Saturday, September 15, 2012

MzTeachuh: Reading and Parenting Tweets of the Day 9/15/12

MzTeachuh: Reading and Parenting Tweets of the Day 9/15/12: Many parents teach their kids pre-reading skills. 1. How to Raise a Child: 10 Rules from Susan Sontag http://www.brainpickings.org/in...

Reading and Parenting Tweets of the Day 9/15/12

Many parents teach their kids pre-reading skills.

1. How to Raise a Child: 10 Rules from Susan Sontag

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/13/susan-sontag-10-rules-for-raising-a-child/

2. FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT

Phonemic Awareness Activities for 4-5-6 Year Olds

http://iusd.org/parent_resources/phonemicawareness456.htm

3. From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/08/22/from-stem-to-steam-science-and-the-arts-go-hand-in-hand/

4. Video: What Is a 504 Plan?

video-what-is-a-504-plan

Tootsie toes can help you learn to read, too.

5. THE FLOOR: Phonemic Awareness Games to Play

http://www.aability.com/pagames.php

6. Phonemic Awareness Activities

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/k-1/activities/phonemic.html

Here are some activities that will help you extend phonemic awareness concepts and skills.

Rhyming Word Activities
Teaching Syllable Segmentation
Teaching Beginning Sound Substitution
Teaching Sound Isolation
Teaching Phonemic Segmentation

MzTeachuh: Nurturing Self-Esteem in Kids

MzTeachuh: Nurturing Self-Esteem in Kids: http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC Dealing With Peer Pressure How Can I Feel Better Abou...

Nurturing Self-Esteem in Kids

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html

2. 12 Ways to Help Your Child Build Self-Confidence

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/child-rearing-and-development/12-ways-help-your-child-build-self-confidence

3. How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/strengthen_children_self.html

4. Self-esteem - feeling good about yourself

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=287&id=1588

Great to have positive words rattling around your head; best from someone who loves you.

5. 6 Things You Should Never Say to Your Child

http://www.empoweringparents.com/6-things-you-should-never-say-to-your-child.php

6. Low Self-Esteem in Kids, Part I: Forget What You've Heard—It's a Myth

http://www.empoweringparents.com/Low-Self-Esteem-in-Kids-Forget-What-Youve-Heard-Its-a-Myth.php

7. Low Self-esteem in Kids Part II: 3 Ways to Help Your Child Now

http://www.empoweringparents.com/Low-Self-esteem-in-Kids-Part-II-3-Ways-to-Help-Your-Child-Now.php

8. Self-esteem and Anxiety in Teens: Plus 5 Ways to Start Real Conversations with Your Teen

http://www.empoweringparents.com/Self-Esteem-And-Anxiety-In-Teens.php

9. Study: Browsing Facebook for Just 3 Minutes Improves Students' Self-Esteem

http://socialtimes.com/study-browsing-facebook-for-just-3-minutes-improves-students-self-esteem_b40946

Are you the mirror for your kid?

MzTeachuh: Is This Cartoon Bigoted--Or Am I Being Too Sensiti...

MzTeachuh: Is This Cartoon Bigoted--Or Am I Being Too Sensiti...: All Rights Reserved for the artist, but I don't think civil rights are observed here for the student or parent. I don't like the stereotyp...

Is This Cartoon Bigoted?

I have taught for two decades in SoCal, by choice always in areas that qualify as low-income and with a variety of minorities. I grew up in the sixties, listening to MLK and RFK and watched the Civil Rights movement include the handicapped ( IDEA) in the seventies. But there is still work to be done in folks' hearts, apparently. I switched my political affiliation to Independant after the 08 election because of the vitriolic hysteria, not to mention the outright racism rising like a gross stink across America. I am sad. I am angry about this.

My students don't need stuck up staff judging them or their parents. Life is tough enough. (Plus I've observed plenty of staff dressed inappropriately. How sexy do you really need to be at a middle school?) Can't we exert some tolerance and kindness? If the student has a dress code violation, address it. If the parent is at school for a meeting or to help their student BE GRATEFUL.

Here are political cartoons and articles from the beginning of Obama's term. I still am shocked anyone, much less a person with national resources to publish, would have the nerve to put this out there. And, so sadly, still have this bigotry in their minds.

Monkeys, watermelons and black people

http://blogs.suntimes.com/mitchell/2009/02/monkeys_watermelons_and_black.html

Monkey Murder (Racist or Not)

http://blacksnob.com/snob_blog/2009/2/18/monkey-murder-racist-or-not.html

MzTeachuh: Skills: Reading, Behaving, Playing Tweets of the M...

