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April 4, 2020

MSM 458: An Interview with Bob! (That’s Me!)

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

Why is everyone so tired at the beginning of April?

  • Just finished a 31 day march

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

  • A gummy bear

Hey, did you hear that they are banning the fifth month of the year?

  • Everyone is dismayed.

If you think Thursdays are depressing, wait two days.

  • It will be a sadder day

I saw a Delorean for sale. 

  • Good shape, low mileage. 
  • Yep, it was only driven from time to time.

What’s the fastest liquid on earth?

  • Milk

I’m a kleptomaniac.

  • Don’t worry though, I’m taking something for it. 

People said the I’d never get over my obsession with Phil Collins.

  • Sussidio,  Against All Odds, Take a Look at Me Now

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: Journaling Outdoors

“Journals provide a non-threatening place to explore learning, emotions, daily events, and language through writing.”  This statement is provided by Eva Varga, in her blog “Integrating Writing with Middle School Students.  

Journals can take many forms.  Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources provide a nature journal lesson for grades 6-8 on its “Natural and Historical Education Resources for Home” website,  which can be found at:

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/MS_HS_Journaling_Outdoors_684892_7.pdf

An example of a journal starter:

Compare two natural objects.  How are they different besides size? How are they alike? What do they resemble?

Interview:  Transitioning to LMS Based Learning – An Interview with Mr. Bob Harrison

Twitter: @R_O_Harrison

Introductions & Foundational Knowledge

Topic 1:  LMS Based Learning

Topic 2:  Pedagogy

  Differentiation

  • More efficient than working on one’s own.  
  • Teacher efficiency
  • Student efficiency
  • Use of teacher time  

Feedback based on the choices students make.  

Automating some of the tasks to free up time for prepping for the next student activity.  

Providing feedback for student work with immediacy.  

Enrichment vs. Taking Grades and Student Engagement

  • Motivating students beyond doing it “just for grades”
  • Using Badges  
    • Set Criteria
    • Arrange for multiple attempts at success  
    • Shifts learning from “just getting grades” to the importance of feedback in learning.  
    • Useful feedback.  
    • Emotional attachment
    • Useful data for the teacher to see student completion and rates of success.
  • Creates a sense of “normality.”  
  • Shifting from “Enrichment” to “Assessment”
  • Course Collaboration – the Network is Smarter than the Node.
  • Shared resources in a course
    • Discussions on student success within the LMS.  
      • Blind Grading
      • Sharing Strategies/Skills in the PLN.  

Strategies

  • Discussion Forums
    • Creates a sense of community in learning
  • Virtual Lessons
    • A progression of pages with formative assessment interspersed.  
  • Interactive Videos
    • H5P plug-in to insert prompts in the video.  
  • Print outs
    • Concept map, illustration
    • Alternative – use the drawing in Google Draw to illustrate the item.
  • Quizzes
    • Bank of questions
    • Randomized assessment
    • Another way to give feedback
    • Share grading with PLC
  • Big Blue Button
    • Video Conferencing – Not every teacher has to be on.  Share content delivery.  
  • Blind Grading  

Meeting Student Needs

Asynchronous learning meeting teen sleeping/waking schedules.

Using Google Classroom

  • It is a good beginning.  
  • Understand what the tool does

Returning to Blended Model

  • How has this changed your approach?  
    • Challenging educational philosophy
    • Opportunities for reflection 
      • Pedagogy – What does/should teaching look like?  
      • Student expectations
    • Building a library of content – useful for more than just “now.”  
      • Intervention strategy
      • Alternate teaching strategy
      • Student absence/ISS 

Closing:  Troy & Bob

https://middleschoolmatters.com/podcasts/MSM-458_Bob.mp3

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March 28, 2020

MSM 457: WeChat, er, Video Conference, How about you?

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

Someone told me it takes 5 sheep to make a sweater. 

  • I didn’t even know that they could crochet.

