Saturday, June 9, 2018

Educational Links 6/10/18

HOW DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY IMPACTS TODAY’S CLASSROOM

10 WAYS FOR LEADERS TO ENCOURAGE AGENCY…


The Difference Between Speech-Language Disorders and Attention Issues


'It’s OK to not always love teaching'



I Want to Get Better at… Differentiation


Recognizing and Alleviating Math Anxiety


Math anxiety is much more than a dislike for the subject—it’s a real problem for students, one that blocks the brain’s working memory and starts a self-perpetuating cycle of math avoidance, low achievement, and fear. 

The Digital Classroom--so many resources!



Digital Leadership is Not Optional

http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2018/05/digital-leadership-is-not-optional.html

9 MUST-HAVE APPS AND TOOLS FOR KIDS WHO HATE MATH


THE SMITHSONIAN’S TWEETTRIBUNE
Offers daily news articles from the AP that can be differentiated by Lexile levels.  https://www.tweentribune.com/
DIGITAL BOOK INDEX
A “meta-index” that provides links to more than 140K books. http://www.digitalbookindex.org/
FRONT ROW
400+ non-fiction articles at students' specific reading levels. Common Core Aligned questions. https://www.frontrowed.com/ela/

The Best of Summer Reading (Younger Kids)

BEST KIDS SUMMER READS OF 2018


Summer Reading Programs Free Stuff 2018


15 Amazing Vintage Summer Reads for Kids



Summer Reading Booklists




Summer Reading for Kids 2018: Book Lists plus Printables


The Ultimate Guide to Summer Reading Programs for kids. {10 free options!}







As any teacher will tell you–students lose traction and knowledge from the time off during the summer. It can take several weeks in the fall to get back into the groove. Every parent should encourage their child to be a reader. Sure, for some kids, reading is more difficult and discovering reading differences can be a challenge. But, reading is essential so we should role model good reading habits. A great way to encourage reading is to participate in a structured Summer Reading Program, and many of them are free.

Friday, June 8, 2018

Educational Links 6/9/18


EdStat: Six States have Passed Right-to-Work Legislation in the Past Eight Years

What Should Small Group Reading Instruction Look Like?


Classroom Management: 5 Habits of Effective Teachers


Checking for Understanding


Autism and mental health: Meeting the needs of young people in crisis


PASS OR FAIL: A NEW PLAN FOR K-12 SUCCESS


The practice of passing students to the next grade or holding them back is nothing new. In the often cut-and-dry world of K-12 academics, the fate of a student is based on a shockingly unsophisticated system. The K-12 system seems to be oblivious or indifferent to the impact this pass/fail system has on the lives of the children it affects. Even though all available indices show they are the worse for it, students continue to be promoted by age with no concern for subject mastery or held back regardless of age when metrics are not met. Such irrationality demands an explanation. Why are educators, parents and the American public complicit in a practice that does demonstrable harm to children and the competitive future of the country?

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Educational Links 6/8/18


10 ways we made our school happier


SEL Weekly Update

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/06/07/sel-weekly-update-75/

Why teachers should stop trying to hide their emotions in school

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/03/why-teachers-should-stop-trying-to-hide-their-emotions-in-school/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferd849d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=.29ce9f1b2821


When the IEP Team Focused on My Strengths, It Made All the Difference


Quizalize Introduces New Differentiation Tools



What Does Research Say About Children’s Wellbeing?




Opening Up New Perspectives With Literature


Students in classrooms across the United States are a reflection of the diverse people, perspectives, histories, and values in our society. Yet if we were to take an inventory of classroom texts, curricula, and literacy materials across classrooms settings, we’d find that these instructional materials do not reflect the diversity of our students, let alone the diversity of our society.

Take That, Summer Slide!