MzTeachuh: Skills: Reading, Behaving, Playing Tweets of the M...: Kids may think teachers are holograms. If so, they needed to work on mine. Hearing is vital to reading as well as seeing. 1. Phonemic...

Skills: Reading, Behaving, Playing Tweets of the Morning 9/1/12

Kids may think teachers are holograms. If so, they needed to work on mine.

Hearing is vital to reading as well as seeing.

1. Phonemic Awareness: Watch & Learn

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3407/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

I want to play!

2. 16 Materials Perfect for Toddler Busy Play

http://handsonaswegrow.com/2012/09/16-materials-perfect-for-toddler-busy-play/?utm_content=fbshare-js-large&utm_medium=fbshare.me-facebook-post&utm_campaign=&awesm=fbshare.me_g5jL&utm_source=facebook.com

3. 5 New Technologies That Have Changed The Digital Classroom

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/5-new-technologies-that-have-changed-the-digital-classroom/

4. Researchers develop genetic test for autism

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-12/researchers-develop-genetic-test-for-autism-risk/4257606

5. As Scientists Race to Diagnose Babies, Autistic Kids, Families Suffer On

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/14/as-scientists-race-to-diagnose-babies-autistic-kids-families-suffer-on.html

6.Top 5 Ways to Reduce Problem Behavior

http://tips4specialkids.com/2011/07/27/top-5-ways-to-reduce-problem-behavior/

7. A Parent's Perspective — Multiple Children, Multiple Challenges

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/parents-perspective-multiple-children-multiple-challenges

8. Young Athletes Program

http://www.soaz.org/

I'll say it again: Mind/Shift, I love you. You're fascinating.

9. . Good Read: How Computerized Tutors Are Learning to Teach Humans

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/jp/good-read-how-computerized-tutors-are-learning-to-teach-humans/

10. Tales of a 40-Something Student Teacher

http://www.teachhub.com/tales-40-something-student-teacher

Does that mean the volunteers have the proper training and paperwork and fingerprint scan?

11. Substitute Teaching: No Pay for the Weary

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2012/09/substitute_teaching_no_pay_for_the_weary.html

12. Making Homework Meaningful

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/making-homework-meaningful-dominick-recckio?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=meaningfulhw

Friday, September 14, 2012

MzTeachuh: Poem Sampler of Jewish Faith--For the Holidays

MzTeachuh: Poem Sampler of Jewish Faith--For the Holidays: Jewish holidays are coming up. Two holidays well-known to even non-Jewish folks are Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year (celebrated S...

Poem Sampler of Jewish Faith--For the Holidays

Jewish holidays are coming up.

Two holidays well-known to even non-Jewish folks are Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year (celebrated September 17 and 18, 2012) and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (celebrated September 26, 2012.)

This site has more info on Jewish holidays:

Jewish Holidays

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday0.htm

Here are a few poems from the Poetry Foundation, just the beginnings, that I especially enjoyed. Be sure to check out the rest.

Rosh Hashanah

To Him Who Is Feared
by Eleazar ben Kalir

To Him who is feared a Crown will I bring.
Thrice Holy each day acclaim Him my King;
At altars, ye mighty, proclaim loud His praise, . . .

The New Year
by Emma Lazarus

Not while the snow-shroud round dead earth is rolled,
And naked branches point to frozen skies.
When orchards burn their lamps of fiery gold, . . .

The Alphabet
by Karl Shapiro

The letters of the Jews as strict as flames
Or little terrible flowers lean
Stubbornly upwards through the perfect ages, . . .

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur 1984
by Adrienne Rich

What is a Jew in solitude?
What would it mean not to feel lonely or afraid . . .

These Things I Do Remember
by Solomon Ephraim Ben Aaron of Lenczicz

These things I do remember; O I pour
My soul out for them. All the ages long
Hatred pursueth us; through all the years . . .

Open the Gates
by Anonymous

Open the gates—the gates of the Temple,
Swift to Thy sons, who Thy truths have displayed.
. . .

His Sovereignty
by Kalonymos ben Moses of Lucca

His sovereignty is o’er my gathered throng;
His glory is my faith within,
I seek Him for atonement of my sin— . . .

For We Are Thy People
by Anonymous

For we are thy people, and thou art our God;
We are thy children and thou our father.
We are thy servants, and thou art our master; . . .