I think I made a mistake. I put my dryer on spin. I asked why it lost one sock:

  • “I didn’t lose your sock so much as I provided you an opportunity to stimulate the economy.” 

I’ve started investing in stocks: chicken, beef, vegetable

  • One day I hope to be a bouillonaire.

I got into a fight with a fellow stamp collector. 

  • There was no clear winner. We both got some pretty good licks in. 

What kind of lights were on Noah’s ark?

  • Floodlights

I used to think that I was indecisive. 

  • Now, I’m not so sure. 

I, for one, like Roman numerals. 

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: From STEM to STEAM

I was recently reading the March, 2020 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the “From the Editor’s Desk” section and the title of the article, within the section was “From STEM to STEAM” written by Patty McGinnis. 

The article describes how her school’s annual career day has morphed from STEM to STEAM.

Resources:

Video Conferencing:

  • Zoom
  • Hangouts
  • BigBlueButton
  • Jitsi
  • Skype
  • Teams
  • Lifesize  
  • Create a space
    • Sound
    • Headphones
    • Microphone 
    • Background
      • Amazon Spring Rod $25  
      • Curtain – $10  
      • Yoga Ball Chair – $60  
    • Lighting
      • Hair Light – 
  • Comfort
  • Security
  • Whole Group vs Individual

Web Spotlight:  

Future

Natural disaster plus government botch job equals the board being swept clean, allowing players a golden opportunity to move in and clean up.

But while some folks may view this shutdown as a philosophical opportunity, for some it’s all about the investment opportunities. Like Katrina’s aftermath, vulture capitalism at its finest.

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ed-tech-vultures-circle.html

The Twitterverse

Greg Wolcott  @GregJWolcott

TEACHERS:1000’s of you work in schools that have been canceled in the upcoming weeks. Make it UR goal to either call every kid & say hi or write them a letter, telling them what you appreciate about them, recognize the strengths they bring to your classroom! #Significant72  

Typical EduCelebrity  @EduCelebrity

A number of schools are closing in order to do a “deep cleaning“ of the buildings. Normally, this might take a day to do, but thanks to all of the budget cuts throughout the years, it will take weeks with the two people each has remaining.  

Yo-Yo Ma  @YoYo_Ma

In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The first of my #SongsOfComfort: Dvořák – “Going Home” Stay safe.

In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The first of my #SongsOfComfort: Dvořák – "Going Home”

Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/S28w6OlXiZ

— Yo-Yo Ma (@YoYo_Ma) March 13, 2020

Leonardo Carella@leonardocarella

Italians in lockdown all over Italy are keeping each other company by singing, dancing and playing music from the balconies. A thread to celebrate the resilience of ordinary people. This is Salerno:

Italians in lockdown all over Italy are keeping each other company by singing, dancing and playing music from the balconies. A thread to celebrate the resilience of ordinary people. This is Salerno: pic.twitter.com/3aOchqdEpn

— leonardocarella (@leonardocarella) March 13, 2020

See also this BBC Report:  https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-51886547/coronavirus-italians-sing-from-their-windows-to-boost-morale  

TeacherGoals@teachergoals

It’s been a week to remember

Ms S. Scanlon @ShaunaScanlon10

When your white board is at school. Sometimes the most simple ideas are simply the best. This really made me smile  @Colaistebride

Dave Schmittou EdD  @daveschmittou

If you are a current assistant principal/vice principal, I would love your help. I am doing some research on your importance to your school. Do you mind completing this one minute survey? https://forms.gle/tKXtWdv9cnEp7gYW8

Please share! #leadlap #LeadUpChat #PIAchat   https://t.co/xAxuHBPjVQ?amp=1  

Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.  Look for your host, Todd Bloch, to have a middle school topic all ready to go!  Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development.

Strategies:  

Student Journals Could Be Primary Sources – So Write!

