MzTeachuh is a resource blog providing educational links for professional development, timely articles for special needs, ed tech and STEM, as well as interesting and amusing posts in the Fine Arts and the Humanities.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
MzTeachuh: Better Learning, Better People Tweets of the Day 8...
MzTeachuh: Better Learning, Better People Tweets of the Day 8...: 1. Can Technology Help Students Become Better Writers? http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/07/can-technology-help-students-...
Better Learning, Better People Tweets of the Day 8/4/13
1. Can Technology Help Students Become Better Writers?
2. Performance assessments may not be ‘reliable’ or ‘valid.’ So what?
3. Screencasting for Differentiation
4. Making Every Minute Count: 5 Summer Learning Opportunities
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/07/25/5-summer-learning-opportunities/
6. 10 iPhone Apps that Help Young Kids With Math
7. Social and Emotional Learning
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/4/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/4/13: 1. How Brains Race to Cancel Errant Movements http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/#.Uf2gLZLUkVR 2. A Day in the Life o...
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/4/13
1. How Brains Race to Cancel Errant Movements
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/#.Uf2gLZLUkVR2. A Day in the Life of an OT
3. Your Child's Perception of Danger: Appropriate Caution vs. Undue Anxiety
4. Solitary or Onlooker Play: Toys and Tips for Children from Birth to Two Years
5. Labor Department Finds More With Disabilities Unemployed
6. Social Security To Drop ‘Mental Retardation’
7. Obamas To Chair Special Olympics World Games
My Paperless Classroom: Screencasting for Differentiation
My Paperless Classroom: Screencasting for Differentiation: There are many reasons to introduce tech into learning, but all the right ones are about increasing and supporting student learning. When I...
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/3/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/3/13: 1. Asperger's and Autism: Brain Differences Found http://www.livescience.com/38630-autism-asperger-eeg-connectivity.html 2. ...
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/3/13
1. Asperger's and Autism: Brain Differences Found
2. How to Pay for College: Financial Aid for Students with LD
3. How to Plan a Playgroup for Children with Special Needs
4. What happens when kids fail the Predator Test?
5. Everyday Decisions: In the Lunchroom—Helping Kids With LD Fit In at School
http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/everyday-decisions-helping-kids-fit-in
6. NCLB Waiver Implications From Indiana Grade-Changing Controversy
http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/everyday-decisions-helping-kids-fit-in
6. NCLB Waiver Implications From Indiana Grade-Changing Controversy
MzTeachuh: Teaching is Messy Tweets of the Day 8/3/13
MzTeachuh: Teaching is Messy Tweets of the Day 8/3/13: 1. Progress, Not Perfection: Three Tips for Your Journey http://www.edutopia.org/blog/progress-not-perfection-your-journey-lisa-dabbs?...
Teaching is Messy Tweets of the Day 8/3/13
1. Progress, Not Perfection: Three Tips for Your Journey
2. Make a Magnet Paintinghttp://www.education.com/activity/article/magnet_painting_kindergarten/?cid=80.
3. Why The Brain Benefits From Reflection In Learning
4. City's summer school program sees results
Percentage of students being promoted after summer classes on the rise after city partners with BELL program
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/blog/bs-md-ci-summer-learning-program-20130802,0,1698921,full.story
5. What happens when kids fail the Predator Test?
6. 17 Tips For New Teachers From Experienced Teachers
7. Five Tips for Taking Advantage of Twitter Over the Summer
Progress, Not Perfection |
Friday, August 2, 2013
MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/2/13
MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/2/13: 'Neurotypical' Show on Autism Available on PBS til 8/28/13 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/font-for-dyslexics-special-need...
MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/2/13
'Neurotypical' Show on Autism Available on PBS til 8/28/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/font-for-dyslexics-special-needs-tweets.html
Font for Dyslexics Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/28/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/font-for-dyslexics-special-needs-tweets.html
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/special-needs-of-day-73113.html
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/special-needs-tweets-of-day-8213.html
Why Do You Keep Harping On That?
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-do-you-keep-harping-on-that.html
Best 1:1 Device Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/best-11-device-tweets-of-day-73113.html
Kids Catching Up Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/kids-catching-up-tweets-of-day-8213.html
Thank you to our international readership. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, Russia, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Australia, China, Latvia, Poland.
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Font for Dyslexics Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/28/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/font-for-dyslexics-special-needs-tweets.html
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/special-needs-of-day-73113.html
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/special-needs-tweets-of-day-8213.html
Why Do You Keep Harping On That?
