Educational Links 9/30/18

BILINGUAL EDUCATION: 5 REASONS IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED

https://www.theedadvocate.org/bilingual-education-5-reasons-it-should-be-required/

How to Help Kids Manage Sleep, Schoolwork and Screens

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52180/how-to-help-kids-manage-sleep-schoolwork-and-screens

Boys Don’t Read Enough

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/09/boys-dont-read-enough.html

3 Ways to Maximize Peer-to-Peer Learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaLgg8QrBCY

Dyslexia and the Brain: A Different Way of Thinking

https://www.learningsuccessblog.com/blog/dyslexia/dyslexic-child%E2%80%99s-brain-includes-different-way-thinking

Three Active Learning Strategies That Push Students Beyond Memorization

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/three-active-learning-strategies-push-students-beyond-memorization/

How To Bring Instant Calm To Your Classroom

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2018/09/29/how-to-bring-instant-calm-to-your-classroom/

Personally, the buzz of excitability gives me the heebie-jeebies. It makes me shiver and takes willpower just to stick around for a few minutes.

The good news is that once it’s identified, once it’s determined to be the root cause of silliness, rambunctiousness, and the like, it can be corrected almost instantly with the following five strategies.

Help for Writing Essays for College Applications

Popular College Application Essay Topics (and How to Answer Them)

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/application-essay-topics

How to Write the Common Application Essays 2018-2019 (With Examples)

https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-write-the-common-application-essays-2018-2019/

Crafting an Unforgettable College Essay

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/college-essay

2018-2019 Common Application Essay Prompts

https://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/2018-2019-common-application-essay-prompts

Your Guide to the Common Application

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/are-you-ready-for-the-common-app

How to Get Great College Letters of Recommendation

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/letter-of-recommendation

How to Write a High School Resume for College Applications

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/high-school-resume

Educational Links 9/29/18

How a Composting Initiative Led to the Growth of an Unexpected Learning Space

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-09-28-how-a-composting-initiative-led-to-the-growth-of-an-unexpected-learning-space

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION FOR DIGITAL LEARNERS

https://www.theedadvocate.org/differentiated-instruction-for-digital-learners/

State-level policy for computer science education continues to grow

https://edscoop.com/state-level-policy-for-computer-science-education-continues-to-climb

Chicago Schools Lose Millions For Allegedly Not Shielding Students From Sexual Abuse

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652802708/chicago-schools-lose-millions-for-allegedly-not-shielding-students-from-sexual-a?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

The Neuroscience of Narrative and Memory

https://www.edutopia.org/article/neuroscience-narrative-and-memory?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Anxiety in the Classroom

https://childmind.org/article/classroom-anxiety-in-children/

Speaking Skills Top Employer Wish Lists. But Schools Don't Teach Them

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/26/speaking-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-but.html

Employers say they have trouble finding new hires with good oral-communication skills. But relatively few regular public K-12 schools explicitly teach those skills, and even fewer teach them with real-world workplace scenarios.

Educational Links 9/28/18

8 Types Of Imagination

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/8-types-of-imagination/

Teacher Tip: Use an Anchor Chart to Help With Multiplication

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/teacher-tips/2018/02/16/teacher-tip-use-an-anchor-chart-to-help-with-multiplication?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

A Writing Strategy That Works For Every Student, Every Time

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/pre-writing-strategy-works-every-student-every-time/

One-third of middle- and high-schoolers were bullied last year, study shows

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/09/24/one-out-three-students-were-bullied-us-school-last-year/1374631002/

Why Teens Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should, Too!)

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51237/why-teens-should-understand-their-own-brains-and-why-their-teachers-should-too

The Power of Collaboration for ELLs

https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/total-physical-response-vocabulary

Teaching Self-Regulation in the Early Grades

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-self-regulation-early-grades?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Activating young students’ natural bodily rhythms helps them regulate their nervous systems and prepare for learning.

Educational Links 9/27/18

De-escalating behaviour: 8 tips for teachers

https://www.tes.com/news/de-escalating-behaviour-8-tips-teachers

Suspending Elementary School Students Linked to Future Behavioral Problems

https://thejournal.com/articles/2018/09/24/suspending-elementary-school-students-linked-to-future-behavioral-problems.aspx

Girls with ADHD Face Unique Challenges

https://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/adhd/girls-with-adhd-face-unique-challenges/

The Impact of Implicit Bias and How We Must Work Together to Overcome It

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2018/09/the_impact_of_implicit_bias.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Should we scrap homework?

https://www.tes.com/news/should-we-scrap-homework

Social-emotional learning: Won’t you be my model?

https://www.districtadministration.com/article/social-emotional-learning-won-t-you-be-my-model

What Can Machine Learning Really Predict in Education?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-09-26-what-can-machine-learning-really-predict-in-education

Gather student data, make predictions about their learning—and perhaps their future. For years education companies have tried to apply technologies to better understand students and tailor their learning experiences, or support instructors who can intervene when human help is needed.

Kindness Begets Kindness

Educational Links 9/26/18

OPINION: Bullying is on the rise, survey shows. How did we get here?

