Monday, December 31, 2012

MzTeachuh: My New Year's Resolution (with a little help from ...

MzTeachuh: My New Year's Resolution (with a little help from ...: Francis of Assisi wrote this about eight hundred years ago; basing his thoughts on the Gospels and his motivation on the life of Christ. P...

My New Year's Resolution (with a little help from my friends)

Francis of Assisi wrote this about eight hundred years ago; basing his thoughts on the Gospels and his motivation on the life of Christ. Pretty big order. But this is my goal, too, with a little help from my friends (including the most important One.)

Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace - Sinead O'Connor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJeI4Q9nBE 

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's Special Ed. Blogs 2012 (you can read t...

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's Special Ed. Blogs 2012 (you can read t...: Most Tweets of the Day also have links of interest for Special Education teachers. Do I Have to Go to the IEP meeting? I'm Not Special Ed...

Mzteachuh's Special Ed. Blogs 2012 (you can read them, too, GenEd)

Most Tweets of the Day also have links of interest for Special Education teachers.

Do I Have to Go to the IEP meeting? I'm Not Special Ed. 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/do-i-have-to-go-to-iep-meeting-im-not.html 

 

  Learning Differently: Each Learner Has A Unique Value 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/learning-differently-each-learner-has.html 

 

 Tweets of the Week: Learning Differently 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/02/tweets-of-week-learning-differently.html 

 

 Does My Child Have a Learning Handicap?

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/does-my-child-have-learning-handicap.html 

 

 

Advice for Autism Treatment

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/advice-for-autism-treatment-tweets-of.html 

 Can You Prevent Autism?

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/08/can-you-prevent-autismspecial-education.html 

 

Special Ed. Kids May Mainstream In Your Class Special Education 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/08/special-ed-kids-may-mainstream-in-your.html 

 

Why Do I Have a Special Ed. Kid in My Class?

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/08/why-do-i-have-special-ed-kid-in-my.html 

 

Does My Child Need Special Ed. Services?

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/08/does-my-child-need-special-ed-services.html 

 

 

My Kid Has Trouble With Reading--What Should I Do? Special Education Tweets

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-kid-has-trouble-with-reading-what.html 

 

 

Special Education Tweets

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/08/special-education-tweets-of-day-81712.html 

 

 

"Your Child Doesn’t Belong in My Classroom" 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/your-child-doesnt-belong-in-my-classroom.html?spref=bl 

 

Check Out NCLD

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/while-youre-on-breakcheck-out-ncld-gen.html 

 

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's Movie and Television Reviews 2012

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's Movie and Television Reviews 2012:  Here are some reviews 0f movies and television from a teacher's perspective. Of course I will start 2013 with a review of 'The Hobbit."...

Mzteachuh's Movie and Television Reviews 2012

 Here are some reviews 0f movies and television from a teacher's perspective. Of course I will start 2013 with a review of 'The Hobbit."

Movie Review: Red Tails 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/movie-review-red-tails.html 

 

Previews and Movie Review: Journey 2 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/02/previews-and-movie-review-journey-2.html 

 

 

 

Movie Review: The Lorax 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/03/movie-review-lorax.html 

 

 

 

Movie Review: Films About Jesus 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/movie-review-films-about-jesus.html?spref=bl 

 

 

 

 

 The Raven: Movie Review 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/movei-review-raven.html 

 

The Raven--Flying To A DVD Near You 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-raven-flying-to-dvd-near-you.html 

 

   Mini-Series Review: Charles Dickens' Great Expectations 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-series-review-charels-dickens.html 

 

 

 

Film Review: The Jesus Film (free and in 1,120 Languages!) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/film-review-jesus-film-free-and-in-1120.html

 

 

 

 

Movie Review: Wrath of the Titans 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/movie-review-wrath-of-titans.html 

 

The Game Is Afoot! Sherlock Returns 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/game-is-afoot-sherlock-returns.html 

Will soon review the television show 'Elementary.' I like it. I guess I like versatility in my Sherlocks.

 

 

 Film Review: Prometheus 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/film-review-prometheus.html 

 

 

 

 

 Who Is the Toughest of Them All?

