Saturday, October 11, 2014
MzTeachuh: Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!
MzTeachuh: Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!: Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground http://blog.mlive.com/chroni...
Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!
MzTeachuh: Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/11/14
MzTeachuh: Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/11/14: Current Events Teachable Moment: Our Malala Won The Nobel Peace Prize Today http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/teachable-moment-ou...
Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/11/14
Current EventsTeachable Moment: Our Malala Won The Nobel Peace Prize Today
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/teachable-moment-our-malala-won.html
Full Program: PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 10, 2014
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/episode/pbs-newshour-full-episode-oct-10-2014/
Malala: My teacher took me out of class to tell me I'd won the Nobel Prize
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/malala-my-teacher-took-me-out-of-class-to-tell-me-id-won-the-nobel-prize-30655194.html
Being Inspired
How Students Lead the Learning Experience at Democratic Schools
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/students-lead-the-learning-experience-at-democratic-schools/
‘What’s Best For The Kids’
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/whats-best-for-the-kids/
Why the Growth Mindset is the Only Way to Learn
http://edudemic.com/growth-mindset-way-learn/
Activities for Growth
Twenty-Five Activities for Building
Student Character, School "Community" - See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin364.shtml#sthash.S1bQ1TMW.dpuf
Student Character, School "Community" - See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin364.shtml#sthash.S1bQ1TMW.dpuf
Twenty-Five Activities for Building
Student Character, School "Community" - See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin364.shtml#sthash.S1bQ1TMW.dpuf
Student Character, School "Community" - See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin364.shtml#sthash.S1bQ1TMW.dpuf
25 Activities for Building School character
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin364.shtml
Writing prompts:
Malala Yousafzai Quotes
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/malala_yousafzai.html
Incredible Cartoon Lessons
http://www.incredibleart.org/bell/cartoon_lessons.html
Zen Pencils--Malala (cartoon quotes from inspirational folks)
http://zenpencils.com/comic/104-malala-yousafzai-i-have-the-right/
Keeping OrganizedRead about best practices in classroom management and organization
http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/classroom-management-and-organization.html
Classroom Management: discipline & organization
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/classman.html
The Ultimate Organized Classroom
https://www.teachervision.com/classroom-management/school/4731.html
Read
About Best Practices in Classroom Management and Organization - See
more at:
http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/classroom-management-and-organization.html#sthash.ZX855612.dpuf
MzTeachuh: Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn
MzTeachuh: Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn: Autumn Poplars-Monet And to my Australian friends who are in Spring, please forgive me. Vivaldi Autumn The...
Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn
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| Autumn Poplars-Monet |
And to my Australian friends who are in Spring, please forgive me.
MzTeachuh: Check Out Mind/Shift
MzTeachuh: Check Out Mind/Shift: How We Will Learn. Brought to us through KQED, San Francisco and NPR. Mind/Shift has excellent writers who ferre...
Check Out Mind/Shift
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How We Will Learn.Brought to us through KQED, San Francisco and NPR. |
Mind/Shift has excellent writers who ferret out fascinating and helpful points of view. Here is some information about the site.
They have broken their topics into Culture, Teaching with Tech, Research and Learning Methods.There is a thorough archive of articles.Under each topic are a wealth of subtopics with articles and recommendations.
Here is the latest I received on Facebook.
Can E-Readers Ease Reading for Dyslexics?
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/can-e-readers-ease-reading-for-dyslexics/
Related posts:
- Reading More With E-Readers
- For Young Readers, Print or Digital Books?
- Are E-Readers Helpful for Dyslexia?
Here is the latest one I received through an RSS feed.
Online Privacy: Parents Worry Advertisers Know Too Much
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/online-privacy-parents-worry-advertisers-know-too-much/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
Related posts:
- What Do Kids Know About Online Privacy? More Than You Think
- Parents Keep Track of Students Online
- How Should Schools and Parents Be Involved in Kids’ Online Lives?
MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box #16
MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box #16: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make some...
Principal's Suggestion Box #16
Dear Principal,
I am very concerned about how my daughter is being treated by other girls in the Grade 5 GATE class. Mr. J seems to teach interesting information, but the girls are really mean, even online.
