Saturday, November 16, 2013

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Communicating With Parents

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Communicating With Parents: 1. Tips for Parents: Parent Teacher Conferences http://www.thelearningcommunity.us/resources-by-format/tips-for-parents/parent-teache...

Teaching Is Communicating With Parents

1. Tips for Parents: Parent Teacher Conferences

http://www.thelearningcommunity.us/resources-by-format/tips-for-parents/parent-teacher-conferences.aspx

2. Parent-Teacher Conference Tip Sheets for Principals, Teachers, and Parents

http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/parent-teacher-conference-tip-sheets-for-principals-teachers-and-parents

3. 10 Tips for a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference

http://school.familyeducation.com/slideshow/parents-and-school/38585.html

4. Parent-Teacher Conference: Tips for Parents

http://habee.hubpages.com/hub/Parent-Teacher-Conference-Tips-for-Parents

5. 12 Questions to Ask at Your Parent-Teacher Conference

http://www.parentsconnect.com/parenting-your-kids/parenting-kids/learning-and-school/elementary-school-parents/parent_teacher_conference.html

6. Top Ten Questions to Ask at an IEP

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/top-ten-questions-to-ask-at-an-iep/

7. The Best IEP Questions to Ask

http://seemyiep.com/the-best-iep-questions-to-ask/

Great smile, teacher: warm, sincere, and look at all that info for the student.

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/16/13: Create Your Own Anti-Anxiety Kit for Children http://thechaosandtheclutter.com/archives/4617 1. Calming Activities for both Anxiety...

MzTeachuh: Rube Goldberg in the Classroom Tweets of the Day 1...

MzTeachuh: Rube Goldberg in the Classroom Tweets of the Day 1...: 1. Reframing Failure as Iteration Allows Students to Thrive http://www.edutopia.org/made-with-play-game-based-learning-iteration-...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/16/13: 1. How To Understand Anything Using The Inquiry Process http://www.edudemic.com/inquiry-process/ 2. A Short List of Thanksg...

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

Create Your Own Anti-Anxiety Kit for Children

http://thechaosandtheclutter.com/archives/4617

1. Calming Activities for both Anxiety or Sensory Issues
http://special-ism.com/category/parenting/

2. LD Basics

http://www.ldonline.org/ldbasics

3. Special Education Budget Cuts, Sequestration, Hurt America's Most Vulnerable Students

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/special-education-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

4. Boys At Greater Risk For Premature Birth, Disability

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/11/15/boys-risk-birth-disability/18895/

5. Prenatal Exercise May Give Newborns a Boost on Brain Development

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/11/babies_of_mothers_who_exercise.html

6. How Do I Ensure My Child’s Success?

http://www.ncld.org/stage-related-content/child-future-ld

7. Teachers, Principals, Paraprofessionals

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/teach.index.htm

Rube Goldberg in the Classroom Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

1. Reframing Failure as Iteration Allows Students to Thrive

http://www.edutopia.org/made-with-play-game-based-learning-iteration-video

The Stories for All Project: Latina Author Pat Mora on the Connection Children Make with Books that Include their Culture and Language - See more at: http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/01/the-stories-for-all-project-latina-author-pat-mora/?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter#sthash.cXhFFEex.dpuf

2. My Child Is Struggling With Learning

http://www.ncld.org/stage-related-content/child-struggling-ld

3. Will the New SAT Be a Better Barometer for College Readiness?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/will-the-new-sat-be-a-better-barometer-for-college-readiness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

4. A Place for Religion and Resources for Homeschool Moms & Students

http://blog.k12.com/news-events/place-religion-and-resources-homeschool-moms-students?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.Uodu-NLBM6U

5. A new model for teacher preparation in California?

http://hechingered.org/content/a-new-model-for-teacher-preparation-in-california_6474/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

6. Before we ask kids to do their best, ask if the task is meaningful

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/11/doing-best-meaningful.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

7. 11 Brilliant Ways To Frame Critical Content: A Complexities Chart

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/11-brillitant-ways-frame-critical-content-complexities-chart/

