MzTeachuh: Recipe for Learning

MzTeachuh: Recipe for Learning: Naturally Learning https://www.facebook.com/NaturallyLearning We could develop a taste for this!

MzTeachuh: Music for SEL (Social and Emotional Learning)

MzTeachuh: Music for SEL (Social and Emotional Learning): These are just a few rather obvious pieces of music to talk about emotions. Plus, this is a great excuse to listen to a variety of good musi...

Black History Month Resources

History: Black History Month

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month

African American History Month
https://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/

Biography: Black History
https://www.biography.com/tag/black-history

Ten "Must Watch" Black History Documentaries

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/10-black-history-documentaries-to-watch/

Netflix Has You Covered This Black History Month

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/02/9356369/netflix-black-history-month-movies-shows-documentaries-2020

What To Watch: Black History Month Edition
https://www.pbs.org/articles/2020/02/what-to-watch-black-history-month-edition/

35 Inspiring, Joyful and Moving Movies You Should Stream for Black History Month 

https://parade.com/992714/beandrea-july/black-history-month-movies-streaming/

 

 42 Film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(film)

Educational Links 2/14/20

Should Childhood Trauma Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis?

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52472/should-childhood-trauma-be-treated-as-a-public-health-crisis?fbclid=IwAR1D8AcUPY6Uiqg5TwpbQHgmVLPIUKisvXP5s1dM8zJgoMe-w10qJg8Q-w0

20 Ideas for Incorporating Writing In ‘Other’ Subject Areas

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/suggestions-ideas-for-writing-in-other-subject-areas/?fbclid=IwAR0x4I2D4AJTN-1dln3gWT6GYy7uqkn-5xYDpC7ULawZ2Qa1-wyzcK0kQ-g

10 Team-Building Games That Promote Critical Thinking

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-team-building-games-that-promote-critical-thinking/?fbclid=IwAR3yT9FPNIqN5YaUKIm2zRYcKJiUGHqsVD6V6CkKW1voJmHvJ-uI3gknWp4

The worst moments as a teacher aren’t always the most dramatic. The best moments aren’t, either.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/02/13/worst-moments-teacher-arent-always-most-dramatic-best-moments-arent-either/?fbclid=IwAR2P8U6eHxlauY2oWq2z8DrNfexlnnL7MYqiTY3YjUQlIKJc34UzjnRzsMU

A Reading Comprehension Tool To Simplify Text

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/reading-comprehension-tool-simplify-text/?fbclid=IwAR1r-LuCDsBZZ2NOWBXy54wx5fXY_DMK8cEMrs-MKEQVUtzNq_Taobk-sSw

20 Collaborative Learning Tips And Strategies For Teachers

https://wegrowteachers.com/20-collaborative-learning-tips-and-strategies-for-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR15eQrLW9dYAmOhBuPraL9onY7oKtZ54C9OVoRalWUt0_zC6d6BLg1YJQA

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-special-education-teacher/

While teachers are known for cultivating young minds and bestowing knowledge, their work isn’t as easy as it sounds. Every day, teachers aim to gain a better understanding of their students and inspire their love of learning. While special education teachers have similar goals, we also have practices and perspectives that set us apart from typical educators.

Educational Links 2/13/20

6 Scaffolds That Deepen Independent Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/six-scaffolds-deepen-independent-learning?fbclid=IwAR2qw7wd-NSFL55wGUpUS4UuFItWSjS4gV2tMuFKgggcl1pvqpDty0fpWfM

Teaching Black History in Culturally Responsive Ways

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-black-history-culturally-responsive-ways?fbclid=IwAR0fwn4ryMnwiRF5i9T_cCcwW4rE5i0gJgNx-Owotb3YJzDR-D0RCmCvFTE

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/stick/?utm_sq=fhsz51bbe7&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=The+Literary+Maven&utm_content=Articles&fbclid=IwAR04zVomOHJq0ZnrQDBSvnUz2-Yxh-x8IS9ITkIDwthsPV3rH3AK5FPWzQ8

