Educational Links 5/12/19

“It’s a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think

https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/04/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/?fbclid=IwAR09YW9Uod6_GOEJXliTE4t0MrY6NXz3xA0wyC2qu2FMTphZu5Db4QLe6Gk

What Students Really Think of Their Teachers When It Comes to Edtech and Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-05-what-students-really-think-of-their-teachers-when-it-comes-to-edtech-and-learning?utm_content=bufferdb174&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR2zBhV_lABAveoFQuHwMNaiK3MNNDSA7bQlStunM_5WePyTc_aF6qZIiQ4

Blended Learning Built on Teacher Expertise

https://www.edutopia.org/article/blended-learning-built-teacher-expertise?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR18AE6tOcqAg_jLBDS1uIb5NKhznDfsEEzNQ72tAd64y_23_UkdmPqzLSw

Free Online Assistive Technology Tools to Help With Reading, Writing and Math

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/finding-an-assistive-technology/free-assistive-technology-tools-on-the-web?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR2C9dYfWTdLhToEHsDqyL78C-2r4PBUbt8DFISmIzxvq8TjCNlvSTFgkdg

Finding a Way to Stay: Making a Path for Sustainable Teaching

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/EJ/1081-sep2018/EJ1081Sep2018Findingp.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2_iYfCEYdc0OERZu5fXd7-J2F46snNM_wdKD2JduMahUks5HIoCyrh_9w

Trouble Expressing Ideas in Writing: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/writing-issues/trouble-expressing-ideas-in-writing-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR0BvwmMbGbYLDVmtJiA2R0e-xjF9A5Z_wONDQqxIpS82JzypgnBDSIfPYk

'Editing kills primary pupils' love of writing'

https://www.tes.com/news/editing-kills-primary-pupils-love-writing?fbclid=IwAR2EGvbRm5_gQuqRfw6V0vGJ14pcZKoPTz51W4nIVWfMcNzp0o21TI6GpF4

We try to build up pupils' enthusiasm for writing in primary – and then destroy it by demanding multiple rewrites, says Jo Brighouse.

Who You Callin' A Mama's Boy?

Love Between a Mother and Son, artist unknown

Hey guys, Mother's Day is May 12.

All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother. - Abraham Lincoln

 "Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process."
-- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."
-- Mark Twain 

"A boy's best friend is his mother."
-- Joseph Stefano 

When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Dear woman, here is your son." John 19:26  

"Men are what their mothers made them."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the pope.' Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso."
-- Pablo Picasso

Who Cooked Your Favorite Dinner?

1843 Charles Dickens Christmas Carol-- Cratchit Christmas Dinner Illustration 

By Edwin Abbey

Usually Mom. Maybe Yorkshire Pudding.
Mother's Day is May 12.

Who Gave You Siblings?

Johann Gottlieb Hantzsch

Moms do.
Mother's Day-May 12.

Who Thought You Were Cute Even When You Were Annoying?

Jackie and John John

Mom thought you were adorable all the time.

Mother's Day May 12.

Running Errands with Mommy

African Mother And Child John Warburton Lee

...that lady is always busy.
Mother's Day May 12.

Mama, Let's Take A Walk

'The Stroll,  Madame Monet and son' Monet

Did you go on nature walks?

Mother's Day, Sunday May 12.

You'll Always Just Be Mum To Me

Kate Middleton and George

Spice Girls - Mama 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsNbhwSXDB8 

Happy Mother's Day, May 12!

Détente avec ma maman.(Relaxing with my mama.)

'Madame Monet with her son, Jean Renoir

The chicks, too.

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12.

Who Thought You Were the Cutest Little Thing in the Whole World?

'Mother and Child,' Uemura Shoen

Your Mama. あなたのママ

May  12. Mother's Day.

Who Was Your First Playmate?

Child with Toys, Renoir

Your Mom. And she had fun, too.
Mother's Day, May 12.

Who Took You By The Hand?

Folk Art  Jed Alexander

Usually your mom.

Mother's Day May 12.

Who Wiped Your Nose?

Mom wiped everything.
Mother's Day May 12.

Who Dressed You Up So Fancy Schmancy?

Madame Charpentier and Her Daughters, Renoir

Your mom. And maybe your grandma.

Mother's Day May 12.