 Snow White? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/who-is-toughest-of-them-all-snow-white.html 

 

 

Movie Review: Won't Back Down

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/09/movie-review-wont-back-down.html 

 

 

Teachable Moment: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teachable-moment-charles-dickens.html 

 

Movie Review: Lincoln 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/movie-review-lincoln.html 

 

 

 

 

 

Check Out NCLD (Gen. Ed., too)

http://www.ncld.org/

This site is such a rich resource, very clearly stated with current research and helpful hints for parents and teachers. You must check this out and keep current with their input whether you teach Special Ed., General Ed., or are a parent of a Special Needs child or not. It is just very wise to be aware of these topics.

Here are some samples:

LEARNING DISABILITIES 101

Dylexia Information What are the different types of learning disabilities, and what effect does LD have an on individual? Find answers 

EDUCATION ISSUES AND LD

Legislation & LD Our team in Washington, D.C., explains what's happening with legislation that affects people with LD. Find out what's happening on the Hill.
> Where President Obama Stands > What Is a 504 Plan, Anyway? > How to Stand Up for Your Child > Video: Dyslexia Accommodations

10 DYSLEXIA RESOURCES

LD-help-sos LD.org offers an array of basic dyslexia info, but where else can you seek assistance and find help? Check out these 10 dyslexia resources.
> Video: How Do I Request an Evaluation
> Scholarships and Financial Aid
> Checklist: Is It LD?

MzTeachuh: Resolutions and Solutions Tweets of the Day 12/31/...

MzTeachuh: Resolutions and Solutions Tweets of the Day 12/31/...: 1. New Year's Resolutions for Parents of Learning Disabled Students http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/parentsandfamilyissues/tp/...

Resolutions and Solutions Tweets of the Day 12/31/12

1. New Year's Resolutions for Parents of Learning Disabled Students

http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/parentsandfamilyissues/tp/special_needs_resolutions.htm 

2. Baby Sensory Play: Discovery Bottles 

http://www.theimaginationtree.com/2012/10/baby-sensory-play-discovery-bottles.html#.UODSfvmcEDU.facebook 

3. New Year's Resolutions for Families 

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/New_Years_Resolutions/?cid=80. 

4. 6 Emerging Technologies In Education

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/6-emerging-technologies-in-education/ 

5. Henry Winkler on coping with dyslexia

 http://www.thepowerofdyslexia.com/henry-winkler/ 

6. 10 Things You Need to Know About LD Evaluation

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/10-things-to-know-about-learning-disability-evaluation 

7. A Free Interactive iPad App To Teach Algebra

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/a-free-interactive-ipad-app-to-teach-algebra/ 

There is help to read.

8.  Should I Be Concerned about Reading Difficulties?

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/should-i-be-concerned-about-reading-difficulties 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 30, 2012

MzTeachuh: New Year's Thought

MzTeachuh: New Year's Thought:   Jeremiah 29:11 NIV New International Version For I know the plans I have for you ," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper ...

New Year's Thought






 
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

MzTeachuh: Check Out Edutopia

MzTeachuh: Check Out Edutopia:   Edutopia  http://www.edutopia.org/ includes great connections for educators as well as current topics and information. ...

Check Out Edutopia


 





Connect

MzTeachuh: Check Out Reading Rockets

MzTeachuh: Check Out Reading Rockets: Looks like Ricki found a page turner.  Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents/ offers strategies, lessons,activ...

Check Out Reading Rockets

Looks like Ricki found a page turner.
 Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents/ offers strategies, lessons,activities and ideas designed to help young children learn to read.
This site offers general guidelines to encourage reading  at home and in class as well as specific method to teach reading English from the start.

There are tabs for parents, teachers, librarians, principals, other professionals, and also in Spanish.
This is an enriched source for all things reading, valuable also for secondary teachers.
Here is a sample of current articles:

  • Children's Story Retelling as a Literacy and Language Enhancement Strategy >
  • Effects of Reading to Infants and Toddlers on Their Early Language Development  >
  • Relationships Between Inferential Book Reading Strategies and Young Children's Language and Literacy Competence  >
  • Technology in Early Education: Building Platforms for Connections and Content that Strengthen Families and Promote Success in School >
  • What Works to Improve Student Literacy Achievement? An Examination of Instructional Practices in a Balanced Literacy Approach >

Saturday, December 29, 2012

MzTeachuh: Special Education Info., Art Projects, and Spielbe...

MzTeachuh: Special Education Info., Art Projects, and Spielbe...: Be Inspired. http://pinterest.com/edutopia/be-inspired / 1. Top Ten Most Viewed Special Education Advisor Blogs for 2012 http://ww...

