1. Everything I Have Is Stolen
How I Built A PLN And Saved My Teaching Career
Here’s how we can stay in touch, including some light reading for nights when you can’t sleep, or you are convinced that you are terrible at this job and everybody else is great.

2. Steve Dull
Math/Project Lead The Way
Valparaiso HS, Valparaiso, IN
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I blog at: tweakingfornoreason.wordpress.com
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3. Cheeseburger
What do you see? (Make sure they are very specific and descriptive). Patty - cheese slice - onion - lettuce leaf - tomato slice - bun - sauce). Anything else?

4. Describe what you just saw….
Standards of Mathematical Practice - Attend To Precision.

5. Double-Double
Now describe what you see in this picture.

6. What do you see now?

7. 20 x 20
Wow.

8. The Situation
In-N-Out ordinarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and Double-Doubles (two beef patties and two slices of cheese).  While they don’t advertise it, they have a secret menu which includes a burger where you can order as many extra beef patties and cheese slices as you like.  The prices and nutrition information are not listed though.  The most common orders are 3×3′s (read as “three by three”) and 4x4′s (read as “four by four”) that contain three and four layers of beef and cheese, respectively.  However some people have ordered 20×20′s (pictured above) and even a 100×100!
I’m going to break the rule about filling a slide with words here. This one is mostly for my students. But you guys are standing in as students today, so it stays.

9. 100 x 100 AKA Heart Attack On A Bun
Wut?

10. WHAT IS THE QUESTION?
Let the questions flow. Write them down. Somewhere in between “Oh My God that’s gross!” and “If I eat the whole thing is it free?” and “Diabetes!” someone will want to know how much that costs. How could we figure that out?... if only there was a way to know how much something costs when we go to a restaurant….

11. In-N-Out Menu
Keep an eye on time - if they get the basics quickly, let it ride. Otherwise, move on. Oh BTW, tax was 7.5% back then.

13. Raise your hand if you had a teacher who did a lesson like that with you back when you were in school.
Not me...

14. How would you describe this activity?
Concrete to abstract? Student-centered? Collaborative? What SMPs did we hit? (Modeling, persistence, precision, make an argument).

15. How would you describe this activity?
How would your students respond to this activity?
Did you guys have fun? How would your students respond to that?

16. My students loved it, both in Hammond and in Valpo
My students loved it, both in Hammond and in Valpo. But it’s not an original.
Credit to:
Robert Kaplinsky
Dan Meyer
Shauna Hedgepeth

17. Where Do You Get This Stuff?
Sometimes, you just gotta know where to look...
Student teacher - mentor teacher -> “find your thing”
I knew I couldn’t be him, but the old-school model definitely fit for a new teacher
A few years down the line, and a change in clientele….
The old way was not working - what was I gonna do, talk louder? And I went on a quest. Will Richardson (“Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts”) and then, down the rabbit hole. Leading to...

18. “Math Class Needs A Makeover”
If you’ve been to any kind of math PD in the last 6 years, you’ve probably seen this TED Talk:
“Math Class Needs A Makeover”
My students hated word problems, and in truth, so did I. There had to be a better way to make this stuff real, right?

19. But I’d rather share this piece of Meyer with you:
You can go watch the TED Talk on your own, but I’m gonna take 2 minutes for Meyer’s application video for Apple Distinguished Educator.
This is the mindset. Make it -> share it -> maybe somebody else will make it better.

20. “You Do - Y’All Do - We Do”
Welcome To The #MTBoS
“You Do - Y’All Do - We Do”
“Three Act Math”
“Classroom Chef”
“Estimation 180”
“Would You Rather”
Now I’m in deep to a whole tribe of teachers, reflective ladies and men, who blog and tweet and meet up and share. The Math-Twitter-Blog-o-sphere. Here’s the building blocks of my whole year, all gathered up from my PLN.

21. And maybe my personal favorite these days:
Jonathan Claydon
Oh yeah, in case you’re that playful teacher, they love their students and like to have a little fun too.

22. And… MTBoS Search Engine
There is a ton of stuff out there, and for my math people, it’s all in one place.

23. “But I’m not a Math person” you say? “What’s in it for me?” you say?
How about the
Epic Romeo and Juliet Joint Project...

