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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Educational Links 11/28/21

Benefits of early math experiences add up

https://edsource.org/2021/benefits-of-early-math-experiences-add-up/663989

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/the-difference-between-adhd-and-autism

64 Websites For Educators Worth Knowing

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2019/06/30/websites-for-educators/?utm_content=buffera4d53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3JWqaSTsH7zu3joAMUM04gccuQEu1I_qztDCz8ruByCNZdxwk2YVbkV2g

How to Manage a Multiyear Project—and Why You Should Try One

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-manage-multiyear-project-and-why-you-should-try-one

The Sync Teaching Method: A Blended Approach To Self-Directed Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-sync-teaching-method/?fbclid=IwAR3ylOmisc75-5K1cuVZOAJMcWp6oqkqJqHgQEMzArGcB_Y--5rC6T9I40g

A Survival Guide for Parents with ADHD: Strategies from Preschool to High School

https://www.additudemag.com/parenting-with-adhd-strategies/

3 approaches to help students become responsible cyber citizens

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/11/26/3-approaches-to-help-students-become-responsible-cyber-citizens/

A holistic and proactive approach will help educators empower students to become responsible cyber citizens in an increasingly tech-centric world.

Friday, August 28, 2020

ePLNs for Teachers –Getting Connected

Teachers can find professional networking online. Educational sites afford convenience, privacy, and expertise in a variety of educational areas. There are also interactive activities for teachers joining an online community. Here are a few advantages to connecting online:

· Current educational topics discussed by experts and educators in a timely, thorough manner. For example, the latest input on educational technology use in the class, special education innovations, and school-wide interventions such as social and emotional interventions are hot topics currently inspiring teachers in their professional pursuits.

· Convenience and privacy comes with networking online. Professional development is generally limited to scheduled on-campus staff or team meetings, conferences, or District trainings. A teacher may have a question or comment on a topic with no opportunity during these gatherings, or the teacher feels the question or comment is too basic or too sophisticated for the discussion. Educational sites can provide a responsive venue through articles, group discussions, webcasts, videos or a search by a teacher using key words at the teacher’s convenience.

· Opportunities to investigate new teaching areas and/or extend teaching expertise abound through sites that are specific to educational technology, special education, or improved teaching methods. A teacher may want more information about learning disabilities, for personal or professional reasons, and find helpful information and professionals online. Maybe a video demonstrating a specific lesson would be very helpful. There is an abundance of sites to enhance a teacher’s knowledge and methods.

Here are well-established educational sites excellent for teacher connections.

http://www.edutopia.org/

Edutopia This is an attractive, vast website that is has numerous educational topics: experts and educators writing articles, groups to join, videos, classroom guides. Edutopia is a great support for teachers.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/

The Teaching Channel provides specific video demonstrations in K-12 classrooms and lesson plan points on basic curriculum areas, as well as information on implementing the Common Core. There are also articles and blogs. The Teaching Channel provides a ‘Teaching Team’ feature for professional development.

http://www.ncld.org/

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) This site offers connections for parents and teachers in the complex, challenging area of Special Education. There is a diversity of articles that are thorough, clear, and understandable for those not trained in Special Education. The site offers ebooks, podcasts, videos and current news about the IEP process, IDEA, funding, and interventions. NCLD is a tremendous asset for teachers and parents.

Understood https://www.understood.org/en

This site is clear, concise, and simplifies complex dynamics of learning and attention issues. It is invaluable as a tool to clarify how best to serve a student and explains procedures for Special Education interventions. Understood.org is a tremendous benefit for teacher and parent. It is just a beautiful, thoughtful website.

Please get the RSS feed or email for MzTeachuh's daily Educational Links--these sites are just some of the resources I use for your update on what's happening this day in education.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Thank you so much!

Early this morning the MzTeachuh blog reached over 3.5 million hits since 2012, when I started, averaging half a million a year. What a marvelous privilege to post helpful info for teachers around the world! We collaborate in a very real sense.

Having a dynamic online PLN truly boosts our expertise, allows our voices to contribute, provides enhancement and correction strategies and methods, and soothes our very souls with comaraderie and hope for success.

God bless you all and have a wonderful teaching day!

MzTeachuh in her natural habitat.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

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Sunday, January 6, 2019

Happy Anniversary to MzTeachuh!

This month it is 7 years since I began my blog MzTeachuh.What a blessing to help other teachers around the world, sharing input from our online PLN.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Educational Links 12/28/18

10 things I learned flipping my classroom

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/12/13/10-things-i-learned-flipping-my-classroom/

Language Disorder Basics

https://childmind.org/guide/language-disorder/?fbclid=IwAR1XkVMu1nN8Y0bCdKxKF0fR1uc2zzJu3paQiqZdyrcsHLL6rRMptJ5XV5c

Teachers, Being Loyal May Cost You Your Professional Career

https://theeducatorsroom.com/teachers-being-loyal-may-cost-you-your-professional-career/?fbclid=IwAR2p1oWJmAESLlgc7aeR-OLZT1IWhtj6DSuyvfwkJ0JnfWU3-bu7ye7t-o8

TEACHER QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Student Slang?

https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-quiz-student-slang/?utm_content=1545943467&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Three Ways to Create Online Reading Logs and Progress Trackers

https://practicaledtech.com/2018/09/16/how-to-create-reading-logs-and-progress-trackers-with-google-forms-or-microsoft-forms/

FINISHED! HERE ARE ALL THIRTY-ONE 2018 “BEST” LISTS

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/12/26/finished-here-are-all-thirty-one-2018-best-lists/?fbclid=IwAR3xnfx167xNxKJebXuMK1lWglqAfqkoojsOe70BAxxNwtBrOH-HwzSNY0U

A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity

https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-powerful-class-opening-activity?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

The rose and thorn check-in is a quick strategy for building community and developing student voice.

