Educational Links 1/25/18

The Power of Sharing Your Story With Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-sharing-your-story-students

32 Habits That Make Thinkers

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/32-habits-that-make-thinkers/?utm_content=buffer16fdd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Does a Montessori Model Work in Public Schools? Ask South Carolina

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2018/01/what_does_montessori_look_like_in_public_schools.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Why Do Kids Have Trouble With Transitions?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2018/01/what_does_montessori_look_like_in_public_schools.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

There’s a Silver Lining to All of Your #TeacherProblems

https://www.weareteachers.com/staying-positive-as-a-teacher-silver-lining/

What’s the Difference Between Auditory Processing and Listening Comprehension?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/difference-between-auditory-processing-and-listening-comprehension?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

2 Evidence-Based Learning Strategies

https://www.edutopia.org/article/2-evidence-based-learning-strategies?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Your methods can be traditional and require pencil and paper or more modern with a screen and other manipulatives. No matter the technique, students should be made to work with and think with the information or content in order to increase their retention of it.

Summer Activity: Keeping Butterflies, Bees and Hummingbirds Happy

MzTeachuh: Summer Activity: Keeping Butterflies, Bees and Hummingbirds Happy: This is a Checkered White Butterfly on my flowering mint today. It is not supposed to be in the desert! Butterflies, bees and hum...

Taking Care of Teacher

Here is some information and health strategies to stay well and effective.

There has been a reappearance of whooping cough and measles, so be sure these immunizations, as well as the current flu shot, are updated for the new school year.  I'm serious--better be safe than really sick for a long time!

Staying Healthy and Managing Stress While Teaching

http://www.advice-for-teachers.com/healthy.html 

Taking care of teacher is not as much fun as taking care of your kids-- but we aren't superheroes, so get your shots.

Adult Immunizations: What You Need

http://www.webmd.com/vaccines/adult-immunizations-what-you-need 

Information for Schools & Childcare Providers

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/ 

Why air purifiers are important in schools  

http://www.slideshare.net/simonbajaykrishnan/why-air-purifiers-are-important-to-schools

Teaching takes an inordinate amount of mental focus and emotional output. But what happens when teachers are stressed or deal with emotional or mental issues?

Being There for Students When You're Emotionally Unavailable

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2113:being-there-for-students-when-youre-emotionally-unavailable&catid=105:teachers-aide&Itemid=299

When the Teacher Is Depressed

http://anniemurphypaul.com/blog/ 

Are you in shape? What's that you say, its none of my business? Well, its your business--and your future. So get up out of that computer chair and get moving! You'll be very glad you did.

Benefits of Being Fit & Eating Well - The President's Challenge

https://www.google.com/search?q=teachers+being+physically+fit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb#channel=sb&q=benefits+of+being+physically+fit&revid=1883628429&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official 

Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art-20048389 

That's what I'm talking about!

 

Best Articles for Educators Week of 6/9/13

1.  The Lost Art of Teaching Soundly Structured Lessons

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/06/04/fp_schmoker_lessons.html

 2. 25 Critical Thinking Strategies For The Modern Learner

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/25-critical-thinking-strategies-for-the-modern-learner/ 

3. The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: Pre-K

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/24187/?fb_ref=.T9uuUdwUrnM.like&fb_source=timeline

4. A “Fixed Mindset” Uses Up Valuable Mental Resources

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/06/a-fixed-mindset-uses-up-valuable-mental-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-fixed-mindset-uses-up-valuable-mental-resources 

5. Preventing the Summer Slide with DIY Tech and Science Projects

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/

6. Summer Reading for Educators: My Favorites

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-reading-for-educators-2013-mark-phillips  

7. Resources to Help Build Your Child’s Self Esteem

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/resources-help-build-child-self-esteem