Educational Links 1/18/20

10 Team-Building Games That Promote Critical Thinking

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/10-team-building-games-that-promote-critical-thinking/?fbclid=IwAR24paTTPJaiQQULTmRbuIqbzaKxRlXf5PQiCtMN0-T0xDuK_WEOs_jdySw

5 Important Special Education Laws

https://www.masters-in-special-education.com/lists/5-important-special-education-laws/?fbclid=IwAR3m_Pty7sohnFfNdy5bG02h4gOYlWLjmYXHrDxOtYtim7MHOMHuzEotMXo

20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/20-ways-to-provide-effective-feedback-for-learning/?fbclid=IwAR0HznA_Zs0u7vST0WxNxv1-BSprMfO7SzxD4teLZbM1DGWY1rCIhI-8qa8

Why Taking Away Recess Is a Counterproductive Punishment

https://www.additudemag.com/the-right-to-recess/?fbclid=IwAR1oXCREcPLLgbmozFCL6q2pv3eVAwMyK5eeYfPBBRfz8odDgShpks1gTjU

Start Fresh: 6 Tips For Emotional Well-Being

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55108/start-fresh-6-tips-for-emotional-well-being?fbclid=IwAR2MRRiAZD03whYQLPb0U4lp50bMAvarS5E0gJrs5vqNJpenMsXUhUrGsM4

What Does Blended Learning Look Like in an AP Class?

https://catlintucker.com/2020/01/blended-learning-in-an-ap-class/

Creating Effective Professional Learning Communities

https://www.edutopia.org/article/creating-effective-professional-learning-communities?fbclid=IwAR35_nxlKXm7wAptqx9HjcaOHoA4H0_ml-nAuksELNK_FP7Q0kmK8GIn1sw

If managed well, these teams can help teachers innovate in the classroom and improve student outcomes.

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Inquiry-Based Learning

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2019/01/inquiry-based-learning.html

Music For When You Feel Pressured

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2013/05/music-for-when-you-feel-pressured.html

The Future Is Now In Education

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2020/01/the-future-is-now-in-education.html

Working Together In The Special Education Classroom

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2020/01/working-together-in-special-education.html

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Stanford - "The other America"

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2020/01/mzteachuh-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-at.html

Educational Links 1/4/20

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2020/01/educational-links-1420.html

Winter Doldrums: How About Trying These Solutions?

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/01/winter-doldrums-how-about-trying-these.html?spref=bl

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Educational Links 1/18/20

How to Audit Your Classroom Library for Diversity

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-audit-your-classroom-library-diversity?fbclid=IwAR0UmlTuZIn4GDLNyPd_6HAVaSl7JZsaflYNFZRrhDVX4XCZcM75k9y5gdk

35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies 

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/35-psychology-based-critical-thinking-strategies/?fbclid=IwAR3M-O1RWjq7BUuRooQqBDOd_vx4y5ClLMYGvLgwVpOBEhekdbMq6qrKgvc

100 PERCENT INCLUSION

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/100-percent-inclusion/

Why Creating A Culture Of Inquiry Is So Important

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/why-creating-a-culture-of-inquiry-is-important/?fbclid=IwAR1KyAh64hVnUWthlfO_oOen3WCAwjuLvrIRfYeMlhVBBV09ipcwC5948vc

13 Brilliant Outcomes Of Project-Based Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/project-based-learning/outcomes-of-project-based-learning-pbl/?fbclid=IwAR1u1a7iukn96EFR0q7q1urDat1RbABNw81toK6mgLgQ3RccwSBkuZC1AtA

Understanding Executive Functioning Issues in Your Child

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/understanding-executive-functioning-issues-in-your-child?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=decorg-earlyjourney-dec19-fm&utm_content=article&fbclid=IwAR1FQr8NH04AQhGRW8u0xE5077gIOM2XWYa-ST89WOJFYGpYd9ZZ2yrGuvg

In-school suspensions the answer to school discipline? Not necessarily, experts say

https://edsource.org/2019/in-school-suspensions-the-answer-to-school-discipline-not-necessarily-experts-say/619083?fbclid=IwAR3OxoBlZs6yQZQx3zc_-5L3PWsbc4AtnkOJEGEzRxTsYe9QF2MOI4fEldQ

More California schools are allowing disruptive students to serve suspensions on campus instead of sending them home. But experts said educators need to provide those students with high-quality behavior counseling for that approach to be successful.