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-bullying-is-on-the-rise-survey-shows-how-did-we-get-here/

Gaps in California law requiring schools to test for lead could leave children at risk

https://edsource.org/2018/gaps-in-california-law-requiring-schools-to-test-for-lead-could-leave-children-at-risk/602756?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=leadmain-0924-18

In the Rush to Improve Early Education, Don't Forget About Teachers

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/26/in-the-rush-to-improve-early-education.html/?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

Study: High School Grade Inflation Pervasive

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/09/24/new-study-shows-widespread-grade-inflation-high-schools?utm_content=buffer81bbb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer

Why Should You Read Poe? - A TED-Ed Lesson

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/09/why-should-you-read-poe-ted-ed-lesson.html?spref=fb

A Better Way to Teach the Civil Rights Movement

https://www.edutopia.org/article/better-way-teach-civil-rights-movement

Who Is Your Eduhero?

http://blog.mimio.com/who-is-your-eduhero

The term “eduhero” has become popular over the past few years, but what exactly does it mean? I would define it as someone who is a “voice” in education. It could be a teacher who tweets pictures of their classroom, a prominent education author, a Pinterest teacher star, or a Teachers-Pay-Teachers whiz. The common thread between all eduheros is that they use social media to promote what they do in the classroom. The Twitter hashtag #eduhero is another way to tag teachers who are doing great things. 

Educational Links 9/25/18

12 Warning Signs the IEP Team is NOT Doing Their Job!

https://www.specialmomadvocate.com/12-warning-signs-the-iep-team-is-not-doing-their-job/

6 Educational Android Apps to Help with ELL
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/09/6-educational-android-apps-to-help-with.html

Kids Who Need Help with Social Skills May Learn Best Together

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/09/kids-who-need-help-with-social-skills.html

How Parents Can Help Improve the Quality of a Teen's Sleep

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52224/how-parents-can-help-improve-the-quality-of-a-teens-sleep?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

160+ Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students

https://shakeuplearning.com/chrome-database/

The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling a Child with Special Needs — and Some Resources That Can Help

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/09/the-pros-and-cons-of-homeschooling.html

4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

https://catlintucker.com/2018/09/4-strategies-metacognitive-thinking/

Teaching metacognitive skills that encourage students to become more aware of their learning can help them shift from passive to active participants in the classroom. If the teacher is the only person thinking critically about learning goals, progress, skill development, curriculum design, and assessment, that is a missed opportunity. Teachers must help students become active agents in the classroom who are able to make key decisions about what they learn and how they learn.

Educational Links 9/24/18

Why is there still workplace bullying in teaching?

https://www.tes.com/news/why-there-still-workplace-bullying-teaching

Response: Teachers Can't Ignore Racism Issues and Hope They 'Will Go Away'

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2018/09/response_teachers_cant_ignore_racism_issues_hope_they_will_go_away.html

“THE TOP BLOGS AND RESOURCE SITES FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/09/21/the-top-blogs-and-resource-sites-for-teachers-of-english-language-learners/

Only Tech Skills Aren’t Enough - Students Must Possess These Core Skills For The Future Of Work

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/trends/2964-tech-skill-not-enough-core-skills-future-of-work

Education research is great but never forget teaching is a complex art form

https://www.tes.com/news/education-research-great-never-forget-teaching-complex-art-form

Discovering the Depth in Graphic Novels

https://www.edutopia.org/article/discovering-depth-graphic-novels

California districts can renovate, build kindergarten classrooms with help from new funding

https://edsource.org/2018/california-districts-can-renovate-build-kindergarten-classrooms-with-help-from-new-funding/600809?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=kinder-801-18

Moving from Feedback to Feedforward

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/feedforward/

It turns out there’s a different way to give feedback that works a lot better, a way of flipping its focus from the past to the future. It’s a concept called “feedforward,” which was originally developed by a management expert named Marshall Goldsmith. As far as I can tell, not a lot of educators are familiar with the practice of feedforward, and I really think if we learned how to do it and started using it more consistently, it could make a huge difference in how our students grow and how we grow as professionals.

This Week in MzT's Classroom 9/24-9/28 2018

Monday

Grades 12-7 Study of Poetry
Outside Reading Check
Introduction to Poetry

Poetry Terminology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX_ZUw5rcKU

Notation: Elements of Poetry
Seniors: Intro. to Beowulf
HW: Learn Elements of Poetry

Tuesday
Grades 12-7
Journaling
Study of Poetry
Seniors: Beowulf

POETRY TERMS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnPU8AOuQ_A

Quiz: Elements of Poetry
Outside Reading Check
Introduction to Poetry
Notation: Figurative Language
HW: Learn Elements of Figurative Language

Wednesday
Grades 12-7 Study of Poetry

Seniors: Beowulf
Quiz: Figurative Language
Outside Reading Check
Poetry
Robert Frost
The Road Not Taken

Thursday
Grades 12-7 Journaling
Study of Poetry
Seniors: Beowulf
Poetry
Longfellow
The Rainy Day
HW Compare 'The Road Not Taken' to 'The
The Rainy Day
Compare and Contrast Rough Draft

Friday
Grades 12-7 Study of Poetry
Seniors: Beowulf
Poetry
Write Compare and Contrast Essay with collaboration