Saturday, July 13, 2013

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 7/12/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 7/12/13: Do Behavior Support Plans Work? http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/do-behavior-support-plans-work.html Revelation Song ...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 7/12/13

Do Behavior Support Plans Work?

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/do-behavior-support-plans-work.html

Revelation Song

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/revelation-song.html

Feeling Brilliant?

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/feeling-brilliant.html

Thinking Diversely Tweets of the Day 7/9/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/thinking-diversely-tweets-of-day-7913.html

A Person's A Person No Matter How Small

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-persons-person-no-matter-how-small.html

Special Needs Weekly Highlights 7/7/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/special-needs-weekly-highlights-7713.html

Special Needs Update 7/9/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/special-needs-update-7913.html

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/take-me-out-to-ballgame.html

The Science Of Coffee Revealed

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-science-of-coffee-revealed.html

Thanks to our international audience. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, Russia, France, Canada, Ukraine, UK, Germany, Australia, Philippines, Thailand.

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 11/13/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 11/13/13: 1. Learning Disabilities and Qualifying for Special Ed Services http://special-ism.com/what-is-a-learning-disability/?utm_source=feedbu...

1. Learning Disabilities and Qualifying for Special Ed Services

http://special-ism.com/what-is-a-learning-disability/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

2. The Debate Over Sensory Processing

http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/debate-over-sensory-processing

3. Researchers Unravel Role of Oxidative Stress in Autism Spectrum Disorder

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130703-908403.html

4. Is Personalization in Education about Students or Profit?

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/is-personalization-in-education-about.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

5. Thinking Outside the Classroom

http://www.thinkingoutsidetheclassroom.com/

6. Debunking a Special Education Myth

http://educationnext.org/debunking-a-special-education-myth/

7. Summer Safety Tips for Parents of Children with Autism and Other Special Needs

http://www.mayinstitute.org/news/inside_may.html?year=2013&id=1440

8. Does Ritalin really help?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/does-ritalin-really-help/article12608922/

MzTeachuh: It's What's Happening Now, Baby (on Edutopia) Twee...

MzTeachuh: It's What's Happening Now, Baby (on Edutopia) Twee...: 1. Six Outdoor Education Resources for Parents http://www.edutopia.org/blog/outdoor-education-ideas-matt-davis 2. iPads: From P...

It's What's Happening Now, Baby (on Edutopia) Tweets of the Day 7/13/13

1. Six Outdoor Education Resources for Parents

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/outdoor-education-ideas-matt-davis

2. iPads: From Pedagogical Crutch to Education Innovation

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipads-pedagogical-crutch-education-innovation-beth-holland?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

3. Why "20% Time" is Good for Schools

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-percent-time-a-j-juliani

4. Progress, Not Perfection: Three Tips for Your Journey

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/progress-not-perfection-your-journey-lisa-dabbs

5. Programming & Simulation: Real Technical Skills for Today's Student

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/programming-simulation-real-tech-skills-manan-shah

6. Lessons from the Field: Teaching Foundational Life Skills Through Baseball

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-life-skills-through-baseball-kevin-christofora

7. Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Seven Tips for New Elementary Teachers to Save Energy, Time and Tears

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-teachers-energy-time-tears-otis-kriegel

Friday, July 12, 2013

MzTeachuh: Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

MzTeachuh: Take Me Out To The Ballgame!: The Panda (Pablo Sandoval) heading for third base as the San Diego Padre's third baseman watches the ball go over the back wall headed...

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

The Panda (Pablo Sandoval) heading for third base as the San Diego Padre's third baseman watches the ball go over the back wall headed to Escondido. Go Giants!

Baseball games are family fun. Food, humor, songs to sing, humungous screens to watch (you might be featured!), fan participatory activities, and even a baseball game to watch.

MzTeachuh and niece.

