MzTeachuh Today 2/9/20

MzTeachuh
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MzTeachuh is a daily blog providing educational links for professional development, timely articles for special needs, ed tech and STEM, as well as interesting and amusing posts in the Fine Arts and the Humanities.

Educational Link 2/9/20

When Teachers Make Room For Their Own Curiosity They Defend It For Children

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55081/when-teachers-make-room-for-their-own-curiosity-they-defend-it-for-children

Short Lessons on Colds and Flu

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/02/short-lessons-on-colds-and-flu.html

The Power of Rap and Hip-Hop in the Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-rap-and-hip-hop-classroom

The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-02-06-the-best-edtech-for-students-is-backed-by-research-here-s-what-to-look-for 

Valentine’s Day Party Games for the Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/valentine%E2%80%99s-day-party-games-classroom

Getting started with early literacy

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/02/06/getting-started-with-early-literacy/

12 Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Problem-Solving In Your Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/12-strategies-creating-atmosphere-problem-solving-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR0EmtYwL_aw_dC9oUJwpCDSlmm9B72gIghwDGCOEB5zgY5rFeANF1-JvSc

Problem-solving, creative thinking, and critical thinking are both skills and habits that allow students to apply and transfer academic knowledge into real-world application. Unfortunately, problem-solving isn’t a significant part of most curriculum in K-12 schools.

Claire de Lune and the Snow Moon Tonight

CLAUDE DEBUSSY: CLAIR DE LUNE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY

This Weekend We Might See a 'Snow Supermoon'. Here's What That Means

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-full-snow-moon-is-rising-soon-and-some-say-it-s-also-a-supermoon

Oh, That Sassy Mozart!

MzTeachuh: Oh, That Sassy Mozart!: Was looking for a sassy picture to go along with this music, but Wolfie's was the best. BTW, you may want to watch or rewatch the f...

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 d...

Tranquil Afternoon--Art, Music and Maybe a Faun

MzTeachuh: Tranquil Afternoon--Art, Music and Maybe a Faun: 'North Woods' by Richard Kozlow, 1988. But I don't know if the woods in Michigan have mythological creatures or not. ...

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #34

Thank God I Found You Lyrics- Mariah Carey ft. 98 Degrees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVOHk5Uwf6o

Educational Links 2/8/20

The Big Problem With Teaching

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/the-problem-with-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR15JpRgTYZDQEMSKUMngdaHXHwOveocTr7VnH93CjWn-lIyzfCJMgVYsEY

The Education Reform Movement Has Failed America. We Need Common Sense Solutions That Work.

https://time.com/5775795/education-reform-failed-america/?fbclid=IwAR0UE3rutW_0qo971J7pnxsuP9rYvv4kbgjPo7jdRqBFEo68BX6hfMNRPf4

Why Some Kids Get Lost All the Time

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/math-issues/why-some-kids-get-lost-all-the-time?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=org-earlyjourney-feb20-fm&utm_content=article&fbclid=IwAR2fjBapoUaBfnzd_gulfmagjBTQ-b31QC5fhiOz0E5_PAs6Xtq0A9Y4nbc

5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/5-out-of-the-box-assessment-strategies-every-teacher-know/?fbclid=IwAR06GPm1j_L5fDeZrYJaHYW8-imRj__QRyJenBF0Yo3PCDuCl1menhFCObM

Why Focusing On Adult Learning Builds A School Culture Where Students Thrive

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54750/why-focusing-on-adult-learning-builds-a-school-culture-where-students-thrive?fbclid=IwAR2auNfHBFRdtIrsj8fseVAxtSCRbY_IZRmG-32XhRhT14MSz_4phhbmeNU

Let's Teach for Mastery Not Scores

https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_teach_for_mastery_not_test_scores?fbclid=IwAR35e84rcWcqjuzpMAqgQqzH-RvxWWdMcGoUqOQ58v1wU4qRFKl2bVfgbHI

Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven't always grasped the basics? 

Teaching Is Learning Ed Tech

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Learning Ed Tech: How Technology Helps Teachers to Manage Their Classroom http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/472-technology-helps-teachers...

Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other: How to make friends and influence people - a teacher's guide http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/04/tea...

