Starting a New #Hashtag
Twitter
is my virtual staffroom. It helps me keep up with latest trends and ongoing
professional discourse. The benefits of this tool as PD inspired me to start
the #ontsshg hashtag that would focus a discussion with fellow educators around
Social Studies/History & Geography (SSHG). Specifically, the chat was
created to have a professional dialogue around the implementation of Ontario’s SSHGcurriculum document September 2014. Using
hashtags on twitter is a way to search for tweets that have a common topic and
it’s a great place for people to connect,
share ideas, questions, and resources.
The
tools and strategies presented in the SSHG document are for some of us, a shift
in teaching and learning. The focus is
on: the inquiry process, concepts of disciplinary thinking and the citizenship
education framework. Using twitter and the
#ontsshg hashtag is a vehicle to support the shift in pedagogical thinking with
educators.
#ontsshg
meet on Twitter every second Thursday at 9:00pm with a variety of topics related to Social
Studies, History & Geography. This has opened up a whole new way of sharing,
not just with Ontario teachers but also with teachers from around the world. At
times, we’ve even teamed up with other professional discussions that are
connected to our topic and created the #inqsshg hashtag. In general, the use of
#ontsshg has provided educators with great discussions, ideas and resources
related to the document. Topics such as; the inquiry approach (which continues
to be a hot topic), historical thinking concepts and citizenship education have
generated links to resources, questions and ideas from a variety of people.
Please consider joining #ontsshg for a rich
discussion around Social Studies/History and Geography -SSHG on alternate Thursday at
9:00 PM EST.
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