Saturday, July 27, 2019

Educational Links 7/28/19


Schools and Communities Together


Good Teachers Stick To The Lines, Great Teachers Inspire New Lines


Starting the Day With a Calming Routine



So, you want to evaluate a tech tool?


More Schools Are Reporting Serious Violence and Hiring Police


Extrinsic Motivation: It Might Be Even Worse Than You Thought


In a recent study, attendance awards backfired, giving students a “license to miss more school” and actually driving absentee rates up.

MzTeachuh: Don't Like Poetry? Betcha Do


MzTeachuh: Don't Like Poetry? Betcha Do: ...don't forget all those Valentine's rhymes!  You say you don't like poetry--I doubt that. We just have to est...

MzTeachuh: Music for SEL (Social and Emotional Learning)

MzTeachuh: Music for SEL (Social and Emotional Learning): These are just a few rather obvious pieces of music to talk about emotions. Plus, this is a great excuse to listen to a variety of good musi...

MzTeachuh: Insights Into Differentiation

MzTeachuh: Insights Into Differentiation: Methods of Differentiation in the Classroom http://www.bbcactive.com/BBCActiveIdeasandResources/MethodsofDifferentiationintheClassroom....

MzTeachuh: Every Teacher Is A Reading Teacher

MzTeachuh: Every Teacher Is A Reading Teacher: Creative visuals for Pre-algebra. Math 7 Your credential could be elementary or secondary. Your classroom could have algebra all over t...

MzTeachuh: Music for Feeling Dramatic

MzTeachuh: Music for Feeling Dramatic: A little girl dances in front of an Irish painting and makes the world happy. John Lavery's 1911 portrait of Anna Pavlova, in Glasg...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...Classroom Art Gallery

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...Classroom Art Gallery: Don't get too carried away--but just so you know, I have a power stapler, too. Prepping for an art show. Prepping for School Art Sho...

MzTeachuh: MLK: Voice of Reason, Voice of Hope

MzTeachuh: MLK: Voice of Reason, Voice of Hope: About Dr. King http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king         The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. ht...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...STEM to STEAM

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...STEM to STEAM: Could The Arts Put The Steam I...

MzTeachuh: Speeches of MLK #1

MzTeachuh: Speeches of MLK #1: I've Been to the Mountaintop, Martin Luther King Delivered the day before his assassination. "And let us mo...

MzTeachuh: Nature, My Garden and Me: How Does Your Classroom ...

MzTeachuh: Nature, My Garden and Me: How Does Your Classroom ...: Nature, My Garden and Me: How Does Your Classroom Grow?

MzTeachuh: Next Semester: A Soundtrack for Our Classroom

MzTeachuh: Next Semester: A Soundtrack for Our Classroom: You are working to the easy listening music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Using Music in the Elementary Classroom (Warning: It May Get Lo...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester: ...we'll have plants in the classro...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester: ...we'll have plants in the classro...: Just a little bit more planning and maintenance and your class has fresh oxygen, color, STEM motivation, and a little bit of elegance. Pla...

MzTeachuh: Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

MzTeachuh: Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!: Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground http://blog.mlive.com/chroni...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...we'll celebrate diversity

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...we'll celebrate diversity: Music! Dancing! And dont forget the great Mexican food! If you teach in a school that is ethnically isolated, by geography or by ch...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...I'll Do Better With Google Classro...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...I'll Do Better With Google Classro...: Not all of us are IT-type folks, so we may need to practice new skills. But we can learn! Google Classroom: First Look http://www.lyn...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...we'll have a healthier classroom

MzTeachuh: Next Semester...we'll have a healthier classroom: This schoolyear teachers, students, and families are faced with serious communicable health risks to every generation. The first prec...

