Saturday, December 29, 2012

MzTeachuh: Special Education Info., Art Projects, and Spielbe...

MzTeachuh: Special Education Info., Art Projects, and Spielbe...: Be Inspired. http://pinterest.com/edutopia/be-inspired / 1. Top Ten Most Viewed Special Education Advisor Blogs for 2012 http://ww...

Special Education Info., Art Projects, and Spielberg Tweets of the Day 12/30/12

Be Inspired.http://pinterest.com/edutopia/be-inspired/

1. Top Ten Most Viewed Special Education Advisor Blogs for 2012

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/top-ten-most-viewed-special-education-advisor-blogs-for-2012/

2. A Quick Guide To The History Of MOOCs

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/a-quick-guide-to-the-history-of-moocs/

3. Tips for Helping Your Child Build Social Skills

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/tips-for-helping-your-child-build-social-skills?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=cb8a42fe-37fd-4df6-a3a2-30ae9dbb3a31#.UN9l4AyJKE8.facebook

4. Spielberg on Dyslexia: "You Are Not Alone"

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9809.html

5. Identifying AD/HD and LD Problem Situations

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/adhd-attention-deficit-ld-problems

6. What Kind of Organizer is Your Child?

http://special-ism.com/what-kind-of-organizer-is-your-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

7. How Districts Ensure Mobile Security and Network Access

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/12/how-districts-ensure-mobile-security-and-network-access?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

The Artful Parent http://www.artfulparent.com/2012/12/the-artful-parent-best-of-2012.html

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's 'Teaching Is...' Collection of Tweets

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's 'Teaching Is...' Collection of Tweets: My favorite poster in this series. Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/...

Mzteachuh's 'Teaching Is...' Collection of Tweets

My favorite poster in this series.

Here are 40 blogs with 7 links each on teacher topics. Have fun!

Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-seeing-happy-i-got-it-face.html

Teaching Is Collaborating Until You're A Team

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-collaborating-until-youre.html

Teaching Is Having Fun Learning

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-having-fun-learning-tweets.html

Teaching Is Communicating With Parents http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-communicating-with-parents.html

Teaching Is Leading The Adventure To Middle Earth

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-leading-adventure-to-middle.html

Teaching Is Writing Your Lesson Plans In Pencil

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-writing-your-lesson-plans.html

Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-making-kid-feel-uniquely_10.html

Teaching Is Keeping the School Door Open http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-keeping-school-door-open.html

Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard Work

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-expecting-good-results-from.html

Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-giving-lifelong-reading.html

Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-being-organized-within.html

Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-giving-kids-confidence-to.html

Teaching is Unlocking the Treasures of Knowledge

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-unlocking-treasures-of.html

Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generations

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-hard-work-that-pays-off-for.html

Teaching Is Trying Everything To Get Through

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-trying-everything-to-get.html

Teaching Is Getting To Know The Kids

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-getting-to-know-kids.html

Teaching Is Trying New Activities

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-trying-new-activities.html

Teaching Is Being Thrilled Over A Pencil Sharpener

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-being-thrilled-over-pencil.html

Teaching Is Asking the Right Question

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-asking-right-question.html

Teaching Is Understanding Child Development

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-understanding-child_25.html

Teaching Is Analyzing the Data

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-checking-data.html

Teaching Is Making Sure You Have Their Attention

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-making-sure-you-have-their.html

Teaching Is Using Proximity

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-using-proximity.html

Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-creating-living-classroom.html

Teaching Is Correcting The Homework

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-correcting-homework.html

Math instructor teaching tessellations.

