#engchat occurs every Monday at 7 PM EST.

Follow @mrami2  and @CBethM to see weekly topics!

This is ambitious but we'll tackle what we can, #engchat with Zac Chase (@mrchase) on Monday 1/24:

1. What non-traditional tools do you rely on in the English classroom?
2. What are examples of the best writing assignments you've created in the last year?
3. What are examples of the best reading assignments you've created in the last year?
4. What kind of writer are you?
5. What kind of reader are you?
6. How do you insure your students have choice in the classroom?
7. How many minutes did your students spend engaged in reading in the last week?
8. How many minutes did your students spend engaged in writing in the last week?

What is #engchat?

#engchat is a real-time opportunity to discuss topics related to the practice of teaching English at all grade levels. All educators are welcome to participate. We meet Mondays at 7 pm EST on Twitter to pool our collective wisdom under the hashtag #engchat. You can check out our archives here, but we would love to have you join the conversation! Under the pages links, you will find a calendar of upcoming topics and guest-moderators and a page for you to suggest future topics for #engchat!  Those of you who have already joined #engchat, we would like to thank you for helping to build a community of English teachers on Twitter. 

To take part in #engchat:

You will definitely need a Twitter account. If you don't have one then click here.
To find #engchat tweets during #engchat, use one of the tools listed below:

• TweetDeck- for Desktop, iPhone, or iPad http://www.tweetdeck.com(Colin uses this)
• HootSuite- http://hootsuite.com/
• Seesmic - web-based, desktop, or mobile versions (Cindy uses this on both phone and computer.)
• TweetGrid- a web-based dashboard http://tweetgrid.com (Recommended by #ukedchat)
• TweetChat- this types the #engchat tag and follows the stream click here

If you miss #engchat you can find the archive here.  You may also want to check out the #engchat Daily Paper which contains links, resources, blog posts complied by all #engchat users.    

If you have any feedback on how to improve any aspect of #engchat, feel free to connect with us on twitter.

Meenoo - @mrami2

Cindy - @CBethM 

Moderators and Guest Moderators of #engchat: 

@mrami2 - Meenoo Rami

@CBethM - Cindy Minnich

@englishcomp - Jim Burke

@danamhuff - Dana M. Huff

@lauranicosia - Laura Nicosia

@TeachMoore - Renee Moore

@alansitomer - Alan Sitomer

@AndreaZellner - Andrea Zellner

@poh - Paul Oh

@msstewart - Meredith Stewart

@AtlTeacher - Shervette Miller

@eliza_peterson - Elizabeth Peterson

@SLazarOtC - Stephen Lazar

 @aleaness - Ann Leaness

@writer - Penny Kittle

@GradingGirl

@buffyjhamilton - Buffy J. Hamilton

@ProfessorNana - Teri Lesense

@SarahWessling - Sarah Wessling

@cakeypal - Kathee Godfrey

@hickstro - Troy Hicks

@feministteacher - Ileana Jiménez