Hello 2023

 

It is not with regret we say goodbye to 2022.

The school reopening took us by surprise with intense complexity for kids and adults. Health issues were difficult to overcome for many, and everyone struggled to hatch new solutions to significant troubles. We suffered loss. We made decisions we questioned. We ended in places unfamiliar and disconcerting.

But we had each other this last year.  And we had the kids. The kids brought joy and now bring hope and expectation of a great future.

What a huge, interesting challenge we are tackling. So much SEL, ELL--new strategies and innovations melding with established practices. 

By necessity, we continue to develop into superior educators. We bring fantastic classrooms to function for our kids, using new research, insights, and innovations. We must therefore we do.

This new year, 2023, will be noted for remarkable accomplishment in education. We may not notice while we are teaching because we will be too busy, but the kids will show it. It is going to be okay, maybe even marvelous.

Education Links 12/31/2022

Does growth mindset matter? The debate heats up with dueling meta-analyses

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60490/does-growth-mindset-matter-the-debate-heats-up-with-dueling-meta-analyses

 

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 317 Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching

https://wegrowteachers.com/podcast-ep-317-culturally-responsive-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR3BU-ZGEH1OkGfw0QGj8-_IZa5R7o81wKorY_7ES7nXkESb5OSocDHY-DI

20 Hands-On Ways for Kids to Learn Map Skills

https://www.weareteachers.com/map-skills-activities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0UctmKdruRa8TW2AWFzwlPz1Zyq-x3P00kXOKrr8tuOWg-A_QQpi_LObE#Echobox=1663615092-2

ED TECH DIGEST

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/29/ed-tech-digest-319/?fbclid=IwAR1QLSb1fKT50D7Fn8BIYIq2e-UvjgxMcuU72796OhfSEA4M9c1YXk1i0A0

What These School Leaders Will Change in 2023

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-these-school-leaders-will-change-in-2023/2022/12

Making the Transition From Dependent to Independent Learning 

https://www.edutopia.org/article/encouraging-independent-learning

The ‘tripledemic’ looms over schools as illnesses spike

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/23/rsv-covid-flu-schools-close/

Education Links 12/30/2022

Create A Brain-Friendly Classroom With These 8 Tips

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/brain-friendly-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR3kLdOnU4MmUjXSgE2NQstIlz4R9BRAGRGKt6aSXTjP68TLR-ZLzer-_9w

 5 Questions I’m Not Going To Ask My Students About Their Winter Break

https://www.weareteachers.com/five-questions-not-to-ask-students/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2vMHXWr1n5wzJ_i8lMT4YEN9HSOI56O7Y2khMwy20c1lhcai1p2LVRmo0#Echobox=1671472337-1

8 reasons kids might read slowly

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/8-reasons-kids-might-read-slowly

The Science of Fear: Probing the Brain Circuits That Link ADHD and PTSD

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-ptsd-fear-circuit-deficits/

Science instruction needs the same attention as math and English

https://edsource.org/2022/science-instruction-needs-the-same-attention-as-math-and-english/683104

How Spending Downtime With My Students Has Dramatically Reshaped My Teaching

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-21-how-spending-downtime-with-my-students-has-dramatically-reshaped-my-teaching

Using Test Corrections as a Learning Tool

https://www.edutopia.org/article/test-corrections-high-school-math

 

Education Links 12/29/2022

Teachers are on alert for inevitable cheating after release of ChatGPT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/28/chatbot-cheating-ai-chatbotgpt-teachers/

 

Fine-Tuning Literacy Assessments

https://www.edutopia.org/article/better-literacy-assessments-grades-3-12/

How Inflation Is Squeezing Early Childhood Educators

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-20-how-inflation-is-squeezing-early-childhood-educators

Creativity is key to reducing digital divide and poverty of experience

https://edsource.org/2022/creativity-is-key-to-reducing-digital-divide-and-poverty-of-experience/681759

