Educational Links 10/14/18

 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

http://www.intellectualdisability.info/diagnosis/articles/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder

Arts Ed. Could Be the Key to Student Engagement

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2018/10/10/could-the-arts-be-the-answer-to.html/?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

Obama Foundation aims to boost education of girls worldwide

http://www.foxla.com/news/obama-foundation-education-of-girls

I Was Unsupportive of My School Leadership

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/my-bad/4832-i-was-unsupportive-of-my-leadership

Mental Health Disorders and Teen Substance Use

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/10/mental-health-disorders-and-teen.html

At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for Dyslexia

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings

11 Apps to Help Kids With Note-Taking

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/finding-an-assistive-technology/11-apps-to-help-kids-with-note-taking?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Education Equity

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/education-equity

How can we ensure all students have equal access to opportunities, support, and the tools they need to succeed? Explore and share proven ways to make this happen.

Educational Links 10/13/18

Teaching Strategies to Build Student Confidence, Trust

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-build-student-confidence-trust

HOW TO TEACH YOUR TEEN ABOUT DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

https://www.theedadvocate.org/teach-teen-drugs-alcohol/

New Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/new-teachers?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Video: Dysgraphia Basics

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/video-dysgraphia-basics?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

There Is No Race to Raise ADHD Awareness, but There Should Be

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-awareness-research-still-lacking/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=adult

Educators Are More Stressed at Work Than Average People, Survey Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/10/educator_stress_aft_bat.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

A Halloween Writing Activity for Elementary and Middle School Students

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/10/a-halloween-writing-activity-for.html

Primary writing should be about creativity

https://www.tes.com/news/primary-writing-should-be-about-creativity-not-spag

So how exactly does the challenge work? And how can teachers get their classes involved? It’s quite straightforward, says Skinner.

“I have three different types of prompts teachers can choose from: picture prompts, parts of a sentence or five individual words. The idea is that the young writers have to engage with the prompts and produce a piece of writing that’s around 100 words,” she explains.

Let the PUN-OFF Continue!

With A-Poe-logies to Edgar

 

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM

 

 

Bart The Raven

https://vimeo.com/29733360 

 

 

 

Let the PUN-OFF Continue!

Educational Links 10/12/18

Dear School Administrators, Please Stop Taking Away Teacher Planning Periods

https://www.weareteachers.com/i-need-my-planning-periods/

Professional Development: The Triangle of Continuous Improvement

http://www.teachhub.com/professional-development-triangle-continuous-improvement

Give Me a Break PT II: Getting the Downtime You Need

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/4821-give-me-a-break-pt-ii-getting-the-downtime-you-need

The Education Pendulum

http://blog.mimio.com/the-education-pendulum

I’m a teacher, and I know IEPs aren’t being followed. What do I do?

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/im-a-teacher-and-i-know-ieps-arent-being-followed-what-do-i-do/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29

National Conversations Are Classroom Conversations

https://www.edutopia.org/article/national-conversations-are-classroom-conversations

How Stress Affects Your Memory

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52158/how-stress-affects-your-memory?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

We've all had the experience of studying hard for a test, believing we know the information, and then sitting down in the testing room only to draw a blank. Why does that happen?

Educational Links 10/11/18

We Need to Do More for Teachers Who Are Exhausted, Stressed, and Burned Out 

https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-mental-health/

‘Three ways I rebuilt my confidence as a teacher’

https://www.tes.com/news/three-ways-i-rebuilt-my-confidence-teacher

50 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/20-awesome-apps-that-integrate-with-google-classroom/

Understanding Learner Variability to Personalize Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-07-understanding-learner-variability-to-personalize-learning

Clean, Healthy Classroom Management Techniques

http://www.teachhub.com/clean-healthy-classroom-management-techniques

8th Graders Writing a Novel?

https://www.edutopia.org/video/8th-graders-writing-novel

The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival - Videos Based on Newbery Winning Books

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/10/the-90-second-newbery-film-festival.html

The purpose of the contest is to encourage students to create short videos based on Newbery-winning books. The point isn't to have students create book reviews or book trailers but to actually tell the story of the book through video. 

