Educational Links 5/24/2020

Girls Who Code CEO: For Remote Learning to Succeed, It Must Be Equitable

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-18-girls-who-code-ceo-for-remote-learning-to-succeed-it-must-be-equitable?utm_content=buffercc8d9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR0g13RNs-vALg9F5IpmaCHTvZCVm6eT1K9odtdMKJMgQ6-SZgK9X6aoBtc

12 Sweet Ways to Wrap Up This Unusual School Year

https://www.weareteachers.com/quarantine-end-of-year-activities/?utm_content=1590272760&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3lKoRXxMXqEXgVDs6hFti1G_lQHtaYGJAmcfo2mL8aUbFbHF-GijswwX4

Inclusive education is a plus for children of all abilities

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/inclusive-education-is-a-plus-for-children-of-all-abilities/?fbclid=IwAR3Yp9uPDN9geth5U8QEBi72_1gPpdnQ3zKXr9Xl6XOodR8xt8COOxjBy9c

Giving Students Stepping Stones For Participation To Lift Up Their Voices

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53108/giving-students-stepping-stones-for-participation-to-lift-up-their-voices?fbclid=IwAR2_choFYoc3asDAzlK8eq2euq3J7jtY68JLX4s3T354mO5OkZHpiHM5DEs

Keep the school to home connection strong

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/04/23/keep-the-school-to-home-connection-strong/?utm_content=bufferf67ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR21Zd1rkhKL_jD4gg3q-mKzDjoRAPQs2IQZRJM6K39Snbn32UJAwHMAcf8

How To Make Your Online Lessons Irresistible To Students

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2020/05/23/how-to-make-your-online-lessons-irresistible-to-students/?fbclid=IwAR0bOwmK7-KmW6ZtwAIYCUj2Kqinj4GEmGUgjpsAdSoG-Ys4cqVDOkigS4o

Where Good Ideas Come From & How Your Classroom Can Respond

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/where-good-ideas-come-from-and-how-your-classroom-can-respond/?fbclid=IwAR0jdS7IeWqTKA5FzlD5tccDI-ufrY_koSDalzKtAjgDlE8XdNWnEUhOnbk

It's Caturday? Fire up the grill.

Barbeque or Cookout? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/barbeque-of-cookout.html?spref=bl 

All-American Music To Grill To 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/music-to-grill-to.html  

Hanging Out With The Kid--Cook Outs 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/hanging-out-with-kid.html 

Memorial Day and Regular Kids Who Were Heroes

MzTeachuh: Memorial Day and Regular Kids Who Were Heroes: This crew was delivering supplies to French civilians during the D Day invasion and was shot down. My dad's cousin, Blake Treece, T/S...

Educational Links 5/23/2020

Make a BItmoji Scene in Google Slides!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKTvlUbXxY&fbclid=IwAR2SZl4YPmtEGU-QTWXzJ5X16AJTdX8tLHq_SSSU4DO_JxW4TWUCAXTGjTI

A Handful of Video Lessons About Memorial Day

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/05/a-handful-of-video-lessons-about.html

California districts could pursue teacher layoffs if new state budget cuts K-12 funding

https://edsource.org/2020/california-districts-could-pursue-teacher-layoffs-if-new-state-budget-cuts-k-12-funding/632210?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=california-districts-could-pursue-teacher-layoffs-if-new-state-budget-cuts-k-12-funding-05-22-20&fbclid=IwAR2fcHqakw0S3B48rS-IDm6_HNATj2_4KtHSzgTtGhc7PsC9mHSP3fplfVM

5 End-of-Year Mistakes Teachers Make in the Classroom

https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/5-end-year-mistakes-teachers-make-classroom1805.html?fbclid=IwAR0PZZ03ZCoWIOKfN1m77zlPByWm0DErCeJk4pV6cziPNHMhsgTMFZtCnig

Understood's resources for educators are backed by research, vetted by experts, and reviewed by classroom teachers.

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/learning-and-thinking-differences-basics/welcome-to-understood-for-educators?_ul=1*vp1zlg*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

The Lost Identity of Teachers: The COVID-19 Story

https://theeducatorsroom.com/the-lost-identity-of-teachers-the-covid-19-story/

Distance Learning Strategies to Bring Back to the Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/distance-learning-strategies-bring-back-classroom

When schools closed, teachers were forced to get creative—and they’ve learned things they can use when they’re back at school.