Faith Communities

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/learning/faith-communities.html

Third graders struggling the most to recover in reading after the pandemic

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60585/third-graders-struggling-the-most-to-recover-in-reading-after-the-pandemic

MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/28/most-popular-posts-of-the-week-178/?fbclid=IwAR0BTKtyDG5hRrAjC-AJNa2X8nyqrK7ILKektnQ0nmbrhJnPXk2PKaff9KE

Education Links 12/28/2022

Learning from students’ families as a step toward equity in literacy instruction

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60112/learning-from-students-families-as-a-step-toward-equity-in-literacy-instruction

 

30 Universal Strategies For Critical Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/strategies-critical-learning/

Teaching Daily Journaling to Encourage Self Reflection

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/teaching-daily-journaling-encourage-self-reflection

Should More Teenagers Ditch Their Smartphones?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/learning/should-more-teenagers-ditch-their-smartphones.html

Podcasts/Understood

https://www.understood.org/podcasts

How to Use Curriculum Mapping

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2015/03/how-to-create-a-curriculum-map/

The Early Childhood Sector Could Become Education’s Most Notable Example of 'Learning Loss'

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-19-the-early-childhood-sector-could-become-education-s-most-notable-example-of-learning-loss

Education Links 12/27/2022

 

What Does Edtech Integration Look Like From A Student Perspective?

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/technology-learning/

How to Use Breakout Rooms More Effectively

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2020/12/how-to-use-breakout-rooms-more-effectively/

How Drawing Can Lead to Deeper Understanding

https://www.edutopia.org/video/sketchnotes-concept-map-comprehension/

Student Scientists Are Publishing Their Research In This Peer-Reviewed Journal

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/student-scientists-are-publishing-their-research-in-this-peer-reviewed-journal/2022/12

10 CREATIVE SHORT STORY ACTIVITIES FOR THE SECONDARY ELA CLASSROOM

https://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2022/11/10-creative-short-story-activities.html?fbclid=IwAR3HANlxxEdHgwG-aVsFLxx5VPIe4mnv20BI3p9awVv8ZRGVHC8GhVgzb5c

IT SOUNDS LIKE GATES IS PUTTING THAT BILLION FOR MATH EDUCATION INTO ED TECH

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/26/it-sounds-like-gates-is-putting-that-billion-for-math-education-into-ed-tech/?fbclid=IwAR1akTumlNhriVIiZxJpgcdxqGX18a_u_5tTb9gdxGwgsoJdTbE56__jybk

How to change your kid's behavior, according to the host of a hit parenting podcast

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60025/how-to-change-your-kids-behavior-according-to-the-host-of-a-hit-parenting-podcast?fbclid=IwAR0K6wNDYG5W2J-e0EemzPttDkZ95z3f89JLlPJ0itzrn4SmgSuL48WaA24

Education Links 12/26/2022

 

Teacher Wellness

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/teacher-wellness/

IT SOUNDS LIKE GATES IS PUTTING THAT BILLION FOR MATH EDUCATION INTO ED TECH

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/26/it-sounds-like-gates-is-putting-that-billion-for-math-education-into-ed-tech/?fbclid=IwAR1C6k4Ymw_x_fVVKnLGxOItycVJS8JA9QP0tD4uMNWbYyv4Ooxac7rGygI

13 Things Parents Say That Make Teachers LOL

https://www.weareteachers.com/things-parents-say-to-teachers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3PP8ms_A6WB85L2h-We8__YYXXoxB-mPXBqUthGdC_B9m5lIoEdX56kT8#Echobox=1671824131

How To Teach Students To See Quality

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/teaching-students-see-quality/

Autism Spectrum Disorder

https://www.additudemag.com/category/adhd-add/related-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/

5 Ways to Encourage Minority Students to Enter the STEAM Industry

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/5-ways-encourage-minority-students-enter-steam-industry

What SEL teaches us about safety

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2022/12/26/what-sel-teaches-us-about-safety/

 

Merry Christmas from MzTeachuh

 Merry Christmas!

