Reading, Texting, 'Rithmetic? Tweets of the Day 9/4/13

 

1. Learning cursive writing: Is it worthwhile or a waste of time?

http://www.today.com/moms/learning-cursive-writing-it-worthwhile-or-wasted-time-8C11045379 

2. Tensions Accompany Growth of PBIS Discipline Model

 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/08/28/2pbis_ep.h33.html?tkn=OXNFUnM2DcrXpdJ%2FChWfyUlGur3rxLwWWLuz&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

3. 5 Ways To Make Students Better At Sharing Online

http://www.edudemic.com/2013/08/make-students-better-at-sharing/

4. With Common Core, Fewer Topics but Covered More Rigorously

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/science/fewer-topics-covered-more-rigorously.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia&_r=0

5. What Kind of Organizer is Your Child?
http://special-ism.com/what-kind-of-organizer-is-your-child/#sthash.7yfrOsGH.dpbs

6. 12 Signs You’re Really Into Your Book

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hollymarie/12-signs-youre-really-into-your-book-ee6l 

7. Attendance Awareness Month

http://www.attendanceworks.org/attendancemonth/ 

Do mom and dad get a certificate, too?

 

 

Changing the Future for the Better Tweets of the Day 6/29/13

 

1. Life After High School: Reaching Beyond Poverty

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/06/life-after-high-school-reaching-beyond-poverty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. Accommodations Are Stepping-Stones to Success for Children Experiencing Anxiety

http://special-ism.com/accommodations-are-stepping-stones-to-success/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Should Schools Still Teach Cursive?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/should-schools-still-teach-cursive/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Book Recommendations for Awesome Teachers

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/book-recommendations-for-awesome-teachers-jose-vilson?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. Innovative Strategies for Ensuring Device Equity

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/06/innovative-strategies-ensuring-device-equity?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

6. Anxiety Linked to Chest Pain in Children 

 http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/06/anxiety-linked-to-chest-pain-in-children.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

7. Alternative Autism Science: Don't Believe the Hype!

http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2013/05/alternative-autism-science-dont-believe.html 

 

 

 

 

Innovations Old and New Tweets of the Day 6/18/13

 

1. Teach with Your iPhone: Apps to Use in the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/iphone-apps-for-classroom-monica-burns?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-8iphoneapps 

2. Seven Questions to Ask About Texting in Class

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/seven-questions-to-ask-about-texting-in-class/ 

3. Arne Duncan Calls Slow School Internet 'Morally Unacceptable' 

http://www.teachhub.com/arne-duncan-calls-slow-school-internet-morally-unacceptable 

4. Technology Shouldn't Kill Cursive Writing, Educator Says 

 http://www.teachhub.com/technology-shouldnt-kill-cursive-writing-educator-says

5. When Sibling Fights Go Beyond Harmless Kid Stuff

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/17/192685342/when-sibling-fights-go-beyond-harmless-kid-stuff?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130617 

6. To fix the classroom, rethink recess

http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/To-fix-the-classroom-rethink-recess-4603986.php?t=b8958549a8cefdcb88 

7. Children prefer simple pleasures to organised trips, research finds

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9480785/Children-prefer-simple-pleasures-to-organised-trips-research-finds.html 

 

Thanks, Reading Rockets for A Great Seasonal Reading List and Other Tweets of the Day 11/9/12

Coming on Home Soon

Thank you again, Reading Rockets. Great books for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.

Balloons Over Broadway

 

1. Books by theme: Remembering and Giving Thanks 

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1278/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

 

Biscuit is Thanksfull

Junie B

Splat Says Thank You

The Wall

 

 

A Little Peace

 

2. Challenging behaviour in children with an ASD

http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/challenging-behaviour/challenging-behaviour-in-children-with-an-asd.aspx 

 

 3. Julian Castro: Pre-K 4 SA Passage Shows Belief In Education, Opportunity For Future Prosperity 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/julian-castro-pre-k-4-sa-_n_2094348.html

4. Colman Chadam, California Boy Ordered To Transfer Schools For Carrying Cystic Fibrosis Gene, Goes Back To Class 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/colman-chadam-california-_n_2092816.html 

5. How MIT Approaches Innovation In Education Technology

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/mit-innovation-in-education-technology/ 

6. Why Kids Should Learn Cursive (and Math Facts, and Word Roots)

http://ideas.time.com/2012/11/08/why-kids-should-learn-cu-cursive/?iid=op-main-lead 

7. Challenging behaviour in children with an ASD

http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/challenging-behaviour/challenging-behaviour-in-children-with-an-asd.aspx 

8. Julian Castro: Pre-K 4 SA Passage Shows Belief In Education, Opportunity For Future Prosperity 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/julian-castro-pre-k-4-sa-_n_2094348.html 

9. Encouraging Picky Eaters with Autism to Try New Foods

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/11/09/encouraging-picky-eaters-autism-try-new-foods 

 10. Educare Preschools Aim to Close Academic Gapshttp://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/07/11educare_ep.h32.html?tkn=ZPUFH8Rq79i8cGgX7cLe5I5%2FVmJ1ageQ9aC6&cmp=clp-edweek&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

Idea Factories, Algebra and A to Z tips Tweets of the Day 8 20 12

New starts--gotta love them. New ideas. New kids.

1. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy: Natural Land Art for Kids 

http://www.theimaginationtree.com/2012/07/inspired-by-andy-goldsworthy-natural.html 

2. "Be Sure To": A Powerful Reflection Strategy

Grades 6-8, ELA, Reflection 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/student-goal-setting

3. Teacher on cursive: Worth its weight in gold

http://www.rgj.com/article/20120808/FERNLEY08/308080092/Teacher-cursive-Worth-its-weight-gold 

4.  Exploring Math Practice Standards: Precision

Grades 3-5, Math, Habits 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/exploring-math-practice-standards 

5. Algebra Team: Teacher Collaboration

Grade 8, Math, Collaboration 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/algebra-team-teacher-collaboration?fd=1 

6. How to Turn Your Classroom into an Idea Factory

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/08/how-to-turn-your-classroom-into-an-idea-factory/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

7. A to Z Tips for New Teachers 

http://www.teachhub.com/a-to-z-tips-new-teachers