Saturday, December 28, 2013

MzTeachuh: Love the Look Leonardo Gave Grandmother

MzTeachuh: Love the Look Leonardo Gave Grandmother: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Leonardo da Vinci St. Anne has that proud Grandma smile. Just noticed Mary is sitting on Anne'...

Love the Look Leonardo Gave Grandmother


The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Leonardo da Vinci
St. Anne has that proud Grandma smile. Just noticed Mary is sitting on Anne's lap, and all their toes are perfect. Oh that Da Vinci!

And here's some beautiful Beethoven violins with Itshak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman Beethoven violin concerto


MzTeachuh: Teaching Is ...hard work that pays off for generation...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is ...hard work that pays off for generation...: 1. The Impact of Education on Economic and Social Outcomes http://www.australianscience.com.au/education/the-impact-of-education-on-eco...

Teaching Is ...hard work that pays off for generations

1. The Impact of Education on Economic and Social Outcomes

http://www.australianscience.com.au/education/the-impact-of-education-on-economic-and-social-outcomes/ 

2.  Benefits of Literacy

http://www.read.co.za/index.php?id=42 

3. The Effects of Education on Society

4. The Effects of Education on Health

http://www.nber.org/digest/mar07/w12352.html  

5. Family Literacy Can Solve Many of Nation’s Problems

http://www.newswise.com/articles/family-literacy-can-solve-many-of-nation-s-problems 

 6. Literacy Powerline

Children’s and Family Literacy

The work of Padak and Rasinski (2003) reviewed the effectiveness of family literacy programs and showed the benefits to all the component parts of the programs: the children, the parents, the families and the communities of those involved, especially in terms of both school attendance and achievement. The research indicated that family literacy programs impacted children‘s motivation, social skills, attitudes and even health. One significant finding was adult learner persistence increased when parents were enrolled in family literacy programs as opposed to only adult education classes. Another was that families in family literacy programs reported improved relationships and increased parental involvement in their children‘s educational activities.

http://www.literacypowerline.com/resources/facts-stats/ 

7. Passing the DREAM Act Would Acknowledge the Human Rights of Migrant Children and Benefit All of Us

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-mollmann/dream-act_b_2117616.html 

8. NCFL & Family Literacy

NCFL inspires and engages families in the pursuit of education and learning together.
  • Children’s reading scores improve dramatically when their parents are involved in helping them learn to read.
  • Low family income and a mother’s lack of education are the two biggest risk factors that hamper a child’s early learning and development. 
  • http://www.famlit.org/ncfl-family-literacy/ 

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/28/13

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/28/13: 1. Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/7079 2. Is Putting Expensive Technology In C...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/28/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/28/13: 1. Typical Behavior Problems at Formal Events—and How to Prevent Them http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-s...

MzTeachuh: Bring Life To School Tweets of the Day 12/28/13

MzTeachuh: Bring Life To School Tweets of the Day 12/28/13: 1. Why Academic Teaching Doesn’t Help Kids Excel In Life http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/why-academic-teaching-doesnt-help-kids...

Bring Life To School Tweets of the Day 12/28/13

1. Why Academic Teaching Doesn’t Help Kids Excel In Life

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/why-academic-teaching-doesnt-help-kids-excel-in-life/ 

2. The Most Popular Books Of All Time

http://www.edudemic.com/popular-books-time/ 

3. What “School Reformers” — And All Of Us — Can Learn From Pope Francis About Creating Change

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/12/23/what-school-reformers-and-all-of-us-can-learn-from-pope-francis-about-creating-change/ 

4. PBS is looking for 100 of America's most innovative educators!

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/digitalinnovators/

5. The Emotional Power of Verbs

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/the-emotional-power-of-verbs/ 

6. Are We Wringing the Creativity Out of Kids?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/are-we-wringing-the-creativity-out-of-kids/ 

7. The Teacher’s Guides To Technology And Learning

http://www.edudemic.com/guides/ 

 


Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/28/13

1. Typical Behavior Problems at Formal Events—and How to Prevent Them

2. Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder.


