The Good, The Bad, and The Interesting Tweets of the Day 8 28 12

Chose to start with a good thought.

 It is a good thing to analyze our next move based on data and expertise. As educators, we have lots of input and advice. So now we can collaborate and bring positive outcomes one student at a time.

To quote a quote:

"A problem is a chance for you to do your best." Duke Ellington

Let's be our best together. Let's create a better future by empowering the kids with knowledge and skills, joie de vivre and audacity of ideas. Kids are our greatest resource.

Let's not allow the following news article again.

1. Prison, Drug War Spending Rockets While Higher Education Funding Declines 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/spending-on-prisons-higher-ed_n_1835889.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

I Think, Therefore I am--on the long and winding road?

2. Neural Path to Self-Awareness More Complex Than Once Thought

http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/08/28/neural-path-to-self-awareness-more-complex-than-once-thought/43757.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook 

Now I'm looking for an article on napping.

 3. The Power and Mystery of Sleep

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/emotionally-sensitive/2012/08/the-power-and-mystery-of-sleep/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook 

See, there's hope for high school classes.

4. Can You Learn While You're Asleep?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/28/160137395/can-you-learn-while-you-re-asleep?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20120828 

This is so sad.

5. Teens and Drugs: Rite of Passage or Recipe for Addiction?

http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/29/teens-and-drugs-rite-of-passage-or-recipe-for-addiction/#ixzz24qeMlJl1 

Let's not go back to pre-IDEA days.

6. The Global Search for Education: In Search of Special Education 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/c-m-rubin/special-education_b_1834989.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false 

Only 50 more?

7.50 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About

http://edudemic.com/2012/08/50-web20-tools/ 

This is a good thing, as Martha would say.

8.Online High School Wave of the Future 

http://missionviejo.patch.com/articles/online-high-school-the-wave-of-the-future 

Ready to be bossed again?

9. Top 12 Classroom Management Dos and Don’ts 

http://www.teachhub.com/top-12-classroom-management-dos-and-don%E2%80%99ts 

Transparency, how refreshing.

10. Educators Share Their Back-to-School Hopes, Fears

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2012/08/educators_share_their_back-to-school_hopes_fears.html 

I love Mind/Shift.

11. Five Ways to Bring Innovation Into the Classroom

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/08/five-ways-to-bring-innovation-into-the-classroom/ 

Keep it personal. The kids need connection.

12. Classroom Management Tricks of the Trade: Handshake Q&A

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/08/five-ways-to-bring-innovation-into-the-classroom/