Here is hoping you have joy, peace, and lots of fun!

Education Links 12/24/2022

 

Special Ed., Civics, and High-Need Schools Get a Boost in New Federal Spending Package

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/special-ed-civics-and-high-need-schools-get-a-boost-in-new-federal-spending-package/2022/12

Amid ‘tripledemic’ concerns, some schools revisit masking rules

https://www.k12dive.com/news/schools-revisit-masking-amid-tripledemic/639294/

What Do You Do With A Student?

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-to-do-with-a-student/

How Instructional Coaches Can Use Co-Teaching to Support Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-instructional-coaches-can-use-co-teaching-support-teachers?fbclid=IwAR1e5Sp_5Q39ZBbQiBhM0jwNOcYsKdWo8PIPjmP1K-2f3kPePg0vPFNwlFI

8 Fixes To Try When It Feels Like Your Class Is Struggling & Out of Control

https://www.weareteachers.com/quick-fixes-for-a-struggling-class/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1r6vHdtxKD_tJ4VmvCCyd3TzD4XYWEiUJakS1o2GUO-2TSVLvDZ8sqCz8#Echobox=1663614705-2

Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/12/strategies-for-closing-the-achievement-gap/

Quick Guide to Anxiety in Children

https://childmind.org/guide/anxiety-in-children-quick-guide/

Education Links 12/23/2022

 

5 Things We Learned About Student Mental Health in 2022

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/5-things-we-learned-about-student-mental-health-in-2022/2022/12

School shootings reach unprecedented high in 2022

https://www.k12dive.com/news/2022-worst-year-for-school-shootings/639313/

Developing Disciplinary Literacy by Exploring Biodiversity on Campus

https://www.edutopia.org/article/disciplinary-literacy-biodiversity/

Is Silent Ball the Best Classroom Management Tool You Never Knew Existed?

https://www.weareteachers.com/silent-ball/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR164pBKigzgujmYXS5uURRpNWxb7-Xj-PmWdZHUxBmbpxX-h8XaC0CI2bQ#Echobox=1657547744

ED TECH DIGEST

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/22/ed-tech-digest-

318/?fbclid=IwAR2ulnsFg5OYExbxW9YrBWV3CWRFmI6EZQN535Jv-WMiwNa8pF4tsH61dA4

How To Use Exit Tickets To Improve Your Teaching: 6 Tips

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/how-to-use-exit-tickets/?fbclid=IwAR1a-7Fl5aVAHReNMsmlm8UM54z4diRWsE8GrstkjBTYdluan7IsUAKKjho

A new AI chatbot might do your homework for you. But it's still not an A+ student

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60639/a-new-ai-chatbot-might-do-your-homework-for-you-but-its-still-not-an-a-student?fbclid=IwAR3ugQTZfdWE4GamnHhrOI_L1yyhOvoLRBzvTjUzwaPFHnPP5xXHvLB8m1A

Do You Hear What I Hear? Whitney Singing

Do You Hear What I Hear - Whitney Houston (Live from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQPcv66n2tg

Feliz Navidad

 

1970!

Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8NcQzMQN_U

Education Links 12/22/2022

7 steps schools can take to benefit the climate and save money

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60630/7-steps-schools-can-take-to-benefit-the-climate-and-save-money

 

5 Steps to Keep Engagement High During Project-Based Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/pbl-maintaining-student-engagement

Staffed Up: The push and pull of strategic pay as a teacher shortage solution

https://www.k12dive.com/news/staffed-up-strategic-pay-teacher-shortage-solution/639320/

The FBI’s Warning About ‘Sextortion’ and Kids: What Schools Can Do

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-fbis-warning-about-sextortion-and-kids-what-schools-can-do/2022/12

High schoolers in distance learning more likely to be lonely, depressed

https://edsource.org/news-updates#high-schoolers-in-distance-learning-more-likely-to-be-lonely-depressed

Teaching Emotional Regulation to Students

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/12/teaching-emotional-regulation-to-students/

What is trauma-informed teaching?

