January 2016 – Middle School Matters

January 30, 2016MSM, Podcast, Strategy, Web SpotlightBy Troy Patterson

MSM 319: Try this…Emoji(s) and more

Jokes You Can Use:

WARNING: You might not want to read this unless you are in a place where you are free to laugh out loud occasionally.

When deep cuts were made in the guillotine industry, heads rolled.
When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.
The batteries were given out free of charge.
I heard the new auto body shop that opened comes highly wreck-a-mended.
The president of the Ennui Club was also chairman of the bored.
The tarantula found his partner online. He spider on the web.
I decided not to go to Pisa, though I was leaning towards it.
Broken puppets for sale. No strings attached.
The historian loves reading about bobcats. They are lynx to the past.

Two guys are walking down the street when a mugger approaches them and demands their money.

They both grudgingly pull out their wallets and begin taking out their cash. Just then one guy turns to the other and hands him a bill. “Here’s that $20 I owe you,” he says.

Advisory:

Psychological Tricks:

*Warning, there are a couple of “teacher tricks” here.

http://twentytwowords.com/clever-psychological-tricks-you-can-use-to-your-advantage/gallery/1/

10 Dining Etiquette Don’ts From Around The World

Navigating foreign countries can be tough, and that includes making it through a meal without inadvertently offending the natives. Here are 10 dining etiquette don’ts from around the world, courtesy of Langfords.com. Number

Britain. Talking with a mouth full of food is never recommended, but is something the people of this nation find to be particularly repellent.
Denmark. Never take the last danish – or any food item for that matter. The proper way to get one more bit of deliciousness is to keep cutting the remaining tidbit in half until nothing but crumbs remain.
Thailand. Placing chopsticks in an empty bowl can send a message sure to dampen dinner conversation. The arrangement is a symbol of death.
Mexico. Being punctual is usually a good thing, but not when it involves gathering for meals. In that situation, 30 minutes late is considered being perfectly on time.
Germany. A note to those who cut up their salad greens with a knife – Germans would rather you don’t. The preferred method is to fold them with a fork.
U.S.A. If your meal is too hot, either wait for it to cool or deal with the blistering consequences. Blowing on one’s food is considered bad table behavior.
Egypt. Desiring another person’s better-looking dish is natural, but, when experiencing such envy in Egypt, don’t stare at their plate. In fact, don’t look at anybody else’s food for any reason.
Spain. Using bread as an additional utensil for eating soup is popular in some places, but Spain is not among them. There, dunking is considered rude.
Russia. Vodka purists to be sure, the national belief is that nothing, not even ice, should be mixed or otherwise come into contact with the beloved beverage.
Zambia. In an age rife with food allergies and intolerances, it’s become common to question a dish’s ingredients. However, doing that in Zambia is akin to suggesting the cook is trying to serve you poison.

Which of the world’s dining etiquette gaffes most surprise you?

Taylor Swift Inspired This Mega Fan to Shake Off 425 Pounds

Two years ago, 28-year-old Ronnie Brower weighed almost 700 pounds.

His doctors had told him that if he didn’t make some serious lifestyle changes, there was no way he’d live to see 35.

Now, at the ripe old age of 30, Ronnie has lost an incredible 425 pounds and completely turned his life around — all thanks to a Facebook friend who put him in touch with a personal trainer, and the healing powers of Taylor Swift.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0UeRh7huME

6 Photographers Shot the Same Person and the Results are Astonishing

http://www.worldvillage.com/6-photographers-shot-the-same-person-and-the-results-are-astonishing/

Using MyFitness Pal with Students

http://www.theedublogger.com/2016/01/29/myfitnesspal/

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

MYTHS ABOUT NGSS

I WAS RECENTLY READING THE JANUARY, 2016 ISSUE OF “SCIENCE SCOPE,” A MAGAZINE WRITTEN FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS, PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

IN THIS ISSUE, I READ THE ARTICLE, “ADDRESSING THREE COMMON MYTHS ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.” IT WAS WRITTEN BY KENNETH L. HUFF. THE ARTICLE IDENTIFIES THREE COMMON MYTHS ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. THEY ARE:

SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ALREADY CONTAINED IN THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, ELA.
WE ARE ALREADY DOING THIS.
NGSS LIMITS WHAT SCIENCE CAN BE TAUGHT IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2016/1/27_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Myths_About_NGSS.html

From the Twitterverse:

Hadi Partovi ‏@hadip

Republicans and Democrats ALL agree on computer science. Today The White House joined the movement. #CSforAll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5QGo_Yb_Pc&feature=youtu.be …
RE: Steve Cushing SteveC ‏@Montberte