Journaling 10/11/18

This Week in MzT's Classroom: Creative Writing, Grammar, and Poe 10/8-10/12/18

All grades

Monday--Professional Development, no school for students

Tuesday Review essays

Discuss outside reading groups

Discuss vocabulary.com, spelling, grammar upcoming

Documentaries on Poe, notation, summaries

HW review nouns

Wednesday The Raven packet; video

Varieties of poems, students write poems for Poet-tree

Diagramming sentences--nouns and subject of a sentence
Review Outside Reading Lists

Thursday The Tell-Tale Heart packet; video
Creative writing--poems for Poet-Tree
Diagramming sentences--verbs and predicates of a sentence
Discuss Outside Reading
HW Poe packets

Friday The Cask of Amontillado packet; video
Creative writing--poems for the Poet-Tree

The Victorians--Starting with Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven and Other Poe Info
https://mztsclass.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-raven.html

The Cask of Amontillado

https://mztsclass.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-cask-of-amontillado.html

The Tell-Tale Heart

https://mztsclass.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-tell-tale-heart.html
The Tell-Tale Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNcaHlfyzOg 

Edgar Allan Poe Biography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZ76Lnw8Lg

WHO WAS EDGAR ALLAN POE?

https://www.poemuseum.org/who-was-edgar-allan-poe

Educational Links 10/10/18

Classroom Management: What Students Shouldn’t Ask

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-what-students-should-not-ask

YA Books for Mental Health Awareness

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning

Secondary Traumatic Stress for Educators: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52281/secondary-traumatic-stress-for-educators-understanding-and-mitigating-the-effects?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Three Things Teachers Need to Spot—and Stop—Plagiarism

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-08-three-things-teachers-need-to-spot-and-stop-plagiarism

School & Learning

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning

Core Clicks Complements Any ELA Curriculum

http://www.scholastic.com/coreclicks/common-core/classroom-implementation/instruction/

Special services

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services

What is special education, and how does it help kids with learning and attention issues? This video, courtesy of founding partner GreatSchools, gives the lowdown on special education and how to advocate for your child.

The Victorians--Starting with Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven and Other Poe Info
https://mztsclass.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-raven.html

The Cask of Amontillado

https://mztsclass.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-cask-of-amontillado.html

The Tell-Tale Heart

https://mztsclass.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-tell-tale-heart.html

The Beautiful Yet Dark Mind Of Edgar Allan Poe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6IiusT-Seo 

Edgar Allan Poe Biography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZ76Lnw8Lg

WHO WAS EDGAR ALLAN POE?

https://www.poemuseum.org/who-was-edgar-allan-poe

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven: Summary and Analysis

https://study.com/academy/lesson/edgar-allen-poes-the-raven-summary-and-analysis.html

A refresher on Edgar Allan Poe

https://ed.ted.com/featured/kpxLn1Hp

The Beautiful Yet Dark Mind Of Edgar Allan Poe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q5JycHH_1U

Educational Links 10/9/18

How Social-Emotional Learning Really Affects Students: 
A 360-Degree Perspective for School Leaders

https://events.edsurge.com/webinars/how-social-emotional--learning-really-affects-students?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ad

Two Detailed Presentations About Copyright for Educators

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

What Is ADHD? (and What Is It Not?)

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-2-0/

EXPAND YOUR MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS TODAY WITH KQED TEACH

https://teach.kqed.org/

The Unexpected Connection Between Handwriting and Learning to Read

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2018/09/24/the-unexpected-connection-between-handwriting-and-learning-to-read

Secondary Traumatic Stress for Educators: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52281/secondary-traumatic-stress-for-educators-understanding-and-mitigating-the-effects?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Three Things Teachers Need to Spot—and Stop—Plagiarism

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-08-three-things-teachers-need-to-spot-and-stop-plagiarism

Ask any educator who teaches five classes of 30 students each per day; there’s a lot of homework to assess. And if that homework involves writing assignments, the hours add up fast. Checking student work for possible plagiarism, specifically, has become a time consuming burden for many educators.

Educational Links 10/8/18

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THE ADHD BRAIN

https://www.additudemag.com/secrets-of-the-adhd-brain/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=diagnosis

'Behaviour management: You have to adapt to survive'

https://www.tes.com/news/behaviour-management-you-have-adapt-survive

30 Best Education Podcasts

https://medium.com/the-mission/30-best-education-podcasts-d8acf604ccdb

Why “good grades” do not automatically rule out “adverse educational impact”

https://www.smartspeechtherapy.com/why-good-grades-do-not-automatically-rule-out-adverse-educational-impact/

THE BEST VIDEO CLIPS SHOWING EXAMPLES OF BAD & GOOD LISTENING – CONTRIBUTE MORE!

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/10/06/the-best-video-clips-showing-examples-of-bad-good-listening-contribute-more/

Do I Need an Advocate?

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/do-i-need-an-advocate/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29

Disrupting Illusions of Fluency

https://www.facultyfocus.com/uncategorized/disrupting-illusions-of-fluency/

No matter the academic discipline, course level, or time of day, the last five minutes of class often present instructors with a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is maintaining students’ interest. Disrupting “illusions of fluency” is the opportunity. The term refers to misjudging the depth of what one knows (Carey 2015). Further, it describes the belief that a mastery over something has been achieved, when actually it has not (Lang 2016). The final class minutes can be best spent constructively assessing levels of student learning and understanding of course material.