MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Understanding Child Development

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MzTeachuh: Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?

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The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Halloween Full Moon

Halloween ghost of the summer sun

http://earthsky.org/tonight 

Clair de Lune 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LXl4y6D-QI 

 

Educational Links 10/31/15

 

Who Helps Kids With Dyslexia Gain Reading Fluency?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/30/who-helps-kids-with-dyslexia-gain-reading-fluency/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Identifying and Nourishing Gifted Students

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/identifying-and-nourishing-gifted-students-mark-phillips?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Avoiding "Learned Helplessness"

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/avoiding-learned-helplessness-andrew-miller?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=avoiding-learned-helplessness&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link 

What If Every High School Had A 'Justice Program' Instead Of A Cop? 

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/30/452910812/what-if-every-high-school-had-a-justice-program-instead-of-a-cop 

Schools Seek to Diversify Gifted, Honors Classes

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/10/28/schools-seek-to-diversify-gifted-honors-classes.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Top 10 Characteristics of Connected Educator

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/2180-connected-educator 

 

Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: Beyond the Dys in Dyslexia

http://sites.ed.gov/osers/2015/10/this-ld-awareness-month-beyond-the-dys-in-dyslexia/?utm_content=buffer1920b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

 

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/30/15

Educational Links 10/23/15
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/10/educational-links-102315.html

Nothing But Autumn Arts and Crafts

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2013/09/nothing-but-autumn-arts-and-
crafts.html?spref=bl 


Every Teacher Is A Reading Teacher
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/10/every-teacher-is-reading-teacher.html

Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2012/11/teaching-is-creating-living-classroom.html?spref=bl 

dearest freshness deep down things
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/10/dearest-freshness-deep-down-things.html 

MzTeachuh's Meditations: The Seed That Fell On Good Soil
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/10/mzteachuhs-meditations-seed-that-fell.html 

ePLNs For Teachers: Getting Connected
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2014/06/eplns-for-teachers-getting-connected.html?spref=bl 

Tis the Season: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2014/10/tis-season-legend-of-sleepy-hollow_29.html?spref=bl 

Silly Music For Halloween #4 ...you hear the door slam...
 http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/10/silly-music-for-halloween-4-you-hear.html?spref=bl

Van Gogh's Autumn Trees

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/10/van-goghs-autumn-trees.html

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Educational Links 10/30/15

We Aren't Using Assessments Correctly

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/10/28/we-arent-using-assessments-correctly.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Test Scores Are Falling. Is The Sky?

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/28/452550976/test-scores-are-falling-is-the-sky 

For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/29/447241580/for-at-risk-kids-mentors-provide-far-more-than-just-homework-help 

Mindfulness at School Outside the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mindfulness-at-school-outside-classroom-patrick-cook-deegan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Mothers May Be Unwilling To Believe Their Children Are Obese 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/mothers-may-be-unwilling-to-believe.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

What Drone Technology Can Teach Students

http://www.edudemic.com/drones-classroom-can-happen/ 

How Early Can ADHD Be Diagnosed?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/how-early-can-adhd-be-diagnosed?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Children and Nature Infographic

http://www.neefusa.org/resource/children-and-nature-infographic 

Five-Minute Film Festival: The Best Cat Videos for Educators

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-animal-videos-for-teachers?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

 

 

 

 

Nature, My Garden and Me: A-Mulching We Will Go

Nature, My Garden and Me: A-Mulching We Will Go: I am a self-confessed sloppy gardener. But that seems to benefit my vibrant garden community, because their natural cycles of life ar...

Van Gogh's Autumn Trees

Van Gogh, Autumn Landscape 1885

Autumn from Alexander Glazunov's The Seasons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg6dZScORQk 

Educational Links 10/29/15

Using Digital Games for SEL Assessment and Skill Building

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-digital-games-sel-assessment-and-skill-building-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=RSS&utm_content=FaceBook 

Innovation Often Means Teaching Against The Grain

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/innovation-often-means-teaching-against-the-grain/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5630e6b504d301315bb795a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

Confirmed: Standardized testing has taken over our schools. But who’s to blame?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/24/confirmed-standardized-testing-has-taken-over-our-schools-but-whos-to-blame/ 

FBI, Justice Department Open Civil Rights Probe of S.C. Student Arrest; Officer Fired

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2015/10/fbi_department_of_justice_open_investigation_into_south_carolina_student_arrest.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Children Who Lose Autism Label Subject of New Research

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/10/children_who_lose_autism_label.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

The Power of Principals: Why They are so Important to Building Great Schools

http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/the-power-of-principals-why-they-are-so-important-to-building-great-schools/ 

Will STEM Education Be The Child Left Behind?

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/28/451194296/will-stem-education-be-the-child-left-behind?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social 

 

Be Well, Be Strong: Keep Moving To Keep Moving

Be Well, Be Strong: Keep Moving To Keep Moving: Gardening is a marvelous activity: refreshing, always changing, and you get flowers! Use it or lose it, right? So, if we plan to keep m...

