Educational Links 1/22/15

STEM vs. STEAM: Why The “A” Makes All The Difference

http://www.edudemic.com/stem-vs-steam-why-the-a-makes-all-the-difference/ 

Think Garden: The History of Food

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/thnkgard.sci.ess.foodhist/think-garden-the-history-of-food/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mktg2015 

ADHD and Clutter: Is It Organized Chaos or Just a Mess?

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/6224.html 

#TchLIVE Book Chat Quick Notes: Leaders of Their Own Learning

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/01/21/quick-notes-leaders-of-their-own-learning/ 

Defeating Debbie-Downerism: 7 Tips for a More Positive Mind-Set 

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/01/20/defeating-debbie-downerism-7-tips-for-a-more-positive-mindset 

Four Ways to Improve Student Mental-Health Support 

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/01/21/four-ways-to-improve-student-mental-health-support.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

The Right & Wrong Way To Use Technology For Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-right-and-wrong-way-to-use-technology-for-learning/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=dwtFy1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook#!dwtFy1 

 

Can Schools Change? Tweets of the Day 7/10/14

A School That Ditches All the Rules, But Not the Rigor

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/a-school-that-ditches-all-the-rules-but-not-the-rigor-game-based-school-playmaker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Perspective: A Game Changer in the Classroom and in Our Lives 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/perspective-game-changer-in-classroom-lori-desautels?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Standards and Testing in the Obama Administration

http://educationnext.org/standards-testing-obama-administration/ 

The Importance of Hearing from Teachers Around the World

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/07/the-importance-of-hearing-from-teachers-around-the-world/ 

Some New Orleans charters take extra steps to reach students with mental health needs

http://hechingerreport.org/content/new-orleans-charters-take-extra-steps-reach-students-mental-health-needs_16634/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

Join Teaching Channel’s Book Club

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/07/07/teaching-channel-book-club/ 

Library For All’s Push For Literacy In Developing Nations

http://www.teachthought.com/literacy-2/library-alls-push-literacy-developing-nations/ 

 

 

 

 

Kids Care, Teachers Grow Tweets of the Day 2/28/14

1. Tonight's homework, class: playing well with others

http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Tonight-s-homework-class-playing-well-with-5261093.php 

Does Outdoor Play make Kids Smarter?

2. “Teaching Channel Presents” Now Showing on Public Television! 

 http://www.teachingchannel.org/tv-schedule/?utm_content=buffer7c869&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

3. Passion-Based Learning Week 3: Creativity Loves Constraints

http://plpnetwork.com/2014/02/24/passion-based-learning-week-3-creativity-loves-constraints/ 

4. What Makes a Change Agent?

 http://www.edudemic.com/makes-change-agent/

5. A Look Into Teenangers’ Complicated Online Lives

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/a-look-into-teenangers-complicated-online-lives/ 

6. Stop freaking out, parents: Social media isn’t the problem 

http://www.salon.com/2014/02/23/stop_freaking_out_parents_social_media_isnt_the_problem/

7. Rainy Day Fun — 7 Modern Art Projects for Kids

 http://innerchildfun.com/2013/04/rainy-day-fun-7-modern-art-projects-for-kids.html

 

Does Outdoor Play make Kids Smarter?

Does Outdoor Play make Kids Smarter?

 

The Classroom Is Never Far Out of Our Thoughts Tweets of the Day 12/25/13

1. What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/whats-our-vision-for-the-future-of-learning/ 

2. Get the latest News!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/newsletters/?utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=fbt&utm_content=bufferac007&utm_medium=facebook 

3.  Making Predictions Makes You Learn Better

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/12/making-predictions-makes-you-learn-better/  

4. For the Love of Books…. 

http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2013/12/for-the-love-of-books/?utm_content=buffer959d7&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer 

5. The Most Important Playground Conversation: How to Persuade a Friend to Vaccinate

http://violentmetaphors.com/2013/12/20/the-most-important-playground-conversation-how-to-persuade-a-friend-to-vaccinate/ 

6. After a long dry spell, more of state's teachers get pay raises

http://discussions.latimes.com/20/lanews/la-me-teachers-pay-20131223/10 

 7. MAKE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS CAROL

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/ideas/advent/door_23.htm?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=nd_carol&utm_campaign=nd_adventcalendar_dec2013 

 

Using Your Brain Tweets of the Day 11/13/13

1. How To Work With Parents To Create Better Learning Environments

http://www.edudemic.com/work-parents-create-better-learning-environments/

2. Why We Still Need Public Speaking

http://www.teachhub.com/why-we-still-need-public-speaking

3. 5 Tips To Help Students Arrive At Their Own Understandings

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/5-tips-to-help-students-arrive-at-their-own-understandings/

4. Art and the Brain: What Are the Benefits?

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2013/02/13/art-and-the-brain-what-are-the-benefits-

5. 8 Lessons Great Teachers Accept

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/8-lessons-great-teachers-accept/

6. Sweat Your Way To A Healthier Brain

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11/11/244503589/sweat-your-way-to-a-healthier-brain?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/11/11/400000-teachers-strong/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post11111301&utm_campaign=fbt

7. Teaching Channel is 400,000 Teachers Strong!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/11/11/400000-teachers-strong/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post11111301&utm_campaign=fbt

Best Articles for Educators Week of 10/20/13

1. Simple Ways to Cultivate Happiness in Schools

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/simple-ways-cultivate-happiness-schools-elena-aguilar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-graduates-happy-quote

2. Children With Learning Disabilities Don’t Need More Opportunity to Fail

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/children-with-learning-disabilities-dont-need-more-opportunity-to-fail/?_r=0 