We got really good seats over third base (Pablo Sandoval's position) because this Panda can fly--when he catches line drives near third. It was also near the visiting dugout where our visiting Giants' team would be.

Panda headgear-muy suave.

Never knew Superman liked baseball.

Lots of San Francisco fans at the Park for the game; many Panda fans, too. They had to wait til the fourth inning for a homerun from their favorite.

San Diego, more specifically Chula Vista (where I went to high school), hosts a gargantuan Little League Tournament of champions and the team members marched around the perimeter of the field prior to the game. Then the players, and families watched the game, as well as the giant screen that frequently focused on the fans. A girl's team brought someone's little brother, who was hoping to catch the eye of the cameraman.

A baseball stadium is also a food court and shopping mall.

Chocolate gelato with a smile

I checked online prior to the game to get a feel for the Park layout, and it was very helpful. The gelato was exactly where is was supposed to be. And it was yummy, too, on a moderately warm, perfect San Diego day.

Later we had to have a Friar Frank (named after the Padres.) They were kosher, and pretty good.
We resisted all the great stuff the concessionaires hawked up and down the stands, except for Cracker Jack--I knew we would be singing, 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' and you really should have some cracker jack to make it authentic. However, to receive a toy, you need to go online for it. Seriously.

Here we are singing during the seventh inning stretch. I'm clearly still not very good at video.

Both teams were excellent. One of the newest Giants--Kensuki Tanaka from Japan--had an RBI
bringing in Brandon Belt at a crucial time. I like the international aspect of baseball. Several Giants are from Venezuela and other nations south of our border. MLB is very one world. That's very cool.


Tanaka on his way to first, Belt on his way home.

Post Script. I better explain the Escondido comment. Although I went to Chula Vista High School, I'm a San Francisco Giants Fan because my grandpa and I would watch Giants games when I was little still living in the East Bay. But I know the San Diego area because I lived here in middle and high school. And I'm kind of a smart alec. So, shouting out to Pablo Sandoval while he's up to bat to 'Hit it to Escondido!' is sort of like, well, if you're in San Francisco saying, 'Hit it to San Raphael!' Or if you're in Chicago saying, 'Hit it to Winnetka!' 'Hit it to Jersey!' if you're in New York. In Boston, 'Hit it to Roxbury!' And what's funny, is that the Panda pretty much did hit it to Escondido (north about 30 miles.)

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/12/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/12/13: Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs - See more at: http://www.abilitypath.org/health-daily-care/daily-care/playing/top-...

Special Needs Update 7/12/13

Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs - See more at: http://www.abilitypath.org/health-daily-care/daily-care/playing/top-ten-summer-activities-special-needs.html#sthash.6bZIEfWE.dpuf

1. Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs

http://www.abilitypath.org/health-daily-care/daily-care/playing/top-ten-summer-activities-special-needs.html

Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs - See more at: http://www.abilitypath.org/health-daily-care/daily-care/playing/top-ten-summer-activities-special-needs.html#sthash.6bZIEfWE.dpuf

2. (Prevalence of) Anxiety Disorders Among Children

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/prevalence-of-anxiety-disorders-among.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs - See more at: http://www.abilitypath.org/health-daily-care/daily-care/playing/top-ten-summer-activities-special-needs.html#sthash.6bZIEfWE.dpuf

3. Disability Benefits for Children with Special Needs

Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs - See more at: http://www.abilitypath.org/health-daily-care/daily-care/playing/top-ten-summer-activities-special-needs.html#sthash.6bZIEfWE.dpufDisability Benefits for Children with Special Needs

http://special-ism.com/disability-benefits-for-children-with-special-needs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

4. Researchers Identify Possible Cause Of 1 In 4 Autism Cases

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/07/11/researchers-cause-autism/18297/

5. Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Needs of All Students

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/51118/

6. Echo Smartpen: A Tool for Special Ed Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2010/08/echo-smartpen-a-tool-for-special-ed-students/

7. How Art Benefits Children with Special Needs

https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=32098

Sunflowers are very inspirational.