Black History Month: Augusta Savage

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Augusta Savage: The Harp, 1939 Augusta Savage Sculptor , Artist , Educator , Civil Rights Activist ( 1892–1962 ) http://www.biography...

Black History Month: Life doesn't frighten me

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Life doesn't frighten me: #16 Life Doesn’t Frighten me at All based on the poem “Life Doesn’t frighten me at all” by Ian Lantz Her original poem re...

Black History Month: Speeches of MLK # 5

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK # 5: M artin L uther K ing , J r . I Have a Dream delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. ...

Does My Child Have a Learning Disability?

MzTeachuh: Does My Child Have a Learning Disability?: http://www.ncld.org/ Each of these age divisions also has subtopics with very helpful information. Pre-K to Grade 2 Pre-ki...

Educational Links 2/7/20

8 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE FILING FOR DUE PROCESS

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/8-things-to-consider-before-filing-for-due-process/

Why Creating A Culture Of Inquiry Is So Important

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/why-creating-a-culture-of-inquiry-is-important/?fbclid=IwAR3Rv9ypdSP3LvtjdtUZuYYw87QzpFmv4musAnVnsdilvjnF8L87bjfAhhY

Why History Classes Need Vocab Lessons

https://www.middleweb.com/42253/why-history-classes-need-vocab-lessons/?fbclid=IwAR0WLnWetCVA7VC_l9vx8PFvweL3tMHBcEoRMHqoU0vaEe4pnRL3aTBMrR

Kindergarten Teachers Speak Out for Children’s Happiness

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn/201911/kindergarten-teachers-speak-out-children-s-happiness?fbclid=IwAR2nR9z2bU5H5mcYYA2_KNdFsNF7ONoN62-N709YBYg64rWy99EufmN-ZPU

What Brain Science Teaches Us About Conflict Resolution

https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-brain-science-teaches-us-about-conflict-resolution?fbclid=IwAR3FMhsuaCau1gbsCu0SDy9lzM7X4hOI8GAB3dZeq6sXbDDeX2eEpzJfiNU

Here’s why this principal started a school turnaround with SEL

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/02/07/heres-why-this-principal-started-a-school-turnaround-with-sel/

Assessing Literacy Skills With One-on-One Conferencing

https://www.edutopia.org/article/assessing-literacy-skills-one-one-conferencing?fbclid=IwAR0_fJuHwkz3iEJG9eIyqp6-lYAuu4gZ9ivT-Sd5cXiHaw7Y3x-KlpnG-Z0

Brief, frequent chats with students help teachers assess their reading and writing skills while building strong relationships.

Favorite Poems for Valentine's Day

MzTeachuh: Favorite Poems for Valentine's Day: These are clearly   my favorites-- especially the love story of anyone and noone. i carry your heart with me http://melanielinkt...

Black History Month: MLK

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: MLK: About Dr. King http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king         The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. http://...

Black History Month: Jackie Robinson

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Jackie Robinson: Not only an extremely talented athlete, student at UCLA, and Army officer, Jackie Robinson chose to demonstrate unmatchable self-contro...

Black History Month: Reading Resources (Reading Ro...

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Reading Resources (Reading Ro...: Books by Theme http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1226 Books about Martin Luther King, Jr. The titles below i...

Teaching Is Having With It Ness

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

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #33

La Vie (detail) Picasso

Love is blue (L'Amour est Bleu) Paul Mauriat

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

Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #4

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #4: M artin L uther K ing , J r . Methodist Student Leadership Conference Address delivered 1964, Lincoln, Nebraska "One...

Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3: M artin L uther K ing , J r . Sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood delivered 26 February 1965 "I believe firmly that w...