David McCullough, in one of his interviews on CSPAN, talks about the importance of daily writings he had access to to write his books.  If you want to influence the future, write things on paper now is essentially his advice to young people today because when the servers turn off, there goes the primary sources.  This article from MiddleWeb has some suggestions for turning your students’ journaling into the future primary sources for historians and educators.

Students’ Journals Could Be ‘Primary Sources’

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March 21, 2020

MSM 456: 123….Not the MAMSE Edition, It’s not another bumper

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

A friend stole the punctuation keys from a judge’s keyboard.

  • He’s expecting a long sentence.

I signed up for a Prophecy Class, but I’m not sure that it is a good idea. 

  • The first class was canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances”

My procrastinator’s group has been moved to next week by unanimous request.


I went to a very emotional wedding. 

  • Even the cake was in tiers.

My wife called me at work and asked, “Do you ever get a shooting pain across your body, like someone’s got a voodoo doll of you and they’re stabbing it?”

Sounding concerned, I replied, “No…”

She responded, “How about now?”

Eileen Award:  

  • iTunes:  tech.teacher

Advisory:

How Germs Spread Video

Courtesy M. Sweeten

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/this-youtubers-video-showing-how-easily-germs-spread-is

Check in with your students using Google Forms

Here’s a quick Google form to check in with your students on how they’re doing and about what kind of technology they have available for you to use with them in remote learning.  

School Closure Check-in with Google Forms

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: Best STEM Books

I was recently reading the March, 2020 issue of “Science Teacher,” a magazine published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the article “Best STEM Books.”  The books that appear in the list were chosen by a review panel made up of educators and other subject-area experts, all appointed by the National Science Teaching Association, and the Children’s Book Council.

They selected three books that are appropriate for grade 6-8 students.  The list includes:

“How to Become an Accidental Genius” by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky

“Save the Crash-test Dummies” by Jennifer Swanson

“Saving the Tasmanian Devil, How Science is Helping the World’s Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive” by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

COVID-19 Follow Up

  • Communication – Messages, Chats, Hangouts, Moodle, Email, School Facebook Pages, Phones
  • Supplemental Material
  • “Free for now”
    • Investment in Options
    • Philanthropy vs Sales
    • Overwhelming
  • Home/Work balance
  • Technophobes
  • Self-paced Teacher Training 
    • “More Than Moving Online” – Dr. Troy Hicks, CMU Webinar
      • Full video stream: https://youtu.be/h7jyeNaXs80
      • Agenda with links to slides: http://bit.ly/38M9wOI
      • Shared resource doc: http://bit.ly/2INHTKH 
    • PLN Support Groups
      • HyperDocs Support Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/HyperDocs/  
      • Twitter Hashtag:  #remoteteaching https://twitter.com/search?q=%23remoteteaching&src=typed_query  
      • Twitter Hashtag:  #remotelearning https://twitter.com/search?q=%23remotelearning&src=typed_query 
      • Facebook Group:  Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning  
  • Following the Law
    • ADA
    • Copyright
  • Fun Kids are having:
    • Zoom – “off-topic” conversations
    • Hangouts – Kicking others out

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https://middleschoolmatters.com/podcasts/MSM-456_123.mp3

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March 14, 2020

MSM 455: The Viral Edition

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

Scientifically, a raven has 17 primary wing feathers, the big feathers at the end. These are pinion feathers. A crow has 16. Know what that means? 

  • The difference between a crow and a raven is a matter of a pinion.

Hey, I was wandering through the grocery store and found some soup in the freezer. 

  • Should I just let it go?

I recently took a pole. 

  • Turns out 100% of the people were upset when their tent collapsed.

Turns out that you can’t speak poorly of aircraft. 

  • It is plane offensive.

Taking notes around text in a book is marginal at best. 


Image may contain: 4 people, people sitting, table and indoor, possible text that says 'The Eagles were right We are all just prisoners here of our own device!'

