Saturday, September 8, 2012

MzTeachuh: My Kid Is So Disorganized!

MzTeachuh: My Kid Is So Disorganized!: At home...and school. Whew! I'm not judging. This is me, anyway. Tidy people, get off your high horse. We 'creative' messy types tot...

My Kid Is So Disorganized!

At home...and school. Whew!

I'm not judging. This is me, anyway.

Tidy people, get off your high horse. We 'creative' messy types totally comprehend the benefits of organization. But it is not in the Law of Moses, or a moral flaw to be untidy. Its not even a handicap. But it can be an inconvenience.

Here are some suggestions:

1. Organizing Children's School Papers

http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2011/05/organizing-childrens-school-papers.html

2. Organize Kids Stuff

http://www.homeorganizeit.com/organizekidsstuff.html

3. Back to School with a Backpack Station

http://orgjunkie.com/2008/08/back-to-school-with-a-backpack-station.html

4. Win the Battle of the Backpack: How to Organize Your Child's Bag

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Win_the_Battle_the_Backpack/

5. Simple ways to organize your child's backpack

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/lifestyle/sonoran_living/simple-ways-to-organize-your-childs-backpack

6. How to Organize Your Desk at School

http://www.wikihow.com/Organize-Your-Desk-at-School

MzTeachuh: Edu-Info Tweets of the Day 9/8/12

MzTeachuh: Edu-Info Tweets of the Day 9/8/12: So much responsibility for parents and teachers right now: school start, elections, possible strikes, changes in standards. Wow. What...

Edu-Info Tweets of the Day 9/8/12

So much responsibility for parents and teachers right now: school start, elections, possible strikes, changes in standards. Wow.

What about education, Mr. Romney and President Obama?

Let's look at both sides.

1a. Romney's radical vision for education

His voucher plan could transform the way we organize and fund public schools.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-zimmerman-vouchers-gop-20120907,0,244938.story

1b.. Obama: America Can 'Out-Educate And Out-Compete' Any Country On Earth

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/obama-america-can-out-edu_n_1864552.html

Looking forward to the movie on the 28th.

2. Teacher's Rock Concert 2012 + Won't Back Down

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.384771041596627.87408.298848650188867&type=1

No hable espanol?

3. Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/08/160028396/looking-to-future-ga-schools-require-mandarin?sc=fb&cc=fp

Consequences. That's how--fun and not so fun.

4. How do you get reluctant learners to do their work?

http://www.teachhub.com/reluctant-learners-survey

Is this news to someone?

5. Recognizing the Parent Role in Character Education

http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html

The core is generalized, the problem comes when it is a specific school, teacher, class and student.

6. 8 Problems With the Common Core State Standards? I Don't Think So

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2012/09/8_problems_with_the_common_core_state_standards_i_dont_think_so.html?intc=mvs

MzTeachuh: Vital Tweets of the Morning 9/8/12

MzTeachuh: Vital Tweets of the Morning 9/8/12: Communication is vital; school to home: home to school Where's the supervision? 1. Sticky Back-to-School Situations…and How to Ha...

Vital Tweets of the Morning 9/8/12

Communication is vital; school to home: home to school

Where's the supervision?

1. Sticky Back-to-School Situations…and How to Handle Them
http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/entry/1/368?utm_source=standalone_september_8_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text&utm_campaign=cultivation#.UEt7j4EnipA.facebook

Let's check it out.
2. Preschool Readiness
http://www.education.com/topic/preschool-readiness/?cid=80.

Interest concept.
3. Districts Require E-Courses for Graduation
http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html?r=1455496240

Not for Special Ed. kids.
3a. Could Cutting Special Ed. Spending Improve Student Achievement?
http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html?r=1455496240

I'm an abuela, and I'm proud.

4. Great Books About Grandparents

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c373/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

Just to think about for those contemplating parenthood or teaching. (And I mean this about middle schoolers, too.)

MzTeachuh: The Audacity of Joy

MzTeachuh: The Audacity of Joy: Happy Earth by Renee Lee Just for a minute, or a second or two, receive the joy of the moment. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.3 - i:...

The Audacity of Joy

Happy Earth by Renee Lee

Just for a minute, or a second or two, receive the joy of the moment.

Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.3 - i: Allegro Moderato

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ9qWpa2rIg

Friday, September 7, 2012

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: The 7 Coolest Presidents

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: The 7 Coolest Presidents: This is the writer's opinion and choices, but it still if kind of fun at this moment when emotions are very high entering the last six weeks...

Teachable Moment: The 7 Coolest Presidents

This is the writer's opinion (from NPR) and choices, but it still is kind of fun at this moment when emotions are very high entering the last six weeks of the election campaign just to relax for a minute.