The Alphabet
by Karl Shapiro

The letters of the Jews as strict as flames
Or little terrible flowers lean
Stubbornly upwards through the perfect ages, . . .
Thank you, Poetry Foundation

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/article/244356?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Poetryfoundationorg+Newsletter&utm_content=Poetryfoundationorg+Newsletter+CID_f478fb55666943971474c6135b0ec090&utm_source=Campaign+Monitor&utm_term=Poems+of+Jewish+Faith+and+Culture

MzTeachuh: Best Simile Ever: like a fragment of angry candy ...

MzTeachuh: Best Simile Ever: like a fragment of angry candy ...: the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls By E. E. Cummings the Cambridge ladies...

Best Simile Ever: like a fragment of angry candy e. e. cummings

the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls

By E. E. Cummings

the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls

are unbeautiful and have comfortable minds

(also, with the church's protestant blessings

daughters,unscented shapeless spirited)

they believe in Christ and Longfellow, both dead,

are invariably interested in so many things—

at the present writing one still finds

delighted fingers knitting for the is it Poles?

perhaps. While permanent faces coyly bandy

scandal of Mrs. N and Professor D

.... the Cambridge ladies do not care, above

Cambridge if sometimes in its box of

sky lavender and cornerless, the

moon rattles like a fragment of angry candy

After all the years of loving this poem, I just realized he capitalized the word Cambridge.

How sarcastic he was.

Best simile ever:

the moon rattles like a fragment of angry candy

MzTeachuh: Could Be Good News for Chicago Teachers' Strike En...

MzTeachuh: Could Be Good News for Chicago Teachers' Strike En...: Karen Lewis and Rahm Emanuel: main players in negotiating the teachers strike in Chicago 1. Tentative deal rea...

Could Be Good News for Chicago Teachers' Strike Ending

Karen Lewis and Rahm Emanuel: main players in negotiating the teachers strike in Chicago

1. Tentative deal reached with striking Chicago teachers

'If the delegates so vote, we will suspend the strike'

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-teachers-strike-0914-20120914,0,5804860.story

2. Chicago School Strike Appeared Headed Toward a Resolution

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/09/14/chicago-school-strike-appeared-headed-howard-resolution/

3. Chicago mayor, striking teachers reach "agreement in principle"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/14/us-usa-chicago-schools-idUSBRE88D12E20120914

4. Chicago Teacher Union President, Karen Lewis, announces tentative agreement

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=8747674

5. Chicago Teachers Union to vote Sunday on contract to end strike

http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teacher-union-leaders-meet-strike-drags-152946630.html

MzTeachuh: Pageant and Autism--Unusual Combination; and Other...

MzTeachuh: Pageant and Autism--Unusual Combination; and Other...: Alexis shares that she is on the autistic spectrum. 1. Miss Montana Shares Her Story http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/09/10/miss...

Pageant and Autism--Unusual Combination; and OtherTweets of the Day 9/14/12

Alexis shares that she is on the autism spectrum.

1. Miss Montana Shares Her Story

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/09/10/miss-montana-shares-her-story?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=text-link&utm_campaign=espeaks

Not to mention test prep for ACT and SAT.

2. Chicago Teachers Strike Carries Risks For Young Athletes, Threatens College Scholarships

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/teachers-strike-carries-r_0_n_1882897.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

3. Fundraising Friday - Ultimate Gaga Family Event!http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/09/14/fundraising-friday-ultimate-gaga-family-event

4. W-sitting in children: A habit worth breaking?

http://www.physioquestions.com/2011/01/13/w-sitting-in-children-is-it-ok-or-not/

5. School Supplies

http://pinterest.com/edutopia/school-supplies/

6. Why College Students Still Prefer Print Over E-Books

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/why-college-students-still-prefer-print-over-e-books/

7. Autism Response Team

http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/autism-response-team

8. Amino Acids, Autism and Epilepsy

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/09/14/amino-acids-autism-and-epilepsy

9. Challenging Behaviors Tool Kit

http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/challenging-behaviors

10. The Development of Phonological Skills

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/28759/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

We all can use some music therapy.

11. Music Therapy and Autism

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/09/14/music-therapy-and-autism

MzTeachuh: Happy Worldwide Recess Day! And Other Tweets of t...