Kaplan's Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives chart

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

1. How To Understand Anything Using The Inquiry Process

http://www.edudemic.com/inquiry-process/

2. A Short List of Thanksgiving Lesson Resources

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/11/a-short-list-of-thanksgiving-lesson.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.Uod4htLBM6U

4. 3. 6 great new web tools

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11/8-great-new-educational-web-tools.html

5. 100+ STEM iPad Apps For Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/100-stem-ipad-apps-for-learning/

6. 3 Tech Tools That Help Teachers Stay Organized

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/11/12/tech-tools-to-stay-organized/

7. UDACITY'S SEBASTIAN THRUN, GODFATHER OF FREE ONLINE EDUCATION, CHANGES COURSE

http://www.fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb

Friday, November 15, 2013

MzTeachuh: Have You Talked To Your Kid Today?

MzTeachuh: Have You Talked To Your Kid Today?: 1. Find out how they're feeling? Bored, tummy ache, excited, melancholy. Do you know how they're feeling? Do they know you care ab...

Have You Talked To Your Kid Today?

1. Find out how they're feeling? Bored, tummy ache, excited, melancholy. Do you know how they're feeling? Do they know you care about how they're feeling? Do they know how you're feeling?

2. What are y'all doing today? Do you know what they want to do today? Hang out with friends? Write music? Go swimming? Do they know what you're doing today? Even if its at work?

3. Do you have plans together today? Making tacos for dinner? Going food shopping? Watching a favorite television program or sport--Go Dodgers? Hang out on the patio at sunset? Call Grandma even though its only Thursday and no special reason just to say 'Hi?'

4. Anything exciting coming up? New movie coming out? Big game next week? Music coming up from Lady Gaga?

5. What are you reading? (Online counts.) Do they know what you're reading? Can you tell them what you're reading? Going to the library or bookstore soon? What's on the Kindle?

6. Do you need anything? Flip-flops, shorts, swimsuit, Otter-Pops, job-for-pay around the house, Mac and Cheese, art supplies, time alone, time to talk?

7. Do you know I will always love you more than the world? 24-7, 7 days a week, forever? You're my kid and I think you're the greatest.

8. Small talk counts. It's going to be hot again tomorrow. Did you take out the trash? How 'bout them Angels.

9. Arguments count, if you are still speaking at the end and no doors are slammed. Your brilliant child is not going to agree with you on everything. Agree to disagree on lots of things; politics, music, hair styles. You can learn from the kid. But, of course, you are still running the house, etc.

Take a minute and talk.

MzTeachuh: The Mind in the Middle Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

MzTeachuh: The Mind in the Middle Tweets of the Day 11/16/13: The Art of Managing Middle School Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/art-of-managing-middle-schoolers-ben-johnson 1. The Mind ...

The Mind in the Middle Tweets of the Day 11/16/13

The Art of Managing Middle School Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/art-of-managing-middle-schoolers-ben-johnson

1. The Mind of a Middle Schooler: How Brains Learn

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/middle-schooler-mind-how-brains-learn-heather-wolpert-gawron

2. Ready to Learn? The Key Is Listening With Intention

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/ready-to-learn-the-key-is-listening-with-intention/

3. The Neuroscience Of Learning: 41 Terms Every Teacher Should Know

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/neuroscience-of-learning-41-terms-every-teacher-should-know/

4. Everything that’s wrong with traditional grading in one table

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/11/everything-thats-wrong-with-traditional-grading-in-one-table.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

5. What It Takes to Draw Low-Income Students to Afterschool Art Programs

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/what-it-takes-to-draw-low-income-students-to-afterschool-art-programs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

6. Is Practicing Religion Easier When Attending an Online School?

http://blog.k12.com/online-school-reviews-testimonials/practicing-religion-easier-when-attending-online-school?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UoT9vOKnet8

7. Celebrating Thanksgiving: Pilgrim Projects

http://www.teachhub.com/celebrating-thanksgiving-pilgrim-projects

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 11/15/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 11/15/13: 1. Reading! Tweets of the Day 11/14/13 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/reading-tweets-of-day-111413.htm 2. Special Needs Twee...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/15/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/15/13: 1. Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology http://ectacenter.org/topics/atech/udl.asp 2. Noted Self-Advocate Cuts ...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/15/13

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/15/13: 1. The Bard Isn’t Hard: 10 Resources For Teaching Shakespeare http://www.edudemic.com/teaching-shakespeare/ 2. Two Handy Tools to C...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 11/15/13

1. Reading! Tweets of the Day 11/14/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/reading-tweets-of-day-111413.htm

2. Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/11/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-needs-tweets-of-day-111113.html

3. Thanksgiving Reading List from Reading Rockets

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-reading-list-from-reading.html

Teacher or student--you decide.

4. Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/10/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/ed-tech-and-stem-tweets-of-day-111013.html

5. Teaching Methods that Help Tweets of the Day 11/12/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/teaching-methods-that-help-tweets-of.html

6. Special Needs Weekly Update 11/10/13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-needs-weekly-update-111013.html

7. Early Reading Guide

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/early-reading-guide.html

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/15/13
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-needs-tweets-of-day-111513.html

Teachable Moment: John F. Kennedy http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/teachable-moment-john-f-kennedy.html

Thank you to our international audience. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, Ukraine, Canada, Russia, France, Moldova, Germany, China, UK, India.

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/15/13

1. Universal Design for Learning
and Assistive Technology

http://ectacenter.org/topics/atech/udl.asp

2. Noted Self-Advocate Cuts Ties With Autism Speaks

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/11/14/noted-cuts-ties-autism-speaks/18893/

3. Online Education Allows Autistic Students to Thrive

http://blog.k12.com/homeschooling/online-education-allows-autistic-students-thrive?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UoUdg-Knet8

9 Ways Your Child Can Soar via their Strengths
Read more at http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/#6bDfGc3ReUXlHAXY.99

4. What Are Central Auditory Processing Problems in Children?

http://www.ldonline.org/article/What_Are_Central_Auditory_Processing_Problems_in_Children%3F?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia

5. Giving Family Caregivers A Break: National ‘Respite’ Gathering In Boston

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/giving-family-caregivers-break-national.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

6. Thousands Rally Behind Worker With Asperger’s

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/11/12/thousands-rally-aspergers/18887/

7. Nine Ways Your Child Can Soar Via their Strengths

9 Ways Your Child Can Soar via their Strengths
Read more at http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/#6bDfGc3ReUXlHAXY.99Nine Ways Your Child Can Soar Us

http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

9 Ways Your Child Can Soar via their Strengths
Read more at http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/#6bDfGc3ReUXlHAXY.99 http://special-ism.com/nine-ways-your-child-can-soar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/15/13

1. The Bard Isn’t Hard: 10 Resources For Teaching Shakespeare

http://www.edudemic.com/teaching-shakespeare/

2. Two Handy Tools to Create and Draw on Maps

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11/two-handy-web-tools-to-create-and-draw.html

3. Six Amazing Educational Activities & Games From Around the Web

http://blog.k12.com/learning-games-mobile-apps/six-amazing-educational-activities-games-around-web?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UoUXMeKnet8

4. Canva - Create Beautiful Slides, Posters, and Infographics

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/11/canva-create-beautiful-slides-posters.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UoUVseKnet8

5. What exactly does ‘blended learning,’ look like? This video explains

http://hechingerreport.org/content/what-exactly-does-blended-learning-look-like-this-video-explains_13861/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

6. Using Technology to Understand Acceleration

Grades 9-12, Science, Physics

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-physics-with-technology?fd=1

7. Powerful routines for the one iPad classroom

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/11/powerful-routines-for-the-one-ipad-classroom.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Thursday, November 14, 2013

MzTeachuh: Writing Prompts to Sooth Kids' Toxic Stress

MzTeachuh: Writing Prompts to Sooth Kids' Toxic Stress: We've heard of talk-therapy. In a class, writing can serve as an emotional release for students. Having a voice, using it in a confide...

Writing Prompts to Sooth Kids' Toxic Stress

We've heard of talk-therapy. In a class, writing can serve as an emotional release for students. Having a voice, using it in a confidential framework--a personal release of events and circumstances that a kid may really need. That is a gift from a teacher.

