{"id":21961,"date":"2014-05-05T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=21961"},"modified":"2014-05-05T14:34:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T18:34:54","slug":"why-educators-are-using-social-media-to-explain-what-teachingis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2014\/05\/05\/why-educators-are-using-social-media-to-explain-what-teachingis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Educators Are Using Social Media To Explain What #TeachingIs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John O'Connor \/ StateImpact Florida<\/p>

Roland Park K-8 Magnet School science teacher Jaraux Washington.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jaraux Washington is a science teacher at Tampa’s Roland Park K-8 Magnet School for International Studies. So it’s not surprising she turns to biology for a metaphor to describe teaching.<\/p>\n

“Especially in seventh grade you understand that this is a process,” she says, “and sometimes you’re the planter and sometimes you’re the waterer and sometimes you get to see the harvest.”<\/p>\n

Today is the start of Teacher Appreciation Week, and Washington is one of many teachers participating in a social media campaign to clear up misconceptions and tell the public what the job is really about. It’s called #TeachingIs.<\/p>\n

#TeachingIs<\/a> 12+ hour days , teaching, coaching, cheering, planning…….no overtime or time and a half. Getting paid in seeds sown<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jaraux Washington (@JarauxW) May 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The North Carolina-based Center for Teaching Quality<\/a> is leading the campaign. The non-profit helps teachers share good practices and encourages and trains teachers to be leaders without leaving the classroom.<\/p>\n

We spoke to three Florida teachers participating, asked them to read and discuss their thoughts.<\/p>\n\n

<\/p>\n

Lalla Pierce of Brown-Barge Middle School in Pensacola:<\/p>\n

#TeachingIs<\/a> Facilitating, not disseminating; coaching, not preaching; guiding, not forcing. #ccss<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 LallaTPierce (@LallaTPierce) April 26, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Mike Meiczinger, who teaches at Lutz Elementary School:<\/p>\n

#TeachingIs<\/a> meaning you have homework. In service courses, grading, planning, and then planning some more.<\/p>\n

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\n\u2014 Mike Meiczinger (@MMeiczinger) April 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check out more thoughts on what #TeachingIs here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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