MzTeachuh: Happy Worldwide Recess Day! And Other Tweets of t...: Happy Worldwide Recess Day! Playworks https://www.facebook.com/MakeRecessCount 1. How To Test If Your School Is Actually Ready F...

Happy Worldwide Recess Day! And Other Tweets of the Morning 9/14/12

Happy Worldwide Recess Day! Playworks

https://www.facebook.com/MakeRecessCount

1. How To Test If Your School Is Actually Ready For Digital Learning

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/how-to-test-if-your-school-is-actually-ready-for-digital-learning/

2. New York Sex-Ed Instruction Plagued By Inaccuracies, Bias Says NYCLU Report

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/13/new-york-sex-ed-instructi_n_1882401.html

3.My Wish List for Doctors Dealing with Autism

http://www.joelyanofsky.com/autism/item/136-my-wish-list-for-doctors-dealing-with-autism

4. Free Activities for Kids

http://www.education.com/activity/?cid=80.

George Couros

"The mass purchase of devices is happening way too often without conversations about what learning should be happening. Shouldn't we try to figure out what the learning looks like and then discuss the device?"

21st Century Schools or 21st Century Learning?http://www.edutopia.org/blog/21st-century-schools-or-learning-george-couros?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=couroslearning

MzTeachuh: Chicago Teacher Strike: No Resolution Yet 9/14/12

MzTeachuh: Chicago Teacher Strike: No Resolution Yet 9/14/12: Members of community group Parents 4 Teachers display pro-teacher posters outside City Hall in Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union went ...

Chicago Teacher Strike: No Resolution Yet 9/14/12

Members of community group Parents 4 Teachers display pro-teacher posters outside City Hall in Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union went on strike Monday. (AP)

**1. News: Talks to end Chicago teacher strike make progress**

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/13/talks-to-end-chicago-teacher-strike-make-progress/

2. No school Friday but end of Chicago teacher strike may be near

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/14/us/illinois-chicago-teachers-strike/index.html

3. Chicago teachers' strike is a test for Democrats

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/13/opinion/bennett-chicago-strike/index.html

4. CPS official on contract talks: 'We are so close'

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-teachers-strike-0914-20120914,0,5804860.story

5. Why the Chicago teachers strike matters in November

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/249501-why-the-chicago-teachers-strike-matters-in-november

6. Chicago Teachers Strike: No Deal Reached Yet, Talks Continue On Day 5

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/chicago-teachers-strike-n_0_n_1883626.html

1. Finding Nemo Video Writing Prompts

http://www.teachhub.com/finding-nemo-video-writing-prompts

2. How to Raise a Child: 10 Rules from Susan Sontag

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/13/susan-sontag-10-rules-for-raising-a-child/

3. Finding the next generation of talented video educators with YouTube Next EDU Guru

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2012/09/finding-next-generation-of-talented.html

4. Effects of Learning Disabilities on a Family and Marriage

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/effects-learning-disabilities-on-family-marriage

5. Mitt Romney Mentions, Ever So Briefly, Teachers Unions

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/13/mitt-romney-teachers-unions_n_1881572.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

6. Game Day: What Teachers Can Learn From Football Coaches

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/09/11/fp_mixon_football.html

Thought for teacher, parent and child.

You are vital.

MzTeachuh: Chicago Schools Not Open Friday Tweets of the Day ...

MzTeachuh: Chicago Schools Not Open Friday Tweets of the Day ...: 1. Teachers in Chicago School Strike Deserve Respect http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan-milligan/2012/09/12/teachers-in-chicago...

Chicago Schools Not Open Friday Tweets of the Day 9/13/12

1. Teachers in Chicago School Strike Deserve Respect

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan-milligan/2012/09/12/teachers-in-chicago-school-strike-deserve-respect

2. Here's where sides stand in Chicago school strike talks

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120913/BLOGS02/120919874

3. Amid Chicago teachers strike, some parents mull private, charter schools

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-usa-chicago-schools-parents-idUSBRE88C1FF20120913

4. The Chicago School Teachers Strike Reveals the Need For School Choice

http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=47586

5. Agreement near in Chicago teachers strike, no school Friday

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-usa-chicago-schools-idUSBRE8870DL20120913?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71

6. Chicago Teachers Strike for Us All

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/chicago-teachers-strike-f_b_1877178.html

7. Optimism over ending Chicago teachers strike, but no classes Friday

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-both-sides-see-progress-as-teachers-strike-reaches-day-4-20120912,0,482612.story

MzTeachuh: Boston Has No Strike, and Other Good News Tweets o...

