MzTeachuh: Circle of Joy--Living Your Dream

MzTeachuh: Circle of Joy--Living Your Dream: The Irish cultures embraces delight, melancholy, whimsy, rage-- the full humor experience.   Here is a lovely pi ece of music inspired ...

Circle of Joy--Living Your Dream

The Irish culture embraces delight, melancholy, whimsy, rage--the full human experience.

 Here is a lovely piece of music inspired by Irish heritage and instruments. As I listen, I can see the spirits dance in the faery rings of the forest.

Lisa Lynne - Circle of Joy 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_sPqL60az8 

 

Here is Lisa's story and how she lives her dream.

Lisa Lynne Vblog #30 - My passion in life.. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfs0RE-nKuc 

 Love this rendition by two musicians who are at the beginning of living their dreams.

circle of joy 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MB3arVYf9I 

MzTeachuh: I Will Send You Another Comforter

MzTeachuh: I Will Send You Another Comforter: Art by Twila Carney Schoeppner The Spirit of Truth, The Message Bible 15-17  “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I...

I Will Send You Another Comforter

Art by Twila Carney Schoeppner

The Spirit of Truth, The Message Bible

^15-17 “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you!

^18-20 “I will not leave you orphaned. I’m coming back. In just a little while the world will no longer see me, but you’re going to see me because I am alive and you’re about to come alive. At that moment you will know absolutely that I’m in my Father, and you’re in me, and I’m in you.

Alexander Scourby has the loveliest voice for interpreting the Bible.

Scourby Audio Bible Reading (John 14) KJV

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ2cv87YuoM

MzTeachuh: Kids Making Connections Tweets of the Day 2/23/13

MzTeachuh: Kids Making Connections Tweets of the Day 2/23/13: Climate Change in a Bottle: Complete Lesson Grade 6, Science, Climate Change  https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/climate...

Kids Making Connections Tweets of the Day 2/23/13

Climate Change in a Bottle: Complete Lesson

Grade 6, Science, Climate Change 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/climate-change-lesson 

NEA's Read Across America

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm 

Teachers As "Persuaders": An Interview With Daniel Pink

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2013/02/teachers_as_persuaders_an_interview_with_daniel_pink.html 

The Common Core Classroom

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/56054/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Tablets, Smartphones Influence Reading Instruction

http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2013/02/06/02reading.h06.html 

March In- March lion and lamb bulletin board and art project

http://www.teachertime123.com/2012/02/march-in-march-lion-and-lamb-bulletin-board-and-art-project/ 

Belly Up to the Book Buffet for Dr. Seuss Titles You Probably Don’t Know… But Should

http://www.randomhousekids.com/for-parents/six-seuss-you-probably-dont-know-should#.URz7AvK6U7k?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Best Articles for Educators Week of 2/23/13

MzTeachuh: Best Articles for Educators Week of 2/23/13: Practice makes creative? Can Repetitive Exercises Actually Feed the Creative Process?   “Creativity is play within a system of rules,...

Best Articles for Educators Week of 2/23/13

Practice makes creative?

Can Repetitive Exercises Actually Feed the Creative Process?

 “Creativity is play within a system of rules, and you can only play with the rules once you understand the systems.”

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/can-repetitive-exercises-actually-feed-the-creative-process/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

School Help for the Child Struggling with Distractions and Lack of Focus

The important thing to consider is whether we are moving the student toward greater success and independence by including them and accepting that their challenges are real and not willful disregard

http://special-ism.com/how-to-help-in-school-when-a-child-struggles-with-focus-and-distractions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Empowering Students Through Empathy and Collaboration

People often mistake kids doing whatever adults want them to do with kids thinking for themselves, which doesn't sustain itself for long. Students absolutely need to take the reins of their projects for them to have ownership of those projects.  

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/empowering-students-empathy-collaboration-jose-vilson 

To Perform At Your Best, Manage Competition Carefully

 "...when young people feel anxious, parents and teachers can help by downplaying the evaluative nature of the event. But when we feel strong and capable, when we feel like a contender—then we can use the spur of competition to reach new heights."

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/02/to-perform-at-your-best-manage-competition-carefully/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-perform-at-your-best-manage-competition-carefully 

Be a Behavior Detective: Improving Prospects for Challenging Students 

 The more intensely the student is taught the underdeveloped skills, and the more the environment is changed to encourage appropriate behavior, the more quickly the student’s behavior is likely to change.

