Educational Links 11/1/2020

Most superintendents say they're not 'very well prepared' to lead race, equity conversations

https://www.educationdive.com/news/superintendents-not--ready-to-lead-race-conversations/587717/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20Education%20Dive:%20K-12%20Daily%2010-31-2020&utm_term=Education%20Dive:%20K12%20Weekender

Schools Fail To Curtail Restraint, Seclusion Of Students With Disabilities

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/10/22/schools-fail-to-curtail-restraint-seclusion-of-students-with-disabilities/29047/ 

3 COVID-19 education trends set to persist post-pandemic

https://www.educationdive.com/news/education-trends-to-continue-post-pandemic/586911/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20Education%20Dive:%20K-12%20Daily%2010-24-2020&utm_term=Education%20Dive:%20K12%20Weekender

MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/10/31/most-popular-posts-of-the-week-85/?fbclid=IwAR0tymPDj-pXMHDAw6fgzWCxWaNElsoqD9EHNV1-Zc5VWoxMVnIQhG4sJsk

Why You Shouldn’t Correct Student Work

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2020/10/31/why-you-shouldnt-correct-student-work/?fbclid=IwAR1-M4rvP8izYQppRjnU9uznESH2dS-uHELKZMDpHg7yfcJIInmlhUA8a_0

How to Create Engaging Instructional Videos

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-create-engaging-instructional-videos?fbclid=IwAR2CZfjHAOpG9DzOxpLbc8pPb2aHwLFSjP6gZHA5Ls7Ea9aTkICeCA_e3Ac

Virus outbreaks unavoidable as school campuses reopen, experts warn

https://edsource.org/2020/virus-outbreaks-unavoidable-as-school-campuses-reopen-experts-warn/641848

Safety measures can help lower, but not eliminate, the risk of virus transmission.

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Halloween Full Moon and Mars, too.

 

Blue Moon and red Mars on Halloween

https://earthsky.org/tonight

What’s a Blue Moon, and when is the next one?

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon

Dean Martin "Blue Moon"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3gFEkgrT0

Blue Moon, Blue Moon, Blue Moon

Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon

Blue Moon (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
You saw me standing alone (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
Without a dream in my heart (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
Without a love of my own

Blue Moon (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
You knew just what I was there for (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
You heard me saying a prayer for (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
Someone I really could care for

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me."
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold, oh

Blue Moon (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
Now I'm no longer alone (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
Without a dream in my heart (moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon)
Without a love of my own

Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon

Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon
Moon, moon, moon, Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Educational Links 10/31/2020

When Kids Say ‘I’m not a reader’: How Librarians Can Disrupt Traumatic Reading Practices

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56900/when-kids-say-im-not-a-reader-how-librarians-can-disrupt-traumatic-reading-practices

How Effective Is Online Learning? What the Research Does and Doesn't Tell Us

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/23/how-effective-is-online-learning-what-the.html?intc=main-mpsmvs

 How to Make the Most Out of Virtual Office Hours

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2020/10/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-virtual-office-hours/

8 Things Every Teacher Needs In Order To Grow

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-lessons-teacher-growth/

Students getting in-person instruction at accelerating pace in California

https://edsource.org/2020/students-getting-in-person-instruction-at-accelerating-pace-in-california/642408

TWO USEFUL RESOURCES TO USE IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT GRADING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/10/29/two-useful-resources-to-use-in-a-discussion-about-grading/?fbclid=IwAR3CHKqKX9FqxQcsS1TfTvBHmjxAHVQQAhuIPUQpzGjsyTFwFzKD5nACiMs

Creative Approaches to Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Staff

https://www.edutopia.org/article/creative-approaches-supporting-emotional-well-being-staff

Three strategies school leaders can implement to help ensure that all staff members manage the stresses of this year.

