Kids and the World, the Chicago Strike,and Reading Tweets of the Day 9/11/12

Kids talk outside the 9/11 mural they painted at P.S. 259 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

1. 10 Ways to Talk to Kids About World Events in the News 

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-ways-talk-current-events/?cid=80. 

 2. How to Deal with Emotional Response to September 11

http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-response-september-11?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=sept11 

 3. Chicago Teacher Strike A High-Profile Test For Unions 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/chicago-teacher-strike-a-_n_1873590.html?ir=Education 

4. Chicago Strike Highlights Division On Teacher Evaluation 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/strike-highlights-divisio_1_n_1872604.html 

 5. Chicago Teachers Strike: On First Day, Passion, Confusion Rule The Streets 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/chicago-teachers-strike_n_1872255.html 

6. Exploring Emigration: Cultural Identity

Grades 6-8, Social Studies, Film

Common Core Standards: ELA.SL.6.2 ELA.SL.7.2

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-cultural-identity/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post09111201&utm_campaign=fbt 

 7. Nonfiction and the Common Core

 http://www.readingrockets.org/article/53710/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

8. Developing Research and Information Literacy

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/50315/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

9. How to Teach Expository Text Structure to Facilitate Reading Comprehension

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/52251/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

10. Survey: Teachers, Parents Want More Ed. Tech. 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2012/09/new_survey_finds_parents_teach.html 

11. Good Read: What Should Educators Be Asking Themselves?http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/jp/good-read-what-should-educators-be-asking-themselves/

Does one grade English papers?

12. Top 7 Useful Robots You Can Buy Right Now

http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/216-top-seven-robots-buy.html 

 13. Helping to Heal 9/11 Families: An Interview with Dr. Marylene Cloitrehttp://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/helping_heal_911_families_interview_dr_marylene_cloitre

14. Video: Steps Parents Should Take Once Their Child is Identified with A Learning Disability

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-steps-parents-should-take-once-their-child-is-identified-with-a-learning-disability 

I love you, mind/Shift. You're just so fascinating.

15. Charter School Network Offers Its Own Data System to All Schools

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/charter-school-network-offers-its-own-data-system-to-all-schools/