Friday, July 26, 2019

Educational Links 7/27/19



A new resource lays out the opportunities--and challenges--that go hand-in-hand with the future of learning



A LOOK BACK: THREE VIDEOS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS GIVING ADVICE TO TEACHERS


ED TECH DIGEST


NAEP to be streamlined in cost-saving measure, but may provide more data



Analysis: Charters found to slightly increase school segregation



8 Fun Games That Can Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills


Nominate a Student for the 2020 Yes I Can Awards


For 37 years, CEC has recognized children and youth with exceptionalities who have demonstrated their determination and achievements in multiple ways. The Yes I Can Program has continued to grow and change since its inception in 1982, with more than 40,000 children and young adults recognized at the national, state, and/or provincial level.

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generation...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generation...: 1. The Impact of Education on Economic and Social Outcomes http://www.australianscience.com.au/education/the-impact-of-education...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Communicating With Parents

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Communicating With Parents: 1. Tips for Parents: Parent Teacher Conferences  http://www.thelearningcommunity.us/resources-by-format/tips-for-parents/parent-teach...

MzTeachuh: GenEd and SpecEd Collaboration Series

MzTeachuh: GenEd and SpecEd Collaboration Series:   Gen Ed/Special Ed Teamwork  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/gen-edspecial-ed-teamwork.html   What GenEd and SpecEd Ne...

MzTeachuh: Does My Child Need Special Ed. Services?

MzTeachuh: Does My Child Need Special Ed. Services?: Resource Specialist in General Ed. Class No need to panic! Kids develop on their own schedules. But it is a good idea to notice how...

MzTeachuh: Star Light, Star Bright

MzTeachuh: Star Light, Star Bright: Starry Night Over the Rhone, Van Gogh Star Light, Star Bright First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, To ha...

MzTeachuh: IEP Meeting? Do I Have To Go?

MzTeachuh: IEP Meeting? Do I Have To Go?: That confusing enough for you? Am I required to attend IEP meetings if I am not a Special Education teacher?   I've b...

MzTeachuh: Order Versus Creativity? Ellsworth Kelly

MzTeachuh: Order Versus Creativity? Ellsworth Kelly: Those lines are awfully straight. Like classroom rules. These colors vivid, bright. Like kids' ideas. Th...

MzTeachuh: Getting Ready for School: Emergency Lesson Plans P...

MzTeachuh: Getting Ready for School: Emergency Lesson Plans P...: Teachers cannot predict to 100% accuracy when they will not be available to be in their classroom. Now is a great time to r...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom: Teaching Secrets: Arranging Optimal Classroom Seating   http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/07/31/tln_merz_sea...

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Educational Links 7/26/19

8 Ways To Grow As A Teacher

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-strategies-to-change-how-you-teach/?fbclid=IwAR20pfejd-VKSM7dyxnnbFMKpLJqfPB3jkMs2_qHHNsaIUT1gTNoa1kQiRc


Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/the-radical-case-for-teaching-kids-stuff/592765/?fbclid=IwAR3mTkIYDkirk1_uVgpeiJMbPd5s6ywDruIRSlL_1j7BFKE5OZGg_fS42_k


How Can We Better Serve Low-Performing Students? An Optimist’s View



This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation


81 Back-to-School Bulletin Board Ideas from Creative Teachers


Three More Recommended Resources for Teaching Civics and Government



Report: 2.7M students suspended in 2015-16 despite efforts to curb exclusionary discipline



School data indicates students of color are overrepresented in these punishments even though they don't misbehave more frequently than their white peers, and they tend to receive more exclusionary types of discipline. Evidence shows excluding students from the classroom leads to school avoidance, increases dropout potential, and increases the chance those students will end up in the juvenile court system.

MzTeachuh: Info on Child Development

MzTeachuh: Info on Child Development: Skipping rope, hopping, running. Who knew having fun was a developmental  milestone? Child development refers to the biological...

MzTeachuh: Dyslexia and Creativity

MzTeachuh: Dyslexia and Creativity: http://dyslexia.yale.edu/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnZXbBRC8ARIsABEYg6BjRVxHvDZGhV1nQYcUACUenZ2R1aCrOURIAjCS8QsK40c-cyX1ZeUaAjhNEALw_wcB What is Dys...

