Educational Links 9/8/19

Introducing a New Feature: Mentor Texts

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/learning/introducing-nyt-mentor-texts.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Flearning&action=click&contentCollection=learning&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&fbclid=IwAR3R4eky4-FTXAoEfFk2xO3zq1ZLp41NK8pWfxqEt_UCN8wxHM45BqhXEVo

No school should go without a nurse, a social worker and a librarian

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/4/20849150/chicago-teachers-union-contract-talks-nurses-librarians-social-workers-suburban-schools?fbclid=IwAR16oBNSL4SUFQvh8r_NIyibjfda0fl00v9pZj97FeAzIA5RkiqCA1tLhZ4

Do Distressed Students Have a Right to Trauma-Sensitive Schooling?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/04/do-distressed-students-have-a-right-to.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR2pA3WsbX1n7XxCLqpyR5-W7u5GBeTOSPdAPcNSdcVnpB_USt0Q_AtCH6o

The Enthusiasm of Our Students

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/9173?fbclid=IwAR3BemctqxzsJVFhf7cvG9Zg6v9AspFbTpGA2_iHp4MC_l53VzXDzu-KvWM

End the Isolation by Collaborating in Your Educational Community

https://blog.edmentum.com/professional-development-end-isolation-collaborating-your-educational-community

Michael Bennet Releases K-12 Plan, Says Education System Reinforces Inequality

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/09/bennet-education-plan.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR1qVUwyUlG63swVZgQJB8n9FKLHWNX1w93wZWNrju3zgumlbw3Q-B7W4Qs

Teachers' Essential Guide to Google Classroom

https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-google-classroom?fbclid=IwAR0tpnfz3IqSfaHjUZkK6ibOcv0S_3Kwpmt0Y7Hr_2nbUJKIQwJ7sRiNuaA

What is Google Classroom? And how are teachers using it? Learn more about this popular platform and how to use it with students.

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 wit...

Oh Puh-leeze, Let's Read!

MzTeachuh: Oh Puh-leeze, Let's Read!: I Double Dog Dare You To Read One of These Books To A Child and Not Have Fun!   http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-double-dog...

MzTeachuh's List of the Top Five Educational Websites

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's List of the Top Five Educational Websi...: How wonderful to conveniently learn, comment, and participate with fellow teachers around the world.  Powerful and validating. Here is my...

Do I Have to Go to the IEP meeting? I'm Not Specia...

MzTeachuh: Do I Have to Go to the IEP meeting? I'm Not Specia...: That confusing enough for you? Am I required to attend IEP meetings if I am not a Special Education teacher?     I've been asked ...

Quiet Moment With Cezanne and Debussy

MzTeachuh: Quiet Moment With Cezanne and Debussy: Cezanne's Lake at Annency Debussy, Arabesque #1, Piano Solo (animation ver. 2)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s49OKp6aE

Educational Links 9/7/19

Boosting School Quality Remains a Slog for States, Nationliteracy

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/04/boosting-school-quality-remains-a-slog-for.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR3qtlGbnoLQ_wdFF3aP33e38xMhrnr2iTWNWbqGNiCZ5WD_wRyq1tJXUJE

12 Common Reasons Students Don’t Read & What You Can Do About It

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/12-common-reasons-students-dont-read-what-you-can-do-about-it/?fbclid=IwAR23gh0trhf7dwySMvuMOqjGrZxaP8ikg_W2FR87_Oeks3atLTpKuT6BLQs

3 Back to School Routines to Build Your Child's Literacy Skills

https://www.education.com/blog/whats-new/back-to-school-routines-build-literacy-skills/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=08192019_ac_5_r_&utm_content=back_to_school_literacy&fbclid=IwAR2Gt-ml_KhFVl-VvOGS7jpoxkdcx7DbsFSkC_UnUba8nsbqq5BzYBjy_7M

PINS OF THE WEEK

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/05/pins-of-the-week-133/?fbclid=IwAR18gQJB4Hz5vR2nqO_laUfCUoAo0ZiHoqMS1vDUyySc8MLZClEMxnINiX8

Crafting PIQ #2- How are you creative?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w9qlBidKZw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0GVsmxS8TGKw5IRNQsWufObK3gs0gaY0MVMEq4BbrLDkba2WcZZb10h3U

4 Common Arguments Against Inclusive Education—And Why They're Wrong

https://www.noodle.com/articles/4-common-arguments-against-inclusive-education-and-why-theyre-wrong?fbclid=IwAR0v84ufLA7tTgBSGmdV9-VsvAF9Rxd_OIC84EhGs2yiR6XXMDHnPk1nfpQ

It's Time to Rethink School Schedules, Report Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2017/02/report_its_time_to_rethink_sch.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0wfTr2FUOh0Aa7eAvrwiuHPlQLsI1y9EIdgUrZYl3RA9u6tVWC-GqsENw

Much of a teacher's day is devoted to instruction, with precious little time set aside for collaborating with colleagues, planning lessons or reflecting on practice.

