MSM 415: We lost Shawn. He’s somewhere in the world, but where? Could be the BBC, or not. Your GeoGuess is as good as anyones!
Jokes You Can Use:
When is a door not a door?
- When it is ajar.
Did you hear about the man who got hit every morning by the same bike?
- It was
What types of rocks are good friends?
- Opals
Hey, I tried to make reservations at the library.
- They wouldn’t let me. But then I couldn’t get in. They were booked.
9 out 10 people who are afraid of hurdles, never get over them.
Why do optometrists have a long lifespan?
- They dilate.
I just bought a new thesaurus. All of the pages are blank. I have no words to describe how angry I am.
One day, Canada will take over the world. Then, you’ll all be sorry.
Example: Craft that might tip in the ocean. Answer: Canoe (Anagram of ocean)
- Bit of brush
- Opposite of unite
- Writings of a steno
- They affix without paste
- Having less reason for fears
- Animal that may need a shoer
*Answers: 1. Shrub 2. Untie 3. Notes 4. Tapes 5. Safer 6. Horse
Eileen Award:
- Twitter: Caleb Paul
Advisory:
Everyday Leadership
We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.
6 minutes, 11 seconds long. Great story of how we can all make a difference.
The Importance of Showing Up
New Words for 2018
https://public.oed.com/updates/new-words-list-december-2018/
Lake Superior State University’s Banished Words:
https://www.lssu.edu/banished-words-list/
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
Climate Change
I was recently reading the November/December, 2018 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 section on NSTA News. In this news section, NSTA reported its position statement confronting challenges of teaching climate change in our nation’s science classrooms. Read the entire statement on climate change at:
www.nsta.org/about/positions/climatescience.aspx
From the Twitterverse:
3 Questions I ask before making a rule for my classroom: Is it distracting? Is it disrespectful? Is it dangerous? #inteachable
Dr. Dru Tomlin @DruTomlin4Edu
The @HeritageMS_WCS Future City Team is amped & ready to roll at the Future City Competition 2day! They are representing @WCSOH w/ Husky PRIDE! Thx 2 the teachers & families who support this awesome effort! Honored 2B your principal! @super_wcsd #STEAM #HuskyStrong
Dr. Dru Tomlin @DruTomlin4Edu
Dr. Dru Tomlin Retweeted Todd Bloch
Q5 & honored 4 the mention! If grades & feedback were food 4 middle level ed, they would B a refreshing glass of sparkling H2O. Good before, during, or after an edu-meal. Transparent: can see goals/possibilities. Bubbly: can uplift. Accessible 2 all. #mschat @blocht574
Dr. Dru Tomlin added,
Todd Bloch @blocht574
Final Q5 is here: if grades & feedback were a food 4 middle level education, what kind of food would they be and why? #mschat (for @DruTomlin4Edu )
Will Richardson – Time to Change School @willrich45
“Over the past five years, more than $13 billion in venture capital has been sunk into education technology startups. But…there’s precious little evidence suggesting that its trademark innovations have done anything to improve teaching and learning.” http://thebaffler.com/salvos/fables-of-school-reform-watters …
7 ninja Google Keep tricks for teachers and students http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/08/23/7-ninja-google-keep-tricks-for-teachers-and-students/ … @DitchThatTxtbk #googleedu #googlekeep #notetaking #organization #brainstorming
(*Also see https://meredithakers.com/ & https://meredithakers.com/2017/08/01/organizing-google-keep-with-headers/ )
TeachingEnglish @TeachingEnglish
We want to develop some new FREE teacher development courses and would like to know which ones you personally would find most useful. Could you help us by answering this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DQ7SRMD ? It shouldn’t take more than five minutes. #professionaldevelopment
If you haven’t had the opportunity to see @Beyond_the_Desk Present! She is awesome! Here is a great article by here about Busting Working sheets! http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet/TabId/270/ArtMID/888/ArticleID/999/Worksheet-Busters.aspx … #mschat #michED
#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”
Strategies:
How Better Teaching Can Help Kids Who Can’t Read
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52796/how-better-teaching-can-help-kids-who-cant-read
Resources:
British Broadcasting Service School Resources:
BBC Drama
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xxp0g
BBC The History Hour
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tmg1
BBC Economics With Subtitles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bf9lbb
BBC Sounds – Short sound bites from longer shows that are good for hooking students at the beginning of a discussion.
History Hit (Dan Snow)
History is everything that has ever happened on the planet.
History Hit brings you the most extraordinary, dramatic, tragic and fascinating stories of our shared past. We are reinventing how history is told in the digital age through video, podcasts, articles and more. Our new website also allows history fans to access historical trivia and articles by well known historians.
It’s good for what’s ailing you when the “History Channel” is showing Giorgio A. Tsoukalos and “Ancient Aliens”
PAVE
Validate and fix PDF’s for ADA compliance. (*Note that this is sometimes overwhelmed)
http://pave-pdf.org/index.en.html
Teleprompt.me
Free online teleprompter that scrolls as the words are read, not at a pre-defined speed.
Ashes in the Snow, the Movie
It is a good movie. There are scenes that should keep it out of the classroom however. So close, yet so far . . .
Web Spotlight:
Geo Guessr
Get dropped somewhere in the world. Move around and figure out where you are.
https://geoguessr.com/world/play
Which Country is being dialed?
Good ole T9 skills
http://nowiknow.com/quizzes/what-country-is-being-dialed
Random Thoughts . . .
Personal Web Site