Educational Links 05/02/21

 

How to Help Kids Talk About Learning Disabilities

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-talk-about-learning-disabilities/?fbclid=IwAR2F7R4JCYVRp6KnT4CS7NqrSNrZ2SbwzJKjWFBmm92G15u6ngtICt37fvs

Remembering Renowned Education Researcher Bob Slavin

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/remembering-renowned-education-researcher-bob-slavin/2021/04?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR3pNwSdyLS_6YyhsxpXegw4a1vQkCPswWjBhPoK7POPNZfRJ7qMQu94qSI

How to Embed SEL Into Your Instruction

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-embed-sel-your-instruction?fbclid=IwAR3GfUEaT1oFDwPe15SIB2UfJamkD6jq9-tvk8C6wPvsfm0-hl9a8aqTLaQ

2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – SO FAR!

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/05/01/2021s-best-posts-from-this-blog-so-far/?fbclid=IwAR26wsFYrGUv9DcNuAr-plR7P1CuXfwGz41cxmiBnaPE05RZcvk1dMaIEpA

15 Philosophy of Education Examples for Job-Hunting Teachers

https://www.weareteachers.com/philosophy-of-education-examples/?utm_content=1618501642&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3k2YUxYSzgmm03rcRIb_FTZlDMOZPawjRIP

Mental health, equity should be schools’ focus as students return, report says

Ten Google Workspaces Features for Teachers You Might Be Overlooking

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/04/ten-google-workspaces-features-for.html

Google Workspaces (formerly known as G Suite, Google Apps, and just plain Google Drive) has a lot of great features for teachers and students. Some of them are obvious while others might be considered "hidden" features. Those hidden features are often little things that make using Google Workspaces a little easier than faster.

Educational Links 5/1/21

 FRIDAY’S MUST-READ ARTICLES & MUST-WATCH VIDEOS ON SCHOOL REOPENING

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/04/29/fridays-must-read-articles-must-watch-videos-on-school-reopening-4/

A crash course on trauma-informed teaching

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/trauma-informed-teaching/

What are the Emerging Technologies in the Classroom?

https://www.teachhub.com/technology-in-the-classroom/2019/10/what-are-the-emerging-technologies-in-the-classroom/

How Educators Are Approaching Summer Learning This Year

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-educators-are-approaching-summer-learning-this-year/2021/04

A Schoolwide Focus on Improving Students’ Reading Skills

https://www.edutopia.org/article/schoolwide-focus-improving-students-reading-skills

12 Ways For Teachers To Save Time In The Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-ways-teachers-save-time-classroom/

Tips for Finding Your Way to a (High-Paying) Trade Job

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57751/tips-for-finding-your-way-to-a-high-paying-trade-job

Figuring out what to do with your life is a challenge for anyone. Students are often told to get their bachelor's degree and find their passion and they'll eventually be rewarded by landing their dream job.

For most people, it's not that simple.

Who Helped You Take Your First Steps?

'Farmstead" Van Gogh

Mom, and, alright, Dad, too. Sweet painting by Vincent.

Mother's Day May 10.

 

Educational Links 4/30/21

Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp FAQs

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/04/practical-ed-tech-virtual-summer-camp.html

A Popular Study Found That Taking Notes By Hand Is Better Than By Laptop. But Is It?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-04-27-a-popular-study-found-that-taking-notes-by-hand-is-better-than-by-laptop-but-is-it

EdChat Radio

https://www.bamradionetwork.com/genre/edchat-radio/

Autism Spectrum Disorder

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928

Professional Development This Summer: What Teachers and Principals Say They Need

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/professional-development-this-summer-what-teachers-and-principals-say-they-need/2021/04

Teaching Elementary Students About the Concept of Injustice

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-elementary-students-about-concept-injustice

Students gain a rich understanding of civil rights when they build from their ideas of fairness to the larger issue of justice.

Pieta: Mother's Heart Cuore di mamma

Pieta, Michelangelo

          Pieta: pity, жаль,שאָד, huruma, pitye,شفقة ,samúð, pena, trua,  
              遗憾,κρίμα, jammer, llàstima, đáiong tiếc

 

No human connect is as profound as mother to child. This is universal truth.

  

                   
              Mother's Day, May 10, Sunday. Let's give Mom joy.

Educational Links 4/29/21

How We Can Identify What Students Need to Catch Up on Learning

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-how-we-can-identify-what-students-need-to-catch-up-on-learning/2021/04

What are learning and thinking differences?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/what-are-learning-thinking-differences

Teacher candidates get another year to prove subject matter competence

https://edsource.org/news-updates#teacher-candidates-get-another-year-to-prove-subject-matter-competence

3 ways to prioritize teacher PD as schools reopen

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/04/26/3-ways-to-prioritize-teacher-pd-as-schools-reopen/

Educational Duct Tape Podcast

https://jakemiller.net/eduducttape/

6 Priorities For Whole Learning

https://wegrowteachers.com/6-priorities-for-whole-learning/

When Teachers Overcome Math Anxiety, Students Benefit

https://www.edutopia.org/article/when-teachers-overcome-math-anxiety-students-benefit

To prevent the rise of math anxiety in elementary students, teachers need confidence in their own conceptual understanding of the subject.

Who Taught You Who You Are?

Mother and Child, Andy Warhol

Your (fill in ethnicity) Mother.

You might choose:  Irish, Italian, Mexican, English, Russian, Philipino, German, Scottish, Chinese, Dine, Arab, Dutch, Puerto Rican, French, Welsh, Jewish, Chilean, Danish, Japanese, Basque, Canadian, Romanian, Indian, Mayan, Angolan, Brazilian, Navaho, Turkish, Costa Rican, Portuguese, Nicaraguan, Guinea Bissaun, Lithuanian, Nigerian, Egyptian, El Salvadoran, Omani, Norwegian, or all of the above (for us Heinz Fiftyseven.)