Educational Links 10/30/2020

School Has Lost Its Connection. Both Students and Teachers Are Feeling It.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-10-27-school-has-lost-its-connection-both-students-and-teachers-are-feeling-it?fbclid=IwAR1HlLpw0nOI9d2ekQIO-Mh7GganKoP3lTl0E09DBJKqJnEcQ2CYk0NO6cs

4 Ways to Give Meaningful Feedback with Google Classroom

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-ways-to-give-meaningful-feedback-with-google-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR3hpJzWM6YaN1WCsxpiiNZ3qRTjLFK7nfXbNZOdeIEKpjHBYEgFNwFUxFE

 When Students Break The Rules, Emphasize The Effect On Others

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/students-break-rules-emphasize-effect-others/?fbclid=IwAR27tcuxp3ue75tmcQQcJ3JenuFbl3qECzfiLPw8xcy9hFtaFRVCFgqdVow

THURSDAY’S MUST-READ ARTICLES ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/10/28/thursdays-must-read-articles-about-school-reopening-3/?fbclid=IwAR3eaHe-638Q8cRObWyPs9MTVaZeYyy6I5gwCgXQ399VAJQ_ma87b_H6q3k

Teletherapy for ADHD is Simplifying Pandemic Life (and Treatment)

https://www.additudemag.com/teletherapy-for-adhd-specialist/

Struggling To Connect Through A Screen, Special Ed Teachers Make House Calls

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/10/30/struggling-screen-special-ed-teachers-make-house-calls/29058/?fbclid=IwAR1zSx330hev2ES6APMHWJGDRUZaMEh895Ez4c4c-0WOalFEK-cDDgztgZY

We’re Pressuring Students to Read Too Fast, Too Much, Too Soon

https://www.weareteachers.com/reading-pressures/?utm_content=1603986829&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0yeE_3DKJq5j-XTWje7ozsZHZaq6yPS1yG-7n5m13o9avwgSQbMJnLk6E

If 2020 has taught us anything at all, it’s the value of slowing down. So why hasn’t that translated to how we teach reading to our early learners? If there was ever a time to push back on developmentally inappropriate standards for beginning readers, it’s now. Because current practice is not only failing to produce children who love to read—it’s failing to even improve reading scores.

Educational Links 10/29/2020

 

Staff Meetings Get a Needed Makeover During the Pandemic

https://www.edutopia.org/article/staff-meetings-get-needed-makeover-during-pandemic?utm_content=linkpos7&utm_campaign=weekly-2020-10-28&utm_source=edu-legacy&utm_medium=email

Quick Guide: What California’s color-coded county tracking system means for schools

https://edsource.org/2020/quick-guide-what-californias-color-coded-county-tracking-system-means-for-schools/639357?fbclid=IwAR1tbIj8i9F-CwiWr2oy-F32kCPcgiGdJ_9c1Rt392T1GtnXDQ9CussWnew

Best Practices for Professional Learning Communities

https://www.educationworld.com//a_admin/best-practices-for-professional-learning-communities.shtml

Communicating Beyond the Classroom: Keeping School Staff Safe and Healthy

https://www.eschoolnews.com/pdfs/communicating-beyond-the-classroom-keeping-school-staff-safe-and-healthy/?ps=mzteachuh@yahoo.com-001a000001Q42fK-003a000001tKWH8

Inside the Rapidly Changing World of Professional Development

https://www.educationdive.com/trendline/K-12-professional-development/43/?utm_source=EDK12&utm_medium=NL1-1026&utm_campaign=VoyagerSopris&utm_content=ad-TOP&utm_term=26404

High school seniors have made no progress in math or reading on closely watched federal test

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/28/21537127/high-school-naep-scores-covid

10 Simple Steps for Reducing Toxic Stress in the Classroom

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/11/15/10-simple-steps-for-reducing-toxic-stress.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb-archive&fbclid=IwAR3gIoN1FqxV8DfgjPhrCZIS4v6PMBJXvfjUNbm7T0WRdsJiQnwYdQJHXVk

More and more teachers recognize that children who can’t sit still in class, act out, or have asthma may be showing warning signs of a toxic exposure to childhood trauma.

Educational Links 10/28/2020

 

How The Memory Works In Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-the-memory-works-in-learning/?fbclid=IwAR3rQh5QLTaeFc-fC8d3Rxco-DiDtsvMf0WY5w6FnbeTHNjU-Wp4qttJhOI

How Project-Based Learning Helps Students Process Challenging Personal Experiences

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-09-28-how-project-based-learning-helps-students-process-challenging-personal-experiences?utm_content=buffer50613&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR1czI-42QK0AcWXZADeRSFMTahvkot4-THhWQTa8H2FmOztK9a8m8shNJ4