Military Families Take Fight For Special Education To Capitol Hill

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/02/11/military-families-special-education-capitol-hill/27798/?fbclid=IwAR1FAGwp16k61acy3Ol7LB75OcqIdigC4CYIYBF2RtlcQsbWM_daXUsm_Pg

Understood For Learning and Thinking Differences

https://www.understood.org/en?fbclid=IwAR3F6Z58_JnKROWAFd8Ckx9c6QyVOchD0gbhW49FRL7S-4eH3hunSJjIbwQ

How Ibram X. Kendi's Definition of Antiracism Applies to Schools

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54999/how-ibram-x-kendis-definition-of-antiracism-applies-to-schools?fbclid=IwAR27cm8-ERptjjjcRtvfoocriWiD2yygxSUssxZ_9_lt7c47QAZXDHcNbj4

“I am Humbled By the Sacred Trust Placed In Special-Education Teachers”

https://www.additudemag.com/teaching-students-with-autism/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=school&fbclid=IwAR2jm8gEQiwUaw5rbm1rezYmfdqvjKqqbA6v1iVFndYTfooGzUlc8lC709g

Parents of special needs children never get time away from the stress of dealing with behavior challenges. So before you say, “OMG, those parents are driving me nuts!” remember that they trust us to care for their loved ones — and that’s a gift.

Educational Links 2/12/20

Everything You Never Knew About the ADHD Brain

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-brain-prefrontal-cortex-attention-emotions/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=diagnosis&fbclid=IwAR0cKxcFGY8px7t06_0dhBOFqJ7XdMJj9g-VJB35o-PerjoiHEYMqyvD2ZY

How To Kill Learner Curiosity In 12 Easy Steps

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-to-kill-a-learners-curiosity-in-12-easy-steps/?fbclid=IwAR0qSsIIELJ2i8eM1mcaSs2kqlDeOTnW8jYG6kGJJT6LvVpuGdOEeyDPzsE

2 Big Teachers Unions Call For Rethinking Student Involvement In Lockdown Drills

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/804468827/2-big-teachers-unions-call-for-rethinking-student-involvement-in-lockdown-drills?fbclid=IwAR1hCaEgAHyxsJyX395nGEmiEkKJzh6Dc3O_0NuP8Jk60TLsNVcgA7VXcKI

USING MULTI-SENSORY TEACHING TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/using-multi-sensory-teaching-to-support-access-to-music-education/

When Are Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms (Ever) Okay?

https://www.noodle.com/articles/when-are-self-contained-special-education-classrooms-ever-okay?fbclid=IwAR3NkamdemHiGK61DRGDT_tgfKYHdm2ckErASFiZil9FbDPgCRX9MDgCneM

Number of Homeless Students Hits All-Time High

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/02/12/number-of-homeless-students-hits-all-time-high.html?fbclid=IwAR3blDHu6KvWHk7IDDtZQG4n3KNl-mi9eJz4EAnkd7xz2eCKdqQqhjLEg9M

As Knowledge Demands Change, Curriculum Must Change, Too

https://wegrowteachers.com/as-knowledge-demands-change-curriculum-must-change-too-2/?fbclid=IwAR0JH5Z4ZHAmfTZ9kPfTreymtpIxZ3K7N972HzDPjaCdzsn9qzlPeRDCk-4

Coders are either painted as geniuses with keyboards, or an eclectic mix of cutting-edge vigilante and binary terrorist, with secret documents, scary viral threats, and national security all a part of their tools and struggle. Combined with the role digital technology increasingly plays in our lives, coding sits at an awkward intersection—misunderstood by most, but tangent to almost everything. So we should absolutely teach coding in schools, right?

