April 13, 2024

MSM 621: 90 Minutes to Learn

Troy Patterson / MSM, Podcast /

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about Spring Break, being mean, and more. Dave goes 3D, with Assessment and more.

Jokes:

I’m trying to organize a hide-and-seek tournament, but good players are really hard to find

If America switched from pounds to kilograms overnight, would it create mass confusion?

The best time on a clock is 6:30–hands down.

It’s been months since I bought the book “how to scam people online”. It still hasn’t turned up.

Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water.

Me: I want to be a millionaire, like my uncle.

Them: Your uncle is a millionaire?

Me: No. He also wants to be a millionaire.

Mannequins are model citizens.

Did you hear about the two thieves who stole a calendar?

They each got six months.

Guy told me today he did not know what cloning is. I told him, “that makes 2 of us.”

You know what they say about cliffhangers…

Middle School Science Minute

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

K12Science Podcast: 3D Assessment

I was recently reading the March/April 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.

In this issue, I read the “From the Editor’s Desk” column written by Patty McGinnis. She wrote an article entitled, “3D Assessment.”

In the article she shared ideas about writing assessments aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. The National Research Council recommends that teachers utilize a combination of constructed response, selected response, and projects to assess three-dimensional learning. She recommended two resources that provide tips for writing assessments. They are:

“STEM Teaching Tool #30: Integrating Science Practices in Assessment Tasks”

and

“The NGSS Evidence Statements”

http://k12science.net/3d-assessment/

Reports from the Front Lines

Two Days
PSAT Testing
Help Desk
Spring Break

The Social Web

𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 “not Locrian” @Lana@beige.party

Why study Music?

1. Music is Math.
You never worked so hard at counting to 4 in all your life.

2. Music is Science.
You will spend hours of your life repeating the same thing, alone in a closed room. Then you will repeat it in front of your peers. Music demands research.

3. Music is History.
You will become intimately familiar with the people and events of the last 400 years.

4. Music is a Foreign Language.
You will be able to speak more Italian and French than you ever thought you’d need to.

5. Music is Literature.
You will read new music every single day. You will read so much you’ll start seeing notes in your sleep.

6. Music is Physical Education.
You will sweat. You will be sore. You will hurt in places you didn’t know you had places. And you will get stronger.

Music isn’t extra-curricular. Music *is* the curriculum.

Kevin Honeycutt @kevinhoneycutt

Are you a teacher looking to leverage your classroom skills in a new and exciting way? Consider public speaking as a second job! As educators, you already possess the essential skills of engaging audiences, breaking down complex ideas, and sparking curiosity—qualities that make…

Ron King @mthman

I love project based learning! 1) Build 3 buildings that you’d find on any city block (3 different geometric shapes). 2) Map out the floor plans on @desmos & calculate total square footage 3) Use buildings as the centerpiece of 3D shapes & cross-sections. #mtbos #mathchat

Susie Dent @susie_dent

Etymology of the day is ‘bumf’: a shortening of ‘bumfodder’, 19th-century slang for toilet paper. It was later applied to any throwaway material or paperwork.

Strategies:

FIVE STAGES OF K-12 ED TECH ADOPTION: PART 2

https://blog.tcea.org/ed-tech-adoption-part-2

Resources:

AXIS: The Culture Translator

Incelpilled

What it is: Many of today’s most popular slang terms are largely borrowed and adapted from the online community of “involuntary celibates,” also known as incels. For an up-to-date list of Gen Z slang, check out our Parent Guide to Teen Slang!

Slang of the Week:

“Lock in”: Meant both earnestly and ironically, “Lock in” means that it’s time to stop being silly, focus up, and seriously try something. (It’s the verbal equivalent of leaning forward while playing Mario Kart, which is affectionately called the “gamer lean.”) Although it may not be a wholly new term, it’s become a staple for athletes and gamers especially. That being said, there are times when everyone and anyone will need to lock in, whether it’s writing a paper due in thirty minutes, finishing a project for work, or asking your crush out.