Saturday, August 1, 2015

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 8/2/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 8/2/15: No turning back now! The Best Activities to Try During the First Week of School http://educationtothecore.com/2015/07/the-best-activiti...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Understanding Child Development

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Understanding Child Development: 1. Child Development Tracker Use the Child Development Tracker to get insights on the stages of growth. http://www.pbs.org/parents/...

Teaching Is Understanding Child Development


1. Child Development Tracker

Use the Child Development Tracker to get insights on the stages of growth.
http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development


2. Child Development

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/index.html


 3. T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.


http://www.brazelton-institute.com/berrybio.html 


4. Middle Childhood Development


http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com/middle-childhood-development.html 

5. Developmental Issues With Pre-Adolescents

http://www.livestrong.com/article/125347-developmental-issues-preadolescents/ 


6. Adolescent Stages of Development


http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-development/teens_stages.shtml 


7.  Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development


http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/DLiT/2000/Piaget/stages.htm 

I like Piaget and his beret.

MzTeachuh: Spending Saturday with Matisse

MzTeachuh: Spending Saturday with Matisse: The Lute, Henri Matisse Nicolae Szekely, lute - Richard Allison - Pavane  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a51M3Aza67A

Friday, July 31, 2015

MzTeachuh: Next School Year...We'll Celebrate Diversity

MzTeachuh: Next School Year...We'll Celebrate Diversity: Music! Dancing! And don't forget the great Mexican food! If you teach in a school that is ethnically isolated, by geography or by ...

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 8/1/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 8/1/15: 5 Challenges We Overcame Moving To A Flipped Staff Meeting - See more at: http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-challenges-we-overcam...

Educational Links 8/1/15

5 Challenges We Overcame Moving To A Flipped Staff Meeting - See more at: http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-challenges-we-overcame-moving-to-a-flipped-staff-meeting/#sthash.QjcLmSks.dpufhttp://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-challenges-we-overcame-moving-to-a-flipped-staff-meeting/

5 Challenges We Overcame Moving To A Flipped Staff Meeting

 http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-challenges-we-overcame-moving-to-a-flipped-staff-meeting/

Quiz Yourself: How Good Are You at Teaching the Art of Learning?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/25/quiz-yourself-how-good-are-you-at-teaching-the-art-of-learning/ 

6 Tips for Responding to Negative Comments Relatives Make About Your Child

https://www.understood.org/en/family/events-outings/family-gatherings/6-tips-for-responding-to-negative-comments-by-relatives?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg
5 Challenges We Overcame Moving To A Flipped Staff Meeting - See more at: http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-challenges-we-overcame-moving-to-a-flipped-staff-meeting/#sthash.QjcLmSks.dpuf

Best of the Web - Summer 2015 Update 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/07/best-of-web-summer-2015-update.html#.Vbt_cvlSjIW 

Orienting Educators to SEL Through Video

http://www.edutopia.org//blog/orienting-educators-sel-through-video-maurice-elias?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

100 fiction books all children should read before leaving secondary school – according to teachers

https://www.tes.co.uk/news/school-news/breaking-news/100-fiction-books-all-children-should-read-leaving-secondary-school-%E2%80%93

The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/07/30/427138970/the-most-popular-high-school-plays-and-musicals?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150730 

Sample Picture Schedules and Visual Planners 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/understanding-childs-challenges/simple-changes-at-home/sample-picture-schedules-and-visual-planners?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

 

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 7/31/15

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 7/31/15: Next School Year: I'll Do Better With Google Classroom http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/07/next-school-yearill-do-better-w...

MzTeachuh: Clair de Lune Tonight

MzTeachuh: Clair de Lune Tonight: Full Moon Okay, you must go outside and look at that beautiful moon. Maybe take your guitar, or at least a device to play like Jame...

Thursday, July 30, 2015

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/31/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/31/15: http://teacherrebootcamp.com/category/30-goals/ Busting Stereotypes: A Homeschool-Public School Partnership That Works http://www.ad...

MzTeachuh: Getting Ready for School: Emergency Lesson Plans P...

MzTeachuh: Getting Ready for School: Emergency Lesson Plans P...: Teachers cannot predict to 100% accuracy when they will not be available to be in their classroom. Now is a great time to resea...

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box Letter #8

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box Letter #8: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can...

Principal's Suggestion Box Letter #8




These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make some adjustments. Principals have the best chance to do that.

