Educational Links 12/29/15

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Classroom Activities 

http://www.teachhub.com/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-classroom-activities 

How Parents and Teachers Can Work Together For Powerful Learning Outcomes

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/28/how-parents-and-teachers-can-work-together-for-powerful-learning-outcomes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Top 5 Videos And Blogs of 2015

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/12/17/top-5-videos-and-blogs-of-2015/ 

Periscope: Connecting Classrooms to the World

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/periscope-connecting-classrooms-to-world-fran-siracusa-jennifer-williams?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

Most Popular in 2015, No. four: 8 things every teacher can do to create an innovative classroom

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/12/28/most-popular-in-2015-no-four-8-things-every-teacher-can-do-to-create-an-innovative-classroom/?utm_content=buffer75bb1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.VoHJ-OctH-Q.facebook 

Kick Me: Making Vocabulary Interactive 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/making-vocabulary-lesson-interactive#.VoHJRUV9WYk.facebook 

Evidence that Brain-Chemical Imbalance Drives Autism Symptoms 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/evidence-that-brain-chemical-imbalance.html#.VoHJDLh4Q34.facebook 

15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities

http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/15-assistive-technology-tools-resources-for-students-with-disabilities/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5681d0ca04d3017bf31a9fdb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

 

Next Semester: ...we'll have plants in the classroom

Just a little bit more planning and maintenance and your class has fresh oxygen, color, STEM motivation, and a little bit of elegance. Plants in the class!

15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality 

http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/photos/15-houseplants-for-improving-indoor-air-quality/a-breath-of-fresh-air 

The Best Air-Purifying Plants

http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/air-purifying-plants 

 The 15 easiest indoor house plants that won't die on you

http://www.today.com/home/easiest-indoor-plants-wont-die-you-I258925

Easy Classroom Houseplants

http://www.kidsgardening.org/node/11442 

  Best Plants for the Classroom

 http://funflowerfacts.com/2013/09/06/best-plants-for-the-classroom/

Do You Keep Plants In Your Classroom?

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/19/do-you-keep-plants-in-your-classroom/ 

The Psychology of Nature 

http://www.wired.com/2010/08/the-psychology-of-nature/

 

MzTeachuh: Teacher Resolution #1

MzTeachuh: Teacher Resolution #1: I solemnly resolve... #1. I will be a better teacher. Great sentiment, a little too general. How about:  I will pay more attenti...

MzTeachuh: Take a Walk With Ludwig

MzTeachuh: Take a Walk With Ludwig: Vienna Woods, lessing-photo,com A picnic would be lovely.   This is my favororite symphony ...

Next Semester: A Soundtrack for Our Classroom

You are working to the easy listening music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Using Music in the Elementary Classroom (Warning: It May Get Loud)

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/music-recommendations-elementary-gaetan-pappalardo 

I like classical quite a bit for background.

Here are some of my choices.:

Antonio Vivaldi

Four Seasons ~ Vivaldi 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA 

Beethoven's 5th Symphony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI

TEOC - Symphony No. 06 - Beethoven | Full Length 45 Minutes 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1D1zuvWic 

Symphony No. 9 ~ Beethoven 

Ludwig Van Beethoven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI 

Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 [complete] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc1mDieQI8 

 

Wolfgang Mozart

 

Mozart Flute & Harp Concerto C major K 299 Neville Marriner RTSI 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMIzC9CzVUQ 

Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, 'Elvira Madigan' K.467

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1bMPi2aw1A 

It is my opinion that listening to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos  is truly 'busy bee' motivation, but the students generally like Beethoven the best.

Johann Sebastian Bach

 

J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concertos, Complete, Ton Koopman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcTc67KlD9o 

We do know that Mozart is the best soundtrack--based on decades of research.  Kids like it, too.

 

Best Articles for Educators 2015

What Great Teachers Know About Their Students

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/creating-student-centered-learning-profiles-what-great-teachers-know-about-their-students/ 

Check Yourself: Why Self-Reflecting on Privilege Matters 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/check-yourself-why-self-reflecting-privilege-matters-rebecca-alber?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Understanding Dyslexia and the Reading Brain in Kids

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/01/understanding-dyslexia-and-the-reading-brain-in-kids/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

How People Learn: An Evidence-Based Approach

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-people-learn-evidence-based-paul-bruno?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

What If Everybody Understood Child Development?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rae-pica/what-if-everybody-underst_b_3021900.html 

Go Green in Your Classroom: 16 Resources for Environmental Lessons

http://www.edudemic.com/go-green-classroom-16-resources-environmental-lessons/ 

 

These 6 questions determine if you’re technology rich, innovation poor

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/12/25/most-popular-of-2015-no-five-these-6-questions-determine-if-youre-technology-rich-innovation-poor/ 

 

The Play Deficit 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/12/the-play-deficit.html 

 

 

 

 

50 Resources For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/blooms-taxonomy/50-resources-for-teaching-with-blooms-taxonomy/ 

MzTeachuh's Meditations: I Know The Plans I Have For You

Jeremiah 29:11
 
King James Bible
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

International Standard Version
For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for well-being, and not for calamity, in order to give you a future and a hope. 

New Living Translation
For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.


Well-being and peace are good. Hope is really, really good.