Educational Links 8/16/2020

Turning around data culture and student learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/08/06/turning-around-data-culture-and-student-learning/?utm_content=buffer01422&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR2QOY8yILO0-4uxjXmnZK7vTPZyJMQTLElteXjUa0keJSrJ3EpwStw3UcM

Pressure is on to close the digital divide under California governor’s executive order

https://edsource.org/2020/pressure-is-on-to-close-the-digital-divide-under-california-governors-executive-order/638318

10 Strategies Designed to Engage Elementary Students Online

https://catlintucker.com/2020/08/engage-elementary-students-online/

Keeping Kids Motivated for Online Learning

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/keeping-kids-motivated-for-online-learning?fbclid=IwAR3Ke3m1XJ0eN-OeiyYHdQDId-WXfjJ_ZltY9JYYpqFWjhGVoBsX_x4vz7k

How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-13-how-online-learning-research-can-improve-remote-instruction?utm_content=buffer3ef3f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR18cxyPM8LZCC1mEFjWHGukcfb7UZZEUKoL0-R6d3pIR4n9Sv2an54tUPY

Distance Learning: 6 UDL Best Practices for Online Learning

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/universal-design-for-learning/video-distance-learning-udl-best-practices?_ul=1*lelrar*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

Keeping Students Engaged in Digital Learning

https://www.facebook.com/edutopia/videos/2795389190740460/UzpfSTEyMDc2MTEyMzM6MTAyMjQzMTIzOTIwOTY1ODc/

Setting norms, cultivating belonging and making compelling curriculum are still at the core of online teaching. Here are *6 tips* for keeping students engaged in a virtual environment.

Rolling Blackout? At Home Lesson Plans--Special Education Online Learning

Rolling Blackout? At Home Lesson Plans

Here are activities for your student if there is a rolling blackout.

Please document their activity with a simple explanation through text or email, and I can give your students schoolwork credit.

• Read a book together.
• Organize a drawer in the kitchen (like cutlery)
• Go for a walk with family noticing birds, trees and plants
• Fold laundry
• Draw and color
• Play a board game
• Make a sandwich
• Count how many pairs of shoes you have
• Look at a calendar- how many months until your birthday? How many days until Winter vacation?
• Write a letter on paper to a family member.

These rolling blackouts  should not be too often, here you have a backup plan just in case. 

Thank you, families, you are WONDERFUL!

Educational Links 8/16/2020

50 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/25-ways-google-can-help-you-become-a-better-teacher/?fbclid=IwAR2qM7Skbb4HOYYh-FqaOPi3GeTY8bFY7Jemkfik57ArWSBe2CGLwW5t7F0

Ed Department Accused Of Diverting Funds From Students With Disabilities

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/08/13/ed-department-accused-of-diverting-funds-from-students-with-disabilities/28725/

Education Trust Issues Report on Social and Emotional Learning from an Equity Perspective

https://exceptionalchildren.org/blog/education-trust-issues-report-social-and-emotional-learning-equity-perspective?MvBriefArticleId=32741

Federal court clears way for new Title IX K-12 rule, takes effect Friday

https://www.educationdive.com/news/federal-court-clears-way-for-new-title-ix-k-12-rule-takes-effect-friday/583407/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-08-13%20K-12%20Education%20Dive%20Newsletter%20[issue:29070]&utm_term=Education%20Dive:%20K12

Oakland Unified reaches compromise with teacher’s union in distance learning deal

https://edsource.org/2020/oakland-unified-reaches-compromise-with-teachers-union-in-distance-learning-deal/638360?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oakland-unified-reaches-compromise-with-teachers-union-in-distance-learning-deal-08-15-20&fbclid=IwAR15Po4YobrHbsbNjvYaR-8zcRtUKW818t2llTxtikA_CdG8j8aLPDXsb_8

Video Conferencing: Establishing Routines and Structuring Online Time with Students

https://catlintucker.com/2020/08/video-conferencing-establishing-routines-online/?fbclid=IwAR3Jq_42Td5x_iHm-74dMxwg6MGnhZLdQlw5tojWlgtha4HiMZV-4f__3q8

Keeping Kindergartners Engaged in Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/keeping-kindergartners-engaged-distance-learning?fbclid=IwAR2bqTGi-HDwcWvGor899fZiSpQIMom2bl-PpIuzEmvPhr7svpxoZFu83wM

Personalizing lessons and giving brain breaks can help young students stay engaged during short synchronous sessions.

