Educational Links 3/27/16

Why It’s Imperative to Teach Students How to Question as the Ultimate Survival Skill

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/14/why-its-imperative-to-teach-students-how-to-question-as-the-ultimate-survival-skill/ 

Beyond the Classroom: Putting nature back in teaching 

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/community-voices/article65982107.html 

ADHD and Emotions: What You Need to Know 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/adhd-and-emotions-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Chasing Modern Educational Trends in 2016

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/trends/2291-chasing-modern-educational-trends-in-2016?utm_content=buffer5ca9d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

17 Books to Inspire Kids to Change the World

http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2015/01/books-to-inspire-kids-to-change-the-world.html 

Beyond the Classroom: Putting nature back in teaching 

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/community-voices/article65982107.html 

How to Implement Social and Emotional Learning at Your School

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/implement-sel-at-your-school-elias-leverett-duffell-humphrey-stepney-ferrito?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

Every school in the United States, and indeed, every school in the world, addresses the social-emotional and character development of the students who pass through its doors. It is impossible to bring adults and children together for long periods of time and not influence children's skills and the kinds of people they will become when putting those skills to use.

 

 

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Hey, Look, Its Jupiter!

Jupiter is the planet to watch in March, 2016. It’s very bright, ascending in the east after sunset. Photo by Michael C. Dupree in Lawrence, Kansas.

Jupiter is so bright and obvious in the sky in the east after sunset, I can see it without my glasses! And if you are an early bird, you can see Saturn and Mars before dawn. Cool.

March 2016 guide to the 5 bright planets

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury 

This is some pretty awesome classical music about the planets to get you in the mood for skygazing.

The Planets Gustav Holst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs

STEM Activities For Your Classroom

Urban  Community and School Gardens  http://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/Community_and_School_Gardens/

Best cheap easy STEM? Go outside. Grow a garden.

And these folks in Nevada are in Nevada gardening! No excuses now! Plus, your student may live in a food desert, and learning to grow easy veggies could literally save lives. Just a laundry basket of potatoes would help.  Growing Potatoes in Containers http://containergardening.about.com/od/vegetablesandherbs/ss/ContainerPotatoes.htm

School Gardens

http://gardenfarms.net/school-gardens/ 

Check EarthSky News every day! Assign a student to report!

Moon, Saturn, Mars on March 27-28

http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-mars-before-dawn-march-28 

Classroom Activities (Science)

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/classroom_activity_resources.shtml 

http://www.usnews.com/education/technology-in-the-classroom

Engineers in the Classroom

http://www.classroomengineers.org/?ar_a=6

20 Ways Teachers Are Using Legos in the Classroom

http://www.edudemic.com/legos-in-class/ 

Classroom Math Games That Will Have Your Students Begging For More!!

http://www.priceless-teaching-strategies.com/classroom_math_games.html

8 Ordinary Things That Look Insanely Cool Under a Microscope

http://www.cracked.com/article_20386_8-ordinary-things-that-look-insanely-cool-under-microscope.html 

 

 

 

 

Please, please, teacher, let us    do something cool we can post on Instagram!

Easter Greetings from MzTeachuh

My garden always reminds me of rebirth--tulips and trees regreening. The natural cycle of life. Easter--the spiritual cycle of life.

He's alive! - Dolly Parton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJF3_IZwnk

The gates and doors were barred
And all the windows fastened down
I spent the night in sleeplessness
And rose at every sound

Half in hope of sorrow
And half in fear the day
Would find the soldiers breakin' through
To drag us all away

And just before the sunrise
I heard somethin' at the wall
The gate began to rattle
And a voice began to call

I hurried to the window
Looked down into the street
Expecting swords and torches
And the sound of soldiers' feet

But there was no one there but Mary
So I went down to let her in
John stood there beside me
As she told me where, she'd been

She said, "They've moved Him in the night"
And none of us knows where
The Stone's been rolled away
And now His body isn't there

So we both ran toward the garden
Then John ran on ahead
We found the stone and empty tomb
Just the way that Mary said

But the windin' sheet they wrapped Him in
Was just an empty shell
And how or where, they'd taken Him
Was more than I could tell

Oh, somethin' strange had happened there
Just what I did not know
John believed a miracle
But I just turned to go

Circumstance and speculation
Couldn't lift me very high
'Cause I'd seen them crucify Him
Then I saw Him die

Back inside the house again
The guilt and anguish came
Everything, I'd promised Him
Just added to my shame

When at last it came to choices
I denied, I knew His name
And even if He was alive
It wouldn't be the same

But suddenly the air was filled
With a strange and sweet perfume
Light that came from everywhere
Drove shadows from the room

And Jesus stood before me
With His arms held open wide
And I fell down on my knees
And I just clung to Him and cried

Then He raised me to my feet
And as I looked into His eyes
The love was shining out from Him
Like sunlight from the skies

Guilt in my confusion
Disappeared in sweet release
And every fear I ever had
Just melted into peace

He's alive, yes He's alive
Yes, He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive, yes He's alive
Oh, He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide

He's alive, He's alive
Hallelujah, He's alive
He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive, He's alive, He's alive
I believe it, He's alive, sweet Jesus

 

 

 

Educational Links 3/26/16

Earth Day: Lesson Plans, Reading Lists, and Classroom Ideas 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/earth-day-lesson-plans-matt-davis

Teacher Leadership Growth Spurt: A Disorganized Game of Whack-a-Mole?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/edugeek_guide/2016/03/teacher_leadership_growth_spur.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

10 Defusing Phrases to Use at IEP Meetings 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/ieps/10-defusing-phrases-to-use-at-iep-meetings?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Discipline in Schools Moves Toward Peacemaking 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/03/discipline-in-schools-moves-toward.html 

NGSS: A Vision for K-12 Science Education 

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

The Benefits and Challenges of Student-Designed Learning

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/03/25/the-benefits-and-challenges-of-student-designed-learning/ 

How to Plan Outstanding Tech Training for Your Teachers

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/tech-training-for-teachers/ 

There’s just so much buzz about technology in education, so many opinions about the right and wrong way to do it, and very little authoritative information; there’s no definitive guide to tech integration. Everyone’s just kind of doing what they think is best. Administrators are setting aside funds to purchase new devices and trying to figure out the best kind of training to give their teachers, and in this process, surely there have been a lot of mistakes and missteps.

Jennifer Gonzalez 

 

MzTeachuh--On the Way Back from the Super Bloom!

Very pleasant here at Furnace Creek Campsite http://www.furnacecreekresort.com/lodging/fiddlers-campground-and-rv-park/?gclid=CjwKEAjww9O3BRDp1tq0jIP023YSJAB0-j1SZXstUT_RS46huVKHeEb2rKop1scYCszFKlWwlLfDjBoCFqXw_wcB, Death Valley National Park. Kind of hate         to leave. Be heading home today. Look for a post all about it.

Super Bloom, Here We Come! Going Camping at Death Valley

 
There will be a break in the Educational Links from MzTeachuh--I'll be camping for a few days, without laptop or wifi, from Monday through Thursday 3/21--3/25.  Fun! I'm excited to be at Furnace Creek, Dark Sky site in Death Valley, CAL., with a new telescope and my daughter. And spring wildflowers and birds and butterflies. Super Bloom! Thank you El Nino. Will report back. And stars, lots of stars.

More like 130  miles!