Thought I'd add some funky music to collaborate with these rich people having this portrait done by Renoir.
Our lovely Stevie Wonder and sentiments. Love this song.

Isn't She Lovely?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WzocbSd2w

Twelve year old Stevie Wonder's mom dressed him up fancy schmancy for the Apollo Theatre.

Who Loves You Through Thick and Thin?

Dorothea Lange, Dust Bowl Photos

Your mom does.
Mother's Day, May 12.

Mommy Chose Me From All The Babies In The Whole World

Sandra Bullock and baby Louis

Love is love.
May 12. Mother's Day.

You Look Just Like Your Grandmother

Better stock up on Mother's Day Cards, it's May 12.

Who Baked You All Those Birthday Cakes?

I betcha it was Mama.
Mother's Day May 12.

Chillaxin' with my Mommy

Mother and Child   Leighton, Lord Frederick

What Saturdays are for.
 Mother's Day, May 12.

Educational Links 5/11/19

The difficult discussions about gun violence that we can’t afford not to have

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-difficult-discussions-about-gun-violence/?fbclid=IwAR0kxxEIIHoHcdwVnjLLmG9wAd6uQNtAhCatb19vbRELoMjcCrYJdVd4a1s

California Overhauls Sex Education Guidance for Teachers

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/05/09/california-overhauls-sex-education-guidance-for_ap.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR32aVcvXAX3piEts6WzQIrNKgLdmc3CI5tq346xe7eGjVcGWUTclUgsnTM

School-based legal clinic addresses the needs of Los Angeles immigrant families

https://www.educationdive.com/news/school-based-legal-clinic-addresses-needs-of-los-angeles-immigrant-families/554559/

How we created a comprehensive drone curriculum

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/05/06/how-we-created-a-comprehensive-drone-curriculum/?fbclid=IwAR019gR_21q8qjaqLVpy5MGaQIbUrGs1J0rrHW6U9_ziIgscTCl7QM9KZVk

Here Is A Handy Tool To Provide Students with Different Types of Feedback

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2019/05/here-is-handy-tool-to-provide-students.html

Worldbuilding and Role-Playing in the Classroom

https://www.edchatinteractive.org/upcoming-seminars/worldbuilding-and-role-playing-in-the-classroom?fbclid=IwAR2UZOcmjyFoL_zLGu66tF1NIY2DIUkz29kcD47C5ZAjYO381FROkewrpqw

Growing Up in Poverty Affects the Brain Differently Than We Thought

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/low-income-children-memory-brain-function-study/?fbclid=IwAR09ZEuNlIGqOJPO7gplUbKJm4k1e5Xz2GBB4wNOV85UHj284HyYGjRgfBw

Vulnerable children living in poverty need access to education to overcome their economic circumstances and improve their health. To end poverty, we must ensure the next generation can learn.

My Mom Saved My Life

Delivery Date: any day, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Mother's Day May 12.

Pieta: Mother's Heart Cuore di mamma

Pieta, Michelangelo

          Pieta: pity, жаль,שאָד, huruma, pitye,شفقة ,samúð, pena, trua,  
              遗憾,κρίμα, jammer, llàstima, đáiong tiếc

 

No human connect is as profound as mother to child. This is universal truth.

  

                   
              Mother's Day, May 12, Sunday. Let's give Mom joy.

Who Helped You Take Your First Steps?

'Farmstead" Van Gogh

Mom, and, alright, Dad, too. Sweet painting by Vincent.

Mother's Day May 12.

Who Taught You Who You Are?

Mother and Child, Andy Warhol

Your (fill in ethnicity) Mother.

You might choose:  Irish, Italian, Mexican, English, Russian, Philipino, German, Scottish, Chinese, Dine, Arab, Dutch, Puerto Rican, French, Welsh, Jewish, Chilean, Danish, Japanese, Basque, Canadian, Romanian, Indian, Mayan, Angolan, Brazilian, Navaho, Turkish, Costa Rican, Portuguese, Nicaraguan, Guinea Bissaun, Lithuanian, Nigerian, Egyptian, El Salvadoran, Omani, Norwegian, or all of the above (for us Heinz Fiftyseven.)

Mother's Day, May 12.

Oh, That Silly Mommy

Angelina Jolie – and Maddox by Annie Leibovitz,

She makes me laugh all the time.
Mother's Day May 12.