Shades, and is that a Blackberry?

The 7 Coolest Presidents In American History

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/06/160679959/the-7-coolest-presidents-in-american-history

I am not putting these pics in the order that the writer did; you'll have to read the article.

President Obama plays basketball, too.

Yep, that's a saxophone.

Must've beeen the 'stach

President Bill Clinton was the first candidate to go on late night television. Now it is common. At the time (1992), it was considered cool.

Teddy Roosevelt was so cool on so many levels, but the 'stache must have really been it.

First TV debates--Kennedy on the left.

John F. Kennedy was young, charismatic and many thought handsome like a movie star; especially when standing next to Nixon, who probably would have won the election if not for television.

He chopped his own wood, too.

Reagan had actually been a movie star before being elected. It is said he could put anyone at ease in his presence; and had a good sense of humor. The Irish gift of gab.

Thomas Jefferson, you charming fellow.

Jefferson brought ice cream, republicanism, and the democratic style handshakes to the White House, which, apparently, Americans thought all that very cool after stuffed shirts like Adams and Washington. And, from that painting, I'm thinking blue hair wasn't for old ladies at that time.

FDR with friends.

And another Roosevelt. The writer has other reasons than I do for including him. To overcome debilitating polio and encourage the world through a major economic depression and then WWII--wow, that's quite a man. And he had to deal with Churchill and Stalin as allies, Hitler as an enemy. That's amazing; and he says, "You have nothing to fear but fear itself." On December 7, be sure to listen to the recording of his address to Congress on American Rhetoric.

The writer had a runner-up, which I now include because this is such a great picture. George Bush.

President George W. Bush dances with members of the KanKouran West African Dance Company during a Rose Garden event to mark Malaria Awareness Day at the White House on April 25, 2007.

MzTeachuh: Will Chicago Schools Strike?

MzTeachuh: Will Chicago Schools Strike?: How much should teachers adapt to demands from non-educators? 1. No deal yet to avert strike by Chicago Public Schools teachers http:/...

Will Chicago Schools Strike?

How much should teachers adapt to demands from non-educators?

1. No deal yet to avert strike by Chicago Public Schools teachers

http://www.suntimes.com/news/14994131-418/ctu-contract-talks-turn-positive-cps-contingency-a-train-wreck.html

2. Chicago braces for first teacher strike in a generation

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-chicago-schools-strikebre88615y-20120907,0,7518230.story

3. In Chicago, lifeline schools brace for strike

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iaQ8mk_gkFZoXJatGezObjbjZHYg?docId=3c6120be9df84cbdb4a3680af7f8f17f

4. Chicago braces for possible teachers' strike -- its first in 25 years

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/07/us/illinois-teachers-strike/index.html

5. Chicago braces for first teacher strike in a generation

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/07/us-chicago-schools-strike-idUSBRE88615Y20120907

MzTeachuh: Write a Novel! And Manage That Class And Tech Twee...

MzTeachuh: Write a Novel! And Manage That Class And Tech Twee...: Who provides the technology? Edudemic has more homework for you. 1. 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About ...

Write a Novel! And Manage That Class And Tech Tweets of the Evening 9/7/12

Who provides the technology?

Edudemic has more homework for you.

1. 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About

http://edudemic.com/2012/08/50-education-technology-tools-every-teacher-should-know-about/

Why can't we have both?

2. Gaithersburg Elementary School In Maryland Gets Rid Of Homework In Favor Of Reading Time

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/gaithersburg-elementary-s_n_1865859.html?1347054155&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

The Great American Novel on the way!

Hey, I'll read your great American novel!

3. National Novel Writing Monthhttp://www.nanowrimo.org/en

Asking the right questions is vital.

4. What should be my (our) guiding questions?

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2012/09/what-should-be-my-our-guiding-questions.html

So our kids can write the great American novel.

Who puts the 'i' in ibooks? I do.

5. Writing: Helping Kids Get Off to the Write Start

http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/writing_helping_kids_get_write_start

I don't know the answer to this.

6. Whatever Happened To iBooks?!

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/whatever-happened-to-ibooks/

This kind of non-verbal signal works well.

7. Thumbs Up! Signals to Encourage Active Listening

All Grades, All Subjects, Participation

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-strategy-active-listening/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post09071201&utm_campaign=fbt

I have something to say (and feel safe to say it.)

This is true, consistent classroom management truly helps learning go smoothly.

8. From Management to Engagement

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-management-student-engagement-andrew-miller?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=managementandengagement

MzTeachuh: International Children's Literacy! Yippee!

MzTeachuh: International Literacy Day! Yippee!: Quick! Get a book in each of their hands! 1. International Literacy Day http://www.reading.org/general/conferences/InternationalLiter...