Suggestions: How to Direct Students Writing Research Papers

How to Write a Research Paper in 11 Steps

http://student-tutor.com/blog/how-to-write-a-research-paper-in-11-steps/

Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/scaffolding-methods-research-paper-1155.html

Teacher Guide for Teaching Research

https://assets.cengage.com/gale/tlist/additional/questia_teachers-guide.pdf

Students As Authentic Researchers: A New Prescription for the High School Research Assignment

http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol2/SLMR_AuthenticResearchers_V2.pdf

Sample Guideline Research Paper: English 10

https://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/ca01000508/centricity/domain/1698/sophomore_research_packet.pdf

Sample Guideline RESEARCH PAPER: English 10

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Sample Eleventh Grade Research Writing Student Handbook

https://www.pwcs.edu/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=612821

Sample MLA Formatted Paper

https://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/Hacker-Sample%20MLA%20Formatted%20Paper.pdf\

And here is great input from our friends.

How to Make Writing Research Papers Relevant for Students

https://www.edutopia.org/research-papers-relevant-rigorous

8 Reasons Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-reasons-why-students-should-still-write-research-papers/

And never forget to encourage your student writers that they are well able to discover information and brilliantly express important ideas in clarity with confidence. Write on!

Educational Links 8/14/2020

How Online Teaching Should Differ from Face-to-Face Instruction

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/08/how-online-teaching-should-differ-from-face-to-face-instruction/

Adjusting Your Child’s IEP or 504 Plan for Distance Learning

https://www.additudemag.com/iep-504-plan-distance-learning/

‘If I Could Handle This, I Can Handle Anything’: First-Year Teachers Reflect on the Pandemic

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-08-11-if-i-could-handle-this-i-can-handle-anything-first-year-teachers-reflect-on-the-pandemic

3 ways educational data helped this district improve outcomes

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/08/13/3-ways-data-helped-this-distric/

How to Use Google Classroom for Remote Teaching

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

20 Alternatives To Zoom For Online Teaching

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/alternatives-to-zoom-for-online-teaching/

How White Educators Can Approach Antiracist Work

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-white-educators-can-approach-antiracist-work

Striving to understand the origins of the concept of race and the effects of implicit biases are good initial steps.

How Learning Happens

How Learning Happens https://www.edutopia.org/how-learning-happens

In this video series, we explore how educators can guide all students, regardless of their developmental starting points, to become productive and engaged learners.

The series features experts Linda Darling-Hammond and Pamela Cantor sharing insights on a range of practices, roughly categorized under five buckets:

* Cultivating a Belonging Mindset
* Fostering Positive Relationships
* Building Academic Confidence
* Developing Foundational Skills
* Establishing Positive Conditions for Learning

Educational Links 8/13/2020

Lessons Learned From 'Quaranteaching'

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/08/lessons_learned_from_quaranteaching.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0vcfdWstREg77ZFbyPgLzTYiWk27uwckZRjl1A1PRQtFqo59yFUm2AB00

Report: Students are not spending enough time writing

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-students-are-not-spending-enough-time-writing/583355/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-08-12%20K-12%20Education%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:29040%5D&utm_term=Education%20Dive:%20K12

What Is the Role of Memorization When Teaching in a Post-Google World

https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/what-is-the-role-of-memorization-when-teaching-in-a-post-google-world/?fbclid=IwAR31J6PZ2Ikjp5GXWorJpOqNi7D_2_mzDUtA-CIBzbPFUl-ppYJTZmwbn14

Under the Table and Teaching: 11 Expert Tips for Schooling Kids with ADHD from Home

https://www.additudemag.com/unschooling-homeschooling-adhd-learning-strategies/

Unschooling. Homeschooling. Crisis schooling. What is the difference? And what are the best learning strategies for your child with ADHD at this stressful time? Here are tips and strategies from education experts who understand the distinctions and today’s inescapable realities.

