Educational Links 8/4/19

Teacher Wellness

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/teacher-wellness

23 Close Reading Anchor Charts That Will Help Your Students Dig Deep

https://www.weareteachers.com/close-reading-anchor-charts/?utm_content=1564834041&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2IKXB3Y7qT3Ifzqkf2Yja08aVhNQkLEh0LQ-ejuF9btgnYpDvbtMbdwqs

On Education: An institutionalized destruction of virtues

https://medium.com/@BiankaB12/on-education-an-institutionalized-destruction-of-virtues-1ba7fd57e3f9

THEN AND NOW: Here are all the ways being a public-school teacher has changed in the last 50 years

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-public-school-teacher-changed-the-last-50-years-2019-7?fbclid=IwAR3xAdtp9Nbg7SVLUU6VQ1__8IxFFE_pfpTkcFXosDb5M1QInzAayaUdxao

How Schools Can Help Teachers Understand and Address Racial Bias

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53512/how-schools-can-help-teachers-understand-and-address-racial-bias?fbclid=IwAR0FyiF6Y0rW6JUwMQKgcG9hTHK-gK-T-D1hiibPpQq7r9DONxv6hn_JgdM

Classroom Management: The Importance of a Morning Meeting

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-importance-morning-meeting?fbclid=IwAR1Fq1OnNopZY2TZREAX9O8jvDs0me6QafSmHrjewydKud1AKz8f_jx1TO4

The After-School Homework Routine You Need to Try

https://www.additudemag.com/excuses-for-not-doing-homework/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=parent&fbclid=IwAR1CSan3CjrfdUjz9JCnHVqmzEl4jvkuYx2TYnI1bOx0Ki2JOY9IS4gbZ6g

Executive functions go berserk trying to keep up with homework assignments, deadlines, and problem sets. Lighten your child’s load by using the after-school homework routine that teaches scheduling and prioritization skills.

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason) Tweets...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason) Tweets...: 1. CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION  http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/p/classroom-organization-giveaway.html   2. 100 Classroom Organiz...

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-on-ec...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face Tweet...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face Tweet...:  1. Helping Struggling Readers http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/   2. 5 Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Learn Math Online http:/...

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 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...

MzTeachuh: Reflets dans l'eau--Reflections in the Water

MzTeachuh: Reflets dans l'eau--Reflections in the Water: Water Lilies, Monet There's more than one kind of reflection: thoughtful reflections are dynamic, too. Debussy, Reflets dans l&#3...

MzTeachuh: My Kid Has Trouble With Reading--What Should I Do?...

MzTeachuh: My Kid Has Trouble With Reading--What Should I Do?...: Word families that sound alike--see and hear them. There are many reasons a child may have trouble with reading. Make sure your teachers...

MzTeachuh: Peace is a State of Balance...

MzTeachuh: Peace is a State of Balance...: Mount Fuji in the Sunset, ancient Japanese print-- this is what peace looks like  ... and understanding in yourself and between others, ...

MzTeachuh: Have You Talked to Your Kid Today?

MzTeachuh: Have You Talked to Your Kid Today?: 1. Find out how they're feeling? Bored, tummy ache, excited, melancholy. Do you know how they're feeling? Do they know you care abo...

MzTeachuh: Does My Child Have a Learning Handicap?

MzTeachuh: Does My Child Have a Learning Handicap?: Our Mission: To ensure success for all individuals with learning disabilities in school, at work and in life. (National Center for Lear...

MzTeachuh: Learning Differently: Each Learner Has A Unique Va...

MzTeachuh: Learning Differently: Each Learner Has A Unique Va...: A child may have an auditory or visual handicap. One student may not speak, a different student may not have sight. A kid might be hearing...