MzTeachuh: Breaking the Mold Tweets of the Day 07/12/13

MzTeachuh: Breaking the Mold Tweets of the Day 07/12/13: 1. Breaking the Mold: School Fosters Design and Discovery http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/breaking-the-mold-school-fosters-...

Breaking the Mold Tweets of the Day 07/12/13

1. Breaking the Mold: School Fosters Design and Discovery

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/breaking-the-mold-school-fosters-design-and-discovery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

2. Summer Fun with Food: 10 Resources to Learn About Healthy Eating

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

3. From a Top Athletic Trainer: Some Stress-Fighting Tips to Enhance Your Mind-Body Connection

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/from-top-athletic-trainer-some-stress.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

4. Journal Teaching Strategies

http://www.teachhub.com/journal-teaching-strategies

5. 8 Steps to Help Your Child Develop Self Control

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

6. Supporting English Learners in the Primary Classroom

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/07/10/supporting-english-learners-in-the-primary-classroom/

7. How to completely waste your time in PD sessions

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/07/how-to-completely-waste-your-time-in-pd-sessions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Thursday, July 11, 2013

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/11/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/11/13: I'm loving the smiles here. 1. You Know We Have a Special Needs Child, But Here are 10 Things We Might Not Have Told You http://...

Special Needs Update 7/11/13

I'm loving the smiles here.

1. You Know We Have a Special Needs Child, But Here are 10 Things We Might Not Have Told You

http://www.healthhomehappy.com/2013/05/you-know-we-have-a-special-needs-child-but-here-are-10-things-we-might-not-have-told-you.html#comment-582363

2. Tips for Workplace Success

http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/jobs-employment-ld/tips-workplace-success

3. You Know We Have a Special Needs Child, But Here are 10 Things We Might Not Have Told You

http://www.healthhomehappy.com/2013/05/you-know-we-have-a-special-needs-child-but-here-are-10-things-we-might-not-have-told-you.html

4. Biomarker for maternal antibody-related autism identified

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/29741

5. Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130709143532.htm

6. 8 Steps to Help Your Child Develop Self Control

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

7. Apps for Students With LD: Organization and Study

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education/apps-students-ld-organization-study

Adventure Zone aims to get autistic children into nature

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20130707/ARTICLES/130709881?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer2c79e&utm_medium=twitter

MzTeachuh: Connections Tweets of the Day 7/11/13

MzTeachuh: Connections Tweets of the Day 7/11/13: 1. Why It’s Time To Build A Powerful Personal Learning Network http://www.edudemic.com/2013/07/ppln-powerful-personal-learning-network/...

Connections Tweets of the Day 7/11/13

1. Why It’s Time To Build A Powerful Personal Learning Network

http://www.edudemic.com/2013/07/ppln-powerful-personal-learning-network/

2. Social Media Savvy? Four Tips to Help You Get Started

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-media-savvy-4-tips-lisa-dabbs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-socialmediaPD

3. Common What?- article discussing Common Core Standards and resources to help make the transition

http://www.teachertime123.com/2012/02/common-what-article-discussing-common-core-standards-and-resources-to-help-make-the-transition/

4. Does Liberty and Justice for All Include Our Boys?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-wright/does-liberty-and-justice-_b_3547512.html?utm_hp_ref=@education123

5. NGLB--No Gifted Student Left Behind

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/04/nglb-no-gifted-left-behind/

6. 10 Natural Crafts for Outdoorsy Kids

http://www.education.com/slideshow/natural-crafts-kids/pinecone_bird_feeder_kindergarten/?cid=80.

7. Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!

http://www.education.com/activity/article/Make_sandcastle_you_can_keep/

Yes, I want to do whatever i want. that's why i write.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

MzTeachuh: Subscribe to email or RSS feed for MzTeachuh's Blo...