MzTeachuh: Boston Has No Strike, and Other Good News Tweets o...: Mayor Thomas M. Menino, in a joint press conference with Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson, left, and leaders of th...

Boston Has No Strike, and Other Good News Tweets of the Day 9/13/12

Mayor Thomas M. Menino, in a joint press conference with Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson, left, and leaders of the Boston Teachers Union including President Richard Stutman, right, Wednesday announced a tentative agreement was reached on a labor contract that reflects the city’s student-focused plan to improve academic quality, increase graduation rates, and close achievement gaps, according to a press release.

1. Boston Teachers Union, School District Reach Tentative Agreement After Two Years Of Stalled Negotiations

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/13/boston-teachers-union-sch_n_1881381.html?1347560419&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

2. Finding Nemo Video Writing Prompts

http://www.teachhub.com/finding-nemo-video-writing-prompts

3. Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?cv=2&app_data=location|%2Fcharity%2Fview%2Fein%2F36-4302941

4. Chicago strike.

VIDEO: Deal likely today but classes may not resume until Monday

http://www.teachhub.com/video-deal-likely-today-classes-may-not-resume-until-monday

5. Watch Astronauts Perform Students’ Experiments In Outer Space [Livestream]

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/youtube-spacelab/

6. Private Student Loan Report Amended, Majority Of Students Didn't Exhaust Federal Aid: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/13/private-student-loan-report-amended_n_1879192.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

7. Common Core Thrusts Librarians Into Leadership Role

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/09/12/03librarians_ep.h32.html?tkn=ZXQFkMTchljSkdImv1tI5uPveWln4iZpZuHm&cmp=clp-edweek

8. Teaching Channel--Pinterest

Teaching Channel is a not-for-profit television and web media organization for and about teachers and the inspiring work they do. www.teachingchannel.org

http://pinterest.com/teachingchannel/

MzTeachuh: Teacher Strike in Chicago Continues to Day 4

MzTeachuh: Teacher Strike in Chicago Continues to Day 4: This situation is like a family argument caught on reality television. 1. Chicago teacher strike: Talks to end strike make progress ht...

Teacher Strike in Chicago Continues to Day 4

This situation is like a family argument caught on reality television.

1. Chicago teacher strike: Talks to end strike make progress

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0913/Chicago-teacher-strike-Talks-to-end-strike-make-progress

2. Value-Added Models of Teacher Quality

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/09/13/chicago_teacher_s_strike_are_value_added_models_of_teacher_quality_any_good_.html

3. Chicago Teachers Strike: Shedding Light on Our Nation's Classrooms

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendy-widom/chicago-teacher-union-strike_b_1878629.html

4. CTU chief: Deal likely today but classes may not resume until Monday

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-both-sides-see-progress-as-teachers-strike-reaches-day-4-20120912,0,482612.story

5. Chicago teachers: 4 generations on the picket line

Teacher whose mother and grandmother have both been part of strikes takes daughter to demonstrations

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-talk-third-generation-striker-0913-20120913,0,6598302.story

Family tradition?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

MzTeachuh: Lessons in the Chicago Teacher Strike? Day 4

MzTeachuh: Lessons in the Chicago Teacher Strike? Day 4: 1. Lessons in the Chicago Teachers’ Strike http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/opinion/lessons-in-the-chicago-teachers-strike.html 2....

Lessons in the Chicago Teacher Strike? Day 4

1. Lessons in the Chicago Teachers’ Strike

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/opinion/lessons-in-the-chicago-teachers-strike.html

2. As Chicago Teachers Strike, Students Are on the Loose and at Loose Ends

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/education/chicago-teachers-strike-enters-third-day.html?pagewanted=all

3. Chicago Teachers Strike: Obama and Romney Try to Sort It Out

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-brodsky/chicago-teachers-strike_b_1872030.html

4. A jab and a weave as CPS, union gather for negotiations

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-teacher-strike-expected-to-go-into-2nd-day-20120910,0,4057997.story

5. Both sides "dug in" as Chicago teachers strike drags on

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/us-usa-chicago-schools-idUSBRE8870DL20120912

MzTeachuh: Hip Hop, Spec. Ed., Reading and Tech Tweets of the...

MzTeachuh: Hip Hop, Spec. Ed., Reading and Tech Tweets of the...: 1. Hip Hop – Your Kid's New Health Teacher? Public health program drops a beat on getting kids and their communities healthy. http:...