Educational Links 1/31/16

Coachella Valley USD Superintendent Darryl Adams shows off hardware that turns a bus into a WiFi hotspot.

WiFi on Wheels Puts Two Districts on the Fast Track to 24/7 Access 

https://thejournal.com/articles/2015/04/30/wifi-on-wheels.aspx

A lack of reliable internet access at home can make flipping a challenge, but by no means an impossibility

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/01/14/flipping-the-classroom-when-home-access-is-a-problem/ 

Helping Students Find Purpose Through Passion and Play 

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/ 

#TchStressAway: Finding Balance Together

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2016/01/13/tchstressaway-gbt/ 

Apps to Boost Creative Thinking

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/01/apps-to-boost-students-creative-thinking.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29 

8 Examples of Assistive Technology and Adaptive Tools 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/8-examples-of-assistive-technology-and-adaptive-tools 

Unlocking the Code for Robotics in the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/unlocking-code-robotics-in-classroom-julia-dweck?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Obama unveils computer science education initiative to reach more students

http://edscoop.com/obama-announces-computer-science-education-for-all-kids 

 The president announced during his weekly radio address that he will request $4 billion for states and $100 million for districts to offer more computer science classes and training for teachers. 

Corinne Lestch

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day # 12

 The Ramones-Baby I Love You 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZmJ7RGAP4 

 cover of the Ronette's classic hit.

Baby I love you

Have I ever told you, how good it feels to hold you
It isn't easy to explain
And though I'm really trying, I think I may start crying
My heart can't wait another day
When you kiss me I've just got to say

Baby I love you
(Come on baby)
Baby I love you
(Oh-ee baby)
Baby I love only you
(Baby I love only you)

I can't live without you, I love everything about you
I can't help it if I feel this way
Oh, I'm so glad I found you, I want my arms around you
I love to hear you call my name
Oh, tell me that you feel the same

Baby I love you
(Come on baby)
Baby I love you
(Oh-ee baby)
Baby I love only you
(Baby I love only you)

(Come on baby)
Baby I love you
(Come on baby)
Baby I love you
(Oh-ee baby)

Baby I love you
(Come on baby)
Baby I love you
(Oh-ee baby)

Baby I love you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you

Trending This Week on MzTeachuh 1/29/16

[Infographic] Universal Skills Young Students Should Possess - by Jackie Gerstein

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1782-infographic-universal-skills-young-students-should-possess-by-jackie-gerstein?utm_content=bufferbb943&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

  Dyslexia Laws in the USA: An Update  

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/01/dyslexia-laws-in-usa-update.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

As of December, 2015, 28 states had statewide dyslexia laws, 6 states had initiatives or resolutions related to dyslexia, and 14 states had handbooks or resource guides to inform parents and educators about proper procedures for students in public and private educational settings.

 

Introducing ‘Stories Teachers Share’ Podcast From MindShift

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/26/introducing-stories-teachers-share-podcast-from-mindshift/ 

We’re launching this podcast to give a voice to those stories, the real stories of teaching beyond news headlines. Ultimately, we are all teachers and learners at some point in our lives, which makes us each uniquely able to empathize with these experiences.

Your Paper Brain and Your Kindle Brain Aren't the Same Thing

http://www.wbez.org/programs/takeaway/2016-01-14/your-paper-brain-and-your-kindle-brain-arent-same-thing-114487 

Would you like paper or plasma? That's the question book lovers face now that e-reading has gone mainstream. And, as it turns out, our brains process digital reading very differently. 

Gaining STEAM: Where Art and Science Meet

http://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/steam/ 

The STEAM movement suggests that arts and sciences may have a synergistic relationship – even better when combined than each in isolation. The movement reminds us that when it comes to treasured school subjects – arts and sciences – we can have our cake and eat it too.

Much appreciation to our international audience. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, Canada, Russia, France, UK, Germany, Slovakia, Australia, Ireland, Spain.

	This month is the fourth anniversary of the MzTeachuh blog. In the last year, we've have 700,000 hits to our posts--a total of 1.700.000 hits since 2012. What an exciting and amazing ePLN of worldwide friends you all are! Thank you for letting me share in your teaching adventures. More to come!

Aww Garsh: Songs for Valentine's Day #11

I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston 1994 Grammy performance

 

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - Lyrics 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3mVaMhoJCA

 

"I Will Always Love You"

If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I'll go but I know
I'll think of you every step of the way

And I... will always love you, ooh
Will always love you
You
My darling, you...
Mmm-mm

Bittersweet memories –
That is all I'm taking with me.
So good-bye.
Please don't cry:
We both know I'm not what you, you need

And I... will always love you
I... will always love you
You, ooh

[Instrumental / Sax solo]

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this I wish you love

And I... will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you

I will always love you
I, I will always love you.

You.
Darling, I love you.
I'll always...
I'll always love you.
Ooh
Ooh

Educational Links 1/30/16

Using Technology to Boost Confidence 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/technology-to-help-students-ousd 

3 Videos on the Importance of Empathy

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/3-videos-importance-empathy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Child Trauma Documentary “Resilience” Premieres at Sundance Film Festival to Sold-Out Houses 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/01/child-trauma-documentary-resilience.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Resolving the Charter School Debate

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/01/27/resolving-the-charter-school-debate.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

STEAM + Project-Based Learning: Real Solutions From Driving Questions 

http://www.edutopia.org/practice/steam-project-based-learning-real-solutions-driving-questions 

Promoting Literacy and Empathy in the Artroom

http://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/01/25/promoting-literacy-and-empathy-in-the-artroom/ 

How I Use ‘Check For Understanding’ Questions In My Teaching

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/assessment/how-i-use-check-for-understanding-questions-in-my-teaching/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56ac00c304d30150f12bd7f4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

The real key in using Checks For Understanding activities is making sure students have fluently mastered a prior skill before moving on. Think of learning as a foundation. If the foundation is not solid, the whole building will collapse. CFU questions are your lessons’ building inspector!
Dan Henderson 

 

 

Aww Garsh: Songs for Valentine's Day # 10

Harrison/Boyd Wedding, 1966--don't know who is prettier, bride or groom.

 

George Harrson--Something The benefit for Bangladesh

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9lgfa0Nh3c

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how

Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me, yeah
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how

You're asking me, will my love grow?
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around now it may show
I don't know, I don't know

No I love that woman mine
And I need her all of the time
No I'm telling you
That woman, that woman
Don't make me blue

Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how

Educational Links 1/29/16

Reading Rainbow Unveils New Classroom Site Today

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/01/28/reading-rainbow-unveils-new-classroom-site-today/ 

'For students to thrive, we need to accept the new curriculum not work against it'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/students-thrive-we-need-accept-new-curriculum-not-work-against-it 

Black, Hispanic Students Tend to Have Less Experienced Math Teachers 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/01/black_hispanic_students_have_less_experienced_math_teachers.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

As School Becomes More Collaborative, How Do Introverted Teachers Cope?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/27/as-school-becomes-more-collaborative-how-do-introverted-teachers-cope/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Election 2016: Lesson Plans and Digital Resources for Educators

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/US-election-teaching-resources-matt-davis?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

Literacy & Gender Equity: Developer Requests Ideas & Feedback

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/literacy/literacy-and-gender-equity-developer-requests-ideas-and-feedback/32132/ 

The Future of Education Isn’t Free. It’s Open.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-01-28-the-future-of-education-isn-t-free-it-s-open 

Matching Edtech Products With Neurological Learning Goals

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/edtech-products-neurological-learning-goals-judy-willis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Joy and enthusiasm are essential for learning -- literally, scientifically, and as a matter of fact and research -- and the best edtech can help us increase these responses in our students. If you start with a clear goal and ask relevant, critical questions of what you’re considering, you're well on your way to improving student achievement in your classroom.

Dr. Judy Willis, M.D. 

