Educational Links 2/3/19

Blended Learning: A Bridge to Personalization

https://catlintucker.com/2019/02/blended-learning-a-bridge-to-personalization/

inquiry- based

Reinventing How We Teach Math and Why We Should

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/ascd-learn-teach-lead-radio/4888-reinventing-how-we-teach-math-and-why-we-should?fbclid=IwAR20aITQie5Npc5Pp2hKWQ-4qSNbA2bEeHB2m-ZOoFeIiqVCWucGdE27Tvw

One Country's Solution to a Teacher Shortage: Cold, Hard Cash

http://fortune.com/2019/01/28/england-teacher-shortages-cash-incentive/?fbclid=IwAR1uamT9KmmVE0ukR5-DQY8_gVJx6HHhlLBJ0V8bWWuX0meGj7YVvgF7C3I

Inquiry-Based Tasks in Social Studies

https://www.edutopia.org/article/inquiry-based-tasks-social-studies?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2IRRAXr3LMwxd_JbRGX02DzCe1jpwWZ9gOBVKaW2iYRHzR6vT-pkha_fY

Ten Search Strategies Students Should Try

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/02/ten-search-strategies-students-should.html?fbclid=IwAR3O02mbCn5rkn0ZGIWLYV_-o8pjUl1gup_9kpAI5bZTlPhmPi4tMYRqIhU

19 Myths Of Managing Difficult Students

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2019/02/02/19-myths-of-managing-difficult-students/?fbclid=IwAR2K3sdMN5p9nxX0m-vXVYMCusEWRLOqPP7a0qQpYXgr8V89ilH2GweNQok

We Already Know School Starts Too Early. It's Time to Do Something About It

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/03/we-already-know-school-starts-too-early.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR0R4gVNSI1RSL9Glmt2FlX-Ddmd0BcBWSzGNHJDNMBhOkh7QbAywrboj2s

On this topic, most schools have been in the Dark Ages, literally and figuratively. The vast majority of districts do not heed recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics to hold off beginning middle and high school until 8:30 a.m.

Black History Month: Life doesn't frighten me

#16 Life Doesn’t Frighten me at Allbased on the poem “Life Doesn’t frighten me at all” by Ian Lantz

Her original poem read by herself.

life doesn't frighten me 

by Maya Angelou 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn1kZzqGXc4

Life Doesn’t Frighten Me

Shadows on the wall

Noises down the hall

Life doesn’t frighten me at all

Bad dogs barking loud

Big ghosts in a cloud

Life doesn’t frighten me at all

Mean old Mother Goose

Lions on the loose

They don’t frighten me at all

Dragons breathing flame

On my counterpane

That doesn’t frighten me at all.

I go boo

Make them shoo

I make fun

Way they run

I won’t cry

So they fly

I just smile

They go wild

Life doesn’t frighten me at all.

Tough guys fight

All alone at night

Life doesn’t frighten me at all.

Panthers in the park

Strangers in the dark

No, they don’t frighten me at all.

That new classroom where

Boys all pull my hair

(Kissy little girls

With their hair in curls)

They don’t frighten me at all.

Don’t show me frogs and snakes

And listen for my scream,

If I’m afraid at all

It’s only in my dreams.

I’ve got a magic charm

That I keep up my sleeve

I can walk the ocean floor

And never have to breathe.

Life doesn’t frighten me at all

Not at all

Not at all.

Life doesn’t frighten me at all.

 Official Maya Angelou website

http://mayaangelou.com/

Educational Links 2/2/19

My Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers!

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/top-20-tech-tips-for-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR0_hvoDwgbQw9R4EQJP6zbKKUDjaM0y98e4FyyUt-7qY3ziLor4FEStnZc

Going beyond Accuracy vs Fluency

https://www.etprofessional.com/going-beyond-accuracy-vs-fluency?fbclid=IwAR1nZFdBzLItzhNHAsO168hR7xkDHFVZL6TZJkYe87PAa-1k7YbKkCE66Ok

Ten Search Strategies Students Should Try

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/02/ten-search-strategies-students-should.html

Why Doesn't Every Teacher Know the Research on Reading Instruction?