Educational Links 8/3/19

I And You And Us 30 Inspiring Messages For Students

https://wegrowteachers.com/i-and-you-and-us-30-inspiring-messages-for-students/?fbclid=IwAR3aeZ9vMCzySLFOM5lvsQag5lUsJ5OHPZ_6l-96IapJbp0-kBZWYwELYGk

'Freedom Schools' Grow A New Generation Of Social Justice Activists

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54032/freedom-schools-grow-a-new-generation-of-social-justice-activists

Program helps special education students find work after graduation

https://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/tolland/program-helps-special-education-students-find-work-after-graduation/article_6f108820-b3a7-11e9-b9ef-f74aadb7e6ed.html?fbclid=IwAR0q-4rVQfkF8peyEB2tUs_MtrtQJGszDOqiTfcHEFLxwIYVat5h1-vbOmo

White Teacher Called Police on Black 5th Grader Who She Says Threatened Her

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/08/02/white-teacher-called-police-on-black-5th.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR1cfJ967m-fW7hpxkgxRgfXlt-3BXMCfSgWS45hwgQx6_VPcy0WoB4WOUs

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/08/02/useful-resources-for-learning-about-the-400th-anniversary-of-bringing-enslaved-africans-to-america/?fbclid=IwAR15oU3ee73mh0355igIjvrl16sEeQyrGTOMJExRgSdeTVxG13ksT8z8aK4

All Students Need Career and Technical Education

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2019/07/all_students_need_career_and_technical_education.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR1qY4ynHZoGtdBAIpd6BwHvCSF1v2V4w05txCrDpUpQB1cBmwM9Ee3ieeU

5 Benefits of Inclusion Classrooms

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/educational-strategies/5-benefits-of-inclusion-classrooms

• In an inclusion classroom, general education teachers and special education teachers work together to meet the needs of students.
• This type of classroom gives special education students the support they need and allows them to stay in the least restrictive environment.
• All students can benefit from the additional resources and supportive techniques used in an inclusion classroom.

Educational Links 8/2/19

Inquiry Into Student Learning Gaps Leads To Better Teaching And Shifts School Culture

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53744/inquiry-into-student-learning-gaps-leads-to-better-teaching-and-shifts-school-culture

Videos

https://www.edutopia.org/videos

How Can We Promote Resilience in the Classroom?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/08/how_can_we_promote_resilience_in_the_classroom.html?fbclid=IwAR01R4DHYRdz9TIfjMGKZG_QpImJN0gNa1r50Qt5_jZE2KKDHZ7nC1Ola-s

Social Emotional Learning

https://www.techlearning.com/resources/social-emotional-learning?fbclid=IwAR1Taao2nbjPqtnaJIgxYgnbK1GVWegZzl_fkygrcOocDNsnEAuhhzCxIb0

Understanding Dyslexia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia?gclid=CjwKCAjwm4rqBRBUEiwAwaWjjEZUwiK34_Ba5WZmHiOrY1ydfFOLaHJ7C9rDaATyfvM1Ml9LDRkFrRoCav0QAvD_BwE

NEW! Check Out TeachHUB Magazine!

https://www.teachhub.com/new-check-out-teachhub-magazine

Google Tutorials

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html

Social Media Goes to School

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3758300

See how schools are using Skype, Twitter, and other social media to create authentic learning opportunities.

MzTeachuh: Summer: Vivaldi and Van Gogh

MzTeachuh: Summer: Vivaldi and Van Gogh: Poppies and Butterflies Van Gogh The intensity of insects buzzing, the sirocco searing across your face. Flowers bloom then fade daily...

MzTeachuh: Got Equity?

MzTeachuh: Got Equity?: Education Activism Begins With Teachers http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/08/20/fp-healy-newteacher.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-GOO&utm_...

MzTeachuh: Feel Lost At Sea With Ed Tech?

MzTeachuh: Feel Lost At Sea With Ed Tech?: I won't say the 'average' teacher has issues with the rapidly changing ed tech classroom. I would say  'normal' te...

MzTeachuh: Info on Learning Disabilities

MzTeachuh: Info on Learning Disabilities: Types of Learning Disabilities https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/ What is a Learning Disability? http://...

MzTeachuh: Today's Educational Trends

MzTeachuh: Today's Educational Trends: The Value of Connecting the Dots to Create “Real Learning” http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/the-value-of-connecting-the-dots-to-...

MzTeachuh: The Owl and the Moondance and the Sky

MzTeachuh: The Owl and the Moondance and the Sky: Judy Moon, artist Barred Owl    http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/judy-moon.html Halloween's full moon will be...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having Fun Learning

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having Fun Learning: 1. OK- Everybody! Share your best classroom games! http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=31626   2. Engaging Clas...

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: 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...

