Educational Links 6/11/17

When School Is Nothing Like The World Students Live In

http://teachthought.com/learning/narrowing-gap-between-formal-informal-learning/?utm_content=buffer2e5c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How to Make Meaningful Change in Our Schools

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/06/07/how-to-make-meaningful-change-in-our.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Empowering Principals As Designers Capable of Retooling School

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/06/08/empowering-principals-as-designers-capable-of-retooling-school/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

3 Super-Simple Summer Science Activities

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/super-simple-summer-science-activities-bob-pflugfelder?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=summer-science-activities&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link

11 Tricks to Catching Your Low Performing Students Before They Fall Through the Cracks

https://www.weareteachers.com/low-performing-students-tactics/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=HaloGroup_+SA1%262_1704

Signs of Executive Functioning Issues at Different Ages

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/could-your-child-have/executive-function-disorder-symptoms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Why Teachers Will Never Beat The Bullies

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/tes-talks-toprofessor-toon-cillessen

The expert in the social interaction of teenagers tells Jessica Powell that the root cause of bullying is a pursuit of status – and that makes the issue very difficult for teachers to tackle

The world of adults is sometimes very similar to the playground,” muses Toon Cillessen, professor of developmental psychology and director of research at the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University in the Netherlands. “Relationships among adults and among kids in school are not really all that different.”

Next Schoolyear: A Soundtrack for Our Classroom

You are working to the easy listening music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Using Music in the Elementary Classroom (Warning: It May Get Loud)

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/music-recommendations-elementary-gaetan-pappalardo 

I like classical quite a bit for background.

Here are some of my choices.:

Antonio Vivaldi

Four Seasons ~ Vivaldi 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA 

Beethoven's 5th Symphony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI

TEOC - Symphony No. 06 - Beethoven | Full Length 45 Minutes 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1D1zuvWic 

Symphony No. 9 ~ Beethoven 

Ludwig Van Beethoven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI 

Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 [complete] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc1mDieQI8 

 

Wolfgang Mozart

 

Mozart Flute & Harp Concerto C major K 299 Neville Marriner RTSI 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMIzC9CzVUQ 

Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, 'Elvira Madigan' K.467

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1bMPi2aw1A 

It is my opinion that listening to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos  is truly 'busy bee' motivation, but the students generally like Beethoven the best.

Johann Sebastian Bach

 

J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concertos, Complete, Ton Koopman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcTc67KlD9o 

We do know that Mozart is the best soundtrack--based on decades of research.  Kids like it, too.

Dads Have Faith In You

Serena and Venus Williams with their Dad Richard

Father's Day is June 17.

Educational Links 6/10/17

Classroom Management: What is Standards-Based Grading?

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-what-standards-based-grading

11 Tricks to Catching Your Low Performing Students Before They Fall Through the Cracks

https://www.weareteachers.com/low-performing-students-tactics/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=HaloGroup_+SA1%262_1704

Will New York City's Plan to Make Its Schools Less Segregated Work?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/06/new_york_city_finally_releases_diversity_plan_without_using_the_words_segregation_or_integration.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Brain differences in ADHD

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216105919.htm

13 Life Lessons Students Can’t Learn from a Book

https://www.weareteachers.com/student-life-lessons/

From Kindergarten to High School – How to Prevent the Summer Slide

https://www.parent.co/from-kindergarten-to-high-school-how-to-prevent-the-summer-slide/?utm_source=commonsensemedia.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange

Why Teacher Education Should Include Neuroscience

http://teachthought.com/pedagogy/why-teacher-education-should-include-neuroscience/?utm_content=buffercd9c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

21st century learning necessitates traditional classroom design upgrade

http://www.educationdive.com/news/21st-century-learning-necessitates-traditional-classroom-design-upgrade/444357/

The traditional educational paradigm of simple knowledge transfer from teacher to students is no longer applicable to a modern day emphasis on creative learning, which means that old models for classroom design are outdated and ineffective.

Next School Year...We'll Have A STEM Garden!