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/be-behavior-detective-improving.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Book Review: Song of the Swallows

MzTeachuh: Book Review: Song of the Swallows: "Song of the Swallows," las golondrinas, is a picture book which won the Caldecott Award in 1949.  Written and illustrated by Leo Politi...

Book Review: Song of the Swallows

"Song of the Swallows," las golondrinas, is a picture book which won the Caldecott Award in 1949.  Written and illustrated by Leo Politi, the story highlights Hispanic customs in San Juan Capistrano, California, that blend nature, Catholicism, and the history of California from a child's perspective.

Juan is the main character, a boy of about seven or eight years old. He attends the school by the Mission, and is a friend of the bell ringer/gardener, grandfatherly Julian. Julian is the only adult mentioned in the book, the Mission is the only setting. The story occurs in the timelessness of childhood, so we don't really know if the illustrations depict the 1940's or not. There is no clue by the clothing, activities, or countryside. The Mission and garden are not dated. There are no automobiles, but even today in coastal California, you might go miles without seeing a motorized vehicle. And there is no clue from the birds; swallows don't follow fashion dictates. One of the main attractions of "The Song of the Swallows" is this untainted marvel-of-childhood quality.

Julian tells Juan about the settling of California by Father Serra and the Franciscan friars. Every fourth grader in this state (myself included) studied this period of California history, and created model missions, maybe even visiting a Mission. There are over twenty missions up and down the California coast, with many cities named after the nearby Mission, i.e., San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and, of course, San Francisco.  I've seen a few and the facilities are well maintained and beautiful.

There is no controversy in this book about the treatment of the Indians by the Franciscans.

A 1985 stamp immortalizing Father Junipero Serra

The following link is a balanced biography of Father Serra.
 http://www.common-place.org/vol-05/no-02/hackel/index.shtml 

Father Junipero Serra also has a statue in the United States Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C.

Politi's portrayal of Mission San Juan Capistrano.

http://www.missionsofca.com/

You can purchase this model of San Juan Capistrano for a Grade Four project.

Julian, the St. Francis look-a-like.

Julian, in little Juan's eyes,  is portrayed almost St. Francis-like with the beautiful garden and hummingbirds, pigeons, sparrows and other birds being comfortable around the gentle soul.

Juan learns of the mystery of the swallows. How do they know to arrive on St. Joseph's Day? (March 19.)  It has nothing to do with Joseph, the stepfather of the Savior  (of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fame.) It just coincides with the season the swallows migrate to their familiar habitat.

http://www.closertonature.com/outdoors/bird-migration.htm

Happy birdie family, happy boy.

Juan wonders about the nests

Why is there a St. Joseph's Day? In the worship schedule for Catholics, each day has one or more saints honored throughout the year at daily Mass with a feast day, or worship service. For example, many communities have the blessing of the animals on October 4, the feast of Francis of Assisi, to honor his saintly lifestyle that was so peaceful that it is said that even wild animals were gentle with him and birds would perch on him. Francis also propagated peace, forgiveness, and taking care of the poor.  Francis lived in twelfth century Italy, and wrote some lovely prayers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint_Francis

Happy kids enjoying the beautiful Mission and the birds.

 As the birds get comfortable, the child personifies the male and female birds as the nest is built, the female incubates the eggs, and the male serenades her with sweet, twittering song. Then both the parents diligently feed the hatchlings, like a happy family.

 The children thoroughly enjoy the presence of the birds, the  spring season, and the safety and contentment of the belief system supplied by the Mission. It is interesting, though, in  the story that parents, priests, nuns, teachers or any other adult besides Julian, the grandfatherly gardener, do not make an appearance. Not even an older brother or sister.

In due time, the swallows migrate to a mysterious island for the winter. The human inhabitants of Capistrano will wait for their return. Juan and the other happy kids are very excited when the birds return. The birds actually fly to Goya, Argentina.

The swallows leave Capistrano on their mission to a mysterious island.

Leo Politi

 Leo Politi, although an Italian-America, wrote warmly of the Hispanic culture in Southern California. He authored several children's books. I met him when I was in college in Los Angeles. He was very encouraging to a young English student.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Politi


This year in San Juan Capistrano, the swallows are sort of hiding from the big to-do that the residents of Capistrano throw on March 19, St. Joseph's Day.  Now the occasion is kind of a mixed metaphor, with a large variety of traditions celebrated, but still a beautiful day out in a remarkably lovely part of the world.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/swallows-345338-return-san.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdGwWywBEU4&feature=related
This is a wonderful, cheesy song about the swallows returning to Capistrano by Pat Boone recorded in the 1950's, with great pictures of the little birds.