International Children's Literacy! Yippee!

Quick! Get a book in each of their hands!

1. International Literacy Day

http://www.reading.org/general/conferences/InternationalLiteracyDay.aspx?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter

And.. coincidentally....

Our local library is very lovable.

2a. September Is Library Card Sign-up Month

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/53720/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

2b. 60 Ways to Use Your Library Card

Children's library, Ghana, Africa

2c. Rediscover Your Public Library

2c 12 Ways Libraries Are Good for the Country

Children's library, Alexandria, Egypt

3. Library Card Sign-up Month is September.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/library-card-sign-month-20285.html

Children's library, Hong Kong

4. September is Library Card Sign-up Month!

http://atyourlibrary.org/library-card-sign-month

In Armenia, this is the Aunt Storyteller who dresses in different costumes.

Children's library, Armenia

I wonder what story this is with a tambourine/drum? Maybe an epic poem? A song to sing along? Maybe its about Anait who rescued her husband the King. Strong women in Armenia. I would really love to hear the story!

The library in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, looks like the Jungle Book. Is that Mowgli reading over there?

Children's library, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Children's library, Mexico City

Booker the Armadillo telling a story, Fort Worth, Texas

Best looking library ever--Kansas City. Wonder if they voted on which books to shelve?

MzTeachuh: Busy Morning! Tweets of the Day 9/7/12

MzTeachuh: Busy Morning! Tweets of the Day 9/7/12: Lots of opportunities. 1. Helping Your 11th or 12th Grader with Career Preparation and “Fit” http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabi...

Busy Morning! Tweets of the Day 9/7/12

Lots of opportunities.

1. Helping Your 11th or 12th Grader with Career Preparation and “Fit”

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/teens/helping-your-11th-or-12th-grader-with-career-preparation-fit

I wanna go!

2. Game-Based School Opens Today In Los Angele

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/game-based-school-opens-today-in-los-angeles/

3. 100 Ways To Use iPads In Your Classroom

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/100-ways-to-use-ipads-in-your-classroom/

This looks so simple, but takes such relentless kindness and precision.

4a. Behavior Modification in the Classroom

http://www.ldonline.org/article/6030/

The problem must be defined, usually by count or description.
Design a way to change the behavior.
Identify an effective reinforcer.
Apply the reinforcer consistently to shape or change behavior.

Along the same lines with a personal narrative.

4 b. Classroom Survival Tips & Strategies For The First Year Teacher!

http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/classroom_survival_for_the_first_year_teacher.htm.

This is brilliant.

4c. Retooling behavioral charts through the eyes of a kindergartner

http://parklabreanewsbeverlypress.com/news/2012/08/retooling-behavioral-charts-through-the-eyes-of-a-kindergartner/

Brilliant Kindergartner devises behavior chart that's not depressing

Thursday, September 6, 2012

I Once Was Lost, And Now I'm Found

"I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me." The Message Bible.

Sheep are not very intelligent animals, and we resent being compared to them. But when we are lost and then we are found, then its okay the Shepherd compares us to sheep, we are found and safe.

Brazilians Got Talent 2011 - Amazing Grace - Jotta A - The Best Kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_tb2KKjUpM

MzTeachuh: New Movie About School(Won't Back Down)! And Then There's Real Life...

MzTeachuh: New Movie About School! And Then There's Real Life...: Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal in the film Won't Back Down out September 28. Real life events in the film Won't Back Down . And a...

New Movie About School(Won't Back Down)! And Then There's Real Life Tweets of the Day 9/6/12

Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal in the film Won't Back Down out September 28.

Real life events in the film Won't Back Down. And also, the Adelanto school, Desert Trails, is going through the same thing right now.

Won't Back Down: 2 Moms Fight to Save a Failing School

http://www.redbookmag.com/fun-contests/celebrity/wont-back-down-cast-interview

Here is the most recent news about the trigger school in Adelanto.

1. As school starts, new questions in Adelanto charter fight

Adelanto school board approves an overhaul of failing school but rejects a charter, opening a new legal chapter in the ongoing controversy.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/20/local/la-me-parent-trigger-20120820

Other news this evening.