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/why-doesnt-every-teacher-know-research-reading-instruction?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

11 Bad Teaching Habits That Are Stifling Your Growth

https://wegrowteachers.com/11-bad-teaching-habits-stifling-growth/?fbclid=IwAR1MFHMx7g-WkBbGgAqmPspQYwElOR-t98gEiWEXYVt1BC1kU_aYXcpE18M

Things Special Ed Teacher Wish Other Teachers Knew

https://www.mrsdscorner.com/things-special-ed-teacher-wish-other-teachers-knew/?fbclid=IwAR25GwpYiEzxUfz-5non3dyLNfe79QuJxWTwL-iIpcm2XfDHVET2i7rVFJA

‘Education is failing the most vulnerable children’

https://www.tes.com/news/education-failing-most-vulnerable-children?fbclid=IwAR2g434gpiJqpp4imX7EVarnh5kuwmvGBwUz6-ZypP6gdQj_QMOb9ZzI_I4

Budget cuts and staff shortages will make the attainment gap impossible to bridge, warns school specialising in autism

Educational Links 2/1/19

What We're Getting Wrong About Credit Recovery

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/27/what-were-getting-wrong-about-credit-recovery.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR2u3rmaTS0RvYL4aLf7Eaie5CJ9cjgvt6fxRcwnNJYasw2XJInrbIIVO80

Artist Who ‘Just Happens To Be Autistic’ Winning Acclaim

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2019/01/31/artist-autistic-acclaim/25970/

When Am I Ever Going to Use This?

https://www.edutopia.org/article/when-am-i-ever-going-use?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3BJFyUaljveg4DYOCZVLQxnsK2slPcAZ5rEJSnQ8tf67gEVMSUFiQGIps

What We Know About the Long-Term Effects of ADHD Medications

https://childmind.org/article/know-long-term-effects-adhd-medications/?fbclid=IwAR0LAo1rtyBzSh1k8FK8LBKMVtwawuMOxLTQA5bOwXqR2KqQJ0iBDn0arHQ

Confronting the Abominable Snow Day

https://www.edutopia.org/article/confronting-abominable-snow-day-alyssa-tormala-ellie-gilbert?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR39XV-sXySWQzL84ooOU7Y324kYSvsE0j3OeaIZB0iOo5IkqmTiWkJcZxA

A LOOK BACK: TEACHERS MIGHT FIND THIS LIST OF ELL ACCOMMODATIONS USEFUL…

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/01/31/teachers-might-find-this-list-of-ell-accommodations-useful-2/?fbclid=IwAR2IoecrZkgCwSmDAL548ZkGDnP3j-SrNevPJHAQ6c-3q8-vlCrQ51hDVog

Single-Point Rubrics and Checkmark Make Your Life Easier & Your Kids Smarter

https://www.techlearning.com/news/single-point-rubrics-and-checkmark-make-your-life-easier-and-your-kids-smarter?fbclid=IwAR1cPY4E3ViSzofi-b3bboktjPqHV-X-IHAZ1N0e8T3COH_YcEzDbbQEfDw

 Quick review – why use a single-point rubric? 

• Simple to create
• Clear, specific, higher quality, and individualized feedback
• Focus is on feedback and improvement, not just a grade. (Great if you’re moving to standards-based assessments or away from traditional grading.)
• Allows for flexibility in teacher feedback without losing clear expectations
• Supports student performance and creativity beyond proficient
• Encourages students to actually read and internalize our feedback

Educational Links 1/31/19

How to Use Oral Presentations to Help English Language Learners Succeed

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50918/how-to-use-oral-presentations-to-help-english-language-learners-succeed

Only two percent of teachers are black men, yet research confirms they matter

https://theundefeated.com/features/only-two-percent-of-teachers-are-black-men-yet-research-confirms-they-matter/

Why Designing for Disability Leads to Better Solutions for Everyone

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46880/why-designing-for-disability-leads-to-better-solutions-for-everyone

How to Get Measurable Value from Your School’s Tech Infrastructure

https://events.edsurge.com/webinars/how-to-get-measurable-value-from-your-schools-tech-infrastructure?_ga=2.145268660.1835995689.1548899532-1972550073.1526093990

10 Teacher-Tested Valentine’s Day Classroom Activities

https://www.teachhub.com/10-teacher-tested-valentines-day-classroom-activities

Your child’s rights

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights

45 MICROAGGRESSIONS THAT EDUCATORS COMMIT DAILY

https://www.theedadvocate.org/45-microaggressions-that-educators-commit-daily/

First, let’s begin by defining what microaggressions are. They are the daily verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, brushoffs, or disrespectful comments; deliberate or accidental, which convey threatening, pejorative, or damaging messages to people predicated exclusively upon the fact that they belong to a disenfranchised group. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on how microaggressions manifest themselves in the classroom.