Educational Links 8/12/2020

8 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions

https://wegrowteachers.com/7-strategies-help-students-ask-great-questions/?fbclid=IwAR3arA0QQOBT6RT9UgNlwBrBDJKk03laMVLnfOqBFSk5JH5gdt7GCsgql08

The hidden benefits of a move to online instruction

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/08/11/the-hidden-benefits-of-a-move-to-online-instruction/

The simple intervention that could lift kids out of ‘Covid slide’

https://hechingerreport.org/the-simple-intervention-that-could-lift-kids-out-of-covid-slide/?fbclid=IwAR2JacKBMyZt90L3K-FQgpICqF8qRK4P6QcAAaQyuy4qkUDWZGJDjuIV7hE

Some California districts, teachers struggle to agree on distance learning

https://edsource.org/2020/some-california-districts-teachers-struggle-to-agree-on-distance-learning/638027?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=some-california-districts-teachers-struggle-to-agree-on-distance-learning-08-11-20&fbclid=IwAR1U0WrvDgRtjv3FoIcLrWGmE-flTs1phLOQZArVqycEHXKHZU2exUwu6r4

5 Reasons Instructional Materials Matter for Equity

https://www.edreports.org/resources/article/5-reasons-instructional-materials-matter-for-equity?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=equity-educator-voice-aug-2020&fbclid=IwAR3B0QEILgc4IyA2Tx99EprU4j6VOkT-F-_aIsOTmQQE_2ho2oRbXkNa7po

More details on what's coming to Meet and Classroom

https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/the-anywhere-school-meet-classroom-updates?fbclid=IwAR3waJ23Lo9znpN2Q1HsUDlar_4aHIlwAGrglSx2-43t6GD4-Gw49qxQf8M

Using Hand Signals for More Equitable Discussions

https://www.facebook.com/edutopia/videos/3174876045932647/UzpfSTEyMDc2MTEyMzM6MTAyMjQyNzcwODY4NTM5Nzg/

See how hand signals can help promote *equitable participation* whether class discussions are taking place online or in-person.

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Meteor Shower! Perseids!

With very fast and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long "wakes" of light and color behind them as they streak through Earth's atmosphere. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers (50-100 meteors seen per hour) and occur with warm summer nighttime weather, allowing sky watchers to easily view them.

Perseids

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/meteors-and-meteorites/perseids/in-depth/#:~:text=With%20very%20fast%20and%20bright,watchers%20to%20easily%20view%20them.

Perseid meteor shower 2020: When, where and how to see it

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/perseid-meteor-shower-2020-see-rcna74?fbclid=IwAR20WCScW0QjG3tRjpc8O2WR1SERi0togYOpVZQuIrmUrs5Q6DfVWwDW-RA

Top tips for watching the Perseids in 2020

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/how-to-minimize-moon-and-optimize-meteor-shower

Teaching Is...Counseling and Supervision

What to change in a school? I have reflected upon what change would have the greatest impact based just upon my own observations.

Counseling and supervision. More and more effective supervision and counseling. Kids learn better when their minds are focused. Internal and external conditions affect their ability to be successful in school, therefore counseling and supervision.

Counseling usually indicates a counselor working in scheduling classes and sometimes personalintervention with parents and kids. Of course keep this, adding more opportunities for individual students and groups to interact with trained counselors. Have a variety of topics, a variety of groups. Maybe even a club. A qualified counselor at every school site.

Classes and class activities can  identify and/or aid in relief of tensions and stressors. Activities can give kids confidence and bolster their ability to learn.
One year when I was teaching a Special Day Class for the Severely Handicapped, a group of students from the student government class came once a week for a class period for peer interaction. My students and the gen. ed. student leaders interacted while I ran a very simple self-esteem class. The benefits? The gen ed. kids were exposed to new career choices (SPED teacher, counselor, etc.) and my students gained language and other academic skills, plus great self-confidence and new friends. It was like pouring Miracle-Gro on them.

Here are a few activities I developed to help students relieve stress:

Writing Prompts to Sooth Kids' Toxic Stress
 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/writing-prompts-to-sooth-kids-toxic.html 

Books to Relieve Kids' Toxic Stress
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/mzteachuh-books-to-soothe-kids-toxic_26.html

Here are curriculum sources for self-esteem:
Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/self-esteem.cfm

Writing prompts have therapeutic effects for students, too. The counseling comes in with discussion, either through teacher's written response or carefully guided group discussion. Kids are eloquent when narrating their own feelings and experiences. Teachers are professionals who interact with students at least 35 hours a week--we need to know them and how they are doing. Reading their thoughts in writing will do that. Then it is up to us to interact personally with them. Identify a student's internal stressor a student leads to getting them the help she/he needs.

