MzTeachuh: 9 Ways To Motivate Kids Tweets of the Day 5/18/13

MzTeachuh: 9 Ways To Motivate Kids Tweets of the Day 5/18/13:   1. 9 Ways to Motivate Kids…to Play, to Learn & to Love Life http://childhood101.com/2013/05/9-ideas-for-motivating-kids/   2....

9 Ways To Motivate Kids Tweets of the Day 5/18/13

 

1. 9 Ways to Motivate Kids…to Play, to Learn & to Love Life

http://childhood101.com/2013/05/9-ideas-for-motivating-kids/ 

2. Mental Disorders In Children: CDC Releases First-Ever Report 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/mental-disorders-in-children_n_3287855.html#slide=1881209 

3. CrunchU: TechCrunch Partners With Udemy To Offer Online School

http://edudemic.com/2013/05/crunchu-techcrunch-partners-with-udemy-to-offer-online-school/ 

4. Types of Accommodations to Include in an IEP or 504 Plan

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/accommodations-education/accommodations-include-iep-504-students-ld 

5. How to get students to follow directions the first time

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/05/how-to-get-students-to-follow-directions.html 

6. 10 Reasons Nonreaders Don't Read — and How to Change Their Minds

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/10-reasons-nonreaders-dont-read-mdash-and-how-change-their-minds 

7. Summer Reading

2013 Big Summer Read

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2013/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 5/17/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 5/17/13: Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/movie-review-star-trek-into-darkness.html   Let's ...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 5/17/13

Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/movie-review-star-trek-into-darkness.html

 

Let's Read These Books This Summer

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/lets-read-these-books-this-summer.html   

 

 

 

Teachable Moment: Memorial Day 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/teachable-moment-memorial-day.html 

 

 

 

Volare! No Wonder My Happy Heart Sings 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/volare-no-wonder-my-happy-heart-sings.html 

 

 

 

Mamacita, Maestro and Methods Tweets of the Day 5/12/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/mamacita-maestro-and-methods-tweets-of.html 

New Meanings for Education Tweets of the Day 5/13/13 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-meanings-for-education-tweets-of.html

 Literacy with Summer Coming Up Tweets of the Day 5/14/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/literacy-with-summer-coming-up-tweets.html

 

MzTeachuh: Volare! No Wonder My Happy Heart Sings

MzTeachuh: Volare! No Wonder My Happy Heart Sings: “Humming Birds in Flight” K.C. Woolf Ah , bella voce Dean Martin in italiano .   I know, makes you want to go eat at Olive G...

Volare! No Wonder My Happy Heart Sings

“Humming Birds in Flight” K.C. Woolf

Ah, bella voce Dean Martin in italiano. 

I know, makes you want to go eat at Olive Garden.

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
Let's fly way up to the clouds
Away from the maddening crowds
We can sing in the glow of a star that I know of
Where lovers enjoy peace of mind
Let us leave the confusion and all disillusion behind
Just like bird of a feather, a rainbow together we'll find

Volare, oh oh
E contare, oh oh oh oh
No wonder my happy heart sings
Your love has given me wings
Penso che un sogno cosi non ritorni mai piu
Mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu
Poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito
E incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito

Volare, oh oh
E contare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu, dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassu
E volavo, volavo felice
Piu in alto del sole ed ancora piu su
Mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiu
Una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me

Volare, oh oh
E cantare, oh oh oh oh
No wonder my happy heart sings
Your love has given me wings
Nel blu, dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassu

Dean Martin - Volare 

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

 

MzTeachuh: Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

MzTeachuh: Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness: There are two kinds of viewers for the new Star Trek movies. The old-timey types (that actually may be in their teens) who have watched t...

Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

There are two kinds of viewers for the new Star Trek movies. The old-timey types (that actually may be in their teens) who have watched the past Star Trek television series and William Shatner and Patrick Stewart Star Trek movies on Hulu, Netflix or black and white tv; then there are those completely new to the franchise, of any age, who out of curiosity or boredom have been enticed by the J.J. Abrams action style of Star Trek. The movies without so much 'talking on the bridge.'

So here is the second hybrid movie, kind of like a Star Trek Prius. Star Trek Out of Darkness. All the excellent action that made J.J. Abrams famous on television (Alias, Fringe, etc.) and some of the higher level thinking from the Trek writers of the older models.

