Tune Up Your Teaching Tweets of the Day 1/18/14

1. To Help Students Learn, Appeal to What They Value

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/appeal-to-what-students-value-heidi-olinger 

2. How Are Social-Emotional Learning and the Common Core Connected?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-common-core-social-emotional-learning-connected-maurice%20elias 

3. Half of Civics Teachers Devote Little Time to News Literacy, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2014/01/study_most_civics_teachers_emp.html?r=1381523860&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

4. Doing It Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/vocabulary-instruction-teaching-tips-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-vocab-tips-repost 

4. 10 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King, Jr. 

http://www.teachhub.com/10-ways-remember-martin-luther-king-jr 

5. Common Core in Action: Using the Arts to Spark Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-and-creative-learning-courtney-boddie?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-ccss-arts-activities-link 

6. Younger people have better memories

http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/85576-report-younger-people-have-high-definition-memories 

7.  Constant Challenges Push Students to Strive for Success

http://www.edutopia.org/made-with-play-game-based-learning-challenge-video?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=video-madewithplay-caterpillar-nontech-image-video-of-the-week

Tune Up Your Teaching Tweets of the Day 1/18/14

1. To Help Students Learn, Appeal to What They Value

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/appeal-to-what-students-value-heidi-olinger 

2. How Are Social-Emotional Learning and the Common Core Connected?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-common-core-social-emotional-learning-connected-maurice%20elias 

3. Half of Civics Teachers Devote Little Time to News Literacy, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2014/01/study_most_civics_teachers_emp.html?r=1381523860&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

4. Doing It Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/vocabulary-instruction-teaching-tips-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-vocab-tips-repost 

4. 10 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King, Jr. 

http://www.teachhub.com/10-ways-remember-martin-luther-king-jr 

5. Common Core in Action: Using the Arts to Spark Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-and-creative-learning-courtney-boddie?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-ccss-arts-activities-link 

6. Younger people have better memories

http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/85576-report-younger-people-have-high-definition-memories 

7.  Constant Challenges Push Students to Strive for Success

http://www.edutopia.org/made-with-play-game-based-learning-challenge-video?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=video-madewithplay-caterpillar-nontech-image-video-of-the-week 

 

Report: Younger people have “high definition” memories
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Teaching for Impact Tweets of the Day 9/23/13

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1. Outdoor art

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/download/outdoor_art.htm?utm_source=facebook?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nd_autumn&utm_content=nd_outdoorart 

 

2. Phrases that Nurture Respect, Confidence, and Community

http://abundantlifechildren.com/2012/10/05/phrases-that-nurture-respect-confidence-and-community/ 

3. Brain Balance: Tips for a 'Full-Brain' Workout

 http://www.education.com/magazine/article/brain-balance/?cid=80.

 

4. Smart Teenage Brains May Get Some Extra Learning Time

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/23/224387862/smart-teenage-brains-may-get-some-extra-learning-time?utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook 

5. Resources and Downloads for Differentiated Instruction

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-budget-resources-downloads?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=stw-downloads-differentiated-instruction 

 6. The 50 Best Education Apps For Android

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-best-education-apps-for-android/ 

 7. Doing It Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/vocabulary-instruction-teaching-tips-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-vocabulary-instruction-teaching-tips 

 

 

Enriching the School Experience Tweets of the Day 8/19/13

1. 5 Steps to a Greener School 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-steps-greener-school-deborah-moore?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. Get Parents on Your Team: First Day of School Activities

 http://www.teachhub.com/get-parents-your-team-first-day-school-activities

3. Is Online Education Widening the Digital Divide?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/is-online-education-widening-the-digital-divide/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. How To Tackle Digital Citizenship During The First 5 Days Of School

 http://www.edudemic.com/2013/08/first-five-days-of-digital-citizenship-at-your-school/

5. Technology for your Club or Team 

 http://www.mypaperlessclassroom.org/2013/08/technology-for-your-club-or-team.html

6. Sure-Fire Ways to Teaching Vocabulary 

http://www.teachhub.com/sure-fire-ways-teaching-vocabulary

7. Three Big Ideas to Reach and Guide Students

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/08/16/reach-and-guide-students/ 

8. Middle-Class Kids Benefit from 'Pushing' for Teacher Help, Research Suggests

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/08/middle-class_kids_benefit_from.html