Educational Links 1/30/19

Replace What Doesn’t Work with What Does

https://www.middleweb.com/39584/replace-what-doesnt-work-with-what-does/?fbclid=IwAR1yVY-hwhhDW_rjk-5oEs8PAlRFEmzUDS2beTnMpdoyoglTYVgGY1CBLfk

Catching Lightning in a Bottle

https://www.edutopia.org/article/catching-lightning-bottle

How Teachers Designed a School-Centered On Caring Relationships

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52413/how-teachers-designed-a-school-centered-on-caring-relationships

Two More Lessons in TED-Ed's "Why Should You Read..." Series

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Color-Coded Differentiation

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2019/01/09/colour-coded-differentiation/?utm_content=buffer409a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Graduation Rate For Students With Disabilities Shows Improvement

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2019/01/30/graduation-rate-shows-improvement/25962/?fbclid=IwAR2twjpQ6jZ1rH79D-omEG5cqKTq9nIljqZ7vthKLgxwr4atvsZcAiSi9Z8

What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd#1

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects children and teens and can continue into adulthood. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder of children. Children with ADHD may be hyperactive and unable control their impulses. Or they may have trouble paying attention. These behaviors interfere with school and home life.

That's Sort of Punny

Educational Links 1/29/19

Adapting to the needs of learners, educators and schools with Chromebooks

https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/chromebooks-for-all/?fbclid=IwAR0c6dsb1pt0zsDtMogYUUHWtY7e52pEby4YS3T5fI1J4F8iUKk5kG0CAow

Evoking Emotion in Fiction: 7 Pragmatic Ways to Make Readers Give a Darn

https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-goal/improve-my-writing/writing-tips-for-evoking-emotion-in-fiction

20 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/20-formative-assessment-tools-for-your-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR3U80D9eLkEfrdiFJIJg_iV2fq3ZQc5woXTyQ3xMRwChg7MxSNb7RdXjwM

Another tool to improve student mental health? Kids talking to kids

https://hechingerreport.org/another-tool-to-improve-student-mental-health-kids-talking-to-kids/

TWELVE REASONS I LIKE USING TECHNOLOGY

https://msdrasby.com/2018/12/22/twelve-reasons-i-like-using-technology/

What Is Cyber Bullying?

http://edtechreview.in/dictionary/2462-what-is-cyberbullying?fbclid=IwAR1mQB84qIhSTuv6jpab-1vr9BNCr1RyhpGUr8W2x_00x8JlMDEZWE15nwA

Why Mindfulness And Trauma-Informed Teaching Don't Always Go Together

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52881/why-mindfulness-and-trauma-informed-teaching-dont-always-go-together?fbclid=IwAR3PDDaoStlsfZjCCUUY7WOdTPB5oOmAIIG7qAzkMb8t3Bh6SaLaEY2uwKc

Mindfulness is a fast growing trend both in the world generally and in schools. Teachers are turning to the practice as a simple way to restore calm to the classroom, help students find some quiet space, and build self-regulation skills. Some teachers say their personal mindfulness practice has helped them respond more calmly to students and helps them keep perspective. But it’s also important to realize that some of the ways mindfulness is practiced -- sitting still, eyes closed, in silence -- can also be triggers for students who have experienced trauma.

Educational Links 1/28/19

9 ADHD Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/teacher-strategies-to-help-adhd-students/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=school&fbclid=IwAR1dHTLkI2bDs_ufRLgFLCwnxD1ppsye642tmq7LWOB2zHSZkjWQ_bg5zlE

Five Ways to Help Children with ADHD Develop Their Strengths

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52852/five-ways-to-help-children-with-adhd-develop-their-strengths?fbclid=IwAR27Z11Yx254U4FZQhAeTf0yZKuQkpOwYIrM2UijS92P_xd5nirfPiYgx2g

Digital technology offers new ways to teach lessons from the Holocaust

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/digital-technology-offers-new-ways-to-teach-lessons-from-the-holocaust?fbclid=IwAR2EWEINk_bezrzLc7sSh4dVbyYFDJ8X_5I91cte9fHi6vRXtVqzRBMZbuo

