We're All From Africa

MzTeachuh: We're All From Africa: MzTeachuh: We're All From Africa : "Head with Crown," Ife Art, Nigeria, Wunmonije Compound, Ife, 14th century-early 15th cen...

Teachable Moment: Learning About Lincoln

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Learning About Lincoln: MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Learning About Lincoln : Spielberg's 'Lincoln.' It is always an important moment to learn abo...

Black History Month: George Washington Carver

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: George Washington Carver: MzTeachuh: Black History Month: George Washington Carver : George Washington Carver (front row, center) poses with fellow staff members a...

MzTeachuh Today 02/02/2020

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MzTeachuh is a daily blog providing educational links for professional development, timely articles for special needs, ed tech and STEM, as well as interesting and amusing posts in the Fine Arts and the Humanities.

Educational Links 2/2/20

As Teen Stress Increases, Teachers Look for Answers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teen-stress-increases-teachers-look-answers?fbclid=IwAR15e65fya4N49ZPWBtdYRVfD4HHda7WaHZlaVlOpd3cWRC27BkroY2JXCs

Simple But Effective Ways School Leaders Can Show Teachers They Care Every Day

https://www.weareteachers.com/show-teachers-you-care/?utm_content=1580572921&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0i242bYfwxfbbZi4PNp1QVa9vtz-aYOLgwWVc_mQOo70T3u5uaDfdOpuc

How The Memory Works In Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-the-memory-works-in-learning/?fbclid=IwAR1VWnoZLFDIQOefSB_DWS8ofp8B1k0s_eeKWqALWMsECRoIxP6_NyBsxa8

THE ROLE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/the-role-of-special-education-in-a-democracy/

ADHD Neuroscience 101

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-neuroscience-101/

25 Sticky Note Teacher Hacks You’ll Want to Steal

https://www.weareteachers.com/sticky-notes-in-the-classroom/?utm_content=1551398880&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1zVPzeMwQPqd14y3BSdgugiPRNbmF-Due6wsGu9sX6TuRcOvrhHNEXID4&utm_content=1580590859

Outstanding in Your Field: What It Takes to Be a Great Teacher

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teacher-excellence-part-one-ben-johnson?fbclid=IwAR3ffz8vvRbPqnAyaHE0EYHylXMGlB8VYD24M6bh5kY4REodQ-aR8Ielv0A

How does one advance from good teaching into greatness? It takes a tremendous deal of reflection and the will to change.

ADHD--What To Do

MzTeachuh: ADHD--What To Do: ADHD Is Fuel for Adventure http://www.outsideonline.com/2048391/adhd-fuel-adventure   EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF ADHD MOST PEOPLE MISS ...

Educational Links 2/1/20

  

13 Brilliant Outcomes Of Project-Based Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/project-based-learning/outcomes-of-project-based-learning-pbl/?fbclid=IwAR1_-z1FjrUsE7x5S279j0oZq-a6WsErs_RwrYJ5294ftveXCf_gsjrWLgI

How Do I Know If My Child Has Executive Function Issues?

https://childmind.org/article/child-has-executive-function-issues/?fbclid=IwAR1cIgMETZziP3qoRLNBQN2ByIZoN25BCKQ7tikKnk1hZOcw-n3B9FVXFO4

Learning Is a Learned Behavior. Here’s How to Get Better at It.

https://hbr.org/2018/05/learning-is-a-learned-behavior-heres-how-to-get-better-at-it?fbclid=IwAR2-1CdZi-jR-d7eD1K2IhJzucBipGbQUXP6pXSXJmlHlm38QZT-64GicZU

A Taxonomy For Transfer: 14 Ways Learners Can Transfer What They Know

https://wegrowteachers.com/taxonomy-transfer-14-ways-learners-can-transfer-know/?fbclid=IwAR17zEaHMFD_C5MNTvj1meS9Ljcdcyd_HU9SDiG17WxtCitWJDf2nwzbI0o

4 Must-Have Google Classroom Skills for Teachers

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-must-google-classroom-skills-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR3XnQFevktzqGc_eCy2G3vYdMmfdOSnyquocxjT3ijbmAJd-8I5bq1Oyqc