MzTeachuh: Classroom Management You Can Live With

MzTeachuh: Classroom Management You Can Live With: I'm actually joking, it is a lot of work. Classroom Management Is Easy https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2010/10/09/classr...

MzTeachuh: Special Education Update

MzTeachuh: Special Education Update: A brief history of dyslexia and the role women played in getting it recognized   h ttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/dyslexia...

MzTeachuh: Social and Emotional Learning-- How Do You Feel Ab...

MzTeachuh: Social and Emotional Learning-- How Do You Feel Ab...: Empathy: The Most Important Back-to-School Supply http://www.edutopia.org/blog/empathy-back-to-school-supply-homa-tavangar     Empa...

MzTeachuh: Figurative Language Resources

MzTeachuh: Figurative Language Resources: FIGURES OF SPEECH (OFFICIAL LIST) http://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/rhetoric-overview/figures-of-speech-official-list/ Figurat...

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech Cafe: Digital Citizenship 8/22/18

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech Cafe: Digital Citizenship 8/22/18: lJust as attending school requires courtesy, comportment and general rules of behavior--so does the  online community. Let's...

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL)

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL): MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL) : 1. Resources and Lesson Plans for Social and Emotional Learning  http://www.edutopia...

MzTeachuh: Counseling and Supervision; Supervision and Counse...

MzTeachuh: Counseling and Supervision; Supervision and Counse...: What to initiate positive change in a school? I have reflected upon what change would have the greatest impact based just upon my ow...

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Educational Links 7/25/19

6 Strategies For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy

Benefits of Technology in the Classroom


17 Creative Ways to Introduce Yourself to Your Students This Year


Three Recommended Resources for Teaching Civics and Government



Oregon Students Allowed To Take 'Mental Health Days' as Excused Absences



60-Second Strategy: Pom-Pom Jar


Explicitly teaching and celebrating kindness is a simple yet powerful way to build a positive classroom culture.

MzTeachuh: Learn About Learning Disabilities

MzTeachuh: Learn About Learning Disabilities: a condition giving rise to difficulties in acquiring knowledge and skills to the level expected of those of the same age, especially when ...

MzTeachuh: Listen...

MzTeachuh: Listen...: Nature Sounds Birds Singing Sound of Water  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eWyJ3YWffk Light Rain & Thunder - Relaxing Ambi...

MzTeachuh: Kids In Nature--Naturally

MzTeachuh: Kids In Nature--Naturally: Connecting Young Children With Nature http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/connecting-young-children-with-nature Connecting Your Chi...

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for Teachers

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for Teachers:   Google Drive: The Basics   http://catlintucker.com/2015/01/google-drive-the-basics/ The Flow Theory In The Classroom: A Primer ...

MzTeachuh: Read! Classic Adventure, Romance, Mystery

MzTeachuh: Read! Classic Adventure, Romance, Mystery: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Illustration by N.C. Wyeth Classics! These are still around because they're compelling, ...

MzTeachuh: Hey Teach--Get a PLN

MzTeachuh: Hey Teach--Get a PLN: How Teachers Are Learning: Professional Development Remix https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/how-teachers-are-learning-professio...

MzTeachuh: 'I Paint Flowers So They Won't Die.' So said Frida...

MzTeachuh: 'I Paint Flowers So They Won't Die.' So said Frida...: Folk Flowers, Frida Kahlo Born in Coyoacán, Mexico, young Frida's life was punctuated by prominent eve nts: polio, the Mex...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Communicating

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Communicating: 1. How Winning Teachers Use Communication http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/Communication/HowWinningTeachersUseCommunication.htm   ...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Kids Choices

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Kids Choices: 1.The value of choice in student engagement http://www.thepolliwogjournal.com/?p=470   2 . The Classroom of Choice: Managing the Lear...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Feedback

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Feedback: 1. Feedback to improve student learning What is feedback? http://www.flinders.edu.au/teaching/teaching-st...