President Obama Announces ‘Computer Science for All’ Initiative – Curriculum Matters – Education Week:… http://bit.ly/1KMWiir #SteveC

Wired Educator ‏@WiredEducator

. @iPadAgTeacher @DweaverRick awesome I also wrote this article on Edmodo for using it for formative assessment http://wirededucator.com/edmodo-great-for-exit-tickets-and-other-formative-assessment/ …

George Couros ‏@gcouros

What Makes a Master Teacher http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/267 …

Mark Barnes ‏@markbarnes19

Mike Fisher pulls no punches in his forthcoming Hacking the Common Core. #HackLearning

edutopia ‏@edutopia

Lesson didn’t go as planned? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered: http://edut.to/1Sp4gED .

Justin Baeder ‏@eduleadership

Why Everyone Believes In Formative Assessment, But Nobody Does It http://www.principalcenter.com/x/a5

#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”

Strategies:

Exit Ticket Emoji

http://www.uked.directory/product/wsr00034/

A Google Drive link that you can use:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B47VAie_5f7YeVR5LUV1a0E1MmM/view

Songs To Get Students Thinking ….

BY DDEUBEL · JANUARY 25, 2016

“Most often, I used songs to either introduce a topic but most often to introduce a “sensitive” topic or one about a personal, social or global issue. They are great at getting students thinking about things we usually don’t and for prompting discussion.”

http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2016/01/25/songs-to-get-students-thinking/

Resources:

BEGINNING AND ENDING CLASS LIKE A PRO WITH BRIAN SZTABNIK

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/brian-sztabnik-beginning-ending-class/

Real Vocabulary

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/learn/real-vocabulary/

Choosito

Free Leveled Web search.

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

Cherrypal:

http://www.cherrypal.com/home.htm

Cheap computer company is back online making tablets.

Web Spotlight:

30 of The Creepiest Valentine’s Day

http://twentytwowords.com/the-creepiest-vintage-valentines-youll-ever-see/gallery/1/

Random Thoughts . . .

Reading the Test.

Personal Web Site

January 23, 2016January 23, 2016advisory, MSM, PodcastBy Troy Patterson

MSM 318: Making coffee while you drive, History and more!

Jokes You Can Use:

Original German:

“Aber Herr Ober, der Kaffee ist ja kalt!” “Gut, dass Sie mir das sagen, mein Herr! Eiskaffee kostet nämlich einen Euro mehr …”

English translation:

— “But Waiter, the coffee is cold!”

— “Thanks for telling me, sir! Ice coffee is one Euro more….”

Original German:

“Chef, darf ich heute zwei Stunden früher Schluss machen? Meine Frau will mit mir einkaufen gehen.” “Kommt gar nicht in Frage.” “Vielen Dank Chef, ich wusste, sie würden mich nicht im Stich lassen.”

English translation:

— “Boss, can I leave work two hours early today? My wife wants me to go shopping with her.”

— “That’s out of the question.”

— “Thanks, boss! I knew you wouldn’t let me down.

Original German:

Eine alte Dame trinkt zum ersten Mal Whisky. Sie überlegt eine Weile und meint dann: “Merkwürdig, das Zeug schmeckt genau so wie die Medizin, die mein seliger Mann zwanzig Jahre einnehmen musste.”

English translation:

An old woman drinks whisky for the first time. She thinks for a while, and then says: “Strange, the stuff tastes exactly like the medicine my late husband had to take for twenty years!”

Original German:

Herr Doktor, Herr Doktor, ich hab jeden Morgen um 7 Uhr Stuhlgang!” – “Ja, das ist doch sehr gut!” – “Aber ich steh erst um halb acht auf!”

English translation:

Patient: Doctor, Doctor, I have a bowel movement every morning at 7!

Doctor: But that’s great!

Patient: But I wake up at 7:30!

A good looking girl waved at me today…

But there was no way I was swimming out that far to save her.

What kind of car does a Jedi drive?

A Toy-YODA!

Last week our police station was broken into and the commode was stolen from the rest room. Yesterday police reported that the investigation is ongoing but the still have nothing to go on.

A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

“Hunting flies,” He responded.

“Oh, killing any?” She asked.

“Yep, three males, two females,” he replied.

Intrigued by this she asked, “How can you tell?”

He responded, “Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone.”

Eileen Award:

Twitter: Aaron Grossman

Advisory:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES

I was recently reading the January, 2016 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association.