Educational Links 8/1/19

How I Use Instagram in High School Language Arts

https://www.weareteachers.com/instagram-language-arts/

Google Tutorials

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html

How to Build Resilient Teams

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/coaching_teachers/2019/07/how_to_build_resilient_teams.html?fbclid=IwAR04PjSbPzyJ0CJKS48Gfve-HeseDzKvQQMOQAJuS8kogEH_f3EXmHVaMAY

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know

12 Ways Teachers Can Build Resilience So They Can Make Systemic Change

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53640/12-ways-teachers-can-build-resilience-so-they-can-make-systemic-change

Technology in the Classroom: How to Assess Digital Literacy

https://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-how-assess-digital-literacy-0

What Is an IEP? Everything You Need to Know About IDEA, IEPs, and 504 Plans

https://www.additudemag.com/iep-vs-504-plan-idea-adhd-disability-education/

What is an IEP? How does it differ from a 504 Plan? Which special education program is the best fit for your child and her ADHD? Read on for a breakdown of special education laws and services for students with attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and other related conditions.

MzTeachuh: Making Success A Reality For All

MzTeachuh: Making Success A Reality For All: Social-Emotional Learning Pays Off http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/02/26/social-emotional-learning-pays-off.html   Teachable M...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Making Sure You Have Their Attention

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Making Sure You Have Their Attention: 1. Keeping Kids Focused A Few Tips From the Pros on Maximizing Class Attention   http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teachin...

Educational Links 7/31/19

To Be a Champion for All Students, Confront Biases

http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/jun19/vol61/num06/To-Be-a-Champion-for-All-Students,-Confront-Biases.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2HD3KB7Cm8H0Qk2mCw8Z2S0s-V3NjgWS71aK6yDnymCyeb4fEA2vTQemY

5 strategies for developing digital literacy in a biases that takes tech for granted

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/07/19/5-strategies-for-developing-digital-literacy-in-a-generation-that-takes-tech-for-granted/?utm_content=bufferbdfad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR0IGwLGibo9IdAwYma4upK71Z8BjJViGuKjsPjNH4hyJ-WkjMp3WUI73uA

Dozens of Apps for Physical Educationliteracy, discipline, 

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Keyboards are overrated. Cursive is back and it’s making us smarter

https://qz.com/1037057/keyboards-are-overrated-cursive-is-back-and-its-making-us-smarter/?fbclid=IwAR22TX9-EVMhcFK-aPi0HDRV9waaA3npNaejch1LaB0a7-99sFyseRnfA5E

Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/benefits-technology-classroom

Survey: Teachers Are Conflicted About the Role of Suspensions

https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/07/survey_teachers_conflicted_role_suspensions.html

10 Student-Tested Chrome Extensions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-student-tested-chrome-extensions

Many teachers and students use Google Chrome, and it’s easy to customize with these extensions that really benefit students.

Educational Links 7/30/19

WHAT ARE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS?

https://www.theottoolbox.com/what-are-executive-functioning-skills/?fbclid=IwAR1FxQAWKRmLnK8y5QvKJ4smueG-AjibVC0WASgMYPOJ-2EZ9yO0PGwHZsE

Free Posters Celebrating Women Role Models in Science, Technology, and Math

https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=23086&fbclid=IwAR1iSvcv82v3j3-cFhYECGhFlS4ecsb0KjHd_rPgG5oPrKQePqkzLLGCpuc

5 Critical Life Skills That Build Independence & Confidence

https://www.additudemag.com/life-skills-adhd-kids-need-to-know/?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=parent_july_2019&utm_content=072719&goal=0_d9446392d6-9936c443cb-292910369&fbclid=IwAR3dJIZttzvNtOU1F2wXFrp3I85D08g-1HpdL7CojBnawfkQCsMC__yaLtQ

When Your Students Act Out, Ask These 7 Questions Instead of “Why Did You Do That?”

https://www.weareteachers.com/trauma-informed-classroom/?utm_source=MDR_WAT&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=Starr_1808_Article&utm_content=1564358520&fbclid=IwAR2evMTF_mCSxrKENUEZyV_56VHNTzPc8-I3zkRL5MP1g0A8179YCaKgECQ

THE BEST FUN AND/OR INTERESTING RESOURCES ON VENN DIAGRAMS

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/07/29/the-best-fun-and-or-interesting-resources-on-venn-diagrams/?fbclid=IwAR1QeyznB5UK0qyRE8EXbvQhOyjVV5PdeiZBZTzLS_ziUuATNfmm7pilebE