For those of us old-timey types, such as myself, I find the words from Leonard Nimoy's Spock in this new Trek to be like hearing quotes from Shakespeare. There is a dynamic frame of reference for us because we have thought and discussed and even taken inspiration from the first movies and from the several television series. The characters are well-developed and layered. Maybe it's because I was an English Lit. major, but I have always maintained the Star Trek writers achieved an excellence at the top of Bloom's Taxonomy. The 'Star Trek canon,' as it is described, includes some of the best of television characterization, plots, and dramatic arcs. And profound themes. And excellently played out by actors in complicated makeup.

How about this movie?
I enjoyed it. 3D effects have improved, the Enterprise was glamorous.
Sound effects did sound a little Star Wars, maybe because they were by Lucasfilms Light and Magic.

Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 HD 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XRjU5x3x_AQ

The villain was complex. James T. Kirk was Kirkish. The crew was creative in their problem solving. I liked knowing Uhura more. And when San Francisco and Star Fleet Academy were hit (not a spoiler, it was in the trailer) the San Francisco Giants Stadium was left intact.


But...

I think the movie is about Spock. And I feel Zachary Quinto is a wonderful Spock. The writers have brought Spock from childhood to manhood in these two films with growth and depth that we recognize in future Spock whom we already know. It's brilliant. Are the profound themes there? Yes.

Zachary Quinto as Spock

But although we see Spock, more or less in depth, the time given to action, especially at the end of the film, rob us of the thoughts and inner struggles of the other characters we care about. I really could have used that. These are characters I care about. And I know, really know, Benedict Cumberpatch could have truly risen to greater heights bringing more depth to the villain. (Maybe if they had consulted William Shatner like they did Leonard Nimoy.) The writers were limited.

How do I know that?

I watched the other Star Trek stuff prior to this. The writers gave the actors a great gift, and the actors gave us a great gift. Patrick Stewart, tremendous Shakespearean actor that he is, needed good scripts. He received them. Some were great.

The many great themes branching from 'Who are we? What are we doing here?' need more 'talky-talky on the bridge' and elsewhere.

However...

This is well worth watching. The appeal of Star Trek is that we can envision ourselves on the Enterprise, maybe a science officer (my choice), or security, engineering, or medical. You could be the First Officer. And I'm positive there are many Captains reading this, with the Kirkish hubris to take risks and come out smelling like a rose.

'I have been, and shall always be, your friend.'

MzTeachuh: Abstract and Concrete Ways to Help Kids Tweets of ...

MzTeachuh: Abstract and Concrete Ways to Help Kids Tweets of ...: 1. Four Suggestions to Help You Lead by Relationships and Realize Your Vision http://www.edutopia.org/blog/leading-by-relationships-sco...

Abstract and Concrete Ways to Help Kids Tweets of the Day 5/17/13

1. Four Suggestions to Help You Lead by Relationships and Realize Your Vision

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/leading-by-relationships-scott-taylor?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-4tipsrelationshipsvision 

2. Crickets, Books, and Bach: Develop a Summer Listening Program

http://www.ldonline.org/article/15904/ 

3. New Report Challenges Beliefs About the Value of AP Classes

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/new-report-challenges-beliefs-about-the-value-of-ap-classes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

4. Healthy Hearing

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/27502/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

5. 10 Helpful Dyslexia Resources

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/helpful-resources?utm_campaign=Dyslexia_Tweets&utm_medium=Argyle%2BSocial&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=2013-05-13-10-00-00 

6. Understanding ADHD -- Willingham

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/learning-disabilities/understanding-adhd----willingh.html 

7. 10 Reasons To Try 20% Time In The Classroom

http://edudemic.com/2013/05/10-reasons-to-try-20-time-in-the-classroom/ 

Time to shine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Not Just A Girl and other Tweets of the Day 5/16/1...

MzTeachuh: Not Just A Girl and other Tweets of the Day 5/16/1...:   1. 'Not Just A Girl:' Jaime Moore, Texas Photographer, Recreates Iconic Women's Portraits With Her Daughter (PHOTOS)  h...

Not Just A Girl and other Tweets of the Day 5/16/13

 

1. 'Not Just A Girl:' Jaime Moore, Texas Photographer, Recreates Iconic Women's Portraits With Her Daughter (PHOTOS) 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/not-just-a-girl-jaime-moore-photos-female-portraits_n_3255518.html#slide=more296876 

2. Craving Sleep? There’s an App for That

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/1060 

3. Ocean Portal: Find Your Blue

http://ocean.si.edu/ 

4. Kids Cooking: Learning to Cook Independently

http://childhood101.com/2013/05/kids-learning-to-cook-independently/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Childhood101+%28Childhood+101%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

5. An Insider Look at the Next Generation Science Classroom 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/04/22/next-generation-science-classroom/ 

6. Your Brain on Fiction

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-neuroscience-of-your-brain-on-fiction.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

7. Jump In and Read

Grades 3-5, History, English Language Arts 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/new-read-aloud-strategy?utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer089c9 

 

MzTeachuh: Let's Read These Books This Summer

MzTeachuh: Let's Read These Books This Summer: Book Review Newbery Award Winner: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/newbery-award-winner-roll-of-thun...