In this issue, I read the article, “Cultivating a Next-Generation Classroom Culture.” It was written by Christina Krist, Lisa Brody, Michael Novak, and Keetra Tipton. The article identifies four key challenges that classroom communities will encounter when trying to engage students in NGSS-aligned instruction and presents some strategies for addressing those challenges.

http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2016/1/20_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Classroom_Communities.html

From the Twitterverse:

ReadWriteThink.org ‏@RWTnow

Middle level students choose books for independent reading in BOOKMATCH: Scaffolding Independent Book Selection http://ow.ly/Wx1eE

Lindsay Foster ‏@BSGSCSFoster

#waukegangoogle Greatest job is to teach my students HOW to be learners @Catlin_Tucker Have u: asked some1; watched a video; Googled it?

Derek McCoy ‏@mccoyderek

The 10 Practices of the Coaching-Leader http://buff.ly/1lAB0Ov

Larry Ferlazzo ‏@Larryferlazzo

Via @NPR: A Cooking Class Where New Immigrants Learn The Recipe For English http://n.pr/20j0MpU

ReadWriteThink.org ‏@RWTnow

Boys Read! Students get to know courageous male characters through writing, Internet activities, & discussion: http://ow.ly/Wx1eC

#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”

Dru Tomlin ‏@DruTomlin_AMLE

Dru Tomlin Retweeted Michael Taylor

#mschat is always highlight 4 me & my learning, 2! Relish every time I can join. Thx 4 bringing the edu-fire 2nite!

Strategies:

This graphic by Thomas Guskey Thomas Guskey is a fantastic challenge to whether we should be averaging grades — or honestly, if we shouldn’t just drop some BEFORE we average.

Chart showing the effect of a zero on a gradebook. — The effect of 0 on the Gradebook.

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/photos/11157/

Resources:

Timelines

http://timelines.tv/

Tom Richey

Interesting History Materials

http://www.tomrichey.net/

HipHughes History

HipHughes History is an arsenal of over 300 Instructional Videos for students of the Social Studies, teachers looking to flip their class and life long learners. So whether you’re looking for a pedagogical ally, a non-biased explanation of that new Supreme Court case or you’re a kid who needs to study some good ole’ history, HHH has your brain’s back!

http://hiphugheshistory.weebly.com/

US National Archives

https://www.youtube.com/user/usnationalarchives

Web Spotlight:

Rick Wormeli

A new web site for the wonderful Mr. Rick Wormeli. Check it out. If you haven’t seen the videos, these are an amazing resource for talking about education.

http://www.rickwormeli.com/

100,000 NYC School Children Face Airport-Style Security Screening Every Day

On the coldest morning New York City has seen this winter, a stream of teenage students hit a bottleneck at the front of a Brooklyn school building. They shed their jackets, gloves and belts, shivering as they wait to pass through a metal detector and send their backpacks through an x-ray machine. School safety agents stand nearby, poised to step in if the alarm bleats.

It’s an everyday occurrence for more than 100,000 middle and high school students across the city.

Almost as many New York City students run the gauntlet of x-ray machines each day as pass through the scanners at busy Miami International Airport. And the procedure is numbingly similar. Students must remove belts, shoes, and sometimes bobby pins as the wait stretches as long as an hour.

https://www.propublica.org/article/nyc-school-children-face-airport-style-security-screening-every-day

Random Thoughts . . .

Personal Web Site

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016advisory, MSM, PodcastBy Troy Patterson

MSM 317: Advisory & Resources!

Jokes You Can Use:

A company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers.

On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall and idly picking his teeth. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He asked the guy,

“How much money do you make a week?”

A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, “I make a little over $400 dollars a week, why?

The CEO said,”Wait right here.”

He walked back to his office, came back in two minutes, and handed the guy $1,600 in cash and said, “Here’s four weeks’ pay. Now GET OUT and don’t come back.”

Feeling pretty good about himself the CEO looked around the room and asked,

“Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?”

From across the room a voice said,

“Sure – he was the Pizza delivery guy from Domino’s and was just waiting to collect the money!”

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A man went to a pet shop looking to buy a parrot. The shop had several parrots but one was priced much lower than the others. When the man asked why one was so much cheaper than the others, the pet shop owner assured the man that he did not want the cheaper one because it had a very foul mouth.

“I’ve tried everything, but I can’t get him to stop cussing”, he explained.

Eager to save some money, the man bought the parrot, sure he could teach the bird not to cuss. He too tried everything to stop the parrot’s foul mouth.