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-do-you-keep-harping-on-that.html
Best 1:1 Device Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/07/best-11-device-tweets-of-day-73113.html
Kids Catching Up Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/kids-catching-up-tweets-of-day-8213.html
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/2/13: 1. Brain Test to Diagnose ADHD Is Approved http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/08/brain-test-to-diagnose-adhd-is-approved.html?u...
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
1. Brain Test to Diagnose ADHD Is Approved
2. Grain Free Diets: What’s All the Fuss About?
3. Tips for Parents: Are You Recharging Yourself?
4. Good News! Senate Committee Votes to Expand Access to Job Training
5. What General Education Teachers Should Look For In An IEP
6. ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS WITH DEPRESSION
7. Famous People with Autism: Tim Burton
MzTeachuh: Kids Catching Up Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
MzTeachuh: Kids Catching Up Tweets of the Day 8/2/13: 1. Can Tech Help Preschoolers Catch Up to Their Peers? http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/04/can-tech-help-preschoolers-catch-up-to-...
Kids Catching Up Tweets of the Day 8/2/13
1. Can Tech Help Preschoolers Catch Up to Their Peers?
2. To '60s Civil Rights Hero, Math Is Kids' Formula For Success
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/08/01/206813091/to-60s-civil-rights-hero-math-is-kids-formula-for-success?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130801
3. Tools for Teaching: How to Transform Direct Instruction
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/tools-for-teaching-transform-direct-instruction-constructivism-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-studentledlearning
4. Free Worksheets & Printables
http://www.education.com/worksheets/
5. The Definition Of Student Backchanneling
7. Partnership Aims to Educate on Healthy Eating
MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh: Ideas for Classroom Rules
MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh: Ideas for Classroom Rules: MzTeachuh: Ideas for Classroom Rules : ...no crying during tests seems reasonable.
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/1/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/1/13: 1. House NCLB Rewrite Contains Adaptive-Testing Provision http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2013/07/house_nclb_rewrite_co...
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/1/13
1. House NCLB Rewrite Contains Adaptive-Testing Provision
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2013/07/house_nclb_rewrite_contains_ad.html
2. FDA Approves New Test for ADHD
3. Video: What Is a 504 Plan?
4. Steven Spielberg and his dyslexia
http://www.friendsofquinn.com/blog/post/exclusive-video-interview-steven-spielberg-on-his-dyslexia/235
5. What is a Learning Disability?
http://www.friendsofquinn.com/blog/post/exclusive-video-interview-steven-spielberg-on-his-dyslexia/235
5. What is a Learning Disability?
6. Video: What Is Asperger's Syndrome?
7. Suggestions For Getting Your Sons and Daughters Reading
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
MzTeachuh: Mostly Ed Tech Tweets of the Day 8/1/13
MzTeachuh: Mostly Ed Tech Tweets of the Day 8/1/13: 1. Travel the World from Your Classroom: Free iPad Apps for Virtual Field Trips http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-apps-virtual-field-...
Mostly Ed Tech Tweets of the Day 8/1/13
1. Travel the World from Your Classroom: Free iPad Apps for Virtual Field Trips
2. Virtual 3-D Desktop Targets Medicine, Education
3. The Biggest Concern For Schools Deploying iPads
4. Unequal Classrooms: What Online Education Cannot Teach
5. Back-to-School Icebreaker Activities
http://www.teachhub.com/back-school-icebreaker-activities
6. 'Separate And Unequal': Racial Divides In Higher Ed
7. Why We Need To Value Students’ Spatial Creativity
MzTeachuh: Meteor Showers!
MzTeachuh: Meteor Showers!: EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2013 http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide Recalling that the sk...
Meteor Showers!
EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2013
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guideRecalling that the sky is cheap entertainment.
MzTeachuh: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About H R 5 Ed ...
MzTeachuh: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About H R 5 Ed ...: 1. House Passes New Elementary and Secondary Education Act http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/blog/BlogSinglePost/reading-tod...
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About H R 5 Ed Bill
1. House Passes New Elementary and Secondary Education Act
2. House NCLB Rewrite Contains Adaptive-Testing Provision
3. House ESEA Debate Includes Student-Athlete Concussion Concerns
4. The NCLB Reauthorization Edition of the Friday Reading List (Better on Monday Morning)
5. Businesses Find Problems, Opportunities in No Child Left Behind Rewrite Bill
6. Special Education Groups Criticize House NCLB Rewrite
7. Title I Money Would Follow Students to Charters Under U.S. House Bill
9.Tell 435 House Members to Keep Students With LD on Track for a Regular Diploma
MzTeachuh: Ideas for Classroom Rules
MzTeachuh: Ideas for Classroom Rules: ...no crying during tests seems reasonable.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/31/13: 1. 47 Core Teacher Apps: A Visual Library Of Apps For Teachers http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/47-core-teacher-apps-a-visual-libra...