Educational Links 5/10/19

California moves to get more K-12 students into computer science classes

https://edsource.org/2019/california-moves-to-get-more-k-12-students-into-computer-science-classes/612158?fbclid=IwAR1ZzQ-NDxCQpYriDV50Nif4W4roHOxcKKKr5rNTVXKlmLwqFB6SJlhO_qI

A Growth Mindset May Counteract Effects of Poverty on Achievement, Study Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/07/a_growth_mindset_may_counteract_effects_of_poverty_on_achievement.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR268GUSsrE_YXYJezt176Ax4M8XJGD8q8UrluBPOGkWinQ4BEHna0BoyaY

, growth mindset

Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding

https://hechingerreport.org/project-based-learning-boosts-student-engagement-understanding/?fbclid=IwAR0Ax9ar_-jrUpqL22LNh483SgMoH2jOQdFEvu8DOzLac3LONvbJyIuVdcA

TEACHING ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/05/09/guest-post-teaching-adult-english-language-learners/?fbclid=IwAR1VOYHBbYEa5K7KDkvxww4M3CKDPtRgN09uWLSY0rtmA4jtoeglzrlanOg

Teaching With a Chronic Illness

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-chronic-illness?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2eUNc35w0WfTXvBWnT5z_CNjwKLqtx0sXAopwbwRhwlqxtlZjJSoDjsdo

THE EXISTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN K-12 AND THE NEED FOR PLAY, RECESS

https://patchogue.greaterlongisland.com/2018/07/24/89437-the-existential-mental-health-crisis-in-k-12-and-the-need-for-play-recess/?fbclid=IwAR1tkyg_8hyOSZekXW3UxlUxnw9UnYP_79nT4lj5eNDe0tNDmxNJAXfg418

How to Nourish and Nurture a Gifted Child with ADHD

https://www.additudemag.com/twice-exceptional-adhd-students-support/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=parent&fbclid=IwAR2-2KgDyzYGkwjSNsQP85lvaz3UFRL_9ZFkvxW07bT8ubHydUu_vQOHw5g

Academically gifted children with ADHD are called “twice-exceptional” or “2e.” They are also incredibly misunderstood and underserved. Here’s what you need to know to secure the resources, accommodations, and understanding that she needs.

Teaching Is Soothing the Soul

1. Resources and Lesson Plans for Social and Emotional Learning 

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-louisville-sel-resources-downloads#graph5?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=STW-download-SEL-Reading-List

2. Can Fostering Positive Emotions Help Stop Suicide?http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_positive_emotions_stop_suicide

3. What Is Social and Emotional Learning?

http://www.casel.org/social-and-emotional-learning/ 

4. Five Keys to Successful Social and Emotional Learning

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

5. David Greene: Building a Culture of Respect 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2014/01/dave_greene_building_a_culture.html

6.  The Hidden Challenges of Teaching Homeless Students

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1763:the-hidden-challenges-of-teaching-homeless-students&catid=35:jackstreet54&Itemid=89 

7. Resources to Fight Bullying and Harassment at School

http://www.edutopia.org/bullying-resources 

8. True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/true-grit-measure-teach-success-vicki-davis

Educational Links 5/9/19

3 Helpful Ways Teachers Can Work With a Class Clown

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/42704/3-helpful-ways-teachers-can-work-with-a-class-clown?fbclid=IwAR2Vo3VfHu2HuzzhGsjHCK6viN3gb2L1kw0MGabUYXwI9m0khF4JsSIlryM

The Difference Between IEPs and 504 Plans

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/504-plan/the-difference-between-ieps-and-504-plans?fbclid=IwAR3vXMrZrpTpXEgdrPBpegIoVoBAKrGK3X1KrB9d7O9FuII60X8PKJezoow

Best Children’s Books About Mental Health

https://childmind.org/article/best-childrens-books-about-mental-health/?fbclid=IwAR2RIhZNNt_V8Bd630-Sv2kb9cIRk2KZvSFclHpkAsIo_KaPVgR32jpoN0k

Thanks to These Teachers for Starting an Important Conversation About Mental Health

https://www.weareteachers.com/iteachmentalhealth/?fbclid=IwAR1oXzHCB88kbReZwIEOXjizyPPZYnuRylonn9Q2qmSWEout6ek6-KcHZto

