Educational Links 5/10/2020

8 Ways To Create A Brain-Friendly Classroom

https://wegrowteachers.com/8-ways-to-create-a-brain-friendly-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR0xQcTkVp3VIo6pdWQFV9aBd9tYgv3RQj8a4jSBLKZmNowvNoOom0hZPiA

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON WHAT WE’VE LEARNED DURING THE RAPID TRANSITION TO REMOTE LEARNING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/05/09/my-latest-bam-radio-show-is-on-what-weve-learned-during-the-rapid-transition-to-remote-learning/?fbclid=IwAR2yjiDOb5vkmQnlJDiHRUbc8d8zRw6CEqv_5iyZLAPwDc4Mc5Ja-aRR638

NINE LONG-TERM CHANGES I THINK THE DISTANCE LEARNING CRISIS WILL – & WILL NOT – BRING TO OUR SCHOOLS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/05/09/nine-long-term-changes-i-think-the-distance-learning-crisis-will-will-not-bring-to-our-schools/?fbclid=IwAR2sIO1e0PEoErb0a3RPOfibe_jrTxjf7UG8G64F7cONFApHDyVJ25nwGrI

How To Avoid Parent Complaints About Online Learning

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2020/05/09/avoid-parent-complaints-about-online-learning/?fbclid=IwAR1cdGZ2tA60T4lsRJSy9De4jLhK9xMnwkBGOgQD-9eK4uD-p3DfGEtBW7Q

Districts grapple with summer school models as coronavirus persists

https://www.educationdive.com/news/districts-grapple-with-summer-school-models-as-coronavirus-persists/577345/

'I Am Doing My Best' - Teaching Math During the School Closure Crisis

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/05/i_am_doing_my_best_-_teaching_math_during_the_school_closure_crisis.html?fbclid=IwAR0CaCaObZSKOQEW66IUfuouWbnLLV439VMqm1JxKSGeT3zsE3T--46m8vY

Eventually, schools will reopen. Here's how principals can prepare

https://www.educationdive.com/news/eventually-schools-will-reopen-heres-how-principals-can-prepare/577144/

Four school leadership experts discuss the central role of principals in welcoming students back to schools that may be forever changed.

A Deep Breath, Time to Think--Reverie

MzTeachuh: A Deep Breath, Time to Think--Reverie: Summer River Reverie, Maurice Sapiro   Debussy: Rêverie (1890)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79UfWizjGiQ

Special Education Update

MzTeachuh: Special Education Update: A brief history of dyslexia and the role women played in getting it recognized   h ttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/dyslexia...

Teachable Moment: Raising the Rhetoric

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Raising the Rhetoric: JFK 1961 Eloquence. Higher level thinking. Rational open discussion. American rhetoric--let's remind ourselves of the brillian...

Who Loves You Through Thick and Thin?

Dorothea Lange, Dust Bowl Photos

Your mom does.

Mother's Day, May 10.

Chillaxin' with my Mommy

Mother and Child   Leighton, Lord Frederick

What Saturdays are for.
 Mother's Day, May 10.

Who Dressed You Up So Fancy Schmancy?

Madame Charpentier and Her Daughters, Renoir

Your mom. And maybe your grandma.

Mother's Day May 10.

Thought I'd add some funky music to collaborate with these rich people having this portrait done by Renoir.
Our lovely Stevie Wonder and sentiments. Love this song.

Isn't She Lovely?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WzocbSd2w

Twelve year old Stevie Wonder's mom dressed him up fancy schmancy for the Apollo Theatre.

Educational Links 5/9/2020

5 Tips for Teaching Online

https://catlintucker.com/2020/04/5-tips-for-teaching-online/?fbclid=IwAR0IIIKJsVg9KSRB7PF_yX_9pyYs2Mval1CZ3lbrWDqhPp85KIxYF71iZ6s

6 Ways to Transition IEP Goals to Remote Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-ways-transition-iep-goals-remote-learning?fbclid=IwAR2sksh-g5cBc_Zcd4RELoR3TksfAOhRo99d6kv2H6EEuqdj6ExMRaURePs

Prioritise play when schools reopen, say mental health experts

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/may/07/prioritise-play-when-schools-reopen-say-mental-health-experts-coronavirus-lockdown?CMP=share_btn_link&fbclid=IwAR1ju1E7jwQr8mmTu_F1K-9BUU39rwehwSh6KQ0KohtGBhy4_BvUDDUq7nA

