Saturday, August 23, 2014

MzTeachuh: The Up-Side of Teaching

MzTeachuh: The Up-Side of Teaching: Learn the Top 10 Benefits of a Being a Teacher http://www.alleducationschools.com/education-careers/article/teaching-career-perks   W...

The Up-Side of Teaching

Learn the Top 10 Benefits of a Being a Teacher

http://www.alleducationschools.com/education-careers/article/teaching-career-perks 

Why Teach?

http://teach.com/why-teach 

Why Consider Becoming a Teacher?

http://www.unc.edu/uncbest/teacher.html 

Why Teaching is Good For You

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-04-03-why-teaching-is-good-for-you 

What's good about teaching?

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6008829 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Teacher's Checklist for Excellence 8/23/14

MzTeachuh: Teacher's Checklist for Excellence 8/23/14: Back to School: A Surefire Strategy for Building Classroom Community http://www.edutopia.org/blog/back-to-school-strategy-building-comm...

Teacher's Checklist for Excellence 8/23/14

Back to School: A Surefire Strategy for Building Classroom Community

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/back-to-school-strategy-building-community-anne-shaw 

More Important Resources On Race & Racism

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/08/23/more-important-resources-on-race-racism/ 

Auditory Awareness: Are Students Hearing the Lesson?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/auditory-awareness-are-students-hearing-lesson-ben-johnson 

8:00 a.m.: I'm at the Classroom Door

https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/800-am-im-classroom-door?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+responsive+%28Responsive%29 

Classroom Strategies 

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/ld-education-teachers/classroom-strategies 

The Week in Review - The Most Popular Posts 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/08/the-week-in-review-most-popular-posts_23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29#.U_jod2MfgwA 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Educational Links of the Day 8/23/14

MzTeachuh: Educational Links of the Day 8/23/14: How Play Wires Kids’ Brains For Social and Academic Success http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/how-play-wires-kids-brains-for-soci...

Educational Links of the Day 8/23/14

How Play Wires Kids’ Brains For Social and Academic Success

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/how-play-wires-kids-brains-for-social-and-academic-success/ 

 When it comes to brain development, time in the classroom may be less important than time on the playground.

And not to mention getting oxygen to the frontal cortex.

Brain Study Gives a Peek at Move From Problem-Solving to Fact-Finding in Math

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/08/brain_study_gives_a_peek_at_mo.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsideSchoolResearch+%28Education+Week%3A+Inside+School+Research%29 

Fluent math-fact retrieval is a predictor of later math achievement, the Stanford Medicine News Center notes. 

Acquiring a basic skill, such as math facts, also gives students confidence for more complex tasks.

As Testing Frenzy Grows, So Does Opt-Out Movement

http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/23/as-testing-frenzy-grows-so-does-opt-out-movement/ 

Across the U.S., students are returning to classrooms where even more time will be devoted to standardized exam preparation and administration. Over the summer, some districts developed hundreds of new tests to comply with mandates from federal and state politicians who are still not listening to their constituents.

Want better test scores? Use chld development principles all the way through secondary. 

Also check these websites for more interesting articles: Edutopia,  TeachHUBTeachThoughtMindShift KQED.

How Kids Are Learning to Code While Playing Minecraft

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/how-kids-are-learning-to-code-while-playing-minecraft/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

 Teachers are already capitalizing on their students’ fascination with the computer game Minecraft to teach everything from math to history. Now, a new add-on teaches kids to code their own modifications to the game.

It is also helpful to relay to the students the computer skills they are learning as they play.

Enhance Student Writing Style with Free Interactive Map

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/08/enhance-students-writing-style-with.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

First, students start with identifying their thesis statement or goal. Then, they move on to determine three main supporting arguments to back up their thesis statement or claim. For each of these supporting arguments they are asked to provide a substantiated fact or a set of examples to validate it. All of these ideas are sketched in an interactive map graphic that students can draw on  to organize their arguments. Then end product or finished map can then be saved, emailed, or printed.