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...

Educational Links 10/28/15

Celebrating Your School's Cultural Diversity

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/celebrating-your-schools-cultural-diversity-clare-roach 

Books-to-Games: Transforming Classic Novels Into Role Playing Adventures

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/27/books-to-games-transforming-classic-novels-into-role-playing-adventures/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Government Study Suggests Autism Overdiagnosed

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/10/27/government-study-autism/20907/ 

​8 Proven Ways to Help Close the Achievement Gap

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-10-27-8-proven-ways-to-help-close-the-achievement-gap 

Digital equity main theme of tech directors conference

http://edscoop.com/digital-equity-main-theme-of-tech-directors-conference 

How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-to-design-a-21st-century-assessment/ 

We’re Wrong [Reflecting on Spring Valley High]

http://thejosevilson.com/were-wrong-reflecting-on-spring-valley-high/ 

Establishing Our Collaborative Work Norms

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/10/22/collaborative-work-norms-gbt/ 

 

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box Letter # 4

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box Letter # 4: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make some...

MzTeachuh: ePLNs for Teachers –Getting Connected

MzTeachuh: ePLNs for Teachers –Getting Connected: Teachers can find professional networking   online.   Educational sites afford convenience, privacy, and expertise in a v...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important T...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important T...: 1. How Can Teachers Foster Self-Esteem in Children? Teachers play an important role in nurturing a student's sense of dignity an...

Educational Links 10/27/15

  

How tech is taking the terror out of learning

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/26/tech-terror-learning-183/ 

Teen Engagement in Learning Starts With Respect

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teen-engagement-starts-with-respect-julie-baron 

How Can Adults Support Student Success Without Stressing Them Out?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/26/how-can-adults-support-student-success-without-stressing-them-out/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

New research can help us all evoke our intelligence

http://anniemurphypaul.com/?utm_source=Brilliant%3A%20The%20New%20Science%20of%20Smart%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=a7caa86a92-Brilliant_Report_16_1_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9c734401c1-a7caa86a92-311254721 

Are Your Students Prisoners? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/are-your-students-prisoners.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

For ‘Sesame Street,’ Character On The Spectrum Years In The Making

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/10/26/for-sesame-spectrum-years/20901/ 

How To Create Your Own Digital Rubik’s Cube

http://www.teachthought.com/interest/how-to-create-your-own-digital-rubiks-cube/ 

"Student Voices: A Study of Young Adults With Learning and Attention Issues"

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/10/21/special-education-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29 

8 Great Ways to Use Formative Assessment in Your Class

https://www.teachercreated.com/blog/2015/10/8-great-ways-to-use-formative-assessment-in-your-class/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TeacherCreatedTips+%28TEACHER+CREATED+TIPS%29 

 

 

The Owl and the Moondance and the Sky

Judy Moon, artist Barred Owl    http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/judy-moon.html

Halloween's full moon will be first since 1955 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/news/2001/2001-10-31-halloweenfullmoon.htm

Van Morrison - Moondance 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU 

MzTeachuh: Tis the Season: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

MzTeachuh: Tis the Season: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: "Ichabod pursued by the Headless Horseman ," by F. O. C. Darley, 1849.   Although I appreciate television&#3...

MzTeachuh: Halloween Edition: Lighten Up, Teach

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MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having With It Ness

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having With It Ness: 1. Teacher Withitness http://rossieronline.usc.edu/teacher-withitness/ Teacher Withitness - Inside USC Rossier , the blog of USC Ro...

Silly Music For Halloween #5: ...I was working in my lab late one night...

These lyrics, as all narrative poems, incompass a story; this one includes several famous movie monsters. We've got Frankenstein and Dr. Frankenstein (Mary Shelly's story from almost 200 years ago),  zombies, Wolfman,  Dracula and Igor, Dr. Frankenstien's assistant (reference 'Young Frankenstein' by Mel Brooks.) You could actually do a plot diagram, but a panel cartoon graphic might be more fun. The fact that the Mashed Potatoes was actually a dance in the early '60s is really very funny in itself, but teaching the class to do this dance will give much needed relief from the stress of the Common Core-for teacher.  
 The_Mashed_Potatoes.mov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTwx6bJeBU

 

MONSTER MASH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iirdZ62Ncw

Monster Mash

I was working in the lab, late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

He did the mash, he did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash

From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes

They did the mash, they did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They did the mash, it caught on in a flash
They did the mash, they did the monster mash

The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolfman,
Dracula, and his son

The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, 'The Crypt-Kicker Five'

They played the mash, they played the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They played the mash, it caught on in a flash
They played the mash, they played the monster mash

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
Opened the lid and shook his fist and said
"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist? "

It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash
The monster mash, it was graveyard smash
It's now the mash, it caught on in a flash
It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash

Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my Monster Mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you

Then you can mash, then you can monster mash
The monster mash, and do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash, you'll catch on in a flash
Then you can mash, then you can monster mash

Monster Mash Up: Halloween In-Class Activity

http://catlintucker.com/2010/10/monster-mash-up-halloween-in-class-activity/

Educational Links 10/26/15

Judge says New York teacher tenure lawsuit can proceed

http://cnycentral.com/news/local/judge-says-new-york-teacher-tenure-lawsuit-can-proceed 

Kids Take Too Many Tests, Obama Administration Concedes

http://www.slate.com/blogs/schooled/2015/10/24/american_students_are_overtested_obama_administration_says_it_s_too_much.html 

Typical Developmental Milestones for Grade-Schoolers 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/developmental-milestones/developmental-milestones-for-grade-schoolers 

13 Strategies to Improve Student Classroom Discussions 

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/03/18/13-strategies-to-improve-student-classroom-discussions 

How to Level the Playing Field

http://www.additudemag.com/resource-center/school-accommodations.html 

Developing Students’ Learning Philosophies

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/developing-students-learning-philosophies/ 

Why Most Professional Development Stinks--and How You Can Make It Better

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-10-25-why-most-professional-development-stinks-and-how-you-can-make-it-better 

Amazing List of Fun Math Games (Categorized) for Your School

http://edtechreview.in/e-learning/2166-fun-math-games 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Weekly Update 10/16/15

Apps to Support Diverse Learners in the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/apps-support-diverse-learners-classroom-chester-goad?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

10 districts that have seen big blended learning success

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/22/districts-blended-learning-824/ 

Blended Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/blended-learning

One Giant Leap Into 21st Century Science Standards

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/10/23/21st-century-science-standards/

7 Ways To Drop The Mic In Math Class

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/7-ways-to-drop-the-mic-in-math-class/

The Best 5 News Apps for Teachers

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/10/news-apps-for-teachers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

Designing, Building and Iterating Alongside Engineering Professionals

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/23/designing-building-and-iterating-alongside-engineering-professionals/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

 

Special Education Weekly Update 10/26/15

It's Fine For Districts to 'Say Dyslexia,' According to New Ed. Dept. Guidance

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/10/say_dyslexia_education_department.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29

Special Ed Changes Likely in Final Months of Obama Admin 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/special-ed-changes-likely-in-final.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

ADHD Understood: Science, Skillbuilding, Success

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/experts-live-chats-webinars/2015/october/26/adhd-understood?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understood

Understanding ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/understanding-adhd

Progress Monitoring of Kids with LD 

http://www.nesca-news.com/2015/10/progress-monitoring-of-kids-with-ld.html 

Hyperactivity or Something Deeper? Childhood Trauma Misdiagnosed as ADHD

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/hyperactivity-or-something-deeper.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Toxic Influence: How a Chemical Industry Trade Group You've Never Heard of Threatens Your Health (and Your Children's!) 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/toxic-influence-how-chemical-industry.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Does Your Child Need a Special Education Evaluation?  

http://www.nesca-news.com/2015/10/does-your-child-need-special-education.html

 

MzTeachuh: Silly Music For Halloween #4 ...you hear the door ...

MzTeachuh: Silly Music For Halloween #4 ...you hear the door ...: 5th Grade Kids Dance to Thriller  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU8VcP8AbWs   This looks like so much fun, and good exercise, to...

dearest freshness deep down things

 

God's Grandeur

By Gerard Manley Hopkins

 

The world is charged with the grandeur of God.

    It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;

    It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil

Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?

Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;

    And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;

    And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil

Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.

And for all this, nature is never spent;

    There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;

And though the last lights off the black West went

    Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs —

Because the Holy Ghost over the bent

    World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.

Autumn-Shaped Banana Mini-Cakes with Pumpkin Butter | MzTeachuh's Cookbook and Gardening Tips

Autumn-Shaped Banana Mini-Cakes with Pumpkin Butter | MzTeachuh's Cookbook and Gardening Tips

MzTeachuh: Nothing But Autumn Arts and Crafts

MzTeachuh: Nothing But Autumn Arts and Crafts: http://www.lilsugar.com/Fall-Arts-Crafts-Kids-25276701  This link is for the lower right project. Shaving Cream Painted Fall Leave...

MzTeachuh's Meditations: The Seed That Fell On Good Soil

Van Gogh Sower at Sunset

Time Lapse of Pea Shoot / Root Growth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDA8rmUP5ZM

Luke 8 New International Version (NIV)

The Parable of the Sower

 ⁴ While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: ⁵ “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. ⁶ Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. ⁸ Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”

 When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

⁹ His disciples asked him what this parable meant. ¹⁰ He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,

“‘though seeing, they may not see;
    though hearing, they may not understand.’^[a]

¹¹ “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. ¹² Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³ Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. ¹⁴ The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. ¹⁵ But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.