Teaching Is Trying New Activities

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Trying New Activities: Improve Learning with Hands-On Classroom Games, Activities  http://www.teachhub.com/improve-learning-hands-classroom-games-acti...

Developing Lesson Plans

MzTeachuh: Developing Lesson Plans: 9 Ways to Plan Transformational Lessons: Planning the Best Curriculum Unit Ever https://www.edutopia.org/blog/9-ways-plan-transformat...

Teaching Is Having With-It-Ness

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Having With-It-Ness: 1. Teacher Withitness http://rossieronline.usc.edu/teacher-withitness/   Teacher Withitness  -  Inside USC Rossier , the blog ...

ADHD Strategies and Info Every Teacher Should Know...

MzTeachuh: 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...

Advice for Student-Centered Learning

MzTeachuh: Advice for Student-Centered Learning: An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/quick-guide-questioning-classroom/ ...

Man, this art is messing with my mind! Original Op...

MzTeachuh: Man, this art is messing with my mind! Original Op...: Victor Vasely Vonal Stri 1975 Victor Vasarely The art seems to move--before animation. Though Victor doesn't seem li...

How Learning Happens

MzTeachuh: How Learning Happens: How Learning Happens  https://www.edutopia.org/how-learning-happens In this video series, we explore how educators can guide all studen...

Inquiry-Based Learning

MzTeachuh: Inquiry-Based Learning: How To Ease Students Into Independent Inquiry Projects https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50620/how-to-ease-students-into-independent-inq...

Creating a Listening Environment

MzTeachuh: Creating a Listening Environment: Creating a Safe Classroom Environment https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/creating-safe-classroom-environment-climate.shtml Digi...

Creating a Classroom for Questions

MzTeachuh: Creating a Classroom for Questions: Establishing a Culture of Questioning https://www.edutopia.org/article/establishing-culture-questioning The Right Question In...

Creating a Class for Digital Citizenship

MzTeachuh: Creating a Class for Digital Citizenship: What Is Cyberbullying https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/index.html Teaching Students about Their Digital Foo...

Educational Links 9/6/19

Report: Students ready for complex civic conversations, nuanced instruction

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-students-ready-for-complex-civic-conversations-nuanced-instruction/562235/

Ten Reasons Middle Schoolers Don't Need Social Media

https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/ten-reasons-middle-schoolers-dont-need-social-media?fbclid=IwAR2xlICLnYqcOe_bciQ_j0Fbn0E9QawJHrT-hVBABaS-B5hWH8oJ90nDjbg

Digital teaching and learning in the smartphone era

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/09/03/digital-teaching-and-learning-in-the-smartphone-era/?utm_content=bufferb1738&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3CZifzvI5TqWEgRS906jL5bPorCyuoSBs9kL--JvimxgU7jGiKHzSzRTQ

How Do You Respond to a Teacher Who Says, 'I Don't See Color'?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/09/how_do_you_respond_to_a_teacher_who_says_i_dont_see_color.html?fbclid=IwAR2kvKVBDGgLzXifahjZPrzL6oEOrcwMwA_oFJndgZtryI4m-dcZjVj4InQ

Ways Teachers Can Handle Feeling Frustrated

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/09/ways_teachers_can_handle_feeling_frustrated.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0FbyG9vQqfGmRQgIti6q8J0QumpzuXvVruC9IxFgtf15KfuGqK8I8P8P0

, STEM, STEAM

How our school transitioned from STEM to STEAM

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/09/03/how-our-school-transitioned-from-stem-to-steam/?utm_content=bufferf8223&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR226t_FkryBu7l9-KMfDhTH8IqrN1niR8TUd5hgA4VaQnLxVJgCj__T69I

Every Student Matters: Cultivating Belonging in the Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/every-student-matters-cultivating-belonging-classroom?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2sCCPpOW_1DoKWNiZHsJ_zZPIZFuWhuUp2kVwi7p3x9Nx6urmIefizilo

These five strategies can help ensure that students feel they belong in your classroom.