An online graphic organizer--saves trees.

4 Ways to Enhance Your Class with Google Hangouts

http://www.edudemic.com/4-ways-enhance-class-google-hangouts/ 

If you are familiar with Google Tools, then you have probably heard of Google Hangouts or even used them yourself. Hangouts is Google’s video conferencing tool, and it’s an incredibly powerful way to engage with others. 

Google continues to empower teachers to communicate.

Check out these websites for more interesting articles: Edudemic, eSchoolNews , and  EdTechReview. 

Researchers to Journalists: Stop Blaming Mothers 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/08/researchers-to-journalists-stop-blaming.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Being pregnant these days can be more stressful than ever, with growing lists of dos and don'ts. Don't eat sushi, don't drink alcohol. Exercise, sure, but not too much. Then there's our society-wide unease about the rise of developmental disorders. 

Autism, as with many other disabilities, are complex mysteries. Placing blame on parents raising a special needs child is not only counterproductive but cruel.

A Special Educator Shares Her Perspective on the Common Core State Standards 

http://ncld.org/students-disabilities/common-core-standards/special-educator-shares-her-perspective-common-core-standards 

According to research, students with LD spend more time on task in the classroom when technology is thoughtfully integrated into instruction. It’s not merely the novelty of technology that excites students, but rather the access to the curriculum that technology gives them. 

Technology, when appropriately used, is an effective extension of executive function.

What’s the Difference Between ADD and ADHD?

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/difference-between-add-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ldorg 

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are both brain-based conditions that affect people’s ability to stay focused on things like schoolwork, social interactions and everyday activities such as brushing teeth and getting dressed.

Information concerning ADD and ADHD should be frequent topics for professional development for all educators.

Check out these websites for more interesting articles. 

National Center for Learning Disabilities , Special_Ism, Special Needs Digest.

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Next Week's Lesson Plans 8/23/14

MzTeachuh: Next Week's Lesson Plans 8/23/14: Now we need to write some for students. Informational reading that might do some good. Why not teach First Aid? Welcome to Life. Live ...

Next Week's Lesson Plans 8/23/14

Now we need to write some for students.
Informational reading that might do some good. Why not teach First Aid?

Welcome to Life. Live it. First aid education for children

http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Teaching-resources/Teaching-packages/Microsite/Life-Live-it-first-aid-education-for-children

How To Teach Basic First Aid To Kids
http://www.ehow.com/how_7690979_teach-basic-first-aid-kids.html 

Lesson Plan Title : First Aid Kit
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/health/firstaidkit35.html 

Thought-Provoking Articles

Rethinking Tolerance: Ensuring That All Students Belong

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/rethinking-tolerance-blake-wiggs?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/25-things-successful-teachers-do-differently/ 

From Chalkboards To Chat Boards: What Will eLearning Look Like In 2075?

http://www.edudemic.com/chalkboards-chat-boards-will-elearning-look-like-2075/ 

Back To School Activities

Back to School Activities for Children
http://www.dltk-kids.com/school/ 

Classroom Activities: Welcoming Back Middle-School Students

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/classroom-activities-welcoming-back-middle-school-students 

New school?

Back to School Archive Secondary

http://www.educationworld.com/back_to_school/#first_day 

Fun Activities
Get the School Year Off
To a Good Start - See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson243.shtml#sthash.dQez8oOO.dpuf

Fun Activities for Back to School

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson243.shtml 

10 Team-Building Games That Promote Critical Thinking

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/10-team-building-games-that-promote-critical-thinking/ 

We Will Stay Organized

Setting up the class library!