Dear Principal,


When success becomes an 'anamoly' it is time to reassess what we are doing as a school. The district benchmark for my ELA classes were valid-as the second test deliberately given to 'show we cheated'- demonstrated. The kids did great again. We didn't cheat, we worked incredibly hard and no one should be shocked our 'demographic' can do well. This is like a scene from "Stand and Deliver."' It frustrates and frightens me that a District person would actually show up at your office to complain about good testing. Exactly what do the district people want? Stating that my benchmark test scores were an anamoly and annual testing results like this would bring the inspectors suspiciously down on us is a sorry attitude that squelches excellence. Our ELA 7th Grade team here at -----Middle School had the best ELA team leader ever, and I believe when we all do test at the end of the year, our ELA grade level will show great improvement, even with the other teachers administering the tests.

Signed, Hurt and Frustrated Teacher
PS The kids were hurt the District thought they cheated.
Update: All the Grade Level ELA teams did do that year well, setting a high standard that hasn't been matched (or even close) for 6 years.
5 Ways To Build a Culture of Collaboration with Staff, Teachers and Parents

http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=12512 

The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning 

Quick Guide to Teacher Team Building 

http://www.teachhub.com/quick-guide-teacher-team-building 

My suggestion: When one teacher stands out (in a positive way) the principal is like a parent that needs to keep the family from jealousy and sniping. Principals have great influence and can build teams of professionals that embrace other's success (or lack thereof) with support and grace. The question of a district that is suspicious of success reveals a greater, endemic problem, a culture of failure that may minimize the students and restrict achievement. Again, principals have opportunities to lead their districts from a position of teacher support, innovation, and even friendly competition between schools in the district. Success and improvement should never be an anamoly but a goal.

Teachers punished for success, whether it is in testing, parental relationships, or other arenas of education, frequently just quit and start their own schools. But that is an unusual option. Creating a success-friendly school culture is the best choice, obviously.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

MzTeachuh: Next School Year...we'll have plants in the classr...

MzTeachuh: Next School Year...we'll have plants in the classr...: Just a little bit more planning and maintenance and your class has fresh oxygen, color, STEM motivation, and a little bit of elegance. Pla...

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/30/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/30/15:  Stanford students create apps to tackle learning challenges http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/july/learning-masters-tech-072815.html ...

Educational Links 7/30/15

 Stanford students create apps to tackle learning challenges

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/july/learning-masters-tech-072815.html

Want to foster rich academic discussions? Try a student #Edcamp

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/07/28/student-edcamp-373/? 

Nobody is average, every student deserves personalized learning

https://medium.com/changemaker-education/nobody-is-average-every-student-deserves-personalized-learning-ff09e658f0ef 

'The New Teacher Revolution': An Interview With Josh Stumpenhorst

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2015/07/the_new_teacher_revolution_an_interview_with_josh_stumpenhorst.html 

Report Cards and Standards 

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/report-cards-and-standards?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/building-social-skills-to-do-well-in-math/?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=1 

At a Glance: 7 Ways to Teach Your High-Schooler Organization Skills

 https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/teaching-organizational-skills/at-a-glance-7-ways-to-teach-your-high-schooler-organization-skills?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Best Education Podcasts

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/best-education-podcasts-betty-ray?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=best-education-podcasts&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link 

What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/29/what-if-teachers-were-treated-like-pro-athletes/ 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having Fun Learning

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having Fun Learning: 1. OK- Everybody! Share your best classroom games! http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=31626   2. Engaging Classro...

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/29/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/29/15: School Leadership: Resource Roundup For principals and other school administrators, this list of videos...

Educational Links 7/29/15

School Leadership: Resource Roundup


For principals and other school administrators, this list of videos, blogs, and articles includes advice and tips on effective leadership strategies, partnering with teachers, and cultivating and retaining strong leaders.

MzTeachuh: The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Blue Moon Tonight

MzTeachuh: The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Blue Moon Tonight Next Blue Moon is July 31 The moon was full on July 2, and it’ll be full again on July 31. The second of two full moons in a ca...

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Blue Moon Tonight!

Next Blue Moon is July 31

The moon was full on July 2, and it’ll be full again on July 31. The second of two full moons in a calendar month is often called a Blue Moon.

http://earthsky.org/space/when-is-the-next-blue-moon

Frank Sinatra- Blue Moon (Early) Tommy Dorsey Band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJUrp-cGQyQ 

Go get swingin' while you look at the blue moon.


MzTeachuh: Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?

MzTeachuh: Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?: This schoolyear teachers, students, and families are faced with serious communicable health risks to every generation. The first prec...

Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?


