Educational Links 7/12/2020

How Children Process Grief and Loss Through Play

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-children-process-grief-and-loss-through-play?fbclid=IwAR2N48Ke7ElRxvFBDfg3ln1iQ4DXgwLQ53UaEWu3XIOdPUDXCvmvmenah10

Stop Fighting Your Child’s Neurodiversity: A Step-by-Step Plan for Parents in Diagnosis Denial

https://www.additudemag.com/neurodivergent-diagnosis-adhd-autism-learning/?fbclid=IwAR09eA_5JFK7hzbpbtG_Xshahzu268-vD1wVdW5dQbcLllvQDBRtAuHEmXI

How to Plan When You Don’t Know What to Plan For

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-plan-when-you-dont-know-what-plan?fbclid=IwAR1V7Rim3Qua8sQlnIVmXjUlsJy0Zo_LSje1YhY4M0qCOsc4wgS5yuxPRxw

How the CDC and Pediatricians Differ on School Reopening Guidance

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2020/07/cdc_american_academy_pediatrics_guidelines_different.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR2rIq9QmUQXMTqVGELxnagX0qbE6ORMXIasAseEWt2v1Xb_dJrcBkBD0pU

How Trauma Affects Kids in School

https://childmind.org/article/how-trauma-affects-kids-school/

SEL Skills Are More Vital Than Ever. Here’s How to Choose the Right Tools.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-07-08-sel-skills-are-more-vital-than-ever-here-s-how-to-choose-the-right-tools?utm_content=buffer2476f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR2vrs4LnHh9ehzrZgHcG4UpG41_s4kGQjm-dVWaMhXhJgZ4iDcEig6N1is

How to Coach Parents Who Are Teaching at Home

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-coach-parents-who-are-teaching-home?fbclid=IwAR3ppDbe7kCeGr39NG2zbbH3Nk2IOxkyeZqstka8WBzd3zVNYfJtpTyuHq4

Many parents and guardians felt overwhelmed in supporting their student’s learning during the pandemic—these strategies can help.

STEM to STEAM Resources

Your students should be Renaissance people! Science, music, engineering, singing, art, dance, literature, technology, math, poetry--lots of poetry! STEM to STEAM means stimulating student growth by expanding their experiences with inclusion of the Arts. This is a whole brain stimulation educational philosophy that not only increases learning but also student well-being. The arts give you smarts--and empathy, self-exploration and expression.

STEM to STEAM: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/stem-to-steam-resources 

STEAM Rising

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/06/steam_vs_stem_why_we_need_to_put_the_arts_into_stem_education.html 

STEAM

http://steam-notstem.com/ 

STEM to STEAM

http://stemtosteam.org/ 

STEM News:  Is STEM now officially STEAM?

STEM News Roundup: Is STEM Now Officially STEAM?

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/stem-news-round-stem-now-officially-steam-197624088 

From STEM to STEAM: On the New Paradigm

http://www.academyart.edu/about-us/news-events/news/2015/december/from-stem-to-steam--on-the-new-paradigm 

STEM vs. STEAM: Why The “A” Makes a Difference

http://www.edudemic.com/stem-vs-steam-why-the-a-makes-all-the-difference/ 

John Madea: "STEM to STEAM: The Meaning of Innovation" | Talks at Google 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yc-_Ei2Yto 

From STEM to STEAM http://connectlearningtoday.com/from-stem-to-steam/

 

Educational Links 7/11/2020

A Teacher Makes 1500 Educational Decisions A Day

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/teacher-makes-1500-decisions-a-day/?fbclid=IwAR0z-o2Y0W-BHeZ6WiC6oj1HbvkHSNQmYTYyXCRZSG52o21LVLPyAlOtqnQ

I’M ORDINARILY A “GLASS HALF FULL” KIND OF PERSON, BUT NOT FOR THIS FALL – HERE’S MY PESSIMISTIC FORECAST

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/10/im-ordinarily-a-glass-half-full-kind-of-person-but-not-for-this-fall-heres-my-pessimistic-forecast/?fbclid=IwAR1Mm_kOJJstVXqle1sV7mwXUKZ3qdhyEgO9R8Rgdx1caZ9l-DbtV8c3deo

Nation's Pediatricians Walk Back Support For In-Person School

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/10/889848834/nations-pediatricians-walk-back-support-for-in-person-school

Catholic school superintendent aims to equip schools for special ed

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-school-superintendent-aims-to-equip-schools-for-special-ed-26739?fbclid=IwAR3Zucke0uQbu2nJHAhIyDYZ7aJwoGZLm4K53QoUZjfUjKSI9JOCK4-QHPM