MzTeachuh: Subscribe to email or RSS feed for MzTeachuh's Blo...: I just figured it out. (Duh.) Now you can have new posts through email or RSS feed. See, it's in the upper right hand corner, to a...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/10/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/10/13: A Sensory Tool Kit in Your Purse http://special-ism...

Special Needs Update 7/10/13

A Sensory Tool Kit in Your Purse

http://special-ism.com/a-sensory-tool-kit-in-your-purse/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Impulse Control: Managing Behaviors of ADHD Kids

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/impulse-control-managing-behaviors-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Clinical Research: Infertility Treatment Does Not Raise Risk of Autism

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/clinical-research-infertility-treatment.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Study IDs Brain Proteins Targeted by Autism-Associated Antibodies

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/study-ids-brain-proteins-targeted-autism-associated-antibodies

Dyslexic Schoolboy Publishes a Book

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/ld-in-the-news

Antibody clue to autism in children

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/359099/antibody-clue-to-autism-in-children

my daughter’s hands

http://adiaryofamom.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/her-hands/

Ed. Dept. Panel Says Test Consortia Need Sharper Focus on Accessibility

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2013/07/ed_dept_technical_review_of.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

MzTeachuh: Tweeking the Program Tweets of the Day 7/10/13

MzTeachuh: Tweeking the Program Tweets of the Day 7/10/13: 1. Have you seen this charming illustration by our friend Tina Kugler about some alarming statistics? http://blog.firstbook.org/ 2013/0...

Tweeking the Program Tweets of the Day 7/10/13

1. Have you seen this charming illustration by our friend Tina Kugler about some alarming statistics?

http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/07/09/the-lack-of-diversity-in-childrens-books-charmingly-illustrated/

2. Poverty and planning skills

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/58176/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

3. I started Early—Took my Dog, by Emily Dickinson

http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pe08.rla.genre.poetry.emilystart/i-started-earlytook-my-dog-by-emily-dickinson/

4. Decoding Strategy Posters

http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/Mrs.wilp/decoding-strategy-posters

http://www.science360.gov/radio

5. Twelve scientists are highlighted on this page--two-thirds are women! Hurrah!

Champions of Change: Citizen Scientists

http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions/citizen-scientists

6. 21 Jokes Only Nerds Will Understand

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/jokes-only-nerds-will-understand

7. The Right & Wrong Way To Use Technology For Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-right-and-wrong-way-to-use-technology-for-learning/

The Lack of Diversity in Children’s Books, Charmingly Illustrated - See more at: http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/07/09/the-lack-of-diversity-in-childrens-books-charmingly-illustrated/#sthash.36F65y1E.dpuf

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

MzTeachuh: The Science Of Coffee Revealed

MzTeachuh: The Science Of Coffee Revealed: That explains it. Coffee Bossa Nova http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80N8-j2UtSo

The Science Of Coffee Revealed

That explains it.

Coffee Bossa Nova

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80N8-j2UtSo

MzTeachuh: Hot Fun In The Summertime

MzTeachuh: Hot Fun In The Summertime: Hot Fun In The Summertime End of the spring and here she comes back Hi, hi, hi, hi there Them summer days, those summer...

Hot Fun In The Summertime

End of the spring and here she comes back

Hi, hi, hi, hi there

Them summer days, those summer days
That's when I had most of my fun back

Hi, hi, hi, hi there

Them summer days, those summer days
I 'Cloud nine' when I want to

Out of school, yeah

County fair in the country sun

And everything, it's true, ooh, yeah, yeah
Hot fun in the summertime Hot fun in the summertime

Hot fun in the summertime Hot fun in the summertime
First of the fall and then she goes back

Bye, bye, bye, bye there

Them summer days, those summer days
'Boop-boop-ba-boop-boop' when I want to Out of school

County fair in the country sun

And everything, it's cool, ooh, yeah
Hot fun in the summertime Hot fun in the summertime

Hot fun in the summertime

Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ahhmiuyko0

This would be the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar. I still maintain that if you're visiting one city in America, make it San Diego.