Singing with Pat.

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 2/22/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 2/22/13: Understanding Autism; Trying To Understand Adam Lanza  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/understanding-autism-trying-to.html   Re...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 2/22/13

Understanding Autism; Trying To Understand Adam Lanza 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/understanding-autism-trying-to.html 

Read! Classic Adventure, Romance, Mystery 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/read-classic-adventure-romance-mystery.html 

Best Articles For Educators Week of 2/18/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/best-articles-for-educators-week-of_18.html 

Resilient and Empathetic: Our Kids 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/resilient-and-empathetic-our-kids.html 

Lessons From Seuss and Info On Education Tweets of the Day 2/19/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/lessons-from-seuss-and-info-on.html 

Teaching The World Tweets of the Day 2/20/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/teaching-world-tweets-of-day-22013.html 

Meteorites and the Harlem Shake Tweets of the Day 2/16/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/meteorites-and-harlem-shake-tweets-of.html 

 

 Here is the top ten readers from around the world: The USA, Russia, U K, Canada, France, Germany, India, Australia, Japan and Turkey. It is a privilege to serve you.

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: By Jove, I've Got It! Tweets of the Day 2/22/13

MzTeachuh: By Jove, I've Got It! Tweets of the Day 2/22/13: By Jove, I've got it 1. The Brightest Young Minds in Ed-Tech http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/brightest-young-minds...

By Jove, I've Got It! Tweets of the Day 2/22/13

By Jove, I've got it

1. The Brightest Young Minds in Ed-Tech

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/brightest-young-minds-ed-tech?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. School Help for the Child Struggling with Distractions and Lack of Focus

http://special-ism.com/how-to-help-in-school-when-a-child-struggles-with-focus-and-distractions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Alan November: How Teachers and Tech Can Let Students Take Control

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/alan-november-how-teachers-and-tech-can-let-students-take-control/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Spring-Cleaning for Your Psyche

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Spring-cleaning_for_your_psyche/ 

5. Ten Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Parenting a Child with Special Needs

http://www.kveller.com/blog/parenting/ten-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-about-parenting-a-child-with-special-needs/ 

6. Researchers Link New Autism Gene to Serotonin Production 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/researchers-link-new-autism-gene-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

7. Will You Pass On Your Junk Food Addictions?

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/will-you-pass-your-junk-food-addictions-on/ 

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/will-you-pass-your-junk-food-addictions-on/ 

MzTeachuh: Resilient and Empathetic: Our Kids

MzTeachuh: Resilient and Empathetic: Our Kids:   There is a lot of educational literature out there (espec ially this week) on social and emotional education so kids will be re silie...

Resilient and Empathetic: Our Kids

 

There is a lot of educational literature out there (especially this week) on social and emotional education so kids will be resilient and empathetic. Here are a few.

Empowering Students Through Empathy and Collaboration

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/empowering-students-empathy-collaboration-jose-vilson?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

Lisa Michelle Dabbs

Dr. Robert Brooks

 

Teaching Kindness: More Than a Random Act

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindness-the-kind-campaign-lisa-dabbs 

"Raising Resilient Children"

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/free-event-for-parents-evening-with-dr_21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

How to Foster Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance: An Educator’s Guide

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-to-foster-grit-tenacity-and-perseverance-an-educators-guide/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

Tina Barseghian

 

MzTeachuh: Vote For A Book! Free Books Through First Books

MzTeachuh: Vote For A Book! Free Books Through First Books: https://www.facebook.com/FirstBook Vote! Help our friends at Cheerios decide which of their kids' books will return to Cheerios box...

Vote For A Book! Free Books Through First Books

https://www.facebook.com/FirstBook

Vote! Help our friends at Cheerios decide which of their kids' books will return to Cheerios boxes. (And for every vote, they’ll donate a new book to a kid in need through First Book). http://www.instant.ly/s/P-WFE

 

MzTeachuh: Math Really Counts Tweets of the Day 2/21/13

MzTeachuh: Math Really Counts Tweets of the Day 2/21/13: 1. 8 Videos That Prove Math Is Awesome http://mashable.com/2013/02/19/8-cool-applications-math/ 2. Algebra Team: Overview of Teach...