The blossoming health and academic benefits of school gardens

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/14/health/healthy-school-gardens/ 

Educational Benefits of a School Garden 

http://www.utne.com/community/school-garden-benefits-ze0z1505zdeh.aspx 

Lessons learned about starting a school garden from our Organic Gardening WaterWorks projects.

http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/school-garden-tips 

Teaching STEM in your Learning Garden

https://thekitchencommunity.org/lesson-plans/stem-in-your-learning-garden/ 

Using Gardening to Promote STEM

https://www.kaplanco.com/ii/gardening-to-promote-stem 

Getting Started with School Gardens

http://www.ecoliteracy.org/download/getting-started-school-gardens?gclid=Cj0KEQjwj7q6BRDcxfG4pNTQ2NoBEiQAzUpuW_S_1AYutNpZAvIm7Rcmr7ocIpG34lHChA5eEaV7wk0aAnbV8P8HAQ 

National School Garden Program

http://gardens.slowfoodusa.org/ 

Designing a School Garden

http://www.kidsgardening.org/designing-a-school-garden/ 

Setting Up and Running A School Garden

http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0218e/A0218E02.htm 

 Three school garden skills “You need to know only three things to run a successful school garden:

1. How to cultivate people,
2. How to cultivate plants, and
3. Where to go for help.”

Educational Links 5/9/17

The Access Model: A 1:1 Framework For Teaching With Technology
http://teachthought.com/terry-heick/access-model-11-framework-teaching-ipads/?utm_content=buffer623a0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Chromebook takeover signals major shift in education…but not in the way you may think

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/05/17/google-shift-education/

How Google Took Over the Classroom

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html

Assistive Technology Can Benefit All Students

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/assistive-technology-can-benefit-all-students-jenny-grabiec?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

How to Hire a Teacher with Strong Instructional Technology Skills

http://blog.mimio.com/how-to-hire-a-teacher-with-strong-instructional-technology-skills

Battling Against Traditional Perceptions of Teaching and Learning

http://catlintucker.com/2017/06/battle-traditional-perceptions/

Music as a Teaching Tool

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/music-teaching-tool-maria-alegria

Many teachers shy away from including music in their classrooms because they presume they need musical training to use music as a teaching tool. However, there are multiple ways to implement music in the classroom that don’t require any training.

Good Daddies Share the Spotlight

Steph Curry's Daughter Riley Steals the Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evjJJoEONgo


Stephen Curry's daughter steals the show -- again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCnpaFZToM

Father's Day June 17.

Father, You Are The Bee's Knees

Theodore Roosevelt and Family 1900

Seriously. And also the cat's whiskers.
Father's Day June 17.

The Family Man

http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.8344383/k.8F18/The_Family_Man.htm

Educational Links 6/8/17

Why art?! We’ll tell you why. And, we can prove it.

http://blog.americansforthearts.org/2017/06/07/why-art-we%E2%80%99ll-tell-you-why-and-we-can-prove-it

Teachers' training needs improvement so students benefit, new report says

https://edsource.org/2017/teachers-training-needs-improvement-so-students-benefit-new-report-says/583028

Light a Fuse: How One State’s Teachers Are Sparking Digital Innovation 

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/06/07/light-a-fuse-how-one-states-teachers-are-sparking-digital-innovation/

How Trauma Affects Kids in School

https://childmind.org/article/how-trauma-affects-kids-school/

To Measure the Arts, Think Outside the Box

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/06/07/to-measure-the-arts-think-outside-the.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

I Noticed & I Wondered

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/student-to-student-feedback-nea

'Too often, headteachers don't practice what they preach'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/too-often-headteachers-dont-practise-what-they-preach

How often do we meet school leaders who fail to practice what they preach? Who talk about the value of lifelong learning yet demonstrate a fixed mindset; who talk about outstanding teaching yet rarely teach themselves?

I believe strongly that it is up to the headteacher to promote and model the core values and beliefs of a school. It is my assertion that the headteacher of a school should in fact be seen as the lead learner, responsible for establishing the conditions in a school that enable the continuous learning of all pupils and all staff. 

Daddy, Daddy, Come Play!

Precious Cargo by Kim Roberti

Father's Day is June 17.