MzTeachuh: Relaxing in Monet's Garden with Debussy

MzTeachuh: Relaxing in Monet's Garden with Debussy: Giverny Garden, Monet Here we are with the two Claudes, taking a moment to pause in beauty. ...

MzTeachuh: Pinterest Day on MzTeachuh Tweets of the Day 2/4/1...

MzTeachuh: Pinterest Day on MzTeachuh Tweets of the Day 2/4/1...: Library Resources  Finally, a Pinterest Day on MzTeachuh . 1. Reading Rockets (Pinterest) http://pinterest.com/source/readingrocke...

MzTeachuh: Aha! Dr. Laura Markham

MzTeachuh: Aha! Dr. Laura Markham: Dr. Laura http://www.ahaparenting.com/ Dr. Laura Markham trained as a Clinical Psychologist, earning her PhD from Columbia University. ...

MzTeachuh: Would You like Some Chopin With Your Tea?

MzTeachuh: Would You like Some Chopin With Your Tea?: Seems like it's universally a good weekend to enjoy the snuggy indoors. Chopin's Raindrops  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc...

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Educational Links 7/24/19

Social Annotation in the Digital Age



The Individualized Education Program Roadmap Infographic


https://elearninginfographics.com/the-individualized-education-program-roadmap-infographic/?fbclid=IwAR2qGRQPspQCnhhhP2MZu8cuc_AV5gBEN_Gu4CTnWaLkA538ZSw37CvoYjM


Where Classroom Design Meets Design Thinking



How Attendance Awards Backfire

Guiding Teachers Through Standards-Based Grading (Part Two)



5 steps to closing the homework gap



What’s missing in music education? Cultural and social relevance


Being culturally responsive means having students write and record the music they practice, not just playing it on stage at a holiday or end-of-year concert.



MzTeachuh: Teaching Civility

MzTeachuh: Teaching Civility: Teaching civility: Two daring assignments https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/teaching-civility-two-daring-assignments/2014...

MzTeachuh: Types of Discussion Techniques

MzTeachuh: Types of Discussion Techniques: Bringing All Students Into Discussions https://www.edutopia.org/article/bringing-all-students-discussions Less Tech, More Talk: ...

MzTeachuh: Reverie: A State of Abstracted Musing

MzTeachuh: Reverie: A State of Abstracted Musing: Starry Night by Van Gogh I've never noticed that little church in the center of the painting before. Reverie by Claude Debussy. ht...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Using Proximity

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Using Proximity:   Effective Room Arrangement How to Use Proximity to Manage the Classroom   Read more:  How to Use Proximity to Manage the Classroo...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having A Sense of Humor

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having A Sense of Humor: 1.  What's So Funny About Teaching http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educator-sense-of-humor-mark-phillips   2. Why a sense of humor i...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other: 1.  How to make friends and influence people - a teacher's guide http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/04/teachers-gu...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester: ...we'll have plants in the classro...

MzTeachuh: Next Semester: ...we'll have plants in the classro...: Just a little bit more planning and maintenance and your class has fresh oxygen, color, STEM  motivation, and a little bit of elegance. Plan...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading:   These links are not for Reading Specialists, or those educators involved exclusively with reading instruction. These links are intended...

Monday, July 22, 2019

Educational Links 7/23/19

Teaching Your Heart Out: Emotional Labor and the Need for Systemic Change

Students Who Take Music Classes Also Do Better Academically, Study Finds

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/06/24/music-classes-academic-achievement/?fbclid=IwAR0W0Ia5WTGvOedL_YET8Sp9naxJaaTvQfiggUHOEPUzn8naQ31IRbF0DjE#.XTZqpajYqgB


Improve Children's Behavior by Going Outside!


Silent alarms at schools may soon be required by federal law


Building a Culture of Family


Classroom Management: How Teachers Can Address Cell Phones in Class


6 Tips for Managing the Feedback Workload


Providing feedback is proven to increase student learning, and there are ways to make the work involved more manageable.

