Why Studying Is So Hard, and What Teachers Can Do to Help
https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-studying-is-so-hard-and-what-teachers-can-do-to-help
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Education Links 2/11/2023
What Will ChatGPT Mean for Teaching?
How to make sure families of color are heard by the school
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/black-brown-families-heard-by-school
Working with Families
https://www.ldonline.org/ld-topics/working-families
How To Keep Your Class Improving
Should We Ban Homework?
13 Study Strategies To Help Students Retain New Learning
Educating the Whole Child: Support for Children With Special Needs
Educators’ Mental Health Gets New Attention in Federal Bill
Friday, February 10, 2023
Education Links 2/10/2023
30 Of The Best Books To Teach Children Empathy
Educating the Whole Child: Support for Children With Special Needs
Have We Learned Any Lessons From Administering Federal Stimulus Funds for Education?
4 Norms for Creating a Human-Centered Classroom
Could AI Finally Kill Homework?
What Every Educator Needs to Know About Artificial Intelligence
Half of students start school year behind — again
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Building A Relationship With Your Students
12 Strategies To Build Relationships With Students
Strategy # 1. Know their story
If you don’t know ‘who’ they are and ‘where’ they come from, any relationship is entirely academic.
What Building Relationships With Students Really Means
If your students trust you because you always do what you say will, and they like you because you’re consistently pleasant, then powerful, behavior-influencing rapport will happen naturally and without you having to work at it.
The ‘How’ of Building Deeper Relationships with Students
“Because I’ve made myself approachable, some of my students will tell me stories about their lives during the five minutes between classes,” she writes. “I stop what I am doing, look them in the eyes, and listen. I love seeing their eyes light up as they tell me these stories, and these encounters always leave me a little more knowledgeable about who they are as people.”
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My off-duty reflections are occupied disproportionately with outliers: the most defiant learners, and kids who revere me. Wouldn’t more students benefit if the approach were less haphazard and unconscious? I decided to experiment with being deliberate and intensive in thinking about my students.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Education Links 2/9/2023
Teach the Super Bowl: Ideas for Subjects Across the Curriculum
LAUSD's new magnet film school gives students hands-on learning about entertainment industry
Pennsylvania’s school funding system violates state constitution, judge rules
ED TECH DIGEST
50 Remote Learning Resources for Teachers and Schools
TEACHING RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: HOW TO PLAN YOUR RHETORIC AND PERSUASIVE UNIT
Encouraging Executive Functioning Skill Development in Middle School
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Encouraging Executive Functioning Skill Development in Middle School
Giving Students a Say in School Spending? A District Leader’s Bold Idea Pays Off
2 more states approve universal school voucher programs
Learning About Languages and The Mysteries of Vernacular
‘Explain Less, Show More’ and Other Advice Teachers Have Learned
Is an App Writing Your Students’ Essays for Them? 5 Smart Ways To Encourage Academic Integrity
Youth Mental Health Care Is Vital. And Hard to Access.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Education Links 2/7/2023
Using Restorative Justice in your Classroom
Developing Disciplinary Literacy by Exploring Biodiversity on Campus
The Growth of Hispanic Students and English Learners Nationwide—in Charts
USDA proposal would shift school nutrition standards through 2029
There’s no such thing as a bad test taker, but anxiety is real
4 Ways to Give Meaningful Feedback with Google Classroom
Is an App Writing Your Students’ Essays for Them? 5 Smart Ways To Encourage Academic Integrity
Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for Valentine's Day
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http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/january/reiss.html
“Humor is a very important component of emotional health, maintaining relationships, developing cognitive function and perhaps even medical health,” said Allan Reiss, MD, who directs the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research at Stanford. Most of us know the ancient proverb, 'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.' Leave it to Stanford to use an MRI to prove it! They hooked up kids and showed them funny and nonfunny material. I wonder how these jokes would do.
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Here is some more silly:
Did you hear about the romance in the tropical fish tank?
It was a case of guppy love.
Why was the rabbit so happy on Valentine's Day?
Because some bunny loved him.
What did the farmer give his wife for Valentine's Day?
Hogs and kisses.
What did one piece of string say to the other piece of string?
Please be my valentwine!
Please be my valentwine!
What did one volcano say to another on Valentine's Day?
I lava you.
What did the French chef give his wife for Valentine's Day?
A hug and a quiche.
A hug and a quiche.
What did the farmer give his wife for Valentine's Day?
Hogs and kisses.
What did Frankenstein ask his girlfriend?
Won't you be my Valenstein?
What is serious about this holiday is that some of our students are in difficult circumstances due to stressors in their families. They can't write a valentine to mom or dad or other relatives. They may be in the middle of a family break up, in foster care, or suffered a great loss. Our job is to be aware of this, first of all, and maybe have an additional activity to take the edge off the intensity of the student's actual life. Maybe valentines to mail to troops overseas, or to a local nursing home or hospital. Maybe a writing project to write an anecdote of a time someone showed kindness and love to the student. This could be emotional, but also cathartic. Life is tough, and the facade of the perfect family life is very difficult at times for many kids. Recalling a time of warmth and stability can be a positive moment on a dark day. I've had unique class situations where we could share such a writing project in discussion, and the other students were very supportive.
Won't you be my Valenstein?
What is serious about this holiday is that some of our students are in difficult circumstances due to stressors in their families. They can't write a valentine to mom or dad or other relatives. They may be in the middle of a family break up, in foster care, or suffered a great loss. Our job is to be aware of this, first of all, and maybe have an additional activity to take the edge off the intensity of the student's actual life. Maybe valentines to mail to troops overseas, or to a local nursing home or hospital. Maybe a writing project to write an anecdote of a time someone showed kindness and love to the student. This could be emotional, but also cathartic. Life is tough, and the facade of the perfect family life is very difficult at times for many kids. Recalling a time of warmth and stability can be a positive moment on a dark day. I've had unique class situations where we could share such a writing project in discussion, and the other students were very supportive.
Thanks, Garfield and other silly souls for keeping it real. Real silly.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
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Black History Month: Tim Scott
"Success is created in studio apartments and garages, at kitchen tables, and in classrooms across the nation, not in government conference rooms in Washington." Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Nikki Haley in 2013. He retained his seat after winning a special election in 2014, and was elected to full terms in 2016 and 2022. Wikipedia
Books by Tim Scott
