MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Movie "42" About Jackie Robinson...

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Movie "42" About Jackie Robinson...:  April 4--the week the baseball season begins--this movie about Jackie Robinson will start in theatres. An excellent opportunity to talk ...

Teachable Moment: Movie "42" About Jackie Robinson

 April 12--the week the baseball season begins--this movie about Jackie Robinson will start in theatres. An excellent opportunity to talk about progress in American society. And the unusual opportunity the sport of baseball provided for civil rights.

42 Movie Trailer (2013) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on8sr5SAo3s 

42 Movie Trailer #2 2013 Jackie Robinson & Harrison Ford - Official [HD] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkI3RDL5__Y 

You may also wish to check this out:

 Black History Month: Jackie Robinson 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/black-history-month-jackie-robinson.html 

MzTeachuh: Sun Is Up, So Up With You!

MzTeachuh: Sun Is Up, So Up With You!: Daffodil Dawn by Melanie Link Taylor Great Day for Up by Dr. Suess  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRMJiahxPc

Sun Is Up, So Up With You!

Daffodil Dawn by Melanie Link Taylor

Great Day for Up by Dr. Suess 

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

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 3/23/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 3/23/13: Las Vegas: A Nerd's Spring Break  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/las-vegas-nerds-spring-break.html   How Does Your Learnin...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 3/23/13

Las Vegas: A Nerd's Spring Break 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/las-vegas-nerds-spring-break.html 

How Does Your Learning Grow? Tweets of the Day 3/21/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-does-your-learning-grow-tweets-of.html 

 

Fun and Other Serious Topics Tweets of the Day 3/20/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/fun-and-other-serious-topics-tweets-of.html 

Educational Innovation Tweets of the Day 3/18/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/educational-innovation-tweets-of-day.html 

Regular Input and Shocking Comment Tweets of the Day 3/22/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/regular-input-and-shocking-comment.html 

Casting All Your Cares 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/casting-all-your-cares.html 

Spring! Vivaldi and Van Gogh 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-vivaldi-and-van-gogh.html 

 

Thank you to our top international readers this week: USA, Russia, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, Japan, India, and Latvia. It is a privilege to serve you.

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Spring! Vivaldi and Van Gogh

MzTeachuh: Spring! Vivaldi and Van Gogh: Almond Trees Vincent Van Gogh I have always loved how the violins sound like baby birds. This has a cute video also. Vivaldi Spring ...

Spring! Vivaldi and Van Gogh

Almond Branches in Bloom San Remy Vincent Van Gogh

I have always loved how the violins sound like baby birds. This has a cute video also.

Vivaldi Spring 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqojc0UrhOU 

MzTeachuh: Skills and Perspectives Tweets of the Day 3/23/13

MzTeachuh: Skills and Perspectives Tweets of the Day 3/23/13: That looks like fun. 1. Sharing Common Core Language with Students All Grades, All Subjects, Expectations  https://www.teachin...

Skills and Perspectives Tweets of the Day 3/23/13

That looks like fun.

1. Sharing Common Core Language with Students

All Grades, All Subjects, Expectations 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/share-common-core-with-students/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post03221301&utm_campaign=fbt 

2. April Fools' Day in the Classroom: Six Resources for Teachers

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/april-fools-classroom-ideas-matt-davis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. The Inside Story of the STEM Curriculum at Minnesota’s First Project Lead The Way–Certified School District

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/inside-story-stem-curriculum-minnesotas-first-project-lead-way-certified-school-dist?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Autism Is Not a Parenting Fail 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/autism-is-not-parenting-fail.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Recent Research Points to Better Math and Reading Test Scores for Readers With Disabilities Who Use Audiobooks

https://www.learningally.org/recent-research-points-to-better-math-and-reading-test-scores-for-readers-with-disabilities-who-use-learning-ally-audiobooks/ 

5. Pam Allyn on stretching kids’ ‘reading muscles’ in the Common Core era

http://oomscholasticblog.com/2013/03/pam-allyn-on-stretching-kids-reading-muscles-in-the-common-core-era.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 

6. Young people are desperate for learning that is relevant

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/03/young-people-are-desperate-for-learning-that-is-relevan.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Regular Input and Shocking Comment Tweets of the D...