Classroom Jobs for All Your Student Helpers

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/classroom-jobs-all-your-student-helpers 

Ideas for Classroom Jobs & Classroom Helper Systems

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/free-resources/routines-and-procedures/class-jobs 

Student Jobs in the Elementary Classroom

https://suite.io/mary-catherine-amadu/3qzz2c6 

Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason) http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/07/teaching-is-being-organized-within.html?spref=bl

 

 

 

How to Teach Basic First Aid to Kids

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_7690979_teach-basic-first-aid-kids.html

MzTeachuh: Communication Between General Ed and Special Ed

MzTeachuh: Communication Between General Ed and Special Ed: Communication during busy schools days is vital and complex. As GenEd and SpecEd collaborate in a class, both experts are glea...

Communication Between General Ed and Special Ed


Communication during busy schools days is vital and complex. As GenEd and SpecEd collaborate in a class, both experts are gleaning information from their specific perspectives. These two views can reap a bountiful harvest of success for all the students. The expertise combines, forming a living, thriving academic experience. 

GenEd Keeping records--so valuable! Every classroom teacher keeps attendance, grades, and discipline records, which are communicated to the office and to the parents. But when do the Special Education teachers become aware of this important information? The office and the teachers together need to formulate a system so the Special Education teacher, who is a prime liason to the parents, has timely information about the students. Discipline, in particular, needs to be communicated to the SecEd teacher immediately. Your records will be important input at IEP meetings when discussing current academic performance. Have a hard copy for the SpecEd teacher's file and the parents.

SpecEd Keeping records--so valuable! No matter the grade, there frequently are students that may have an unidentified learning disability, emotional disability, or physical ailment that a SpecEd teacher may help pinpoint. That could lead to the Special Education process, or the School Nurse. The expectation is for all students to succeed, and when there are bumps in the learning road, having other experts in the class can help smooth things out. 
When parents contact the teacher--whether GenEd or SpecEd--let the other teacher know what's up. Have each other's back. Be supportive of parents together. If it seems serious, include the administration or District level SpecEd staff in on it. The IEP team is called a team for a reason. We all play for the same side, our goal being success for the student.

Schedules--SpecEd needs to develop an efficient system of scheduling so all members of the IEP team have a heads up when the meetings will be. Special Education is very fluid, and this scheduling information can change quickly. Flexibility is the name of the game. But most SELPAs and Districts give a general list to each teacher, so there are initial expectations of annual and triennual IEPs. There can be addendums and behavior plans added any time. The communication to parents is formulated, but communication to teachers, other professionals involved with the student, and admin needs to be most likely more than one method. I suggest email as well as hard copy in schoolsite teacher/admin boxes, ponied to the district, or mailed to other support staff. Don't make them guess. If meetings are cancelled, the same process or a phone call. all of our time is so very valuable, it is important to be sensitive to that.

Be nice, be thoughtful. You don't have to be best friends to collaborate, but you do really need to be professional. Teaching is very demanding, and teaching Special Education in any scenario is  more complicated. So, SpecEd teacher, remember that GenEd teacher's work just got a lot more complex with your students on their classlist and you in their class collaborating. And GenEd teacher, understand the SpecEd teacher's job is very demanding, and he/she now needs to handle you, too. Be courteous, the kids are glad to see that. Be flexible, it takes time to find a rhythm. Be honest. Take time to communicate what can be better, or just different. If you feel like a Grumpy Cat some days, tell each other, be a support. You're only human, even if you're being asked to perform as a Superhuman every day.

Collaborative Teaching: Bridging the Gap Between General and Special Education Instruction  http://questgarden.com/105/51/2/100712065245/process.htm

Friday, August 22, 2014

MzTeachuh: Weekend--Music for Feeling Flippant

MzTeachuh: Weekend--Music for Feeling Flippant: Flippant Part of Speech: adjective Definition: irreverent Synonyms: brassy, breezy, cheeky *, cocky , disrespectf...