6 Feelings to be on the Lookout for When Re-Socializing Your Students

https://www.rickjetter.com/single-post/2020/05/08/6-Feelings-to-be-on-the-Lookout-for-When-Re-Socializing-Your-Students?fbclid=IwAR191ZMT70Yqr8u4F4d9ADaAObGbsJ5jWpKeco39uXbjOJD2jiVERmxdqzk

Teachers at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Wonder: Should I Even Go Back?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/07/teachers-at-higher-risk-for-covid-19-worry.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB

What schools will look like when they reopen: Scheduled days home, more online learning, lots of hand-washing

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/04/29/coronavirus-schools-reopen-online-homeschool/3031945001/?fbclid=IwAR0Ro13YnYFVw1MkrSEM46cSbXv5QA329oJAIY6hXne_dpvlLCv-MmsBVWE

4 Key Aspects of Teaching an Online Class

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-key-aspects-teaching-online-class?fbclid=IwAR0-gPj3f927Owecra77gdoOZFvBMSGdfHcN2GQB3qrkqWNWmt28t1WwAp4

What an educator with experience teaching online has learned about structuring students’ online and offline experiences and how to provide feedback to keep the learning going.

Who Wiped Your Nose?

Mom wiped everything.

Mother's Day May 10.

Let's Read, Read, Read!

MzTeachuh: Let's Read, Read, Read!: Importance of Reading Aloud  http://www.reachoutandread.org/why-we-work/importance-of-reading-aloud/   Parents should read alou...

Why Do You Keep Harping On That?

MzTeachuh: Why Do You Keep Harping On That?: Lady with Harp by Sully ...because it's beautiful. Handel Harp Concerto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8vMHTvdoEQ

Who Took You By The Hand?

Folk Art  Jed Alexander

Usually your mom.

Mother's Day May 10.

Educational Links 5/8/2020

Why I’m Learning More With Distance Learning Than I Do in School

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/opinion/coronavirus-pandemic-distance-learning.html?fbclid=IwAR0yilo5qHkGc0tGRf5v4pEmWkcxdQrOkVKMNFhIJrA7_3tbm8ZEBynkO3s

Do Families Now Understand What It Takes to Be a Teacher?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-06-do-families-now-understand-what-it-takes-to-be-a-teacher

Math Instruction in the Age of the Coronavirus

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/05/math_instruction_in_the_age_of_the_coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR1Hb-3n3teIQO1v3EpfCaLeznJdAWQ5FdvjaixqTSOupCM27F71KhqMb_E

What social-emotional needs will students return with?

https://districtadministration.com/social-emotional-learning-anxiety-schools-reopen-social-distancing/

School librarians facilitate meaningful learning despite massive school closures

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/05/07/school-librarians-facilitate-meaningful-learning-despite-massive-school-closures/

A Few Schools Reopen, But Remote Learning Could Go On For Years In U.S.

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/851447550/a-few-schools-reopen-but-remote-learning-could-go-on-for-years-in-u-s

Pandemic shifts highlight importance of supporting differentiated learning options

https://www.educationdive.com/news/pandemic-shifts-highlight-importance-of-supporting-differentiated-learning/577290/

Curriculum designers must create lessons that support all students and address learning needs that differ among a school, classroom or community. That’s without a doubt a challenge: One child, for example, may be an auditory learner while another is more visual. Some may need more time to complete tasks while others may do better with fewer distractions. 

Who Was Your First Playmate?

Child with Toys, Renoir

Your Mom. And she had fun, too.
Mother's Day, May 10.

Détente avec ma maman.(Relaxing with my mama.)

'Madame Monet with her son, Jean Renoir

The chicks, too.

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10.

#IRUNWITHMAUD

I am going to walk the distance around my neighborhood since I am still social distancing.

Maybe you could walk on a treadmill--jog in place--pace the hall.

Take the quiet time to think about who we are in America and how we will evolve.
Now is the time-we are the ones-

The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/opinion/ahmaud-arbery-killing.html

#IRUNWITHMAUD
Walking in support of #IRUNWITHMAUD for social justice in America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUytvlAwFF4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUytvlAwFF4

Who Thought You Were the Cutest Little Thing in the Whole World?

'Mother and Child,' Uemura Shoen

Your Mama. あなたのママ

May  10. Mother's Day.

You'll Always Just Be Mum To Me

Kate Middleton and George

Spice Girls - Mama 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsNbhwSXDB8 

Happy Mother's Day, May 10!

Maman, Let's Take A walk

'The Stroll,  Madame Monet and son' Monet

Did you go on nature walks?

Mother's Day, Sunday May 10.