Teachable Moment: Memorial Day

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Memorial Day: Family tradition of service. Memorial Day is a fine time to chat with family members about how your family may have served in the mili...

MzTeachuh's Memorial Day Collection

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Memorial Day Collection: Boy Scouts placing leis on graves at the National Cemetary of the Pacific (Punchbowl) Hawaii. Teachable Moment: Memorial Day  http://...

One Memorial Today

MzTeachuh: One Memorial Today: Orvis Henry Sweet, Union Army, Vermont Orvis, age 21, will be shot in the lung one week after this picture was taken by Matthew B...

Feeling the Melancholy of War

MzTeachuh: Feeling the Melancholy of War: Ohio troops after four years of the Civil War. Poets and artists and musicians translate human experiences. The new art of photography c...

Educational Links 5/22/2020

The Definition Of Blended Learning

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#overviewstats

Kids with autism being denied an education during the pandemic, Pa.

 lawsuit says

https://www.inquirer.com/education/coronavirus-lawsuit-education-autism-governor-wolf-pennsylvania-bucks-county-20200519.html?fbclid=IwAR1dfkS32APx1SsImLl1IALJKKaiUTcA60a0qDq-VgOpVxygUVFdGdzzk7w

NEW VIDEOS & ARTICLES ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/05/20/new-videos-articles-about-what-school-might-look-like-in-the-fall/?fbclid=IwAR0CH9428cGRx5OiPp0lnsKpVExX6vP3OFRLJ6u5I2mFU6qT13nEEqOnvto

Using Google Earth & Maps Across Five Subject Areas

https://practicaledtech.com/2020/05/18/using-google-earth-maps-across-five-subject-areas/?fbclid=IwAR0V-LU-hBmjMrgMcJ6LrkZ5wC5lyDgb3-RSfP2dppvrHH0cjWWuxhuR_lI

In It: A Podcast on Raising Kids Who Learn and Think Differently

https://www.understood.org/pages/en/families/podcast-init/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=podcast-may20-fm&utm_content=post-w-image&fbclid=IwAR1ntxwukOjmiO1oNEbyVpEvJT5T041jUjR0NOs24aFY2Hh1m_RelMEVCBs

PBL WORKSHOP TOOLS AND RESOURCE

https://wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/?

fbclid=IwAR0RTIgN2GyKXdsYDcqEXzRCO2K2LXWLfF7JNQpZ0RP2dk-VTmtK2jo_x8s

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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.

Peace--Here's A Few Minutes of Peace

MzTeachuh: Peace--Here's A Few Minutes of Peace: Bridge over A Pond of Water Lillies Claude Monet Debussy - Reverie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrvreW-E80

Summer Bump Not Slump: A Variety of Resources

MzTeachuh: Summer Bump Not Slump: A Variety of Resources: Enjoying Mom's Favorites Summer Film Festival. Summer Bump Not Slump: MzTeachuh's Top 20 Movies To Watch  http://melanielinkt...

Summer Activity: Go Outside!

MzTeachuh: Summer Activity: Go Outside!: Nerf baseball sounds good! Doctor's Orders: More Outside Time for Kids http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/doctor...

Educational Links 5/21/2020

Health Experts Say Schools Can Reopen in the Fall — But With Some Big Changes

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-20-health-experts-say-schools-can-reopen-in-the-fall-but-with-some-big-changes

10 Simple Ways To Save Time As A Teacher

https://wegrowteachers.com/10-simple-ways-to-save-time-as-a-teacher/?fbclid=IwAR0TxpFqW7-A-oUzMnw5s8TPyz_xv35IP3VJuA1LG1JCG1wD1Z5PWJT1R7k

Google Tutorials

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html

MAY 31ST IS “WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY” – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/05/18/may-31st-is-world-no-tobacco-day-here-are-teaching-learning-resources/

National parks offer students rich educational benefits. Can they continue doing so remotely?

https://www.educationdive.com/news/national-parks-offer-students-rich-educational-benefits-can-they-continue/577134/

NCLD publishes groundbreaking reports and resources to help educators, policy makers, parents, and students enhance their understanding of learning and attention issues. With this research, we can improve practices to support all learners.

https://www.ncld.org/research/

Lessons Learned During the Pandemic

https://www.edutopia.org/article/lessons-learned-during-pandemic

Teachers have worked fast to meet the demands of this moment, but as they get a chance to slow down and reflect, some lessons are clear—like the primacy of relationships.