Current Situation:

  • Team 
    • Classes
    • Badges
    • Feedback (Images & GIFs)
    • Enrollment
    • Special Ed
    • Messaging through Moodle
    • Affective questions through Forums/Assignments/Tips (Send positive social media posts)?
  • Remote Learning vs Online Learning
  • Moodle
    • Sharing Courses/material
    • Co-teaching
  • Training
  • Communication
  • “Free” stuff
  • Post emergency declarations

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: Organizing for Student Success

I was recently reading the March, 2020 issue of “NSTA Reports,” a publication published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the article “Organizing for Student Success.”  Science educators responded to a recent informal NSTA Reports poll and they were nearly unanimous (94.3%) in reporting they incorporate organizational strategies in their science or STEM teaching.

Also in the article were survey reports on “late work,” as well as educators sharing their favorite strategies for helping students organize and prioritize their work.

https://middleschoolmatters.com/podcasts/MSM-455_Viral.mp3

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March 7, 2020

MSM 454: UGLY Gerry & There’s a Full Moon On the Rise

Troy / MSM /

Jokes:

I have a friend who made a boat about the length and width of a hat. 

  • Now he’s afraid that it’s capsized.

Hey, did you hear about the husband who was out of town when his wife went into labor? He rushed to get the hospital as quickly as he could. He had the taxi driver speed. However, his wife had just given birth when he made it to the hospital. I guess you could say he was “Dad on arrival”. 


It’s a little disconcerting to set your GPS to the cemetery. It announces that “you have reached your final destination”. 


I tried to catch some fog the other day. 

  • Mist

I bought an old fashioned radio the other day. It was a great deal, only $1. The volume is stuck at Max. 

  • I can’t turn that down.

My friend put his kid in jail for not taking a nap. The charge?

  • Resisting a rest

Don’t be mad at lazy people

  • They didn’t do anything

Something to think about. It’s not surprising that people are prisoners of their phones.

  • After all, they are called “cell phones”

Advisory:

Handwashing

https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/hand-washing-map.jpg

https://kottke.org/20/02/map-of-areas-most-often-missing-during-handwashing

Eye Test

https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/mayerle-eye-test-chart.jpg

Sand Painting

UGLY Gerry

https://uglygerry.com/press/#annotations:w6Co1FwwEeqL0wdzCNLlJw

Living without Cell Phone

Welcome to Green Bank, population 143, where Wi-Fi is both unavailable and banned and where cellphone signals are nonexistent.

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: When Making Do Is Not Good Enough

I was recently reading the February, 2020 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the “From the Editor’s Desk” section and the title of the article, within the section was “When Making Do Is Not Good Enough,” written by Patty McGinnis. 

The article describes how our real focus in science education should be to convince our communities to wholeheartedly support science education.

From the Twitterverse:  

Yong Zhao, Ph.D @YongZhaoEd

Your input wanted: A thought experiment: What If Schools Are Closed for More than a Year Due to the New Coronavirus (COVID-19)?  http://zhaolearning.com/2020/02/27/what-if-schools-are-closed-for-more-than-a-year-due-to-the-new-coronavirus-covid-19/  

Nick Covington @CovingtonAHS

From @YongZhaoEd “What Works May Hurt” (2017): “…students in the direct instruction condition were initially more successful in solving well-structured problems. However…their performance on tasks that required deeper conceptual understandings was inferior…”

Solomon Yue  @SolomonYue

You must be kidding!!!

Quote Tweet

曾錚 Jennifer Zeng  @jenniferatntd

中共党媒认为在 #武汉肺炎 这个问题上, “是世界欠了中国的。” Mainland Chinese media demands an apology from the rest of the world for the sacrifice China has made for #coronavirus

Alfonso Mendoza Jr., M.Ed.  @TechTeacher1381

Check out Day 6 of our Chrome Extensions You Should Know  @wakelet

collection. Today we explore the TabCoud extension! Direct links are provided in the videos description on @YouTube.  http://bit.ly/39gl6ml #WakeletWave #WakeletCollection #WakeletAmbassador

Amber Mac  @ambermac

“DuckDuckGo (launched) Tracker Radar—an open-source, automatically generated & continually updated list that currently contains more than 5k domains that more than 1,700 companies use to track people online…. to create a better set of tracker blockers.”