Educational Links 5/7/20

8 Art Therapy Activities to Help Kids Identify and Manage Their Feelings

https://www.weareteachers.com/art-therapy-activities/

Seven Distance Learning Priorities to Consider Before Reopening Schools

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55838/seven-distance-learning-priorities-to-consider-before-reopening-schools

Nobody Designed Edtech Tools for This Crisis. Here’s Why Yours Must Evolve.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-05-nobody-designed-edtech-tools-for-this-crisis-here-s-why-yours-must-evolve

Digital Learning Tools Are Everywhere, But Gauging Effectiveness Remains Elusive, Survey Shows

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/18/digital-learning-tools-are-everywhere-but-gauging.html

Tips for Parents Teaching from Home

https://www.teachhub.com/tips-parents-teaching-home

6 Ways to Transition IEP Goals to Remote Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-ways-transition-iep-goals-remote-learning

Empowering Families for Distance Learning in Early Childhood

https://www.edutopia.org/article/empowering-families-distance-learning-early-childhood

While educators across all grades have scrambled to determine what effective remote learning looks like, early childhood educators have faced a unique challenge. Young students’ learning occurs through hands-on experiences guided by an intentional facilitator, and even the best educational technology cannot replicate this human connection.

Home Learning: Agenda Class Meeting #5 Special Education

Agenda Class Meeting #5 

Class Meeting #5

3:00-3:30 pm Thursday, May 7, 2020

Ms. Taylor’s SH Class, Silverado High School

Google Classroom

Here are the main topics for our Class Meeting:

How are you and your family? 

• What have you observed in nature?
• Did you watch the Khan Academy videos on Math: Measurement??
• Did you see the ladybugs and butterfly in my garden?
• Did you learn more about Google docs?
• Which Van Gogh and Monet paintings did you like?
• What have you enjoyed on Google Classroom?
• What would you like to see added to Google Classroom?

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for Teachers

MzTeachuh: Helpful Hints for Teachers:   Google Drive: The Basics   http://catlintucker.com/2015/01/google-drive-the-basics/ The Flow Theory In The Classroom: A Primer ...

MzTeachuh: Read! Classic Adventure, Romance, Mystery

MzTeachuh: Read! Classic Adventure, Romance, Mystery: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Illustration by N.C. Wyeth Classics! These are still around because they're compelling, ...

MzTeachuh: 'I Paint Flowers So They Won't Die.' So said Frida...

MzTeachuh: 'I Paint Flowers So They Won't Die.' So said Frida...: Folk Flowers, Frida Kahlo Born in Coyoacán, Mexico, young Frida's life was punctuated by prominent eve nts: polio, the Mex...

MzTeachuh: The Clouds Will Be A Daisy Chain

MzTeachuh: The Clouds Will Be A Daisy Chain: As close to a cloud daisy chain as I've captured so far. Dear Prudence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQA59IkCF5I Dear Pr...

Running Errands with Mommy

African Mother And Child John Warburton Lee

...that lady is always busy.
Mother's Day May 10.

Who Thought You Were Cute Even When You Were Annoying?

Jackie and John John

Mom thought you were adorable all the time.

Mother's Day May 10.

Who Gave You Siblings?

Johann Gottlieb Hantzsch

Moms do.
Mother's Day-May 10.

Educational Links 5/6/2020

Social and Emotional Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning

Schools Reopening in July? The Concerns Over How Gov. Newsom's Idea Will Work

https://www.kqed.org/news/11815020/schools-reopening-in-july-the-concerns-over-how-gov-newsoms-idea-will-work

Put ‘Screen Time’ Debates to Rest by Making Kids Leaders

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-05-put-screen-time-debates-to-rest-by-making-kids-leaders

What Parents Can Do At Home To Help With Reading

https://teachthought.com/literacy/what-parents-can-do-at-home-to-help-with-reading/

How to Help Older Students with Reading Comprehension

https://www.teachhub.com/how-help-older-students-reading-comprehension

Inclusive Technology in a 21st Century Learning System

https://www.ncld.org/research/inclusive-technology-in-a-21st-century-learning-system

The Difference Between Discipline and Punishment

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/classroom-management/the-difference-between-discipline-and-punishment

Positive discipline discourages the behavior. But it also teaches kids expectations and accountability. It helps kids see there’s a connection between what they do and what happens next—the natural and logical consequences.

Who Cooked Your Favorite Dinner?

1843 Charles Dickens Christmas Carol-- Cratchit Christmas Dinner Illustration 

By Edwin Abbey

Usually Mom. Maybe Yorkshire Pudding.
Mother's Day is May 10.