Educational Links 6/21/2020

COVID-19 Has Widened the ‘Homework Gap’ Into a Full-Fledged Learning Gap

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-06-16-covid-19-has-widened-the-homework-gap-into-a-full-fledged-learning-gap?utm_content=buffer57480&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR3PISXtMw1fFWkff1M6OfzaExtGOd1xzJucXjZimvz8Fvsr17GcAwMkp_8

How To Create Learning Through Play: A Spectrum

https://wegrowteachers.com/create-learning-play-spectrum/?fbclid=IwAR0JQkoJo-bzElDXF3CLYqmcaJkeh-X851bBnhEMXe0RJHJmITSEvIpVcHs

The Value of Culturally Responsive Teaching in Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/value-culturally-responsive-teaching-distance-learning?fbclid=IwAR1DwtX1IOT54NxKcvQh83hdpeYilsI86CdeelLBZqKUlI4LNEy-JBW-N8I

STEM education and hands-on learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/06/19/stem-education-and-hands-on-learning/

How big will the learning gap be after lockdown?

https://www.tes.com/news/how-big-will-learning-gap-be-after-lockdown?fbclid=IwAR0XkVISPEh91PBKqM5JhjJW1-4d_cvJ5psxZzwlZzBX-rJpJhTdTmpg4B0

Students are bound to have missed out on learning during school closures, but by how much? We spoke to teachers in countries that were among the first to return to find out.

Teaching Is Communicating With Parents

Teaching Is Communicating With Parents:   1. Tips for Parents: Parent Teacher Conferences  http://www.thelearningcommunity.us/resources-by-format/tips-for-parents/parent-...

Teaching Is Writing Your Lesson Plans In Pencil

Teaching Is Writing Your Lesson Plans In Pencil: 1. Microsoft in Education Teacher Resources Lesson plans for teachers  http://www.microsoft.com/Education/en-us/teachers/plans/...

Reflecting on Reflection

Reflecting on Reflection: A Mid-Year Reflection for Teachers and Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-elias   The...

Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard Work

Teaching Is Expecting Good Results From Your Hard Work: 1. Top 6 Keys to Being a Successful Teacher http://712educators.about.com/od/teachingstrategies/tp/sixkeys.htm    This next link is...

It's Great To Be Daddy's Girl (s)

President Barack Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia.

Malia and Sasha Obama Through the Years

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/photos/malia-sasha-obama-vacation-biking-16716893/image-44771444

Father's Day is June 21.

Educational Links 6/20/2020

5 Radical Schooling Ideas For An Uncertain Fall And Beyond

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56118/5-radical-schooling-ideas-for-an-uncertain-fall-and-beyond?fbclid=IwAR28Ro17HBW5pkRiai1-xT5m9mTGuk_QxscRPW6jWLx6XJJ0hHIwdsnuE84

How Schools Can Prepare for a Very Different Kind of School Year

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-23-how-schools-can-prepare-for-a-very-different-kind-of-school-year?utm_content=bufferafe4c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR2b93fvB1DWEJhUoxt_WVwVTOT-SxgWEWa1V82qlSCJs1KY5DwqfNyD4co

Teaching African American Students Through Parallel Inquiry

diversity,inquity-based learning, https://www.teachthought.com/education/reaching-african-american-male-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR2qGooLnCK34fW9WXZCiHTP8nxdKOLWWji_vBwB5XgPYyb2xnKql4DWBwo

Building Student Understanding Across Racial Differences

https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-student-understanding-across-racial-differences?fbclid=IwAR2r2Gf8fOkrLyDDNi6zJIb5RIiCOmkTGSgZU3cVuW0IPLJcqUWbUfrsVqw

Superintendents, school boards attack ban on layoffs they suspect could be in state budget

https://edsource.org/2020/superintendents-school-boards-attack-ban-on-layoffs-they-suspect-will-be-in-state-budget/634154?fbclid=IwAR242DomjmJ4W2g6tFNCGXu6bNT5VL1BGdTOU33KMHmCcOzJOjhjqw8Z8F8

4 Phases Of Inquiry-Based Learning: A Guide For Teachers

https://wegrowteachers.com/4-phases-inquiry-based-learning-guide-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR3Jx0A7v5wp5ftobtNcw1XWb4r_WJEqFpwuZX9-eaUTRXCKUlGMbCRtnzk

Teaching With Empathy: Why It’s Important

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/empathy/teaching-with-empathy-why-its-important?_ul=1*1lhyuz*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

Showing empathy can help you change that dynamic, so you not only acknowledge and consider what you see and feel, but also what you don’t see. Those unseen challenges could include learning and thinking differences. But other struggles, such as trauma or hunger, may also be involved.

