MSM 320:  GONG ZHE FAT-HI!!! How long should we talk?

 

Jokes You Can Use:

 

Q: What gets wetter the more it dries?

A: A towel.

Q: What do you get when you cross fish and an elephant?

A: Swimming trunks

Q: What happened to the dog that swallowed a firefly?

A: It barked with de-light!

Time Traveler?

 

Middle School Science Minute  

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

MODELING ECOSYSTEMS

 

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, “Modeling Ecosystems.”  It was written by Anthony J Petrosino and Michele J Mann.  The article discusses the hierarchy of model types.  They include:

  1.  Physical Models
  2.  Symbolic Models
  3.  Computational Models

http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2016/2/5_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Modeling_Ecosystems.html

 

From the Twitterverse:  

Terie Engelbrecht ‏@mrsebiology

How to Create Annotated Screenshots With Evernote Web Clipper – http://shrd.by/YZjEPt  Love me some web clipper-Good stuff. #edtech

Gaggle ‏@Gaggle_K12

Why School Administrators Should Take an Interest in Twitter: https://www.gaggle.net/speaks/school-administrators-take-interest-using-twitter/#.VpZN01GTtV0.twitter … #principalpln #suptchat

Kim Campbell ‏@KimCamp4Kids

Kim Campbell Retweeted Larry Ferlazzo

Outstanding. About to use this with my after school program, SOAR!!

Kim Campbell added:
Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo

I Did My Best Job Teaching A “Growth Mindset” Today – Here’s The Lesson Plan http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/02/05/i-did-my-best-job-teaching-a-growth-mindset-today-heres-the-lesson-plan/

Gail Heinemeyer ‏@glhnmsa

Top 15 Things Your Middle School Kid Wishes You Knew http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-vail/top-15-things-your-middle-school-kid-wishes-you-knew_b_5844308.html … #BetterTogether via HuffPostParents

Tom D’Amico ‏@TDOttawa

4 Great Movie Making Apps! by KELLY WALSH http://sco.lt/5VcUt7  #ocsb #movies #edtech #edapp

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

 

Strategies:

 

I Wish My Teacher Knew

It all began as a way for 3rd-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz to get to know her students a little better…

“As a new teacher, I struggled to understand the reality of my students’ lives and how to best support them. I just felt like there was something I didn’t know about my students.”

She Asked Her 3rd-Graders to Share Anonymously, But She Had NO Idea the Notes They’d Write | 22 Words 2016-02-06 12-50-46

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http://twentytwowords.com/she-asked-her-3rd-graders-to-share-anonymously-but-she-had-no-idea-the-notes-theyd-write/gallery/2/

 

Brain Storm Ideas

 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/02/7-tools-for-hosting-online.html#.VrYL67ArJdA

Resources:

 

WIDA Can Do Descriptors:

https://www.wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/

 

100+ Google Classroom Resources

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/google-classroom-resources/

 

GETech

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/02/students-can-compare-maps-side-by-side.html#.VrYU7LArJdA

http://geteach.com/

 

Web Spotlight:

 

NI primary school sends moving letter with children’s results

Harmony Hill Primary School in Lisburn enclosed the message within a letter informing pupils of their score in the post-primary entrance exams.

The poignant note encouraged them not to feel disheartened if they did not get the news they were hoping for.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35449405

 

Random Thoughts . . .  

France Changes The Language & The Circumflex  

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/05/not-the-oignon-fury-france-changes-2000-spellings-ditches-circumflex  

 

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