good luck! mixam.com

@ChristinaNosek Yikes, 80 copies! Hmm, @Jason_appel where did you get your daughter's magazine made?

@EricButash @zoom_us Not wanting Ss to create their own meetings makes sense (although I suppose we can’t stop them from making accounts?) I just want to be able to pre-assign breakout rooms which I thought could only be done if Ss had accounts?

@Jason_appel @zoom_us Think of each Zoom room as an extension of your classroom/school. Would you want Ss having the ability to create their own virtual classrooms? Breakout rooms are essentially the same thing - unattended spaces. Up to you? Remember you don’t need a Zoom account to join a meeting.

Some great tips to stay safe here (especially from the 1 and only ⁦@EricButash⁩!) but man, don’t we have enough on our plates already? Holding Class on Zoom? Beware of These Hacks, Hijinks and Hazards | ⁦@EdSurge⁩ News edsurge.com/news/2020-03-2…

Even the best distance learning plans need implementation support. If you're a teacher and need some support, reach out to the RI Distance Learning Helpline to receive free coaching (ideas, feedback, and/or strategies) from an experienced #FuseRI Fellow! tinyurl.com/rihelpline