New website offers tips for teachers about virtual special education

https://edsource.org/2020/new-website-offers-tips-for-teachers-about-virtual-special-education/628741

Reading, writing and anxiety

https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=6ea41e29-f532-4a64-8bc0-5d4f81f4b0db&fbclid=IwAR0lyR8A6__OH_G1XkZwihIMDxWlg3Vfcq9rNEDiy_iiBoUhEFSqUL-ZH5M

The impact of the coronavirus on e-learning

https://www.educationdive.com/trendline/covid-19s-impact-on-e-learning/71/

Prior to March, distance learning was a relatively foreign concept to most of the nation's public school districts. But seemingly overnight, the coronavirus pandemic shut down buildings and forced students and teachers online as they attempted to salvage what they could of a school year disrupted by forces beyond their control.

Cutting Up with Matisse

The Sorrows of the King 

La Tristesse du roi

Henri Matisse 1952

Henri Matisse in 60 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRkdY8VQx1c

Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs

https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1429#:~:text=In%20the%20late%201940s%2C%20Henri,be%20called%20a%20cut%2Dout.&text=Henri%20Matisse%3A%20The%20Cut%2DOuts%20is%20a%20groundbreaking%20reassessment%20of,this%20important%20body%20of%20work.

Dyslexia Revealed

The MindShift Guide to Understanding Dyslexia

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54743/the-mindshift-guide-to-understanding-dyslexia

Why Dyslexia Is More Than a Reading Disorder

https://time.com/4608060/dyslexia-reading-disorder/?fbclid=IwAR3mj8DNubXHpURJaeVt9aA-QT4tieWAj_Nc11AWFSr02X83IeB2Ieb2OXg

Dyslexia and the Brain: What Does Current Research Tell Us?

http://www.ldonline.org/article/14907/

Dyslexia: Your Questions Answered

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/dyslexia-your-questions-answered

Dyslexic Thinkers Aren’t Disabled Thinkers

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/dyslexic-thinkers-arent-disabled-thinkers/

Technology in the Classroom to Assist Dyslexic Learners

https://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-assist-dyslexic-learners

What Is Dyslexia?

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia/

Educational Links 7/10/2020

Special education remote teaching resources 

https://www.uft.org/teaching/remote-teaching/learning-activities-students/special-education-remote-teaching-resources

Top Pediatrician Says States Shouldn't Force Schools To Reopen If Virus Is Surging

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/08/888853601/school-reopenings-should-keep-public-health-in-mind-pediatric-group-says

A LOOK BACK: I WILL NEVER TEACH ANOTHER LESSON ON “GRIT” WITHOUT INCLUDING THIS NY TIMES PIECE ON THE VALUE OF QUITTING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/08/a-look-back-i-will-never-teach-another-lesson-on-grit-without-including-this-ny-times-piece-on-the-value-of-quitting/?fbclid=IwAR2ubdqQsVb3gSera7JL2CNmwUyB08EKuELCnQveEMkIAKKYlOx33A-sbZg

STATE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SAYS TO START THE YEAR WITH REMOTE TEACHING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/08/state-california-teachers-association-says-to-start-the-year-with-remote-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR2AfOQc7IWoscGdzdg21Io_pIQ_qchvbc8RqOWmecuw2BdNIlFyvyhTBQo

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56241/effective-anti-racist-education-requires-more-diverse-teachers-more-training

Will COVID-19 prevention have positive long-term impact on classroom design?

https://www.educationdive.com/news/will-covid-prevention-have-a-positive-long-term-impact-on-classroom-design/581110/

Real-World Learning for Student Journalists

https://www.edutopia.org/article/real-world-learning-student-journalists?fbclid=IwAR0J_Xc6cjwuSYCnQSHHxilBMAJgnu3aIG4TcAgYZlKtJo9M1R9nabpaPv8

Figuring out what makes a good story and how to tell it helps young reporters boost their critical-thinking skills—and that’s especially true at this historic moment.

Could It Be ADHD?

Classroom teachers frequently find overly active behavior and lack of focus during instruction. How to handle these kids? Could it be ADHD?

Check out this information, as well as consult with parents and other educational professionals.

Understanding ADHD

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/adhd/Pages/Understanding-ADHD.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjwnIm7BRDSs42KxLS8-6YBEiQAfDWP6MjuSLQJghQMIt4Zr_G5FJhSfGJG8urvGsFmji5C1T4aAtfG8P8HAQ 

Almost all children have times when their behavior veers out of control. They may speed about in constant motion, make noise nonstop, refuse to wait their turn, and crash into everything around them. At other times they may drift as if in a daydream, unable to pay attention or finish what they start. 

