Claudia Acevedo

@Teachhx @wtfisrockbottom @LiberatingNarrs Hello! I've heard such great things about your approach to teaching colonialism thru resistance movements. I teach World History and would love to get ideas by looking at your lesson If you're able to share it I'd be super grateful: cacevedo@cedars-academy.org

@wtfisrockbottom @LiberatingNarrs Certainly!

Thank you @LiberatingNarrs for the map that led to this lesson! Students hard at work discovering African agency

This last week, the @CedarsSchools High School Key Club partnered with Land Care in Austin for a school beautification project. Students from every grade level helped out, rolling up their sleeves & earning service hours!

@POTUS @mPinoe @100Purcent When women and girls rise,their communities and their countries rise with them — Michelle Obama

I'm committed to learning about Black History each day in February. I think you'll enjoy it too! Join me! Subscribe using my personal invite link: 28daysofblackhistory.com/?grsf=bvkm3s

TODAY Nov 30, is the last day to support the students’ fundraiser: The Cedars International Next Generation High School Key Club has partnered with The Kiwanis Club in this fundraiser. Buy seasoned pecans, brittle, chocolate, and more! Click link to order. 4.files.edl.io/639e/11/18/20/…

@GiftedTawk Yes, please! This is so cool!!

Who wants a domino puzzle Jamboard? If I get more than 20 requests I’ll post a link to make a copy here for everyone here.

This event was entirely organized by students. Please help them make it a success by dropping off a donation on Friday or Saturday here in Austin!! Details are linked below @CedarsSchools @TOKEYCLUB @keyclub @AustinKiwanisYP

A4: our staff shares, chats, and celebrates in collaborative ways on slack since we’re still social-distancing #pblchat

A3: tools I like for collab: google apps, especially docs, slides, & jamboard, Nearpod’s collaborate board, and zoom breakout rooms #pblchat

A4: although students can’t see their teachers collaborate, I still use examples of collaboration based on what my team teacher and I are doing & I tell them what we did and how we made it work before I have them do the same with their team #pblchat

@theEALkid @PBLWorks @GoogleForEdu I really like the comment feature and when I assign a task that requires it, I’ve had success giving them a sentence stem to use to write their comments #pblchat

That moment when you find that your students are collaborating and communicating online using Google Docs comment features. Hope that this gal is feeling better! @PBLWorks @GoogleForEdu #GoogleEDU #pblchat

A2: I’ve been more careful writing rubric and product design overall so that decisions have to be made, this makes it obvious that team discussion is purposeful and necessary #pblchat

@suzieboss I love jamboard. We’ve used it for Know & Need to Know & brainstorming as well as some team games. #pblchat

#PBLchat Curious abt tech tools for student collaboration. Google Jamboard anyone?

A1: I established some more non-negotiables around breakout rooms and overall communication expectations such as increased use of email for team communication #pblchat

A1 Still feel like my head is spinning but starting to get students to embrace processes and buy into teams. Exhausted but positive in Austin, TX #pblchat

Tonight #pblchat @Mrs_Koppers @smittygetstechy @PBLacevedo @hunterb312 @maggieleemchugh @kelriz @cfanch @josh_cormier @edutwitt @EduOverstreet @crafted_jennyp @jenfelke @PBLLAB @chrisdaviscng @MissCEaton @MyTLee3 @coolcatteacher @IBPBLJill @inc_yv @tedfujimoto

@crafted_jennyp @PBLLAB I’m now creating groups by involving stdts as part of that process. They asked for that. Teams are hurting now that communication is harder, but I’m confident that as I’m involving parents students can’t give their back to their teams as much if being held accountable #pblchat

@PBLLAB tell us wise one!!!! what are you rethinking re: collaboration?! #pblchat

A1- collaboration ... just rethink it! Feedback and real world driving questions #pblchat

@josh_cormier @crafted_jennyp Yes, students have used their agency to help us, their teachers to do better for them. The amount of buy-in & feedback about what affects them in projects is pouring out in ways that I hadn’t seen. They know virtual isn’t going away and they really want it to work #pblchat

A1 We need to be very clear when expressing expectations -more than ever before & have students say them back to us. Maybe obvious, but this has been essential every step of the way these few weeks #pblchat