Special Education Info., Art Projects, and Spielberg Tweets of the Day 12/30/12

Be Inspired.http://pinterest.com/edutopia/be-inspired/

1. Top Ten Most Viewed Special Education Advisor Blogs for 2012

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/top-ten-most-viewed-special-education-advisor-blogs-for-2012/ 

2. A Quick Guide To The History Of MOOCs

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/a-quick-guide-to-the-history-of-moocs/ 

3. Tips for Helping Your Child Build Social Skills

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/tips-for-helping-your-child-build-social-skills?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=cb8a42fe-37fd-4df6-a3a2-30ae9dbb3a31#.UN9l4AyJKE8.facebook 

4. Spielberg on Dyslexia: "You Are Not Alone"

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9809.html 

5. Identifying AD/HD and LD Problem Situations

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/adhd-attention-deficit-ld-problems 

6. What Kind of Organizer is Your Child?

http://special-ism.com/what-kind-of-organizer-is-your-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. How Districts Ensure Mobile Security and Network Access

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/12/how-districts-ensure-mobile-security-and-network-access?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

The Artful Parent http://www.artfulparent.com/2012/12/the-artful-parent-best-of-2012.html

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's 'Teaching Is...' Collection of Tweets

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's 'Teaching Is...' Collection of Tweets: My favorite poster in this series.   Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face   http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/...

Mzteachuh's 'Teaching Is...' Collection of Tweets


My favorite poster in this series.

Here are 40 blogs with 7 links each on teacher topics. Have fun!

Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-seeing-happy-i-got-it-face.html

Teaching Is Collaborating Until You're A Team 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-collaborating-until-youre.html 

Teaching Is Having Fun Learning  

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-having-fun-learning-tweets.html 


Teaching Is Communicating With Parents http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-communicating-with-parents.html

Teaching Is Leading The Adventure To Middle Earth 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-leading-adventure-to-middle.html

Teaching Is Writing Your Lesson Plans In Pencil 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-writing-your-lesson-plans.html 

 

 

Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-making-kid-feel-uniquely_10.html 

 


Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard Work 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-expecting-good-results-from.html 

 

Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-giving-lifelong-reading.html 

 

 

 Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-being-organized-within.html 

Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-giving-kids-confidence-to.html 

Teaching is Unlocking the Treasures of Knowledge 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-unlocking-treasures-of.html 

 

 
Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generations 
 

Teaching Is Trying Everything To Get Through 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-trying-everything-to-get.html 

 

Teaching Is Getting To Know The Kids 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-getting-to-know-kids.html 

 

 

Teaching Is Trying New Activities 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-trying-new-activities.html 

 

Teaching Is Being Thrilled Over A Pencil Sharpener 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-being-thrilled-over-pencil.html 

 

 Teaching Is Asking the Right Question 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-asking-right-question.html 

 

 Teaching Is Understanding Child Development 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-understanding-child_25.html 

 

 Teaching Is Analyzing the Data 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-checking-data.html 

 

 Teaching Is Making Sure You Have Their Attention 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-making-sure-you-have-their.html 

 Teaching Is Using Proximity 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-using-proximity.html 

Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-creating-living-classroom.html 

 

 

Teaching Is Correcting The Homework 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-correcting-homework.html 

Math instructor teaching tessellations.

Teaching Is Taking Time For Art--In All Subjects http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-taking-time-for-art-in-all.html

 Teaching Is Giving Grades 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-giving-grades.html 

 

 Teaching Is Reading Instruction--In All Subjects 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-reading-instruction-in-all.html 

 

Teaching Is Differentiating Instruction 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-differentiating-instruction.html 

 

 Teaching Is Reading A Book Aloud To The Class 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-reading-book-aloud-to-class.html 

 

 

Teaching Is Being Consistent 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-being-consistent.html 

 

Teaching Is Learning With The Learners 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-learning-with-learners.html 

 

Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-teachers-talking-to-each.html 

  

Teaching Is Showing Tolerance 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-showing-tolerance.html 

 

Teaching Is Having With It Ness 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-having-with-it-ness.html 

  Teaching Is Having A Sense of Humor 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-having-sense-of-humor.html 

Teaching Is Communicating 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-having-great-communication.html 

 Teaching Is Giving Feedback 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-giving-feedback.html 

 Teaching Is Giving Kids Choices 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-giving-kids-choices.html 

 

Teaching Is Being A Hero  

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-being-hero.html

 

Victoria Soto, first grade teacher, Sandy Hook Elementary School.