However, for some children, these kinds of behaviors are more than an occasional problem.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index.shtml 

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.

ADHD: What You’re Seeing 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/adhd-what-youre-seeing 

Is your child simply “acting his age,” or is his behavior a sign of ADHD? Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder can appear differently at the different stages of your child’s life. Here are examples of some of the more common issues and behaviors of preschoolers, grade-schoolers, tweens and teens with ADHD.

Are You Sure It's Attention Deficit?

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9873.html 

Your child's symptoms may seem to add up to ADHD. But hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity could be rooted in other conditions.

 

Here are two websites that a great resources for learning about ADHD and Learning and Attention issues:

Understood for Learning and Attention Issues

 https://www.understood.org/en 

ADDitude Magazine Strategies and Support for ADHD and LD

http://www.additudemag.com/ 

 

Educational Links 7/9/2020

USEFUL SUMMARY OF EDUCATION RESEARCH FINDINGS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/07/08/useful-summary-of-education-research-findings/?fbclid=IwAR3LYE_x5ulORiTsK-Zl3i8A0HZy4kPcTxfnrkZAcdEFr6Oy5o-m8hZBbS0

How to Teach Divergent Thinking

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/07/how-to-teach-divergent-thinking/

Pitting mental health against safety, national leaders point to SEL in school reopening debate

https://www.educationdive.com/news/pitting-mental-health-against-safety-national-leaders-point-to-sel-in-scho/581159/

Coronavirus spike jeopardizes opening of schools, L.A. County’s top health official warns

 https://www.ixl.com/partner=google&campaign=10051803793&adGroup=106462494372&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs-LchrS_6gIVQ7BkCh24dQrOEAEYASAAEgKhDvD_BwE

Top Pediatrician Says States Shouldn't Force Schools To Reopen If Virus Is Surging

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/08/888853601/school-reopenings-should-keep-public-health-in-mind-pediatric-group-says?utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1N3EPURMJRadctEsN0kOzCXRnM8LqSMrbC94p457oS63mgNmTqXjCI98M

Teachers Are Suddenly The Frontlines In the Fight Against COVID

https://www.teachthought.com/education/teachers-frontline-of-fight-against-covid/?fbclid=IwAR0xstrMHFx_oKXBedOWdjv5LgOQMotUiA8F18u7lmsZ41XS7qKZk4q9gJo 

Will Kindergartens Be Empty This Fall?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/07/07/will-kindergartens-be-empty-this-fall.html

Kindergarten is more than just a time of high emotion for parents. Kindergarten readiness is an area that has received increased attention from educators and researchers as well. Kindergarten readiness assessments are mandatory in more than half the states, with the idea that they can help teachers better understand their students’ needs. Other states and communities have programs intended to help children get off to a strong academic start by smoothing the transition between home and formal schooling.

Bam! Radio Online for Educators

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php

BAM! is an acronym for "body and mind" and BAM! Radio was conceived in 2007 on the premise that the key to success in life for children and youth is nurturing a healthy mind in a healthy body.
Developed by early childhood professionals, BAM! Radio started out as a single online radio program called Body Mind and Child. It was created to bring parents the latest insights and wisdom from the leading experts in the fields of early childhood education, physical education/motor development, play research, child development, and the neurosciences.
Here are the segments I have been privileged to participate in.

To those who believe that sitting still and paying attention equals learning, fidgeting is simply an undesirable student behavior. Others see much more. Join this fascinating discussion.

Why Students Fidget in Class: Abnormal and Distracting or Normal and Desirable?

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/3092-why-students-fidget-in-class-abnormal-and-distracting-or-normal-and-desirable

One of the most common ways to teach reading and fluency is through popcorn or round- robin reading. Our guests identify the shortcomings of this approach and offer several better strategies.

6 Better Ways to Teach Reading and Fluency 

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/educators-channel/3057-6-better-ways-to-teach-reading-and-fluency-2 

Our guests argue that social and emotional learning must precede numeracy and literacy. Tune in as we talk about how teachers can find ways to balance these needs in the current educational climate. Rae Pica with Maurice J. Elias, Ed Dunkelblau, Melanie Link Taylor, Jason Flom Squeezing Social-Emotional Learning into the Common Core http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/2254-squeezing-social-emotion-learning-into-the-common-core

 

In this segment, our guests offer their best ideas for closing out the last few minutes of the day.

