Saturday, February 22, 2020

Educational Links 2/23/20

Reflections on Becoming More Culturally Responsive


About Dyslexia


20 Classroom Management Strategies and Techniques


Teaching Special Education


What is Academic Rigor, What Do We Do with It?


12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom


The achievement gap in education: Racial segregation versus segregation by poverty


There are many reasons for persistence in the achievement gap, including that the legacy of separate and unequal may cause segregation in the past to have continued effects today. Looking directly at today’s situation—how important is today’s segregation per se? Black students mostly go to school with other Black students. Black students also mostly go to school with low-income students. Do either of these forms of segregation contribute to the racial achievement gap? 

Social and Emotional Learning-- How Do You Feel Ab...

MzTeachuh: Social and Emotional Learning-- How Do You Feel Ab...: Empathy: The Most Important Back-to-School Supply http://www.edutopia.org/blog/empathy-back-to-school-supply-homa-tavangar     Empa...

Don't Like Poetry? Betcha Do

MzTeachuh: Don't Like Poetry? Betcha Do: ...don't forget all those Valentine's rhymes!  You say you don't like poetry--I doubt that. We just have to estab...

Dancing With The Daffodils


What joy! the daffodils dancing in my Butterfly Garden!

Daffodils by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

William Wordsworth's daffodils poem (I wandered lonely as a cloud)

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...

Kids Need the Arts


MzTeachuh: Kids Need the Arts: Arts integration  is an approach to teaching and learning through which content standards are taught and assessed equitably in and through...

The Future Is Now In Education

MzTeachuh: The Future Is Now In Education: The Classroom and the Cloud: A Bright Forecast for 2020decentalized educaiton, https://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-cloud-bright...

Working Together In The Special Education Classroom

MzTeachuh: Working Together In The Special Education Classroo...: Working together in a Special Education classroom takes organization, cooperation, and heart. These guidelines show the basic structure ...

The Writing Process-especially under time constraints

MzTeachuh: The Writing Process-especially under time constrai...: Implementing the Writing Process http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/implementing-writing-process-30...

Common Sense and Classroom Management from Michael...

MzTeachuh: Common Sense and Classroom Management from Michael...: I really love the clarity and intelligence of Michael Linsin's books and suggestions. You can read  The Happy Teacher  on Kindle for ...

Topics for Black History Month

MALCOLM X WAS ASSASSINATED ON THIS DAY FIFTY-FIVE YEARS AGO – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES


53 Black History Month Writing Ideas


What Is The History Behind Black History Month?


Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise


Celebrating Black History Month


The Truth About Equality in America

How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month


But for the most part, educators say, K-12 students who do learn about black history are hearing about the same few historical figures over and over: Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and former President Barack Obama. While those lives are undoubtedly worthy of study, they do not exist in a vacuum.


Educational Links 2/22/20


We Asked, You Answered: First Book Research & Insights in 2019



25 Ways Schools Can Promote Literacy And Independent Reading

MALCOLM X WAS ASSASSINATED ON THIS DAY FIFTY-FIVE YEARS AGO – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

3 Tips for Remembering Behavior-Specific Praise

As you can imagine, when you’re in the middle of trying to teach a counting lesson, have an afternoon IEP meeting on the back of your mind, and are simultaneously wondering if you remembered to submit attendance that morning, doling out this kind of praise super frequently doesn’t just feel hard…it seems impossible! BUT, it doesn’t have to feel that way!

Friday, February 21, 2020

We're All From Africa

MzTeachuh: We're All From Africa: "Head with Crown," Ife Art, Nigeria, Wunmonije Compound, Ife, 14th century-early 15th century https://genographic.n...

Black History Month: What Happens When You Help A Little Kid

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: What Happens When You Help A Little Kid: George Washington Carver (January 1864 – January 5, 1943) You may help another George Washington Carver work in God's Little Worksh...

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....

Black History Month: Marian Anderson

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Marian Anderson: 'Marian Anderson's Future Fund' was the name of the extra offering her church used to pass around so the little girl with th...

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Educational Links 2/21/20

Auditory Processing Disorder: 10 Ways to Help Your Child


What Is Gradebook In Google Classroom? A Quick Overview For Teachers


The Emerging Story of Burnout in Educational Design



When Real Reading Isn't Happening ... Four Ways to Respond


A Way to Promote Student Voice—Literally


5 Tips to Help Student Teachers Stay Positive

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-tips-help-student-teachers-stay-positive?fbclid=IwAR3NoMOzJ5qYRH2_uXQvGrhKkdHWFe9qB2ZoO3tlEamjGJsOz1bXHqT21dM

4 Strategies To Recharge Your Teaching


Does the learning activity encourage independent learning? Does it allow students to find the knowledge themselves, or am I giving it to them? Does it let them build upon existing knowledge by making connections? Does it involve some sort of inquiry, or problem where questions naturally and continually emerge, which leads to learning?

