Educational Links 1/16/16

 

What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means

https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means 

Resources for Teaching Growth Mindset

http://www.edutopia.org/article/growth-mindset-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

What Is A Personal Learning Network?

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-is-a-personal-learning-network/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5699619b04d3011b2f48455c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

What research says about classroom technology

http://smartblogs.com/education/2016/01/11/what-research-says-about-classroom-technology/?utm_source=brief 

Manage Your Emotional Culture

https://hbr.org/2016/01/manage-your-emotional-culture 

10 Classroom Management Strategies That Really Work 

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2016/01/10-classroom-management-strategies-really-work 

Establishing A Growth Mindset As A Teacher: 9 Statements Of Affirmation

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/establishing-growth-mindset-teacher-9-statements-affirmation/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56998bcc04d3014623aa4451&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

The crucial point for individuals is that these mindsets have a large impact upon our understanding of success and failure. Fixed mindset people dread failure, feeling that it reflects badly upon themselves as individuals, while growth mindset people instead embrace failure as an opportunity to learn and improve their abilities. 

Keith Heggart , High School Teacher from Sydney, Australia

STEM to STEAM Resources

Your students should be Renaissance people! Science, music, engineering, singing, art, dance, literature, technology, math, poetry--lots of poetry! STEM to STEAM means stimulating student growth by expanding their experiences with inclusion of the Arts. This is a whole brain stimulation educational philosophy that not only increases learning but also student well-being. The arts give you smarts--and empathy, self-exploration and expression.

STEM to STEAM: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/stem-to-steam-resources 

STEAM Rising

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/06/steam_vs_stem_why_we_need_to_put_the_arts_into_stem_education.html 

STEAM

http://steam-notstem.com/ 

STEM to STEAM

http://stemtosteam.org/ 

STEM News:  Is STEM now officially STEAM?

STEM News Roundup: Is STEM Now Officially STEAM?

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/stem-news-round-stem-now-officially-steam-197624088 

From STEM to STEAM: On the New Paradigm

http://www.academyart.edu/about-us/news-events/news/2015/december/from-stem-to-steam--on-the-new-paradigm 

STEM vs. STEAM: Why The “A” Makes a Difference

http://www.edudemic.com/stem-vs-steam-why-the-a-makes-all-the-difference/ 

John Madea: "STEM to STEAM: The Meaning of Innovation" | Talks at Google 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yc-_Ei2Yto 

From STEM to STEAM http://connectlearningtoday.com/from-stem-to-steam/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Links 1/15/16

6 Golden Rules For Engaging Students

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/student-engagement/6-golden-rules-for-engaging-students/ 

How to Determine if Student Engagement is Leading to Learning 

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/14/how-to-determine-if-student-engagement-is-leading-to-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

The Importance of High-School Mentors

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/mentorship-in-public-schools/423945/ 

Ms. Noonan: Managing Transitions 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/managing-transitions 

Prior Written Notice: Your Right to Hear About Changes 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/prior-written-notice-your-right-to-hear-about-changes?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Understanding ADHD 

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

Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-reasons-why-students-should-still-write-research-papers/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56983a4a04d30151286ff96e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

The New Education Law: 6 Things to Know 

http://www.ncld.org/archives/action-center/what-we-ve-done/the-new-education-law-6-things-to-know 

Our Students' Reality: We Can't Ignore It

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/we-cant-ignore-students-reality-joshua-block?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Regardless of the community or the school, all of our young people deserve to be nurtured and challenged. The pursuit of justice is merely an acknowledgment that all our futures are intertwined.

Joshua Block

Humanities teacher at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Film Review: Selma

MzTeachuh: Film Review: Selma

MzTeachuh: Movie Review: 42

MzTeachuh: Movie Review: 42: Young guests surround Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman Jackie Robinson and his son Jackie Jr. as they light candles on his birthday...

Nature, My Garden and Me: Winter Birding in Family Wildlife Habitat

Nature, My Garden and Me: Winter Birding in Family Wildlife Habitat

Educational Links 1/14/16

Inclusion Is Belonging 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_qgW9FWEgQ&utm_content=buffere3dae&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

4 Reasons Your Child’s Evaluation Results May Differ 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/evaluation-basics/4-reasons-your-childs-evaluation-results-may-differ?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Teach Children Forgiveness – Let Go of Resentment
http://special-ism.com/teach-children-forgiveness-let-go-of-resentment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29

10 Ways to Empower Your Students in the Classroom

http://blog.mimio.com/10-ways-to-empower-your-students-in-the-classroom 

Teacher Autonomy Declined Over Past Decade, New Data Shows

http://neatoday.org/2016/01/11/teacher-autonomy-in-the-classroom/ 

NGSS: A Vision for K-12 Science Education

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/next-generation-science-standards-achieve 

How Does Poverty Influence Learning? 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-does-poverty-influence-learning-william-parrett-kathleen-budge?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

When children and adolescents know that their teachers care about them and are trying their best to relate to the realities of their lives, they become far more inclined to trust and actively engage in learning.

 William Parrett and Kathleen Budge

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having A Sense of Humor

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having A Sense of Humor: 1. What's So Funny About Teaching http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educator-sense-of-humor-mark-phillip...

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box Letters #10 and #11

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box Letters #10 and #11: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make so...

MzTeachuh: Winter Doldrums: How About Trying These Solutions?...

MzTeachuh: Winter Doldrums: How About Trying These Solutions?...: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/virtual-field-trips Ten of the best virtual field trips   http://www.eschoolnews.com/201...

