Educational Links 1/1/2021

 

A Study Upends Stereotypes About Good Coders

https://www.edutopia.org/video/study-upends-stereotypes-about-good-coders

'Every Kid is Motivated': Action-oriented Ideas to Revive Students' Curiosity

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57152/every-kid-is-motivated-action-oriented-ideas-to-revive-students-curiosity

How to Redesign Our Educational System for Lifelong Learning

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1441644043303616609/6500527536018904299

40 Homeschooling Tools And Resources I Use (Almost) Every Day

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/homeschooling-tools-and-resources/

Improving Remote Learning for IEP Students

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2020/12/improving-remote-learning-for-iep-students/

Virtual IEP accomodations during distance learning

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/learning-and-thinking-differences-basics/iep-accommodations-during-distance-learning?_ul=1*981tw3*domain_userid*YW1wLTVmR21LUkI1Q1ZBMi1nSkh3UEkzWnc. 

Education Predictions for an Unpredictable 

2021 

https://www.edtechupdate.com/2021/trends/?open-article-id=15172558&article-title=education-predictions-for-an-unpredictable-2021&blog-domain=edelements.com&blog-title=education-elements

As we enter more than 9 months of a pandemic and continue to live out this pattern for another 6 to 9 months, you can imagine the changes in behavior and habits. 

So as we begin 2021, here are the trends and predictions I’m working off of to make strategic decisions.

Educational Links 12/31/2020

Finding joy amid tragedy, California families look ahead with hope

https://edsource.org/2020/finding-joy-amid-tragedy-california-families-look-ahead-with-hope/644650

COVID-19: Work on Social Skills

https://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/making-friends/covid-19-work-on-social-skills/

How to embed creativity in STEM curriculum

https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-to-embed-creativity-in-stem-curriculum/592114/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-12-15%20K-12%20Dive%20[issue:31432]&utm_term=K-12%20Dive

 Predicting the future of digital learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/resource-library/predicting-the-future-of-digital-learning/

A Quiet And 'Unsettling' Pandemic Toll: Students Who've Fallen Off The Grid

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/29/948866982/a-quiet-and-unsettling-pandemic-toll-students-whove-fallen-off-the-grid

This Year Has Taken a Toll on Educators. Let’s Make Sure to Support Them in 2021.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-12-08-this-year-has-taken-a-toll-on-educators-let-s-make-sure-to-support-them-in-2021?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0bMNojpkUG9bu2oSaB5XbugyDSGEpGgwhhNjfwamri-Cp6LK3T5ILQYPs

The Key to ADHD Emotional Regulation? Cultivating Gratitude, Pride & Compassion

https://www.additudemag.com/emotional-regulation-adhd-kids-strategies/

We can’t (and shouldn’t) protect our children from every stressor that may overwhelm them, but we can use gratitude, pride, and compassion to help them build resilience. Here is a simple but effective 3-pronged approach to improving emotional regulation.

Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening

Stopping by the Woods, Janet Johnson http://www.janetjohnsonart.co.uk/pictures/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening/

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.   

His house is in the village though;   

He will not see me stopping here   

To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

My little horse must think it queer   

To stop without a farmhouse near   

Between the woods and frozen lake   

The darkest evening of the year.   

He gives his harness bells a shake   

To ask if there is some mistake.   

The only other sound’s the sweep   

Of easy wind and downy flake.   

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621

Educational Links 12/30/2020

Author Interview: ‘Reading & Writing with English Learners'

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-author-interview-reading-writing-with-english-learners/2020/12?fbclid=IwAR0jSk3P1vZLM137Pbx0AWzJzfw_q-3LbpBvRLXhzXT3LTBj39CBODm13RM

Is $54.3B in COVID-19 relief funding enough for K-12 schools?

https://www.k12dive.com/news/is-54-billion-covid-19-relief-funding-enough-for-k-12-schools/592560/

THIS WAS INTERESTING – BIDEN SAYS HE WANTS K-8 SCHOOLS OPEN IN 100 DAYS; DOESN’T MENTION SECONDARY ONES

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/12/29/this-was-interesting-biden-says-he-wants-k-8-schools-open-in-100-days-doesnt-mention-secondary-ones/?fbclid=IwAR1tfLr7UxpsjFeywxSKyB-WA-VaQnlB-gvucZe_6550GRIbOM0PxjCF0s8