Mother's Day, May 10.

Educational Links 4/28/21

 

How Dyslexia is a Different Brain, Not a Disease

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54872/how-dyslexia-is-a-different-brain-not-a-disease?fbclid=IwAR1dE2S4D_i1b_F9XQoxKLxTza1hlDigntdA50nsLXeoAuTlTuR6SKzKBFM

How text and voice apps are changing student engagement

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/04/27/how-text-and-voice-apps-are-changing-student-engagement/

Summer School Is More Important Than Ever. But Teachers Are ‘Fried’ and Need a Break

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/summer-schools-is-more-important-than-ever-but-teachers-are-fried-and-need-a-break/2021/04

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 244 Teaching Different With Inquiry

https://www.teachthought.com/podcast/the-teachthought-podcast-ep-244-teaching-different-with-inquiry/

What Is ADHD? Meaning, Symptoms & Tests

https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-adhd-symptoms-causes-treatments/

Birdcams for Spring Observations

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/04/birdcams-for-spring-observations.html

Powerful, Lesser-Known Tech Tools for Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/powerful-lesser-known-tech-tools-teachers?fbclid=IwAR0JY0b91c5MAwlhoa7T1o0h-SyoHwe2Z-qqIQ-g26Cs8uWD2O4nL52OGw8adhd

Efficiency and engagement are critical components of online learning—these often-overlooked, free tools can boost both.

Oh, That Silly Mommy

Angelina Jolie – and Maddox by Annie Leibovitz,

She makes me laugh all the time.
Mother's Day May 10.

My Mom Saved My Life

Delivery Date: any day, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Mother's Day May 10.

Educational Links 4/27/21

Distracted? These Four Learning Strategies Can Help

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57734/distracted-these-four-learning-strategies-can-help

Promoting PLCs to Face the ‘Twin Epidemics’ of COVID 19 & Systemic Racism

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-promoting-plcs-to-face-the-twin-epidemics-of-covid-19-systematic-racism/2021/04

 

The Creative Classroom with John Spencer

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-creative-classroom-with-john-spencer/id1141442116

About Dyslexia

https://dyslexiaida.org/frequently-asked-questions-2/

Education Department Kicks Off Summer Learning Collaborative

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/education-department-kicks-off-summer-learning-collaborative/2021/04

Using school data to tell a story can be crucial to gain buy-in

https://www.k12dive.com/news/using-school-data-to-tell-a-story-can-be-crucial-to-gain-buy-in/599006/

Using Literature to Help Teens Develop Healthy Relationships

https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-literature-help-teens-develop-healthy-relationships

Teachers have long used literature to help students examine their own lives, and that may be more valuable than ever right now.

Who Doted On You?

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, da Vinci

Mom and Grandma?

Mother's Day May 10.

Educational Links 4/26/21

 

Families of Color Have Good Reasons to Mistrust Schools. We Must Change That.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-04-23-families-of-color-have-good-reasons-to-mistrust-schools-we-must-change-that

5 Myths About English Language Learners (ELLs) and Special Education

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/learning-and-thinking-differences-basics/5-myths-about-english-language-learners-ells-and-special-education

Supreme Court Lowers Bar for Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Juvenile Offenders

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/supreme-court-lowers-bar-for-life-without-parole-sentences-for-juvenile-offenders/2021/04

PLCs Can ‘Unleash the Learning!’

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-plcs-can-unleash-the-learning/2021/04

Five Tools for Staying On Task

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/04/five-tools-for-staying-on-task.html

6 Tips For Using Exit Tickets To Improve Your Teaching

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/tips-for-using-exit-tickets-to-improve-your-teaching/

3 SEL Practices Teachers Can Use Every Day

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-sel-practices-teachers-can-use-every-day

These social and emotional learning strategies won’t take a lot of time, but they can have a big impact on middle and high school students.

Who Baked You All Those Birthday Cakes?

I betcha it was Mama.
Mother's Day May 10.

For me, my grandma baked our birthday cakes. Here is a picture of one of my birthdays from 59 years ago today with my grandpa and our dog Kip. Kip is staring at the birthday cake, hoping for the best.

Educational Links 4/25/21

The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2021/04/the-importance-of-teaching-financial-literacy/

Missing kindergartners drive largest drop in 20 years in California's K-12 enrollment

https://edsource.org/2021/missing-kindergarteners-drive-largest-drop-in-20-years-in-californias-k-12-enrollment/653531

 

The Educator’s Guide to Executive Functions: How to Understand and Support Students in Need

https://www.additudemag.com/executive-functioning-adhd-teacher-guide/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=school&fbclid=IwAR3rFxNZdDkxoEi4QE0TGCuvFutxq1KJTQ6h-mgYVFnd3cE58dME9LNZUMo

Have School Reopening Decisions Been Driven by Union Influence?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-have-school-reopening-decisions-been-driven-by-union-influence/2021/04

How To Handle Return-To-School Misbehavior

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2021/04/23/how-to-handle-return-to-school-misbehavior/

OPINION: Why public school teachers need paid family and medical leave

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-why-public-school-teachers-need-paid-family-and-medical-leave/?fbclid=IwAR3t8WEvKCG_RZ3w4DN9OWV_hHdd4G6J2RQfRRrYk3zY_7B7B_bX_EofsNU

In post-pandemic planning, needs of teachers should not be left behind.