We need to talk about dyslexia at work

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190702-we-need-to-talk-about-dyslexia-at-work?fbclid=IwAR3VnJeTEdEYv8ShZdPGPOyg96TDfH87uS582yOsDzw872jBvmq7dRyF9h0

Inquiry Into Student Learning Gaps Leads To Better Teaching And Shifts School Culture

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53744/inquiry-into-student-learning-gaps-leads-to-better-teaching-and-shifts-school-culture?fbclid=IwAR1Q7ZE1gtiIKZ_H2o2vNQ-GETU0TiP_XvmmCDbQbKriSTSdkPbckOUtUD4

That process provides the beginning of a culture shift on staff. It can take all semester to drill down enough to find the high-level skill that teachers are going to focus on across disciplines, but the inquiry process with teachers requires going slow at first to make big strides in both student learning and in school culture.

Writing Back-to-School Letters to Parents

10 Messages Every Teacher Should Send To Parents

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-messages-every-teacher-send-parents/

6 TIPS FOR WRITING THE PERFECT FIRST LETTER HOME

https://teaching.wonderhowto.com/how-to/write-letter-from-teachers-parents-0119813/

Parent Engagement in the Digital Age

https://www.edutopia.org/article/parent-engagement-digital-age

Sample Letters to Parents

http://weac.org/articles/new-teacher-handbook/letters/

How to Write a Back-to-School Letter

https://go.magoosh.com/schools-blog/how-to-write-a-back-to-school-parent-letter

Write A Letter From Teachers To Parents

https://teaching.wonderhowto.com/how-to/write-letter-from-teachers-parents-0119813/

Parental involvement is a crucial ingredient in the success of many children.  Teachers know the saying all too well that it takes more than a village to raise a child, for one - it takes parental involvement.   Thus, it is important for teachers to reach out to parents in that first week of school.  Teachers should write a formal letter that is welcoming and easily comprehensible to the parent and the student.  This letter should be able to communicate that the teacher values the child's education as well as the parents' support. 

Sample Letters to Parents

http://weac.org/articles/new-teacher-handbook/letters/

How to Write a Back-to-School Letter

https://go.magoosh.com/schools-blog/how-to-write-a-back-to-school-parent-letter

Educational Links 7/29/19

A Visual Summary: 32 Learning Theories Every Teacher Should Know

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/a-visual-summary-the-most-important-learning-theories/?fbclid=IwAR3yCONlLlOK3CnmeUKcgPHeDB0YrUo5TTu1FsDTBIyMSjKuEsB1A_KmsXY

What Teachers Want you to Know : A note To School Administrators

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/letter-to-administrators/?fbclid=IwAR0vdpO17ejhuhWYYK3Vlbk_cT8uuX66Dt11QFk5wRpUrjPkEUEZ4ZyWyV0

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ANOTHER REASON TO BE “DATA-INFORMED” & NOT “DATA-DRIVEN”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/07/28/quote-of-the-day-another-reason-to-be-data-informed-not-data-driven/?fbclid=IwAR3WooPsphoGC8IM4agjfVpkxiTHr7zPk5jml70_embNzwm1Q5-NpNMlE20

NPC '19: Principals share what keeps them in the profession

https://www.educationdive.com/news/npc-19-principals-share-what-keeps-them-in-the-profession/559143/

Truth for Teachers Podcast

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/

When Your Students Act Out, Ask These 7 Questions Instead of “Why Did You Do That?”

https://www.weareteachers.com/trauma-informed-classroom/?utm_source=MDR_WAT&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=Starr_1808_Article&utm_content=1564358520&fbclid=IwAR3ojxNRfUlGfbPp3aBCnACfARBCF57DFZ_raQHkGgxtTj0AzUXQNmusrLI

How to Feed Your Kid's Urge to Bird

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-feed-your-kids-urge-bird

Children are curious, imaginative, and resourceful. By nurturing those traits, you can turn them into young birders, too.

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: 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: 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#graph5?...

MzTeachuh: Peace--Here's A Few Minutes of Peace

MzTeachuh: Peace--Here's A Few Minutes of Peace: Bridge over A Pond of Water Lillies Claude Monet Debussy - Reverie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrvreW-E80

Five Poems to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress

MzTeachuh: Five Poems to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress: Grandpa was really sick now, thin like a skeleton. The last thing I remember him saying was, "Did you bring the little dog?" We...