MSM 648: Vacation Work
Summary:
Shawn and Troy talk about break, competencies, learning, and more. Dave expands upon teaching.
Jokes:
Why did the burglar hang his mugshot on the wall?
- To prove that he was framed!
What do you call a religious man who talks alot but doesn’t say anything?
- A hot air friar
Coffee was just voted the best drink in the nation.
- But it was unfair, there were absent tea ballots.
What kind of tea is hard to swallow?
- Reality
My friend who works as an upholsterer was in a bad accident.
- Right now he’s recovering in a hospital…
A person may have five thousand LinkedIn connections and not one soul to water their plants while away.
I just broke my guitar.
- It’s okay, I won’t fret
My complimentary hotel breakfast did not tell me I looked nice even once.
Do you know what the death rate around here is?
- One per person
Not to brag, but I remember 2024 like it was last week.
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
K12Science Podcast: Expansive Science Teaching
I was recently reading the November/December 2024 issue of “Science and Children” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.
In this issue, I read the “Editor’s Note” column, written by Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn. She wrote an article entitled, “Expansive Science Teaching Practices.”
Expansive learning theory, rooted in activity theory, provides a framework for how learners create new knowledge and practices for novel situations.
http://k12science.net/expansive-science-teaching/
Reports from the Front Lines
- Back to Work
- Competencies
- Real world based
- Moodle tracking
- Learning Plans in Moodle
- Curriculum vs Resources
- Keybow2040
The Social Web
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Looking for fresh world history instructional ideas and great conversation? Check out OER Project’s Age of Exploration Community Board! Let’s share strategies, insights, and spark discussions on this pivotal era in history. https://tinyurl.com/3a8fyrrt
Word of the Day is ‘hunch-weather’ (19th century): weather so cold it makes you hunch your shoulders when you walk outside.
REVIEW: Creating Classrooms Where Students Feel Included. Belonging in School is packed with evidence-based modules, actions & strategies that will create a place where students feel included and teachers want to stay, writes NBCT Ruth A.S. Miller. https://middleweb.com/51680/creating
This.
Always telling my college students that success in anatomy is all about memorization-you have to actually know the names of structures. To do that requires practice with repetition & time in between. That’s it. Then you can develop understanding of rlships and physio concepts. #AnatomyEdu 🍎
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but learning requires repetition
and repetition requires patience
and patience is not ‘fun.’
So what? Not everything is fun all the time- that doesn’t mean we don’t do it.
Telling kids otherwise is doing them a disservice.
#edusky
John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social
Reply to John Warner
Writing should be hard, but it’s that difficulty that ultimately makes it “fun” and a way for students to develop self-regulation, self-esteem, self-knowledge. It’s an amazing vehicle for personal development. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog…
Hart Wilson @riversidehart.bsky.social
What versions are you moving from and to? I have an extensive “what’s new” doc for going from 3.11 to 4.1 that you’re welcome to adapt. docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Resources:
AXIS The Culture Translator
Five Conversation Starters for 2025
- What are some things you’re most excited about for 2025?
- Is there anything you’re nervous or worried about for this year?
- What’s something you’d love to learn or try this year?
- What’s been on your heart lately? Is there anything you’ve been thinking about?
- What qualities do you admire in others, and which ones would you like to develop in yourself?
National History Day
A National History Day® (NHD) project is your way of presenting your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history. NHD projects can be created individually or as part of a group. There are two entry divisions: Junior (grades 6–8) or Senior (grades 9–12). After reading the Contest Rule Book and learning about the annual theme, you’re ready to dig in!
Open Historical Map
OpenHistoricalMap is an interactive map of the world throughout history, created by people like you and dedicated to the public domain.
How To Help Kids Use Devices Responsibly
In this episode of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast, I sit down with Jordan Shapiro, author of The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World. We tackle one of the most pressing challenges for parents and teachers today: how to help kids develop healthy relationships with their devices. From cell phone bans to managing screen time, we dive into the heart of the frustrations many adults face when navigating technology with children.
Whether you’re a parent worried about your child’s constant attachment to their phone or a teacher managing the disruption devices can cause in the classroom, this episode is for you.
https://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-to-help-kids-use-devices-responsibly
Web Spotlight:
Postpone Your Pleasures
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/postpone-your-pleasures/681019/ https://archive.md/xC1vo
Random Thoughts . . .
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