Saturday, July 23, 2016
Friday, July 22, 2016
Educational Links 7/23/16
Do Comics Have a Place in the Classroom? These Educators Think So
http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/do-comics-have-place-classroom-these-educators-think-so-558205199
The ABC’s of Student Engagement
https://medium.com/the-learning-revolution/the-abc-s-of-student-engagement-237aff6565ee#.pa1lcbmt4
Using Space To Influence Thinking
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/using-space-influence-thinking/
5 Ways Executive Functioning Issues Can Impact Math
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/5-ways-executive-functioning-issues-can-impact-math?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg
The E-Reader: The Most Daunting Anthology
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/07/the-e-reader-the-most-daunting-anthology/492476/
19 Steps To Take If Your Think Your Child Has Learning Or Attention Issues
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/could-your-child-have/im-concerned-my-child-might-have-learning-and-attention-issues-now-what?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg
A Persistent Divide: New Federal Data Explore Education Disparities
http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/a-persistent-divide-new-federal-data-explores.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB
Building Students' Cognitive Flexibility
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/building-students-cognitive-flexibility-judy-willis
Students need explicit instruction and opportunities to practice the flexible thinking that will make the most of their brains' fertile adolescent development stage. The unique anatomy and chemistry of this transitional state comprises increased dopamine receptors and accelerated neuroplasticity.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Educational Links 7/22/16
Makerspaces and Equal Access to Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/makerspaces-equal-access-to-learning-laura-fleming-billy-krakower?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
5 Steps for a Successful STEAM Lab
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/steps-successful-steam-lab/
STEM News Roundup: Initiative Aims to Increase STEM in Pre-Kindergarten Years
http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/stem-news-round-initiative-aims-increase-stem-pre-kindergarten-years-729683975
How Girls With ADHD Are Different
http://childmind.org/article/how-girls-with-adhd-are-different/
The Most Common Teacher Pitfalls… And How to Avoid Them
http://talkswithteachers.com/common-teacher-pitfalls/?mc_cid=ba4b884e4d&mc_eid=df9b45bb1b
All Public Schools Have a Suspension Problem. And It Hurts Students of Color and Students with Disabilities
http://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2016/07/18/all_public_schools_have_a_suspension_problem_1298.html
‘What's the one thing that links all brilliant teachers? They don’t know they’re brilliant’
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/whats-one-thing-links-all-brilliant-teachers-they-dont-know-theyre
One question that I am often asked is: "What is common in all good teachers?"Of course, it’s easy to talk about putting the child first, making learning fun or seeking ways to ensure all children reach their potential.
The reality is different, however: the only thing that links every good teacher I know is that they just don't recognise they are one. They seem to live in this permanent haze of self-doubt.
STEM to STEAM Resources
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Educational Links 7/21/16
Reclaiming the Virtues of Teaching
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reclaiming-the-virtues-of-teaching-brian-sztabnik?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29
3 Digital Tools for Helping Students Gain Perspective on Immigration
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/07/20/3-digital-tools-for-helping-students-gain-perspective-on-immigration/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29
People with Autism Can Read Emotions, Feel Empathy
http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/07/people-with-autism-can-read-emotions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29
12 Apps for Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia That Parents and Teachers Will Love
http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/aiming-access/12-apps-dyslexia-dysgraphia-dyscalculia-parents-and-teachers-will-love?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29
School’s Out! Surviving the Summer Slide
http://www.edudemic.com/schools-surviving-summer-slide/
Classroom Management for an Effective Learning Environment
http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-effective-learning-environment
Classroom setup is an important component in a learning environment because it is an essential piece of classroom management to support both teaching and learning. The physical atmosphere of the classroom can help prevent behavior issues as well as promote and improve learning.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Educational Links 7/20/16
School gardens teach STEM subjects
http://www.jacksonprogress-argus.com/features/school-gardens-teach-stem-subjects/article_08f21deb-c4f6-544a-815b-56fc9fbaaf6d.html
A Growth Mindset May Counteract Effects of Poverty on Achievement, Study Says
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/07/a_growth_mindset_may_counteract_effects_of_poverty_on_achievement.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB
What Do Academics Really Think of Adaptive Learning?