Mike Flynn  @MikeFlynn55

I’m running free trainings on how to teach online for educators affected by the #coronavirus outbreak. The trainings will be recorded and shared with those who register in case you can’t attend a live session. Please help spread the word. Register: https://tinyurl.com/helpmeteachonline #MTBoS

Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.  Look for your host, Todd Bloch, to have a middle school topic all ready to go!  Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development.

Strategies:  

SketchNoting vs MindMapping

Our discussion

Russian Multiplication

https://kottke.org/20/02/russian-multiplication-a-different-way-to-multiply

Resources:

Greeking Out!  Podcast 

This podcast is creatively written to catch your middle school social studies students’ attention.  

https://www.espn.com/espnradio/feeds/rss/podcast.xml?id=27807607

Smithsonian Dumps Images Online – Creative Commons Zero License

For the first time in its 174-year history, the Smithsonian has released 2.8 million high-resolution two- and three-dimensional images from across its collections onto an open access online platform for patrons to peruse and download free of charge.  

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-releases-28-million-images-public-domain-180974263/

https://www.si.edu/openaccess#annotations:XtlelFhFEeqn5Heh8rIuHQ

(Shawn says thanks to TechCoach Kerry for the heads up for bringing it up to him.)  

JetBrains

Free open source font. The web page has lots of explanations. 

https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/

Web Spotlight:

Tikked off: What happens when TikTok fame fades

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/2/27/21153364/tiktok-famous-backlash#annotations:2zmGZlnHEeqjzoPLsHhS0w

Miami Middle School Students Hope Their Magazine Will Help End Gun Violence

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/14/804823530/miami-middle-school-students-hope-their-magazine-will-help-end-gun-violence#annotations:baZ65lcLEeqOYh9SiAKM4A

ANIMATED VIDEO: “VYGOTSKY’S THEORY: HOW RELATIONSHIPS EMPOWER LEARNING”

Animated Video: “Vygotsky’s Theory: How Relationships Empower Learning”

Random Thoughts . . .  

Personal Web Site  

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February 22, 2020

MSM 453: With No Objection, We Give You The Objective Builder of Joy!

Troy / Podcast /

Jokes:

I have a friend who has written a book. It’s on “how to fall down stairs”. 

Yep, it’s a step by step guide. 


I bought some new memory insoles for my shoes. 

No more forgetting why I walked into the kitchen.


I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. 

I’ll let you know. 


What did the patient say when informed by the Dentist that he had acute gingivitis?

Thank you. 


Quick tip: If someone named “Ruth” quits, don’t go around referring to the workplace as “ruthless”. 

Advisory:

Historical Differences

3. Playing Baseball in the Street

7. Rollar Skates with a key

8. Drive-in Movies

9. Bench Seats in cars

14. Sunday drives

15. One TV in the living room

17. TV sign off message

https://archiveproject.com/21-pictures-only-baby-boomers-will-understand/?ref=fbad2&fbclid=IwAR3K3sK9vjPpEs188Mr0qrmxnuc3qe5imxDIaN-iKiXdemCKPF4LfdwhFqA#annotations:7LmYFFG6EeqVYReLSHSihQ

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: Outstanding Science Trade Books for 2020

I was recently reading the February, 2020 issue of “Science Scope” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, they listed the Outstanding Trade Books for Students in K-12, as determined by the Children’s Book Council and the National Science Teaching Association.