3. Reasons to pause when discussing a "sensory processing disorder" construct.

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/28/13

1. Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary

2. Is Putting Expensive Technology In Classrooms A Recipe For Disaster?


3. How to Differentiate Learning With iTunes U

Friday, December 27, 2013

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/27/13: 1.  13 Key Issues Autism, special needs and parents of disabled need for their Family – Today, tomorrow and …? http://www.specialeducat...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/27/13: 1.  13 Key Issues Autism, special needs and parents of disabled need for their Family – Today, tomorrow and …? http://www.specialeducat...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/27/13:   1. Tasty Tech Eye Candy Of The Week (Dec 21)  http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/tasty-tech-eye-candy-week...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason): 1. CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION  http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/p/classroom-organization-giveaway.html   2. 100 Classroom Organiz...

MzTeachuh: Oh, That Sassy Mozart!

MzTeachuh: Oh, That Sassy Mozart!: Was looking for a sassy picture to go along with this music, but Wolfie's was the best. BTW, you may want to watch or rewatch the f...

MzTeachuh: Teaching du Jour Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

MzTeachuh: Teaching du Jour Tweets of the Day 12/27/13: 1. Students That Talk Themselves Out of Boredom Are Actually Less Bored http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/students-that-talk-them...

Teaching du Jour Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

1. Students That Talk Themselves Out of Boredom Are Actually Less Bored

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/students-that-talk-themselves-out-of-boredom-are-actually-less-bored/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

2. You Don't Have To Make Up for Not Being a Perfect Parent

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

3. Top 10 Teaching Now Blog Posts for 2013

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/12/top_10_teaching_now_blog_posts_for_2013.html 

4. Teachers and Educational Pseudoscience

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/12/teachers-and-educational-pseudoscience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teachers-and-educational-pseudoscience 

5. Children's Understanding of Number Value Starts Early, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/12/children_show_earlier_understa.html 

6. Happy Holidays

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/happy-holidays-2/?_r=0 

7. National Partnership Boosts Students Towards Healthy Futures

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/12/national-partnership-boosts-students-towards-healthy-futures/  

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

1. 13 Key Issues Autism, special needs and parents of disabled need for their Family – Today, tomorrow and …?


2. Anxious Students? Amping Up May Be Better Than Calming Down, Study Finds



3. Recommended Reading for Parents of Children and Teens With LD

4. How to Help a Child With Weak Working Memory

5. Students With Disabilities in Florida District Outpace Peers on NAEP

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/

6. Success Attributes Among Individuals with Learning Disabilities
7. A Successful Transition to High School: Jack’s Dyslexia Diary


Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/27/13

 



1. Tasty Tech Eye Candy Of The Week (Dec 21) 

http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/tasty-tech-eye-candy-week-dec-15-131221.htm#mkcpgn=fbsci1 


The gifts science gave us in 2013

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/12/science-gifts-of-2013.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour   

3. Some Handy Gmail Options You Might Be Missing


4. Should Schools Teach Social Media Skills?
5. 5 Free Tools for Creating & Sharing Audio Recordings Online

6. Tech's next feats? Maybe on-demand kidneys, robot sex, cheap solar, lab meat



Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

1. CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION 

http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/p/classroom-organization-giveaway.html 

2. 100 Classroom Organizing Tricks

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/100-classroom-organizing-tricks 

3.  How to Organize a Teacher's Grade Book

http://www.ehow.com/how_2078628_organize-teachers-grade-book.html 

4.  Cool Classroom Libraries

http://pinterest.com/reallygoodstuff/cool-classroom-libraries/ 

5.  Teacher Roles - Organizing

http://www.teachermatters.com/classroom-management/roles-of-the-teacher/organizing.html 

6.  Age-Appropriate Games and Activities:

http://www.simplefunkidparties.com/classroomgamesandactivities.html

7. The Ultimate Organized Classroom

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/classroom-management/school/4731.html 

Having the ultimate organized classroom can sure tucker you out!

 

Oh, That Sassy Mozart!

Was looking for a sassy picture to go along with this music, but Wolfie's was the best. BTW, you may want to watch or rewatch the film "Amadeus" sometimes. It's still awesome.

Music for when you know you're a genius but not that many other people will admit it.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart--Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

 

Thursday, December 26, 2013

MzTeachuh: Clair de Lune

MzTeachuh: Clair de Lune:   Moonlight on the Winter Solstice. Claude Debussy "Clair de lune" by Angela Hewitt  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ip64...

Clair de Lune

 

Moonlight on the Winter Solstice.