Teaching Is Learning Ed Tech

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...Classroom Management

Teaching Is...Classroom Management:   Top Five Classroom Management Strategies – They Really Work http://www.brighthubeducation.com/classroom-management/3318-top-5-strat...

Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL)

Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL): 1. Resources and Lesson Plans for Social and Emotional Learning  http://www.edutopia.org/stw-louisville-sel-resources-downloads#gr...

You Remind Me Of Your Grandfather

Mike and Carl Yastrzemski

Giants' Yastrzemski hits home run in grandpa's ballpark

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giant-s-Yaz-hits-HR-in-Grandpa-s-14449131.php

Mike Yastrzemski matches his grandfather with a 3-HR game

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/mike-yastrzemski-matches-his-grandfather-3-hr-game

Father's day, June 21.

Educational Links 6/19/2020

What Every Teacher Should Know About ADHD: A Poster for School

https://www.additudemag.com/download/explaining-adhd-to-teachers/

Q&A Collections: Race & Racism in Schools

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/06/qa_collections_race_racism_in_schools.html?fbclid=IwAR1nPNDIen-QTuNBtM764SasxQ1s6lJoaMqNZiM8HmRcN-Db1wg-lwdYbvo

Perspectives: Talking With Kids About Racial Injustice

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/understanding-childs-challenges/talking-with-your-child/how-to-talk-about-racial-injustice-with-kids?_ul=1*1q78bcu*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

Explore the Royal Academy of Arts in Google's Arts & Culture Apps

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/06/explore-royal-academy-of-arts-in.html

‘It’s just way too much to take on’: School systems struggle with the politics of reopening

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/reopening-schools-coronavirus-327020?cid=apn&fbclid=IwAR3N67a0zlR5mv3MchvTNddrlvPLMherEvw1ELqj68bdQsdXnA_3XEpS-M4

Supreme Court's DACA decision protects thousands of educators, students

https://www.educationdive.com/news/supreme-court-daca-decision-protects-thousands-of-educators-students/580089/

Keeping Lines of Communication Open During Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/keeping-lines-communication-open-during-distance-learning

Clear, positive messages from administrators can go a long way toward helping teachers working at home feel more connected.

How Fathers Often Feel

 Hang in there, Dad. You got this.

Father's Day, June 21.

Educational Links 6/18/2020

How Elementary Teachers are Marking the End of School Amid Grief for Lost Time with Students

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56102/how-elementary-teachers-are-marking-the-end-of-school-amid-grief-for-lost-time-with-students?fbclid=IwAR2NF0F9QcHKkrgMMOquQdsOuwIkmFD6xePq734938IlTyoYpGn3JzIdK7Y

What a Forgotten Instructional Fad From the ‘60s Reveals About Teaching

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-06-16-what-a-forgotten-instructional-fad-from-the-60s-reveals-about-teaching

The New Routines for Students When Schools Reopen

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/11/the-new-routines-for-students-when-schools.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0BAYPwzs_INgW5E16jTMI1OCT3UONeyMEPyXBsNqCpzcvixenGwTuu8-I

Blended learning is key to reading success for adolescents in correctional facilities

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/06/15/blended-learning-is-key-to-reading-success-for-adolescents-in-correctional-facilities/?utm_content=buffer27d03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3lEuh976JQKJSarkA6SuoUb2hQsoGWPcSr5a2lOiKJ60w0QUl_Q6G3oEo

3 coronavirus challenges for curriculum directors this fall

https://www.educationdive.com/news/3-coronavirus-challenges-for-curriculum-directors-this-fall/579365/

3 keys to teaching students with dyslexia to read

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/06/09/3-keys-to-teaching-students-with-dyslexia-to-read/?utm_content=bufferd2fd7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3cDUV17mXi9Zy9Uc0yD0qzFXwXfOi7HaIgtJyyjxzxm4IpevEirKBMIvY

Teens Are Growing Depressed and Disconnected From School, Student Survey Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2020/06/teen_social_emotional_health_survey.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR1LC8gxBd2v9GPnYcxTdtpvshyfRL6gj3OZsHWbVuLYcEW7XwubwOWvdbE

3 Ways to Deepen Student Engagement in Online Discussions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-ways-deepen-student-engagement-online-discussions?fbclid=IwAR0tSQR_gfKGdOPEcs0i0HcNiZJlbXSbrRQ8AE2b563VfNDGVIOjq0wASkE

Tips for bringing the unique learning opportunities of small-group discussions to online class sessions. 