Research indicates children need practice expressing their feelings, identifying what is an appropriate response, and who is their support system. Writing assignments can really help.

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/

Writing is a powerful outlet.

As a middle school teacher, I would ask the students to follow the pattern of a five paragraph essay (with appropriate preparation and explanation.) Each of these prompts includes a 'three' for the internal paragraphs. Yes, I'm practical enough to want to prepare them for the California State Writing Examination for Grade 7 in March.

Writing, however, can function as an outlet for a student's deep feelings.

Here is my Number One All Time Favorite Writing Prompt; it works especially well at the beginning of school. The students are given a promise of confidentiality.

"Three Things I Want You To Know About Me."

Students can describe sports' preferences, music, family life. With seventh graders, I found they would frequently write about very serious things, too, that their dad was in prison, or how their mom had been diagnosed with cancer but is okay now. Kids can be eloquent, if someone just asks them something important. As a teacher I got to know the students very quickly, and I don't just mean that they couldn't spell or punctuate. It felt good for them to write about something important, something they chose to tell Teacher about.

Kids can be eloquent if allowed.

Although it is not just kids suffering in poverty that need a release through writing, here is more research on the importance of giving students access to expressing their personal thoughts as a release to toxic stress, and the tools to deal with emotions.

http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2012/01/04/student-achievement-poverty-and-toxic-stress/

http://educationnext.org/what-do-education-policymakers-do-about-toxic-stress/

Angels' fan in the midst of Dodgers' fans.

Let's not be always so serious all the time. Life for kids now is pretty stressful in general. So here is a topic that can generate fun, friendship and comradery. If you wish, the students can create powerpoints. One year I did a powerpoint of my own, the students thought it was pretty funny.

"Three Of The Coolest Things I've Ever Seen."

The Chivas forever.

Its amazing. Some of my students have seen the pyramids in Mexico City. They can describe, in detail to make Howard Cosell jealous, a header in a soccer game that scored the winning goal. A homerun completely unexpected. A teacher can also learn a lot about music from essays like this. The students want to share these essays, so I set up groups for them to discuss; we have a good time, showing respect for other's opinions is our number one goal. (Always Dodgers and Angels fans describing a homerun or great catch. Lots of debates between these two groups as to who is best.)

Here's a link with so many other ideas for fun in class.

http://www.info.com/classroom%20fun?cb=27&cmp=4315&gclid=CN3gq6-nva8CFSkaQgodrworvw

Middle school kids have a very basic sense of humor, so teachers had better be ready for this one. Actually, age doesn't really mature a sense of humor in most people. So I just tell the kids to keep it 'G' rated, and try to minimize the bathroom humor with this topic.

"The Three Times I Laughed The Hardest"

I laughed so hard...

There's lots of falling, farting, and SNL skits with these essays, but sometimes a kid's just got to be silly, and laugh awhile. Everybody does. That will sooth toxic stress for a bit.

Here's a link for help with explaining the technicalities of writing.
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/writebetter.html

The anecdotes the kids can come up with.

Can't Touch That

Joe

Oh, the Three Coolest Things I've seen?

Close runner up--Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation."

So cool.

MzTeachuh: Reading! Tweets of the Day 11/14/13

MzTeachuh: Reading! Tweets of the Day 11/14/13: 1. The Most Important Lesson Schools Can Teach Kids About Reading: It's Fun http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/11/th...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/13/14

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/13/14: If we were all either brilliant biologists or Dr. Doolittle. 1. How To Choose The Best Education Technology For Your School http://w...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/14/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/14/13: 1. Reading at Wrightslaw http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm 2.Questions to Ask a Professional Evaluator http://www.nc...

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/14/13

1. Reading at Wrightslaw

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm

2.Questions to Ask a Professional Evaluator

http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/do-i-have-ld/questions-ask-professional-

evaluator

3.Riding a horse brings autistic boy out of his shell

http://www.today.com/moms/riding-horse-brings-autistic-boy-out-his-shell-2D11577330

4.Greater Hyperconnectivity in the Autistic Brain Correlates to Greater Social Deficits

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/greater-hyperconnectivity-in-autistic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

5. Apps to Help Students With Dysgraphia and Writing Difficulties

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

6. Comfortably Fashion Forward

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

7. New Website Offers Common-Core Lesson Plans for Special Educators

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/11/online_common_core_lesson_plans_special_ed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/13/14

If we were all either brilliant biologists or Dr. Doolittle.

