MSM 311: Plotting 8 Strategies . . .
Jokes You Can Use:
How do you make a tissue dance?
Put a little boogie in it.
What did one ocean say to the other ocean?
Nothing. It just waved.
What do you do when there is a sink outside your door?
Let that sink in.
Why should you never write with a dull pencil?
It’s pointless.
Eileen Award:
- Facebook: Laura Inkala Miller
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
Outstanding Trade Books
I was recently reading the March, 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 article, “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12.” In the article, NSTA and the International Literacy Association compiled a list of award-winning books. Titles include:
* Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It
* The Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science
* Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey
* Secrets of the Sky Caves: Danger and Discovery on Nepal’s Mustang Cliffs
* The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans
From the Twitterverse:
| Michael Corridor @MichaelCorridor
Flipping the classroom the first week! Students teach the class about their interests!!!!
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| Rich Kiker @rkiker
10 hacks that will change the way you use Gmail http://buff.ly/1Mixkwo #googleedu |
| Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo
NEW:Excellent Article On Listening AND Writing Prompt I’ll Be Having Students Use With It http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/09/12/excellent-article-on-listening-and-writing-prompt-ill-be-having-students-use-with-it/ … |
| Scott McLeod @mcleod
New Web Tool Reads Your Email Drafts and Tells You If You’re Being a Jerk http://bit.ly/1EYwmCX |
| Monte Tatom @drmmtatom
Monte Tatom retweeted DigitalJLearning #fhuedu642 #fhuedu320 #tn_teta #ISTEAPLN @MSMatters ~ great info on @YouTube in the classroom via @DigitalJLearn |
| #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” |
Strategies:
8 Strategies Robert Marzano & John Hattie Agree On
- Strategy 1: A Clear Focus for the Lesson
- Strategy 2: Offer Overt Instruction
- Strategy 3: Get the Students to Engage With the Content
- Strategy 4: Give Feedback
- Strategy 5: Multiple Exposures
- Strategy 6: Have Students Apply Their Knowledge
- Strategy 7: Get Students Working Together
- Strategy 8: Build Students’ Self-Efficacy
http://linkis.com/org.au/YC35M
Resources:
WebNotes
Shutting down on November 1st.
http://www.webnotes.net/TransitionGuide/
Misplaced Modifiers
Cute video on misplaced modifiers.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-misused-modifiers-can-hurt-your-writing-emma-bryce#watch
Web Spotlight:
Student Recorded Exchange
What do you think?
http://onenonly21.tumblr.com/post/125167651562/buttamilkbiskitz-faroutjessica-rinthewin
Selfie Pedagogy: The Digital Humanities and Selfie Culture
http://dmlcentral.net/digital-humanities-and-selfie-culture-part-1/
Poking around in this article, I wonder if we as middle school educators couldn’t use something like this to get students to get a perspective outside their own.