This schoolyear teachers, students, and families are faced with serious communicable health risks to every generation. The first precaution is timely and appropriate vaccinations. Then, teachers (and families) should provide healthy environments and experiences so students and staff are less likely to fall victim to this year's serious round of infectious diseases. Influenza is serious this year. Whooping Cough has made a comeback, with Measles coming right behind. When watching the news, its like a movie and you expect Dustin Hoffman to appear in full hazmat suit, particularly when patient zero spreads measles from Disneyland. What's a teacher to do?

Five Ways to a Cleaner, Healthier Classroom

http://www.nea.org/home/32002.htm 

Teaching Students Healthy Habits

http://www.nea.org/home/teaching-students-healthy-habits.html 

Strategies to Keep Schools Clean and Students Healthy

http://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Strategies-to-Keep-Schools-Clean-and-Students-Healthy--14643 

More Fresh Air in Classrooms Means Fewer Absences

 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2013/06/05/more-fresh-air-in-classrooms-means-fewer-absences/

Study: Classroom ventilation affects student performance 

http://www.utulsa.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-engineering-and-natural-sciences/departments-and-schools/Department-of-Chemical-Engineering/News-Events-and-Publications/News/2010/December/Classroom-Air-Study.aspx 

15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality

http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/photos/15-houseplants-for-improving-indoor-air-quality/a-breath-of-fresh-air 

Vaccines are Effective 

http://www.vaccines.gov/basics/effectiveness/

Taking Care of Teacher

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2014/09/taking-care-of-teacher.html


MzTeachuh: Summer Bump Not Slump: Parent Style

MzTeachuh: Summer Bump Not Slump: Parent Style: This is the only summer slide we want. Parents: Preventing Summer Slide (on a Budget) http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parents-preventing...

Summer Bump Not Slump: Parent Style

This is the only summer slide we want.

Parents: Preventing Summer Slide (on a Budget)

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parents-preventing-summer-slide-on-budget-heather-wolpert-gawron

Parents Raising Readers and Learners: Three Ways to Prevent Summer Slide

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide

Stopping the Summer Slide

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/03/stopping-the-summer-slide/

Tips for Parents, Avoiding the Summer Slide

http://www.maketaketeach.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Summer-Slide-Handout.pdf 

Get Ready for Summer! Ideas for Teachers to Share with Families

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428 

Free (or Almost Free) Summer Fun Ideas

http://www.pbs.org/parents/summer/free-or-almost-free-summer-fun-ideas/ 

Fun-in-the-Sun Activities

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/outdoor-activities/fun-sun-activities

Summer Gardening Projects Let Kids Get Dirty and Keep Parents Happy

Three generations of gardenners!

Monday, July 27, 2015

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/28/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/28/15: Technology in the Classroom: 5 Tech Club Activities http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-5-tech-club-activities Teac...

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 O...

MzTeachuh: Wherefore, Oh Summer's Day?

MzTeachuh: Wherefore, Oh Summer's Day?: The bee is not afraid of me. I know the butterfly - The pretty people in the Woods Receive me cordially - ...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Weekly Update 7/27/15

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Weekly Update 7/27/15:   Use blogging for reflection and assessment https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=494&category=In-the-classroom...

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Weekly Update 7/27/15

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Weekly Update 7/27/15:   What’s Inclusion? Theory and Practice http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/inclusion/whats-inclusion-theory-and-practice...

Special Needs Weekly Update 7/27/15

 

What’s Inclusion? Theory and Practice

http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/inclusion/whats-inclusion-theory-and-practice/

Serving Gifted Students in General Ed Classrooms

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/07/serving-gifted-students-in-general-ed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Understanding Individualized Education Programs 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/ieps/understanding-individualized-education-programs

Fitness Levels Dive as U.S. Kids Get Older 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/07/fitness-levels-dive-as-us-kids-get-older.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Learning Skills for Different Ages

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/age-by-age-learning-skills/learning-skills-for-different-ages 

Recognizing Your Child’s Strengths and Weaknesses

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/empowering-your-child/building-on-strengths/recognizing-your-childs-strengths-and-weaknesses

Handwriting Challenges: Dys-print-ism?

http://special-ism.com/handwriting-challenges-dys-print-ism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29W

Websites for Special Education 

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/01/websites-for-special-education.html

 

Websites for Special EducationWens



Sunday, July 26, 2015

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/27/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 7/27/15: Summer reading: how the modern world is harming children https://www.tes.co.uk/news/school-news/breaking-views/summer-reading-how-moder...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having With It Ness

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having With It Ness: 1. Teacher Withitness http://rossieronline.usc.edu/teacher-withitness/   2. Withitness...what does it mean? http://w...