Educational Links 9/22/19

Empowering Students to Provide Peer Feedback

https://www.mssackstein.com/post/empowering-students-to-provide-peer-feedback?fbclid=IwAR1eEYnt2iVUbUXJHz6D8MEu8TIpLoWxudSKSwBpLw2jRpYEqTAoMDoenwU

The Importance of a Daily Schedule for Kids with ADHD: Sample Routines and More

https://www.additudemag.com/sample-schedule-adhd-morning-after-school-bedtime/?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=parent_september_2019&utm_content=092119&goal=0_d9446392d6-a1cc0db0ec-293983617

NO SURPRISE: NEW STUDY FINDS ENCOURAGING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR READING BETTER THAN OFFERING REWARDS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/18/no-surprise-new-study-finds-encouraging-intrinsic-motivation-for-reading-better-than-offering-rewards/

How To Stop Your Class From Calling Out

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2019/09/21/calling-out-in-class/?fbclid=IwAR2ZpEk0CyJmAhueU_vrupX_iA4qViBkKw1WRzKCQpHdu4Bp9kAw5ukIsTc

They Still Need You: How Adults Help Young Kids Learn With Technology

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47254/they-still-need-you-how-adults-help-young-kids-learn-with-technology?fbclid=IwAR1Hg_fTp3z7ckn_m3bDzk6r25k0nR2eq_50c4cofTZZGR7AwKsrcCXOdUc

LEARNING FROM OUR STUDENTS

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/21/learning-from-our-students/?fbclid=IwAR3lGHggx9tCKZUd1XQ6ODRyKTyH3xSuB45W6pQNFV4VmtEljGD-0rEuqvI

Authenticity Matters: 12 Ideas To Make Learning ‘Real-World’

https://wegrowteachers.com/authenticity-matters-12-ideas-make-learning-real-world/?fbclid=IwAR0gzsL4p8JoVX1pfFXeqYysVEBvmRDVm6ofW-oDtXYteBIPHOHOiZx8frk

The Summer Wind

MzTeachuh: The Summer Wind: Tree in the Wind, Van Gogh Sirocco?  热风--首页? Santa Ana? (SoCal reference to hot winds.) Frank Sinatra -Summer Wind (1966)...

The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus Unfolded

MzTeachuh: The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus Unfolded: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Bruehgal Landscape with the Fall of Icarus William Carlos Williams ,  1883  -  1963 ...

Compare and Contrast Literature Essay--hey, let's ...

MzTeachuh: Compare and Contrast Literature Essay--hey, let's ...: The purpose of a  compare and contrast essay  is to analyze the differences and/or the similarities of two distinct subjects. A good  com...

Compare and Contrast Essay

MzTeachuh: Compare and Contrast Essay:   Comparison and Contrast Essay http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson275/compcon_rubric.pdf Transitio...

Literary Analysis Essay

MzTeachuh: Literary Analysis Essay: 'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment' by Nathaniel Hawthorn http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/mirror_eldritch/dhe.html ...

Vincent's Autumn Perspective

MzTeachuh: Vincent's Autumn Perspective: Vincent's Autumn Perspective : Van Gogh – Landscape with House and Ploughman 1889  Getting perspective from Vincent with lov...

STEM to STEAM

STEM to STEAM: Could The Arts Put The Steam Into STEM? http://www.teachthought.com/learning/could-the-arts-put-the-steam-into-stem/   STEM to STEAM:...

I Can Do Better With Google Classroom

MzTeachuh: I Can Do Better With Google Classroom: I Can Do Better With Google Clas... : Not all of us are IT-type folks, so we may need to practice new skills. But we can learn! Google C...

Autumn: Monet and Vivaldi

MzTeachuh: Autumn: Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn Poplars-Monet And to my Australian friends who are in Spring, please forgive me. Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Autumn (3rd mo...

A Summer Song

MzTeachuh: A Summer Song: A Summer Song :   "A Summer Song" Chad & Jeremy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvD0_aeAf2E   A Summer Song Tree...

MzTeachuh's Favorite MLK Quote.

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Favorite MLK Quote.: This is the bottom line. Besides, love is the most powerful force on earth.

Teachable Moment: Dr. Martin Luther King

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Dr. Martin Luther King: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. galvanized the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 1960's due to his remarkable courage and...