3. Smart Strategies That Help Students Learn How to Learn

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/smart-strategies-that-help-students-learn-how-to-learn/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

4. Featured Teaching Channel Videos

http://www.edweek.org/tm/section/teaching-channel/index.html

5. Brain Chemical Linking Exercise to Better Stress Responses Revealed in Princeton study 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/brain-chemical-linking-exercise-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

6. Books by Theme Boo to You!

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1275/ 

7. Learning Disabilities Help Guide

http://www.helpguide.org/topics/learning-disabilities.htm

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This and That Tweets of the Day 10/19/13

 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/

1. Featured Teaching Channel Videos

http://www.edweek.org/tm/section/teaching-channel/index.html 

2. The Raven:The Simpsons Version [61,099 views]

 
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=251203
  
3. The Best Halloween Costumes From Books

http://www.bookish.com/articles/the-best-halloween-costumes-from-books 

4. Seating Options

http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/seating.php 

5. Five-Minute Film Festival: Building a Better School Lunch

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-healthy-school-lunch?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-school-lunch-poll 

6. 2013 National Book Award Finalists announced on Morning Joe

http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2013.html#ypl 

7. Caring Classrooms

http://www.pinterest.com/teachers/caring-classrooms/ 

Taking a minute to be kids.

 

 

Kids Making Connections Tweets of the Day 2/23/13

Climate Change in a Bottle: Complete Lesson

Grade 6, Science, Climate Change 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/climate-change-lesson 

NEA's Read Across America

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm 

Teachers As "Persuaders": An Interview With Daniel Pink

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2013/02/teachers_as_persuaders_an_interview_with_daniel_pink.html 

The Common Core Classroom

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/56054/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Tablets, Smartphones Influence Reading Instruction

http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2013/02/06/02reading.h06.html 

March In- March lion and lamb bulletin board and art project

http://www.teachertime123.com/2012/02/march-in-march-lion-and-lamb-bulletin-board-and-art-project/ 

Belly Up to the Book Buffet for Dr. Seuss Titles You Probably Don’t Know… But Should

http://www.randomhousekids.com/for-parents/six-seuss-you-probably-dont-know-should#.URz7AvK6U7k?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

 

 

 

MLK Day, Social Media, Autism Mom Tweets of the Day 1/18/13

 1. Martin Luther King Day

http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/mlking.shtml

2. 25 random things about motherhood, autism-style: An Update

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/01/16/25-random-things-about-motherhood-autism-style-update 

3. Online courses need human element to educate 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/opinion/rushkoff-moocs/index.html 

4. Notable Children’s Books – 2013 Discussion List

http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/01/notable-childrens-books-2013-discussion-list/ 

5. Call for Nominations: Know a Creative Science or Math Teacher? 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/01/call-for-nominations-know-a-creative-science-or-math-teacher.html 

6. The 2012 Social Media Report Card

http://edudemic.com/2013/01/the-2012-social-media-report-card/ 

7.  28 Questions

https://www.teachingchannel.org/questions?default=1%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfb&utm_medium=post01171301&utm_campaign=fbt 

 

 

 

 

 

Making Tracks Tweets of the Day 12/17/12

Grab your mittens, let's go!

1.  Winter's a great time to look for animal footprints in the mud, frost or snow. Print off this ID sheet and take it on your next walk, can you find any of the animal prints?

 http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/ideas/advent/door_16.htm?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nd_adventanimaltracks

2. The Story Behind A Striking Image Of The Scene At Sandy Hook

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/16/167395779/the-story-behind-a-striking-image-of-the-scene-at-sandy-hook?utm_source=news&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121216 

3. DIY Professional Development: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/diy-professional-development-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=AIT 

4. The Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships

http://www.ncld.org/about-us/learning-disability-scholarships-awards/anne-ford-allegra-ford-scholarships 

5. Common Warning Signs of Dysgraphia in Children in Grades 9-12

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/common-warning-signs-of-dysgraphia-in-children-in-grades-9-12 

6. Turning Standards into Manageable Lessons

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2012/12/11/go-to-toolbox-for-teachers/ 

7. How to Handle Holiday Homework  

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/How_Handle_Holiday_Homework/?cid=80. 

8. 10 Surprising Facts About Students Using E-Textbooks

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/10-surprising-facts-about-students-using-e-textbooks/ 

9. Celebrating Teaching Channel's growing community

https://www.teachingchannel.org/growing-community 

Christmas decorations and Advent Boxes .https://www.facebook.com/NaturallyLearning

 

 

 

 

 

This and That Tweets of the Morning 11/4/12

Could be a nightmare some ELA middle school teacher had last night.

1.  3 Videos Highlighted by Teaching Channel Members
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a96680f1296ab624359bc64e2&id=2d12c26a55 

2. Do You Sudoku?

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-you-sudoku/ 

3. Calif. Laws Shift Gears on Algebra, Textbooks 

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/24/09textbooks.h32.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB&fb_action_ids=4919304059579&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 

Money talks; it says goodbye.

4. A Guide to Understanding Savings Accounts and Interest Rates 

http://www.education.com/activity/article/understanding-savings-accounts-interest-rates/ 

5. Abraham Lincoln's Hat 

http://www.education.com/activity/article/abraham-lincoln-hat/ 

6. Top 12 Classroom Management Dos and Don’ts 

http://www.teachhub.com/top-12-classroom-management-dos-and-donts?fb_action_ids=4919294539341&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 

7. Infographic: The Anatomy of a Hurricane 

http://www.teachhub.com/infographic-anatomy-hurricane 

Measuring pH as it Relates to Water Quality

8. Project Earth Game

Grade 5, Science, The Environment 
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/environment-lesson-plan