 

Summer Reading Programs Boost Student Achievement, Study Says

http://www.slj.com/2010/11/students/summer-reading-programs-boost-student-achievement-study-says/ 

Take THAT Summer Slide! 15,000 Books to Kids in DC

1. Take That! Summer Slide!


http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/06/18/jlw-summer-slide/


2. 5 Great Math Apps for Grade School Kids


http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/5-great-math-apps-for-grade-school-kids/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 


3. 5 Ways To Really Connect With Online Students


http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/5-ways-to-really-connect-with-online-students/ 


4. Stopping the Summer Slide

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/03/stopping-the-summer-slide/ 

5. Use Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/core-practices-arts-integration-susan-riley


6. An At-Home Summer Reading Camp


http://www.choiceliteracy.com/articles-detail-view.php?id=98&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 


7. Disengaged and Non-Traditional Learners Can Thrive Through Summer Learning 


http://dcaya.blogspot.com/2013/06/little-known-fact-i-didnt-actually.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 

8. Games and Learning for Kids (also review for secondary)

http://www.coolmath.com/

 

 
Youth sports, Oakland, CAL http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/opr/s/sports/index.htm

Teaching Is Making A Kid Feel Uniquely Important





1. How Can Teachers Foster Self-Esteem in Children?

Teachers play an important role in nurturing a student's sense of dignity and self-worth.


http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/health/773-teachers-foster-self-esteem-in-children.gs 


 2. Incorporating Cultural Diversity in the Classroom


http://www.teachersofcolor.com/2009/04/incorporating-cultural-diversity-in-the-classroom/ 


3. Social Emotional Learning

In the classroom, social skills come first. Keep kids on track with these ideas.


4. Social and Emotional Learning: What is it? How can we use it to help our children?


http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/social_emotional_learning_what_it_how_can_we_use_it_help_our_children 


5. Core Strategy: Social and
Emotional Learning

6. Why Champion Social and Emotional Learning?

It's not enough to simply fill students' brains with facts. Educators must also help children develop the skills to manage their emotions, resolve conflicts nonviolently, and make responsible decisions. 

http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning 


7.  Build Self-Esteem in Children




Some Thoughts on Helping Children Build Self-Esteem

 http://www.stressfreekids.com/resources-2/self-esteem-in-children/build-self-esteem-children


8. Self-Esteem



Teaching Is Making Sure You Have Their Attention

1. Keeping Kids Focused


A Few Tips From the Pros on Maximizing Class Attention


 http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teaching/techniques/keeping-kids-focused/keeping-kids-focused 


2. How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class


Strategies to Help Children Pay Attention in Class

Read more: Strategies to Help Children Pay Attention in Class | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/way_5759141_strategies-children-pay-attention-class.html#ixzz2DRbWS1PT2. How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class

http://www.edutopia.org/classroom-student-participation-tips 


3. 25 Ways to Obtain Children's Attention in a School Setting


http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip54.html 


4. Teaching tips: How to gain kids' attention


http://www.helium.com/knowledge/45078-teaching-tips-how-to-gain-kids-attention 


 5. Gaining Attention


http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/management/gainingattention.htm 




6.  Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class


http://blog.simplek12.com/education/top-10-ways-to-wake-up-students/ 


7.  50 Actions that Will Grab Your Students’ Attention


http://teaching.monster.com/training/articles/122-50-actions-that-will-grab-your-students-attention 



Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me.

 

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Educational Links 6/7/18


Parents, Schools Step Up Efforts To Combat Food-Allergy Bullying


HOW TO FLIP A PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE


When School Rules Are Different for Students of Color


‘Relationship Gap’: It’s Not Just What Students Know, It’s Whom They Know That Enables Them to Succeed



Where Questioning Fits in Comprehension Instruction: Skills and Strategies



Effective Time-Saving Teaching Strategies


Are Your Students Thinking Critically?


Every teacher’s goal is for students to use critical thinking in the work they do. Students who can think critically grow into lifelong problem solvers. Critical thinking with students means that they can take information and analyze it, draw conclusions, form and defend opinions with data to back it up, reflect on their work, and approach problems in a systematic way. Where does that begin in the classroom? And how do we promote critical thinking in the lessons we do with students? 


Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Summer Activity: How Do Your Garden Friends Grow?

A frequent family visitor to my garden on a summer morning.

A tiny garden, a whole farm--size doesn't matter. Creating a lovely habitat for garden critters (including yourself) is a dynamic way to love a summer.