MzTeachuh's List of 25 Movies to Watch With Your T...

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's List of 25 Movies to Watch With Your T...: Here are twenty-five of my favorite films. Although most of these are very famous, they might not be to a fourteen year old.  Consider s...

The Digital Classroom--so many resources!

MzTeachuh: The Digital Classroom--so many resources!: Digital Leadership is Not Optional http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2018/05/digital-leadership-is-not-optional.html 9 MUS...

Principal's Suggestion Box #17

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box #17: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can...

Teacher Resolution #1

MzTeachuh: Teacher Resolution #1: I solemnly resolve... #1. I will be a better teacher. Great sentiment, a little too general. How about: I will pay more ...

Teacher Resolution #2

MzTeachuh: Teacher Resolution #2: I solemnly resolve... #2. I will keep up with  all  the paperwork,  all  the time. Quite a goal. But how realistic is it? How abo...

Teacher Resolution #3

MzTeachuh: Teacher Resolution #3: I solemnly resolve... #3. I resolve to not let the kids drive me completely nuts. Seventh grade teachers, I feel your pain...

Educational Links 9/21/2019

Your Free Guide to Ending Confrontations and Defiance

https://www.additudemag.com/download/adhd-and-defiance-rules-for-parents/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=parent&fbclid=IwAR1FjsP9Hd-DjdupaxkD23_QEfmKJaOZccuDyDSluLU1Hr_mAkR6fT-Nd5c

10 quick thoughts on mobile phones in schools

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2019/09/10-quick-thoughts-on-mobile-phones-in-schools.html?fbclid=IwAR0Y4aTfUW8ZkIsG8IdDHSMkSvOZaV1bvPyNn6W8B_kRt7cXZwQYJxn077M

10 Ways to Empower Educatorsliteracy,

http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2019/09/10-ways-to-empower-educators.html?fbclid=IwAR1Pa7b0Js0rA8OIF4bC8_gmVZywb9OjE9X5TFAMPa26xSHlf3tMI3Kucs0

To Excuse or Not to Excuse? How Districts Are Handling the Climate Strike

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/09/how_school_districts_are_handling_the_climate_strike.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR27qL29EIIbSoxBMrhQaVXC156M95MEXKqipdHlRFKbi366b5aCo8DZWRs

How to Help Your Child Improve Handwriting

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/writing-issues/how-to-help-your-child-improve-handwriting?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=septorg-earlyjourney-sep19-fm&utm_content=article&fbclid=IwAR2Znl4xC1zOrl3vIEnRxTQiElspbCwjj4e6qGhvxByiTsZ3YuMRFe-v2HU

'Mr. Turner, Are You Racist?' A White Teacher Grapples With His Privilege

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2019/09/17/mr-turner-are-you-racist-a-white.html?fbclid=IwAR2-rv1nYbD5nOO0PQJLekmwMYc6MLF3DDY0xWY-Js-F7LN1TieI4dV3zTo

Teaching Consent to Elementary Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-consent-elementary-students?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1oFq3JU_aci-9JUDjt6FGiG73mDBCDdwukesPXKBSw-FgotQlMDoyuWDo

Teaching consent in the elementary grades means using nonsexual situations to guide students to assert and respect boundaries.

Need A Reverie? Debussy and Monet

MzTeachuh: Need A Reverie? Debussy and Monet: Monet Water Lilies Debussy: Rêverie (1890)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXwzUW_fhM  

Go to the Park With Vincent

MzTeachuh: Go to the Park With Vincent: Avenue in the Park Van Gogh And identify the trees, while you're at it. What Tree Is That? https://www.arborday.org/trees/whattre...

Help for Writing Essays for College Applications

MzTeachuh: Help for Writing Essays for College Applications: Popular College Application Essay Topics (and How to Answer Them) https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/application-essa...

Let the PUN-OFF begin!

MzTeachuh: Let the PUN-OFF begin!

Love Defined

MzTeachuh: Love Defined: The Love of God - Mercy Me (With Lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnvmKoLWUU 28 Beautiful Words for Love from Around the...

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  ...

Nature, My Garden and Me: Plant Bulbs Now For Joyful Color in Winter!