Math Really Counts Tweets of the Day 2/21/13

1. 8 Videos That Prove Math Is Awesome

http://mashable.com/2013/02/19/8-cool-applications-math/

2. Algebra Team: Overview of Teaching Styles

Grades 6-8, Math, Factoring

Common Core Standards: Math.MP.1 Math.A-SSE.3a

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-middle-school-math-styles?fd=1 

3. How to Foster Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance: An Educator’s Guide

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-to-foster-grit-tenacity-and-perseverance-an-educators-guide/ 

4. Girls may be protected against autism, new study finds 

http://www.boston.com/news/science/blogs/science-in-mind/2013/02/19/girls-may-protected-against-autism-new-study-finds/YVf7KtfszR6ZNPIrIlWv0M/blog.html 

5. A Handy Visual Guide To Google+

http://edudemic.com/2013/02/a-handy-visual-guide-to-google/ 

6.  PBL Made Easy With Blended Learning

http://catlintucker.com/2013/02/pbl-made-easy-with-blended-learning/ 

7.  Video: What Is Visual Processing?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/what-is-visual-processing 

8.  NEA's REad Across America

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm

 

 

MzTeachuh: Current Special Ed. Info

MzTeachuh: Current Special Ed. Info: Got that? 1. Your Child's Rights http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-rights   2. Video: What Is the IDEA Parent Gui...

Current Special Ed. Info

Got that?

1. Your Child's Rights

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-rights 

2. Video: What Is the IDEA Parent Guide?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-what-is-the-idea-parent-guide 

3. Top Ten Parental Rights in Special Education

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/top-ten-parental-rights-in-special-education/ 

4. Asperger's: A Study on Empathy

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/aspergers-empathy-emotions 

5. Have I Lost My Autism Diagnosis?

http://special-ism.com/have-i-lost-my-autism-diagnosis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Five Special Needs Apps You Should Know About 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/five-special-needs-apps-you-should-know.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

7. Will You Watch ‘Raising Adam Lanza’ on ‘Frontline’?

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/will-you-watch-raising-adam-lanza-on-frontline/ 

8. Temple Grandin, Phd.
http://www.templegrandin.com/

MzTeachuh: Teaching The World Tweets of the Day 2/20/13

MzTeachuh: Teaching The World Tweets of the Day 2/20/13:   10 Free Web Tools For Teachers Being Used Right Now http://edudemic.com/2012/10/10-free-web-tools-for-teachers-being-used-right-now/ ...

Teaching The World Tweets of the Day 2/20/13

 

10 Free Web Tools For Teachers Being Used Right Now

http://edudemic.com/2012/10/10-free-web-tools-for-teachers-being-used-right-now/ 

PBL Design Deep Dive –What Products, and How Many? 

http://biepbl.blogspot.com/2013/02/pbl-design-deep-dive-what-products-and.html 

10 Things To Know About Your School Textbooks

http://edudemic.com/2013/01/10-things-to-know-about-your-school-textbooks/ 

A Model School Focuses on Students Taking Global Action

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-global-competence-k-5?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=stw&utm_campaign=jsis 

World Autism Awareness Day

http://www.facebook.com/worldautismawarenessday 

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: A Primer

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/autism-spectrum-disorders/nonverbal-learning-disabilities 

Freedom Stories

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1257/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

 Weather Science 

http://www.education.com/slideshow/weather-science/water-cycle-explained/?cid=80.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Understanding Autism; Trying To Understand Adam La...

MzTeachuh: Understanding Autism; Trying To Understand Adam La...: I do not believe any two persons with autism is the same. Their neurological processes may have similar patterns and distinctions, but as in...

Understanding Autism; Trying To Understand Adam Lanza

I do not believe any two persons with autism is the same. Their neurological processes may have similar patterns and distinctions, but as individuals each person can be very different.

Adam Lanza, I'm guessing about 8 years old.

So it is with Adam Lanza. His story is being investigated on a global scale. As a professional in the Special Education field, I have questions that no one is asking. Did Adam have current connections with the educational system in his area? Did he have an occupational therapist? Did he have a counselor or psychologist? Did his medical doctor recommend medication? From publicized records, it appears he had no discipline record at school. That would indicate he had not been classified as Emotionally Disturbed and did not have specialized classes in high school; he was able to navigate regular classes with a good GPA. Though he was considered 'odd' or 'different,' he had never even verbally threatened anyone.

I have other questions. Did his mom involve psychologists or other health professionals to counsel Adam in his transition to adulthood? In this state, transition is a really big deal, a separate portion of an IEP. Why was Adam isolated? Here in California, Special Ed. services continue into the twenties. There was no Social Worker from the local SELPA involved? Then mom decided Adam needed to be 'independent' (apparently which meant isolated for days during a major holiday.) How did mom and her friends and family members think of Adam? No one missed seeing Adam on Thanksgiving?