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-trauma-informed-teaching

Education Links 12/21/2022

 

Do You Suffer From ‘Task Paralysis’?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/learning/task-paralysis.html

Students are behind in math and reading. Are schools doing enough?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/20/school-catch-up-academic-intervention/

Using Test Corrections as a Learning Tool

https://www.edutopia.org/article/test-corrections-high-school-math

SEL, special education

The Nuances of No-Zero Grading Policies

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/nuances-no-zero-grading-policies

Staffing shortage may hinder plan to extend school day

https://edsource.org/news-updates#staffing-shortage-may-hinder-plan-to-extend-school-day

The Teaching Profession in 2022 (in Charts)

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-teaching-profession-in-2022-in-charts/2022/12

Best of 2022: Must-Read Articles by ADHD Experts

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/best-adhd-articles-2022-inattentive-anger-procrastination-anxiety/

Education Links 12/20/2022

 

Educators Largely Support Universal Free Meals for Students, But Worry About Complications

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/educators-largely-support-universal-free-meals-for-students-but-worry-about-complications/2022/12

5 Steps to Creating a Rigorous Humanities Course

https://www.edutopia.org/article/rigor-humanities-high-school?fbclid=IwAR0CysHyJPhHIRsFEuvm0fFR6XuookdwG9Tg8qsra45Xc-XuQ7SIqB5V7iE

‘Tripledemic’ upends school operations, requires adjustments

https://www.k12dive.com/news/Schools-react-to-rise-in-illnesses/639067/

Have You and Others Been More Sick Than Usual Lately?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/learning/have-you-and-others-been-more-sick-than-usual-lately.html

How dyslexia became a social justice issue for Black parents

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/19/reading-equity-dyslexia-schools-social-justice/

The Early Childhood Sector Could Become Education’s Most Notable Example of 'Learning Loss'

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-19-the-early-childhood-sector-could-become-education-s-most-notable-example-of-learning-loss

The Best Listening Strategy In The World

https://smartclassroommanagement.com/2022/03/04/the-best-listening-strategy-in-the-world/

Education Links 12/19/2022

 Critical Reading: 50 Sentence Stems To Help Students Talk About What They Read

https://wegrowteachers.com/critical-reading-50-sentence-stems-to-help-students-talk-about-what-they-read/?fbclid=IwAR2sfCDmZFQmFzXAKlM-KaJyjhH2cMDx1D7u4troo2N0b9pjk7kDuQtLF8k

A Day in the Life of a Middle Schooler with Executive Function Challenges

https://www.beyondbooksmart.com/executive-functioning-strategies-blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-middle-schooler-with-executive-function-challenges?utm_campaign=How%20to%20Support%20Students%20with%20EF%20Challenges&utm_content=231968818&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-836347533047033&fbclid=IwAR02_QvEkDnWLTEjZQ1EQFLKz0DwjfXIup3SSmmI3CkbthB9qY6nS-NOUxg

How youth sports became a feast or famine world — and what parents can do about it

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59847/how-youth-sports-became-a-feast-or-famine-world-and-what-parents-can-do-about-it?fbclid=IwAR3l3MoOr8L8PqqmV9_hXJrKCjHX9WHQkbdDkMN7dbpf7k9d9cVvHqcOkw0

THIS VIDEO COULD BE USEFUL TO INTRODUCE A LONGER LESSON: “THE POWER OF NOT REACTING – HOW TO CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS”

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/17/this-video-could-be-useful-to-introduce-a-longer-lesson-the-power-of-not-reacting-how-to-control-your-emotions/?fbclid=IwAR0Yx1O441OUZLynPVEaEmxZT-ZlGfJ05kTSjK4-iENojGPML9rVC_LhDrY