2. AD/HD

What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), and what does it have to do with learning disabilities (LD)? AD/HD and LD are not the same thing, but AD/HD certainly can interfere with learning and behavior. About one-third of people with LD have AD/HD. Clear up your confusion about the two often co-occurring disorders by accessing the information below.
http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd

3. Top 12 Classroom Fitness Activities

http://www.teachhub.com/top-12-classroom-fitness-activities

Resources and Downloads to Improve Student Performance

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-school-turnaround-resources-downloads?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=stw&utm_campaign=cochraneresources

4. The Sad Reality Of Education Technology

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/the-sad-reality-of-education-technology/

5. Using Sentence Frames to Jumpstart Writing

Grades 3-5, ELA, ELL

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/jumpstart-student-writing/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post090612&utm_campaign=fbt

6. What Teachers Need to Know About Action Research

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/09/05/tln_pillars_actionresearch.html

MzTeachuh: Supervision Is The Name Of The Game Tweets 9/6/12

MzTeachuh: Supervision Is The Name Of The Game Tweets 9/6/12: Parents, grandparents and school staff working together to supervise. Muy bien. Safe and successful schools? Supervision is the name of...

Supervision Is The Name Of The Game Tweets 9/6/12

Parents, grandparents and school staff working together to supervise. Muy bien.

Safe and successful schools? Supervision is the name of the game. Where are the adults? (at school and at home?)

I wonder how long it had been going on before adults found out.

1. 'Lindbergh Fights' Videos Of School Fight Club Posted To YouTube, Facebook Ignite District Investigation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/lindbergh-fights-videos-o_n_1861845.html

2. Back-to-school: What you need to know about bullying

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/05/back-to-school-what-need-to-know-about-bullying/#ixzz25hGXQaIK

3. How to teach your child about bullying

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/08/how-to-teach-your-child-about-bullying/?utm_campaign=Feed:%20foxnews/health%20%28Internal%20-%20Health%20-%20Text%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner&intcmp=obinsite

And now some joyful tweets about positive possibilities and planning.

4. NCFL, the national center for literacy education, and diverse organizations join together to share resources and expertise for free

http://www.famlit.org/ncfl-the-national-center-for-literacy-education-and-diverse-organizations-join-together-to-share-resources-and-expertise-for-free/

5. Why September Can Be The Toughest Month For Working Mothers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-rowley/why-september-can-be-the-cruelest-month-for-working-mothers-_b_1857990.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&ir=Fifty&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2291676,b=facebook

Planning for summer 2013--now that's the way to do things!

6. National Conference - General Sessions

http://www.summerlearning.org/?page=speakers

MzTeachuh: Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed Tweets of the Morning...

MzTeachuh: Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed Tweets of the Morning...: I'll finish this nut and then we'll be off. Stimulating info: let's go! 1. 9/11 Teaching Resources http://www.teachhub.com/septemb...

Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed Tweets of the Morning 9/6/12

I'll finish this nut and then we'll be off.

Stimulating info: let's go!

1. 9/11 Teaching Resources

http://www.teachhub.com/september-11-teaching-resources

2. Pearson 'Education' -- Who Are These People?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/pearson-education-new-york-testing-_b_1850169.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

3. Fit for Life: A Coach's Pep Talk

http://www.edutopia.org/coaches-pep-talk?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=footballkickoff

4. Student Journal Activities for All Subjects

http://www.teachhub.com/student-journal-activities-all-subjects

5. Philadelphia Schools Start Using NFC Student ID Cards

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/philadelphia-schools-start-using-nfc-student-id-cards/

6. Quick Images: Visualizing Number Combinations

Grade K, Math, Composition
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/visualizing-number-combinations/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=fbt

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh: That's A Lot To Take In! Tweets of the ...

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh: That's A Lot To Take In! Tweets of the ...: MzTeachuh: That's A Lot To Take In! Tweets of the Day 9/5/12 : Say it isn't so! Advice for everyone, but my, my how can we assimilate it...

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

MzTeachuh: 'Won't Back Down' Movie About Trigger School Out 9...

MzTeachuh: 'Won't Back Down' Movie About Trigger School Out 9...: Won't Back Down - Official Trailer HD (2012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5-w7a78Xg FOLLOW ON: https://www.facebook.com/megat...

'Won't Back Down' Movie About Trigger School Out 9/28

Won't Back Down - Official Trailer HD (2012)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5-w7a78Xg

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Won't Back Down

Release Date: September 28, 2012
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Daniel Barnz
Screenwriter: Brin Hill, Daniel Barnz
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez, Lance Reddick, Emily Alyn Lind
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic elements and language)
Official Website: https://www.facebook.com/WontBackDown

Plot Summary: Two mothers from different backgrounds--a postal worker and a reporter--join forces to take on a failing public school system and institute a charter school for children in the neighborhood, including their own.

MzTeachuh: Just For Parents--Great Site and Info

MzTeachuh: Just For Parents--Great Site and Info: This looks so interesting, I chose to give it extra attention. You can go to the site and find info. of your choice. 50 Best Bac...

Just For Parents--Great Site and Info

This looks so interesting, I chose to give it extra attention. You can go to the site and find info. of your choice.