People With Down Syndrome 10 Times More Likely To Die From COVID-19

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/10/28/people-with-down-syndrome-10-times-more-likely-to-die-from-covid-19/29055/?fbclid=IwAR3DnZCKYAOZ4Zlh9TD1mCZQebsP043nNT1x1bScvfzElpKkgu3pRCfhZRY

Linking Social-Emotional Learning to Long-Term Success

https://www.educationnext.org/linking-social-emotional-learning-long-term-success-student-survey-responses-effects-high-school/?fbclid=IwAR2xMm353Tj_GHM0SKvIBDCqxEG4yqTMEK0xgL8PBqaFyAn6PYEriHN2uh0

Dear Teachers, You're Our Country's Greatest Hope Right Now

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/10/27/dear-teachers-youre-our-countrys-greatest-hope.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR1ta0y-AryWMcp_PPm8yjhUvvPI0CE6n5yaVC-kTBV_wgvSpQYsFR363bg

Google Slides 101: Tips and Tricks Every Teacher Needs To Know

https://www.weareteachers.com/google-slides/?utm_content=1603542779&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2hnmDzt7x9F5z4AbvgyH9d26-ehzV4BnAAfiY4MWuo-8rT1w-5NMUWTJE

Choosing Culturally Responsive Images to Connect With Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/choosing-culturally-responsive-images-connect-students?fbclid=IwAR1g7PbyDRfXBSfCgB6hBDZHUkr4nDRS_-A2JNabZLkqj_lq17b2MLXo04c

For teachers who are just starting to weave students’ backgrounds into their practice, focusing on the images in lessons is a good option.

Tis the Season: Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle and Wolf, about to encounter a ghost, and wake up after how many years?

Washington Irving, early American writer, had a wry sense of humor. This is one of my favorite stories, especially for autumn. Used to be seventh graders always read it; I found a simplified version in 'Bringing the Classics to Life,' Ed Con, for my Special Ed. and ESL classes. 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is included. It was always amazing fun, ripe with opportunities for in-class drama and art (of the autumn type.) I would always give a hint to them to watch out for the two Georges.

http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=002855

  

This production of Faerie Tale Theatre is directed by Francis Ford Coppola,  and produced in what would be a fantastic children's theatre.  It is my all time favorite Faerie Tale Theatre production, well worth the time.

 

 Faerie Tale Theatre 24 Rip Van Winkle 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdOW02SgH_A

 

With A-Poe-logies to Edgar

 

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

 
Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM

 

 

Bart The Raven

https://vimeo.com/29733360 

 

 

 

Educational Links 10/27/2020

 

What Are Today’s Children Learning from Their Childhood?

https://www.raepica.com/2020/10/what-is-todays-childhood-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR1SlfR3lx8tqSOvRJg0jiUZa3bi0tm4ABCHt8epqsGvSjqAhSIgFEJjueU

More than half of California State University campuses saw enrollment gains this fall, despite pandemic

https://edsource.org/2020/more-than-half-of-csu-campuses-saw-enrollment-gains-this-fall-despite-pandemic/642072?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=more-than-half-of-csu-campuses-saw-enrollment-gains-this-fall-despite-pandemic-10-26-20&fbclid=IwAR3QnzmLW7QsbWce0M_v0lOWLQyLDsYKZZBMT-

4C2N3rfS68Qd0MtQqlF98

The Importance Of Intrinsic Motivation

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-importance-of-intrinsic-motivation-in-transforming-learning/?fbclid=IwAR03BhemZZPwSnkbP14Z_aUygDi0Kw_lhcwA3F9KnW5XeZEIPHG-bsumqbA

 

Best Websites for English Teachers … Share the List!

https://www.weareteachers.com/websites-english-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR2p7Ip4nZ7kRDZPwNHnLcZpt8RBZPVJGmvF3rAShMrs6rkHwTJJ05V5neE

 10 Metacognitive Prompts To Help Students Reflect On Their Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/metacognitive-prompts-to-help-students-reflect-on-their-learning/?fbclid=IwAR14Q1eVWuD7o_3FnU2HjoV7nMQkc_eYMgQghseOi1k-KAIVgC9nzQphOxA

What the Edtech Industry Should Know About the Worst Parts of Remote Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-10-26-what-the-edtech-industry-should-know-about-the-worst-parts-of-remote-learning

Length of live teaching varies in California even in the same grade level and same district

https://edsource.org/2020/students-in-same-grade-in-california-get-wide-range-of-live-teacher-instruction/641588

Among state’s 20 largest districts, a fourth-grader can get as little as one hour per day in some districts and nearly four hours in others.