Here are sources for writing prompts for self-esteem:

Self Esteem & Confidence 52 Journal Prompts for Kids
http://journalbuddies.com/journaling/self-esteem-confidence-journal-prompts-for-kids/

Reflective Journal Writing Prompts

 http://www.self-esteem-health.com/reflective-journal-writing-prompts.html

Supervision-oh my!  By my observation, only one school I taught with in the about a dozen in the past two decades actually followed the principal's directives on supervision consistently. On the playground, at the classroom doors before and after school, during assemblies. It was amazing. It was as though that principal had somehow cornered the teacher market on efficiency and cooperation. As a result, the kids were more secure, cooperative and generally happier. School rules were consistently enforced. The teachers were dependable in their appearances to supervise. At this school, the principal was also present on the campus, even making surprise visits to the classrooms, where he was welcome.

No teachers at any other school I encountered, except for the one above, even consistently enforced supervising passing time between classes. Every year the principal of these schools would announce the importance of teachers being at the door during this time, and in about a week most of the teachers stopped doing it. Why? Because people do what you inspect, not was you expect. The principals had no system to verify if teachers were doing this, except the increase of horseplay, fights  and other misbehavior in the hallways based on referrals. Parents of my students would tell me their child was afraid to go down the fall, to lunch or even to the restroom. 

Supervision, or lack thereof, enhances the student's learning environment or detracts from it. Personally, I believe the leadership in the admin. building needs to step up on this matter.

Just to put a chill down our spines.

FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE STUDENTS

CAN LEAD TO EXPENSIVE LITIGATION 

 http://www.mymcharterlaw.com/pdf/Student_Safety_on_Campus_020808.pdf

 School Supervision Problem Areas

http://web3.esd112.org/docs/risk-management-matters/risk_winter_10_insert.pdf?sfvrsn=0 

Educational Links 8/11/2020

The Challenge Of Global Learning In Public Education

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/the-definition-of-global-learning/

How Schools Can Redeploy Teachers in Creative Ways 

During COVID-19

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/06/how-schools-can-redeploy-teachers-in-creative.html

For Some Districts, Tech Was Messy This Spring. Now They’re More Prepared.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-08-07-for-some-districts-tech-was-messy-this-spring-now-they-re-more-prepared

The Problem With Rubrics In Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/how-to-create-a-rubric-that-does-what-you-want-it-to/?fbclid=IwAR1KrEl71JGhm5xRHMVeZjsDo0FFlDMzAKdV_kfT0m_pQPyjsvjMt9goppU

Tracking how the coronavirus is impacting school districts

https://www.educationdive.com/news/tracking-how-the-coronavirus-is-impacting-school-districts/578628/

Keeping Kindergartners Engaged in Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/keeping-kindergartners-engaged-distance-learning

Personalizing lessons and giving brain breaks can help young students stay engaged during short synchronous sessions.

Teaching Is Reflective

A Mid-Year Reflection for Teachers and Students 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-elias 

The Reflective Teacher: Taking a Long Look  

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reflective-teacher-taking-long-look-nicholas-provenzano  

Reflecting on Reflection: A Habit of Mind

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reflecting-on-reflection-habit-of-mind-terry-heick  

Reflective Teaching: A 30-Day Blogging Challenge For Teachers

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/reflective-teaching-30-day-blogging-challenge-teachers/    

Are You A Reflective Teacher?

Are You A Reflective Teacher?

http://www.www.teachthought.com/teaching/reflectiveteacher/  

10 Ways To Be A More Reflective Teacher

10 Ways To Be A More Relective Teacher

10 Ways To Be A More Reflective Teacher

  http://w.teachthought.com/teaching/reflective-teacher-reflective-teaching/ 

7 Great Resources for Reflective Teachers

http://www.edudemic.com/reflective-tips/  

Reflection: What Makes Learning Stick

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/reflection-what-makes-learning-stick/