December 28, 2024

MSM 647: Self-Regulate to Success!

Summary:

Troy and Shawn talk about Common Courtesy, pedagogy around Social Studies, some jokes, and more. Dave not only is a Gem, but shares a Gemologist perspective.

Jokes:

I used to be a banker,

but I lost interest.

What do you call a convicted criminal going down the stairs?

Condescending

As we were driving down the road, Sweet Caroline came on the radio. I said to my son, Little known fact, Neil Diamond used to be called Neil Coal. Until the pressure got to him.

if you like telling dad jokes and you’re not a dad.

You’re a faux pa.

I used to work at a stationery store. But, I didn’t feel like I was going anywhere.

So, I got a job at a travel agency. Now, I know I’ll be going places.

I failed my fire safety course when I was asked what steps I would take in case there was an explosion.

Really large ones was an unacceptable answer apparently.

I tried taking some high resolution photos of local farmland, but they all turned out a bit grainy.

Did you know that you can be a world famous writer in only two steps?

Choose a selection of words
Put them in the correct order

Middle School Science Minute

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

K12Science Podcast: Gemologist

I was recently reading the November/December 2024 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.

In this issue, I read the “Career of the Month” column, written by Luba Vangelova. She wrote an article entitled, “Gemologist Nathan Renfro.”

Gemologists study and assess the properties, quality and rarity of gemstones. They can work in jewelry stores, appraisal firms, gemstone trading companies, or laboratories.

http://k12science.net/gemologist/

Reports from the Front Lines

Books
Family Time
Social Studies Enrichment Curriculum
- Politicraft Article
- Michigan Youth in Government
- Scenarios – Foundation for Teaching Economics
- Memorization Resources: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/year-of-memory-work/

The Social Web

Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy

Even the best-laid plans can fall apart. This week I interview Claire English from The Unteachables about how to get your classroom management back on track. https://t.co/Lo7PtvW5GU

Randy @Randy_Man_h

I found the route that my parents took to school and back.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1872821807138652310

John R. Sowash @jrsowash

Student Skills Checklist: Help students master essential tech skills with this comprehensive checklist, tailored for all grade levels: http://chrmbook.com/back-to-school-survival-kit-13-classroom-templates-every-teacher-needs/

Susie Dent @susie_dent

A few potential words of the day: Joblijock: a disturber of domestic peace (small children, cantankerous uncles, etc). Yule-hole: the furthest notch in your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas. Confelicity: joy in other people’s happiness.

Susie Highley @shighley

This article also shares many of the benefits for those who do read. (Also connected to fewer readers- loss of certified librarians and well-stocked libraries.) https://www.upworthy.com/teacher-reveals-the-really-obvious-reason-teens-no-longer-read-its-not-just-the-phones

Quote from the article: “Adults have lowered the bar for how much you should read as a teenager so far that the bar cannot be found.”

‪Gerard Elwood‬ ‪@gerardelwood.bsky.social‬

The annual release of State Papers reveals details of events from 1994 to 2004, including Boris Yeltsin’s Shannon Airport mishap and government disputes over Israeli arms deals. 📜🇮🇪

www.rte.ie/news/2024/12…

Christopher Harris‪@principalh.bsky.social‬

Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.

#education #teachers #EduSky

Resources:

Image Accessibility

Enhance the accessibility of your course images with our intuitive tool. Designed to effortlessly generate alt text and detailed descriptions, as well as extract text from slides and images that are not accessible, our tool simplifies the creation of inclusive content. Just upload your image and hit ‘Create Image Details.’ Within seconds, you’ll see the generated content appear on the right side of the screen. Need to tailor the descriptions further? Easily add more specifics with the ‘Add Details’ option and generate updated descriptions to perfectly meet your needs.

This tool currently utilizes the GPT-4o model provided by OpenAI. We are using their API platform, which ensures the data sent is not retained or stored to improve their training or models.

https://asuo-ai-labs.streamlit.app/Image_Accessibility

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List

Web accessibility evaluation tools are software programs or online services that help you determine if web content meets accessibility guidelines. This page provides a list of such tools.

https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/tools/list

Public Domain Day

January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924!

https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025

Web Spotlight:

AXIS The Culture Translator

Top issues among teens for 2024

3. Gen Z’s Response to the War in Gaza: At the close of 2023, most conversations around the October 7 attack on Israel were still centered around the hope of getting Israeli hostages back

2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt: Even though concerns about smartphones and social media aren’t new, the publication of The Anxious Generation by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt seemed to represent a tipping point.

1. “Brain Rot”: Oxford declared “brain rot” to be their word of the year, which refers to the “supposed deterioration” of someone’s brain, caused by engaging with “trivial or unchallenging” (as Oxford puts it) online content.

The Unteachables Academy

“You want to run your classroom with calm confidence, but oh boy you know that is easier said than done! That’s where I come in. I’m passionate about providing the training, resources, and support needed to transform the behaviours and culture of your classroom, so you can get back to teaching! Have a browse of how you can have me in your corner.”

https://www.the-unteachables.com

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