Happy Teachers Practice Self-Care

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/06/07/social-emotional-competence-starts-at-the-head-of.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb-archive&fbclid=IwAR1bmLfw9lMWI73mbGgTnOrENObKqyDEYyMqoqKfS90LLo7zKrrqMgfZJkk

ATTENTION ACTIVITIES

https://www.theottoolbox.com/attention/?fbclid=IwAR3qnMvMVd5hME-0ZCm5TEWf8CzZs3Kq3nQsF4CgZz-wWnjEg3E0_YQJQ-c

What Grading for Mastery Looks Like

MzTeachuh: What Grading for Mastery Looks Like: Grading for Mastery and Redesigning My Gradebook https://catlintucker.com/2015/08/grading-for-mastery-and-redesigning-my-gradebook/ ...

Ideas for Writers' Workshop

MzTeachuh: Ideas for Writers' Workshop: Creating a Writers' Workshop in a Secondary Classroom https://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-writers-workshop-secondary-classroom-s...

Ideas for Station Rotation (Secondary ELA)

MzTeachuh: Ideas for Station Rotation (Secondary ELA): Rotational Models Work for Any Classroom https://www.edsurge.com/news/2014-06-03-opinion-rotational-models-work-for-any-classroom Lit...

English Language Instruction: Info and Inspiration

MzTeachuh: English Language Instruction: Info and Inspiratio...: Obviously, English Teachers are the heroes of education. Reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, speaking and listening--and digital commu...

Educational Links 1/31/20

10 Tips For Creating More Effective Multiple-Choice Questions

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/41981/

A Strategy for Overcoming Equity Issues in Gifted Programs

https://www.edutopia.org/article/strategy-overcoming-equity-issues-gifted-programs

Impactful Storytelling in the Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/impactful-storytelling-classroom

50 Tips and Tricks to Facilitating a More Inclusive Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/tips-tricks-inclusive-classroom/

How Data and Automation Are Personalizing This School’s Reading Program

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-01-27-how-data-and-automation-are-personalizing-this-school-s-reading-program

How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54878/how-strengthening-relationships-with-boys-can-help-them-learn

Ultimately, what boys really need to thrive is a strong connection to at least one stable, loving adult, says Reichert. “Here’s what we are trying to accomplish: every boy known and loved, every boy having the sense that someone has ‘got him’—that someone who knows who he his and what he’s facing and really cares.”  They need a relational anchor, and parents, teachers and coaches can all be “that someone” in the life of a boy.

Educational Links 1/30/20

50 Ways To Measure Understanding

https://wegrowteachers.com/50-ways-to-measure-understanding/?fbclid=IwAR2joQEQgyQOOQk79pQsicQDpACMjvFUb1lUQQHaP5vXqZGHp7gaYjxyMFQ

PRESIDENTS’ DAY IS COMING UP – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/01/27/presidents-day-is-coming-up-here-are-related-resources-3/?fbclid=IwAR1ltuUbBpvwiWOy0AEheH0rgo8sGNmQ1RyP8EXsgnVbCX7lhN_sVL-OUAE

What Science Tells Us About Early Childhood Development

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-11-20-what-science-tells-us-about-early-childhood-development

Is Your Child Prepared for Lifelong Learning?

https://www.rootsofaction.com/is-lifelong-learning-in-your-childs-future/?fbclid=IwAR1iBn1iS7RUnF8LHu7jUMoOcSv7Y8izpy28T4T6tMZa0UtfFteQfppf7RQ

How New Teachers Can Use Evaluation Feedback to Improve

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-new-teachers-can-use-evaluation-feedback-improve

NEW RESOURCES ON RACE & RACISM

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/01/28/new-resources-on-race-racism-112/?fbclid=IwAR0HO7A9TcgVdsR6kKjX4hz_slOvZMwtQIL7KMY07C7K0_Sf9UM8acsX1XA

Emotional Numbness and the Spectrum of ADHD Feelings

https://www.additudemag.com/emotional-numbness-adhd-adults/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=adult&fbclid=IwAR2QozNFkiF0I1eLy_xdqIX5llWw2snYDiKKLgC2vO9Qga59nqeecP7Muwg

The ADHD brain experiences feelings on a spectrum that ranges from emotional numbness to intense engagement. Learn how to understand what your brain is communicating in different emotional phases.