In spite of the Interwebz best attempts to thwart us, since Jan 10th, 2011, #kinderchat chats have been archived using a mish-mash of Evernote, Tweetdoc, Hootsuite Pro, and The Site Formerly Known as TwapperKeeper. Clicking on the chat title will take you to a transcript of that day's conversation.
Alas, chats before Jan 10, 2010, were not archived. Have no fear, most topics are sure to come up again.
Alas, chats before Jan 10, 2010, were not archived. Have no fear, most topics are sure to come up again.
The North America/Asia #kinderchat has concluded for the 2012-13 school year. We will resume on August 19, 2013. Follow the hashtag throughout the summer for blogging challenges and special events!
Kinderchat Topics 2013 - 14:
May 12, 2014: North America: Science Curriculum
May 5, 2014: Europe/Africa: Choosing what to document North America: Year End documentation
April 28, 2014: Kinderchat Pot-O-Gold Cocktail Chatter! Sharing our own memories of ECE
April 21, 2014: North America: Tech, Toys, and Tools
April 14, 2014: North America: Has tech changed reading?
April 7, 2014: North America: Collaboration with Colleagues
March 31, 2014 KINDERCHAT SPRING BREAK!!
March 24, 2014: Europe/Africa: Springtime in EY North America: Springtime in ECE
March 17, 2014: Europe/Africa: Writing skills by age group North America: Stress & Brain development in young children
March 10, 2014: Europe/Africa: Encouraging Young Writers North America: Math in ECE
March 3, 2014: Europe/Africa: Portfolios & Documentation. North America: Testing in Kindergarten
Feb 24, 2014: Kinderchat Pot-O-Gold Cocktail Chatter! PYJAMA PARTY!
Europe/Africa North America
Feb 17, 2014: Europe/Africa: Tech Must-Haves for ECE North America: Virtual Field Trips
Feb 10, 2014: Helping Children & Families in Need. Europe/Africa North America
Feb 3, 2014: Europe/Africa: Compulsory Testing for Young Students? North America: Universal PreK
Jan 27, 2014: Europe/Africa: Outdoor learning on a shoestring North America: Olympic-style outdoor play
Jan 20, 2014: Europe/Africa: Supporting struggling students North America: Developmental Causes for Unkind Behaviours
Jan 13 2014: Europe/Africa: EY Children & Cultural Diversity North America: Arts Education
Jan 6 2014: Europe/Africa: Documenting with photographs. North America: Report Card Formats
Dec 23 & 30: Winter break - HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM #KINDERCHAT!
Dec 16: Holiday Party: festive sweaters & wacky gift exchange! Europe/Africa North America
Dec 9: Kinderchat Pot-O-Gold Cocktail Chatter! Europe/Africa (No archive for North America - maybe I had too many cocktails?)
Dec 2: Europe/Africa: Tech & Child Development North America: Tools & Tech for ABCs
Nov 25: Standards in ECE: do we need them? Europe/Africa North America
Nov 18: Europe/Africa: Kids & Gun Play North America - Finding, understanding & applying research
Nov 11: The role of risk in outdoor play Europe/Africa North America
Nov 4: Europe/Africa: Developmental traits, ages 3-7 North America: Developmental Screening tools
Oct 28: Europe/Africa: Themes vs Emergent Curriculum North America: Language Arts Instruction
Oct 21: Europe/Africa: Documenting learning North America: Using blogs for student portfolios
Oct 14: Kinderchat Pot-O-Gold Cocktail Chatter! North American Scavenger Hunt
Oct 7: Being a Connected Educator. Europe/Africa North America
Sept 30: Policy - Why Should We Care? Europe/Africa North America
Sept 23: Europe/Africa: Teaching Cursive North America: IQ Testing for Young Children
Sept 16: Outdoor time - How often & How? Europe/Africa North America
Sept 9: North America: Developmental expectations at the start of K
Europe/Africa: Child Development Intro
Sept 2: North America: Social Studies in ECE
Europe/Africa: Introductions & A New Year
August 26: Intro to Documentation & Assessment
August 19: Welcome back meet & greet
Kinderchat Topics 2012-13:
June 17: Final #Kinderchat of the year! Moderator Appreciation and General Vacation Talk!