The Best Of Smart Classroom Management 2022

https://smartclassroommanagement.com/2022/12/16/the-best-of-smart-classroom-management-2022/

Could the U.S. Soon See a Federal Minimum Salary for Teachers?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-14-could-the-u-s-soon-see-a-federal-minimum-salary-for-teachers?utm_content=buffer30205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR0q_Lqi3r3ewjd1YjepFIVC2ySgsVRKMOPROZfIWcw4UCpKTbHtSRpCncQ

How to Make the Most of Winter Break

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-make-most-winter-break?fbclid=IwAR3soX3RKIYZRuLqr_9ymn849FYJ-d7moWuqZNOYm2_vkusjJsZ7k8k78jE

Education Links 12/17/2022

Special Education Funding Is ‘Fundamentally Broken,’ Researcher Says

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/special-education-funding-is-fundamentally-broken-researcher-says/2022/12

Using Escape Rooms to Enhance Literacy in Elementary School

https://www.edutopia.org/article/escape-rooms-literacy-elementary-school?fbclid=IwAR3vrhYHbVYDLNs2_ZXrN-opPvqurwdPJt5V66nJQPwZQvzZlXHwOPvToWk

How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills

https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-improve-executive-function-adhd/

Dyslexia

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552

Long Hours, Second Jobs: New Federal Data Give a Snapshot of the Teaching Profession

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/long-hours-second-jobs-new-federal-data-give-a-snapshot-of-the-teaching-profession/2022/12

Some Thoughts About AI in Education

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/12/some-thoughts-about-ai-in-education.html

 5 Critical Thinking Skills Every Kid Needs to Learn (and How To Teach Them)

https://www.weareteachers.com/critical-thinking-skills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR065oOadS_kZNhaj6xH0Bpyz99q20e7MsvDLCYVi_VGjKS-j70VdXi8gss#Echobox=1671160183

Education Links 12/16/2022

 

Parents are turning to schools for student mental health

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2022/12/14/parents-are-turning-to-schools-for-student-mental-health/

‘Press Play’ Isn’t a Teaching Strategy: Why Educators Need New Methods for Video

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-11-25-press-play-isn-t-a-teaching-strategy-why-educators-need-new-methods-for-video

Setting Students With ADHD Up for Success

https://www.edutopia.org/article/setting-students-adhd-success/

Long Hours, Second Jobs: New Federal Data Give a Snapshot of the Teaching Profession

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/long-hours-second-jobs-new-federal-data-give-a-snapshot-of-the-teaching-profession/2022/12

30 Unique Ideas for School Auction Art Projects

https://www.weareteachers.com/school-auction-art-projects/

Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-15-which-edtech-companies-are-listening-to-teachers

What is trauma-informed teaching?

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-trauma-informed-teaching

Education Links 12/15/2022

Are Most Apps Schools Use Really ‘Unsafe’ for Children? Product Safety Group Says Yes

https://www.edweek.org/technology/are-most-apps-schools-use-really-unsafe-for-children-product-safety-group-says-yes/2022/12

The Power of Micro-Affirmations in the Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/micro-affirmations-in-the-classroom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR06ld5E8uf_BbVNh9OWxxCkvpEVxJCAFJVK1m4YbezafZfgA_x9-exYraQ#Echobox=1664201106-2

RESEARCH STUDIES OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/12/13/research-studies-of-the-week-106/?fbclid=IwAR12ujWEj7qMg4MuzkmndpfOVdlkD6nUO1u9Ozos4SGPf1CyLEHVT0wJO9s

A Tech Tool to Engage World Language Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/genially-app-world-language-students/

7 behavior triggers for kids at formal events

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/7-common-behavior-triggers-at-formal-celebrations?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=evergreen-fam-definition-selfcontrol-linkpost&utm_content=link

There’s a Reason There Aren’t Enough Teachers in America. Many Reasons, Actually.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/opinion/teacher-shortage-education.html

STEAM IN EDUCATION

https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/steam-education