Claude Debussy "Clair de lune" by Angela Hewitt 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ip64cG7gK4 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Taking Time For Art--In All Subjects

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Taking Time For Art--In All Subjects: Math instructor teaching tesselations. 1. Teaching Math With Art Helps Children Remember Key Concepts http://www.teacher-support-for...

Teaching Is Taking Time For Art--In All Subjects

Math instructor teaching tesselations.

1. Teaching Math With Art Helps Children Remember Key Concepts


http://www.teacher-support-force.com/teaching-math-with-art.html 


http://www.ldlewis.com/Teaching-Mathematics-with-Art/instructions-for-polyhedra-project.html

2. Art & Science: A Curriculum for K-12 Teachers


http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/art_science/index.html 


3. Teaching Science Through Art: Longitudinal Nature Observations/ 1st grade 


http://everyarteverychild.blogspot.com/2012/01/teaching-science-through-art.html 


4. Using the Arts to Support English Language Learners


Why and how to engage English language learners through the arts


http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/supporting-individual-needs/supporting-ell-with-the-arts.aspx 


5.  Teaching Strategies for Writing through Art


http://schools.walkerart.org/arttoday/index.wac?id=2338 


6.  Of Paint and Poetry: Strengthening Literacy Through Art


http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/958 


7. How to Use Art to Teach Social Studies





Illustrated by kindergartener.





The bee is not afraid of me.


I know the butterfly -


The pretty people in the Woods

Receive me cordially -


The Brooks laugh louder
When I come -
The Breezes madder play;
Wherefore mine eye thy silver mists,

Wherefore, Oh Summer’s Day?

 Emily Dickinson

MzTeachuh: TEACH--a film Tweets of the Day 12/26/13

MzTeachuh: TEACH--a film Tweets of the Day 12/26/13:   https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/12/19/special-holiday-event-teach-a-film-by-davis-guggenheim/ ...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/26/13

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/26/13: Digital counselor 1. Counseling Is a Virtual Experience for Students at Online Schools http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/1/13/12c...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/26/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/26/13: http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/iep_flowchart_Final.jpg 1. Dyslexia IEP Flow Chart http://www.spec...

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/26/13

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/iep_flowchart_Final.jpg

1. Dyslexia IEP Flow Chart

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/dyslexia-iep-flow-chart/ 

2. 50 Must-See Blogs For Special Education Teachers

http://www.edudemic.com/special-ed-blogs-updated/ 

3. The 5 Commandments for Parenting Children with LD

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/parents-community/parent-to-parent/the-5-commandments-for-parenting-children-with-ld 

4. In order to be fair we have got to treat them different

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/in-order-to-be-fair-we-have-got-to-treat-them-different/ 

5. Behavior and Social Skills

http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/behavior 

6. Testing for Dyslexia

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

7. The Gift of Speech for Christmas

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/12/23/gift-speech-christmas?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutismSpeaksBlog+%28Autism+Speaks+|+Official+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 12/26/13

Digital counselor
1. Counseling Is a Virtual Experience for Students at Online Schools

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/1/13/12counseling_ep.h33.html?tkn=XLWFVZqKxmpaoclMhJIuG5JmOWK9l2yfQJLI&cmp=clp-edweek 

2. How To Use Smartphones for Oral Homework in Language Classes

http://www.edudemic.com/use-smartphones-oral-homework-language-classes/ 

3. Two Fun and Free Fractions Games for Your Students’ iPads

http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/12/24/two-fun-and-free-fractions-games-for-students-ipads/#.UrmX1yyGuUs.facebook 

4. Turn-O-Phrase Helps Students Learn About Colloquial Phrases 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/12/turn-o-phrase-helps-students-learn.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UrnQQLSnet8 

5. As the Ed-Tech Market Grows, What Voice Do Educators Have? 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educator-voice-in-edtech-diy-audrey-watters 

6.  The Best Laptops For Teachers

http://www.edudemic.com/best-education-technology/the-best-laptops-for-teachers/ 

7. 5 Great Live Blogging Tips For Teachers

http://www.edudemic.com/live-blogging-tips-for-teachers/ 

TEACH--a film Tweets of the Day 12/26/13

 
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/12/19/special-holiday-event-teach-a-film-by-davis-guggenheim/

1. Special Holiday Event: TEACH, a Film by Davis Guggenheim (Dec. 27-29 Only!)

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/12/19/special-holiday-event-teach-a-film-by-davis-guggenheim/ 

2. Farm town develops education success formula

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/dec/22/farm-town-develops-education-success-formula/ 

3. Five-Minute Film Festival: 10 Videos About Generosity and Giving Back

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-generosity-lesson-ideas?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=5min-film-festival-generosity-holidays-kindness 

4. The Case for Mastery Learning

 http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol9/906-erwin.aspx

5. Keep Your Kids Reading Over the Holidays 

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_Keep_Your_Reading/?cid=80. 