June 10: YEAR END LUAU COCKTAIL PARTY!
June 3: General tech talk (and spontaneous simulation of a reward-based classroom)
May 27: Year-end transitions for teachers AND kids (Alas, the archive refused to cooperate...)May 20: Intervening in children's play & conflicts
May 13: PLAY! When play gets too competitive
May 6: The Homestretch! Ending the year strong.
April 29: Kindergarten Readiness
April 22: The Low-Tech Classroom
April 15: POT-O-GOLD: Cocktail Chatter!
April 8: Tech Tools for Math, collaboration with @PBSKids
April 1 - SPRING BREAK, NO CHAT
Mar 25: When personal and professional collide
Mar 18: Field trips - heaven or hell? (Only the first 40 minutes because Tweetchat flaked out on me.)
Mar 11: Free discussion on free play!
Mar 4: Helping kids use kind words
Feb 25: Special Education Resources
Feb 18: Student Engagement (the formatting is ugly, but it's all there!)
Feb 11: Pot-O-Gold Cocktail Chatter!
Feb 4: Favourite Tech Tools, Apps, and Websites
Jan 28: School security: Do teachers need guns?
Jan 21: Communicating and Co-existing with Co-workers
Jan 14: Engaging Introverted Children in PLAY!
Jan 7: January routines & post-holiday re-entry
DEC 24 & 31: Winter Break - HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM #KINDERCHAT!
Dec 17:
Dec 10: Coping with Crying
Dec 3: POT OF GOLD! Kinderchat Holiday Party complete w/festive sweaters and wacky gift exchange!
Nov 26: Digital Portfolios for Student Progress
Nov 19: Relationships With Admin
Nov 12: Recess!
Nov 5: PLAY: When play becomes aggressive
Oct 29: Parent-Teacher conferences
Oct 22: Picture books to use for science lessons
Oct 15: What would YOU say to a brand new Kindergarten Teacher?
Oct 8: POT OF GOLD! Cocktail Chatter and general debauchery (good stuff here re: tweeting with your class!)
Oct 1: Technology goals and challenges for this year.
Sept 24: Comparing Funding Models for Kindergarten Programs
Sept 17 - Specific philosophies (Montessori, Reggio, Waldorf) in Public School Settings.
Sept 10: PLAY! Adults need play, too.
Sept 3: The Inclusive Classroom
August 27: Community before Curriculum (first 15 min are missing - check the Evernote link above if you need them!)
August 20: Welcome Back & Reflections on a New Year
Kinderchat Topics 2011-12:
Happy Summer All! Rest up for the 2012-2013 school year! We resume the chat schedule in August! You can suggest a topic here.
July 2: Pot o' Gold no chat: chase rainbows
June 25: Tech Topic (ISTE#12)
June 18: Professional Life: Reflections on Profesional Growth
June11: Special Topic: RAFFI IS COMIN' TO #KINDERCHAT
June 4: PLAY!
May 28: The Outdoor Classroom
May 21: Writing @bluskyz
May 14: Common Core and Curriculum Standards
May 7 SPECIAL EVENT: Book Talk w Ellen Galinsky, Author of Mind in the Making #soexcited
April 30: Tech to Connect w/@Matt_Gomez
April 23: Work/Life Balance: Making Time for U to Play! w @MauiMickey
April 16: Supporting Self Regulation
April 9: Creating Environments that Encourage Imaginative Play
April 2: Homework Hassles
March 26: NO CHAT: *SPRING BREAK*
March 19: PhysEd and Fitness
March 12: "Recycling" Kids: Should K Students ever be held back?
March 5: Pot o' Gold
Feb 27 Technology Topic: The Great iPad Debate
Feb 20 Professional Life: Evaluating Teachers: The "Good" and "Bad" Teacher
Feb 13 SES: Effects of Poverty/Income in Education, Learning in Young Children
Feb 6 PLAY: The Insider's Guide to Indoor Recess
Jan 30 Classroom Life: Behavior: When is silly too silly?
Jan 23 Academic Subject: Calendar
Jan 16 Reflection/Assessment: Report Cards, Friend or Foe?