Nature, My Garden and Me: Plant Bulbs Now For Joyful Color in Winter!: Daffodils (February) We can all use some Screaming Yellow Daffodils during the dreary winter. Flowers outside in the winter? I...

Educational Links 9/20/19

Audience And Purpose: Who Are You Teaching And Why?

https://wegrowteachers.com/who-are-you-teaching-and-why/?fbclid=IwAR2g9vAD-KFEmqBjYYbozvewgqW7qVAkIkvaA4U0JU-3362qDNRng-VwUXs

Sandy Hook parents release chilling ad on gun reform

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/sandy-hook-parents-release-chilling-ad-on-gun-reform-69264965828?fbclid=IwAR13FK2S2Jxu4bqiyTCaTueAKVEpo2Qc8W7tDQKyLX4AXAHacKs6r5h8R2A

Empowered in the Process

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/9204?fbclid=IwAR2YflcBtH6eVfR0WrOHTeFc8zi0acfjo-4ay5rEr7735NCEmLSo1lY64lg

School Is Not Supposed to Be Fun All the Time

https://www.weareteachers.com/hard-work-benefits-kids/?utm_content=1567537214&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3bWhxEs4eWbVJTShpaaQ1m7LnBuibUZOT8tGeIlu4cIKh59zLBOK5Zszg

Changing the world, one student at a time

https://link.las.iastate.edu/2019/09/10/changing-the-world-one-student-at-a-time/?fbclid=IwAR0WN-epJlzTdJKNhFZxA6dd2NHs4UvlyRxBiPG4gJ1la6K2-mPTOsdJK7c

Autism CARES Act Passed By Congress; Bill To Be Signed By President

http://kerrymagro.com/autism-cares-act-passes-senate-bill-to-be-signed-by-president/?fbclid=IwAR3e3o8syrTsVavwbBDjm9TI0Y6IgywlB_rCITP5kxlNdEyBxE1ngLaeKKU

QUOTE OF THE DAY: TEACHING IS A “THREE-DIMENSIONAL JIGSAW PUZZLE”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/19/quote-of-the-day-teaching-is-a-three-dimensional-jigsaw-puzzle/?fbclid=IwAR1PyOEtAKiRukTWU4Oz41bJE08ZfMLTMn0Leu3Ibg2h6upyBiiZTC7hdBI

Teachers and Online Networking

MzTeachuh: Teachers and Online Networking: School is a very busy place. A classroom teacher can actually go days not communicating with another professional with more than &...

Art with Leaves

MzTeachuh: Art with Leaves:  Just a brief glance at the net for these--seemed very fun, quick but beautiful. Fall Crafts with Leaves http://www.bhg.com/halloween...

Teaching Is Reading Instruction In All Subjects

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Reading Instruction In All Subjects: 1. How Important is Teaching Literacy in All Content Areas? http://www.edutopia.org/blog/literacy-instruction-across-c...

Teacher's Checklist for Excellence

MzTeachuh: Teacher's Checklist for Excellence: A Surefire Strategy for Building Classroom Community http://www.edutopia.org/blog/back-to-school-strategy-building-community-anne-shaw  ...

Reverie: A State of Abstracted Musing.

MzTeachuh: Reverie: A State of Abstracted Musing.: Starry Night by Van Gogh Was thinking what would help me relax--thought of this post.   Reverie by Claude Debussy. http://www....

Teaching By Instinct and Knowledge

MzTeachuh: Teaching By Instinct and Knowledge: Five-Minute Film Festival: Culturally Responsive  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-minute-film-festival-culturally-responsive-teachin...

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...

Bam! Radio Online for Educators

MzTeachuh: Bam! Radio Online for Educators: http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php BAM! is an acronym for "body and mind" and BAM! Radio was conceived in 2007 ...

Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?

MzTeachuh: Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?: This schoolyear teachers, students, and families are faced with serious communicable health risks to every generation. The first precau...