In this podcast, the top 5 middle school (6-8) books are highlighted.  They include:

* The Electric War:  Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the Race to Light the World

* Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel

* Undaunted: The Wild Life of Birute Mary Galdikas and Her Fearless Quest to Save Orangutans

* Dreaming in Code, Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

* The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs

From the Twitterverse:  

Typical EduCelebrity  @EduCelebrity

Do not feel guilty if a student fails your class. If admin doesn’t bump the grade up to inflate average GPA or graduation rates, the student will get the credits by taking a summer online course in which 95% of the grade is earned by successfully registering for the class.

Diane Ravitch@DianeRavitch

Susan Edelman: Bloomberg’s Test Score Con

Susan Edelman: Bloomberg’s Test Score Con

Strange as it may seem, the best education reporter in New York City works for Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post. Her name is Susan Edelman, and she regularly reports on what is happening in the…

dianeravitch.net

DoInk Tweets  @DoInkTweets

@PSD_EReichert

: This is an awesome new feature to an already excellent app! App smashes wonderfully into @Seesaw too! Hey @PennridgeSD  teachers- who wants to play?!!? https://twitter.com/doinktweets/status/1230975557158002689 #doink #greenscreen #everyonecancreate

Eric Curts  @ericcurts

Using Google AutoDraw for Sketchnotes, Infographics, Drawings, and More http://controlaltachieve.com/2017/04/google-autodraw.html #ControlAltAchieve

Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.  Look for your host, Todd Bloch, to have a middle school topic all ready to go!  Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development.

Strategies:  

Timelinely

Annotate videos. (Need to compare to H5P). 

https://timeline.ly/

Resources:

3 Reasons Students Procrastinate—and How to Help Them Stop

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-reasons-students-procrastinate-and-how-help-them-stop#annotations:l2yL3lM0EeqNOMPXWFxi1Q

Learning Objectives Builder

Learning Objectives Builder

Google Earth View

Wallpaper downloads available. 

https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/19/google-earth-view-1000-new-images/?guccounter=1

100 Most Spoken Languages

Around the world, there are more than 7,000 regularly spoken vernaculars,

https://word.tips/100-most-spoken-languages/

Web Spotlight:  

Why Sitting For Long Periods Can Affect Teens’ Mental Health

study finds that sitting still is linked to a higher risk of depression among teens, but even an hour of light physical activity every day reduces the risk of depression by 10%.

Kandola and his colleagues analyzed this data from when the children were 12, 14 and 16 years old. And they found that as these kids went through adolescence, they spent more time sitting.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/17/806599794/why-sitting-for-long-periods-can-effect-teens-mental-health

Literacy Test

Spell backwards, forwards.

That may be a trick question. If you read it using normal syntax, you end up with the instruction to spell the word “backwards” forwards, which will give you the answer “b-a-c-k-w-a-r-d-s.” But, due to the comma, one could very reasonably read the command using a reversed syntax. In that case, the instruction would be to spell the word “forwards” backwards, resulting with “s-d-r-a-w-r-o-f.” Either answer is potentially correct — or, potentially, wrong.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/06/voting-rights-and-the-supreme-court-the-impossible-literacy-test-louisiana-used-to-give-black-voters.html

Gratitude and acknowledgement are more important than ever

“Dear audience members,

A couple of days ago, we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of our greatest literary figures, Jaan Kross. In the beginning of a play staged at the Drama Theatre to mark the occasion, the author has the main character turn to the audience with the following address:

“If you really want to accomplish something in this world, start immediately! Not in the next minute, but the very instant the desire comes. Even if it’s in the middle of the night. Do it now, straight away. It doesn’t matter how – just begin. Anything started tomorrow will be completed only after you’re dead and gone.

“You don’t have to be in the theatre to imagine the crafty, playful gleam in the old master’s eyes accompanying those words. In essence, it’s the attitude of a child at play, for whom time still comes down to the here and now, with thousands of possibilities still open. Not someone in the throes of time constraints, but someone with mastery over time. Someone who is forever experimenting and examining, who rejoices in successes, who might shed some brief tears and then try, try again if at first, they don’t succeed.