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

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/innovation-imagination-12-benefits-creativity/?fbclid=IwAR1RVztvwCWp_2K3WU3OhFav-8oJE4g2mfAN1z0QXWx5-AZcsGtd2pTeOVQ

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

https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-overtime/?utm_content=1579986301&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0YdkG_QdezOtb1KFsKjoXGXUonFiyo4iBmRS3QOXhiUokL3p4ea2ESPyw

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

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/02/when_teachers_are_tough_graders_students_learn_more_study_says.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR2VhTrTHkqnsgAW4CjaLeIPC0XkDF1_GLkWx1bpCPoC_NZ0u4CENyEBLQs

3 Lessons Learned as a New Teacher

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-lessons-learned-new-teacher?fbclid=IwAR2aKTwIQuPNvRhtZHPQ6o9jvOwIX2_HpQjBHPl4iDiEJLM-DsB7-ksBEvE

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

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52881/why-mindfulness-and-trauma-informed-teaching-dont-always-go-together?fbclid=IwAR1dOzYmovMb38Iu2pAbebn6EbtSqYG7Cr0xD1kRqpbKipLZoqb3TvrIgpo

How Collaboration Unlocks Learning and Lessens Student Isolation

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54486/how-collaboration-unlocks-learning-and-lessens-student-isolation?fbclid=IwAR2Q2yNwjuB5jXzYjaPmfSzJ6Rq9v2hpXZ9Wkx2PL8u8a_cED8AgAn00DVI

How Revising Math Exams Turns Students Into Learners, Not Processors

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53524/how-revising-math-exams-turns-students-into-learners-not-processors?fbclid=IwAR1R4dqn0XhN9RMIdlsOXIbj9VjMw5FvtFwN90ig2YVpAMrjO1FAdqbGHXU

Making Cooperative Learning Work Better

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/making-cooperative-learning-work-better/?fbclid=IwAR33YqAG6EbLRSWpLJflq3lFqh2pY31BDHxqqTc9tPkw0o4QaE71VKaIM9E

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.

Educational Link 2/9/20

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

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55081/when-teachers-make-room-for-their-own-curiosity-they-defend-it-for-children

Short Lessons on Colds and Flu

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/02/short-lessons-on-colds-and-flu.html

The Power of Rap and Hip-Hop in the Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-rap-and-hip-hop-classroom

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

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-02-06-the-best-edtech-for-students-is-backed-by-research-here-s-what-to-look-for 

Valentine’s Day Party Games for the Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/valentine%E2%80%99s-day-party-games-classroom

Getting started with early literacy

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/02/06/getting-started-with-early-literacy/

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

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/12-strategies-creating-atmosphere-problem-solving-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR0EmtYwL_aw_dC9oUJwpCDSlmm9B72gIghwDGCOEB5zgY5rFeANF1-JvSc

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

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/the-problem-with-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR15JpRgTYZDQEMSKUMngdaHXHwOveocTr7VnH93CjWn-lIyzfCJMgVYsEY

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

https://time.com/5775795/education-reform-failed-america/?fbclid=IwAR0UE3rutW_0qo971J7pnxsuP9rYvv4kbgjPo7jdRqBFEo68BX6hfMNRPf4

Why Some Kids Get Lost All the Time

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/math-issues/why-some-kids-get-lost-all-the-time?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=org-earlyjourney-feb20-fm&utm_content=article&fbclid=IwAR2fjBapoUaBfnzd_gulfmagjBTQ-b31QC5fhiOz0E5_PAs6Xtq0A9Y4nbc

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

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/5-out-of-the-box-assessment-strategies-every-teacher-know/?fbclid=IwAR06GPm1j_L5fDeZrYJaHYW8-imRj__QRyJenBF0Yo3PCDuCl1menhFCObM

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

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54750/why-focusing-on-adult-learning-builds-a-school-culture-where-students-thrive?fbclid=IwAR2auNfHBFRdtIrsj8fseVAxtSCRbY_IZRmG-32XhRhT14MSz_4phhbmeNU

Let's Teach for Mastery Not Scores

https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_teach_for_mastery_not_test_scores?fbclid=IwAR35e84rcWcqjuzpMAqgQqzH-RvxWWdMcGoUqOQ58v1wU4qRFKl2bVfgbHI

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?