1. How To Choose The Best Education Technology For Your School

http://www.edudemic.com/best-education-technology-for-your-school/

2. Teaching Math to Young Children

http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide.aspx?sid=18

3. The 10 Biggest Educational Trends (And What Teachers Think)

http://www.edudemic.com/biggest-educational-trends/

4. How 3 Teachers Are Shaking Up Online Learning

http://www.edudemic.com/shaking-up-online-learning/

5. 3 google app search engines for teachers

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11/3-good-app-search-engines-for-teachers.html

6. Every Day Is Math Day

http://letsplaymath.net/2013/11/12/every-day-is-math-day-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LetsPlayMath+%28Let%27s+play+math!%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

7. An Interactive Map and Timeline of Middle Earth

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/11/an-interactive-map-and-timeline-of.html#.UoPhb-Knet8

Reading! Tweets of the Day 11/14/13

1. The Most Important Lesson Schools Can Teach Kids About Reading: It's Fun

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/11/the-most-important-lesson-schools-can-teach-kids-about-reading-its-fun/281295/

2. Issue No.34 Design for Learning Spaces and Innovative Classrooms

http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/paper/design-learning-spaces-and-innovative-classrooms

3. Patterns and Categorizing

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/42199/?

4. Testing for Dyslexia

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/testing-for-dyslexia

5. Best Practices in Early Childhood Education (Teaching Channel Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzxXWPv7LE&feature=youtu.be&utm_content=buffer67491&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer

6. Find Free Children’s Books Online

http://getreadytoread.org/news/102-find-free-children-books-news

utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

7. Visual Processing Disorders: By Age Group

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/visual-processing-disorders/visual-processing-disorders-by-age-group

My preciouss!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

MzTeachuh: Early Reading Guide

MzTeachuh: Early Reading Guide: 1. For Parents http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/ 2. 10 Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Kids https://www.earlymoments...

Early Reading Guide

1. For Parents

http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/

2. 10 Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Kids

https://www.earlymoments.com/Promoting-Literacy-and-a-Love-of-Reading/Why-Reading-to-Children-is-Important/

http://theliteracysite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/lit/home?link=ctg_lit_home_from_home_logo

3. Family Resources

Fun activities, online resources & great books for all ages.

http://theliteracysite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/lit/family-resources?&utm_source=ctg&utm_medium=home-feature&utm_term=20131110&utm_campaign=lit-familyresources

http://10booksahome.org/

4. 5 Great Children’s Books that Teach About the Seasons

http://www.teachertime123.com/2012/11/5-great-childrens-books-that-teach-about-the-seasons/

5. Early Literacy Instruction: Research Applications in the Classroom

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/397/

6. D.E.A.R. Reading -- Family Style

Grades K-2, ELA, Reading

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/dear-reading

International Children's Digital Library

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

7. Parent Involvement in Early Literacy

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parent-involvement-in-early-literacy-erika-burton

8. Can We See Reading Comprehension in the Brain?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/11/reading_comprehension_in_the_brain.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2

http://www.firstbook.org/

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1. Is the Common Core Unfair to Special Needs Students? Critics say a lack of assistive technologies puts certain students at a disadvantage.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/11/common-core-unfair-special-needs-students
2. 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About

http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/197-educational-youtube-channels/#ixzz2kSIvmcWS

3. Introducing a Game-Based Curriculum in Higher Ed

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/06/introducing-a-game-based-curriculum-in-higher-ed/

4. The Teacher’s Guides To Technology And Learning

http://www.edudemic.com/guides/

5. Trends | EdTech is Essential

http://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/

6. Hint Cards

All Grades, Math, Scaffolding
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/hint-cards?fd=1

7. 9 Strategies for Motivating Students in Mathematics
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/9-strategies-motivating-students-mathematics-alfred-posamentier