Kids Are Behind in Math Because of COVID-19. Here’s What Research Says Could Help

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/kids-are-behind-in-math-because-of-covid-19-heres-what-research-says-could-help/2020/12?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR2tWVDLrRZoUGLCHrihnSvuOwRme_NaBA6Qgp-qdrwkIlFmzK46MEuFOiY

Why are IEPs Important?

https://www.theintentionaliep.com/why-ieps-important/?fbclid=IwAR3Rp3BCKkEuxIYwtsA4Yun5oFesotpFNYidWsAv6ebTmb-Q_k0wB_rkKYY

Parents Guide to Developmental Milestones

https://childmind.org/guide/developmental-milestones/?fbclid=IwAR1FtnMmznCNCQNY6Gt0SNv0YWyiV2IAhCq3sJu6mCKxbB7FRae4g93L0Fk

12 Of Our Best Articles About Remote Teaching And Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/articles-about-remote-teaching-and-learning/?fbclid=IwAR0cSFYu6HbQIziID211kWTwpEcAEmuvLqXwybXPds-HRI5kr8GUC1Xjt1E

While remote teaching and learning weren’t invented in the last 12 months, they certainly took center stage in education for many parts of the world.

The Four Seasons

 

The four seasons in my garden.

Four Seasons ~ Vivaldi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA

The Snow Is Dancing

Snow near Honfleur Monet

Hope not too much.

Claude Debussy - The Snow is Dancing 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dobF8wJWH6w

Educational Links 12/29/2020

Round-the-Clock Communication Is Exhausting Teachers

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/round-the-clock-communication-is-exhausting-teachers/2020/07?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR06oqHeM4QvUqIYSIhk0J3VTx6ewfvU6hJ2-KurCfgbCbO0nbdfjycax_U

Student anxiety, depression increasing during school closures, survey finds

https://edsource.org/2020/student-anxiety-depression-increasing-during-school-closures-survey-finds/631224

Now Is the Time to Redefine Learning — Not Recreate Traditional School Online

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-12-16-now-is-the-time-to-redefine-learning-not-recreate-traditional-school-online?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1h2I9pgLnytWCTCPjk4LAZBAfVp7HQg_bH3nKJziqEtiovCyz-cD097ws

Building positive relationships with students: What brain science says 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/empathy/brain-science-says-4-reasons-to-build-positive-relationships-with-students?_ul=1*qpbgat*domain_userid*YW1wLTVmR21LUkI1Q1ZBMi1nSkh3UEkzWnc.

Educators We’ve Lost to the Coronavirus

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR1eKNcrrey0VHhF51dy3F2tGOnHeOULp7gGBYTkvAqNoQACmI0wS8dmxoQ

Students praise teachers' efforts, have concerns about academic declines

https://www.k12dive.com/news/students-praise-teachers-efforts-but-have-academic-concerns/592316/

A Preschool Teacher Reflects on a Three-Decade Career

https://www.edutopia.org/article/preschool-teacher-reflects-three-decade-career?fbclid=IwAR1dLzy3JlBjOetftHzchCf2B4Q2Y7HoVAtowyYJVfBQNDNNtwQD9MEFes8

A National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee on why getting parents and guardians involved in their kids’ earliest school experiences has always been key.

Covid Vaccine? Looks like teachers are Phase 2.

 

This is info from my County in California, but I think this is similar to the ret of the US.

Educational Links 12/28/2020

Virtual Signs of Serious Mental Health Problems: A Teacher’s Guide to Protecting Students

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-10-07-virtual-signs-of-serious-mental-health-problems-a-teacher-s-guide-to-protecting-students?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3SMyrq0ws6joqEL8DgHR1hfjNuaYL_oNnRvdVTEHKtXtXCw6lsqh5YM-

Reading Losses Could Strain Schools’ Capacity to Help Them Catch Up

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/students-reading-losses-could-strain-schools-capacity-to-help-them-catch-up/2020/12?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR0IkRG6kDeBmSTTXc26VM7FGemYcHAWLPOW-TYF3uHDutXTS_DnhiVyuxI

7 Evening Routines to Help You Transition Out of Your Teaching Day

https://www.weareteachers.com/evening-routines-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR0Gp3POn2z0Lc1lPeMY3UrY8yakhh1PQ--behavior interventionVbAfOSr1a06_1Thbkcq0Jq6A#.X-imJ2o2Hyc.facebook

