MSM 283:  A Love Letter. Dipsticks. Images. and Memory.

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• Twitter: Marc Clark, Deborah Kenny, Crystal Davids, Jeff Emerson

 

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Cryptic Writing

http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/01/victorian-cryptographic-love-letter/

 

Middle School Science Minute

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

 

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-LAB SAFETY SPEC ED PARAPROS

 

I was recently reading the Summer, 2014 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association.

In this issue, I read an article entitled “Scope on Safety: Question of the Month” written by Ken Roy, director of environmental health and safety for Glastonbury Public Schools in Glastonbury, Connecticut.  The question of the month, that he responds to, is “Do special education paraprofessionals in my science lab need to have formal training in handling hazardous chemicals?”

 

 

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Kyle Calderwood ‏@kcalderw  28mAll That Teachers Need to Know about Remind (101) #ptchat #njed #edtech http://goo.gl/NcxfJ0

juandoming ‏@juandoming  10mClassJump – Free web sites for #teachers via @McfeetersM http://sco.lt/5zDLRh

principalaim ‏@principalaim  6hPay Attention to Attendance this New School Year: http://bit.ly/1trjHBo

Jenna Dixon ‏@JennaVDixon  Aug 21For those of us overwhelmed by the idea of Genius Hour w/ little ones- “Why I Abandoned Genius Hour” http://www.mrswideen.com/2014/06/why-i-abandoned-genius-hour.html?spref=tw … via @mrswideen

Kyle Pace ‏@kylepace  49mEducator’s Guide to LiveBinders http://www.theedublogger.com/2014/08/28/livebinders/ …

Derek McCoy ‏@mccoyderek  53mThree Ways Blended Learning Makes Teachers More Efficient http://ow.ly/B5rYQ

Emily Vickery ‏@ehvickery  1hSchools use Apple’s Swift and other coding langs 2 create several apps http://ow.ly/3q8Hv3  Intense PD preps teachers #edchat #edtech

William Jenkins ‏@EdTech_Stories  5h@E_Sheninger Check out @ChrisTienken study on the lack of relationship between PISA/TIMSS & creativity, innov, entrap http://tinyurl.com/m5bl3tf

Eric H. Roth ‏@compellingtalks  8hThe Best Sites For Learning About The #Constitution Of The United States http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/10/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-constitution-of-the-united-states/ … via @Larryferlazzo #UShistory #USIH #civics

Susan Connelly ‏@ConnellySue  1h“@BevLadd: Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding | @edutopia http://edut.to/1oKIDjT ” great resource! #NT2t  #leadership #tlap

Andrew Miller ‏@betamiller  2hTop 5 Tips For A Blended Classrooms http://bit.ly/1rjrb3e  #edchat #edtech

Sarah Ressler Wright ‏@vocabgal  Sep 4RT @SadlierSchool: Free Teacher Organization Printables: http://ow.ly/B3a6i   What a handy download! #Edchat #Engchat #K12 #Freebie

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Rui Guimarães Lima ‏@rguimaslima Protected Tweets  46m15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers via @PinkSalmonG2P http://sco.lt/52Eu7l

David Truss ‏@datruss  47m“@mathrabbit1: The declining economic value of routine cognitive work http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2014/09/the-declining-economic-value-of-routine-cognitive-work.html … #edchat #edreform #cpchat” @mcleod

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13 Tricks to Help You Remember What You’ve Learned

Memory is fallible. If you forget everything in this article, remember this fact: Researchers estimate that we lose 90% of everything we learn immediately after learning it. Ninety percent. Have I got your attention now?

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/13-tricks-help-you-remember-what-youve-learned.html

 

21 Cool Anchor Charts To Teach Close-Reading Skills

Close reading is a hot topic that’s just getting hotter! Here are 21 anchor charts, bulletin board ideas and other resources that you can bring into your classroom to turn your readers into even closer readers.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/weareteachers/21-cool-anchor-charts-to-teach-close-reading-skill-h0xt

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