GraniteSchools - Tweet Data Analysis

Summarization

The tweets cover a range of topics including a student's acceptance into Harvard to become an orthopaedic surgeon, a creative way to teach math to fifth graders, professional development for teachers, an active shooter drill at a school district, snow days, congratulations to a community leader, school visits to the University of Utah, and discussions around COVID-19 and school policies.

Topic Modeling

1. Education and Schools
   • Orthopaedic surgeon training at Harvard
   • Congratulations to a community leader
   • Math standard practice with games
   • Professional development for teachers
   • Snowy weather and school closures
   • Active shooter preparedness
   • Visiting university campuses
   • Congratulations to a high school graduate
2. Employment and Wages
   • Hourly employees and living wage
3. COVID-19
   • Blame for COVID-19 spread in schools
4. Community and Leadership
   • Community leader celebrates birthday
   • Congratulations to a community leader
   • Positive feedback for school administration
5. Science and Politics
   • Following the science during pandemic

Emotional Analysis

Various emotions are expressed in these tweets, ranging from excitement, pride, and joy to frustration and anger. The first tweet expresses excitement and pride in achieving admission to Harvard for training as an orthopaedic surgeon, and the desire to inspire young students to aim higher. The second tweet expresses a lighter emotion of playful celebration for a beloved leader. The third tweet expresses joy in finding a fun way to teach a math standard to fifth-graders. The fourth tweet expresses gratitude for a professional development specialist who helped teachers plan and teach collaboratively. The fifth tweet expresses anger over low wages for hourly employees and criticism of school districts, including Granite School District. The sixth tweet expresses concern over school safety in light of false active shooter reports. The seventh tweet expresses joy over the cancellation of school due to snow. The remaining tweets express congratulations, admiration, and gratitude towards individuals and colleagues associated with Granite School District, as well as frustration and anger towards certain decisions and incidents.

Trend Analysis

1. Professional/educational achievements: An individual celebrates their acceptance into Harvard for orthopedic surgery training, and they express a desire for students at their previous schools to aim higher (tweet 1).
2. Celebrations/personal events: A birthday celebration is held for a school leader (tweet 2).
3. Teaching strategies: A fifth-grade math standard is made more fun with a game called "Pie Face" (tweet 3).
4. Collaborative learning: Teachers and coaches work together with a professional development specialist to plan and teach a lesson together (tweet 4).
5. Community and politics: A discussion about hourly employees needing a living wage, school safety during an active shooter threat, and blame for a Covid+ case in a school (multiple tweets).