Making Tracks Tweets of the Day 12/17/12

Grab your mittens, let's go!

1.  Winter's a great time to look for animal footprints in the mud, frost or snow. Print off this ID sheet and take it on your next walk, can you find any of the animal prints?

 http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/ideas/advent/door_16.htm?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nd_adventanimaltracks

2. The Story Behind A Striking Image Of The Scene At Sandy Hook

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/16/167395779/the-story-behind-a-striking-image-of-the-scene-at-sandy-hook?utm_source=news&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121216 

3. DIY Professional Development: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/diy-professional-development-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=AIT 

4. The Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships

http://www.ncld.org/about-us/learning-disability-scholarships-awards/anne-ford-allegra-ford-scholarships 

5. Common Warning Signs of Dysgraphia in Children in Grades 9-12

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/common-warning-signs-of-dysgraphia-in-children-in-grades-9-12 

6. Turning Standards into Manageable Lessons

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2012/12/11/go-to-toolbox-for-teachers/ 

7. How to Handle Holiday Homework  

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

8. 10 Surprising Facts About Students Using E-Textbooks

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/10-surprising-facts-about-students-using-e-textbooks/ 

9. Celebrating Teaching Channel's growing community

https://www.teachingchannel.org/growing-community 

Christmas decorations and Advent Boxes .https://www.facebook.com/NaturallyLearning