Finally, in frustration, he put the bird in the freezer to cool off. After a few minutes, he opened the freezer to find the parrot with a totally changed attitude.

“Please, I’ll NEVER cuss again! Please let me out! By the way, what did the chicken do?”

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KID: Why is some of your hair white dad?

DAD – Every time you make me unhappy , one of my hairs turns white.

KID: Now I understand why grandpa’s hair is all white!

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After a talking sheepdog gets all the sheep in the pen, he reports back to the farmer: “All 40 accounted for.”

“But I only have 36 sheep,” says the farmer.

“I know,” says the sheepdog. “But I rounded them up.”

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A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big “everything under one roof’ department store looking for a job.

The Manager says, “Do you have any sales experience?”

The kid says “Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in North Dakota.”

Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he’d give him a shot, so he gave him the job. “You start tomorrow. I’ll come down after we close and see how you did.”

His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor. “How many customers bought something from you today?”

The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, “One”.

The boss says “Just one?!!? Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers a day. That will have to change, and soon, if you’d like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Florida. One sale a day might have been acceptable in North Dakota, but you’re not on the farm anymore, son.”

The kid took his beating, but continued to look at his shoes, so the boss felt kinda bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), “So, how much was your one sale for?”

The kid looks up at his boss and says “$101,237.65”.

The boss, astonished, says “$101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?”

The kid says, “Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn’t think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4×4 Expedition.”

The boss said “A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?”

The kid said “No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, ‘Dude, your weekend’s shot, you should go fishing.’

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A tour bus driver is driving with a bus load of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady. She offers him a handful of peanuts, which he gratefully munches up.

After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of peanuts.

She repeats this gesture about five more times. When she is about to hand him another batch again he asks the little old lady, ‘Why don’t you eat the peanuts yourself?’

‘We can’t chew them because we’ve no teeth’, she replied.

The puzzled driver asks, ‘Why do you buy them then?’

The old lady replied, ‘We just love the chocolate around them.”

Advisory:

15 Jobs that just don’t exist

Human Alarm Clock
Lector
Pre-Radar Listener for Enemy Aircraft
Rat Catcher
Bowling Pin Setter
Computer
Chimney Sweep
Ice Cutter
Switchboard Operator
Resurrectionist
Daguerreotypist
Lamplighter
Gandy Dancer
Milkman
Log Driver

http://twentytwowords.com/jobs-we-just-dont-have-anymore/

A Day in the Life of Americans

This is how America runs.

Each dot represents a person, color represents the activity, and time of day is shown in the top left. As someone changes an activity, say from sleep to a morning commute, the dot moves accordingly.

http://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans/

Why your brain is so bad at planning for the future

Lately, scientists have come up with an intriguing hypothesis for why some people keep failing at long-term planning — they view their future selves as strangers. In fact, the more you view your future self as a distinct entity from your current self, the more likely you are to put off tasks (like saving for retirement) that will benefit you in the long term.

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/18/7414105/procrastination-future-planning

10 Etiquette Rules You’re Probably Breaking

You leave your elbows off the dinner table and understand the importance of a nice, firm handshake. Congrats! You’re a generally well-mannered person. But do you know which hand you should wave with? Or which seat to offer your boss in the back of a town car? There are tons of little-known etiquette rules that most people break every single day. Etiquette expertJoy Weaver, author of How to Be Socially Savvy in All Situations, lets us in on the 10 most common blunders—and provides a crash course on being proper.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/64370/10-etiquette-rules-youre-probably-breaking

2016 Goals Calendar: A Printable Planner for Tweens With Executive Functioning Issues

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/2016-goals-calendar-a-printable-planner-for-tweens-with-executive-functioning-issues

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

Humidity in the Classroom

I was recently reading the April/May, 2015 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association.

In this issue, I read the column, “Scope on Safety” written by Ken Roy, director of health and safety for Glastonbury Public Schools in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Within the column is the popular “Question of the Month.” This month’s question is:

“The air in my science lab is very dry in winter months. Is there a recommended guide for the humidity level?”

http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2015/9/3_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Humidity_in_the_Classroom.html

From the Twitterverse:

Mark Dunk ‏@unklar

politically correct physical education Via @GoComics http://buff.ly/1YWQhpW

Mary Wade ‏@mary_teaching

Can we find deeper learning on Pinterest? An open letter from a teacher. http://honorsgradu.com/an-open-letter-to-pinterest-from-a-teacher/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=mary_teaching&utm_content=An%20Open%20Letter%3A%20To%20Pinterest%2C%20from%20a%20Teacher … #5thchat #plpnetwork #pypchat