Clean, Healthy Classroom Management Techniques

http://www.teachhub.com/clean-healthy-classroom-management-techniques?fbclid=IwAR2Q0FTkZKnNQxlD_50T0ZbrXgUq_sb7Lg2BDbKnrAemJKV9U-ZvEo7Iquc

9 Simple Solutions for Common Teaching Problems

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hack-learning-series/?fbclid=IwAR2Ll8GidwkXlgGm_K19KTX6NyNzLjU0nIlj4062DTjgUELkCipMs0VBcXY

What Is ADHD? Your Guide to Symptoms, Tests & Treatments

https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-adhd-symptoms-causes-treatments/?fbclid=IwAR2NNnmP8C81NJbM784b03171FTjcaT0jSVgCHo4c-IDeKI8qz3kjIdSXgg

ADHD is a complex neurological disorder that impacts the executive functions needed to assess, plan, and execute life. This is true whether you’re diagnosed with inattentive, hyperactive, or combined type attention deficit disorder. However, day-to-day symptoms may differ significantly for different people. Here, we review ADHD’s disparate symptoms, causes, types, and treatment options.

Educational Link 5/8/19

Breaking the Behavior Code

https://childmind.org/article/breaking-behavior-code/

Collaborating with Maslow

https://flippedlearning.org/syndicated/collaborating-with-maslow/

MY NEW BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED TEACHING

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/05/07/my-new-bam-radio-show-is-on-trauma-informed-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR0ZsKASNrunqXrcn5HjlABfW8yp1IWZP-3h-UXUFsZZV_BH0upEv1yfUGk

CHEAT SHEET: Is it Inclusion?

http://www.theinclusiveclass.com/2019/03/free-download-of-is-it-inclusion.html?fbclid=IwAR3B-LRBFwdk23YxueSy6RO7ygVclH1wFwGE4IdwbpXxxvWZNrl9i3Lat9U

A Parent’s Guide to Dealing With Fortnite

https://childmind.org/article/parents-guide-dealing-fortnite/?fbclid=IwAR2tEtPtR1EwkayJDYfiUbVh3OJlM4qy1z3DkKcfUbelE_yR4zDG6kDwyf4

10 Ways Traditional Classrooms Punish Mistakes In Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-ways-traditional-classrooms-punish-mistakes-in-learning/?fbclid=IwAR3ZseA16GqHPL7aim25hTx_grkWSjxW2B41jKwtSsOB57rL_UFWN4ViXc0

Are You Just Doing Projects Or Actually Learning Through Project-Based Learning?

https://wegrowteachers.com/just-projects-actually-learning-project-based-learning/?fbclid=IwAR032pIqjz14D4ClVz--THVs7TKd08k2ILUdtO9NlCipI52VoFBED7z2pIs

4 fun ways principals can boost teacher self-care

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/05/02/principals-boost-teacher-self-care/?fbclid=IwAR1wOyGEAPiT5MQkGPnLFVU6PpxdDLOeBuxpg4flWCEtwSpPvAjL2gzWs8Y

Why It's So Important That Teachers Cultivate Their Own Resilience

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53560/why-its-so-important-that-teachers-cultivate-their-own-resilience?fbclid=IwAR0Q1Kqzjj1EmfG4KWSE8BBHGt53_omRN4aqaC-Fvu-3opATL78-K-_o3MQ

Let this sink in: We can pinpoint the exact moment when resilience can be cultivated. You can actually do something about how you experience every day; you don’t have to be a victim of the turmoil and unpredictability of the world. Change is a given in life; how you respond is within your control.

Educational Links 5/7/19

Agents of Their Own Success: Self-Advocacy Skills and Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities in the Era of Personalized Learning

https://www.ncld.org/archives/reports-and-studies/self-advocacy-skills-and-self-determination-for-students-with-disabilities-in-the-era-of-personalized-learning?fbclid=IwAR36Pat6Tid-pKxzWA1XG7LkAVOMl2U7lSA6gtIoZWkOe6y6PODaoX-CfHo

A Public School Makes the Case for ‘Montessori for All’

https://www.edutopia.org/article/public-school-makes-case-montessori-all?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1LTKz413Dw736KUyHilSGO_W7Pj5f7ccu6LP2szuWIqv84deoh8vX9u6k