MLK Quotes: #8

MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #8

Teaching Is Understanding Child Development

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Understanding Child Development: 1. Use the Child Development Tracker to get insights on the stages of growth. http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-...

Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

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

Speeches of MLK: I Have A Dream

MzTeachuh: Speeches of MLK: I Have A Dream: M artin L uther K ing , J r. I Have a Dream http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Educational Links 1/17/20

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/01/17/february-is-black-history-month-here-are-teaching-learning-resources/?fbclid=IwAR20m24TVA_24fPKyj3aKRPRMCC2ElDGTy1opXjTQUQTQRgYCxOBBtUq3Ww

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What Are The Habits Of Mind?

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-are-the-habits-of-mind/?fbclid=IwAR3gtOnL9H2DNG9A0Xy_fu5YWb-2IUJh0ThqruItT0GcUqUQZske5EbcVdw

3 Strategies for Teaching Academic Vocabulary

https://www.middleweb.com/42075/3-strategies-for-teaching-academic-vocabulary/?fbclid=IwAR0T5Ti-CnvA2ZE_k17UP8FooRgo_3pgCkiIlkbJisLqkGq7Ebkmj6wjRMg

Ed Department Urged To Ban Seclusion In Schools

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/01/17/ed-department-urged-to-ban-seclusion-in-schools/27670/?fbclid=IwAR3PrNc4rAg8mAuSM-089pZoKtr1jbg1lMwq36vde8fu-EwycYd54o2N6q0

20 Strategies To Get The Best Work From Your Students

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/strategies-for-getting-best-quality-work-from-students/?fbclid=IwAR2Z4oqQX_ivJMSDXFMCQfIzO25VLHCf5CKnY-Iug__uGTWwr1n0op-aXeA

What Makes the BARR Program Effective in Helping Ninth Graders in Virtually Every Type of School?

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52000/what-makes-the-barr-program-effective-in-helping-ninth-graders-in-virtually-every-type-of-school?fbclid=IwAR1GTDHiM-6OAOrl5wL73zFQqmiTAxifZNOc9am5aYgo-w8YJAgXjaVBWUI

A Strategy for Boosting Student Engagement in Math

https://www.edutopia.org/article/strategy-boosting-student-engagement-math?fbclid=IwAR3-9dcuBWkRhoTz9Vkj5xhupFfn2zh_jhnnwK19_X7CuBgf-_4lbXfKJf0

A four-step approach to group work can get students talking and boost their mathematical and metacognitive thinking.

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...

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...

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...

MLK Quotes: # 8

MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: # 8

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MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #5

Educational Links 1/16/20

5 Playground Activities That Can Boost Your Child’s Development

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/child-social-situations/playgrounds-playdates/5-playground-activities-that-can-help-your-childs-development?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=decorg-earlyjourney-dec19-fm&utm_content=article&fbclid=IwAR06ZxF7gw1S2X2DT2V3wXHGCn7xUnxbS4rJwT9GcvvrJIXX56rQP_pBink

HOW THIS TEACHER IS DEALING WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION BURNOUT

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/how-this-teacher-is-dealing-with-special-education-burnout/

5 WAYS TO BUILD SUPERB RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARAPROFESSIONALS

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/5-ways-to-build-superb-relationships-with-paraprofessionals/

How to Make the Benefits of a School Garden Meaningful in a Child's Life

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51795/how-to-make-the-benefits-of-a-school-garden-meaningful-in-a-childs-life?fbclid=IwAR0WvahTcHSnSF21TS44SG4GLO3d6qgnboC0bCrpnOZfv3jr6b0rRxbzU5E