Man, What A Stormy Day!

Man, What A Stormy Day!: Trapper in Windstorm by Thomas Hart Benton, watercolor, 1944. Pretty much across the country and up into Canada! Thunderboomers! A Sa...

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 ...

Teaching Is Reflective

Teaching Is Reflective:   A Mid-Year Reflection for Teachers and Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-eli...

Common Sense and Classroom Management from Michael Linsin

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 ...

Online Reading Resources

7 Great Online Reading Resources for Parents and Learning Coaches

http://blog.connectionsacademy.com/7-great-online-reading-resources-for-parents-and-learning-coaches/

Middle School Reading Apps and Websites

https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/middle-school-reading-apps-and-websites

Open ebooks

http://openebooks.net/

Teachers! Here's 10 Free Reading Resources Your Students Will Love

https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/company/education-blog/september-2016/10-free-reading-resources-teachers/

Open Culture 800 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices

http://www.openculture.com/free_e

Educational Links 6/17/2020

7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/7-habits-of-highly-effective-teachers-who-effectively-use-technology/?fbclid=IwAR1t7cvCkjHsREJ3wPdlrjOkforVNN1ZTeViw8nFOhW6Q9Kg20XGJk8-aEM

Art and Social-Emotional Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/practice/stw-glenview-practice-arts-partnerships-video?fbclid=IwAR0nkEJdwpzw3caa9KlUcQkE6kgRiDz06UJxfxCznIvKsLsIIllQASYmuB4

Math Homework Almost Broke Me

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/math-issues/math-homework-almost-broke-me?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=evergreen-june20-fm&utm_content=post-w-image&fbclid=IwAR2EB9L1grvAELs8tWLUAi9ZaVNH6fOT5FqRg8HEcXnTUftIh3zR3HifU7c

A LOOK BACK: 2020’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART ONE

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/06/16/a-look-back-2020s-best-posts-from-this-blog-part-one/?fbclid=IwAR1CzmKNag7ab8JjeYEkrKueJIq4sLEsR9B4Xdl9V-G0N1zxA9mK6AReRq0

How We Shifted From From Static Learning To Constructionist Learning

https://wegrowteachers.com/how-we-shifted-from-from-static-learning-to-constructionist-learning/?fbclid=IwAR0r8if7zzHB9U888aQXRpXGP2Y6gFtY2FnrqRkmo9C3x1XQYaIGriRl-Xs

Research evidence for summer learning

https://hechingerreport.org/research-evidence-for-summer-learning/?fbclid=IwAR2UeXO31ApPFQe4WB8soz9A2gkHFa9BfwQYuMaI8yQRAu647q_wEAFbGZU

Teachers can equip students with tools to 'demolish' racism

https://www.educationdive.com/news/teachers-can-equip-students-with-tools-to-demolish-racism/579029/?fbclid=IwAR1fPqRsvawcidamykrW1yrhNy7FT-CEQ89e3HtwjXxRYLKxQ_5HPaePWCI

As a white teacher in Chicago, Annie Sheehan poses questions she asks herself — and thinks other educators should ask — about curriculum and instruction.

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Moon and Venus at Dawn This week!

Moon Eats Venus, Creates ‘Solstice Ring Of Fire Eclipse’: What You Can See In The Night Sky This Week

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/06/14/moon-eats-venus-creates-solstice-ring-of-fire-eclipse-what-you-can-see-in-the-night-sky-this-week/#67d43887eded

Moon and Venus at dawn June 17, 18, 19

https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-venus-at-dawn-june-17-18-19?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=d136104aac-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-d136104aac-393705197

My Daddy Can Beat Up Your Daddy

Muhammad Ali with his daughters Laila, left, and Hana on Dec. 19, 1978

Laila Ali and her dad.

Actually, his little girl probably could, too.


Father's Day is June 21.