Educational Links 9/5/2019

We must disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline

https://edsource.org/2019/we-must-disrupt-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/616234

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

https://ncld.org/archives/action-center/what-we-ve-done/how-can-we-better-serve-low-performing-students-an-optimists-view?fbclid=IwAR1qaJ_W6FBjWcuacQTNbqu6kRX0M8nFo9dRGP5pqp9JbH6GP0uBYMS5f4A

Three Things Overscheduled Kids Need More of in Their Lives

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54248/three-things-overscheduled-kids-need-more-of-in-their-lives?fbclid=IwAR2TzhFxNP4-1AIJSO6U9p6XnYyyIZDxIMlzS_ab8hSz61VovgN7A_lZTAA

Improving School Leadership Through 'Confident Vulnerability'

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2019/09/improving_school_leadership_through_confident_vulnerability.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR1QUtH9mie5v9T_9GKksBgaB_3kDFDATmHaQlHEDULG2WwkgoEYECxUMSM

Great Teaching Means Letting Go

https://wegrowteachers.com/great-teaching-means-letting-go/?fbclid=IwAR0nSKkO7oi7Z03YNjH4bJpi0kWw47mCL93NHYALEvjSBEscuygRMIzLoyw

Intrinsic Motivation is Key to Student Achievement – But Schools Can Crush It

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53337/intrinsic-motivation-is-key-to-student-achievement-but-schools-can-crush-it?fbclid=IwAR1AXtrQndxD_MwPfHezn-57jcu3YveQXP4Tdwejy5rOkLtD0WpFGcGQIQY

Processing Speed: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/processing-speed-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR0nZMDbmMXDnAIUFpMUo0tp3OZ-ORqwfvSWrQKXlHrKlxDOPP3x5TggQtQ

When we fail to ask those questions and leave our assumptions unchecked, we are all incriminated in the broader challenge; we all contribute to social injustice and inequity in public schools. That’s just as true for those of us who deeply care about equity and about the future of children as it is for anyone else.    

Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard Work

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 fo...

Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face

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

Teaching Is Taking Time For Art In All Subjects

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Taking Time For Art In All Subjects: Math instructor teaching tesselations. 1. Teaching Math With Art Helps Children Remember Key Concepts http://www.teacher-support-f...

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_seats.html   Bulletin B...

Refining Classroom Rules and Norms

MzTeachuh: Refining Classroom Rules and Norms: Create Your Classroom Rules WITH Your Students for a Powerful Start to the Year https://www.theartofed.com/2017/08/08/3-benefits-crea...

MzT's Classroom: Testing Ideas-What Do You Think?

MzTeachuh: MzT's Classroom: Testing Ideas-What Do You Think?

Educational Links 9/4/19

Let Students Tell Us What They Know

https://www.mssackstein.com/post/let-students-tell-us-what-they-know?fbclid=IwAR09UaTD529XhOxZqAfsei7Dr_dMhiWmkZhIifM7Yk732x2blKIV7pk2S74

Students Can 'Sense' Teacher Frustration

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/09/students_can_sense_teacher_frustration.html?fbclid=IwAR33c0DUnkm2tEcEt6FPdMQ_nalbImuMLv-ZhIc-MSS6zhpPQctLrkLWPk8

Are you sure your edtech tools are working?

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/08/19/are-you-sure-your-edtech-tools-are-working/?all&utm_content=bufferda133&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3N_Cdwol6RclyvPOEgRbDA_pp6FW64GJpggl-gYnznq7sKq0sSITrbRns

New Study Shows Where ‘Growth Mindset’ Training Works (And Where It Doesn’t)

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-08-07-new-study-shows-where-growth-mindset-training-works-and-where-it-doesn-t?fbclid=IwAR2RtNHXva6acjzK-FZc5GRYVdUEeF2QYA_dZwI2Nksgl0HLDNF5RYQDvH4

Maintaining “First-Day” Excitement

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/9181?fbclid=IwAR03-Uw-nwUzRMku1G8u42LZRtTzVte5fpYyWUpVlZtx2qi9LCPzT-ZToNY

Developmental Relationships: New Framework to Support Youthgrowth mindset, 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-moment-youth/201908/developmental-relationships-new-framework-support-youth?fbclid=IwAR0P42v_iZWAX4VF5pcaFG79HHYwyHlt5uUur5Zj_vuksWXmvvGRNAH8jB0

School Is Not Supposed to Be Fun All the Time

https://www.weareteachers.com/hard-work-benefits-kids/?fbclid=IwAR2gZl1HLCkl0MQVLvxnjHhaiJ3Gr8KBezUiJYRD66CONJspkgsQW1EwknA

Explicitly teaching kids how to identify a problem and develop solutions is an excellent way to get them going. All too often people are reactive instead of slowing down to identify what needs solving. When problems become concrete, the possibility that hard work will pay off can help kids persevere.