How districts are navigating 3 assessment challenges

https://www.k12dive.com/news/3-assessment-challenges-and-how-districts-are-navigating-them/592080/

Behavior Interventions for Any Situation

https://www.theintentionaliep.com/behavior-intervetions-for-any-situation/?fbclid=IwAR230MQ2TNbep0crCIYBUhiQ85TKeKC65OlMclDOpjU0j0F-EQ1YGtPNTE0

What Every Teacher Should Know About ADHD: A Poster for School

https://www.additudemag.com/download/explaining-adhd-to-teachers/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=school&fbclid=IwAR0Gp3POn2z0Lc1lPeMY3UrY8yakhh1PQ--VbAfOSr1a06_1Thbkcq0Jq6A

 What Educators Are Learning During the Pandemic

https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-educators-are-learning-during-pandemic

Many school leaders and teachers are focusing on whole child education, an idea that seems likely to grow in prominence in the future.

Educational Links 12/27/2020

 

CDC: Head Start is model for safe early ed programming amid COVID-19

https://www.k12dive.com/news/cdc-holds-head-start-up-as-model-of-early-education-during-COVID-19/592449/?fbclid=IwAR07tmGEEe9GrwA0EihjGSA_Z0s9xkLbIDZo_3Kz5vRdHayXnPzvLlHNIJ4

ADHD in Children: Symptoms, Evaluations & Treatments

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-children-symptoms-diagnosis-treatment/

Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/indicators.html

Standards-Based Grading Only Solves Half The Problem

https://wegrowteachers.com/standards-based-grading-only-solves-half-the-problem/?fbclid=IwAR3H4cajFT-qdRDpBh5HmcJK_Dtent4a88mVAasRzSZWUxUeLBa9Nootu8M

The 11 Most Popular Classroom Q&A Posts of the Year

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-11-most-popular-classroom-q-a-posts-of-the-year/2020/12

Blended Learning with Google (Part 1: Do THIS, NOT That!)

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/blended-learning-with-google-part-1-suls088/

Remote Learning Is Not Going Away Soon. This Is How to Make It Better.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-11-25-remote-learning-is-not-going-away-soon-this-is-how-to-make-it-better?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2z7IuL_uo9uSgWxEaCUS55G1yeE376B1HPvMIhXap_S3XU4baBLxq0KIA

With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

Educational Links 12/26/2020

 

Educators: Hold Onto Humanity With Both Hands. Let Students Show You How.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-12-25-educators-hold-onto-humanity-with-both-hands-let-students-show-you-how

Remote Teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/12/remote-teaching-strategies-for-students-with-adhd/

Working toward flexible school experiences

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/distance-learning/working-toward-flexible-school-experiences?

_ul=1*lg67vq*domain_userid*YW1wLTVmR21LUkI1Q1ZBMi1nSkh3UEkzWnc.

California school districts, charter schools to get $6.8 billion, in varying amounts, of federal aid

https://edsource.org/2020/california-school-districts-charter-schools-to-get-6-8-billion-in-varying-amounts-of-federal-aid/645647

NCLD Resources: COVID-19 has catapulted us all into a new reality

https://www.ncld.org/covid-19-educator-resources#1585860121650-c7248472-4ff7

Digital self-harm on the rise among students, study finds

https://www.k12dive.com/news/digital-self-harm-on-the-rise-among-students-study-finds/592519/

The Power of Being Seen

https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-being-seen

How well do you know your students? In a Nevada school, a simple strategy pushes teachers to look beyond the lessons.

Christmas Hilarity in the Wildlife Habitat

 

We really didn't do it on purpose as a prank on the birds in the wildlife habitat, but it is pretty humorous. Who knew our Earth Science project would turn into a Christmas carnival carousel?

During distance learning, I demonstrated to my Special Ed class how to create pinecones slathered in peanut butter rolled in bird seed. Then I hung the two bird feeders with twine in different locations--the northern front yard which is actually the Butterfly Garden, and the southern back yard which is the wildlife habitat. We have Special Activities  three times a week with three different, small student groups. I tell the kids I'm grabbing my blue Chromebook and we're going outside. 