A study on teaching critical thinking in science

https://hechingerreport.org/a-study-on-teaching-critical-thinking-in-science/?fbclid=IwAR0vAIZnv6GjGmbsvbvf6gOJiVTt5e9i3-_aiv2YoeIAlaWdLp1Nds__UF4

A Strength-Based Approach to Teaching English Learners

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/strength-based-teaching-esl/?utm_sq=fhsz51b1fq&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=The+Literary+Maven&utm_content=Articles&fbclid=IwAR0JkAR8slwFNOjmtOpUJutIzcy0DP9JwSQc7QOEXUFczcLGOVO0lFEz0Pc

Understanding Special Education Laws

https://childmind.org/article/understanding-special-education-laws/?fbclid=IwAR2PDeaKiws_avxtClZKR1-imvR3iZIJMMgOmXlMScyqMmTht4fpMuFCt5Y

Schools are required by law to provide appropriate accommodations and education plans to children who qualify, but understanding just what kind of help is included—and who qualifies—can be difficult. Making sense of the two laws that guarantee these supports is a good place to start.

Here Comes the Sun (Eventually) Harrison and Monet...

MzTeachuh: Here Comes the Sun (Eventually) Harrison and Monet...: Fields in Spring, Claude Monet The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwmVfewqu7I Here comes the sun, h...

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...

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 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...

Educational Links 1/15/20

60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques

https://wegrowteachers.com/60-non-threatening-formative-assessment-techniques/?fbclid=IwAR2lNq-KI-XjhIGJkxVDoVN-1atBDmpcvheJ57ILuUcDWO7aNvifO4s15yk

Differentiating Instruction: It's Not as Hard as You Think (Video)

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/09/differentiating_instruction_its_not_as_hard_as_you_think_video.html?cmp=soc-fb-shr&fbclid=IwAR3l8CNHWf5sXVID3Hp5NCfhTJNhC8HqnnXB65mUIucubaRXErm3xot4cwc

Understanding Dyscalculia in Your Child

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dyscalculia/dyscalculia-in-children?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium&utm_campaign=decorg-earlyjourney-dec19-fm&utm_content=article&fbclid=IwAR3mMLAiPdxvLW4pdY54lQJ1_KBaZFupHdzBUAJmHGyxufrSCll0w-LWmaM

10 Dyslexia Myths

https://topnotchteaching.com/specific-learning-disability-sld/10-dyslexia-myths/?fbclid=IwAR063DUEhB_eHPo-ws8QhN7IIotX_Ft7rO6tXgaOz_-79UgEMobA3TJxXiE

4 Tips For Implementing A STEAM Program In Your Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/4-tips-for-implementing-a-steam-program-in-your-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR1MT17pWPd--mNinHEKobn2UUm6WACTdduy2GDf7WRzC30c2k0RfUHT3k4

Can Teaching ‘Hope’ Revive Democracy?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-01-14-can-teaching-hope-revive-democracy

How to Introduce Meditation to the High School Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-introduce-meditation-high-school-classroom?fbclid=IwAR18WgdSl6GsNGMjiF171oy9dB7EpcpiHyXeNc8qo0N4IBLdFioe4N6A8eg

Setting aside time for reflection and introspection helps students focus.

Insights Into Differentiation

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

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...

Got a Good Book? Then You're Not Stuck Indoors

MzTeachuh: Got a Good Book? Then You're Not Stuck Indoors: Tender Is The Night, F. Scott Fitzgrald Best Classic Books: 10 Classics That Won't Put You To Sleep http://www.huffingtonpost.com...