Need A Breath of Spring--Here's Matisse

MzTeachuh: Need A Breath of Spring--Here's Matisse: The Cut Outs, Matisse Spring Song - Felix Mendelssohn   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAvbaSzX5_0  

Start A Teacher Debate!

MzTeachuh: Start A Teacher Debate!: Why It’s Time To Rethink (And Question) Homework http://www.edudemic.com/rethink-and-question-homework/?utm_content=buffera8fd8&utm...

Principal's Suggestion Box #9

MzTeachuh: Principal's Suggestion Box #9: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe...

Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud

MzTeachuh: Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud: Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 ‑ 1890. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches (49.5 x 99.7 cm). Cincinnati Art Museum, Bequest ...

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Educational Links 2/20/20


Digital Citizenship

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/digital-citizenship


Should Accomplishment Be What We Value in Childhood?


How play is making a comeback in kindergarten


Understanding Written Expression Disorder in Your Child


4 ways to give your brain a break from teaching



ADD vs. ADHD: What’s the Difference in Symptoms?'



Borrowing a Literacy Strategy From Band Class


A band teacher explains how a process he uses to train budding musicians’ inner voice can be used to help struggling readers improve.

Feel Lost At Sea With Ed Tech?

MzTeachuh: Feel Lost At Sea With Ed Tech?: I won't say the 'average' teacher has issues with the rapidly changing ed tech classroom. I would say  'normal' teachers...

Teaching All Your Students

MzTeachuh: Teaching All Your Students: Tips for Teaching English as a Foreign Language http://www.5minuteenglish.com/tips-teaching-english.htm   A Teacher's Guide t...

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...

Black History Month: Kirk Franklin

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Kirk Franklin: Revolution  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr41skFqzb8 The musicality invigorates your entire brain--beat, rhythm,harmony, lyrics (s...

Black History Month: Langston Hughes, Two Favorite Poems

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Langston Hughes, Two Favorite...:    Harlem By Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred?       Does it dry up       like a raisin in the sun? ...

Black History Month: Michelle Obama and Her Mom

MzTeachuh: Women's History Month: Michelle Obama and Her Mom: Michelle Obama is a very unusual First Lady. She is brilliant (Harvard and Princeton trained lawyer), has style, both high end and low en...

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 th...

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Educational Links 2/19/20


Is Your School Affirming Institutional Racism During Black History Month?

38 Prompts Merging Reflective Thinking With Bloom’s Taxonomy




Correcting The Deficit In Critical Thinking


How Do I Differentiate Through Project-Based Learning?


I’m a Neuroscientist. Here’s How Teachers Change Kids’ Brains.


Look deeper and within the community to make black history resonate



Examining local history, including young voices and challenging personal assumptions are all good ways to start.

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 ...

Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try: 1. Study Skills & Test Preparation http://www.teachervision.fen.com/study-skills/skill-builder/6393.html    2. Preparing Your Ch...

Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generation...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generation...: 1. The Impact of Education on Economic and Social Outcomes http://www.australianscience.com.au/education/the-impact-of-education-on-ec...

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...

Monday, February 17, 2020

Educational Links 2/18/20



10 Ways To Start Shifting Your Classroom Practices Little By Little



Correcting The Deficit In Critical Thinking


How Do I Differentiate Through Project-Based Learning?


How 21st Century Thinking Is Just Different



I’m a Neuroscientist. Here’s How Teachers Change Kids’ Brains.


MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/02/17/most-popular-posts-of-the-week-51/?fbclid=IwAR2_fqkNZcuvtiNPr8rk-ibbANwHcmgnsKtyiCr6oq9OqAPufWGW_ZprK4g


Behaviour: Are we putting the pupils' needs first?


https://www.tes.com/news/behaviour-are-we-putting-pupils-needs-first?fbclid=IwAR2_lsVxJ-apJta1HI8x9xHgHHJq0OCZKwBwbJlTcmqfcSnYKiot2G-W2Ys

In reacting to challenging behaviour, we need to question if we are prioritising the adults' needs, says Jarlath O'Brien

Black History Month: Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution, History Channel


Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
https://www.history.com/specials/black-patriots-heroes-of-the-revolution

Many people don’t know that African Americans played an integral role in the fight for our country’s independence. Anchored by sit down interviews with NBA legend, best-selling author and esteemed activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as well as numerous esteemed historians and supported with archival material, “Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution” will cover both sides of the fight, highlighting black heroes of the American Revolution who stood up against British rule to help establish the United States of America, and, conversely, black loyalists who fought for the Crown—and the promise of freedom. The documentary will also present Abdul-Jabbar’s personal journey, revealing his own unique discovery of important historical figures like Crispus Attucks and others and how they helped change the perception of his own heritage.

'Black Patriots' Were Heroes Of The Revolution — But Not The History Books



The Death of Major Peirsons, painted by John Singleton Copley. Colonel Tye is pictured left from the center.