Aww Garsh: Songs for Valentine's Day # 9

Sandy Hook Elementary Memorial Painting by Sally Meding

www.sallymeding.com

  Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmbw8OycJrE

Every night in my dreams

 I see you, I feel you

 That is how I know you go on  
Far across the distance  
And spaces 
Between us  
You have come to show you go on

Near, far, wherever you are 
I believe that the heart does go on  
Once more you open the door  
And you're here in my heart and  
My heart will go on and on

Love can touch us one time  
And last for a lifetime  
And never let go 'til we're gone  
Love was when I loved you  
One true time I hold to  
In my life we'll always go on

Near, far, wherever you are  
I believe that the heart does go on  
Once more you open the door  
And you're here in my heart and  
My heart will go on and on

You're here, there's nothing I fear  
And I know that my heart will go on  
We'll stay forever this way  
You are safe in my heart and
My heart will go on and on

Educational Links 1/28/16

Gaining STEAM: Where Art and Science Meet

http://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/steam/ 

The 4 essentials of a successful Genius Hour

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/01/26/the-4-essentials-of-a-successful-genius-hour/ 

25 Reading Strategies That Work In Every Content Area

http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/25-reading-strategies-that-work-in-every-content-area/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56a95dc204d30164119863a3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

President Obama Wants More Funds To Feed Low-Income Kids In Summer

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/27/464480281/president-obama-wants-more-funds-to-feed-low-income-kids-in-summer?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160127 

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

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

Reconnecting Your Students to the Lessons of Nature

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/every-classroom-matters/3643-reconnecting-your-students-to-the-lessons-of-nature 

States Are Setting Higher Proficiency Bars on Tests, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/01/states_setting_higher_proficiency_bar_on_tests.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

7 Super Bowl Lesson Plans and Resources for the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/super-bowl-lesson-plans-matthew-davis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Understanding Dysgraphia

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

You probably hear a lot about learning and attention issues like dyslexia and ADHD. But chances are you don’t hear much about dysgraphia. If a student has trouble expressing himself in writing, you may want to learn more about this condition.

 

 

Aw Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #8

 U2 - The Sweetest Thing 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib2zq-ev7tc 

  My love throws me like a rubber ball
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
She won't catch me or break my fall
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Baby's got blue skies up ahead
But in this I'm a rain cloud
You know she likes a dry kind of love
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
I'm losing you
I'm losing you yeah
Ain't love the sweetest thing
I wanted to run but she made me crawl
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Eternal fire, she turned me to straw
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
You know I got black eyes
But they burn so brightly for her
This is a blind kind of love
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
I'm losing you
Oh oh oh, I'm losing you
Ain't love the sweetest thing
Blue-eyed boy meets a brown-eyed girl
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
You can sew it up but you still see the tear
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Baby's got blue skies up ahead
But in this I'm a rain cloud
Ours is a stormy kind of love
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing

Educational Links 1/27/16

Introducing ‘Stories Teachers Share’ Podcast From MindShift

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/26/introducing-stories-teachers-share-podcast-from-mindshift/ 

Fewer Black-White Interactions, but Schools Aren't Resegregating

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2016/01/26/schools-are-not-resegregating-demographics-are-changing?src=usn_fb 

What “I’m Not a Math Person” Means to Me 

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/the-inside-track/2015/11/12/what-im-not-a-math-person-means-to-me?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Why Americans should not be coming up with their own solutions to teacher training issues

http://hechingerreport.org/why-americans-should-not-be-coming-up-with-their-own-solutions-to-teacher-training-issues/ 

Identifying Texts Worth Reading 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/identify-texts-worth-reading-parcc 

7 things every educator should know about digital equity

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=654&category=Lead-the-way&article 

Election 2016: Lesson Plans and Digital Resources for Educators

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/US-election-teaching-resources-matt-davis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Presidential elections provide an exciting starting point for talking about a range of subjects in the classroom, and there's a good chance many educators have already planned lessons. But even if lessons are already in the works, the open educational resources and digital collections below can help supplement activities.