Americana--the Nation's Heart: Grandma Moses and H...

MzTeachuh: Americana--the Nation's Heart: Grandma Moses and H...: The Flag Grandma Moses Grandma Moses! America's Most Loved Painter of Folk Art! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp8PChMQEb...

Barbeque or Cookout?

MzTeachuh: Barbeque or Cookout?: So, you call it barbeque or cookout? Maybe grilling. We've always called it barbeque. Maybe its a western thing. Mesquite wood, secret ...

Learn About Learning Disabilities

MzTeachuh: Learn About Learning Disabilities: a condition giving rise to difficulties in acquiring knowledge and skills to the level expected of those of the same age, especially when ...

How About These Reading Lists?

MzTeachuh: How About These Reading Lists?: Popular 7th Grade Reading List Books https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/7th-grade-reading-list Classical Literature Reading ...

Reading Tips

MzTeachuh: Reading Tips: Reading Tips for Parents (in Multiple Languages) http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-multiple-languages 1...

Fate Knocking At The Door--Beethoven's Fifth

MzTeachuh: Fate Knocking At The Door--Beethoven's Fifth: Beethoven (pink book) Andy Warhol Is this a legend? Did Beethoven really say his signature first four notes of the Fifth Symphony (t...

Want To Be Cool? Listen To This

MzTeachuh: Want To Be Cool? Listen To This: Baltimore by Palmer Hayden Detroit Jackson - Cookin' Boox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7RtzJMDMVM   I realize this w...

What Fools These Mortals Be

MzTeachuh: What Fools These Mortals Be: Midsummer Night's Dream, P.D. White Looks like Puck's been working out on the stairstep machine. F.Mendelssohn. A Midsum...

Educational Links 5/20/2020

Why Grading Policies For Equity Matter More Than Ever

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55889/why-grading-policies-for-equity-matter-more-than-ever?fbclid=IwAR1PHQyRp-zDxvyjqrrzG3qXAjGwoANcf58Q9PdMSPalAipAyuiX-47RlZA

Survey: Children's loss of social ties, learning top parents' closure concerns

https://www.educationdive.com/news/embargoed-survey-childrens-loss-of-social-ties-learning-top-parents-con/578212/

Using Children’s Books to Teach Literary Theory in High School

https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-childrens-books-teach-literary-theory-high-school

How To Give Specific, Quality Learning Feedback To Students

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/how-to-give-students-specific-feedback-that-actually-helps-them-learn/?fbclid=IwAR13BcH0cT9O_X1G8snfLL-TTjYjG7EfmsE0GQg7ZoyD3jXtlT5fvUBHRjw

Remote Teaching Presents Hurdles for Special Education

https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2020/05/18/remote-teaching-presents-hurdles-for-special-education?fbclid=IwAR0RCj_-e6dD_RqygpvQdldkMa4QsBO2vJuwhGm8ZTJmqJ9HvDV_DG3SplE

CDC OFFICIALLY RELEASES EXTENSIVE GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL RE-OPENING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/05/19/cdc-officially-releases-extensive-guidelines-for-school-re-opening/?fbclid=IwAR2UKwfaZCl5DxEP6rGaD_3bKOM__WWlDahGlYvL5mbBCMi5IEVOqXnPNMM

A Superintendent's Thoughts on Reopening Schools in the Fall

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/05/a_superintendents_thoughts_on_re-opening_schools_in_the_fall.html?fbclid=IwAR19TOnRdhnbtCpDE-qunopEw706RSP8l0AAhfFTeOGUbc2qn_lyTikPaCU

Summer: Vincent and Vivaldi

MzTeachuh: Summer: Vincent and Vivaldi: Van Gogh  'I even work in the wheatfields at midday', he told Bernard, 'in the full heat of the sun, without any shade whateve...

