Reading, Speaking, Blending Tweets of the Day 1/25/13

1. Teachers refuse to give standardized test at Seattle high schools — Update

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/11/teachers-refuse-to-give-standardized-test-at-seattle-high-school/

2. Thumbs Up! Signals to Encourage Active Listening

All Grades, All Subjects, Participation 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-strategy-active-listening?fd=1%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfb&utm_medium=post01241301&utm_campaign=fbt 

 3. This 19th-Century Book Is Still Timely for Teachers 

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/23/18gibbon.h32.html?tkn=PZLFzZpBUU6XZnVIuU4FCIQ2rIXW336wzZJI&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

4. Use Your Full Vocabulary With Kids—They’ll Learn More That Way

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/01/use-your-full-vocabulary-with-kids-theyll-learn-more-that-way/ 

 5. Blended Learning, Real Teaching 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duAw-2mCbWo 

 6. Can Doodling Improve Memory and Concentration?

http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/01/can-doodling-improve-memory-and-concentration.php 

Looks normal enough.

7. The Public Library, Completely Reimagined

Library/Tech shop?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/11/the-public-library-completely-reimagined/