Weekend--Music for Feeling Flippant

Flippant

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: irreverent
Synonyms: brassy, breezy, cheeky, cocky, disrespectful, flighty, flip, fresh, frivolous, glib, impertinent, impudent, insolent, lippy, nervy, offhand, pert, playful, rude, sassy*, smart*, smart-alecky, superficial
Antonyms: courteous, respectful, reverent, serious

 

Yeah, cheeky, too.


Jazz Instrumental Smooth Bossa Nova

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvAvNv734vY











MzTeachuh: Current Educational Challenges 8/22/14

MzTeachuh: Current Educational Challenges 8/22/14: How to Design Right-Sized Challenges http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-design-right-sized-challenges-suzie-boss   Why LA sends failing...

Current Educational Challenges 8/22/14

How to Design Right-Sized Challenges

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-design-right-sized-challenges-suzie-boss 

Why LA sends failing students on to the next grade

http://edsource.org/2014/why-la-sends-failing-students-on-to-the-next-grade/66530?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdsourceToday+%28EdSource+Today%29#.U_eXa2MfgwB 

Timeline: Marking Demographic Changes in Schools

http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/timeline-demographic-changes-in-schools.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Inside the Mind of the Teenage Boy with ADHD

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/5310.html 

Go Green/Health and Physical Education

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/f9964a52-b270-4e31-94f0-57707a26e046/go-green/?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=mktg_2014 

Get Tech Out of Schools

Students interact plenty with technology outside of classrooms, so let’s leave it there.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/08/technology_in_the_classroom_patricia_greenfield_says_kids_don_t_need_it.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top 

It's Not Just About the Test: A Teacher Talks About the Classroom 

http://www.wnyc.org/story/city-teacher-turned-author-writes-classroom-life-beyond-testing/ 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: What GenEd and SpecEd Need to Know About Each Othe...

MzTeachuh: What GenEd and SpecEd Need to Know About Each Othe...: With the new federal push to improve outcomes for Special Education students, GenEd will be asked to participate more fully in the devel...

What GenEd and SpecEd Need to Know About Each Other

With the new federal push to improve outcomes for Special Education students, GenEd will be asked to participate more fully in the development and execution of services for Special Education.

Behind the Headline: States’ Special Education Services Face Tighter Oversight by the Obama Administration

http://educationnext.org/behind-headline-states-special-education-services-face-tighter-oversight-obama-administration/ 

 

What do both GenEd and SpecEd need to know to create an efficient collaboration?

First, I suggest GenEd do a little homework on the Special Education system, and the types of needs they will most frequently encounter in their classrooms or at the school site.

What do General Education Teachers Need To Know About Special Education?

http://www.schoolpsychologistfiles.com/2008/11/what-do-general-education-teachers-need-to-know-about-special-education.html 

 

Types of Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities 


And, SpecEd needs do a little research, too, checking out their school sites participation in Common Core (or other standards adopted) in order to write copacetic goals and objectives into the IEP. The best goals and objectives are ones that are already being taught in the general instruction, with as little need for adaptation to service the student as possible. When students need assistance outside of class or the schoolday, what tutoring or help classes do the school offer? Find out the teachers' schedules, office hours, and style of teaching. Be sure to relate your schedule.

Resources for Writing IEPs Aligned to Common-Core Standards

 
Collaborating on a daily basis, in the same room, requires a great deal of communication. You don't have to be best friends to collaborate, but you do need to be professional. There are several methods of collaboration in the classroom. Together GenEd and SpecEd teachers choose the best plan for the lesson.

Collaboration Between General and Special Education Teachers

Collaboration between General and Special Education Teachers. ERIC Digest.

Each teacher is a professional, highly qualified in an area of expertise. I would suggest SpecEd teachers only do direct instruction of a GenEd class if they hold credentials in that specific area, and GenEd teachers absorb information and advice from the SpecEd teacher on the Special Needs student's detailed program (as in the IEP) and input from the parents. The school experience of a Special Needs student is very fluid, possibly including health issues, emotional balance, and input from parents at least on a weekly basis. GenEd and SpecEd really need to communicate!
 