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/9/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Update 7/9/13: 1. The Pretty and the Ugly Sides of Autism http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/07/the-pretty-and-the-ugly-sides-of-autism.html 2. S...

Special Needs Update 7/9/13

1. The Pretty and the Ugly Sides of Autism

http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/07/the-pretty-and-the-ugly-sides-of-autism.html

2. Summertime Speech and Language Activities for Toddlers

http://blog.asha.org/2013/07/02/summertime-speech-activities-for-toddlers/

3. Apps to Help Students With Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education/apps-students-ld-dyslexia-reading-difficulties

4. Promoting the Participation of Children With Disabilities in Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activities

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/121/5/1057.full

5. PARENTING

http://www.eklavya.org/pbook3.html

6. Everyday Decisions: Game Time — How to Approach Sports for Kids with LD

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/sports-ld-everyday-decisions

7. A Neurologist Makes the Case for the Video Game Model as a Learning Tool

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/video-games-learning-student-engagement-judy-willis?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=enews%20062613%20A&utm_content=&spMailingID=6425161&spUserID=NDI1MTc0NzA4MjES1&spJobID=76682091&spReportId=NzY2ODIwOTES1

MzTeachuh: Thinking Diversely Tweets of the Day 7/9/13

MzTeachuh: Thinking Diversely Tweets of the Day 7/9/13: 1. Current Experiments Connected games centered around your favorite characters. http://pbskids.org/lab/ 2. 13 Free Web Tools Stude...

Thinking Diversely Tweets of the Day 7/9/13

1. Current Experiments Connected games centered around your favorite characters.

http://pbskids.org/lab/

2. 13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/13-free-web-tools-students-and-teachers-should-know-about/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

3. Computers and Fabrication: Revolutionizing the Art World

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/computers-fabrication-revolutionizing-art-world-mary-beth-hertz?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

4. Poetry Perspectives and Word Choice

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/f5825939-e4f3-475a-b2dd-0c4fece7e3f0/f5825939-e4f3-475a-b2dd-0c4fece7e3f0/?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=mktg_2013

5. Common Core Resources- links, flipcharts, organizers, apps, lesson packs and more

http://www.teachertime123.com/2012/04/common-core-resources-links-flipcharts-organizers-apps-lesson-packs-and-more/

6. The Wingman: Engaging Reluctant Students

All Grades, All Subjects, Participation

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/strategies-for-engaging-students/?utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=post07081302&utm_campaign=fbt

7. Research Roundup - Expository Text Structure

http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Research-Roundup-Expository-Text-Structure-50010143/

A teacher's mind when relaxing during the break.

Monday, July 8, 2013

MzTeachuh: Feeling Brilliant?

MzTeachuh: Feeling Brilliant?: Here are several articles by Annie Murphy Paul posted on Mind/Shift. You can also check out here research at The Brilliant Blog http://an...

Feeling Brilliant?

Here are several articles by Annie Murphy Paul posted on Mind/Shift. You can also check out her research at The Brilliant Blog http://anniemurphypaul.com/blog/.

Why Teaching Helps Students Learn More Deeply

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/why-teaching-helps-students-learn-more-deeply/

Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who are learning only for their own sake.

The Case for Preserving the Pleasure of Deep Reading

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/the-case-for-preserving-the-pleasure-of-deep-reading/

Recent research has demonstrated that deep reading—slow, immersive, rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity—is a distinctive experience, different in kind from the mere decoding of words.

How Does Multitasking Change the Way Kids Learn?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/how-does-multitasking-change-the-way-kids-learn/

Listening to a lecture while texting, or doing homework and being on Facebook—each of these tasks is very demanding, and each of them uses the same area of the brain, the prefrontal cortex.