Teaching Is Taking Time For Art--In All Subjects http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-taking-time-for-art-in-all.html

Teaching Is Giving Grades

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-giving-grades.html

Teaching Is Reading Instruction--In All Subjects

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-reading-instruction-in-all.html

Teaching Is Differentiating Instruction

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-differentiating-instruction.html

Teaching Is Reading A Book Aloud To The Class

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-reading-book-aloud-to-class.html

Teaching Is Being Consistent

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-being-consistent.html

Teaching Is Learning With The Learners

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-learning-with-learners.html

Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-teachers-talking-to-each.html

Teaching Is Showing Tolerance

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-showing-tolerance.html

Teaching Is Having With It Ness

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-having-with-it-ness.html

Teaching Is Having A Sense of Humor

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-having-sense-of-humor.html

Teaching Is Communicating

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-having-great-communication.html

Teaching Is Giving Feedback

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-giving-feedback.html

Teaching Is Giving Kids Choices

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-giving-kids-choices.html

Teaching Is Being A Hero

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-is-being-hero.html

Victoria Soto, first grade teacher, Sandy Hook Elementary School.

MzTeachuh: We're Still So Smart Tweets of the Day 12/29/12

MzTeachuh: We're Still So Smart Tweets of the Day 12/29/12: 1. Motivation, Not IQ, Matters Most for Learning New Math Skills http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/26/motivation-not-iq-matters-most-f...

We're Still So Smart Tweets of the Day 12/29/12

1. Motivation, Not IQ, Matters Most for Learning New Math Skills

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/26/motivation-not-iq-matters-most-for-learning-new-math-skills/

2. School Success with Dr. Seuss: Exploring Themes Through Creative Activities

http://www.edutopia.org/teacher-creativity-part-two?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=programming

3. 7 Quick Fixes for ADHD Meltdowns

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/5762.html

4. Assessments—Using Incentives to Change the Image

http://theeducatorsroom.com/category/from-the-front-lines/the-new-teacher-chronicles/

5. Start the New Year Off Right: Resolve to Raise a Reader!

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/21362/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

6. The “No Excuses” Parent

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/10/the-no-excuses-parent/

7. 10 Ways To Use Technology To Teach Writing

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/10-high-tech-ways-to-teach-writing/

Friday, December 28, 2012

Check Out Mind/Shift

How We Will Learn.

Brought to us through KQED, San Francisco and NPR.

Mind/Shift has excellent writers who ferret out fascinating and helpful points of view. Here is some information about the site.

They have broken their topics into Culture, Teaching with Tech, Research and Learning Methods.
There is a thorough archive of articles.Under each topic are a wealth of subtopics with articles and recommendations.

Here is the latest I received on Facebook.

Can E-Readers Ease Reading for Dyslexics?
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/can-e-readers-ease-reading-for-dyslexics/

Related posts:

Reading More With E-Readers
For Young Readers, Print or Digital Books?
Are E-Readers Helpful for Dyslexia?

Here is the latest one I received through an RSS feed.

Online Privacy: Parents Worry Advertisers Know Too Much

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/online-privacy-parents-worry-advertisers-know-too-much/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

What Do Kids Know About Online Privacy? More Than You Think
Parents Keep Track of Students Online
How Should Schools and Parents Be Involved in Kids’ Online Lives?

Mind/Shift is an enriched source of opinion and research.

MzTeachuh: Check Out Mind/Shift

MzTeachuh: Check Out Mind/Shift: How We Will Learn. Brought to us through KQED, San Francisco and NPR. Mind/Shift has excellent writers who ferret out fascin...

MzTeachuh: Check out Teaching Channel...

MzTeachuh: Check out Teaching Channel...: You can register for access to the whole site and receive email. Or 'like' them on Facebook and receive articles. This info is from the...

Check out Teaching Channel

You can register for access to the whole site and receive email. Or 'like' them on Facebook and receive articles. This info is from their site:

5 great ways to use Teaching Channel

Whether you are a teacher looking for helpful videos on effective teaching practices, or a blogger or webmaster looking to share a great resource, Teaching Channel has you covered. If you'd like additional information on how to use or support Tch, email us at info@teachingchannel.org and we'll get right back to you.

1. Watch Tch Videos

2. Schedule Lesson Ideas for the Future

3. Share Time-Stamped Video Notes with Peers

4. Embed Tch Videos in Your Website or Blog

5. Spread the Word

Here is a sample of newsletter topics.

December 2012

12/22/2012 Catching Up on the Core
12/15/2012 It's Never Too Late to Restart
12/08/2012 It's All About The Students
12/01/2012 Student Engagement Around the Holidays

This is the most recent video I received on my Facebook page. It's a brief video. There are thousands of videos on any topic you can image--clear, concise, encouraging. The Teaching Channel is superior.

So here it is.

1. Go With the Flow: Plan and Adjust

All Grades, All Subjects, Planning

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/classroom-time-management-tip

There is this lesson plan with it.

Lesson ObjectiveAdjust plans to meet the needs of the class

Length

2 min

Questions to Consider

Why are planning and flexibility both important?
What does Ms. Wessling mean when she calls this process "mucky"?
How can you identify the right times to "go with the flow" in your classroom

MzTeachuh: A Nerd's Las Vegas Christmas by Twinkle McJingle

MzTeachuh: A Nerd's Las Vegas Christmas by Twinkle McJingle: Twinkle McJingle Date: December 25, 2012 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Subject under observation: MzTeachuh and kin Activity: Christ...

A Nerd's Las Vegas Christmas by Twinkle McJingle

Twinkle McJingle

Date: December 25, 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Subject under observation: MzTeachuh and kin
Activity: Christmas

Reporting: Twinkle McJingle

8:00 a.m. The weather was cold but clear in the City that Never Sleeps, although we had been snoring it up tucked all snug in our beds anyway. MzTeachuh brewed Pumpkin Spice coffee, warmed Blueberry/Apple Muffins with a Lemon Twist. All munching.

Rudolph seems to find salmon appealing.

8:30 a.m. Family members arrive for Christmas Breakfast. Salmon. Prepared on a bar-b-que on a balcony. Will research on Google to see if this is traditional meal.

9:00 a.m. Over the meal, plans are developed to see a movie. Will it be the right time? Which theatre? The Palms? The Rave? The Orleans? How about South Point? Want 3D? Do the glasses really work? Are they better now than Avatar? Sheesh. You'd think this was important.

The Hobbit-Thorin.

Question to research.

10:30 a.m. Packed up to see The Hobbit at the South Point. BTW, according to Ancestry.com., Thorin Oakenshield is a distant cousin on my mother's side, before we immigrated from Middle Earth during the Troubles.

Noticed an interesting tech question posted.

3:00 p.m. A trip down The Strip to visit familiar haunts. Caesar's Palace? No. Mandalay Bay? No. The MGM Grand? No.

Cruzin' down da Las Vegas Strip.

Flowers. We're going to see flowers and art. At the Bellagio Conservatory and Art Museum.


As well as MzTeachuh friendly.

Apparently Vegas is even baby friendly.

4:00 p.m. The display at the Bellagio Conservatory included music. Carolers had time-traveled from Victorian England, circa 1850 A.D., to sing Prince Albert's favorite carol, 'O Tannebaum.' Volunteers were welcome to participate.

4:30 p.m. Shocking to see artifacts from my own civilization put on display to comments of 'how cute' and 'how quaint.' Very demeaning. These should be returned to my people.

Monet - Boulevard Saint Denis in Argenteuil in Winter.

5:00 p.m. The Bellagio Art Museum. Monet: Impressions of Light. This painting reminded me of home, but without the humans and umbrellas.

6:00p.m. Back to the resort to enjoy the company of our annual visitors who had serenaded the family Christmas Eve, (in that condo lots of creatures were stirring, including a moose.) You could say they, too, are carolers. Miguel Moose, Molly Meerkat, ChiChi Chihuahua, as well as Woodstock and Snoopy. Musical all.

However, we discovered what happens when there's too much Christmas cheer.

10 p.m. Watched 'A Christmas Carol' with George C. Scott. Then nerd's bedtime. Will file my report in the morning. Twinkle McJingle, over and out.