Happy are those who embody this attitude.”  

https://news.err.ee/1055597/kaljulaid-gratitude-and-acknowledgement-are-more-important-than-ever

Random Thoughts . . .  

The Dities – Happy 30th Anniversary of the Restoration of Lithuanian Independence.  

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February 15, 2020

MSM 452: Notification! Greek Out!

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

What kind of bagel can fly?

  • A plain bagel


Why did they call it the “dark ages”?

  • There were so many “knights”.

Why do EMTs travel in twos?

  • They are paramedics.

Advisory:

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Ziegarnik Effect

What can waiters, the TV series ‘Lost’ and the novelist Charles Dickens teach us about avoiding procrastination?

  • when people manage to start something they’re more inclined to finish it.

https://www.spring.org.uk/2011/02/the-zeigarnik-effect.php

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Why Can I See My Breath on Cold Days? (4 Minutes)

I was recently reading the January, 2020 issue of “Science & Children,” a magazine written for elementary school science teachers, published by the National Science Teaching Association.  

In this issue, I read the “Science 101” section. The title of the article, within the section was “Why Can I See My Breath on Cold Days?,” written by Matt Bobrowsky.  

Although this magazine is written for teachers of elementary students, the concept of condensation is really not introduced to students until 5th or 6th grade.  So this topic is of interest to teachers of students at the beginning of middle school. When a gas changes to a liquid, that is called condensation

From the Twitterverse:  

EL Magazine @ELmagazine

“If we create a culture where every teacher believes they need to improve, not because they aren’t good enough, but because they can be even better, there is no limit to what we can achieve.” —Dylan Wiliam ICYMI read “Take a Praise Walk!”

@barbphillips77  http://bit.ly/2AB8sPP

Josh Chin @joshchin

A photo from Caixin reporter Ding Gang of Wuhan doctors paying respects to Li Wenliang. 100% of my WeChat feed, from dissident lawyers to Huawei employees, is raging over Li’s death. Haven’t seen China unified like this since the Wenzhou train crash.

Typical EduCelebrity @EduCelebrity

This Valentine’s Day, spend this special evening with your passion: grading, lesson planning, and curriculum writing. Remember, there is no greater love than a labor of love.

Mike Roberts @BaldRoberts

To all the teachers who are fed up with Tik Tok… Trust me – This too shall pass. Sincerely, FortNite, Minecraft, PokémonGo, SnapChat, Fidget spinners, that cup thing from “Pitch Perfect”, Crocs, Silly Bandsz, and all the members of One Direction.

Fixing Education@FixingEducation

Why Are Teachers Leaving The Profession? •Inadequate preparation for new teachers •Lack of support •Class sizes •They are worked to the bone •Low salaries •Little to no recognition •Their time isn’t respected •Better opportunities elsewhere MUST DO BETTER #EdChat

Typical EduCelebrity @EduCelebrity

I probably shouldn’t be saying this, but word is that Trump, if re-elected, will appoint me as the new Secretary of Education. I hope you factor that into your decision of how to vote in November…

Typical EduCelebrity  @EduCelebrity

If students should not have to answer questions that they can get from Google, then teachers should not have to write lesson plans that they can get from Teachers Pay Teachers.

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Greeking Out!  Podcast 

This podcast is creatively written to catch your middle school social studies students’ attention.  

https://www.espn.com/espnradio/feeds/rss/podcast.xml?id=27807607

The 1619 Project – Update

Princeton History professor Allen Guelzo says it “is not history; it is conspiracy theory. The 1619 Project is not history; it is ignorance”  Guelzo goes on to say that it is a polemic rather than an historical account. Chicago Public Schools has ordered 200-400 copies for distribution to schools.  

