Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 06/12/2024This was a really interesting read about the growing trend of using AI chatbots as search engines. I liked the distinction between "answer engines" and "search engines." (And I'm blown away by the number of 'journalists' who are using ChatGPT as a source.) buff.lyStop using generative AI as a search engineSometimes ChatGPT spits out something original — and wrong, like fake presidential pardons. 040
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024"The school that actually does the work of a PLC will develop its capacity to help all students learn far more effectively than the school that spends years preparing to be a PLC." Rick DuFour #atplc #EduSky 140
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024"It is important, however, that leaders do more than prompt a staff to take new actions: they must consistently communicate the underlying rationale to support the action." Rick DuFour #atplc #EduSky 061
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"People who are determined not to act can always find a reason to justify inaction." Rick DuFour #atplc #EduSky 061
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024When teams become the focus of celebration and every team feels it too has the opportunity to be recognized and applauded, schools begin to move away from a culture of internal competition and toward a sharing culture. Rick DuFour #atplc #EduSky 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"Educators who hope to build PLCs will focus less on writing mission statements and more on demonstrating their missions at work through their day-to-day actions." Rick DuFour #atplc #EduSky 020
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"The true mission of a school is revealed by what people do, not what they say." Rick DuFour #atplc #EduSky 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"The problem is not that we do not know enough -- it is that we do not do what we already know. We do not act on or refine or apply those principles and practices that virtually every teacher already knows." Mike Schmoker #atplc #EduSky 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"Consequently, I believe learning in schools becomes energized and likely to spread to out-of-school time only when young people have as many opportunities to pose and address their own problems as they do to grapple with problems posed by teachers." Roland Barth #atplc #EduSky 161
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"What would happen if a school took seriously the goal of promoting profound levels of learning and graduating students destined to sustain prodigious levels of learning over their lifetimes?" Roland Barth #atplc #EduSky #worthasking 011
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"Clearly the most basic graduation requirement, then, is that our students leave each grade and each school imbued with the qualities, dispositions, and capacities of insatiable, lifelong learners." Roland Barth #atplc #EduSky 031
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024"At every possible opportunity, express what you believe about effort-based ability and what you think it can do for the children in your school...Leaders often underestimate the power of simply standing for something publicly and with perseverance." Jon Saphier #atplc #EduSky 000
Reposted by Bill FerriterJason N. Smith, Ed.D. @drjasonnsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Just going to leave this right here #teaching #education #teacher #educators #edusky #langchat #iteachWL 1247
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Amazing shares for physics teachers here from Michael. 031
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024You and me both, Ryan! It will take some time, but I'm super excited about being away from Twitter for the most part. Such a toxic space. 👊 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Just pulled together a series of AI prompts that guiding coalitions can use to develop a survey for their school community on the belief that ALL students can learn at high levels. Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #EduSky #atplcdocs.google.comTool - Using AI Chatbots to Develop a Survey on Belief in the Abilities of LearnersTool - Using AI Chatbots to Develop a Survey on Belief in the Abilities of Learners Research on successful schools consistently points to four core beliefs that must be in place for professional l... 040
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Thanks for recognizing this, Ann! Best idea I ever had and I didn't put my name on it. 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk. 😂 #steppingoffsoapbox #EduSky 000
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024And let's be real: We give "developing risk takers" lip service, too. We say that we value that trait in learners, but we aren't willing to study the best strategies for developing it in our students because we have "too many other things to do." (Read: Standards to teach and tests to give.) 100
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Sadly, I think we give lip service to building a supportive classroom culture. "Team building" is reserved for the first few days of class and almost always involves a cheesy activity that we do once and move on from. The result: Our kids don't take risks in our spaces. 100
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024And if we REALLY wanted our kids to be risk takers, we'd invest significant time into developing meaningful relationships between all students in our rooms. We are willing to take greater risks in front of people we trust. 110
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Which means if we REALLY wanted our kids to be risk takers, we would engineer lots of opportunities for students to take low-stakes risks in our rooms -- and to take those risks together. 100
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Those moments are full of social implications for students. Answering the question wrong or giving an opinion that the group doesn't agree with has long-lasting consequences for kids. Those stakes aren't worth it to kids -- and as a result, they don't "take those risks" in our rooms. 100
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Here's the thing: The only real risks that I see teachers asking kids to take come with pretty high stakes. An example: Answering a difficult question in class or sharing a personal take on a topic. 100
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I've been thinking a ton about our desire to see our students "take risks" in our classrooms. 🧵 #EduSky 200
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Man. I'm sitting here all choked up again. A bunch of parents and former students found me in LinkedIn and buried me in kind words and well-wishes. I miss those deep connections with families, y'all. Our profession can be frustrating and exhausting for sure. But it is always beautiful. 050
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024That's a great analogy, right?! I learned that from Tom Schimmer and it made a ton of sense to me. Been sharing it ever since -- and it makes me want to make pancakes every time! Glad it helped... 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Really good point, Michelle. Thanks for the feedback. I hadn't considered that! 110
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I've been tinkering with a graphic that describes the Team Learning Process as described in the #atplc movement. I have three different versions here. Do you have a preference? Why? #EduSky 230
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Another one of my favorite thinkers is AJ Juliani. Did you read his recent piece on why relevance for learners is even more important today than ever before? It's a good one: www.ajjuliani.com/blog/the-rel... #EduSkyajjuliani.comA.J. Juliani | The Relevancy Problem: What can we do to make learning meaningful?Imagine, for a moment, you are a student. You just got home after a full day at school. You took the bus to an away game, played and watched another game, took the bus back. Your parent is out, so yo... 151
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024One of the funniest moments of my professional year was listening to a guy in a strong union state passionately arguing that teachers should NEVER be asked to work beyond contract hours and then hearing one of his peers say: "Then how is it fair for us to keep burying kids in homework?" #EduSky 291
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Been thinking about using suno.com as a tool for extensions in the classroom. I like the idea of having it generate a song and then asking students to evaluate it for accuracy against what they know/have learned. #EduSkysuno.comSunoSuno is building a future where anyone can make great music. 2110
Reposted by Bill FerriterAaron Hogan @aaronhogan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Tonight I’m reminded of this old idea I often shared on Twitter. An app like this isn’t going to change your life, but the educators you meet here will. Grateful to have a space like this open again. #EduSky #EduSkyChat 1431964
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024@leonfurze.com has really been challenging my thinking a ton lately. Jazzed to have found his thinking for sure. All y'all have probably seen it, but my favorite recent Furze read was this one on AI and skill loss: leonfurze.com/2024/10/24/a... Thanks for making me think, Leon. #EduSkyleonfurze.comAI and Skills Loss: It’s Not That SimpleA lot of the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in education centres on the idea that AI will inevitably lead to skills loss and that this is an inherently bad thing. Like all hype at both end… 120
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Roland Barth was spitting FACTS in On Common Ground: "If a school culture permeated by preoccupation with grades and test performance forever turns students off to learning, then the cost of short-term success is long-term failure." #edusky 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Jazzed to see you, too, Matt. Can't wait to see what this space becomes for me. I'm hoping it is positive and healthy and fun again! 010
Bill Ferriter @wferriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024So happy to have found you, #EduSky community. Looking forward to building a new community here with you. ❤️ 120