MzTeachuh: Regular Input and Shocking Comment Tweets of the D...: 1. Launching Young Readers series Writing and Spelling http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/writing/?utm_source=Twitter&amp...

Regular Input and Shocking Comment Tweets of the Day 3/22/13

1. Launching Young Readers series

Writing and Spelling

http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/writing/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

2. Executive Dysfunctions

http://learningworksforkids.com/executive-dysfunctions/ 

3. The Dos and Don’ts of Teaching Digital Literacy

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-teaching-digital-literacy 

4. Teachers, Students, Digital Games: What’s the Right Mix?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/teachers-students-digital-games-whats-the-right-mix/ 

5. AD/HD, Bullying, and Success as a Young Adult: Robert

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/adhd-bullying-success-story-video 

6. Teachers facing achievement gap try cross-race connections

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/20/education/classroom-culture

7. Standard Tests Do Reveal Which Teachers Are Best

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-12/standard-tests-do-reveal-which-teachers-are-best.html 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Casting All Your Cares

MzTeachuh: Casting All Your Cares: 7  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7 KJV   Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. ...

Casting All Your Cares

⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

1 Peter 5:7 KJV 

Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

The Message Bible

Give Them All to Jesus - Evie Tornquist 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k5DKcmKAwI 

 

MzTeachuh: How Does Your Learning Grow? Tweets of the Day 3/2...

MzTeachuh: How Does Your Learning Grow? Tweets of the Day 3/2...:   1. Should It Be OK To Place Students In “Ability Groups”? http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/03/should-it-be-ok-to-place-students-in-a...

How Does Your Learning Grow? Tweets of the Day 3/21/13

 

1. Should It Be OK To Place Students In “Ability Groups”?

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/03/should-it-be-ok-to-place-students-in-ability-groups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-it-be-ok-to-place-students-in-ability-groups 

2. 6 Steps To A Flipped Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/flipped-classroom-trends/6-steps-to-a-flipped-classroom/ 

More!

3. Teach Babies to Communicate Before They Can Talk 

http://special-ism.com/baby-sign-language/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

4. Modeling: Essential for Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/modeling-essential-for-learning-karen-lea 

5. CDC Survey: 1 in 50 U.S. Schoolkids Have Autism 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/cdc-survey-1-in-50-us-schoolkids-have.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

6. Single Parents: Unsupported, and Feeling the Blame

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/single-parents-unsupported-and-feeling-the-blame/ 

7. 5 Tools to Help Students Learn How to Learn

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/5-tools-to-help-students-learn-how-to-learn/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Fun and Other Serious Topics Tweets of the Day 3/2...

MzTeachuh: Fun and Other Serious Topics Tweets of the Day 3/2...: 1. How Does Your School Have Fun?  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-does-your-school-have-fun-bob-lenz 2. The Worst Victims of the Ed...

Fun and Other Serious Topics Tweets of the Day 3/20/13

1. How Does Your School Have Fun? 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-does-your-school-have-fun-bob-lenz

2. The Worst Victims of the Education Sequester: Special-Needs Students and Poor Kids 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/the-worst-victims-of-education.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Bypassing College? Ideas On Learning Outside the System

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/bypassing-college-ideas-on-learning-outside-the-system/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Talking to teachers is effective, too.

4.  7 Habits Of Highly Effective Administrators In Education

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/7-habits-of-highly-effective-administrators/

5. Meeting the needs of the whole teacher

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/03/meeting-the-needs-of-the-whole-teacher.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

6. 2 Weeks Until We Light It Up Blue!

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/03/19/2-weeks-until-we-light-it-blue?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutismSpeaksBlog+%28Autism+Speaks+|+Official+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

7. Learning the Hidden Curriculum

http://special-ism.com/learning-the-hidden-curriculum/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Plus, life is just so interesting.

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Las Vegas: A Nerd's Spring Break

MzTeachuh: Las Vegas: A Nerd's Spring Break: Robby the Robot, "Quiet, please, I am analyzing."   http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/   Las Vegas is beautiful now-...

Las Vegas: A Nerd's Spring Break

Robby the Robot, "Quiet, please, I am analyzing."   http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/

Las Vegas is beautiful now--during the day especially. So rather than stay penned up in the casinos, here goes a nerd's version of Spring Break, which involves traveling outside and is minus the gambling, booze and risky behavior, of course. 

