MzTeachuh: Family Literacy Tweets of the Day 8/11/12

MzTeachuh: Family Literacy Tweets of the Day 8/11/12: Read, read, read! 1. Literacy Development Begins at Home, With a Literate Home Environment http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources...

Family Literacy Tweets of the Day 8/11/12

Read, read, read!

1. Literacy Development Begins at Home, With a Literate Home Environment

http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/literacy-development-begins-at-home.htm 

2. Literacy Begins at Home: A Letter for Parents

http://www.literacyconnections.com/LiteracyBeginsAtHome.php 

3.  For Parents

http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/ 

4.  Literacy Activities at Home

http://www.education.com/reference/article/home-literacy-activities/ 

5. Promoting Family Literacy: Raising Ready Readers 

http://www.ncld.org/in-the-home/supporting-learning-at-home/especially-for-young-children/promoting-family-literacy-raising-ready-readers 

MzTeachuh: Ah, Spock, I Knew Him Well

MzTeachuh: Ah, Spock, I Knew Him Well: Ah, Spock, I knew him well. The suspension of disbelief doesn't begin to describe the Trek experience. Serving on the Enterpris...

Ah, Spock, I Knew Him Well

Ah, Spock, I knew him well.

The suspension of disbelief doesn't begin to describe the Trek experience. Serving on the Enterprise with Jean Luc and Worf, or visiting the Doctor at the medical bay on Voyager. Maybe being ripped off by Quark on Deep Space Nine. Reality doesn't get in the way of that. Not even greeting the 'actors' who play these 'parts' can diminish the Star Trek Experience.

Our experience has been that the actors are very sweet to the fans.
I know, I know, its part of their job. But still. LeVar Burton was gracious

LeVar Burton signing the millioneth autograph

to about a thousand folks individually who came for a photo op based on Geordi La Forge fame and also Reading Rainbow.

What I say to the actors from whom I get an autographed picture is this. 'The writers gave you a gift, and you gave us a gift.' And I really mean that. We are fortunate that with recorded performance, we can not only enjoy favorite episodes, but analyze and discuss them. I truly believe television writing and performing is a bono fide literary genre.

Robert Picardo, the Doctor

Okay, I have admitted to being a nerd, but seriously, the stories from Star Trek are excellent. The characters really live. I really enjoy thanking the actors and writers for sharing them with us. Quark, from DS9, still makes me laugh. Armin Shimmerman gave that comedic part lots of sophistication even with alien makeup. The Doctor, Robert Picardo, from Voyager was actually a very layered and sophisticated character. And both actors were very gracious to us humble fans.

There is some kind of interesting validation for fans to participate in the Star Trek
Universe. And folks really go to trouble to create personas and costumes. Even pets and babies, too. 

Another canine fan.

A Borg triple stroller.

Would you buy a used car from this
Ferengi?

The beehive hairdo was created in the future. I did not know that.

Woopee, its Guinan.

I heard the Borg Cube has a great leg press to build up the gluteus maximus.

MzTeachuh: Controversial Tweets of the Day 8/10/12

MzTeachuh: Controversial Tweets of the Day 8/10/12: Lively discussions! 1. Debate Continues As To Whether Undocumented Immigrant Students Should Pay In-State Tuition Rates http://www...

Controversial Tweets of the Day 8/10/12

Lively discussions!

1. Debate Continues As To Whether Undocumented Immigrant Students Should Pay In-State Tuition Rates

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/10/undocumented-students-in-state-tuition-rate_n_1764267.html?ir=Education 

Lots folks would argue this one.

2. Reforming the 'Myth' of America's Failing Schools (It's Actually True)

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/charting_my_own_course/2012/08/reforming_the_myths_about_american_public_schools.html

So everyone should go away to school?

3. In-State College Student Scholarships Extend Time It Takes To Earn Degree, Report Says 

A little humor amid the controversy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/in-state-college-student-_n_1759942.html 

Tweeting before recess?

4. Don’t ban social media from school

http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/26/my-view-dont-ban-social-media-from-schools/

Everyone has an opinion on this one. 

5.No Child Left Behind: Some States Resisting Obama Administration Ed-Reform Requirements 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/10/no-child-left-behind-some_n_1764126.html 

Special Education seems to always inspire heated discussion in the faculty lounges at least. Here's a 

quote from the New York area. 

 Shael Polakow-Suransky, the city’s chief academic officer, said he wanted to see fewer “self-contained” classes, which he termed “an academic death sentence” for many special needs students, and more mixed classes of nondisabled and disabled children. 

Here's the article. 

6. Special Education Reform Brings City More In Line With National Trend

http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/08/09/special-ed-reform-brings-city-more-in-line-with-national-trend/ 

And here's some universally accepted good news. Mind/Shift, you really rock.

7. For Dyslexic and Visually Impaired Students, a Free High-Tech Solution

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/08/for-dyslexic-and-visually-impaired-students-a-free-high-tech-solution/ 

 

MzTeachuh: Shakespeare, Trekkies and the Inner Light

MzTeachuh: Shakespeare, Trekkies and the Inner Light: See the Ressikan flute? I met a wonderful writer at the Star Trek Convention today. Morgan Gendel. He wrote what is most often voted...