Tired of the Same Ole, Same Ole Christmas Carols? Get Steamrolled

Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas - Full Album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evxxpqcQKF0

Special compositions used in hospitals? Everyone is familiar with the sounds of Mannheim Steamroller but did you know Chip has innovated a system that plays special compositions used in hospitals as Mayo Clinic? listen to Chip explain Ambient Therapy.

http://www.mannheimsteamroller.com/mayo1/

Read more at mayoclinic.org 

Educational Links 12/14/16

7 Ways Art Supports Interdisciplinary Work

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-ways-art-supports-interdisciplinary-work-stacey-goodman?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Feds Target Disparities In Special Education

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/12/13/feds-target-disparities-special-ed/23124/

TIPS FOR TEACHING THE CLASSICS WITHOUT BORING YOUR STUDENTS TO DEATH

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/teach-classic-literature-tips/?utm_content=buffer2119e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Good — and Very, Very Bad — Education News of 2016

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/12/the-good-and-very-very-bad-education.html

Boys Who Sit Still Have a Harder Time Learning to Read

http://time.com/4588035/sitting-exercise-reading/

4 Reasons Why Minecraft Is Great for Teaching Kids Coding

http://tech.co/minecraft-great-teaching-kids-coding-2016-12

Announcing the 2017 Fifty States Project: Personalized Learning Across the Country

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-17-announcing-the-2017-fifty-states-project-personalized-learning-across-the-country?utm_content=buffer26ec5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

If you're in education, chances are you've heard the term "personalized learning." But what does that phrase mean? What does "personalized learning" look like from coast to coast, classroom to classroom?

For the last few years, we’ve collected stories written by educators--edtech coordinators, librarians, superintendents and others--from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. We called it The Fifty States Project, an initiative to showcase educators and their stories of supporting learning by using technology.

Up On the Housetop with the Jackson Five

The Jackson 5 - Up On The House Top

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRHgImjXkeA

Educational Links 12/13/16

Comprehension Skills for Kids with LD

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/dyslexia/comprehension-skills-kids-ld/

The Middle Way to Happier, Smarter Teens

http://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/allstate-2016/the-middle-way-to-happier-smarter-teens/1127/

What We Owe the Next Generation of Teachers

http://blog.ed.gov/2016/10/what-we-owe-the-next-generation-of-teachers/?utm_content=buffer10744&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

We Can't Assume Students Know How to Choose

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2016/12/we_cant_assume_students_know_h.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Home-grown school superintendents bring stability, deep knowledge to their districts

https://edsource.org/2016/home-grown-school-superintendents-bring-stability-deep-knowledge-to-their-districts

The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/the-inconvenient-truths-about-assessment/?utm_content=buffer3dc9d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

6 New Apps for Young Kids With Learning and Attention Issues

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/finding-an-assistive-technology/6-new-apps-for-young-kids-with-learning-and-attention-issues?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Apps are a fun way to help your child learn or manage challenges related to specific learning and attention issues. Here are six new or recently updated apps for young kids. You can use Tech Finder to explore more options for apps depending on your child’s age and challenges.

Christmas Music For Feeling Sorry For Yourself

Oh boo hoo.

NPR understands what I'm trying to say.

Have Yourself A Sullen Little Christmas

http://www.npr.org/2013/12/20/255550407/sad-christmas-songs-capture-slice-of-holiday-spirit

RIVER ~ JONI MITCHELL ~ (Lyrics)

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

Elvis Presley & Martina McBride - Blue Christmas 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KK6sMo8NBY 

Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yudgy30Dd68

Dean Martin - The Christmas Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8-WY__WkM 

It's Christmas Baby Please Come Home World Premiere 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ8ahtAS8YQ 

These last two songs are pretty much rated R--but the Pogues' song is actually a masterpiece.

Fairytale of New York by the pogues lyrics 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w 

Blink-182 - Won't Be Home For Christmas 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9_JjLnmZI

Educational Links 12/12/16

Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles Of Genius Hour

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/6-principles-of-genius-hour-in-the-classroom/?utm_content=buffer08d74

The Teacher Isn’t Following My Child’s IEP. What Can I Do?

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/12/the-teacher-isnt-following-my-childs.html

How to... plan the last lessons before Christmas

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/how-plan-last-lessons-christmas

10 Totally True Things About Lesson Planning Only Teachers Will Understand

http://www.weareteachers.com/10-totally-true-things-about-lesson-planning-only-teachers-will-understand/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=MDR_Tangient_1610_SSX4&utm_medium=FB

Dysgraphia—I Created an App for That

http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/30/11108.html

Inquiry Sessions As Support for ELLS

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/inquiry-sessions?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=social

What Kids Are Reading: Five Ways to Close the Achievement Gap

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/12/reading-to-close-the-achievement-gap/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=What%20Kids%20Are%20Reading:%20Five%20Ways%20to%20Close%20the%20Achievement%20Gap

Reading is an activity to be enjoyed inside and outside of the classroom. A book can challenge previously held views, spark our imagination and make us think deeper about a new topic. For students, we must ensure that we are helping institute the best reading practices in our classrooms because of the impact it has on students’ overall learning experience.

Laughing All the Way

Laughing all the way on a snow boogie board.

Diana Krall-Jingle Bells 

 /www.youtube.com/watch?v=SABWU6im1do

DIANA KRALL LYRICS

"Jingle Bells"

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring,
making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight, O 
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh [repeat] 
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! You'll take the lead 
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh. [repeat] 
Hey, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh. 
I'm just crazy about horses