Educational Links 2/6/20

What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=2200590827129313614

What I Would Never Trade Away

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/positives-of-adhd/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=adult&fbclid=IwAR0HCUnkpHIA2z8RvtcAW5VWIWKwCJAjO5Z9SuEdvyczQ7tJwpczc7Z5iu0

The Importance of Mental Health Awareness in Schools

https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/importance-mental-health-awareness-schools1810.html?fbclid=IwAR1aEp6b-xGo0OiKP8RhTHjwmUk9HD9HLnkdBi0lj0UVuDtgVAa5-HnuF3g

How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54878/how-strengthening-relationships-with-boys-can-help-them-learn?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Cool%20Cat%20Teacher&fbclid=IwAR27C5nH-B2ejniKjvx-7EBQ3RBtsqWFPTECpC9uW-RWdujVzdo2Gx5kRGI

Snapshots Of Understanding? 10 Smart Tools For Digital Exit Slips

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/smart-tools-for-digital-exit-slips/?fbclid=IwAR1a3GwiEvRjfJTtCQLqRyQUQqeOsNPYIAHmmIxpc8uQa6nKgb0Hy_5RFMI

6 Scaffolds That Deepen Independent Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/six-scaffolds-deepen-independent-learning?fbclid=IwAR3-GR1XZcQsaUerJZLnv_HWUfxMc0LC8tGCcGWc6J-5d8Z3wEhXm23V40k

3 Lessons Learned as a New Teacherprofessional development

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-lessons-learned-new-teacher?fbclid=IwAR36HeNft_LTCIjc7Tu86bYKr4G4AppaKvf-IcZXtoAwpmR_D4A4SMDn_PA

Many new teachers are told they need to be more strict, but that may not be the best advice for everyone.

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #31

Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bGOgY1CmiU

Aww Garsh: Loves Songs for Valentine's Day # 32

Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love (Official Video ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkgYhtz64U

The Power of Love

Huey Lewis

The power of love is a curious thing
Make a one man weep, make another man sing
Change a heart to a little white dove
More than a feeling, that's the power of love

Tougher than diamonds, whips like cream
Stronger and harder than a bad girls dream
Make a bad one good, mmm make a wrong right
Power of love will keep you home at night

Don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
That's the power of love
That's the power of love

First time you feed it might make you sad
Next time you feed it might make you mad
But you'll be glad baby when you've found
That's the power that makes the world go round

Don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no…

anyone's and noone's love story (My Favorite Poem...

MzTeachuh: anyone's and noone's love story (My Favorite Poem...:   [anyone lived in a pretty how town] By E. E. Cummings anyone lived...

Black History Month: Condoleeza Rice

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Condoleeza Rice: Condoleeza Rice and mother, Angeleena Rice. Condoleeza Rice is very unusual. Not just because she was a Black American wom...

Black History Month: Strange Fruit

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Strange Fruit: Jacob Lawrence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Lawrence   Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit  https://www.youtube.com/wat...

How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways

MzTeachuh: How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways: The Brownings, Elizabeth and Robert. How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43) Eliza...

Educational Links 2/5/20

Misconception About Kids With Learning Differences In The Classroom

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/misconceptions-about-kids-with-learning-differences-in-the-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR2TF5KIbMsVDB3QFNfWGIZgKV_eZHGt0cJmb7nYdUtyGZ_z9sFuvfxh22Q

Educators, Take Note: The Census Is a Very Big Deal

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-01-31-educators-take-note-the-census-is-a-very-big-deal?utm_content=bufferbe663&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR2bCgars4D5Za_ZecmkYXZfk6ErYkQ9X04iSOi-fsehU6JRW8wpRuiLcgw

Teachers' Low Expectations for Students of Color Found to Affect Students' Success

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/05/teacher_expectations_black_students.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR2-3mQK_2NVzffvb5XcwffYYhtl0q3DijVoaQA1PNKCQepoOA5CJztcXSE

Why Taking Risks in the Classroom Pays off for Students—and Teachers

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-02-14-why-taking-risks-in-the-classroom-pays-off-for-students-and-teachers?utm_content=bufferb1078&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR3MND548OMq3eaV6hwSHXyDKOMTJsTla8NLS3wMQqKTYcQE3QUE3fwR_q8

41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/41-resources-tools-and-apps-to-improve-writing-skills/?fbclid=IwAR0yYgQbqO0VDjidVQkTtKHjlikS9PsU-FBSHvvCfhWxPV20cUf0g9Y5IMo

Why Special Education Is the Absolute Best Teaching Gig

https://www.weareteachers.com/why-special-education-is-the-best/?utm_content=1549918860&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0hDa2KyCSdIe4oJzU3x5avz-jRM_iKro7nzz64HyTIDUoMrml19dsKGGg

11 Underlying Assumptions Of Digital Literacy

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/11-underlying-assumptions-of-digital-literacy/?fbclid=IwAR36hg7fdfJSWKkrddgvPOyzU3wQbd0l6a2qqGzpLw7gG-8sUSAh773MaHA

In understanding the shift from literacy to digital literacy–or rather to understand them both in their own native contexts–it may help to take a look at the underlying assumptions of digital literacy.

