Saturday, May 28, 2016

Forgive the awful pun. One can imagine the music resonating over all of London to the rich and poor alike.

Here is Handel's Water Music, which was performed on barges while sailing down the Thames.

Handel -〈Water Music〉1717 / Alla Hornpipe - Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (Ton Koopman)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w4XFnUZm_Y

Teaching Strategies: The Value of Self-Reflection

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-value-self-reflection

The Reflective Teacher: Taking a Long Look

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reflective-teacher-taking-long-look-nicholas-provenzano

Reflecting on Reflection: A Habit of Mind

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reflecting-on-reflection-habit-of-mind-terry-heick

Reflective Teaching: A 30-Day Blogging Challenge For Teachers

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/reflective-teaching-30-day-blogging-challenge-teachers/

Are You A Reflective Teacher?

http://www.www.teachthought.com/teaching/reflectiveteacher/

10 Ways To Be A More Reflective Teacher

10 Ways To Be A More Relective Teacher

10 Ways To Be A More Reflective Teacher

http://w.teachthought.com/teaching/reflective-teacher-reflective-teaching/

7 Great Resources for Reflective Teachers

http://www.edudemic.com/reflective-tips/

Reflection: What Makes Learning Stick

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/reflection-what-makes-learning-stick/

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Educational Links 5/25/16

LeVar Burton Launches Skybrary School

http://www.slj.com/2016/02/industry-news/levar-burton-launches-skybrary-school/

Save This List! 21 Top Websites for Social Studies Teachers

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/09/21-top-websites-for-social-studies-teachers

Online Autism Training Shows Promise For Families

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/05/24/online-autism-training/22353/

They're Happy, You're Happy! 6 Ways to Celebrate the End of the Year With Your Secondary Students

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/05/29/they're-happy-you're-happy!-6-ways-to-celebrate-the-end-of-the-year-with-your-secondary-students

How To Create Learning Through Play: A Spectrum

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/self-directed-learning/how-to-create-learning-through-play/

The K-12 Funding Crisis

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/05/18/the-k-12-funding-crisis.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

How Much Do You Know About Raising Introverted Teenagers?

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/20/how-much-do-you-know-about-raising-introverted-teenagers/?version=meter%20at%205&module=meter-Links&pgtype=Blogs&contentId=&mediaId=%25%25ADID%25%25&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click

Step Back: Promoting Independent Thinking

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/independent-thinkers-cisco

Personalizing for Teacher Needs

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/personalizing-for-teacher-needs-maria-derivan-george

What educators may want at certain stages in their careers may not be as evident. In my work as an instructional coach, I've discussed this topic many times with teachers, and their desires vary based on how long they've spent in education. What do teachers want at different stages in their career?

Monday, May 23, 2016

Brain-Based Learning

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

Compare & Contrast Map - A Writing Template for Elementary School Students

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/05/compare-contrast-map-writing-template.html#.V0OsTb7LAWS

Study Explores Nature’s Role in Learning

http://www.childrenandnature.org/2016/05/20/study-explores-natures-role-in-learning/

What Students Think About The Power of Coding

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/trends/2307-students-kids-coding-videos?utm_content=buffer1a1ef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.Vu-G1-EBkPA.twitter

Secrets of a Math Master

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2016/05/secrets-of-a-math-master/

How Sensory Processing Issues Can Affect Motor Skills

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/how-sensory-processing-issues-can-affect-motor-skills?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

4 Timeless Elements Of Strong Student-Teacher Relationships

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/student-engagement/4-timeless-elements-strong-student-teacher-relationships/

Almost everyone has a favorite teacher, and those we liked less. What causes us to still cherish these relationships and harbor powerful sentiments of respect and affection (and sometimes a shuddering dislike) for those individuals who were responsible for mentoring us? The answer is quite simple. It’s how the student teacher relationships were developed, nurtured, and given space to evolve.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/education-equity

Teaching Strategies to Make Math Homework Meaningful

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-make-math-homework-meaningful

Tips to Minimize Summer Learning Loss

http://www.educationworld.com/tips-minimize-summer-learning-loss

Quiz: The Truth About Childhood ADHD

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=9051941538120310161

The Library of Congress Is Uploading 75 Years of Poetry and Literature Recordings

http://hyperallergic.com/199311/the-library-of-congress-is-uploading-75-years-of-poetry-and-literature-recordings/

Feds Allocate Millions For Special Ed Training

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/05/20/feds-special-ed-training/22338/

Play Nice! How to Promote Digital Inclusion and Stop Online Bullies

http://www.edudemic.com/play-nice-promote-digital-inclusion-stop-online-bullies/

Technological advancements have provided educators with a number of tools and opportunities they didn’t have five, 10, or 50 years ago. With live video streaming, smartboards, and dozens of other gadgets and lower-cost technology, educators are now able to reach a larger audience, with less funding, from nearly anywhere in the world.

Although these innovations give teachers and professors many more opportunities and creative teaching methods, they also bring new issues. From cyberbullying to student disengagement, online classrooms present educators with problems not found in traditional classrooms.

MzTeachuh's Meditations: God Is At Work In You

No matter how you translate it, we have help.

Philippians 2:13

New International Version
for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

New Living Translation
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

English Standard Version
for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Berean Study Bible
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good pleasure.

Berean Literal Bible
For God is the One working in you both to will and to work according to His good pleasure.

New American Standard Bible
for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

King James Bible
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: The Planets Dance With The Moon This Week

Saturn Dances with the Moon
http://www.space.com/32945-moon-near-saturn-sunday-skywatching.html

While the celestial object of the moment is no doubt Mars, thanks to its closest approach to Earth in more than 10 years, on May 30, another planet will be attracting its own share of admirers in the coming weeks.
As summer kicks into gear, the top target of star parties and balmy outdoor astronomy gatherings will almost certainly be Saturn, the "Lord of the Rings."
- See more at: http://www.space.com/32945-moon-near-saturn-sunday-skywatching.html#sthash.nLGUG5fa.dpuf

May 2016 guide to the 5 bright planets

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

Earth passes between Mars and the sun on May 22, bringing Mars to opposition in our sky for the first time in two years. Saturn, near Mars (and the star Antares) on the sky’s dome, ascends in the east at early-to-mid evening. Once Mars and Saturn are up, they’re out for rest of the night, near each other, getting brighter, heading toward their brightest and best in late May.

Brightest Mars in 10 years

http://earthsky.org/tonight/brightest-mars-in-over-ten-years

Tonight – May 22, 2016 – Mars comes to opposition in our sky for the first time in over two years. It’s the brightest that Mars has appeared in our sky, though, in over 10 years! Mars is now very nearly the same brightness as Jupiter, which has been the brightest starlike up each evening for some weeks. You can’t miss it! Even the drenching moonlight of the waning gibbous moon, just past full on this date and near Mars in the sky, won’t be able to wash the Red Planet from the nighttime sky.

And just for fun--

Van Morrison Moondance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo3JznMhpWc