Summary:
Shawn and Troy talk about DHMO, student conferences, and more. Dave buzzes about the bees.
Jokes:
What is the leading cause of dry skin?
- Towels
According to this BMI chart, I need to grow a lot taller.
If Watson isn’t the most famous doctor in the world… Then Who is.
Scottie always finds fastening two pieces of metal together to be riveting.
Good bread dough always rises to the occasion.
I taught a creative writing class at a prison.
It had it’s prose and cons.
DIET DAY 1
I have removed all the bad food from my home.
It was delicious.
Good night to everyone except people who use various color fills in spreadsheet rows without telling anyone what the colors mean.
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
K12Science Podcast: Bumble Bee Watch
I was recently reading the May – June 2025 issue of “Science Scope”, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.
In this issue, I read the section, “Citizen Science” written by Jill Nugent. She wrote an article entitled, “‘Participate in Pollinator Science This Season with Bumble Bee Watch.”
Spring and summer serve as a rewarding time for students to survey pollinator biodiversity. In fact, the month of June is known as pollinator month, making this a natural time of the year to incorporate pollinator science in your classroom. Bumble Bee Watch is a collaborative project focused on tracking North American Bumble Bees. To learn more, visit the project website at:
https://www.bumblebeewatch.org
http://k12science.net/bumble-bee-watch/
Reports from the Front Lines
- DHMO – 92% of the vote . . . and how to make the lunch ladies cry.
- MLTI Conference
- Flint K-12 AI
- Tutor for students
- Great or Gimmick
The Social Web
Word of the day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (19th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
Rick Wormeli @rickwormeli.bsky.social
ICYMI: New piece, candid and practical, hopefully useful: “When Our Grading Philosophies Conflict With Those of Our Faculty,” Principal Leadership from NASSP, May 2025 www.nassp.org/publication/…
Rene Corbeil @utrgv-edtech.bsky.social
“Ella Stapleton said she was surprised to find that a professor had used ChatGPT to assemble course materials. “He’s telling us not to use it, and then he’s using it himself,” she said.” nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEd
Excited to be launching our account here on Bluesky! We’re the Association for Middle Level Education, the only international organization of its kind for middle school educators. AMLE is dedicated to helping middle school educators reach every student, grow professionally, & create great schools.
Resources:
101 Rules of Effective Living
https://mitchhorowitz.substack.com/p/101-rules-of-effective-living
Five small habits sports psychologists wish everyone did
- Switch out the word “but” for “and”
- Scenario plan
- Be on time
- Call yourself out when you notice your mood is based on results
- Break large tasks down into steps
It’s Not Just a Feeling: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind
A Parent Guide Through the Middle Grade Years
https://www.middleweb.com/52264/a-parent-guide-through-the-middle-grade-years/
https://www.middleweb.com/52027/why-its-hard-to-teach-parent-middle-graders/
7 Graphic Organizers to Scaffold Student Learning
https://www.middleweb.com/52250/7-graphic-organizers-to-scaffold-student-learning/
Flint K12 AI
Have you considered having an AI create a chat around your math or reading resources? Flint K12 is an AI with prebuilt resources that can have a “chat” with your students around
Web Spotlight:
ChatGPT Rewrote a Newsweek Article in Gen Alpha Slang, Here’s What It Said
https://www.newsweek.com/chatgpt-newsweek-article-gen-alpha-slang-2073347
I’m a college writing professor. Here’s what AI still can’t do
https://mashable.com/article/how-a-college-writing-professor-teaches-students-about-ai
Random Thoughts . . .
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