Educators: Would You Like to Contribute to This Blog?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/01/educators_would_you_like_to_contribute_to_this_blog_1.html?fbclid=IwAR0jPH9Z_gr5gmnUMPQNTBmbWmcRRmVnqFKWa49bIsjKTk7-00rT1s2ml6M

Why Millions Of Kids Can't Read, And What Better Teaching Can Do About It

https://www.wbur.org/npr/677722959/why-millions-of-kids-cant-read-and-what-better-teaching-can-do-about-it

Why leveraging computer science is crucial to every classroom

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/01/25/why-leveraging-computer-science-is-crucial-to-every-classroom/

A New Push for Play-Based Learning: Why Districts Say It’s Leading to More Engaged Students, Collaborative Classmates … and Better Grades

http://www.the74million.org/article/a-new-push-for-play-based-learning-why-districts-say-its-leading-to-more-engaged-students-collaborative-classmates-and-better-grades/

That makes sense to early-learning researchers, who have long argued for play-based education for young students. Years of research have demonstrated the importance of play for childhood development, yet the “either/or” argument between play and academics, with their strict standards and assessments, has inhibited making playtime more prominent in the early grades.

Advice for Student-Centered Learning

An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/quick-guide-questioning-classroom/

Great Teachers Don't Teach

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/great-teachers-do-not-teach-ben-johnson

How to Engage a Classroom of Diverse Learners

https://teach.com/blog/how-to-engage-a-classroom-of-diverse-learners/

What Giving Students Choice Looks Like in the Classroom

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52421/what-giving-students-choice-looks-like-in-the-classroom

The Key to 21st Century Classrooms Isn't Tech. It's Evolved Teaching.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-06-04-the-key-to-21st-century-classrooms-isn-t-tech-it-s-evolved-teaching

5 Reasons You Should Seek Your Own Student Feedback

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/student-feedback/

How Do We Actually Know a Lesson Went Well?

https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/how-do-we-actually-know-a-lesson-went-well/

Authentic Learning Activities: Examples & Concept

https://study.com/academy/lesson/authentic-learning-activities-examples-lesson-quiz.html

Project-Based Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning

7 Effective Teaching Strategies For The Classroom

https://www.quizalize.com/blog/2018/02/23/teaching-strategies/

What is a PLN? Why Do I Need One?

http://www.teachhub.com/what-pln-why-do-i-need-one

Active Learning Strategies for the Classroom

https://mcphs.libguides.com/centerteachinglearning/classroomstrategies

Classroom Activities to Make Learning Relevant

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-activities-make-learning-relevant

2 Examples Of Gamification In The Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/12-examples-of-gamification-in-the-classroom/

First Day of Class Activity: The Interest Inventory

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/first-day-of-class-activity-the-interest-inventory/

Creating a Culture of Integrity in the Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-pathways-creating-culture-integrity-marilyn-price-mitchell

ADHD Strategies and Info Every Teacher Should Know

Teaching Children With ADHD: Classroom Strategies To Engage The Easily Distracted

https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/teaching-children-with-adhd/

9 ADHD Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/teacher-strategies-to-help-adhd-students/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=school&fbclid=IwAR2b2aLzESas35IPvKXtezi4BM7ghJDVeiNoP0-R2HWlf6QYo8G9EGGRbas

ADHD Basics

https://childmind.org/guide/guide-to-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) find it unusually difficult to concentrate on tasks, to pay attention, to sit still and to control impulsive behavior. Our guide to ADHD offers information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for ADHD.

Helping the Student with ADHD in the Classroom: Strategies for Teachers

http://www.ldonline.org/article/5911/

At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/at-a-glance-classroom-accommodations-for-adhd

Teaching Students with ADHD

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/teaching-students-with-adhd-attention-deficit-disorder.htm/

What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd#1

ADHD: The Facts

https://add.org/adhd-facts/

What Is ADHD?

ADHD and the School-Aged Child

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/adhd/what-is-adhd

Teachers and school staff can provide parents and doctors with information to help evaluate behavior and learning problems, and can assist with behavioral training. However, school staff cannot diagnose ADHD, make decisions about treatment or require that a student take medication to attend school. Only parents and guardians can make those decisions with the child’s physician.

Students whose ADHD impairs their learning may qualify for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or for a Section 504 plan (for children who do not require special education) under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Children with ADHD can benefit from study skills instruction, changes to the classroom setup, alternative teaching techniques and a modified curriculum.