Let's Read These Books This Summer

Book Review Newbery Award Winner: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/newbery-award-winner-roll-of-thunder.html?spref=tw 

Book Review: Song of the Swallows 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-song-of-swallows.html?spref=bl 

White Fang by Jack London: Great Summer Read 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/great-book-for-kids-to-read-this-summer.html?spref=bl 

The She-Wolf leads the pack; One-Eye close behind.

Lederstrumpf: Iconic American Fictional Hero 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/iconic-american-fictional-hero.html 

 Read! Classic Adventure, Romance, Mystery 

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

 

Book Review 'King of the Wind' Newbery Award 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-king-of-wind-newbery-award.html 

 

Let's Read! Current Trends in Little Kid Books 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/lets-read-current-trends-in-little-kid.html 

 

Books to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/books-to-sooth-kids-toxic-stress.html 

Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-review-martins-big-words.html 

 

Teaching Is Leading The Adventure To Middle Earth Tweets of the Morning 11/ 7/12 

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

 

Rosy-fingered Dawn Ὀδύσσεια 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/rosy-fingered-dawn.html 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Shaping Our Brains Tweets of the Day 5/15/13

MzTeachuh: Shaping Our Brains Tweets of the Day 5/15/13: Kathleen Lanese, mother of Brendan and Kevin. 1. My Favorite Word is Mama http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/05/12/my-favorite-wo...

Shaping Our Brains Tweets of the Day 5/15/13

Kathleen Lanese, mother of Brendan and Kevin.

1. My Favorite Word is Mama

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/05/12/my-favorite-word-mama?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutismSpeaksBlog+%28Autism+Speaks+|+Official+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

2. College Divestment Campaigns Creating Passionate Environmentalists

http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182599588/college-divestment-campaigns-creating-passionate-environmentalists?ft=1&f=1013 

3. After The Lesson, Your Brain Keeps Processing What You’ve Learned

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/04/after-the-lesson-is-over-your-brain-keeps-processing-what-youve-learned/ 

4. Harvard Wants to Know: How Does the Act of Making Shape Kids’ Brains?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/harvard-wants-to-know-how-does-making-shape-kids-brains/

5. Why Do We Have to Write Today?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/why-we-have-to-write-todd-finley 

6. Interactive LD Checklist

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists-worksheets/interactive-ld-checklist 

7. Higher Order Questions: A Path to Deeper Learning

Grades 6-8, ELA, Literature

Common Core Standards: ELA.RL.6.1 ELA.RL.6.5 ELA.SL.6.1c 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-higher-order-thinking-skills 

These are some great Sixth graders discussing literature.

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Barbeque or Cookout?

MzTeachuh: Barbeque or Cookout?: So, you call it barbeque or cookout? We've always called it barbeque. Maybe its a western thing. Mesquite wood, secret recipe barbe...

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Memorial Day

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Memorial Day: Lt. Orvis Henry Sweet One Memorial Today  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/one-memorial-today.html     Feeling the Melancholy ...

Teachable Moment: Memorial Day

Lt. Orvis Henry Sweet

One Memorial Today 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/one-memorial-today.html 

 Feeling the Melancholy of War

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/feeling-melancholy-of-war.html 

Pvt. Haviland John Link

This title was a well-known essay contest prompt from the '60s.  

What America Means to Me 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-america-means-to-me-tweets-of-day.html

 

You really crack me up.

Just An American 

http://melanielinktaylor.blogspot.com/2013/05/just-american.html

All American Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/cheesy-jokes-and-serious-thoughts-about.html 

Famous poem: "In Flanders' Fields"

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Literacy with Summer Coming Up Tweets of the Day 5...

MzTeachuh: Literacy with Summer Coming Up Tweets of the Day 5...: Seriously. We know every week is book week. 1. A Nationwide Celebration of Books and Reading Since 1919 http://www.bookweekonline.com...

Literacy with Summer Coming Up Tweets of the Day 5/14/13

Seriously. We know every week is book week.

