August's #nctechat on Building Classroom Community is Sunday (August 17)

One of my favorite virtual professional development activities is the monthly #nctechat on Twitter. While it can be a rapid-fire experience, I always walk away from the discussion inspired by lots of great ideas. This month's #nctechat is on building a classroom community. Come join in the fun this Sunday (August 17) at 8:00 pm ET.

Helpful hints:

• NCTE puts the chat up on Storify afterwards so you can go back and review what was said (or you can read people's responses if you couldn't make the chat). For instance, you can see July's #nctechat on the teacher as writer.
• For the sake of your sanity (and because there is often a lag on Twitter with the most recent tweets), you might want to use a tool like TweetDeck or TweetChat when participating. I'm partial to TweetChat because I find it more straightforward than TweetDeck (and its many columns). I also love that it automatically adds the hashtag to any tweet I do.
• If you've never participated in #NCTEChat, don't be shy - it is a fun and welcoming group. Just be certain to use the hashtag when responding. Also, be certain to denote which question you are answering (for instance, if you are responding to question 1, put A1 at the beginning of your tweet).

Do you have questions, comments, or concerns? Please feel free to leave a comment or send me a tweet.