Educational Links 09/19/19

Why Schools Should Be Organized To Prioritize Relationships

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53091/why-schools-should-be-organized-to-prioritize-relationships?fbclid=IwAR3wm1gruxUccVJ3Xb44LU0ZZo7SQj_CMj-8R7B5fXMviTbe7Y7cqcdbxp8

4 Tips for Instructional Coaches

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-tips-instructional-coaches?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2SVvarGqNG5StWeDMCyQtR-Zlkvybt5nkPGehq6rw05OhRT6mT5aXWAj8

The Practical Ed Tech Podcast Episode #7

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/09/the-practical-ed-tech-podcast-episode-7.html?fbclid=IwAR1PlmZ7noTgfGyJmbwLqJaGgaosg1s8hJeCpTMpbSelMhDQ2v4-CMdvErk

Workload: 1 in 4 teachers works a 60-hour week

https://www.tes.com/news/workload-1-4-teachers-works-60-hour-week?fbclid=IwAR2eC-NZHjsraP4eelI1l_otTPzAQe9qRnO7MNAyiSrjY8lXK_lOKE1wdHU

Great Teaching Means Letting Go

https://wegrowteachers.com/great-teaching-means-letting-go/?fbclid=IwAR1f8LrSu2SYkdfHYE3nsfULqsdlDgLNYU4S0pt0Eu0fuZ8U62n4EjqM78g

My Top Twelve Tools for Social Studies Teachers and Students

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/09/my-top-twelve-tools-for-social-studies.html?fbclid=IwAR1JRoXKe9pRXTyopxXC65I6_CPY4rvftVGrUyv27-b2j_oe1gssGuED1nM

Learning to See Students’ Deficits as Strengths

https://www.edutopia.org/article/learning-see-students-deficits-strengths?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR03GOZaZeosVkph_OLW6_tBjjZ05gLyTRfqJHKCFWUKwcKUh_m6t-ODflo

A teacher works to see the upsides in students’ learning difficulties—and uses them to help all students succeed.

Something Beautiful for the Soundtrack of Your Life

MzTeachuh: Something Beautiful for the Soundtrack of Your Lif...: Good Morning!  Arabesque No. 1, Claude Debussy   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLaRRff4O2Q&feature=related

Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words: Martin's Big Words This is a picture book by Doreen Rappaport and profoundly illustrated by Bryan Collier. The quotations arise from...

Poetry: Whoa, Dude!

MzTeachuh: Poetry: Whoa, Dude!: Romantic poet looking pensive Would be a 'whoa, dude!' experience That's awesome! Not exactly what Wordsworth said, bu...

Every Teacher Is A Reading Teacher

MzTeachuh: Every Teacher Is A Reading Teacher: Your credential could be elementary or secondary. Your classroom could have algebra all over the board, or pictures of the Civil War on the ...

Let's Read: Little Kids

MzTeachuh: Let's Read: Little Kids: Little kids love, just absolutely love, to be read to. Eyes latched to the marvel (the book) and cuddled up next to reading friend or fami...

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 h...

Books to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress

MzTeachuh: Books to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress: A third grader, small for his age, could really run fast during practice for his elementary school's Olympic Day. It was his way to shin...

Hugs: Future Investment

Hugs: Future Investment: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-poverty-solution-that-starts-with-a-hug.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_mediu...

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 9/18/19

The Teaching Profession: Why you should join a PLC

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-profession-why-you-should-join-plc

The Importance of the Reciprocated Relationship in Education

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/9198?fbclid=IwAR12qXiNGgNRxLdGGjp1TeDV-qoje2oPJwXhp60HAD7zS_Y_K5_LxcNAtxU

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON STUDENTS WRITING FOR AN “AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/09/16/my-latest-bam-radio-show-is-on-students-writing-for-an-authentic-audience/?fbclid=IwAR3_5X7U1R6Mcv3p3K6EdacHnocO6tBNUKKhvPlpLLugmkv3yw6MeW8KKZM

'You're Not Getting a Grade in This Class!' Rinse, Repeat

https://www.mssackstein.com/post/you-re-not-getting-a-grade-in-this-class-rinse-repeat

Yes, Active Schools Make Smarter Schools: How Movement Enhances Teaching and Learning

https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/yes-active-schools-make-smarter-schools-how-movement-enhances-teaching-and-learning/?fbclid=IwAR2ZbmdR1erlKhDdm6Ihln2PrX_hX_Im-4m_63Fkxp7CQ3xVAv3NCHBKPrk

Understanding Special Education

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-education-basics/understanding-special-education

Special education is tailored to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The services and supports one child receives may be very different from what another child receives. It’s all about individualization. What’s important is giving kids the resources they need to make progress in school.