Educational Links 1/26/16

Your Paper Brain and Your Kindle Brain Aren't the Same Thing

http://www.wbez.org/programs/takeaway/2016-01-14/your-paper-brain-and-your-kindle-brain-arent-same-thing-114487 

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on January 27th – Here Are Related Resources

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/01/25/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-is-on-january-27th-here-are-related-resources/ 

Ep. 19: Learning For Social And Personal Change With Kahoot!

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/questioning/ep-19-learning-for-social-and-personal-change-with-kahoot/ 

Great Art History Apps and Websites

https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/great-art-history-apps-and-websites 

What is Flipped Classroom?

http://edtechreview.in/dictionary/142-what-is-flipped-classroom?utm_content=buffer85f48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

The Mysterious Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Abilities

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/01/savants-autism-spectrum-prodigies/424248/ 

5 Steps Toward Building Successful Digital Communities Infused With Rigor and Relevance 

http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2016/01/5-steps-toward-building-successful.html 

Do Boys Have Learning and Attention Issues More Often Than Girls? 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/do-boys-have-learning-and-attention-issues-more-often-than-girls?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

 But saying that more boys are identified as having learning and attention issues doesn’t mean that boys actually have learning and attention issues more often than girls do.

 

 

MzTeachuh's Classroom: Indoor Classroom Activities for Winter

MzTeachuh's Classroom: Indoor Classroom Activities for Winter: Lesson Plans for January http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/free-lesson-plans January Units, Lesson Plans & Activit...

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #7

 

John Lennon could be sweet, too.

The Beatles - In My Life-Rubber Soul Album single 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEE-30FSNJY

 

"In My Life"

There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more

Awww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #6

Brian Wilson said he wanted to write a masterpiece--so he wrote this. Epic success.

 

 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (with lyrics on screen)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0yoiBYbT2I 

Good Vibrations

 I-I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air

I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations (Oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Good vibrations, oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations)

Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now
Softly smile, I know she must be kind
When I look in her eyes
She goes with me to a blossom world

I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations (Oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Good vibrations, oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations)

(Ahh)
(Ah, my my, what elation)
I don't know where but she sends me there
(Oh, my my, what a sensation)
(Oh, my my, what elation)
(Oh, my my, what)

Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin' with her
Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin' with her
Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin'

(Ahh)

Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
(I'm pickin' up good vibrations) (Oom bop bop)
She's giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations

Na na na na na, na na na
Na na na na na, na na na (Bop bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)
Do do do do do, do do do (Bop bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)
Do do do do do, do do do (Bop bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)

Educational Links 1/25/16

Why Kids Need to Move, Touch and Experience to Learn

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/03/26/why-kids-need-to-move-touch-and-experience-to-learn/ 

Blogs: An Important Part of Your PLN

http://edtechreview.in/news/757-blogs-an-important-part-of-your-pln?utm_content=buffer38bd5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

5-Minute Film Festival: Virtual Field Trips

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-virtual-field-trips?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

5 Effective Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom

http://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/01/04/5-effective-strategies-for-the-inclusive-classroom/ 

Schools to be forced by law to give equal weighting to vocational and academic routes

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/schools-be-forced-law-give-equal-weighting-vocational-and-academic 

8 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Child’s Confidence Before a Test 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/homework-study-skills/8-surprising-ways-to-boost-your-childs-confidence-before-a-test?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/why-teaching-poetry-is-so-important/360346/

Teachers should produce literature lovers as well as keen critics, striking a balance between teaching writing, grammar, and analytical strategies and then also helping students to see that literature should be mystifying. It should resist easy interpretation and beg for return visits. Poetry serves this purpose perfectly. 

MzTeachuh's Meditations: Fret Not

and don't forget to delight thyself in the Lord!

fret not
do good
commit thy way
rest
wait
cease from anger
wait upon the Lord
the meek shall inherit the earth
the Lord upholds the righteous
show mercy
the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord
depart from evil do good
speak wisdom

The Holy Bible (KJV) _ Psalms 37 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onzQNZkQ6w