I have restricted Emily's use of the internet, but several others girls in the area, not only at our elementary school, are friends on FB and Twitter and other sites. They communicate mean comments instantly, even pictures.
I don't know what to do.
My daughter is quiet, doesn't make friends easily, and some of her friends from previous grades at this school now won't talk to her for fear they will also be targeted. The parents we are acquainted with don't know what's going on.
It is my opinion there are students in the class that are future sociopaths. I know that's harsh. But the cold-blooded treatment of my daughter and others in the class (the three main ones make some of the boys cry frequently) is cruel, even some of the substitute teachers won't go back. The Middle School is famous for mean girls.
I am very concerned for my daughter's mental health in this climate.
Please help,
Emily's Dad
What is cyberbullying, exactly?
http://stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html
Mean Girls: Why Girls Bully and How to Stop Them
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/mean-girls-why-girls-bully-and-how-to-stop-themWhy are those girls so mean?
http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/bullying/596-why-are-those-girls-so-mean.gs
Social and Emotional Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning
My Two-Cents Worth: A principal sets the tone for everyone. A complaint like this, from the legal ramifications, shows there needs to be some Social and Emotional Instruction going on, as well as communication between principals. We want to have improvement in student relationships, of course, and avoid notoriety if a student commits suicide due to cyberbullying. A principal, being made aware by a parent (when the teacher is clueless), has the responsibility to check things out. Implementing an anti-bullying program immediately would be wise. Professional development for the staff on cyber-bullying, and the signs of mental delicacy in students should also be on the schedule right away. Supervising a positive learning climate at your school is always on the agenda.
Friday, October 10, 2014
MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/10/14
MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/10/14: Well, I'm not. Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for Halloween http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/cheesy-jokes-and-serious-th...
MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/10/14
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| Well, I'm not. |
Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for Halloween
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/cheesy-jokes-and-serious-thoughts-for_4.html?spref=bl
Educational Links 10/6/14
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/educational-links-10614.html
Special Needs Weekly Update 10/5/14
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/special-needs-weekly-update-10514.html
The Raven--Roosting On A DVD Near You
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-raven-roosting-on-dvd-near-you.html
Don't Like Poetry? Betcha Do
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/dont-like-poetry-betcha-do.html
Check Out Edudemic
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/check-out-edudemic.html
Best Articles for Educators 10/5/14
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/best-articles-for-educators-10514.html
MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/4/14
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/mzteachuhs-top-posts-of-week-10414.html
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/teaching-is-writing-your-lesson-plans_7.html
Thanks to our international audience. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, France, Ukraine, Germany, Russia, Canada, Brazil, China, UK.
MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/10/14
MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/10/14: Survey: Common Core standards working well http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/02/teachers-survey-common-core/1660133...
Educational Links 10/10/14
Survey: Common Core standards working well
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/02/teachers-survey-common-core/16601335/
Eight problems with Common Core Standards
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/eight-problems-with-common-core-standards/2012/08/21/821b300a-e4e7-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_blog.html
Many Districts Lagging on Implementing Common Core, Survey Finds
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/10/08/08common.h34.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB
Routine Matters: 11 Rules for ADHD-Friendly Schedules
http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/37/slide-1.html?utm_content=8951760&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Who Needs Algebra? New Approach To College Math Helps More Pass
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/10/09/354645977/who-needs-algebra?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202409
12 Common Misconceptions About Down's Syndrome
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hayley-goleniowska/downs-syndrome-misconceptions_b_5951198.html
The Teacher’s Guides To Technology And Learning
MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading
MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading: These links are not for Reading Specialists, or those educators involved exclusively with reading instruction. These l...
MzTeachuh: Malala Is A Mighty Girl
MzTeachuh: Malala Is A Mighty Girl: Thanks to A Mighty Girl for this post. Congratulations to Malala Yousafzai for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize! The Pakistani gir...