Having a positive relationship with Dad can really influence a young girl's whole life

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/821928/the-importance-of-the-father-daughter-relationship

Educational Links 6/7/17

Ideas—Not Devices—Are Changing EdTech 

https://www.google.com/searchq=Ideas%E2%80%94Not+Devices%E2%80%94Are+Changing+EdTech&rlz=1CAASUF_enUS719US720&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0jOXe4qrUAhXJwFQKHbrlArQQ_AUICygC&biw=1440&bih=754

Setting the Stage for Arts Integration

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/setting-stage-arts-integration-folwell-dunbar?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

Unidentified Dyslexia Takes Heavy Toll

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/05/24/unidentified-dyslexia-takes-toll.html?utm_content=bufferd692c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Schools Worried About Tracking Devices

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2017/06/06/schools-worried-tracking-devices/23777/

Graphic Novel Conversion 

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/book-life/graphic-novel-conversion?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

What Teachers Can Change

http://teachthought.com/terry-heick/in-the-evolution-of-education-is-less-more/?utm_content=buffer23bcc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Integrated Curriculum: Why it Matters, and Where to Find It

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/06/integrated-curriculum-why-it-matters-where-to-find-it/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Integrated%20Curriculum:%20Why%20it%20Matters,%20and%20Where%20to%20Find%20It

Life is integrated. Why isn’t learning?

Discipline-based learning was popularized in the mid 19th century. Disciplines were locked into place by course and credit structures a century ago. While experts would argue that disciplines have unique epistemologies worth exploring, the drawbacks of a discipline-based approach have long outlasted the benefits. It dampens engagement, narrows learning and damages preparation

Eighty years ago, the National Council of Teachers of English (ironically, a discipline-based organization) encouraged correlation (casual attention to related subjects), fusion of two subjects (often called multidisciplinary learning) and integration (the unification of all subjects and experiences).

Come On, Come To Daddy

'Farmstead,' Van Gogh

Father's Day Sunday, June 17.

Educational Links 6/6/17

Summer Reading Guide 2017

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2017

Rebooting Industrial Era Seating

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/rebooting-industrial-era-seating-eric-sheninger-thomas-murray?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

Delaying the Grade: How to Get Students to Read Feedback

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/delayed-grade/

Powerful Learning Experiences at the Intersection of Big Data and Big Empathy

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/06/powerful-learning-experiences-at-the-intersection-of-big-data-and-big-empathy/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Powerful%20Learning%20Experiences%20at%20the%20Intersection%20of%20Big%20Data%20and%20Big%20Empathy

I Hated School, I Loved Learning, But…

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-blog/i-hated-school-i-loved-learning-but

Getting FAPE: Asking the Right Questions

https://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/fape-questions/#sthash.uqBVopqE.dM48jpSF.dpbs

When Reading Gets Harder

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/05/when-reading-gets-harder

For years, we’ve thought that the answer to boosting adolescent reading comprehension lay in building students’ vocabulary. Teens often struggle with the jargon and advanced terminology they encounter as they move into middle and high school, so educators have designed curricula and interventions that explicitly teach these complex words.

But these strategies aren’t always fully effective, according to literacy researcher Paola Uccelli. As she writes, many of these interventions have yielded “significant growth in vocabulary knowledge yet only modest gains in reading comprehension.” Too many teens still struggle to understand assigned texts.

Educational Links 6/5/17

Federal Data Give the Clearest Look Yet at America's Homeless Students

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2017/05/annual_condition_of_education_.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsideSchoolResearch+%28Education+Week%3A+Inside+School+Research%29

What Global Teacher Bloggers Have to Say on Learning With The Arts

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/2528-arts-learning-integration?utm_content=bufferf7636&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Education Department Launches New Special Education Site

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2017/06/education_department_launches_.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29

Prepare Now to Give Your Classroom a Facelift Next School Year

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/4404-prepare-now-to-give-your-classroom-a-facelift-next-school-year

Advice On Interpreting Education Research

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/06/04/advice-on-interpreting-education-research/

The State of STEM in U.S. Schools

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2017/05/state-stem-u-s-schools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29

Teaching Strategies to Deal with Dysgraphia

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-deal-dysgraphia

Students who struggle with handwriting to the point that they cannot express themselves through the written form may have a neurological learning condition called dysgraphia. Dysgraphia is a condition that some students have that causes trouble with written expression.

Laconic Summer Evening

Paul Ranson Apple Tree With Red Fruit

Summer by Frank Bridge 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnUPGbx88NU 

Stepfathers Should Get More Credit

St. Joseph and the Christ Child

Stepgrandfathers, too. I wouldn't trade my grandpa, (see below) step or otherwise; he brought all the love and joy we needed. 

Eddie Fisher - Oh! My PaPa 1954

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dWOsP_wly0

Grandpa and Melanie (9th Birthday)

Oh, My Papa
Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful
Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so good
No one could be, so gentle and so lovable
Oh, my pa-pa, he always understood.

Father's Day is June 18.