A1: Engagement starts with building connections #miched Asking personal questions and sharing about personal life helps students get comfortable and engage in the learning process #miched

A1: Engagement is tied to interest- the best practices I have implemented have been those that minimize my talking, and maximize students’ reflection and purpose. This is different than just having them plan their own lessons- perhaps one could think of it as co-teaching! #miched

Time for your #michED mid-week slow chat! Q1: This has been a challenging year, to say the least. How would you feel most seen, heard, and appreciated for all that you have done during the pandemic? #miched

This is the reason the weekly state chat, using the #miched hashtag, was started! Join us to building your network, connecting and learning together.

H E L L O #michED! This week's slow chat is a challenge inspired by Jessica Rector who shared this strategy to combat burnout at the MASA Women in Leadership Conference last week. Give her a follow and share what 1 change in routine you made to combat burn out. #miched

Good morning #michED! Our slow chat this week is wellness challenge inspired by Jessica Rector. Change 1 thing in your daily routine. Share with us what you changed today. #miched

Great wellness change Dan! #miched

Let's take the chat wellness challenge into the weekend. What 1 thing in your routine can you change to help your brain? Share with the community. #MichEd

Special edition of #michED in honor of #TEACHERAppreciationWeek2021 . Let's give a shout out to those educators who have made the challenges of the last year+ a bit less overwhelming. Who has been your pandemic partner? Bonus if the shout out includes a gif! #miched

Wednesday - Hump Day - Slow Chat day for @michedchat! We'll close this year with a wellness series, using @MESSAOnline 3 prong approach. First up - mindfulness. What mindfulness practices have helped you? Or what questions do you have regarding mindfulness? #miched

Happy Slow Chat day! There is an end to 20/21 school year in sight. Continuing our wellness slow chat series, this week the focus is MOVEMENT. What is your favorite way to move your body? Bonus points for advice on how to get started with your favorite movements activity. #miched

Good morning #michED! Last Wednesday in May signals the last slow chat of the school year. Finishing up our wellness focus, let's talk nutrition. Share your best healthy eating hack. #MichEd

Welcome Back! All schools are back in session, which means it's time to resume our weekly chats. We're going to rock it slow this week, but get some feedback moving forward on best format. Q1: What's your wellness tip for back to school? #miched

Happy Thursday #michED ! We are rolling slow chat to ease back into the school year. Share your best wellness tip for the start of the school year. The Instagram post from JenHatmaker is great inspiration. #keepitreal #buildstamina #miched

Hello #michED ! Still rocking it slow, but easing in to the Wed 8 p.m. est question release. We're going to focus on wellness in September. For our Slow chat Q1: what have you done to prioritize your own wellness at the start of the school year? #SEL #wellness #miched

Anyone else power napping at lunch as a "wellness" recharge? #miched

We're slow chatting this week Q1: Share your wellness tip. Retweet and tag! Laura McDonell 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕥 𝕄𝕔ℂ𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 David Coffey, Ph.D Tara Maynard Ben Rimes Jeremy Hyler AM ☮️ josh hubbard Thomas Berriman @AnnSmart17 @mrsrebandt Andrew from Michigan Zach Cresswell @MissCaitBrown Meow @WeverWorld #miched

Hello #michED ! We're continuing SLOW chat as we tackle the challenges of the return this year. Our Q1 this week comes from Sammy Rebandt . See below. Collective brain needed to support one another with this challenge! Reply with A1, your response, and the hastag #miched

It's been a ride! So many targeted chats now. Where does our #miched community see the chat evolving to? What do you need? #community #educhat #miched

MEMSPA #michED Michigan Principals @Mel_P2MI Please retweet this and send out to all of your followers. We’d love to see as many Michigan educators as possible at this round table. Lake Shore Public Schools is so exited to be able to host this event! #MyLSPS #PositivityInAction