Malala Is A Mighty Girl
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| Thanks to A Mighty Girl for this post. |
Congratulations to Malala Yousafzai for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize! The Pakistani girls' education activist, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012, has been lauded worldwide for her advocacy on behalf of girls and women. Today, the Nobel Prize committee announced that Malala will share the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote and protect girls' right to education. The 17-year-old is the youngest person to ever win the Peace Prize.
Since recovering from the attack, Malala has gone on to speak around the world about the necessity for ensuring equal access to education. In 2013, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown launched a petition in her name, calling for nations to ensure that all children are in school by 2015. Speaking to the UN General Assembly on July 12, 2013, the first Malala Day, she said, “The wise saying, ‘The pen is mightier than sword’ was true. The extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them…. One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.”
The Nobel Committee fittingly made the announcement on the eve of the International Day of the Girl, a day dedicated to promoting girls’ human rights and challenging gender inequalities around the world. The theme of the 2014 International Day of the Girl is “Empowering adolescent girls: ending the cycle of violence,” making Malala an excellent role model of how an empowered, educated teen can change the world.
The Committee's chair Thorbjorn Jagland emphasized these qualities, stating: "[Malala] has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations. This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle, she has become a leading spokesperson for girls’ rights to education.”
Malala shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children’s rights activist who has campaigned for decades against child labor; his organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, has freed over 80,000 children from forced labor -- and worked to educate and rehabilitate them so that they could go on to live normal lives. At the announcement, the Nobel committee said, “The Nobel Committee regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism.”
A Mighty Girl congratulates Malala and Satyarthi on their well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize!
You can read more about the award and watch a video of the announcement on CNN at http://cnn.it/1rkNoNZ
To share Malala's incredible story with children, a Young Readers Edition of her autobiography was recently released for ages 10 and up at http://
Her autobiography, "I Am Malala," is also highly recommended for readers ages 14 and up at http://
To help children and teens better understand the challenges many children around the world face in order to go to school, we've also put together a post featuring our favorite books for young readers on children's educational access issues: "Honoring Malala: Mighty Girl Books on Children's Fight for Education" at http://
MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Our Malala Won The Nobel Peace Pri...
MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Our Malala Won The Nobel Peace Pri...: Two years ago today, Malala was shot by the Taliban because she was a girl pursuing an education. Today, she is the winner of the 2014 N...
Teachable Moment: Our Malala Won The Nobel Peace Prize Today
Thank you for all you do, Malala, and congratulations. http://huff.to/1nfJI4S
Congratulations to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai!
Her work promoting the basic human right to education represents the struggle of millions of young people. She has proved that no matter your age, your voice can change the world
Today Malala Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her resolve to stand up and speak out for an education for all children is an inspiration.
Pakistani Teen Malala Yousafzai Shares Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/10/355054344/pakistani-teen-malala-yousafzai-shares-nobel-peace-prize?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2034
At 17, Malala becomes the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner in history
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/10/6956107/nobel-peace-prize-malala-yousafzay-kailash-satyarthi
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2014/press.html
Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading
These links are not for Reading Specialists, or those educators involved exclusively with reading instruction. These links are intended for parents, and since all teachers are reading teachers, too, for those in classroom situations where some practical techniques in the midst of the core curriculum may help. I'm a big fan of taking secondary vocabulary and syllabicating, decoding the syllable, then reading the whole word in context for meaning.
We are so honored to teach young people to read.
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| That book is a real page turner. |
1. Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehensionhttp://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479/
2. 14
Best Reading Practices
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/jblanton/read/14bestreadingpractices.htm
3. ABCs of Teaching Reading
http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/
4. Reading Strategies
Reading Efficiently by Reading Intelligently
http://www.mindtools.com/rdstratg.html
5. Reading and Word-Attack Strategies
http://www.readinga-z.com/more/reading_strat.html
6. 7 CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES
http://www.salisbury.edu/counseling/new/7_critical_reading_strategies.html
7. No Single Strategy Is Best for Teaching Reading
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/news/department/news/?id=194
8. First Books: Access to books for children in need.
http://www.firstbook.org/
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| Bob. a volunteer, read to the kids at a Reading Party sponsored by First Books |
9. Ten Books Every Child Should Own
http://blog.firstbook.org/2012/10/30/ten-books-every-child-should-own/
10. The Best Ways to Teach Kids to Read
Thursday, October 9, 2014
MzTeachuh: Check Out Edudemic
MzTeachuh: Check Out Edudemic: This site appeals to ed tech folks and the rest of us. There are so many interesting variations on the same theme: tech...