The National Atomic Testing Museum is now associated with the Smithsonian and is not located on the Strip, but to the east on Flamingo. I've driven by there for years, but I am so pleased that finally I stopped in at my daughter's advice.

In the Reading Room.

Karen Green, the curator for the museum, graciously gave me background on the museum. There are  lectures, tours, and special programs for students. The museum is extensive, and attractively set up, the docents and staff are most pleasant.

There are so many artifacts from the testing era, I found it a little disconcerting. Kind of like being in Dr. Strangelove.

Well-dressed in the Bomb Shelter.

 The Area 51 (yes, there really is an Area 51) display focuses on the science and military communities' analysis of the 'alien from outer space' controversies. I did not see Mulder or Scully, but maybe the cigarette smoking man. I'm assuming the truth is out there.

Being a child of the 60s, I remember the concept of  having a bomb shelter in the backyard. We did not have one. Guess our family was just going to take their chances. This display is similar to nuclear test replicas from 1955 mannequin populated villages.  J. C. Penney's donated the clothing; don't know if the catalog had bomb shelters available.

The buck stopped there.

Cleaning it up!

The museum chronicles the development, history and use of the bombs, reminding us of Truman's role in the nuclear story. 

Nevada is still involved.  

Here is the museum's site.

http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/


I also stopped by the Venetian for the
50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic.

Lots of vast vistas, polar bears, tears and a few moments of joy. Catching the moment at it's most profound.

This was my favorite: Girls Running Home by William Albert Allard

This limited engagement exhibition is now on display in the Imagine Exhibitions Gallery at The Venetian.

http://www.venetian.com/Las-Vegas-Entertainment/Special-Events/50-Greatest-Photographs/

The 'Watch Your Step' marker and bucket were not part of the display.

The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art is now displaying a collection of  Andy Warhol. Very refreshing. It is hard to discribe--but don't miss it, even if you are a traditionalist. I included one of his paintings in a blog last year--and got to see it in person at this exhibit. Pretty cool. Here is the link to the blog and painting: 

Who Showed You Who You Are? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/who-showed-you-who-you-are.html?spref=bl 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Conservatory at the Bellagio was a treasure, as always. There was a green house display full of butterflies--but one Painted Lady escaped! You go, girl!

 

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 ...

MzTeachuh: Facing the Future Tweets of the Day 3/19/13

MzTeachuh: Facing the Future Tweets of the Day 3/19/13: 1. Study: Path Through College is Indirect and Stressful for Many Students http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/study-path-through-c...

Facing the Future Tweets of the Day 3/19/13

1. Study: Path Through College is Indirect and Stressful for Many Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/study-path-through-college-is-indirect-and-stressful-for-many-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

2. How to Stop Teasing and Bullying - Autism Talk TV 24

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/03/18/how-stop-teasing-and-bullying-autism-talk-tv-24?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutismSpeaksBlog+%28Autism+Speaks+|+Official+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Stepping Out of Traditional Teacher Preparation Programs

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stepping-out-traditional-teacher-education-carrie-usui-johnson 

4. 7 Ways Common Core Will Change Your Classroom

http://www.teachhub.com/7-ways-common-core-will-change-your-classroom 

5. 27 Actions That Promote Self-Directed Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/project-based-learning/27-actions-that-promote-self-directed-learning/ 

6. Cognition and Behavior: Attention An Early Indicator of Autism 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/cognition-and-behavior-attention-early.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

7. Your IQ Is A Record Of Your “Cognitive History”

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/03/your-iq-is-a-record-of-your-cognitive-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-iq-is-a-record-of-your-cognitive-history 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Educational Innovation Tweets of the Day 3/18/13

MzTeachuh: Educational Innovation Tweets of the Day 3/18/13: 1. Startups are about to blow up the textbook http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/18/startups-are-about-to-blow-up-the-textbook/   2...