Educational Links 1/14/20

20 Types Of Learning Journals That Help Students Think

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/20-types-of-learning-journals-that-help-students-think/?fbclid=IwAR0z3CcLcRfmhl7araubh2Yxw2IkIf5y-sLt_2VKreE0fVkzDvAkZhxQc9g

A Decade of Expensive Video Lessons for K-16 Math Entrepreneurs

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-12-23-a-decade-of-expensive-video-lessons-for-k-16-math-entrepreneurs

A Quarter Of Kids With Autism Go Undiagnosed, Study Suggests

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/01/13/a-quarter-of-kids-with-autism-go-undiagnosed-study-suggests/27637/?fbclid=IwAR3vgg1YqCYVh4kG-SU4VIFcjU8rGUHcU0NiGLlu6yIgZcDBP-t5hCyBs9A

The 5 Minute Assessment Plan

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/product/the-5-minute-assessment-for-learning-plan/?utm_content=buffer362ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR0Sr834n0_zs5YKILXDtHH-BaI0HTBYtwj2fwR9RbYLwW83ooUrOqR9SUw

5 Common Misconceptions About IEPs

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/ieps/5-common-misconceptions-about-ieps?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=optimize&utm_campaign=ieptips_test031&fbclid=IwAR3ArEtCawTgkwSc_xuAXznF3EK7PPuWz6X9-MV4yoSpnqrk45B7gpnvejk

Arts After School

https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/arts-after-school/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=1578840120&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2ITz_9WFMP9xv7atlwFBu4Ftm2Cqk_ZgKlK8DQpn3ycmRESX6wzECNaBo

Schools are finding new and creative ways to teach the arts outside of the traditional school day. In this collection visit schools across Kentucky that are collaborating with artists in their community to offer arts instruction during after school programs and summer camps.

Speeches of MLK #10

MzTeachuh: Speeches of MLK #10: Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r98tT0j1a0

Martin Luther King Day Reading Resources (Reading Rockets)

MzTeachuh: Martin Luther King Day Reading Resources (Reading ...: Books by Theme http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1226 Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mart...

Educational Links 1/13/20

12 MYTHS ABOUT AUTISM

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/12-myths-about-autism/

5 Mindful Lessons to Keep You Inspired

https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/5-mindful-lessons-to-keep-you-inspired?utm_campaign&utm_content=1578869760&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR282sHitlHCEmrIQVJCq6PElCGh7BdjMHDEH9UzIsLv2zHBVXBJUSoz6wM

Helping Kids Who Struggle With Executive Functions

https://childmind.org/article/helping-kids-who-struggle-with-executive-functions/?fbclid=IwAR1xQ64nVCJ-ED-ZQVsU3AHs9QuSc9_XXAoJmfUC6YpjqTUDuiMz6TEQbPA

IS INCLUSION JUST AN ILLUSION?

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/is-inclusion-just-an-illusion/

The Highest Literacy Is Understanding The Value Of A Text

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/the-highest-literacy-is-understanding-the-value-of-a-text/?fbclid=IwAR2ChynMT_CK-J1NEjoNEPN1brF-lutib-WlcdRXVbco7LV6XMHqSRXrkpY

As Technology Becomes Easier to Use, Our Depth of Learning Needs to Continue to Increase

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8754?fbclid=IwAR2H9CG4Mm9DyHht3T9ujapO7XMjx9oLfDcCgpC1w4_XbT7knhJJufZOJd0

How 21st Century Thinking Is Just Different

https://wegrowteachers.com/how-21st-century-thinking-is-just-different/?fbclid=IwAR090e7XWJyx5MFbmO3dLpqXkka6Fq3BLxj3f_cdMRLrvKq24vsmX3dT8rw

The nature of social media rests on identity as much as anything else—forcing subjectivity on everything through likes, retweets, shares, and pins. Instead, we might consider constant reflection guided by important questions as a new way to learn in the presence of information abundance.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Stanford - "The other America"

MzTeachuh: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Stanford - "The othe...

Taking Care of Teacher

MzTeachuh: Taking Care of Teacher: Here is some information and health strategies to stay well and effective. There has been a reappearance of whooping cough and measles, ...

MLK Quotes: #3

MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #3