Teaching the Really Big Picture Tweets of the Day 4/8/13

1. 10 Social Media Tips for Reaching World Language Learners

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-media-for-world-languages-sarah-wike-loyola 

2. Will Degrees in Creativity Be the Next New Hot Commodity?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/will-degrees-in-creativity-be-the-next-new-hot-commodity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Rich Resources for Celebrating Black History Month

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/rich-resources-for-celebrating-black-history-month/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

4. Multiple Intelligences Theory & Learning Styles – Science or Quack?

http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/multiple-intelligences-theory/

6. For the Sake of Argument: Writing Persuasively to Craft Short, Evidence-Based Editorials

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/for-the-sake-of-argument-writing-persuasively-to-craft-short-evidence-based-editorials/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 

7. Addressing Our Needs: Maslow Comes to Life for Educators and Students

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/addressing-our-needs-maslow-hierarchy-lori-desautels 

 

The fulfilled teaching assignment: all the way from writing poetry to writing bathroom passes.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Tweets of the Morning 11/19/2011

 

1. Children Are Not Born Bad, Stupid or Lazy

 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/11/12/164968299/there-are-no-bad-lazy-stupid-children

Wonder what they did to deserve this.

2. What's So Bad About Bribing Your Child?

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Bribery_versus_Incentives_and_Win_WIn_solutions/

3. Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams Considers School Rating System Using Minority Progress 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/texas-education-commissio_n_2147410.html 

4. Is Autism a Disability or a Difference?

 http://special-ism.com/is-autism-a-disability-or-a-difference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

5. Shall We Debate? An Approach to Writing!

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/11/shall-we-debate/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. The Artful Winter :: Celebrating the Season & Holidays with Family Arts and Crafts

http://www.artfulparent.com/2012/11/the-artful-winter-celebrating-the-season-holidays-with-family-arts-and-crafts.html

Pilgrims, not Puritans.

7.  Events that Changed America

http://www.history.com/classroom-study-guides 

 

 

What's Good for Kids and Writers Tweets of the Day 10/22/12

Mmmmm, broccoli

1. Docs Say Choose Organic Food To Reduce Kids' Exposure To Pesticides

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/22/163407880/docs-say-choose-organic-food-to-reduce-kids-exposure-to-pesticides?live=1%3Futm_source%3DNPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121022 

 

2.  Single Mothers who have Children with Autism

 https://www.facebook.com/singlemotherswhohavechildrenwithautism

 

 

  3.  Twelve Interactive Activities for Learning About Elections

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/interactive-learning-about-elections-paul-gigliotti?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=learnelections 

 4.  Interactive LD Checklist

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists/interactive-ld-checklist?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

5.  Learning to Read the Core: A View from 30,000 Feet

All Grades, All Subjects, Standards 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/how-to-read-common-core/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post10221201&utm_campaign=fbt 

6.  Project WRITE

http://www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/projectwrite/index.html?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

7.  Persuasive Writing

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/persuasive_writing/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Obviously, Rocky Road.

Here's a writing prompt for the emerging persuasive writer:

What is the best flavor of ice cream?

(Everyone has a definite opinion on that!)

Reading, Writing and WOW Tweets of the Day 7/26/12

I see this in many of your futures!

1. Examining Elements of Persuasive Speeches 

..but we state them eloquently.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/brainstorm-persuasive-speeches 

Yep, school is on the way back.

2.  Websites help ease kids back into school mode

http://www.freep.com/article/20120726/NEWS09/120726046/Websites-help-ease-kids-back-into-school-mode

And that's the teacher.

Okay, class, we're not on vacation anymore (well, some of you are.)

3. Shanahan on Literacy Common Core or Guided Reading

http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/2012/07/common-core-or-guided-reading.html?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

This is a creative idea in a difficult situation for the kids.

4. Teaching Writing Through Conversations on Immigration

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/07/25/fp_wagner.html 

This link is just fun.

5. Images That Make You Go WOW !

http://scottbgoldscher.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/images-that-make-you-go-wow/