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas from MzTeachuh

Our English classes had the best time preparing for Finals by enjoying

Kids wrote and acted scenes.

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

So, in the spirit of our dearest holiday fantasy, may we all have a renewal of

COURAGE,

OPTIMISM,

AND DEPTH OF FEELING.

A million heartfelt thanks to the readers of MzTeachuh, as well as the PLN writers that contribute such enrichment in research, analysis, and strategies for all of us in the teaching trenches.

Together we are mighty,

together we are blessed.

God bless us every one!

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Educational Links 9/6/18

10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs A Professional Learning Network

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/10-reasons-every-teacher-needs-professional-learning-network/

Classroom Management: 4 Keys to Starting the Year off Right

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-management-plan/

At a Glance: Helping Kids With ADHD Manage Screen Time

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/at-a-glance-helping-kids-with-adhd-manage-screen-time

What is Social Communication Disorder?

https://www.additudemag.com/social-communication-disorder-autism-adhd/

What Is the Social Brain?

https://www.edutopia.org/video/what-social-brain

Starting A New School Year With Connection and Looking Forward

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51937/starting-a-new-school-year-with-connection-and-looking-forward

Video Writing Prompt: New Technologies to Explore the Brain

http://www.teachhub.com/video-writing-prompt-new-technologies-explore-brain

How Do We Know If Technology Is the Solution or the Problem?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-09-04-how-do-we-know-if-technology-is-the-solution-or-the-problem

Has a more hotly debated or wholly unanswerable question ever been posed? One can easily imagine an Epic Rap Battle of History between the Luddites and Futurists on this very topic. And nowhere is that seemingly innocuous question more likely to ruffle feathers than in the realm of education. At EdSurge Fusion in October, we hope to find some common ground between the tech-forward and tech-resistant education communities. Furthermore, we aim to hit upon research-backed and evidence-based solutions to the most intractable problems that students and educators face in the tech-infused classrooms of today... and tomorrow.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Educational Links 2/2/18

3 often overlooked, but completely logical, ways to effectively engage parents

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/01/19/parent-engagement/

8 Ways to Help Older Kids Develop a Sense of Imagination

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2018/02/01/how-to-help-older-kids-develop-a-sense-of-imagination/

3 teacher-vetted edtech resources for cross-curricular lessons

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/01/18/cross-curricular-lessons/

Praising the Process

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/praise-the-process-perts

Helping Kids with Processing Issues

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/community/ask-the-experts/helping-kids-processing-issues/

4 ways to get the most from your PLN

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=839&category=Professional-development&article

Teacher Tip: A Simple Technique to Help Your Child Read Fluently

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/teacher-tips/2018/01/29/teacher-tip-a-simple-technique-to-help-your-child-read-fluently?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

As educators, we often say that reading fluency is the bridge between decoding and reading comprehension. Fluent readers can read text smoothly using the right tone and expression.

Fluency is a challenge for lots of kids. That’s especially true for grade-schoolers who are starting to read more complex text. Even kids who have good decoding and word recognition skills can struggle with fluency.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Educational Links 7/21/17

4 ways to strengthen computer science education

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/06/23/strengthen-computer-science-ed/

DeVos Needs to Offer Principled Clarity on ESSA

http://educationnext.org/devos-needs-to-offer-principled-clarity-essa/

Technology Can Be A Tool, A Teacher, A Trickster

http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/07/17/537667988/technology-can-be-a-tool-a-teacher-a-trickster

https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/from-pln-to-practice-tips-from-5-educators-on-personalizing-your-professional-learning?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

Drop algebra requirement for non-STEM majors, California community colleges chief says

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-essential-education-updates-southern-drop-algebra-requirement-for-non-stem-1500563132-htmlstory.html

Letting Students Succeed as Themselves

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/letting-students-succeed-themselves-joshua-block?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

What Should Special Education Teachers Know and Be Able to Do?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2017/07/special_education_high_leverage_practices.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

A newly-minted special education teacher should be able to:

"collaborate with professionals to increase student success,"
"use multiple sources of information" to understand a student's strengths and needs, and
"systematically design instruction toward specific learning goals."

These skills are among 22 "high-leverage practices" for special education teachers that were developed by the Council for Exceptional Children and the federally-supported Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform, also known as CEEDAR.

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Educational Links 7/7/17

Giving Your Teacher Team a Boost

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/giving-your-teacher-team-boost-ben-johnson

Types of Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/

How Online Camps Help Kids Stay Connected to STEM Skills and Mentors Year-Round

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/07/06/how-online-camps-help-kids-stay-connected-to-stem-skills-and-mentors-year-round/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

10 Team-Building Games That Promote Critical Thinking

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/10-team-building-games-that-promote-critical-thinking/?utm_content=buffer79a55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Reimagining failure: ‘Last-chance’ schools are the future of American high schools

http://hechingerreport.org/reimagining-failure-last-chance-schools-future-american-high-schools/

Technology in the Classroom: Getting New Teachers Connected

http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-getting-new-teachers-connected

A Teacher's Advice for Making the Most Out of the Every Student Succeeds Act

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/07/05/a-teachers-advice-for-making-the-most.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

DARING TO LEARN HOW TO LEARN

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/daring-to-learn-how-to-learn

Why do some of us learn easily and quickly, while others struggle, left behind plodding along?

Part of the answer, at least in the online learning space, is that learning is a real skill in of itself, and some people are more skilled at it than others. And the good news for the plodders is that it is a skill that can be readily grasped when we break it down.