Welcome to the #TeamOctopus Forum!
#TeamOctopus is about…
…recognizing your own INNER STRENGTH and helping others find their inner strength, too.
…naming your own obstacles (and recognizing the obstacles of others.)
…SPEAKING UP even when it’s hard.
And, to help us all find the courage for those hard conversations, it’s about TEAMING UP, which is what this forum is all about!
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Quick Links for Educators:
Find Videos of Ann reading Chapter One and Answering Students’ Questions HERE
#TeamOctopus Flipgrid (plus an intro video on framing book discussions around inner strength)
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Now, onto the TEAMING UP!
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#TeamOctopus Announcements, Plans, and Big Dreams
Find out about what's in the #TeamOctopus pipeline...T-shirt sales, Student Writing Opportunities, Upcoming Giveaways, etc. Some exciting stuff! You can also start your own topic with an idea of your own that you'd love to see take root. When, you think big -- and when you put it out there -- big things can happen!
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Team Up: Partner With Another Class/School
Want to connect with another class or school that's reading the book? Create a topic in this forum and include:
- - Your Location (including time zone)
- - The Month You Plan to Use the Book
- - The Grade(s) You Teach
- - How You’d Like to Connect (Mystery Skype, Pen Pals, Etc.)
- - Anything else relevant
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Ideas for Book-Inspired Social Action
Book-inspired conversations are fabulous, and when those conversations lead to action it's even more exciting. Here's a place to brainstorm ways that students and/or staff can take action in their communities and beyond.
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Chance to Win a Read-Aloud Kit, including a Class Set of #TeamOctopus Shirts for Your Class!
Enter to win a #TeamOctopus Read Aloud Kit including a copy of The Benefits of Being an Octopus and a FULL SET of #TeamOctopus T-shirts for your class! For details click through to the topic: "Giveaway Entry Directions"
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Share Ideas for Using the Book with Students
What's worked? What hasn't? What are you excited to try out?
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Questions/Thoughts/Comments
Want to bounce an idea off someone else who has read the book? Have a question about using the book with students? General Comments?
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#TeamOctopus Announcements, Plans, and Big Dreams