✜ Stephen Ransom ‏@ransomtech

Do you impede learning with redundancy? “Why Your Students Forgot Everything On Your PowerPoint Slides” https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2016/01/02/why-your-students-forgot-everything-on-your-powerpoint-slides-mary-jo-madda-2/ …

Paul McGuire ‏@mcguirp

Google Expedition Brings The World Into The Classroom http://sco.lt/9JgfhZ #satchat #ocsb #google

Larry Ferlazzo ‏@Larryferlazzo

My NEW @educationweek post:Teaching Science to English Language Learners http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2016/01/response_teaching_science_to_english_language_learners.html … w/ @donnascience

#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”

Strategies:

How to Make a Quiz Work Harder for You

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez

Assessments should give us loads of information about what our students understand, what they don’t understand, and how well we’ve taught them.

It took me years of teaching before I realized I was using my tests and quizzes to sort out, reward and punish my students, rather than measure and inform my teaching. I needed to make my assessments work harder for me.

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/aggregate-test-scores/

15 Good Tools for Quickly Gathering Feedback from Students

Polls, chat tools, and interactive quizzes provide good ways to hear from all of the students in a classroom. These kind of tools allow shy students to ask questions and share comments. For your more outspoken students who want to comment on everything, a feedback mechanism provides a good outlet for them too. Here’s a run-down of some of the best tools for gathering feedback from students in real-time.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/12/15-good-tools-for-quickly-gathering.html#.VofX-pMrJdA

60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/assessment/60-non-threatening-formative-assessment-techniques/

Resources:

Rare Historical Photos

Includes the story behind each photo. Powerful photos of a variety of events. Check out “The List” page.

http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/

The Living Room Candidate

Lessons have been designed for use by high school teachers and students. Each lesson meets national common core standards in English Language Arts and New York State standards in Social Studies, which are specified at the end of each lesson.

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/

10 Websites You Need To Visit If You Want To Become Smarter

Good resources for teachers to use in a variety of ways.

http://www.lifehack.org/344727/10-websites-you-need-visit-you-want-become-smarter

Web Spotlight:

Things You Should Say to Raise Smart Kids Who Think for Themselves

By Dr. Dana Suskind

The most important thing any parent can do for their children is to have conversations with them, starting the day they’re born. While genetics supply the blueprints, how much children achieve is largely determined by how and how much parents talk and interact with them.

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/things-you-should-say-to-1322175432245302.html

Random Thoughts . . .

Personal Web Site

Jokes You Can Use:

Advisory:

Psychological Tricks:

10 Dining Etiquette Don’ts From Around The World

Taylor Swift Inspired This Mega Fan to Shake Off 425 Pounds

6 Photographers Shot the Same Person and the Results are Astonishing

Using MyFitness Pal with Students

Middle School Science Minute

MYTHS ABOUT NGSS

From the Twitterverse:

Strategies:

Exit Ticket Emoji

Songs To Get Students Thinking ….

Resources:

BEGINNING AND ENDING CLASS LIKE A PRO WITH BRIAN SZTABNIK

Real Vocabulary

Choosito

Cherrypal:

Web Spotlight:

30 of The Creepiest Valentine’s Day

Random Thoughts . . .

Jokes You Can Use:

Eileen Award:

Advisory:

When Do You Become an Adult

30 Vintage Inventions That Will Make You Shake Your Head

Why Creativity Is a Numbers Game

Paper Airplane

Middle School Science Minute

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES

From the Twitterverse:

Strategies:

Resources:

Timelines

Tom Richey

HipHughes History

US National Archives

Web Spotlight:

Rick Wormeli

100,000 NYC School Children Face Airport-Style Security Screening Every Day

Random Thoughts . . .

Jokes You Can Use:

Advisory:

15 Jobs that just don’t exist

A Day in the Life of Americans

Why your brain is so bad at planning for the future

10 Etiquette Rules You’re Probably Breaking

2016 Goals Calendar: A Printable Planner for Tweens With Executive Functioning Issues

Middle School Science Minute

Humidity in the Classroom

From the Twitterverse:

Strategies:

How to Make a Quiz Work Harder for You

15 Good Tools for Quickly Gathering Feedback from Students

60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques

Resources:

Rare Historical Photos

The Living Room Candidate

10 Websites You Need To Visit If You Want To Become Smarter

Web Spotlight:

Things You Should Say to Raise Smart Kids Who Think for Themselves

Random Thoughts . . .