Summer Bump Not Slump: Midsummer Shakespeare Festi...

MzTeachuh: Summer Bump Not Slump: Midsummer Shakespeare Festi...: A Midsummer Night's Dream   (1999) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140379/ Summer's   here and the time is right...for a Mi...

Developing Lesson Plans

MzTeachuh: Developing Lesson Plans: 9 Ways to Plan Transformational Lessons: Planning the Best Curriculum Unit Ever https://www.edutopia.org/blog/9-ways-plan-transformat...

Educational Links 5/19/2020

The ‘Unsung Heroes’ Keeping Students and Families Fed During School Closures

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-18-the-unsung-heroes-keeping-students-and-families-fed-during-school-closures

Nine Ways to End This Crazy School Year Strong

https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/

Two Free Webinars With Me That You Can Join This Week

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

House OKs COVID-19 Relief Plan With More Payments For People With Disabilities

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/05/18/house-oks-covid-19-relief-plan-with-more-payments-for-people-with-disabilities/28354/

How Online Book Read-Alouds Can Help Students' Literacy and Connection During Social Distancing 

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55694/how-online-book-read-alouds-can-help-students-literacy-and-connection-during-social-distancing

How feasible are school reopening plans for fall?

https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-feasible-are-school-reopening-plans-for-fall/578112/

Maintaining Work-Life Balance During the Pandemic

https://www.edutopia.org/article/maintaining-work-life-balance-during-pandemic

Keeping school and personal life separate, always a struggle for teachers, is even more difficult when they’re both in the same place.

Love Defined

MzTeachuh: Love Defined: The Love of God - Mercy Me (With Lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnvmKoLWUU 28 Beautiful Words for Love from Around the...

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: A Starry Crown in the Northern Sky

Look for the beautiful 

Northern Crown

https://earthsky.org/tonight/in-a-dark-sky-look-for-the-northern-crown

Tonight, look for a constellation that’s easy to see on the sky’s dome, if your sky is dark enough. Corona Borealis – aka the Northern Crown – is exciting to find. It’s an almost-perfect semicircle of stars. You’ll find this beautiful pattern in the evening sky from now until October.

The constellation Corona Borealis is located more or less along a line between two bright stars, Arcturus in the constellation Boötes the Herdsman and Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp.

Educational Links 5/18/2020

“Brain Fog,” Self-Care, and Remote IEP Meetings: Coronavirus News and Tools

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/coronavirus-self-care-tools?_ul=1*1jlu4kv*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

For Many With Autism, Challenges Of Social Distancing Aren’t New

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/05/06/for-autism-social-distancing-new/28289/

Understanding Learning and Attention Issues

https://www.ncld.org/news/state-of-learning-disabilities/understanding-learning-and-attention-issues

The Summer of COVID-19 Presents a Unique Opportunity for Education Companies

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-16-the-summer-of-covid-19-presents-a-unique-opportunity-for-education-companies

Quick Guide: How has the pandemic altered California's school accountability reforms?

https://edsource.org/2020/quick-guide-changing-school-accountability-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/630200

School reopenings leave educators in high-risk groups with difficult choice over return

https://www.educationdive.com/news/school-reopenings-leave-educators-in-high-risk-groups-with-difficult-choice/577739/

Blended Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/blended-learning

Looking for the right mix of face-to-face instruction with technology-mediated activities? Find tips and resources for structuring learning across a range of blended-learning models. 

Life Too Fiberoptic? Take A Cafe Jazz Coffee Break...

 Cinnamon Spice Mocha, anyone?

Your Own Rhythm (Cafe Jazz Coffee) Acoustic Alchemy - Playing for The Time 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXuG8Q_I-I

Everyone Helps Kids Read

MzTeachuh: Everyone Helps Kids Read: Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle Reading Rockets is an extremely valuable resource for reading educat...

Perk Yourself Up

MzTeachuh: Perk Yourself Up: ...like your coffee. bot un dotta dot uh...bot un dotta dot uh.... dot dot dot dot duh. Cafe Paris Lounge - Mixed by DJ...

Well. Let's Do Something About It!

MzTeachuh: Well. Let's Do Something About It!: Five Changes Every School Should Make http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/08/five-changes-every-school-should-make/   Foods, Toxins,...