Math Really Counts

MzTeachuh: Math Really Counts: 1. TOP 10 MATH WEBSITES http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/newsletter/0704/math.cfm   2. Cool Math Dot Com http://www.coolmath.com/   ...

MzTeachuh's Poetry Corner

MzTeachuh's Poetry Corner:   Wanderer moon smiling a faintly ironical smile  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/wanderer-moon-smiling-faintly-ironical.html ...

Reading to Your Kids

MzTeachuh: Reading to Your Kids     http://www.readaloud.org/importance.html 1. Reading Resources http://www.readaloud.org/resources.html   2. Why It’s Important ...

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...

Educational Links 9/3/19

Teachers Change Lives

https://teach.com/what/teachers-change-lives/

10 MINUTE TEACHER PODCAST

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/?fbclid=IwAR1V-zxbJUvbBtq0_RAiX3eXLA0iGOkrx9eF-yPHh_gIri5dRoqva8qmd_Q

Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?

https://www.teachthought.com/podcast/the-teachthought-podcast-ep-175-are-good-intentions-but-bad-ideas-growing-fragile-students/?fbclid=IwAR287szldCm9HYxnUV9hQSHrGYPYbfUXXbpC_fZR5NXg0rRxtB1bNtL3fNA

How to Learn All Your Students’ Names the First Day of School

https://www.weareteachers.com/learning-student-names/?fbclid=IwAR0s1wIp9X6_D9SZBUeatXUwX-qWamgN_0UAwJSeBLf35Z2ZaCLZgjp02Ek

Author Interview: 'Unconscious Bias in Schools'

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/09/author_interview_unconscious_bias_in_schools.html?fbclid=IwAR3juzfk0dZ7aMXSegdz7twF17OwKw6R9CUbyggLhGs_51WzEQvMiQAKcEM

9/11 IS COMING UP – HERE ARE RELATED TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/02/9-11-is-coming-up-here-are-related-teaching-learning-resources/?fbclid=IwAR0uNbdqIaLnr4ifm6QRNi5b-9nC4g-Z5SDegleB_z6l2GDzj4GK7d83us0

6 Surprising Benefits of Video Games for Kids

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/games-skillbuilders/4-surprising-benefits-of-video-games?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR3JM-Prc8GznTYu7OFGa0Kr4bYRFuhXP6LgnXPU29j1WaDjKHx8wgaSM6c

• While there are downsides to playing video games, there are also surprising benefits.
• Video games can help kids build skills and make social connections.
• Kids who play video games are often very creative.

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...

Dyslexia and Creativity

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

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...

Fret Not Yourself

MzTeachuh: Fret Not Yourself: and don't forget to delight thyself in the Lord! fret not do good commit thy way rest wait cease from anger wait upon the Lor...

Websites for Special Education

MzTeachuh: Websites for Special Education: Special Needs Digest DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY   http://www.specialneedsdigest.com ...

Educational Links 9/2/19

How We Think About Education

https://www.teachthought.com/education/the-most-fundamental-idea-in-public-education/?fbclid=IwAR0tnEyUxhGylXZ8RkSZWCQEwo18yM9osHLEOAVu1jIwGO3fgdivBxyV87s

Contests & Giveaways

https://www.weareteachers.com/contest/?utm_content=1567368120&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3dFd28K-X5KBIwG5gx5J79WUA3m6DGGaHz27GW3pOcKz80QIfDxYBswPE

8 Practical Ways to Differentiate a Student Task

https://www.upperelementarysnapshots.com/2017/01/8-practical-ways-to-differentiate.html

Ways Teachers Can Handle Feeling Frustrated

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/09/ways_teachers_can_handle_feeling_frustrated.html?fbclid=IwAR0WZjJCwMUAuAM6P9jws4CwUPo6cw3hGgkqknYwWjhZjhFXaEUHMK9dBPw

Why Many Autistic Girls Are Overlooked

https://childmind.org/article/autistic-girls-overlooked-undiagnosed-autism/

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/01/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-245/?fbclid=IwAR1HXuLuZcPq3OD9UpovfeXCFTxmnYdtY0Sst70_h9y7WE8AVqTW8e9-JPI

12 Things Every Modern Classroom Should Have

https://wegrowteachers.com/12-things-every-modern-classroom-should-have/?fbclid=IwAR3AI0mCgJO4cZnFMvUJ-iiqgKIXxbXU5EcPnDGSkxednG71WkBEqVAm874