24. This is a joint project between two schools 4 states apart, created by two teachers who met at a conference.

25. The question is: How do you make your very own PLN
The question is: How do you make your very own PLN? Because remember, that “P” stands for “personal”.
So we know a PLN is a great thing. We want one. How do we get one? I spent a lot of prep hours and after school time ping-ping-pinging my way around the Internet. And you will too. But let’s get a basic idea of where to start.

26. Because these all sound like good things, right?
Sylvia Duckworth - Google Certified Educator/French teacher/Toronto

27. Your PLN Start in your building Google is your friend
Subject-Area Blogs
Twitter

28. Start In Your Building
Ask around. You’ve probably got somebody (maybe even in your own department) who is looking for help too.
Or someone who is dying to share what they’ve already found with you.
FTF meet-ups can be formal or informal (“Alley Rallies”).

29. Google Is Your Friend
11,800,000 results for “social studies blogs? Clearly we are not alone here...

30. Subject-Area Blogs
Once you find a blogger you like, you might find they lead you to more good stuff!
Look for a Blog Roll or a list of Feeds or Subscriptions, and check some out.
This is where things exploded for me. A couple of the blogs I follow included a blogroll feed that updated every time a new post was made. A friggin’ gold mine!

31. Twitter
“Hey, I don’t want to be on Twitter. I’ll just see a bunch of pictures of what people had for lunch!”

32. Don’t worry. That’s Instagram.
Twitter
Don’t worry. That’s Instagram.
Yeah, we totally went to Warsaw Inn for Thanksgiving. I may never cook a turkey again.

33. Or as I like to call it, “Sunday Night PD”

34. But Twitter Is Not a Magic Box of Awesomeness
You have to work at it.

35. Twitter People To Follow Hashtags To Follow
Don’t be afraid to interact, especially with the “Twitter Famous” people. You never know who will engage with you and answer questions.
Some will follow you back, some won’t. It’s cool.
When you try something new, share it out.
Hashtags To Follow
district/school: #schk12 or #gavitmhs
subject-area: #msmathchat or #sschat
state-specific: #INeLearn or #NVEdChat
specialty chats: #EdTechAfterDark or #TOSAChat
Twitter will be what you make it. And it takes a while. But after you are following some active people and engaging, you’ll find it start to pay dividends. How do I find people to follow? A quick google search of “English teachers to follow on twitter” is a good start. And if you search the hashtag, especially one that belongs to a chat, you’ll find a ton of very engaged people to connect with.

36. Wait… Hashtags? Chats?
Chats take place at a regularly-scheduled time with a specific set of questions and a moderator or two. First-timers and lurkers are welcome. Find one or two you like here, put it in your phone, then jump in.
ShakeUp Learning Educational Hashtag Database
Twitter Education Chat Calendar
Twitter Education Chat List
Once you’ve found a chat you like, participate! Answer questions, like posts, start side convos. You’ll probably find some people you’ll want to follow, and you’ll find that a lot of them will follow back.

37. My Go-To People Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer): dy/dan
Kate Nowak f(t)
Sarah Carter Math Equals Love
Fawn Nguyen Finding Ways
Julie Reulbach I Speak Math
Matt Vaudrey Mr. Vaudrey
Jonathan Claydon Infinite Sums
Matt Miller Ditch That Textbook
Most of these people I found first through their blogs before I was even on twitter. I think that is an outstanding way to find *your* tribe.

38. Your Homework
Take time on break today, or tonight, when you are processing, and check out your subject-area blogs.
Scroll through the twitter feeds of the people you find who interest you. Follow some, reach out.
Then share what you learned with people from your building or your district.
If you’re on Twitter already, post something you learned today (w/pics) with the #SSeLearn hashtag.
Here’s your assignment for today and tonight, and maybe sometime next week, sitting on your back porch in the shade with a cool drink.

39. Resources
Robert Kaplinsky: How Much Does A 100 x 100 In-N-Out Cheeseburger Cost?
Dan Meyer: Three Act Math, Math Class Needs A Makeover
Hedge: Teaching CCSS-M To Administrators (No, I Didn’t Get Fired)