Saturday, December 12, 2015

Educational Links 12/13/15

Childhood Bullying Can Have Lasting Effects on Mental Health 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/childhood-bullying-can-have-lasting.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

4 Interesting Stories about Global Education in 2015 

http://www.theedadvocate.org/4-interesting-stories-about-global-education-in-2015/ 

Four Google Apps Updates You Might Have Missed This Week 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/12/four-google-apps-updates-you-might-have.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VmxtPeJ_MQ0 

Military’s Preschool Program: What They’re Doing and Why It Works

http://www.edudemic.com/militarys-preschool-program-theyre-works/ 

http://www.teachhub.com/education-israel-combines-formal-informal 

Getting a Read on the App Stores : A Market Scan and Analysis of Children’s Literacy Apps

http://www.readingrockets.org/research-by-topic/getting-read-app-stores-market-scan-and-analysis-children-s-literacy-apps?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

Success Stories: Celebrities With Dyslexia, ADHD and Dyscalculia 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/personal-stories/famous-people/success-stories-celebrities-with-dyslexia-adhd-and-dyscalculia

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Christmas Music For Feeling Sorry For Yourself

MzTeachuh: Christmas Music For Feeling Sorry For Yourself: Oh boo hoo. NPR understands what I'm trying to say. Have Yourself A Sullen Little Christmas http://www.npr.org/2013/12/20/25555...

MzTeachuh: Silent Night in Irish

MzTeachuh: Silent Night in Irish: Silent Night by Yoshiko Mishino   Enya Silent Night (in Irish)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KTfL6_eiWo   Oíche Chiún [Si...

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box #17

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box #17

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for When Teacher Is Overwhelmed

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for When Teacher Is Overwhelmed: Time Saving Tips for Teachers    http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/time_saving_tips.htm   Replacing Classroom Chaos...

Friday, December 11, 2015

Educational Links 12/12/15

Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/golden-rules-for-engaging-students-nicolas-pino-james?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

More schools to be 'Future Ready' with new National EdTech Plan

http://edscoop.com/more-schools-to-be-future-ready-with-new-national-edtech-plan 

Tips for training your brain to become a faster study 

http://www.theedadvocate.org/tips-for-training-your-brain-to-become-a-faster-study/ 

Teaching Strategies: 9 Things Beyond Academics to Model 

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-9-things-beyond-academics-model 

The president just signed a new ed law that teaches the naysayers a thing or two

http://hechingerreport.org/the-president-just-delivered-a-new-ed-law-that-teaches-the-naysayers-a-thing-or-two/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

How do communities define school success?

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2015/11/how-do-communities-define-school-success.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29 

Meet the Wizards of Blended Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-12-11-meet-the-wizards 

 

 

 

Every Student Succeeds Act--Info and Opinions

The Every Student Succeeds Act vs. No Child Left Behind: What's changed?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/12/10/every-student-succeeds-act-vs-no-child-left-behind-whats-changed/77088780/

President Obama Signs Education Law, Leaving 'No Child' Behind

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/10/459219774/president-obama-signs-education-law-leaving-no-child-behind 

WHITE HOUSE REPORT: The Every Student Succeeds Act

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/12/10/white-house-report-every-student-succeeds-act 

The Bloated Rhetoric of No Child Left Behind’s Demise

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/12/the-bloated-rhetoric-of-no-child-left-behinds-demise/419688/ 

With Passage of Every Student Succeeds Act, Life After NCLB Begins

http://neatoday.org/2015/12/09/every-student-succeeds-act/ 

The Every Student Succeeds Act: Explained

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/12/07/the-every-student-succeeds-act-explained.html 

What Does ESSA Mean for Special Education? 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/12/essa_special_education.html 

How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

http://www.eschoolnews.com/ 

Every Student Succeeds Act fails too many students

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-school-law-20151211-story.html 

President Obama signs the new Every Student Succeeds Act

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts About Christmas

MzTeachuh: Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts About Christmas:     What has four legs, a red nose and flies?   Rudolf the Red-Nosed Roadkill. What is Frosty's favorite dinner? S...

MzTeachuh: Have You Talked To Your Kid Today?

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MzTeachuh: Feliz Navidad!

MzTeachuh: Feliz Navidad!: 1970!   Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad (lyrics)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dww89PBB4NM Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad ...

Educational Links 12/11/15

29 Ways You’ll Know You’re Teaching Your #$@ Off

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/great-teaching-what-a-messy-successful-school-year-looks-like/ 

Developing Voices: Students Are Your Allies

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/developing-voices-students-are-your-allies-stacey-goodman 

When One Career Path Isn’t Enough

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/10/when-one-career-path-isnt-enough/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Pediatricians Told to Bone Up on IDEA 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/pediatricians-told-to-bone-up-on-idea.html 

Senate approves No Child Left Behind overhaul

http://edscoop.com/senate-approves-no-child-left-behind-overhaul 

Education Law Tightens Testing Cap For Students With Disabilities

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/12/10/education-tightens-testing-cap/21667/ 

100 districts that are digital learning innovators

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/12/11/digital-learning-546/ 

 

 

 

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Meteor Shower This Weekend! Brightly Colored Geminids!

Geminid Meteor Shower 2015 - How To See Them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXllHANgA38

December 12-14. The most reliable meteor shower of the year, the Geminids are characterized by their multi-colored display--65% being white, 26% yellow, and the remaining 9% blue, red and green. They come in at a moderate speed of 21.75 miles per second, therefore they are bright and often produce fireballs.

Geminid meteors this weekend

http://earthsky.org/tonight/december-geminid-meteor-shower-2015 

EarthSky’s top 10 tips for meteor-watchers

http://earthsky.org/ 

'The King of Meteor Showers': Brightly Colored Geminids to Streak Across Night Sky This Weekend

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/the-king-of-meteor-showers-geminid-peaks-december-2015-viewing-conditions-tips/54096454 

 

 

Thursday, December 10, 2015

MzTeachuh: Laughing All The Way

MzTeachuh: Laughing All The Way: Laughing all the way on a snow boogie board. Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Lau...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Thrilled Over A Pencil Sharpener...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Thrilled Over A Pencil Sharpener...: The following articles are n't news. We teachers are real suckers.  1. Public School Teachers Spend Billions of Their Own Fu...

[little tree]

[little tree]


By E. E. Cummings

 

little tree


little silent Christmas tree


you are so little


you are more like a flower



who found you in the green forest


and were you very sorry to come away?


see          i will comfort you


because you smell so sweetly



i will kiss your cool bark


and hug you safe and tight


just as your mother would,


only don't be afraid



look          the spangles


that sleep all the year in a dark box


dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,


the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,



put up your little arms


and i'll give them all to you to hold


every finger shall have its ring


and there won't be a single place dark or unhappy



then when you're quite dressed


you'll stand in the window for everyone to see


and how they'll stare!


oh but you'll be very proud



and my little sister and i will take hands


and looking up at our beautiful tree


we'll dance and sing


"Noel Noel"

Trending on MzTeachuh 12/10/15

Teaching Is Soothing the Soul (SEL)
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/mzteachuh-teaching-issoothing-soul-sel.html

Cheesy Footbal Jokes and a Pep Talk from Bill Walsh
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2014/12/cheesy-football-jokes-and-pep-talk-from.html?spref=bl

MzTeachuh's 'Teaching Is Collection'
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/11/mzteachuh-mzteachuhs-teaching-is.html

Preparing Your Soup Stock For Turkey Soup

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/11/preparing-your-soup-stock-for-turkey.html

Can You Handel This Christmas Music?
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/can-you-handel-this-christmas-music.html

 Educational Links 12/10/15
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/educational-links-121015.html

Learning Ed Tech"? Feel Lost At Sea?
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/mzteachuhs-classroom-learning-ed-tech.html

The Excellent Effect of Music In All Classrooms
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/mzteachuhs-classroom-excellent-effect.html


Pope Francis Approved Painting of Madonna and Child by da Vinci
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/mzteachuh-pope-francis-approved.html
Madonna and Child (Madonna Litta) Leonardo da Vinci


Stuffing Or Dressing? | MzTeachuh's Cookbook and Gardening Tips

Stuffing Or Dressing? | MzTeachuh's Cookbook and Gardening Tips

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Educational Links 12/10/15

What Are The Habits Of Mind?

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-are-the-habits-of-mind/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56689a1e04d3016781e2e4c1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

Positive Brains Are Smarter Brains

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/positive-brains-are-smarter-brains-donna-wilson-marcus-conyers 

Attention Getting Games

 https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/attention-getting-strategies

 Can a Truly Student-Centered Education Be Available to All?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/08/is-the-public-system-scared-to-put-students-at-the-center-of-education/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Senate approves No Child Left Behind overhaul

http://edscoop.com/senate-approves-no-child-left-behind-overhaul 

No Drop In Cerebral Palsy Prevalence, CDC Finds

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/12/09/no-drop-cp-prevalence-cdc/21661/ 

Inclusion: Advice, Keys to Educating Diverse Early Learners with Dual Language + Disabilities

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/aiming-access/inclusion-advice-keys-educating-diverse-early-learners-dual-language?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try: 1. Study Skills & Test Preparation http://www.teachervision.fen.com/study-skills/skill-builder/6393.html    2. Preparing Your Ch...

MzTeachuh: Why Do I Have a Special Ed. Kid in My Class? Spec...

MzTeachuh: Why Do I Have a Special Ed. Kid in My Class? Spec...: Teachers collaborating. I've always been surprised at some reactions general education teachers have at mainstreaming. Here in Calif...

Can You Handel This Christmas Music?

Handel - "Messiah"/ The Choir of King's College, Cambridge. 

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

 

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

MzTeachuh: Pope Francis Approved Painting of Madonna and Chil...

MzTeachuh: Pope Francis Approved Painting of Madonna and Chil...: Madonna and Child (Madonna Litta) Leonardo da Vinci ...

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...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important: 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 12/9/15

Big New Report Issued On Social Emotional Learning

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/12/09/big-new-report-issued-on-social-emotional-learning/ 

Edutopia's Most Popular Posts of 2015

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/edutopias-most-popular-posts-2015-betty-ray?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Resources for Professional Development

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/12/some-very-good-resources-for-teachers.html 

For the sake of democracy, hold schools accountable!

http://hechingerreport.org/24897-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

No Child Left Behind: An Obituary

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/12/08/458844737/no-child-left-behind-an-obituary?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education 

Twitter 101: 5-Step Guide for Social Media in Education

http://www.edudemic.com/twitter-101-a-7-step-guide-for-teachers-newbies-and-everyone/ 

11 Things You Should Never Say to the Parent of an Autistic Child 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/11-things-you-should-never-say-to.html 

Chromebooks dominate K-12 purchases

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/12/09/chromebooks-dominate-k12-846/ 

What's New In Classroom https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6149237?hl=en

 

MzTeachuh: STEM Activities in Your Classroom

MzTeachuh: STEM Activities in Your Classroom: All five visible planets can be seen in January! Venus and Mercury up briefly after sunset. Mars in early evening. Jupiter from mid-ev...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Classroom Management

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Classroom Management:   Top Five Classroom Management Strategies – They Really Work http://www.brighthubeducation.com/classroom-management/3318-top-5-strat...

MzTeachuh: But I have promises to keep, And miles to go befor...

MzTeachuh: But I have promises to keep, And miles to go befor...: Stopping by the Woods, Janet Johnson http://www.janetjohnsonart.co.uk/pictures/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening/ Stopping...

Monday, December 7, 2015

Educational Links 12/8/15

A Map of Education Technology Through 2040 

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2013/08/map-education-technology-through-2040-infographic 

The 7 Types of ADD – and How to Treat Each One

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/61/slide-1.html 

Early Literacy Development

http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/early-literacy-development 

What You Can Do for Students Living in Poverty

http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/2597-what-you-can-do-for-students-living-in-poverty 

Social and Emotional Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning 

What is Project Based Learning (PBL)?

http://bie.org/about/what_pbl 

Teaching Diversity: A Place to Begin 

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teaching-diversity-place-begin-0 

Celebrate Winter Holidays Teacher's Guide http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/celebrate-winter-holidays-teachers-guide

 

 

 

 

Insights Into Differentiation

Methods of Differentiation in the Classroom

http://www.bbcactive.com/BBCActiveIdeasandResources/MethodsofDifferentiationintheClassroom.aspx 

Differentiated Instruction

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/differentiated-instruction 

Differentiation Isn’t Perfect — But It Can Work

http://www.edudemic.com/differentiation-can-work/ 

What Is Differentiated Instruction?