Check Out Edudemic
This site appeals to ed tech folks and the rest of us. There are so many interesting variations on the same theme: tech in the classroom.
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| http://www.edudemic.com/ |
These articles are on the website today:
10 Things Every Teacher Should Know How To Do With Google Docs
http://www.edudemic.com/10-things-every-teacher-know-google-docs/
How To Integrate iPads With The New Google Classroomhttp://www.edudemic.com/ipads-with-the-new-google-classroom/
7 Characteristics of A Digitally Competent Teacher
http://www.edudemic.com/7-characteristics-digitally-competent-teacher/
These articles are from the archive.
100 Words High School Students Should Know
http://edudemic.com/2012/12/100-words-high-school-students-should-know/
24 Multimedia Tools That Support The Common Corehttp://edudemic.com/2012/12/24-multimedia-tools-that-support-the-common-core/comment-page-1/#comment-59522
5 Big Education Technology Trends of 2013
http://edudemic.com/2012/12/the-5-big-education-technology-trends-of-2013/
35 Digital Tools That Work With Bloom’s Taxonomy
http://edudemic.com/2012/11/35-digital-tools-that-work-with-blooms-taxonomy/
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MzTeachuh: Happy Birthday, Johnny
MzTeachuh: Happy Birthday, Johnny: John Lennon I appreciate this photo of John Lennon, taken at a time when he was well, happy with his family, productive and optim...
Happy Birthday, Johnny
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| John Lennon |
His work collaborating with his band mates, the Beatles, and after their breakup, is remarkable poetry that is paired with unmatchable music. He narrated his personal journey. He grieved, joked, philosophized, loved and hated. He wondered why the kids in England in the sixties made the Beatles more popular than Jesus. He wanted the world to give peace a chance. He and his bandmates had a death threat from the KKK for refusing to play to a segregated crowd in the American South. He supported a united Ireland. He got messed up, just about joined the unfortunate club of rockers who overdosed at age 28, came out of it with almost all the bridges he had burned rebuilt. He was a househusband and raised his second child from birth to age five. Then he ran out of time. We ran out of time, too. Johnny, we hardly knew ye.
I've already put up many blogs with music John made with his bandmates. Here are a couple more that have always meant something positive to me. And I don't underestimate the power of collaborating with McCartney, Harrison and Starr. They created each other during a period of unparalleled opportunity for four young scousers.
Love this song, maybe because my beautiful boy Sean was born around the same time. The video on the link is very poignant, have a box of tissue ready.
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| Summer 1980? |
John Lennon - Beautiful Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt3IOdDE5iA
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| Rubber Soul era |
Lennon wrote about his losses, and comforted me during family losses in the sixties.
John Lennon Tribute - "In My Life"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZAlRswBY3c
Here's my Lennon rock favorite, silly, cool Beatles.
And John could grow the best muttonchops.
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| With Paul barking like a dog. |
How a group of young men could look so cool and sexy wearing white business shirts, ties, and a nerdy sweater vest is one of life's great mysteries.
I have always wanted a reason to pair Warhol's Mao with Lennon's 'Revolution." So I created one!
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| Mao, Andy Warhol |
'But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow'
Who Is the Greatest Rock Poet? Nomination #2
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/who-is-greatest-rock-poet.html
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| I Love Lucy (in the Sky with Diamonds) Art by Julian Lennon |
John's first son, Julian, age about 4, showed his daddy this remarkable painting of his classmate, Lucy, in the sky with diamonds.
Who Is the Greatest Rock Poet? Revisiting #2
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/who-is-greatest-rock-poet-revisiting-2.html
Apparently, this was actually about Lucy.
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