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
1. 47 Core Teacher Apps: A Visual Library Of Apps For Teachers
2. What is Asperger Syndrome?http://aane.org/about_asperger_syndrome/what_is_asperger_syndrome.html
3. The Really Big List Of Back To School Tips For Kids With ASD
4. Activities to Help With Nonverbal Communication
5. Siblings Impacted By Disabilities Too, Study Finds
6. Young Adult with Autism Find Independence
http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/07/29/four-key-points-helping-young-adult-autism-find-independence?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutismSpeaksBlog+%28Autism+Speaks+%7C+Official+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
7. Investing in Research for Today's Families
MzTeachuh: Best 1:1 Device Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
MzTeachuh: Best 1:1 Device Tweets of the Day 7/31/13: 1. The Best 1:1 Device is a Good Teacher http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/6-great-alternatives-igoogle.htm 2. FCC Steps U...
Best 1:1 Device Tweets of the Day 7/31/13
1. The Best 1:1 Device is a Good Teacher
2. FCC Steps Up Efforts to Boost Schools’ Online Access
3. Using Classroom Technology to Offer Real-World Experiences
4. The Four Phases of Learning Vocabulary
5. What You Need to Be an Innovative Educator
6. Helping Girls Unlock Their Leadership Potential
7. Turn Students into Passionate Readers
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Weekly Update 7/28/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Weekly Update 7/28/13: 1. vBookz PDF Voice Reader Includes New Font For People With Dyslexia http://www.cultofmac.com/236509/vbookz-pdf-voice-reader-uses-new-...
Special Needs Weekly Update 7/28/13
1. vBookz PDF Voice Reader Includes New Font For People With Dyslexia http://www.cultofmac.com/236509/vbookz-pdf-voice-reader-uses-new-font-for-people-with-dyslexia/ - See more at: http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-07-29T06:41:00-07:00&max-results=7#sthash.AFUD9o59.dpuf
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4. 'Neurotypical' Show on PBS Highlights Autism on Monday 7/29/13 10 pm POV - http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-07-27T23:23:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=7&by-date=false#sthash.az6y0tFk.dpuf
6. What Special Education is saying:
7.The Dyslexic Brain: Must-See Video
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2. Autism and medicine
3. Advocacy
4. 'Neurotypical' Show on PBS Highlights Autism on Monday 7/29/13 10 pm POV - http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-07-27T23:23:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=7&by-date=false#sthash.az6y0tFk.dpuf
5. A Special Educator Shares Her Perspective on the Common Core State Standards
- See more at: http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-07-27T23:23:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=7&by-date=false#sthash.az6y0tFk.dpuf6. What Special Education is saying:
Policy Update: H.R. 5 - “The Letting Students Down Act" - Passes in House
7.The Dyslexic Brain: Must-See Video
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/29/13
MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/29/13: 1. A Closer Look at Early School Transition http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/finding-school/closer-look-early-school-transition ...
Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/29/13
1. A Closer Look at Early School Transition
2. Noticing "Troubled" Aspergers Students Before Tragedy Occurs
3. The Dyslexic Brain: Must-See Video
4. Best-Rated Apps for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
5. Creative Ideas for Using a Recorder During Speech, Part 2
6. What Doctors Feel
MzTeachuh: Improving for Kids Tweets of the Day 7/29/13
MzTeachuh: Improving for Kids Tweets of the Day 7/29/13: 1.WELCOME TO FIRST BOOK http://register.firstbook.org/?rgst=Back2school 2. From Toy to Tool: How to Develop Smart Tablet Habits in...
Improving for Kids Tweets of the Day 7/29/13
1.WELCOME TO FIRST BOOK
2. From Toy to Tool: How to Develop Smart Tablet Habits in Class
3. Why Teaching Is Harder Than It Looks
4. 20th Century Assessment In A 21st Century Learning Environment
5. The Evolution of Classroom Technology
6. Noticing "Troubled" Aspergers Students Before Tragedy Occurs
7. 8 Top Tips for Safe Summer Sports
8. 32 Characteristics Of High-Performing Classrooms
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