Butterflies, bees, lizards. hummingbirds all become part of the family when you live part of your summer outside in a garden. Kids thrive just like the rollie pollies Pill Bug (Rollie Pollie) http://www.bugfacts.net/pill-bug.php#.U7MWF7GmV5M in a well mulched garden plot. Morning sunrise is a lovely time to see how the garden and its inhabitants are doing. Bird Song Hero http://biology.allaboutbirds.org/bird-song-hero/ Later, during a lunch picnic, your kids' butterfly family will flutter by. Butterflies and Moths of North America http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

How to Create a Butterfly Garden in a Pot

http://www.hgtv.com/gardening/how-to-create-a-butterfly-garden-in-a-pot/index.html

Kids quickly learn most garden dwellers are not dangerous and are deserving of respect. Kids have a serious vested interest in the environment and can make positive contribution through loving your local bees. Help save our bee population with this easy DIY project!http://www.care2.com/greenliving/help-the-bees-with-this-diy-bee-water-garden.html


Extra credit! Helping bees and growing mint for Mom's summer tea.
A garden is an adventurous place, an eco-system alive and active. Kids know when to leave it alone and just observe. Anyone who eats black widow spiders is welcome in my garden, and these mojave
lizards really love it. They are characters that can win a staring contest. When claiming their territory, they do push ups. It is also good to know what else might be in your garden that's not so innocuous. Living With Wild Reptiles and Amphibians

http://www.californiaherps.com/info/livingwithherps.html 

A garden attracts an exciting variety of birds--your kid will be just as excited about the bird feeder as old great Aunt Maxine--and they will have a lot to talk about! Hummingbirds are curious, funny friends in the garden, finches keep a regular schedule of feeder visits, and around here we even get the occasional roadrunner (beep beep.) Ravens here are so regular in their habits, you can name them.

Backyard Bird Identifierhttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/backyard-bird-identifier/

 

The Unloved.
The Loved.

Kids love bugs. Digging around in the garden doing maintenance can transport a child into the marvelous world in the dirt, on the plants. The interrelated lives of garden insects. Good Garden Bugs, the Ten Most Wanted http://www.clean-organized-family-home.com/garden-bugs-good.html#sthash.DE8v0D2E.dpbs 

 

Loving those worms, lacewings, pillbugs, kids joining all the community of the garden.

This is my favorite post, probably because it reminds me of so many lovely visits to the garden. 

Keeping Butterflies, Bees and Hummingbirds Happy 



http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2014/05/summer-activity-keeping-butterflies.html?spref=bl

Educational Links 6/6/18


The Global Search for Education: Could A Robot Replace A Teacher? Should A Robot Replace A Teacher?


HOW DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY IMPACTS TODAY’S CLASSROOM


10 Tips for Creating a Fertile Environment for Kids' Creativity and Growth



How Passion Projects and Community Partners Create Relevant Learning for Teens in School



Short Supply in the Teaching Profession


WHY PBL IS THE FUTURE OF SPED EDUCATION


HOW IMPORTANT IS WRITING BY HAND IN THIS DIGITAL AGE?


Given the opportunity to take notes by hand or on the computer, most students choose the latter. After all, modern technology offers plenty of benefits for writers.
The digital writing workspace is convenient for several reasons. A single laptop or tablet can hold all the books and materials a student needs. It can also contain tools for research, entertainment activities, and curated music. The tech devices make learning more accessible. With the push of a button or a tap on a screen, students can activate engaging learning experiences, or they can record lectures.
Convenience, however, doesn’t trump old-fashioned writing by hand when it comes to learning. Writing by hand has benefits that technology has not been able to reproduce – yet.

My Dad

Strolling Player and Son, Picasso


Cheese is okay for a holiday, right? This is for those many new fans of the Donna Reed Show.


"My Dad" - Paul Petersen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjvRPV9hHBs


Father's Day is June 17.

Monday, June 4, 2018

Educational Links 6/5/18


MOTIVATING STRUGGLING LEARNERS IN SUMMER SCHOOL AND IN CLASS EVERYDAY


My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Using Tech To Differentiate Instruction

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/06/03/my-latest-bam-radio-show-is-on-using-tech-to-differentiate-instruction/


Sharing Student Work Beyond the Classroom


A Bold Proposal for Taking Mental Health Seriously in Schools


Decoding the Overlap between Autism and ADHD


WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT YOURSELF AS A TEACHER?


Why Children Aren't Behaving, And What You Can Do About It



If we respond to our kids' misbehavior instead of reacting, we'll get the results we want. I want to take a little of the pressure off of parenting; each instance is not life or death. We can let our kids struggle a little bit. We can let them fail. In fact, that is the process of childhood when children misbehave. It's not a sign of our failure as parents. It's normal.


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 17.