MzTeachuh: Profound Beauty, Just for You

MzTeachuh: Profound Beauty, Just for You: Water Lilies, Monet Here's an analogy, like for standardized tests: Chopin Ballade No. 1: Monet Water Lilies Chopin Ballade No....

MzTeachuh: STEM to STEAM Resources

MzTeachuh: STEM to STEAM Resources: Your students should be Renaissance people! Science, music, engineering, singing, art, dance, literature, technology, math, poetry--l...

MzTeachuh: Music for When You've Had Too Much Caffeine

MzTeachuh: Music for When You've Had Too Much Caffeine: Or maybe you think you caught ADHD from the class. (Or gave it to them.) Coffeefusion - Latte Art Compilation 10  http://www.youtube...

MzTeachuh: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

MzTeachuh: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?: William Shakespeare SONNET 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: R...

MzTeachuh: Wherefore, Oh Summer's Day?

MzTeachuh: Wherefore, Oh Summer's Day?: Kindergartener's portrait of Emily Dickinson after reading this poem. The bee is not afraid of me. I know the butterfly...

MzTeachuh: Everyone Helps Kids Read

MzTeachuh: Everyone Helps Kids Read: Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle Reading Rockets is an extremely valuable resource for reading educat...

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Educational Links 7/22/19



Kindness Vs. Cruelty: Helping Kids Hear The Better Angels Of Their Nature


NEW ARTICLE ON ARISTOTLE & PERSUASION WOULD BE GREAT FOR STUDENTS – & TEACHERS – TO READ




Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation


Parents, Sometimes You're The Problem When It Comes To Tech Use



Podcasting can provide structure for research and writing



Teaching Students How to Ask for Help


Students first need to recognize that they need help, and then they need to know that they’ll be supported when they ask for it.

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Writing Your Lesson Plans In Pencil

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Writing Your Lesson Plans In Pencil: 1. Microsoft in Education Teacher Resources Lesson plans for teachers  http://www.microsoft.com/Education/en-us/teachers/plans/...

MzTeachuh: Gen Ed/Special Ed Teamwork

MzTeachuh: Gen Ed/Special Ed Teamwork: Inclusive Classroom   What do General Education Teachers Need To Know About Special Education? http://www.schoolpsycholog...

MzTeachuh: Take a Walk With Ludwig

MzTeachuh: Take a Walk With Ludwig: Vienna Woods, lessing-photo,com A picnic would be lovely.   This is my favorite...

MzTeachuh: ePLNs for Teachers –Getting Connected

MzTeachuh: ePLNs for Teachers –Getting Connected: Teachers can find professional networking  online.  Educational sites afford convenience, privacy, and expertise in a variety o...

MzTeachuh: Reflecting on Reflection

MzTeachuh: Reflecting on Reflection: A Mid-Year Reflection for Teachers and Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-elias   The...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard ...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard ...: 1. Top 6 Keys to Being a Successful Teacher http://712educators.about.com/od/teachingstrategies/tp/sixkeys.htm    This next link is...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Reflective

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Reflective:   A Mid-Year Reflection for Teachers and Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-elias  ...

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for When Teacher Is Overwhelmed

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for When Teacher Is Overwhelmed: Time Saving Tips for Teachers    http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/time_saving_tips.htm   Replacing Classroom Chaos...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Learning Ed Tech

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Learning Ed Tech: How Technology Helps Teachers to Manage Their Classroom http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/472-technology-helps-teachers...

MzTeachuh: Are You Your School's Grumpy Cat?

MzTeachuh: Are You Your School's Grumpy Cat?: I confess, at times I have been the grumpy cat at school. As I realized it, I would go through this handy checklist I once heard in a se...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL)

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL): 1. Resources and Lesson Plans for Social and Emotional Learning  http://www.edutopia.org/stw-louisville-sel-resources-downloads#gr...