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-differentiated-instruction 

What Differentiated Instruction Is–And Is Not

http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/the-definition-of-differentiated-instruction/ 

 

...and the soul felt its worth...

Nativita, Giotto @1305


These lyrics are so beautiful, every year my weary world rejoices. Tradition says St. Francis of Assisi created the nativity scenes (creche) and wrote this song. I don't know, but it seems like something he might do, being the poet he was. This artist, Giotto, was a contemporary of St. Francis.


I double dog dare any angel to hit a brighter, higher note than Mariah in this rendition.


ᴴᴰ Mariah Carey - O Holy Night (Live ABC Christmas Special 2010) 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnf_wosnM2c


"O Holy Night"



O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees

O hear the angel voices
O night divine!
O night when Christ was born
O night divine!
O night, O night divine!

[Choir:]
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains He shall break, for the slave is our brother.

And in His name, all oppression shall cease

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name
Christ is the Lord!
Their name forever praise we

Noel, Noel
O night, O night divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O holy night

Educational Links 12/7/15

Brain-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/beat/brain-based-learning 

Growing from STEM to STEAM

https://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/growing-from-stem-to-steam 

Winter-Themed Classroom Resources, Grades K-5

http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/winter-theme-gradesK-5.html 

Stop Putting Things Off: 5 Tips For Focus and Productivity

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/06/stop-putting-things-off-5-tips-for-focus-and-productivity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

When Rich And Poor Learn Together, Kids Win 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/when-rich-and-poor-learn-together-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

PBS To Air Autism Documentary

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/12/07/pbs-to-air-autism-documentary/21645/ 

8 tips for making the most of limited tech in the classroom

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2015/12/8-tips-for-making-the-most-of-limited-tech-in-the-classroom.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 


 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 6, 2015

MzTeachuh: Movies About Jesus

MzTeachuh: Movies About Jesus: Jesus of Nazareth - The Sermon On The Mount  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5AAywYQT4 The visit of Pope Francis to the USA has...

MzTeachuh: I Love That Teaching Idea!

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MzTeachuh: Diversity in the Classroom

MzTeachuh: Diversity in the Classroom: Preparing for Diversity: Resources for Teachers http://www.edutopia.org/blog/preparing-diverse-classroom-resources-matt-davis?utm_sourc...

MzTeachuh: A Charlie Brown Christmas: the Music

MzTeachuh: A Charlie Brown Christmas: the Music:  This is such a timeless story for kids and adults. The choice of music by the creat ors of 'A Charlie Brown Christma s' captures...

MzTeachuh's Meditations: Sheltered in the Arms of God

MzTeachuh's Meditations: Sheltered in the Arms of God: Shelter I, artist Dylan   Beautiful Gospel song from Dottie Rambo, and the story behind this song. Dottie Rambo - Sheltered In Th...

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Pearl Harbor Day Dec. 7,1941

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Educational Links 12/6/15

Should schools count coding as math?

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/12/04/coding-as-math-792/

Classroom Management: How to Set Up a Middle School Class 

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-how-set-middle-school-classroom 

How to Prevent Testing Burnout

http://www.edudemic.com/prevent-testing-burnout/ 

School is a Prison — and Damaging Our Kids 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/school-is-prison-and-damaging-our-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Free Ipad apps

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/12/3-great-educational-ipad-apps-free-today.html 

You can’t do it all, but where can a teacher really cut corners?

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2015/11/cut-corners.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

5 Tips for New Teachers to Be-come Connected Educators #ce15

http://www.lisadabbs.com/2015/5-tips-for-new-teachers-to-be-come-connected-educators-ce15