Teachable Moment: When Lilacs Bloom'd...

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: When Lilacs Bloom'd...: I happily discovered we have a lovely-scented lilac bush growing in our courtyard. It reminded me of Whitman's poem. Abraham L...

STEM Valentines

MzTeachuh: STEM Valentines: I judge not; I am a nerd, too, and I think Nikola Tesla is flirting with me.

Teacher Burnout--U Gotz It?

MzTeachuh: Teacher Burnout--U Gotz It?: 1. Teacher Burnout: Four Warning Signs http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teacher-burnout-four-warn...

Black History Month: The Original Glee Girls

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: The Original Glee Girls: The Marvelettes in a 1963 promotional photo.Clockwise form top left, Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, and Wanda Yo...

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentine's Day #31

The Cranberries-You and Me (with lyrics).wmv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMta7WQoAbA

Black History Month: Speeches of MLK # 2

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK # 2: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK # 2 : M artin L uther K ing , J r . Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence Delivered 4 A...

Speeches of MLK #1

MzTeachuh: Speeches of MLK #1: I've Been to the Mountaintop, Martin Luther King Delivered the day before his assassination. "And let us mo...

Black History Month: Louis Armstrong

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong   Louis Armstrong - It's a Wonderful World  https://www.youtube....

Aww Garsh: Love Songs for Valentines Day #30

The Pogues-Love you till the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjtzdummdCA&list=RDmjtzdummdCA&start_radio=1&t=0

Educational Links 2/4/20

The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-shift-from-content-to-purpose-a-continuum-of-choice/?fbclid=IwAR2zsBPHZjODY76u5wtfMCuOtBUvmf2_KILOtqSYqV9_gT6F3aCW1UIZqGA

Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

https://esheninger.blogspot.com/2020/02/edtech-tools-for-sped-math-and-reading.html?fbclid=IwAR0w0i16YY0_MTLkVtM8GERT0QaAXESTyA9FDJXfxRKfwSG3ckZjGp9AIhQ

 Brainy Strategies for Teaching and Learning

http://www.todd-finley.com/home-page/

25 Ways To Use Pinterest According To Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/25-ways-to-use-pinterest-blooms-revised-taxonomy/?fbclid=IwAR1WZxBvikxcKao_LeCkOSVSAqciClGaoKROUzWHx-ox7UQCf96_yIQUNaQ 

The Trouble with Traditional Transitions

https://www.raepica.com/2020/02/the-trouble-with-traditional-transitions/?fbclid=IwAR25bk_d60YdArOY7P45BwV6bmgRtkqM1_skUaG3PLjv6nPaJu4tjOaL7DE

20 Collaborative Learning Tips And Strategies For Teachers

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/20-collaborative-learning-tips-and-strategies/?fbclid=IwAR1yYQCyOtkmEfR8-EoaJkKKujUtrIGbHMKMP5d3KmB_ZCRSgi3s-3KUwUs

7 Ways to Make Teaching a More Sustainable Profession

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-ways-make-teaching-more-sustainable-profession?fbclid=IwAR3o3YI6sBeT-6M-w8bx-XXyEAqGWMWbEWGVHLk65P1SSLpRM6tcpDkaWBk

Signs a Child Might Have Auditory Processing Disorder

https://childmind.org/article/signs-a-child-might-have-auditory-processing-disorder/?fbclid=IwAR19ksmgCeEIErrO0y028cOyDcIgLvmNn930XssVgtyQRHKMZFwSAfxJh0c

Some young children seem to have problems deciphering or decoding the sounds that make up language. Even though they have normal hearing, they miss a lot of the details of what’s being said around them, especially in noisy or distracting environments. These children may have a condition called auditory processing disorder, and that can interfere with both learning and interacting with other people.