Saturday, January 5, 2013

MzTeachuh: Music For When You're Feeling Sad

MzTeachuh: Music For When You're Feeling Sad: Sad painting, unknown artist. Life can be difficult and we just need to sit down with a box of tissue and get the sadness out, optimall...

Music For When You're Feeling Sad

Sad painting, unknown artist.

Life can be difficult and we just need to sit down with a box of tissue and get the sadness out, optimally with some empathetic person to keep us company. We don't have to keep the stiff upper lip 24/7. There will be time to get back to that. For a bit, we just need to be sad.

Here's some music for that.

Aase's Death (Edward Grieg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4m885sTeE

MzTeachuh: Let's Get Moving Tweets of the Morning 1/5/13

MzTeachuh: Let's Get Moving Tweets of the Morning 1/5/13: 1. Here Comes 2013: The Big Themes in Learning http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/here-comes-2013-the-big-themes-in-learning/?ut...

Let's Get Moving Tweets of the Morning 1/5/13

1. Here Comes 2013: The Big Themes in Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/here-comes-2013-the-big-themes-in-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

2. Young Kids and Technology at Home

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/kids-technology-home-young-children-douglas-rushkoff

3. California School Funding: Jerry Brown To Pursue Sweeping Overhaul

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/california-school-funding_n_2402855.html?ir=Education

4. PSIA-Ski School Certification for Autism Skis

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/01/03/psia-ski-school-certification-autism-skis

5. Lesson Plan: Teach Students to Put the 'You' in YouTube

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/01/lesson-plan-teach-students-put-you-youtube?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

6. Emotional IQ, Empathy, Compassion: What Do They Mean to Special Needs Parents?

http://special-ism.com/emotional-iq-empathy-compassion-what-do-they-mean-to-special-needs-parents/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

7. Build Relationships: Teach More Than 'Just Math'

All Grades, All Subjects, Relationships

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/building-relationships-through-gestures?fd=1%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfb&utm_medium=post01041302&utm_campaign=fbt

8. Teaching Braille to Young Children

http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/teaching-braille-young-children?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter

9. Mississippi Education Reform: Will It Really Make Progress In The New Year?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/mississippi-education-ref_n_2403237.html

10. Salman Khan Describes Future Classrooms with Blended Learning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwyOv7PiC40

Friday, January 4, 2013

MzTeachuh: Check Out This Great Book List By Reading Rockets...

MzTeachuh: Check Out This Great Book List By Reading Rockets...: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/adler/featuredbooks/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia ...

Check Out This Great Book List By Reading Rockets

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/adler/featuredbooks/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

Who likes math and mysteries, biographies and baseball? Who can write about these subjects and more — all in a crisp, clear and child-friendly fashion? David Adler, of course! Here's a short sampling of his books.

Featured books by

David Adler

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/adler/featuredbooks/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

A Picture Book Biography of Benjamin Franklin

By: David Adler

Illustrated by: John Wallner

Age Level: 6-9

Reading Level: Independent Reader

This introduction to the life and work of inventor, statesman and printer Benjamin Franklin is presented in straightforward text and detailed illustrations

A Picture Book Biography of George Washington

By: David Adler

Illustrated by: Alexandra Wallner

Age Level: 6-9

Reading Level: Independent Reader

The life of the first President of the United States, George Washington, is presented in uncomplicated language and meticulous illustrations.

A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez

By: David Adler & Michael S. Adler

Illustrated by: Marie Olofsdotter

Age Level: 6-9

Reading Level: Independent Reader

"The selfless struggles of labor leader Chavez are given a tempered and lucid treatment in this educational overview… The characters are drawn in an intentionally stiff style that fits with the depth-challenged folk art backgrounds, most of which are dominated by the color of sand. The text, meanwhile, is peppered with quotes from Chavez, all of which are backed up with source notes. An elegant introduction to a man who inspired thousands."
— Daniel Kraus, Booklist

A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson

By: David Adler

Illustrated by: Robert Casilla

Age Level: 3-6

Reading Level: Beginning Reader

A portrait of a true American sports hero, Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play on a major league baseball team.

A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

By: David Adler

Illustrated by: Robert Casilla

Age Level: 6-9

Reading Level: Independent Reader

Jesse Owens was a breakthrough athlete – an African American who captured the world stage (and four gold medals!) at the 11th Olympiad in Nazi Germany. In this book, readers will learn about his life through brief text and watercolor illustrations. Younger readers may enjoy Patricia and Fredrick McKissack’s picture book, Jesse Owens: Olympic Star.

A Picture Book of John and Abigail Adams

By: David Adler & Michael S. Adler

Illustrated by: Ronald Himler

Age Level: 6-9

Reading Level: Independent Reader

When John and Abigail first met, they didn't really like each other but came to appreciate the other's strengths: Abigail had her own opinions; John was honest and witty. After their marriage, Abigail expertly handled home, family, and more during her husband's frequent travel and was the earliest First Lady to live in the Executive Mansion. This is a graceful introduction to an early first family.

A Picture Book of Louis Braille

By: David Adler

Illustrated by: John Wallner

Age Level: 6-9

Reading Level: Independent Reader

The story of Louis Braille, the Frenchman who invented the raised-dot alphabet/code now used around the world by blind and visually impaired readers. The text traces Braille's life from the childhood accident that caused him to lose his sight through his career at the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris. Readers can feel the alphabet and numbers from 1-10 at the back of the book.

MzTeachuh: Teaching The Whole Student Tweets of the Day 1/4/1...

MzTeachuh: Teaching The Whole Student Tweets of the Day 1/4/1...: 1. Deeper Learning: A Collaborative Classroom Is Key http://www.edutopia.org/blog/deeper-learning-collaboration-key-rebecca-alber?utm_sou...

Teaching The Whole Student Tweets of the Day 1/4/13

1. Deeper Learning: A Collaborative Classroom Is Keyhttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/deeper-learning-collaboration-key-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=collaborating

2. Lake Elsinore USD’s Virtual Learning Center Helps Students Turn F’s into A’s

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/01/lake-elsinore-usds-virtual-learning-center-helps-students-turn-fs?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

3. Mission 2013: Setting a Family’s Goals

http://special-ism.com/mission-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

4. TV Episode 11: High School English

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/tch-presents-ela-today/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post01031302&utm_campaign=fbt

5. The Bully Free Classroom: Advice for Educators

http://www.teachhub.com/bully-free-classroom-advice-educators

6. A Fun “Make the Sound” Game for Preverbal Individuals with Special Needs

http://special-ism.com/a-fun-make-the-sound-game-for-preverbal-individuals-on-the-autism-spectrum/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

7. Unspeakable Things We Must Speak About

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/unspeakable-things-we-must-speak-about/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Thursday, January 3, 2013

MzTeachuh: Why? Who? Where? More Tweets of the Day 1/3/13

MzTeachuh: Why? Who? Where? More Tweets of the Day 1/3/13: 1. Why Do You Need Algebra? http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/why-do-you-need-algebra/ 2. The Art of the Question http://theeduc...

Why? Who? Where? More Tweets of the Day 1/3/13

1. Why Do You Need Algebra?

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/why-do-you-need-algebra/

2. The Art of the Question

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/the-art-of-the-question/

3. Page by Page

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/55457/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

4. New York Education Reform Commission Recommends Core Changes To Improve School Quality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/state-panels-report-aims_n_2400326.html

5. What Online Tools Work for Teaching Language Arts?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/what-online-tools-work-for-language-arts/

6. Autism Devotion : Helping

http://this-is-not-what-i-signed-up-for.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/autism-devotion-helping.html

7. Friday Five: 5 Tips for Keeping Your Resolutions

http://www.teachhub.com/friday-five-5-tips-keeping-new-years-resolutions

8. Sandy Hook Elementary School Students Face First Day Of Classes Since Shooting

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/sandy-hook-elementary-school-first-day-of-classes_n_2401483.html

MzTeachuh: Strategies To Help Kids Tweets of the Day 1/3/13

MzTeachuh: Strategies To Help Kids Tweets of the Day 1/3/13: (Hint: think alphabetical order.) 1. 4 Simple Strategies to Help a Shy Student http://www.teachhub.com/4-simple-strategies-help-shy-...

Strategies To Help Kids Tweets of the Day 1/3/13

(Hint: think alphabetical order.)

1. 4 Simple Strategies to Help a Shy Student

http://www.teachhub.com/4-simple-strategies-help-shy-student

2. The Best and Worst of Times to Teach

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/12/the_best_and_worst_of_times_to_teach.html

3. Will Rocketship Change Its Learning Labs?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/will-rocketship-change-its-learning-labs/

4. A Teacher's New Year's Resolution: Brag More

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/01/02/fp_conlon.html

5. A Pocket Full of Assessments: Using Quick SIOP Strategies to Check for Understanding

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/12/a-pocket-full-of-assessments-using-quick-siop-strategies-to-check-for-understanding/

6. Be Sure To: Setting & Achieving Goals in 2013

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/01/02/achieving-goals-in-2013/

7. A Pocket Full of Assessments: Using Quick SIOP Strategies to Check for Understanding

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/12/a-pocket-full-of-assessments-using-quick-siop-strategies-to-check-for-understanding/

8. Guided Reading with Jenna: Overview

Grade 5, ELA, Differentiation
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/guided-reading-introduction

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Movie Review: The Hobbit (We Needed To Hear Dwarves Singing)

MzTeachuh: Movie Review: The Hobbit (We Needed To Hear Dwarves Singing)...: We really needed to hear dwarves singing. And we did; the Hobbit provided this necessary service. I'm so very glad 'The Hobbit' story is ...

Movie Review: The Hobbit (We Needed To Hear Dwarves Singing)

We really needed to hear dwarves singing. And we did; the Hobbit provided this necessary service. I'm so very glad 'The Hobbit' story is spread out so we can have this.

J.R.R. Tolkien created the world we viewed in 'The Hobbit,' and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It is interesting that Jackson waited to do the Hobbit until now. I would say our real world in which we viewed them (the post 9/11 world) needed a hero we could identify with. Frodo lives.

But what about Bilbo? We've seen him at the end of his life, affected by the ring. Now we flashback (so, 'The Hobbit' is one long flashback this way rather than an introduction to this world) to his choice of adventure with the crew of dwarves and Gandalf. I'm of the opinion we needed the dwarves more that Bilbo.

The sincerity and comic relief. The hearty appetites and deliberate lack of social graces. What you see is what you get. And those wonderful senses of humor, rollicking like a Gilbert and Sullivan musical.

And they could sing. Wow. I'd go to the Misty Mountains with them right now. The idealism and sense of purpose with those lovely voices.

EXCLUSIVE - Misty Mountains song HD from The Hobbit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRUBe2RTq74

The dwarves had intense purpose; they had all made a deliberate decision, but one in which the odds were so much against their success. Like so many men and women in real history. And even while on their quest, circumstances continually get worse, they adapt, reassess their beliefs and are flexible in their assessment of allies. I would guess those elves in Rivendell could be unbearably stuck up.

Gandalf knows them well and Bilbo, too. I think Gandalf has his hands full just with Bilbo and the dwarves.

Originally written as a children's book, The Hobbit is well worth seeing, but even better to read it with your class or family. Tolkien has a wonderful writing style, really moves along, portrays tremendous settings. It is so worth it to spend some time in Middle Earth.

MzTeachuh: Apps, SEN Assist, SkillsTweets of the Afternoon 1/...

MzTeachuh: Apps, SEN Assist, SkillsTweets of the Afternoon 1/...: 1. What Project-Based Learning Is — and What It Isn’t http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/what-project-based-learning-is-and-isnt/ ...

Apps, SEN Assist, SkillsTweets of the Afternoon 1/2/13

1. What Project-Based Learning Is — and What It Isn’t

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/what-project-based-learning-is-and-isnt/

2. Ten Brain Based Learning Strategies

http://www.elementarymatters.com/2012/02/ten-brain-based-learning-strategies.html

3. The 20+ Apps To Know About In 2013

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/the-20-apps-to-know-about-in-2013/

4. SEN Assist Download the FREE activities and see how they can benefit you in your everyday life.

http://www.senassist.com/resources.html

I can't resist. This is too cute.

5. 10 Most Common New Year's Resolutions as Illustrated by Cats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD9qvF4z8cE&feature=youtu.be

6. 10 Surprising Facts About Students Using E-Textbooks

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

7. News from PTS Coaching

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=suii9feab&v=001mlQdTtwnjRDahckam4bGLwRZpWDMtBLZErAqqt2-9aL2TkRDfe5KHGdQ2VAGLlJ0cwqcg69SrXBTLWtswSO8tw7P98OIjQuzuHF-JlS_2bHlPNHO4Ai3f51k_nCyynPoe6kqAJE2GX_RAPmtiImgVyrZQ8_LdKysc_0QkzkcguPva25IVOtqE0JckkwSL7NFIexg0beZ2oduMoVPdtjUFmNe2HXgT-JnwvkDfzYh96c%3D

8. Determining Your Marketable Skills

http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/jobs-employment-ld/determining-your-marketable-skills

MzTeachuh: 2013: Ed Tech, Music, Good Intentions Tweets of th...

MzTeachuh: 2013: Ed Tech, Music, Good Intentions Tweets of th...: Kenji Williams performs BELLA GAIA at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Environmental Education Using Music and Earth’s Beauty h...

2013: Ed Tech, Music, Good Intentions Tweets of the Day 1/2/13

Kenji Williams performs BELLA GAIA at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

Environmental Education Using Music and Earth’s Beauty

http://livinggreenmag.com/2012/12/21/people-solutions/environmental-education-using-music-and-earths-beauty/?utm_source=scribol.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=scribol.com

Texting In The Classroom: 3 Tools To Do It Right

http://edudemic.com/2013/01/texting-in-the-classroom/

Isaraya is a lucky girl to have this teacher.

Star Student of the Day

Grades K-2, History, ELA, Community

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/building-classroom-community?fd=1

Education is Changing, and We Must be Ready. An Unemployed Teacher Offers a Place to Start for the New Year.

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/education-is-changing-and-we-must-be-ready-an-unemployed-teacher-offers-a-place-to-start-for-the-new-year/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

The Gift of Forgiveness, a New Year’s Resolution

http://special-ism.com/the-gift-of-forgiveness-a-new-years-resolution/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Top 10 EdTech Stories of 2012

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/12/top-10-edtech-stories-2012?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Teachers: What Are Your Intentions for the New Year?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-year-intentions-teachers-classroom-elena-aguilar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=newyearresolution

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

MzTeachuh: Are These Your Top Ten Most Beautiful Classical Mu...

MzTeachuh: Are These Your Top Ten Most Beautiful Classical Mu...: Dance at Bougival by Pierre August Renoir Including this wonderful painting by Renoir due to Number 3 --Strauss' Polka. Here's some...

Are These Your Top Ten Most Beautiful Classical Music Choices?

Dance at Bougival by Pierre August Renoir

Including this wonderful painting by Renoir due to Number 3--Strauss' Polka.

Here's some more variety for our New Year's Resolution to include more of the Arts in our lives, too.

Thank you, Music Through Time, for your choices. We could have quite a discussion about these! I mean, if you include Chopin, wouldn't it be a Nocturne?

Top 10 Classical Music

Number 10: Georges Bizet - Habanera
Number 9: Jacques Offenbach - Infernal Galop
Number 8: Luigi Denza - Funiculi Funicula
Number 7: Johann Sebastian Bach - Air On A G String
Number 6: Luigi Boccherini - Minuet
Number 5: Ludwig van Beethoven - Fur Elise
Number 4: Frédéric Chopin - Minute
Number 3: Johann Strauss jr - Annen Polka
Number 2: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Number 1: Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o4UxFYKzCY

MzTeachuh: Check Out Edudemic

MzTeachuh: Check Out Edudemic: This site appeals to ed tech folks and the rest of us. There are so many interesting variations on the same theme: tech in the classroom....

Check Out Edudemic

This site appeals to ed tech folks and the rest of us. There are so many interesting variations on the same theme: tech in the classroom.

Here is a little sample:

100 Words High School Students Should Know

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/100-words-high-school-students-should-know/

24 Multimedia Tools That Support The Common Core

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/24-multimedia-tools-that-support-the-common-core/comment-page-1/#comment-59522

5 Big Education Technology Trends of 2013

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/the-5-big-education-technology-trends-of-2013/

35 Digital Tools That Work With Bloom’s Taxonomy

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/35-digital-tools-that-work-with-blooms-taxonomy/

Home

Ed tech is not new to the kids.

MzTeachuh: Kicks, Giggles and EdTech Tweets of the Day 1/1/13...

MzTeachuh: Kicks, Giggles and EdTech Tweets of the Day 1/1/13...: 24 Multimedia Tools That Support The Common Core http://edudemic.com/2012/12/24-multimedia-tools-that-support-the-common-core/ ...

Kicks, Giggles and EdTech Tweets of the Day 1/1/13

24 Multimedia Tools That Support The Common Core

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/24-multimedia-tools-that-support-the-common-core/

Brave Niamh (4) runs into new year after life-changing operation

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/brave-niamh-4-runs-into-new-year-after-lifechanging-operation-3339919.html

The Talking Cure: Teaching Mathematical Discourse

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/12/31/tln_ratzel_talkingcure.html

ADHD Parenting: How to Deal With Lying

http://ezinearticles.com/?ADHD-Parenting%3A-How-to-Deal-With-Lying&id=5388997

20 Amazing iPad Apps for Educators

http://www.teachhub.com/20-amazing-ipad-apps-educators

5 Classroom Resolutions You Can Actually Keep!

http://www.teachhub.com/5-classroom-resolutions-you-can-actually-keep

Slave, Masochist, or Just a Teacher Burning Out

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/charting_my_own_course/2012/12/slave_masochist_or_just_a_teacher_burning_out.html

Lightening up occasionally makes a difference.

MzTeachuh: Edutopia Encourages the Arts Tweets of the Day 1/1...

MzTeachuh: Edutopia Encourages the Arts Tweets of the Day 1/1...: A Research-Based Approach to Arts Integration http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-research?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=po...

Edutopia Encourages the Arts Tweets of the Day 1/1/13

A Research-Based Approach to Arts Integration

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-research?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=stw&utm_campaign=batesresearch

How the Arts Unlock the Door to Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-reform-overview

Integrate the Arts, Deepen the Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-video

Arts Integration: Fundamentals for Getting Started

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-tips

The Social and Emotional Benefits of Being Weirdly Creative

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stw-arts-integration

Monday, December 31, 2012

MzTeachuh: My New Year's Resolution (with a little help from ...

MzTeachuh: My New Year's Resolution (with a little help from ...: Francis of Assisi wrote this about eight hundred years ago; basing his thoughts on the Gospels and his motivation on the life of Christ. P...

My New Year's Resolution (with a little help from my friends)

Francis of Assisi wrote this about eight hundred years ago; basing his thoughts on the Gospels and his motivation on the life of Christ. Pretty big order. But this is my goal, too, with a little help from my friends (including the most important One.)

Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace - Sinead O'Connor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJeI4Q9nBE

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's Special Ed. Blogs 2012 (you can read t...

MzTeachuh: Mzteachuh's Special Ed. Blogs 2012 (you can read t...: Most Tweets of the Day also have links of interest for Special Education teachers. Do I Have to Go to the IEP meeting? I'm Not Special Ed...