Sunday, February 9, 2020

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Creating A Living Classroom: Teaching Secrets: Arranging Optimal Classroom Seating http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/07/31/tln_merz_seats.html   Bulletin B...

MzTeachuh: Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?

MzTeachuh: Is Your Classroom A Petri Dish For Illness?: This schoolyear teachers, students, and families are faced with serious communicable health risks to every generation. The first precau...

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Giving Lifelong Reading:   These links are not for Reading Specialists, or those educators involved exclusively with reading instruction. These links are intended...

MzTeachuh: Taking Care of Teacher

MzTeachuh: Taking Care of Teacher: Here is some information and health strategies to stay well and effective. There has been a reappearance of whooping cough and measles, ...

Educational Links 2/10/20

The Significant Benefits Of Creativity In The Classroom


 Get Paid for 180 Days of Work Each Year, but I Actually Work More Than 250


When Teachers Are Tough Graders, Students Learn More, Study Says


3 Lessons Learned as a New Teacher


Why Mindfulness And Trauma-Informed Teaching Don't Always Go Together



How Collaboration Unlocks Learning and Lessens Student Isolation



How Revising Math Exams Turns Students Into Learners, Not Processors




Here’s the big takeaway: In general, when students work together, they make greater academic and social gains than when they compete against one another or when they work individually. But merely putting students into groups is not enough to realize these gains. To be effective, cooperative work needs to be structured so that it embodies five key components.

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Educational Link 2/9/20

When Teachers Make Room For Their Own Curiosity They Defend It For Children


Short Lessons on Colds and Flu



The Power of Rap and Hip-Hop in the Classroom


The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.


Valentine’s Day Party Games for the Classroom


Getting started with early literacy


12 Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Problem-Solving In Your Classroom


Problem-solving, creative thinking, and critical thinking are both skills and habits that allow students to apply and transfer academic knowledge into real-world application. Unfortunately, problem-solving isn’t a significant part of most curriculum in K-12 schools.

Educational Links 2/8/20

The Big Problem With Teaching

The Education Reform Movement Has Failed America. We Need Common Sense Solutions That Work.


Why Some Kids Get Lost All the Time


5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know


Why Focusing On Adult Learning Builds A School Culture Where Students Thrive



Let's Teach for Mastery Not Scores


Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven't always grasped the basics? 

Friday, February 7, 2020

Educational Links 2/7/20

8 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE FILING FOR DUE PROCESS




Why Creating A Culture Of Inquiry Is So Important


Why History Classes Need Vocab Lessons


Kindergarten Teachers Speak Out for Children’s Happiness



What Brain Science Teaches Us About Conflict Resolution


Here’s why this principal started a school turnaround with SEL


Assessing Literacy Skills With One-on-One Conferencing

Brief, frequent chats with students help teachers assess their reading and writing skills while building strong relationships.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #4

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #4: M artin L uther K ing , J r . Methodist Student Leadership Conference Address delivered 1964, Lincoln, Nebraska "One...

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3: M artin L uther K ing , J r . Sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood delivered 26 February 1965 "I believe firmly that w...

Educational Links 2/6/20


What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?


What I Would Never Trade Away



The Importance of Mental Health Awareness in Schools


How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn



Snapshots Of Understanding? 10 Smart Tools For Digital Exit Slips


6 Scaffolds That Deepen Independent Learning

3 Lessons Learned as a New Teacherprofessional development


Many new teachers are told they need to be more strict, but that may not be the best advice for everyone.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Condoleeza Rice

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Condoleeza Rice: Condoleeza Rice and mother, Angeleena Rice. Condoleeza Rice is very unusual. Not just because she was a Black American wom...

Educational Links 2/5/20

Misconception About Kids With Learning Differences In The Classroom



Educators, Take Note: The Census Is a Very Big Deal



Teachers' Low Expectations for Students of Color Found to Affect Students' Success


Why Taking Risks in the Classroom Pays off for Students—and Teachers


41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills


Why Special Education Is the Absolute Best Teaching Gig


11 Underlying Assumptions Of Digital Literacy


In understanding the shift from literacy to digital literacy–or rather to understand them both in their own native contexts–it may help to take a look at the underlying assumptions of digital literacy.