Educational Links 10/26/2020

 

How More Teachers are Being Trained in the Science of Reading

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55318/how-more-teachers-are-being-trained-in-the-science-of-reading?fbclid=IwAR0ThY95tlS81MgtCAPoSYg_viu2YHwsOjzT0vuXmRTudgSusMVNxCG-kqo

How to Help Children Calm Down

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-children-calm-down/

What is G Suite for Education? | What You Need to Know! 

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/g-suite-education-need-know/?fbclid=IwAR1eciy8AK21CMGFcBGn0_xCMKW_w1ftfud01b9iBPA7_GcvCAC1KLq0gcA

3, 2, 1 … Blast Off! Students Can Travel to Mars With These Virtual Space Missions

https://www.weareteachers.com/take-students-to-mars-with-virtual-space-missions/?utm_content=1602244819&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0moCsrxU6T7VzveaJmKt-IDxrscTxbjNejSyazRN8sTFhDJtc6HcPuVG4

Isolated Students May Struggle to Stay Mentally Healthy

https://www.edutopia.org/article/isolated-students-may-struggle-stay-mentally-healthy

Learning Is Different Than Education

https://wegrowteachers.com/learning-is-different-than-education/?fbclid=IwAR0Axq0-j7c04fag4zqH1oIMXX9wapcyMV6wuiLhQM2SKbHGBLYHh05uI0E

An Antiracist Roadmap for Discussing Tough Topics in Class

https://www.edutopia.org/article/antiracist-roadmap-discussing-tough-topics-class?fbclid=IwAR0uP6n1b0qqP3TjBQCWieIyOArz_u_dZRlWK4t8DB3mv7q9G6DCMIXg0dI

This long-term strategy for guiding conversations on topics like racism requires prep work to ensure that the classroom is truly inclusive of all students.

Halloween Art: Pumpkins and Misunderstood Critters

TOP 10 EASY HALLOWEEN BAT CRAFTS FOR KIDS

https://artsycraftsymom.com/top-10-easy-halloween-bat-crafts-for-kids/

Bat Facts for Kids | Classroom Edition Animal Learning Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVirIPOqC1A

PAPER BAG PUMPKINS

HTTPS://CRAFTPROJECTIDEAS.COM/PAPER-BAG-PUMPKIN-FAVOR/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez1fYMjOpP4

Black Cat Paper Strips - Halloween craft ideas for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez1fYMjOpP4

Are Black Cats Unlucky? - Simon's Cat | LOGIC #13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVOVKHQ0N4I

DIY: Spooky Pine Cone Spiders!

https://www.bargainmoose.ca/guides/diy-spooky-pine-cone-spiders-234411

Spiders for Kids | Educational Science Videos

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

HANDPRINT RAVEN CRAFT

https://iheartcraftythings.com/handprint-raven-craft.html

Ravens and crows - the most intelligent birds in the world (animal documentary in HD)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Td-S0fTIGY

Fall Leaf Craft Owl

https://jdaniel4smom.com/2013/10/fall-leaf-craft-owl.html

Owl Facts for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbvzxiV1zcY

This looks so cute.

Art with Leaves

 Just a brief glance at the net for these--seemed very fun, quick but beautiful.

Fall Crafts with Leaves

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/crafts/fall-crafts-with-leaves/#page=21 

Sensory Autumn Art Project

http://mosswoodconnections.com/activities/sensory-regulation-activities/sensory-autumn-art-project/ 

A Crafty Autumn Leaf Project for Kids (and Adults)

http://parentables.howstuffworks.com/family-matters/look-what-you-can-do-leaf.html 

 36 Leaf Crafts & Kids Activities for Fall 

http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/08/36-leaf-crafts-kids-activities-for-fall.html 

Fall Leaves Crafts for Kids

http://www.allfreekidscrafts.com/?task=search&search_term=Fall&gclid=CjwKEAjw456hBRDQ4eqg8MzA2W0SJABI2gJ8WDMbyFx6RxnVoQY6jtpTbgfFajr7F2QG3-lYScm5MBoCVUnw_wcB