I don't have definitive answers about Adam, his family, and his tragic choices. Journalists are going to continue to dig into his life with the hope of preventing other tragedies.

My main thought right now is to question how Adam and his mother were isolated away from the nuclear and extended family as well as how a student who qualifies for Special Education services goes off the grid.

I have taught autistic students on every level of handicap, from Profoundly Handicapped to mainstreamed into regular classes. When these students would include me in their world through discussion, comment or art, I was very privileged. One student wrote the best Grade 10 essay I've ever read. Another was in a Non-Public School with an additional handicap of Emotional Disturbance. Unique individuals. No single answer for interventions.

Tonight is a PBS Frontline. They're asking questions, too.

Raising Adam Lanza
Coming February 19, 2013
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/raising-adam-lanza/ 

MzTeachuh: Lessons From Seuss and Info On Education Tweets of...

MzTeachuh: Lessons From Seuss and Info On Education Tweets of...: 1. New Teacher Survival Guide: Classroom Management Grade 6, Social Studies, Behavior  https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/...

Lessons From Seuss and Info On Education Tweets of the Day 2/19/13

1. New Teacher Survival Guide: Classroom Management

Grade 6, Social Studies, Behavior 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/new-teacher-classroom-management 

2. Learning Disabilities and Asperger's Syndrome

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/autism-spectrum-disorders/learning-disabilities-aspergers-syndrome 

3. 7 Pieces Of Wearable Tech Being Developed Right Now

http://edudemic.com/2013/02/wearable-tech-being-developed-right-now/ 

4. Why Confusion Can Be a Good Thing

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/why-confusion-can-be-a-good-thing/ 

5. 5 Quick Tech Tips For Homeschoolers

http://edudemic.com/2013/02/quick-tech-tips-for-homeschoolers/ 

6. Send a math-o-gram …

http://colleenyoung.wordpress.com/ 

7. The Underground Railroad 

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

 

MzTeachuh: Best Articles For Educators Week of 2/18/13

MzTeachuh: Best Articles For Educators Week of 2/18/13: Admit it. We've all wondered which way to turn from time to time. Annie Murphy Paul FULL TEXT: Why Feeling Confused Will Help You L...

Best Articles For Educators Week of 2/18/13

Admit it. We've all wondered which way to turn from time to time.

Annie Murphy Paul

FULL TEXT: Why Feeling Confused Will Help You Learn Better

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/02/why-feeling-confused-will-help-you-learn-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-feeling-confused-will-help-you-learn-better 

 

The Media's Post-Newtown Autism Fail 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/the-medias-post-newtown-autism-fail.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Todd Finley

 

The Gettysburg Address: Literary Nonfiction and the Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/gettysburg-address-common-core-standards-todd-finley 

 

 Finding Students' Hidden Strengths and Passions

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/students-strengths-passions-maurice-elias 

 School Academic Success and Athletic Commitment Boost Each Other, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/02/school_academic_success_and_at.html 

 Is ADHD A Real Disorder? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/is-adhd-real-disorder.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

A Special Ed. label can be like a life sentence. Is that necessary?

 

MzTeachuh: Getting It Right Tweets of the Day 2/18/13

MzTeachuh: Getting It Right Tweets of the Day 2/18/13: Who's missing today? 1.   1 in 10 kids in kindergarten are chronically absent http://www.attendanceworks.org/wordpress/wp-content/upl...

Getting It Right Tweets of the Day 2/18/13

Who's missing today?

1.   1 in 10 kids in kindergarten are chronically absent

http://www.attendanceworks.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AW-Infographic-2.12.1311.pdf?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=AmericanGraduate

2. Video: What Is Executive Function?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-executive-function 

3. Brain Matters: Maximizing Your Classroom for Learning 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/brain-matters-maximizing-your-classroom.html 

4. The Time-Tested Dos and Don'ts of Using Classroom Technology

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/02/11/tln_barnwell_classroomtech.html?intc=mvs 

5. The Media's Post-Newtown Autism Fail

From Mother Jones' Blog - Political Mojo
http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/the-medias-post-newtown-autism-fail.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

6. Show Presidents’ Fun Sides To Inspire Kids With Special Needs

http://special-ism.com/show-presidents-fun-sides-to-inspire-kids-with-adhd/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. Oscar Week Special: Seven Teaching Resources on Film Literacy 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/academy-awards-film-literacy-resources-matthew-davis