Today, Christmas, I caught white crowned sparrows trying so hard to reach the underside of the pinecones with the remaining peanut butter and seeds. Turn, turn, turn-and it's the birds not the Byrds!

I am a pretty poor videographer-but you can get the humor of the situation. Please forgive my guffaws-they cracked me up!

Nature, My Garden and Me: Hilarious birds spinning on pine cone peanut butter/birdseed feeder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnFA8HXno0 

Nature, My Garden, and Me: Birds spin on pinecone bird feeder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyUrev1EKyY

Yay, Lord, We Greet Thee Born This Happy Morning

 

[OFFICIAL VIDEO] O Come, All Ye Faithful - Pentatonix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj7Pr42rliI

Adeste, Fideles Enya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_lB7kpJ7E

O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of Angels!

O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

A Jazzy Christmas with Wynton

Christmas Music: WHITE CHRISTMAS - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6mvjnhwrEs

Educational Links 12/25/2020

 

Things Fall Apart. Will Public Education?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-12-22-things-fall-apart-will-public-education?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0XjVod-KUAlAIGgEF9i2Y252YMdxczPB_P9OhAv01MOJcFGjWEc0DeXhg

ED TECH DIGEST

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/12/24/ed-tech-digest-225/?fbclid=IwAR1d8KRwNPHJffWfSnZCjuNH9eQ7Ot-LQwnXx3tYbGX2zXarVBdxOdqDe0g

The Defining Signs of Dyslexia Too Often Ignored

https://www.additudemag.com/unlikely-signs-of-dyslexia/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=diagnosis&fbclid=IwAR0hwILU35YNPQmbzT-ZJm-yXXpQnElKUnQmUuv9qcJ0kXRnBhAsQAaEifk

THURSDAY’S MUST-READ ARTICLES ON SCHOOL REOPENINGS – & TEACHERS WILL REALLY WANT TO READ THEM

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/12/24/thursdays-must-read-articles-on-school-reopenings-teachers-will-really-want-to-read-them/?fbclid=IwAR0hwILU35YNPQmbzT-ZJm-yXXpQnElKUnQmUuv9qcJ0kXRnBhAsQAaEifk

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 228 Developing Virtual & Intercultural Skillsets

https://wegrowteachers.com/the-teachthought-podcast-ep-228-developing-virtual-intercultural-skillsets/?fbclid=IwAR0R9mz4n8gY88jCvZ1H4QHE6Kd1YsXpzOwOO-LjqLcItzTVCZC0xeERwko

States Renew Efforts to Track Student Attendance as Pandemic Stretches On

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/states-renew-efforts-to-track-student-attendance-as-pandemic-stretches-on/2020/12?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR0XjVod-KUAlAIGgEF9i2Y252YMdxczPB_P9OhAv01MOJcFGjWEc0DeXhg

Connecting SEL to Academic Outcomes

https://www.edutopia.org/article/connecting-sel-academic-outcomes

Skills that students develop in social and emotional learning—empathy, collaboration, and so on—are closely connected to standards in many academic subjects.

Merry Christmas from MzTeachuh

 

Love, joy and peace-not to mention rest- 

to us all this Christmas Day. 

Kids, parents, teachers all have experienced such profound changes and challenges--

now

 we look for the miracle. 

Christmas representing the season of hope and help and heaven

seems almost overdue. But the time is right.

Love, joy and peace-not to mention rest. 

God bless us everyone.

My actual background for Google Meeting during the Holiday seasons. We get festive around here.

Classical Music for Christmas Playlist

Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve: Orchestral Suite (1895)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vFOax7ZeU

Camille Saint-Saëns - Christmas Oratorio - Op. 12 - Royal Opera Theater Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNI8AFo-QTs

Christmas (smalin) with animated musical graphics; listen to the whole mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzGlHKZ53iM&list=RDnzGlHKZ53iM&start_radio=1&t=22

The Nutcracker Suite Full Album: Tchaikovsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mis0O8CZk90

G. F. Handel: Messiah HWV 56 (fantastic performance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s

Carols From King’s – The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (Full Album)

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

Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve: Orchestral Suite (1895)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vFOax7ZeU

Bach - Christmas Oratorio [1-3] Harnoncourt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98UjjwzJBFE

Classical Music for Christmas Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA2SFaAnpsdBthhICRiXYd_xCMUdB-296