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-07-19-what-do-academics-really-think-of-adaptive-learning?utm_content=bufferb8330&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
High School Without Classes
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/07/education-without-traditional-classes/491987/
11 Essential EdTech Action Steps for Back to School
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/07/education-without-traditional-classes/491987/
Math: The Pros & Cons of Productive Struggle
http://www.middleweb.com/31259/math-the-pros-cons-of-productive-struggle/
Master Teachers Tell Stories
http://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-blog/master-teachers-tell-stories
Storytelling is an excellent way to build language. New words and colloquialisms can be heard by the students. When you tell stories in your classes you are modeling how to recall sensory details. Another reason to use storytelling in your classroom is that it models presentation skills for students to use in the future. Eye contact, movement, dramatic pauses, voice intonation and gesturing are some of the tactics that can be seen when a teacher tells stories. Finally, students who listen to storytelling get oral models for writing.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Monday, July 18, 2016
The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: It's A Marvelous Night For A Moondance
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Van Morrison - Moondance - YouTube |
Full Moon for July 2016
http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-july
2016 Full Moon Calendar
http://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html
Educational Links 7/19/16
Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/finding-authentic-goal-your-pbl-classroom-heather-wollpert-gawron?utm_campaign=node_author_alert&utm_source=edutopia&utm_medium=email
What Is A Paradigm Shift, Anyway?
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/07/18/486487713/what-is-a-paradigm-shift-anyway?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160718
Are our students being pushed 'too hard, too fast?'
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/are-our-students-being-pushed-too-hard-too-fast-20160715-gq6vid.html
Why I’m Celebrating Getting the Word “Dyslexia” Into My Daughter’s IEP
https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/my-parent-journey/2016/07/18/how-i-got-the-word-dyslexia-written-into-my-daughters-iep?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg
Best of Teacher HELPLINE: I just landed my first teaching job! Any advice?
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/03/31/teacher-helpline-i-just-landed-my-first-teaching-job!-any-advice
Webinar: Common Back-to-School Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/experts-live-chats-webinars/2016/july/19/common-back-to-school-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=071816_ExpertEvents&cm_pla=All+Subscribers&cm_ite=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.understood.org%2Fen%2Fcommunity-events%2Fexperts-live-chats-webinars%2F2016%2Fjuly%2F19%2Fcommon-back-to-school-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them&cm_ainfo&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=news2&utm_medium=email&utm_content=7%2F18%2F2016
How Can Schools Prioritize For The Best Ways Kids Learn?
The education world is full of incremental change — the slow process of
individuals learning about new strategies and approaches, trying them
out, improving on their skills, and hopefully sharing their learning
with colleagues to continue growth. While that process is necessary and
good, if the changes to education are all in the service of doing the
same thing better, they may be missing the point. The world has changed
since education became compulsory and the current moment necessitates an
education system that isn’t just better, but different.
Wherefore, Oh Summer's Day?
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| Kindergartener's portrait of Emily Dickinson after reading this poem.
The bee is not afraid of me.
I know the butterfly -
The pretty people in the Woods
Receive me cordially -
The Brooks laugh louder
When I come -
The Breezes madder play;
Wherefore mine eye thy silver mists,
Wherefore, Oh Summer’s Day?
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| Marine Blue Butterfly in my Butterfly Garden |
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| Bee Watering Station in my Butterfly Garden |
Next School Year...we'll have plants in the classroom
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Educational Links 7/18/16
School Leadership
http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/school-leadership
8 Alternatives to Raising Your Voice With Your Child
https://www.understood.org/en/family/taking-care-of-yourself/dealing-with-emotions/8-alternatives-to-raising-your-voice-with-your-child?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg
Innovative Coaching Models
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-coaching-models
You can now download over 300,000 books from the NYPL for freehttp://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/you-can-now-download-over-300-000-books-from-the-nypl-for-free-071216
How Writing Down Specific Goals Can Empower Struggling Students
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/10/how-writing-down-specific-goals-can-empower-struggling-students/
Do Alternative Treatments for Autism Work?