Teaching Is Being Consistent

1. Teacher tips: How to be flexible and still enforce consistent classroom discipline 

http://www.helium.com/items/700569-teacher-tips-how-to-be-flexible-and-still-enforce-consistent-classroom 

2. The Success of a Culture of Consistency

http://teachers.net/wong/MAY10/ 

3. "No" Means "No":
The Importance of Consistency

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones029.shtml 

4. Top 6 Keys to Being a Successful Teacher

http://712educators.about.com/od/teachingstrategies/tp/sixkeys.htm 

5. Excellent teacher traits: Impartiality 

http://www.helium.com/items/2156101-impartiality-in-teaching-fair-teachers 

6. Teaching tips: The importance of fairness in the classroom 

http://www.helium.com/items/697046-teaching-tips-the-importance-of-fairness-in-the-classroom 

7. Classroom Routines

Managing a happy classroom

http://specialed.about.com/od/classroommanagement/a/ClassroomRoutines.htm 

8. 5 Smart Ways to Handle Teacher Troubles 

http://www.parenting.com/article/5-smart-ways-to-handle-teacher-troubles 

9. Why Playing Favorites Is Bad For Classroom Management

http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2011/10/29/teacher-favoritism-is-bad-for-classroom-management/

Educational Links 6/16/2020

Change Must Begin with the Children: Resources for Anti-Bias Education

https://www.raepica.com/2020/06/change-must-begin-with-the-children-resources-for-anti-bias-education/?fbclid=IwAR24NkN4UFCcWjzbfr2OKfWkFyKvNZj2rVT4AFpManOVLJ1acf_-hcsqqyo

MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/06/15/most-popular-posts-of-the-week-65/?fbclid=IwAR1dxuMe0HGspC4U4oNf9Dl3XGaFSeFoihvmfClxskSHIRV6iBhJfUTdKAM

Complex health considerations make reopening California’s schools a challenge

https://edsource.org/2020/complex-health-considerations-make-reopening-californias-schools-a-challenge/633214?fbclid=IwAR3Dji2_X7ErfMw11POH5mUJ0_-AT3N5rMxs55yybU2Ys2IHSE76dM5gBJ4

With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-06-12-with-innovation-and-empathy-remote-learning-becomes-accessible-for-all-students?fbclid=IwAR37sWXkS1KV0tfXMAcvT2P3wPZv42pBeulidw2_rvZCunvAaue6c9yeHaw

Getting Ready to Teach Next Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/getting-ready-teach-next-year?fbclid=IwAR3Z_KrwHcBGcP22hoG9Mn2d_LPrhIa5u0S7fa7aDssdyAVJk8slzazuxG0

Understanding Dyslexia in Your Child

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/dyslexia-in-children?_ul=1%2A1lsme1p%2Adomain_userid%2AYW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc&fbclid=IwAR1W6u-N1clWXz1yCTEOFAM_9rlESnX741l3aywOKZuyQHWcjqs_qcYlfdA

How to Re-Build a Life: 7 Framing Tools for ADHD Minds Emerging from Quarantine

https://www.additudemag.com/change-your-life-pandemic-adhd-advice/?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklycheck_june_2020&utm_content=061520&goal=0_d9446392d6-afd89f4858-293983617

“Back to normal” no longer exists. Our world is forever changed, which means our post-pandemic lives are up for definition. What elements will you leave out and put back in, after social distancing ends? Will you take away any positives or new understandings from this pandemic? Use these strategies to help you think about how to re-build your life after this global pause.

Lucky Kids Have Great Dads

My step-grandpa and me.

Do your best, beloved, even if you don't have your 'real' dad. There are lots of great father-figures for you. I had a few.


Father's Day is June 21.


Will Kids Be Ok without a Dad?

https://www.ahaparenting.com/blog/Raising_a_Child_without_a_Dad

Teaching Is Having With-It-Ness

1. Teacher Withitness

http://rossieronline.usc.edu/teacher-withitness/ 

Teacher Withitness - Inside USC Rossier, the blog of USC Rossier School of Education's online teaching degree

2. Withitness...what does it mean?

http://www.withitness.com/ 

3. Withitness in the Classroom 

http://www.education.com/reference/article/using-xray-vision-substitute-teacher/ 

4.  “Withitness”: Being Aware of What’s Going on in the Classroom

http://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/blog/764-withitness-being-aware-of-whats-going-on-in-the-classroom 

5. The Kounin Model of Discipline

http://www.teachermatters.com/classroom-discipline/models-of-discipline/the-kounin-model.html 

6. Teacher Engagement and "Withitness" in the 21st Century Classroom 

http://cfrehlichteach.blogspot.com/2012/01/teacher-engagement-and-withitness-in.html 

Great video--relieve some stress!

7. With-it-ness 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7iRglS9Vik