6. Teachers: How Slowing Down Can Lead to Great Change

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teachers-slowing-down-lead-to-change-elena-aguilar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-elena-slowingdown-image-quote 

7. Creating Great Students

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-great-students-ben-johnson 

 

 

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

MzTeachuh: Sleepers Awake!

MzTeachuh: Sleepers Awake!: Kitty may be disrespectful of Bach, but I thought it was cute. Annd even more funny, I doubt Bach was thinking of Santa. This is such l...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/25/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/25/13: 1. Key Factors in Creating a Positive Classroom Climate   http://www.cfchildren.org/advocacy/about-us/e-newsletter/articletype/articlevie...

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 12/25/13

1. Key Factors in Creating a Positive Classroom Climate

 http://www.cfchildren.org/advocacy/about-us/e-newsletter/articletype/articleview/articleid/7934.aspx

2. Racing To The Top, But Leaving Students Of Color Behind In Special Ed

http://www.npr.org/2013/12/23/256571576/racing-to-the-top-but-leaving-special-ed-students-behind?ft=1&f=1013 

3. Two-Drug Combo Helps Adolescents With ADHD, Aggression

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220143035.htm 

4. Parent Mentors Ease Path For Newly Diagnosed

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/12/16/parent-mentors-ease-path/18972/ 

The following is an interesting article, but you have to subscribe for all of it. You decide. 

5.  Autistic Preschoolers Learn Social Skills From Peers

http://www.edweek.org/topics/specialeducation/index.html 

6. The Current State of Special Education

http://www.edudemic.com/current-state-special-education/ 

7.  Topics from A-Z

http://www.wrightslaw.com/topics.htm 

 

Sleepers Awake!

Kitty may be disrespectful of Bach, but I thought it was cute. And even more funny, I doubt Bach was thinking of Santa.

This is such lovely music with typical Bach harmony--more than likely relax me to sleep!

BBC Proms 2010 - Bach Day 10 - Sleepers Wake 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIOH2sCW13U 

The Classroom Is Never Far Out of Our Thoughts Tweets of the Day 12/25/13

1. What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/whats-our-vision-for-the-future-of-learning/ 

2. Get the latest News!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/newsletters/?utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=fbt&utm_content=bufferac007&utm_medium=facebook 

3.  Making Predictions Makes You Learn Better

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/12/making-predictions-makes-you-learn-better/  


4. For the Love of Books…. 

http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2013/12/for-the-love-of-books/?utm_content=buffer959d7&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer 

5. The Most Important Playground Conversation: How to Persuade a Friend to Vaccinate

http://violentmetaphors.com/2013/12/20/the-most-important-playground-conversation-how-to-persuade-a-friend-to-vaccinate/ 

6. After a long dry spell, more of state's teachers get pay raises

http://discussions.latimes.com/20/lanews/la-me-teachers-pay-20131223/10 

 7. MAKE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS CAROL

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/ideas/advent/door_23.htm?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=nd_carol&utm_campaign=nd_adventcalendar_dec2013 

 

MzTeachuh: Emmanuel (Wonderful... Counselor)

MzTeachuh: Emmanuel (Wonderful... Counselor): Woman mourning, Van Gogh One of the Messiah's titles is Counselor.  The first way Jesus identified His mission was to 'heal the...

Emmanuel (Wonderful... Counselor)

Woman mourning, Van Gogh

One of the Messiah's titles is Counselor.  The first way Jesus identified His mission was to 'heal the brokenhearted.'  If the holidays (and/or life in general) gets to you--find a trustworthy counselor. They are trained to help.

Isaiah 61

King James Version (KJV)
61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;


Man Crying, Van Gogh



To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

King James Bible Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

King James Bible Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.

 

Emmanuel Michael W. Smith 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=650ZrFl-cYc