http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/07/11/do-alternative-treatments-for-autism-work/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
How the education system is making kids stressed and sick
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-17/beautiful-failures-education-making-kids-sick/7589084
There is too much focus on academic outcomes and a very narrow view of success with a one-size-fits-all approach that negates individuality. There is too much testing and too much competition, and too much comparison between kids. The whole system is geared towards achieving better outcomes rather than getting kids to love learning, and consequently there is a hierarchy of pressure, with kids right at the bottom.Teachable Moment: In Praise of First Ladies--As Different As They Are
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| The First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed students and guests from across the country to plant the White House Kitchen Garden for this year. |
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| http://www.letsmove.gov/ |
Michelle Obama, wife of the 44th president, Barrack Obama, has focused on helping kids be healthier through the Let's Move! program. Kids across America have learned to love healthy food through improved lunches. I recently had a second grader tell me how he loved squash. Cool. Check out the Let's Move! site--it is really special.
" I am determined to work with folks across this country to change the way a generation of kids thinks about food and nutrition." Michelle Obama
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| http://www.laurabushfoundation.com/ |
Her foundation works for libraries in the USA.
"Once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open." Laura Bush
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| Center for Southern Folklore |
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| Save America's Treasures |
“The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.” Hillary Clinton
Barbara Bush, wife of George H. Bush, 41st president, established Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, empowering children and their parents to succeed,through family literacy programs, young children are prepared to start school ready, and parents are given a second chance to improve their literacy skills. You may recall she is a children's book author, the proceeds went to Mrs. Bush's Literacy Campaign.
Millie's Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush
https://www.amazon.com/Millies-Book-Dictated-Barbara-Bush/dp/0688040330
"I strongly believe that if every man, woman, and child could read, write and comprehend, we would be much closer to solving many of our nation's serious problems." Barbara Bush
Nancy Reagan, wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president, was the First Lady through most of the 80s. She began the well-known program "Just Say No," an anti-drug program aimed at students.
"Say yes to your life And when it comes to alcohol and drugs, just say no." Nancy Reagan
Rosalyn Carter, wife of the 39th President, Jimmy Carter, supported many causes, but her prime interest was in the area of mental health, and assisting caregivers through The Carter Center Mental Health Task Force.
"I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live." Rosalyn Carter
Betty Ford, wife of the 38th president, Gerald Ford, was remarkable in
her candor about personal challenges. She supported recovering from
substance abuse, as well as openly discussed her challenges with cancer and alcoholism. She established
The Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction.
My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely,
and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic? Betty Ford
Pat Nixon, wife of the 37th President, Richard Nixon, as First Lady was enormously effective supporting volunteerism worldwide and, in fact, volunteered personally. She encouraged a "national recruitment program"
to enlist thousands of volunteers to carry out a wide variety of
community services. One of her missions was to inspect ten
"Vest Pockets of Volunteerism" programs that addressed pressing social
problems that fell outside of purview of legislation."Our success as a nation depends on our willingness to give generously of ourselves for the welfare and enrichment of the lives of others."
My makeup wasn't
smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished
off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/betty_ford.html
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/betty_ford.html
My makeup wasn't
smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished
off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/betty_ford.html
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/betty_ford.html
Lady Bird Johnson, wife of Lyndon Johnson, the 36th president, encouraged the beautification of the nation's capital through the planting of flowers, in particular, by starting the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital and she was instrumental in promoting the Highway Beautification Act, which was nicknamed "Lady Bird's Bill.
"Where flowers bloom, so does hope."Lady Bird Johnson
Jackie Kennedy, wife of the 35th president, John F. Kennedy, is quite famous for supporting the Arts and renovating the White House. Her televised 'White House Tours' were quite a phenomena in the early 1960s. through her efforts, the White House was declared a museum.
"Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there. It would be sacrilege merely to redecorate it—a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship."
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