1. A Nationwide Celebration of Books and Reading Since 1919

http://www.bookweekonline.com/official 

2. Toyota and National Center for Family Literacy Launch $10 Million Initiative

http://www.famlit.org/media-resources/press-releases/toyota-family-learning/ 

3. Reading Tips to Go

http://www.startwithabook.org/sms

 

4. The 21st century skill students really lack.

http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2013/05/the-21st-century-skill-students-really-lack.html 

5. Girl Rising Illuminates the Global Value of Educating Young Women

http://www.theliteracysite.com/clickToGive/lit/thank-you 

6. This week is Children's Book Week and we're celebrating with a giveaway to kick off the week! 

http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/connecting-kids-books-to-real-life-kids-activities?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

7. 15 Fantastic Audiobooks for Grades K-8

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2013/05/08/15-fantastic-audiobooks-for-grades-k-8 

 

MzTeachuh: New Meanings for Education Tweets of the Day 5/13/...

MzTeachuh: New Meanings for Education Tweets of the Day 5/13/...: Science Projects st the White House 1. Kids Wow White House at Science Fair http://www.parenting.com/blogs/mom-congress/stephanie-woo...

New Meanings for Education Tweets of the Day 5/13/13

Science Projects st the White House

1. Kids Wow White House at Science Fair

http://www.parenting.com/blogs/mom-congress/stephanie-wood/STEM-science-fair 

2. Psychiatry’s Reformation? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/05/psychiatrys-reformation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3 Strategies for Bringing Argument and Critique into Common Core Math Classes

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/05/10/3-strategies-for-common-core-math-classes/ 

4. 23 Creative Learning Apps For The Classroom From edshelf

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/23-creative-learning-apps-for-the-classroom-from-edshelf/ 

5. BBC Science: Human Body and Mind 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ 

6. Contentious “Parent Trigger” Bill Reaches Florida Senate

http://www.parenting.com/blogs/mom-congress/leonora-desar/parent-trigger 

7. Scientific Proof: Happiness is Love

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/1055

You gotta have heart.

 

MzTeachuh: Best Articles for Educators Week of 5/12/13

MzTeachuh: Best Articles for Educators Week of 5/12/13:   Stick ball =physics lesson? 1. 5 Less Formal Alternatives To Homework Over Summer Break http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-le...

Best Articles for Educators Week of 5/12/13

 

Stick ball =physics lesson?

1. 5 Less Formal Alternatives To Homework Over Summer Break

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-less-formal-alternatives-to-homework-over-summer-break/ 

2. Pulling the Parent Trigger: The Push to Privatize Public Schools 

http://truth-out.org/news/item/16300-pulling-the-trigger 

3. Interview with David Mobley, Principal of Desert Trails ES (Trigger School)

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/05/interview-with-david-mobley-principal.html 

4. Examining Blended Learning Models: Student To Community Interaction

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/flipped-classroom-trends/examining-blended-learning-models-student-to-community-interaction/ 

5. What Happens When Asperger's No Longer Exists? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/05/what-happens-when-aspergers-no-longer.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. How to Rejuvenate Yourself and Your Students After Testing

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-rejuvenate-yourself-students-after-testing-elena-aguilar?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. How to Avoid Testing Burnout

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-avoid-testing-burnout-ben-johnson 

I think this is hilarious.

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Mamacita, Maestro and Methods Tweets of the Day 5...

MzTeachuh: Mamacita, Maestro and Methods Tweets of the Day 5...: Don't forget Mamacita. 1. Happy Mother’s Day To All Mothers Reaching That "Unreachable" Star http://blogs.kqed.org/m...

Mamacita, Maestro and Methods Tweets of the Day 5/12/13

Don't forget Mamacita.

1. Happy Mother’s Day To All Mothers Reaching That "Unreachable" Star

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/paint-or-paint-app-value-of-creating-digital-vs-traditional-art/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. 20 Inspiring Quotes for Graduates 

http://www.teachhub.com/20-inspiring-quotes-graduates 

3. Neuroscientists Find Significant Differences in Brain Anatomy of Dyslexic People 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/05/neuroscientists-find-significant.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Pulling the Parent Trigger: The Push to Privatize Public Schools 

http://truth-out.org/news/item/16300-pulling-the-trigger 

5. Paint or Paint App? Value of Creating Digital Vs. Traditional Art

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/paint-or-paint-app-value-of-creating-digital-vs-traditional-art/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. 10 Things To Do Instead of Grounding Your Kid 

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/What_To_Do_Instead_of_Grounding_Your_Kid/ 

7. Super Digital Citizen

Grades 3-5, ELA, Digital Literacy 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-digital-citizenship?utm_source=Teaching+Channel+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c217141205-Newsletter_May_11_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_23c3feb22a-c217141205-290934557