 
 

MzTeachuh: Educational Links of the Day 8/22/14

MzTeachuh: Educational Links of the Day 8/22/14: Growing Closer To Your Most Challenging Students http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/growing-closer-to-your-most-challenging-student...

Educational Links of the Day 8/22/14

Growing Closer To Your Most Challenging
Students

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/growing-closer-to-your-most-challenging-students/ 

 As a new school year approaches, the guidance offered by six “pillars” can help you stay at the top of your game by dramatically influencing even your most challenging students to want to behave and achieve. 

Teachers can create and maintain positive relationships with the hard-to-teach kids without being 'all warm and fuzzy.' Actually, being 'all warm and fuzzy' isn't very effective. The protocol to establish limits for students is scientific, and demands scientific application. Teaching, after all, is much more a science than an art.

#6: Instructional Design: Have Conversations with Your Colleagues (Back-to-School Countdown)

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/08/22/6-have-conversations-with-colleagues/ 

An important practice as we’re designing our course is to talk to our colleagues and get their thoughts on how to make our big ideas relevant to students. What do I do because of that conversation? How am I mapping out the learning?

Creating a camaraderie of teaching with your team has effects outside of the school--parents realize there is a unity, students recognize the teachers are hanging together, and, of course, your colleague might just have a valuable insight. 

Getting into the PBL Groove

http://www.edutopia.org//blog/getting-into-the-pbl-groove-andrew-miller?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

Building PBL culture is intentional and must start as soon as students walk in the door on the first day of school.

This is the most fun part of school--taking lots of planning, organization and execution, of course-but sharing time and activity with the students is always the most rewarding for a teacher.

Also check these websites for more interesting articles: Edutopia,  TeachHUBTeachThoughtMindShift KQED.

Attention Science Teachers: Here’s How Superheroes Work

http://www.edudemic.com/science-superheroes-graphic/ 

 This handy infographic takes a look at some of the science behind superheroes. While (obviously) many of these superpowers aren’t attainable for humans, teaching your students to critically examine and calculate the (potential) science offers a lot of benefit for them. Keep reading to learn more!

I love Edudemic--always so helpful, fun and interesting. Especiall Katie Lepi's articles. Not pretentious or high-falootin'. Here is a great example, using superheros. Kids find the humor, fun, and best of all, the imagination. As a Star Trek fan from teenhood, I know how imagination becomes reality. Still waiting for the transporter pads, though.

How To Choose A Learning Game

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/how-to-choose-a-learning-game/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Many teachers are excited about trying games in the classroom but don’t know where to begin. The landscape of learning games is vast and confusing — and it’s growing and changing rapidly. Moving at the pace of the software industry, games are often updated and iterated so that new versions replace familiar ones before you’ve even had a chance to implement them in your classroom routine. 

I would also suggest that even more important than choosing the right game is budgeting just the right amount of class time for it. Don't forget about recess.

Top ed-tech stories to watch: Online testing looms

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/22/online-testing-looms-034/ 

Next spring, new state exams tied to the Common Core standards in reading and math will be given for the first time in more than 40 states—and there are big questions about whether schools and students will be ready.

This is a conundrum. Many districts still don't have the bandwidth or tech for this.

Check out these websites for more interesting articles: Edudemic, eSchoolNews , and  EdTechReview. 

MUST SEE: This Film Could Help You Understand How Some People Experience Autism 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/08/must-see-this-film-could-help-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Autism is a spectrum disorder, encompassing a wide range of conditions, symptoms, and experiences. But this short animation may help you understand, and empathize with, certain specific sensory and perception differences that some people with autism experience.

Empathy in educators. A hard quality to find, what with the budget crunches and pressure of testing. What about those outside the circle of 'making us look good?' This includes all students with handicaps. Empathy Education, not just for students, is needed.

