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Expanding my Professional Learning Network with Twitter

I recently participated in a Twitter Chat targeted towards social studies educators (#sschat). I have participated previously, but the topic of this one specifically intrigued me - Integrating Social Emotional Learning into Social Studies Instruction. I have not taken much time to consider how I integrate social emotional learning (SEL) into my instruction specific to social studies so I was curious to hear how others were doing it.

After a brief introduction where I saw some familiar faces from previous chats and was introduced to some new educators, we were off to a start. In total there were 7 questions asked related to SEL and social studies. While I was uncertain about SEL going into the chat, one participant shared a resource on SEL and the different competencies of it. This helped me understand and begin to make connections to my own teaching with it.

Tweet from Dr. Scott M. Petri (@scottmpetri) 

While there were only 7 questions asked the hour-long chat flew by. I was engaged with other participants sharing ideas, asking questions, and sharing resources. I was blown away by the level of engagement. I had several tabs open after the chat with articles to read and activities to try with my students. I learned that I am already incorporating SEL practices into my teaching, with activities like perspective taking, even though I did not realize it. I plan on using additional strategies and ideas that were shared in my classroom, like having students revise work to ensure they will meet a deadline to help with time management skills.
Figure 1: A Screenshot of #sschat tweet on June 3, 2019
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I am looking forward to participating in more Twitter chats. It expanded my Professional Learning Network and helped me understand how Twitter can be used as a 21st century affinity space that works together to solve a problem (Gee, 2017).

References
Gee, J. (2017). Affinity Spaces and 21st Century Learning. Educational Technology, 57(2), 27-31. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/44430520

Petri, S. @scottmpetri (2019, June 6). Welcome to #sschat Please introduce yourself. Let us know where you are based, what Social Studies courses and grade levels you teach. Here's a definition of #SEL terms from our friends at @caselorg pic.twitter.com/yFYKxD42vK Retrieved from https://twitter.com/scottmpetri/status/1135682826018467856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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