Educational Innovation Tweets of the Day 3/18/13

1. Startups are about to blow up the textbook

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/18/startups-are-about-to-blow-up-the-textbook/  

2. In The Brilliant Report: A Study On Giving Effective Feedback

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/03/in-the-brilliant-report-a-study-on-giving-effective-feedback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-brilliant-report-a-study-on-giving-effective-feedback 

3. Innovative Education Apps: The Elements–A Visual Exploration

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/innovative-education-apps-the-elements-a-visual-exploration/ 

4. The Power of Maybe: Tips for Dealing with Randomness

http://special-ism.com/the-power-of-maybe-tips-for-dealing-with-randomness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. Mindfulness at School Reduces (Likelihood of) Depression-Related Symptoms in Adolescents

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/mindfulness-at-school-reduces.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Short Bouts of Exercise Boost Self-Control 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/short-bouts-of-exercise-boost-self.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. Inquiry, Curiosity, Exploration and the Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/inquiry-curiosity-exploration-common-core-karen-lea?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

MzTeachuh: Best Articles for Educators Week of 3/17/13

MzTeachuh: Best Articles for Educators Week of 3/17/13: 1. Which students don’t get to use technology, then? http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/03/which-students-dont-get-to-use-technology-t...

Best Articles for Educators Week of 3/17/13

1. Which students don’t get to use technology, then?

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/03/which-students-dont-get-to-use-technology-then.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Latest tech: No. 2300 pencil.

2. 10 Things Your Students Need From You

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/10-things-your-students-need-from-you/ 

3. Learn to Manage the Diagnosis

http://special-ism.com/you-are-here-adhd-letting-go-of-how-you-though-it-was-supposed-to-be/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Inquiry, Curiosity, Exploration and the Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/inquiry-curiosity-exploration-common-core-karen-lea?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. For Low-Income Kids, Access to Devices Could Be the Equalizer

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/for-low-income-kids-access-to-devices-could-be-the-equalizer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Academy of Neurology Warns Against 'Smart Drugs'

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/03/neurologists_warn_against_smart_drugs.html 

7.10 awesome apps for K-6 literacy

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/03/10-awesome-apps-for-k-6-literacy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 3/17/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 3/17/13: 1 . Helping Kids Be the Best They Can Be Tweets of the Day 3/16/13 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/helping-kids-be-best-they-can-...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 3/17/13

1. Helping Kids Be the Best They Can Be Tweets of the Day 3/16/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/helping-kids-be-best-they-can-be-tweets.html 

2. Teachable Moment: Here's Pi in Your Eye (March 14) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/teachable-moment-heres-pi-in-your-eye.html 

3.  Fun Apps for Reading and More Tweets of the Day 3/15/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/fun-apps-for-reading-and-more-tweets-of.html?spref=bl 

4. Kids Will Be Kids Tweets of the Day 3/17/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/kids-will-be-kids-tweets-of-day-31713.html 

5. Communicating in the 21st Century Tweets of the Day 3/14/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/communicating-in-21st-century-tweets-of.html?spref=bl 

6.  You Don't Own Me

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/you-dont-own-me.htm

7. Ups and Downs Tweets of the Day 3/13/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/ups-and-downs-tweets-of-day-31313.html 

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MzTeachuh: Kids Will Be Kids Tweets of the Day 3/17/13

MzTeachuh: Kids Will Be Kids Tweets of the Day 3/17/13: 1. 10 Things Your Students Need From You http://www.teachthought.com/learning/10-things-your-students-need-from-you/   2. Learn to M...

Kids Will Be Kids Tweets of the Day 3/17/13

1. 10 Things Your Students Need From You

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/10-things-your-students-need-from-you/ 

2. Learn to Manage the Diagnosis

http://special-ism.com/you-are-here-adhd-letting-go-of-how-you-though-it-was-supposed-to-be/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. How Emotional Connections Can Trigger Creativity and Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/how-emotional-connections-can-trigger-creativity-and-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Improving Participation with Talk Moves

All Grades, All Subjects, Discourse 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/student-participation-strategy?utm_source=Teaching+Channel+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cc1aadeaa1-Newsletter_March_16_2013&utm_medium=email 

5. Demystifying LD: 18 Facts You Need to Know

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/what-is-ld/basic-facts/demystify-ld-18-facts 

6. Helping Struggling Readers

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/ 

7. 48 Free Education Apps Sorted By Grade Level

http://edudemic.com/2013/02/free-education-apps-sorted-by-grade-level/ 

Where Should Special Needs Kids Be Special?

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/03/autism_in_the_community_how_should_public_spaces_be_shared.single.html