General Learning Disabilities Info

What is and isn’t a learning disability (LD)? LD is more than a “difference” or “difficulty” with learning—it’s a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to receive, process, store and respond to information.

All adults involved with kids, in the family and in the school, need to be well versed in identifying possible learning disabilities so appropriate referrals can happen.



Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbances: 8 Tips for Teachers

http://nichcy.org/teaching-students-with-e-d 


Do you have a student with an emotional disturbance in your class this year? Or perhaps you have a student whose behavior or demeanor makes you wonder if an emotional disturbance is going undiagnosed? If so, please read on.

This is the toughest assignment, I found. This is a very complicated disability. When you are teaching a student with an emotional disturbance, you really need to collaborate with the experts-the school and district educational psychologist in particular, and keep in close contact with the family. 

Check out these websites for more interesting articles. 

National Center for Learning Disabilities , Special_Ism, Special Needs Digest.

Need Empathy? Watch this movie.

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/22/14

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/22/14: How About the Common Core?  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-about-common-core.html   Educational Links of the Day 8/19...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/22/14


How About the Common Core? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-about-common-core.html 

Educational Links of the Day 8/19/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/educational-links-of-day-81914.html 

Google, Google, Google--Omnipresent And Now In The Classroom 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/google-google-google-omnipresent-and.html 

Educational Links of the Day 8/18/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-bigger-purpose-can-motivate.html 

Principal's Suggestion Box #15 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/principals-suggestion-box-15.html 

A Writing Prompt to Really Get To Know Your Students 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-writing-prompt-to-really-get-to-know.html 

Best Articles for Educators 8/17/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/best-articles-for-educators-81714.html 

#Ferguson 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/ferguson.html 

Need A Reverie? Debussy and Monet 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/need-reverie-debussy-and-monet.html 

Water Lilies, Monet

 

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

MzTeachuh: Need A Reverie? Debussy and Monet

MzTeachuh: Need A Reverie? Debussy and Monet: Monet Water Lillies Debussy: Rêverie (1890)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXwzUW_fhM  

Need A Reverie? Debussy and Monet

Monet Water Lilies

Debussy: Rêverie (1890) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXwzUW_fhM 

 

MzTeachuh: #Ferguson

MzTeachuh: #Ferguson: Teaching Ferguson http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/once-more-feeling/201408/teaching-ferguson   Ferguson-Florissant Teachers to Re...

#Ferguson

Teaching Ferguson

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/once-more-feeling/201408/teaching-ferguson 

Ferguson-Florissant Teachers to Receive Crisis Management Training Today

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/21/ferguson-florissant-teachers-to-receive-crisis-management-training-today/ 

Ferguson Teachers Use Day Off As Opportunity For A Civics Lesson

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/08/19/341651494/ferguson-teachers-use-day-off-as-opportunity-for-a-civics-lesson?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140819 

These Are Some Of The Inspiring Things Ferguson Teachers Are Doing While School Is Postponed

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/20/ferguson-teachers-volunteer_n_5695479.html?ir=Impact 

Ferguson-Florissant teachers helping kids catch up despite cancelled classes

http://fox2now.com/2014/08/19/ferguson-florissant-teachers-helping-kids-catch-up-despite-cancelled-classes/ 

Ferguson Library Becomes Refuge for Adults and Children Amid Strife

http://abcnews.go.com/US/ferguson-library-refuge-adults-children-amid-strife/story?id=25050930 

Ferguson Teachers Clean the Streets and Deliver Lunches to Students

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ferguson-teachers-clean-streets-deliver-lunches-students/ 

What Ferguson Teachers Are Doing While School Is Delayed 

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/making-a-difference/what-ferguson-teachers-are-doing-while-school-delayed-n186241 

Teacher Raises Over $100,000 to Feed Ferguson Students

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2014/08/teacher_raises_over_100000_to_feed_ferguson_students.html 

I nominate the Ferguson teachers for "Teachers of the Year." 

Period.