Saturday, July 4, 2020

Netflix Has Released Free Documentaries For Learning At Home

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/free-online-documentaries/

A LOOK BACK: MORE OF WHAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT TEACHING ELLS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/04/a-look-back-more-of-what-our-teachers-have-learned-about-teaching-ells/?fbclid=IwAR3jScDKjojYYH6ZMzvcp5H4dX193UaPTZRXA0-7EYN7RRB2vnB9T9Ae3IE

Three Ways to Work More Effectively With Teacher’s Aides During Online Learning

https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/three-ways-to-work-more-effectively-with-teachers-aides-during-online-learning/

6 Social Learning Activities for a Socially-Distanced Summer

https://www.additudemag.com/social-emotional-learning-activities-adhd-apd/

6 Things Anti-Racist Educators Want Grown-ups to Know about Teaching and Raising Kids

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56187/6-things-anti-racist-educators-want-grown-ups-to-knowrmot-about-teaching-and-raising-kids?fbclid=IwAR1pxqKqO0ndKy6_QlFfTjBqeP1PwNRb3GUKI1XIaHTP2JbTuFNsljgp_LY

NYC’s Homeschooling Option: Any Family Can Choose Full-Time Remote Learning This Fall

https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/2/21312118/nyc-homeschooling-remote-learning-choice-fall

How to Use Kahoot With Google Classroom

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/07/how-to-use-kahoot-with-google-classroom.html?fbclid=IwAR3z7mQwp0zhLW_yQB-aF2mDm_TsqZ_S9Ph_kTsRBnU1MTbESlxOMe2OFRw

10 Characteristics of Learner-Centered Experiences for Remote Learning

https://katielmartin.com/2020/05/02/10-characteristics-of-learner-centered-experiences-for-remote-learning/?fbclid=IwAR0iTu9xtV6XePF9XaSndIBxL5echcAmdWErU4iXTxak2W5W5QxW0TK-NrE

Making America Beautiful For All

My annual color bowl for the Fourth. I had one for Juneteenth, too.

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ray Charles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg

NEW VIDEO: “FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ DESCENDANTS READ HIS FAMOUS ‘FOURTH OF JULY’ SPEECH”

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/03/new-video-frederick-douglass-descendants-read-his-famous-fourth-of-july-speech/?fbclid=IwAR19h1Opqhk28oL12HxUx2BbvvedtDfiI0HA_89qaGRo554I9hawuhaWyIE

Let us live our lives realizing that we, the current citizens of the United States, must now speak, write, and live a remarkable history for

our descendants to inherit.

Spending Saturday with Matisse

The Lute Henri Matisse

Nicolae Szekely, lute - Richard Allison - Pavane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a51M3Aza67A

'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 events: polio, the Mexican Revolution, and a horrific bus accident among them. Recovery from the bus trauma left her isolated and in extreme pain; painting became her distraction and solace. Self-portraits were her frequent focus, as she explained, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."

Long celebrated as a folk icon in her homeland, it was not until the 1980s, well after her 1954 death, that Kahlo became widely recognized for her artistic skill. Now, her brightly-colored, often surreal artwork is in high demand. She has also been memorialized in movies and songs, on currency, and in countless books. Her birthplace and adult residence, The Blue House, is maintained today as a museum in her honor.
From the marvelous website, A Mighty Girl http://www.amightygirl.com/

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940

Friday, July 3, 2020

Educational Links 7/4/2020

What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=NBe5qbnkqoM&feature=emb_logo

Managing the Residual Trauma of the Abrupt Transition to Remote Learning

https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/managing-the-residual-trauma-of-the-abrupt-transition-to-remote-learning/?fbclid=IwAR15FWlVFzns1h8gOtbker5wSD029T2NbYlduMRkt16pEXzKeSu8YfV793A

Using Evidence-Based Solutions to Reduce Absenteeism

https://events.edsurge.com/webinars/using-evidence-based-solutions-to-reduce-absenteeism/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ad&utm_content=fb-ad&fbclid=IwAR3lg90nAkGoVJqdF6_GGN2Pn0nOogpPkSt6tP45mcdDX6Ga4pN5BdXAXpw

Research shows significant learning via scholastic esports

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/07/01/research-shows-significant-learning-via-scholastic-esports/?utm_content=bufferefd7c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR0guyRfEK9RWh2uYoqbszV3goZZlIpUk56ZUg6VKO1GvW2Hu4hGG7ZwsVc

Teachers: Refuse to Return to Campus

https://medium.com/@harley.litzelman/teachers-refuse-to-return-to-campus-

THIS IS INTERESTING: “21 LESSONS FROM AMERICA’S WORST MOMENTS”

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/02/this-is-interesting-21-lessons-from-americas-worst-moments/?fbclid=IwAR0hzARh29-hPsiH6rxZr8hXQE4QC7RAexLNKuZIM9MO1YnxxHEn3vbJyzs

As Schools Plan for Reopening, Worried Teachers Say They Have More Questions Than Answers

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/06/schools_plan_how_to_reopen_teachers_unanswered_questions.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR1t4fifWWrOY28yO21ACdbq0yg_bdBxH9F922tvqC9pyq_tki_RSZtf7Ok

Across the country, schools are planning a return to at least some in-person instruction in the fall—but teachers say they still have many unanswered questions about how it will all work.

Nature, My Garden, and Me: Adorable Squash Bee Wakes Up Sleepy

Our veggie and herb garden is home to a vibrant community of bees and other pollinators. Here is a squash bee just waking up after sleeping all night in a zucchini blossom which has just opened up in the morning light. The squash plant is in a container--a plastic trash can with holes drilled in the bottom, lots of earthworms inhabit the composted soil.

We Brought The Summer With Us

Samhradh Samhradh

The song was first heard of in Dublin 1730, a song written for the Gaelic festival known as Bealtaine that marks the beginning of summer, celebrated April 30 to May 1.

During the festival there is the lighting of bonfires and making of flower decorations.

This song is a perfect summer tune to listen to during a road trip through the country side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4LtHaAoimI

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Thugamar linn é ón gcoill chraobhaigh
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí ó luí na gréine
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Tá an fhuiseog ag seinm ‘sag luascadh sna spéartha
Áthas do lá is bláth ar chrann
Tá an chuach is an fhuiseog ag seinm le pléisiúr
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Summer, summer, the calves milk