How to Stimulate Curiosity

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/04/how-to-stimulate-curiosity/

Curiosity is the engine of intellectual achievement—it’s what drives us to keep learning, keep trying, keep pushing forward.

Annie Murphy Paul is a book author, magazine journalist, consultant and speaker who helps people understand how we learn and how we can do it better. Her latest book, How to Be Brilliant, is forthcoming from Crown.

Revelation Song

Revelation, Jean Dayton http://www.jeangdayton.com/revelation.html

And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16And he has on his clothing and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:16

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’^[b]

who was, and is, and is to come.”

Revelation 4

Revelation Song - Jesus Culture (full version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSiXaARV6U

A Person's A Person No Matter How Small

I don't consider my thoughts on this subject to be political. I am concerned that we, as a community, take much better care of children, girls, women (and boys and men) in general. Should we start promoting the view (or social mores, not necessarily religious) that

(1.) sex is a personal, an inherently intimate act leading to a familial bond of commitment at a stage of life that is conducive to the nurturing of both parties and possible offspring;

(2.) that gestation of a human being is a marvelous privilege and the gestators should be nurtured and assisted whether the gestator raises the 'product of conception' or places her/him up for adoption--it is a medical fact that abortion creates a harmful hormonal cycle in women, this negative cycles also activates if there is no breastfeeding-- and

(3.) that the unquestioned value of one citizen is unique and inalienable? This issue has been constantly debated in our country--capital punishment, voting procedures, universal education, health care--and now mustn't we evaluate the rights the millions of citizens who before birth have been eliminated fascist-style and did not have their day in court?

Millions and millions of citizens who would be in their thirties and younger cannot contribute to our country because they were aborted. How many women lost the ability to bear children due to abortion, developed breast cancer due to not completing the gestation cycle with breastfeeding, or even lost their lives? Is life so cheap in America? Or is it just cheaper to eliminate the financially and personally costly process of helping a pregnant woman (or girl) and her unborn child. The financial gain to promoters of 'free sex' (entertainment in particular sexualizes everyone for profit) and the profits of a system for elimination of the 'products of conception' are really big business, at the exploitation of young girls and boys with disregard to their well-being or safety, the unborn and actually, our citizens in general.

You and I were fetuses in utero. Clearly, someone gestated us, fed us, changed our diapers and, apparently, taught us to read.

I was not a planned pregnancy, not a surprise, more of a shock because my mom's delivery of my older sister caused what was considered infertility. I was very inconvenient, my mother having just divorced. Abortion was illegal, but could have been obtained. But my Irish Catholic clan loved me, nurtured me, and thought I was wonderful. Even though my mom was not able to raise me due to substance abuse issues, her side of the family pitched in and, although it wasn't the picture-perfect two-parent experience, I am grateful for numberless positives and opportunities.

I truly don't judge families in tough circumstances. I've been a Special Education professional for about twenty years. I'm aware of serious, on-going challenges families may have. Some of my students were Profoundly Handicapped--many might have said they should have been aborted, that they were 'useless eaters.' Aside from my paycheck (so you could say these students stimulated the economy by employing many professionals in various support programs), I was enriched personally by my students and families: the kids were interested in life, showed courage despite chronic pain, and responded to a positive environment. The students especially enjoyed interacting with other kids. And vice-versa. We had a Peer Friends Program at that County Class in a public school.

So, who deserves to live? Who deserves the nurturing of society? Who is valuable?

I do deeply hold that each person is valuable and I believe our nation agrees. It doesn't only take a village to raise a child, it takes a village to nurture a family. The issue is no longer whether an unborn fetus is a human being, but rather should the choice to gestate or end this life (medically impacting the life of the mother) be the sole, profound responsibility of one person.

If you wish, ignore any religious implications of this short video. Think about the science.

Diary of an unborn baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NN9GAROFh8

MzTeachuh's On Her Soapbox Again

Diary of an unborn baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NN9GAROFh8