10 Smart Ways to End the School Day Rae Pica with Angela Watson, Kristen Vincent, Melanie Link Taylor, Jennifer Carey
http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1963:10-smart-ways-to-end-the-school-day&catid=35:jackstreet54&Itemid=89

 In this segment we explore why some students don't listen, and what teachers can do about it.
Why Students Tune Out: Five Ways to Get Students to Listen and Hear Rae Pica with Isis Artze, Geoffrey Caine,  Melanie Link Taylor, Dan Brow

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1857:getting-students-and-ourselves-over-the-third-quarter-slump-&catid=105:teachers-aide&Itemid=299 

The problem of homeless students is greater than many realize. In this segment we take a closer look at the challenges teachers face and offer ways to manage this growing problem at the classroom level.

The Hidden Challenges of Teaching Homeless Students Rae Pica with Sarah D. Sparks, Barbara Duffield, John Spencer, Melanie Link Taylor
 http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1763:the-hidden-challenges-of-teaching-homeless-students&catid=35:jackstreet54&Itemid=89


Quiet, calm minds learn better. Unfortunately, students are increasingly stressed about life inside and outside of class. In this segment our guests offer strategies to help students stress less.

Helping Stressed-Out Students Stress Less  Rae Pica with Linda Esposito, Larry Ferlazzo, Melanie Taylor, Dan Brown

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1811:helping-stress-out-students-stress-less&catid=35:jackstreet54&Itemid=89

 


It is my privilege to have been invited to participate in these discussions, and a member of the BAM 100,
Influential Voices.

Educational Links 7/8/2020

Autism Spectrum Disorder

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=8870248954290735656

Tools to Help Create Digital Student Portfolios

https://www.teachhub.com/technology-in-the-classroom/2020/02/tools-to-help-create-digital-student-portfolios/

Empathy Is An Elevated Form Of Understanding

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/the-opportunities-for-empathy-in-the-classroom/

How Students Benefit from a School Reopening Plan Designed for Those at the Margins

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56195/how-students-benefit-from-a-school-reopening-plan-designed-for-those-at-the-margins

How Technology, Coronavirus Will Change Teaching by 2025

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/03/how-technology-coronavirus-will-change-teaching-by.html

Survey: Students relatively positive on distance learning, but obstacles remain

https://www.educationdive.com/news/survey-students-relatively-positive-on-distance-learning-but-obstacles-re/581100/

3 Ways to Reduce Stress and Build Connections During Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-ways-reduce-stress-and-build-connections-during-distance-learning

Remote learning will likely play a role in students’ lives once schools reopen. Here’s how teachers and parents can help kids manage stress, build resilience, and stay connected.

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 establish what we mean by poetry.

Yes, you enjoyed a movie that is all poetry.

That come-on line is nothing but poetry.

Romeo + Juliet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet 

 

The Cat in the Hat--even my name is poetry.

 

You can't say you never liked Dr. Seuss--what's that--you forgot it was poetry?

The Cat in the Hat

http://www.seussville.com/books/book_detail.php?isbn=9780394800011 

     

Betting you have quoted poetry, though maybe not all at once.

Tis better to have loved and lost/Than never to have loved at all  Tennyson To err is human; to forgive, divine  Alexander Pope  A thing of beauty is a joy forever  Keats And miles to go before I sleep  Robert Frost Hope springs eternal in the human breast  Alexander Pope To be or not to be: that is the question Shakespeare I know why the caged bird sings Maya Angelou O Romeo, Romeo; wherefore art thou Romeo Shakespeare...there's no joy in Mudville, the mighty Casey has struck out. Thayer

You probably chuckled at the Limerick about the girl from Venus, but I won't print that since this is a family edublog. But this poem  might make you smile, especially noting the poet.

The marriage of poor Kim Kardashian
Was krushed like a kar in a krashian.
Her Kris kried, "Not fair!
Why kan't I keep my share?"
But Kardashian fell klean outa fashian.
—Salman Rushdie 

Maybe you didn't realize you were accessing poetry during spiritual moments. The Psalms are poems, like the most quoted Psalm 23.

Lena Moore Psalm 23 Quilt ca. 1930 Collection of Janet M. Green "Talking Quilts" American Folk Art Museum

Remember when you were in ninth grade and you kind of liked that wild story with the Greek guy and all the monsters like the Cyclops and the crazy-haired Medusa? 

That was poetry, thanks to Homer, not Simpson. The Odyssey by Homer.

Cyclops AKA Claymation

Achilles AKA Brad Pitt.

 And don't forget Achilles, not the heel. The Illiad (and the story of Troy) was  a poem, too.

 Speaking of Homer Simpson, here is my last evidentiary item. You enjoyed "The Raven: the Simpson's Version." I know you did. Though they did a really Poe job of it. (Ha, English major joke.)

The Raven: The Simpsons Version

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=251203 

Poetry...you like poetry. Told ya so.