ED TECH DIGest

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/05/06/ed-tech-digest-129/?fbclid=IwAR0pJvVLNekvpPSpjPI-BHViJSZ59OVy4CDtEfN5TPpd2J1IcDsc7BFnB50

Gaming as a Tool for Narrative Writing

https://www.edutopia.org/article/gaming-tool-narrative-writing?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1d2XvrzvS7lwiXXs84E77bt-wk9WVQeIKFzfNxrsWnES1ae-WT1Rqwt4Q

What Student Voice Is — And Isn’t

https://medium.com/student-voice/what-student-voice-is-and-isnt-3ace9d991fb9?_referrer=twitter&fbclid=IwAR1966GDlxV6_QVRQsbC0GsyMLjMmQw2BeWvvTlD1lF4fX-a0El-StAJUGw

Marijuana and Psychosis

https://childmind.org/article/marijuana-and-psychosis/?fbclid=IwAR1dT13nUPYL4AiBoLy1b2cNw-flocgW_cn8agfXFsrQGHrW3Bdo8MS2wJg

Allowing students to retake tests mitigates fear of failure

https://www.educationdive.com/news/allowing-students-to-retake-tests-mitigates-fear-of-failure/553641/

• Giving students an opportunity to retake tests provides an opportunity for them to learn from their failures, but Edutopia reports most teachers responding to a Facebook and Twitter poll noted it's best done when limits are put in place, with many having found students would occasionally fail a test to find out what was on it, retaking it once they had the correct answers.

Educational Links 5/6/19

“Leading” often means going first.

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8945?fbclid=IwAR1V8tcJjCtFfF6-XGybzcY48Hgf2WYpwO6Jj8oQjCAnd_txkN6Ejg8aww4

“It’s a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think

https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/04/spectrum/?fbclid=IwAR2G6qZJnBDI5H1eR6ZUTnRfRyOEHarI8BM8qSzPnkSjjpemQ9zvDUZhhXU

Instead of Standardized Testing, Consider Portfolio Assessment

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2019/04/instead_of_standardized_testin.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR33HHxBVPDAhlqfH0F-cylhHOaXTLoR24gw5tZDbOegQr3ri1GK4aw3tnU

12 Teacher Strategies to Inspire Listening, Learning and Self-Control

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/student-behavior-problems-in-the-classroom-teacher-tips/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=parent&fbclid=IwAR3WxYjrmKYS2xLsZiajhHB_SKtATwxmmEKpLHDzZgAhw4XPvVtcMtH8-qw

Teachers with guns only makes sense to lawmakers who have lost their minds | Opinion

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article229994684.html?fbclid=IwAR03BYBIDudDfByOf52JZ9dq3iX6zIjEdBOPWGJ9iFBZZbEON65iSMb4GBU

Signs a Child Might Have Auditory Processing Disorder

https://childmind.org/article/signs-a-child-might-have-auditory-processing-disorder/?fbclid=IwAR11MoL_wTgwaf4FCKs4Flj_xhAsOEpkyw4uEFVSOqCOwRx6oUmqrjlBl4k

Critical thinking is a 21st-century essential — here’s how to help kids learn it

https://ideas.ted.com/critical-thinking-is-a-21st-century-essential-heres-how-to-help-kids-learn-it/?fbclid=IwAR0onhFWF747dw0HKWRJwRiZoCNOw4r7DLEMEfZV8UFlX1igi_fNLJ86vvQ

If we want our children to have flexible minds that can readily absorb new information and respond to complex problems, he says, we need to develop their critical thinking skills.

ADHD--What To Do

ADHD Is Fuel for Adventure

http://www.outsideonline.com/2048391/adhd-fuel-adventure 

EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF ADHD MOST PEOPLE MISS

http://www.healthist.co/2016/01/30/early-warning-signs-of-adhd-most-people-miss/ 

4 Key Symptoms of ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/key-symptoms-signs-adhd 

When ADHD Isn't What It Seems 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/02/when-adhd-isnt-what-it-seems.html :

This site is an excellent resource:

http://www.additudemag.com/channel/adhd-learning-disabilities/index.html

Exercise Is Adderall Minus the Profits

https://www.inverse.com/article/10577-exercise-is-adderall-minus-the-profits 

An old-school paradigm for treating ADHD can replace habit-forming drugs, but isn't profitable enough for the pharmaceutical age.

Yasmin Tayag