January 9 Pot o Gold!
January 2: Technology Topic: Symbaloo w @Matt_Gomez w Special Guest @SymbalooEDU
WINTER BREAK
December 19: Professional Life: Working w/Aides, Assistants, Paraprofessionals
December 12: Special Topic: Coffee Mugs & T-Shirts: Teacher Gift Show & Tell
December 5: PLAY! "How to hide play in the academic day" Part 1 Part 2
November 28: Classroom Life: Finding the quiet in a room full of five-year-olds
November 21: "Doing Stories:" Drama, Theatre and Storytelling
November 14: Reflection: Teaching students w limited experience w first language: A joint chat w #ELLchat
November 7: Pot o' Gold
October 31: Halloween Party!
October 24: Professional Life Topic: Bridging "Real Life" and Online Presence
October 17: PLAY: "The Hidden Structures Behind Free Play"
October 10: Nuts and Bolts of Classroom Procedures: Minding Our Pees and Queues
October 3: Curriculum: Reading, Core Curriculum, Daily 5 w @MMEGrinder26
September 26: Resolutions, Reflections, Revolutions, Realizations: Your year in review
Sept 19 Pot o' Gold
Sep 12: Documenting w Evernote w @tori1074
Sep 5: Parent-Teacher Communication, Back-to-School Night @Matt_Gomez FB Project
August 29: Reggio Emilia w @gaiaellyn @garystager (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
August 22: The Play Project @hechternacht
August 15: Classroom Design
August 8: Head, Shoulders, Knees &Toes: Readiness & Self regulation @happycampergirl w Special Guest Researcher @ShannonBWanless
August 1: Welcome Back! Summer reflections and new goals
Summer Break (Cocktailing/Tailgaiting/Conferences/Projects/Reflection/Rejuvinate)
Kinderchat Topics 2010-11
June 13th Pot o' Gold
June 6: Technology Topic: Teacher Organizational Tools
May 30: Parent-Teacher Boundaries
May 23: Special Topic: Redshirting
May 16: Math & Play w @kassiaowedekind
May 9: Classroom Life: Planning w Purpose
May 2: Life Science: Creature Feature
April 25: Assessment: formal testing practices in Kindergarten (MAP, etc) Part 1 Part 2
April 18: Pot O' Gold
April 11: Technology Topic: Teacher Blogs
April 4: Professional Life: The Male Kindergarten #ECE Professional
Mar 28: Developing Social Responsibility topic c/o @mathmurd
Mar 21: *Spring Break* Cocktail Hour
Mar 14: Play: The Great Outdoors
Mar 7: Field Trips
Feb 28: Gross Motor Skills
Feb 21: Reflection on Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom
Feb 14: Integrating Social Tech Into Classroom Routines
Feb 7 : Professional Life: Teacher Absences and Planning for Subs
Jan 31: *Special Topic*: Bullying
Jan 24: Open Forum on PLAY!
Jan 17: Fine Motor Skill Development
Jan 10: Peace: A Timely and Teachable Moment: MLK and Peace
Jan 17: Fine Motor Skill Development
Jan 10: Peace: A Timely and Teachable Moment: MLK and Peace
Jan 3: Storytime w guest author @KatieDavisBurps http://www.katiedavis.com/main.htm
Dec 13: Reflection: Year in Review
Dec 13: Reflection: Year in Review
Dec 6: Teacher Gifts
Nov 29: The Holidaze
Nov 22: Topic c/o @NAEYC @Matt_Gomez
Article The Constant Kindergartener: http://bit.ly/beV1yG
Nov 15: The Value of a PLN
Nov 8: Parent Relationships
Nov 1: Open Forum on Play
Oct 25: Reflection: Assessment Practice
Nov 15: The Value of a PLN
Nov 8: Parent Relationships
Nov 1: Open Forum on Play
Oct 25: Reflection: Assessment Practice
Oct 18: Technology and Young Children
Oct 11: >break for Canadian Thanksgiving<
Oct 4: Arts n Crafts
Sept 27 Working Relationships
Sept 20: Curriculums Survey
Sept 13: Rules and Routines
Sept 6: Setting up the Classroom
