There are thousands of weekly Twitter chats you could participate in, but how do you narrow in on the specific chat(s) that will help improve your practice and grow your personal learning network? In last week’s slowchat hosted by teachers Lyndsay Nottingham and Sarah Thomas, we asked for the Twitter chats you hate to miss and why you love them. Read on for five of the Teacher2Teacher community’s responses and share your own favorite chat in the comments below.

1. “#ohedchat #UrbanEdChat #elemmathchat Full of passionate, forward thinking educators!” —@MonicaRuzicka
2. “@NCCATNews Teachers learning #PBL from teachers…and STUDENTS…is what it’s all about! #nccat #nced @ncnewschools @TCECHS” —@engineerteacher
3. “#ECET2 is my breath of fresh air on Sunday. My #PLN grows every week.”—@juliabishopnbct
4. “#engagechat #wateachlead #tpepchat #teachwriting. Looking for one or two more!” —@GoZags2001
5. State chats:
   1. “I enjoy #iaedchat as it is a great opportunity to see the thoughts of my same state colleagues. #education.” —@AdrianMcKay14
   2. “I’m not a TX educator, but I participate in #txeduchat. It’s a great chat.” —@tiffbutton

Don’t miss this week’s slow chat about spring lesson ideas—use #T2TChat to join in the conversation with hosts Lyndsay Nottingham and Sarah Thomas. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter if you don’t already!