Educational Links 1/13/16

Online Talk: What's Safe and What's Risky? 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/safe-online-use-for-students

Help Your Child Accept LD

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/help-your-child-accept-ld/ 

 How Schools Build A Positive Culture Through Advisory

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/12/how-schools-build-a-positive-culture-through-advisory/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

When Helping Hurts

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/when-helping-hurts-david-cutler?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

The 80/20 Rule: Maximize Your Potential in Less Time

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/10/01/the-80-20-rule/ 

Five simple ways to show students you truly care about them.

https://michaeldunlea.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/five-simple-ways-to-show-students-you-truly-care-about-them/#prclt-Mrs1d7nm 

Understanding ADHD 

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

27 Ways To Promote Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/27-ways-promote-intrinsic-motivation-classroom/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5695974a04d3016b22e095bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

 

Educational Links 1/12/16

Comic Writing Prompts for Students

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/01/comic-writing-prompts-for-students.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VpRlMVkY1SE 

Research-based Strategies to Help Children Develop Self-Control

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/11/research-based-strategies-to-help-children-develop-self-control/ 

Recognizing and Overcoming False Growth Mindset

https://www.facebook.com/melanie.linktaylor 

Difficulty Writing: Your Questions Answered

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/writing-issues/difficulty-writing-your-questions-answered 

Brown’s Proposed California Budget Includes Education Increases - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/browns-proposed-california-budget-includes-education-increases/#sthash.lKZpJbHL.dpuf

Brown’s Proposed California Budget Includes Education Increases - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/browns-proposed-california-budget-includes-education-increases/#sthash.lKZpJbHL.dpuf

Brown's Proposed California Budget Includes Education Increases 

http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/browns-proposed-california-budget-includes-education-increases/ 

Top Ten Myths about Special Education

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/top-ten-myths-about-special-education/ 

25 Critical Thinking Apps For Extended Student Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/25-critical-thinking-apps-for-extended-student-learning/ 

 

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words: Martin's Big Words This is a picture book by Doreen Rappaport and profoundly illustrated by Bryan Collier. The quotations arise from...

Educational Links 1/11/16

Why Teacher Staff Meetings Suck–And How To Make Them Better

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/why-teacher-staff-meetings-suck/ 

Distributed Leadership as Distributed Influence Processes

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=66293438345970413 

Banner Year for Dyslexia in 2015 Will Fuel Progress in 2016, Says Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/aiming-access/banner-year-dyslexia-2015-will-fuel-progress-2016-says-yale-center-dyslexia?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_StrugglingReaders+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Struggling+Reader+Resources%29 

In-Class Flip: The Flipped Classroom Meets the Station Rotation Model

http://catlintucker.com/2016/01/inclassflip/ 

Three Thematic Mapping Tutorials 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/01/three-thematic-mapping-tutorials.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VpMnn1kY1SE 

Building Language Skills by Talking About Art

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/build-language-skills-through-the-arts-getty

Steps to Help Low-Income Students Direct Their Own Learning

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/24/steps-to-help-low-income-students-direct-their-own-learning/ 

Social and Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia

http://healthcaresolutionsplus.org/social-and-emotional-problems-related-to-dyslexia/ 

Periscope: Connecting Classrooms to the World

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/periscope-connecting-classrooms-to-world-fran-siracusa-jennifer-williams?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

 

 

 

Articles for Educators 1/10/16

 

What Is Lost When Kindergarten Gets More Academic?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/08/whats-lost-when-kindergarten-gets-more-academic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Teaching Pitfalls: Signs That You Are Out of Balance & Burning Out

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/teaching-pitfalls-signs-that-you-are-out-of-balance-and-heading-for-burnout/?utm_content=bufferd8613&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

  Where Has The Play Gone? 

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/where-has-the-play-gone/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=568e813d04d301104699b05e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

More Playtime! How Kids Succeed with Recess Four Times a Day at School

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/04/more-playtime-how-kids-succeed-with-recess-four-times-a-day-at-school/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

3 PBL Practices to Empower Students

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/3-pbl-practices-empower-students-nathan-warner-annmarie-baines?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

3 Tips to Make Learning More Fun for the Child with Learning Disabilities

http://pro.psychcentral.com/child-therapist/2015/12/3-tips-to-make-learning-more-fun-for-the-child-with-learning-disabilities/# 

 

MzTeachuh's Meditations: This Is The Day

View from my back yard-the High Desert of SoCal-this chilly January morning.

Psalm 118:24King James Version (KJV)

²⁴ This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

op·ti·mism

ˈäptəˌmizəm/

noun

noun: optimism

1.

hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.

synonyms:

hopefulness, hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer, cheerfulness, good cheer, sanguineness, positiveness, positive attitude

 

Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience.

 

re·joice

rəˈjois/

verb

verb: rejoice; 3rd person present: rejoices; past tense: rejoiced; past participle: rejoiced; gerund or present participle: rejoicing

feel or show great joy or delight.

synonyms:

happiness, pleasure, joy, gladness, delight, elation, jubilation, exuberance, exultation, celebration, revelry, merrymaking

 

op·por·tu·ni·ty

ˌäpərˈt(y)o͞onədē/

noun

a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.

synonyms:

chance, lucky chance, favorable time/occasion/moment, time, right set of circumstances, occasion, moment, opening, option, window (of opportunity), turn, go, possibility

This is the Day, by Fred Hammond 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu26-yk8ewE