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

https://www.city-journal.org/1619-project-conspiracy-theory

Web Spotlight:  

Earth Day

Please spread the word to teachers that middle schools can Sign up for Earth Day. 

Since 2004, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development have hosted the annual Earth Day Celebration at Constitution Hall in Lansing, offering conference style session rotations.  This year’s event has been modified to spotlight hands-on, interactive lessons that align with Next Generation Science Standards for middle school students.  

Schools are invited to participate in the 2020 Earth Day Event, Poster Contest and the new Environmental Service Award competition.  Visit www.michigan.gov/earthday for contest rules, deadlines, and application information.  The attached email highlights school group opportunities and registration for the event.  Schools can now register online to attend. Please see the attachment for event information and the registration link.  

We are looking forward to celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day focusing on climate action.

What do Teachers Want

The fastest-growing categories of requests are “warmth, care, and hunger,” health and wellness, and character education. 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/02/an_analysis_of_almost_2_million_donorschoose_requests_shows_funding_inequities.html#annotations:87Fz_kzhEeqXuO8piBuRTQ

Random Thoughts . . .  

Math Follow Up

Loved the example of 8% of 25 being the same as 25% of 8.  I thought this was so cool (you mentioned it previously two weeks ago) I have told others, but then I mentioned this to a math teacher.  She said, oh yes, that is the commutative property of math. It works for every pair of numbers.  

https://www.mathwarehouse.com/dictionary/C-words/commutative-property.php

She was the only one to mention it.  I don’t think any other of my friends remembered this property. 🙂  

Lotus Seed Pops

Completely random item.  They’re delicious. Wonderful snack.  Strange enough your students won’t steal them off of your desk.  Just sayin’.  

Find them here:  Lotus Seed Pops    

The Cost of Free

We are stewards of student information. Do we have a responsibility to understand why something is free? 

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February 8, 2020

MSM 451: 10 Star Worthy, Annotate the Sourdough

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

Just a thought, if you take six and drop the s, you get more, 9. 


If they make another Fast and Furious and don’t call it Fast 10: Your Seatbelts, someone needs to be fired. 


Why is dark spelled with a K and not a C?

  • You can’t see in the dark

I have a friend who has started a new band. The name of the band is Duvet. 

  • They’re a, wait for it, cover band.

Stephen King has a son named Joe. I’m not joking, but he is. 


How do you make a waterbed bouncy?

  • Put Spring water in it.

I never trust stairs. 

  • They are always up to something. 
  • Then they bring you down. 

8
8
Eight
Tolerate


I have a friend who tried to take a selfie in the shower. It came out all blurry. 

  • Yep, my friend has selfie steam issues. 

What has four letters, occassionally has twelve letters, 

always has six letters but never has five letters.


In a job interview, the candidate was asked can you perform under pressure? 

  • He responded, no but I’ll give Bohemian Rhapsody a go.

Advisory:

Fun Facts:

The word “helicopter” has two components. They aren’t “heli” and “copter”. They are “helico” and “pter”.

“Helico” (helix) and “pter” (wing, like with “pterodactyl”)


Words that are spelled the same but pronounced with emphasis on different syllables is actually indicative of the part of speech it is. Stress on the first syllable is a noun. Stress on the last syllable is a verb. Examples: CON-tract and con-TRACT. The former is a noun ( sign this contract) whereas the latter is a verb (the muscles contract). Same with record, address, impact, object, and a few others.


Everyone has seen shows or movies about traveling circuses, mainly in the 1930’s or 1940’s. During the Depression, running away to join the circus was a semi-reasonable option.

Many people scoff at the Florida law you must feed the meter where you park your elephant.

Those circuses had a travel season that heavily relied on summer and warmer months. They would spend the winter in Florida until the next travel season.


Potatoes didn’t arrive in Europe until the 16th century.

It’s so ubiquitous, you’d think it would’ve been a part of English culture since 10,000 BC.

I love that it took a huge scam just to get people to eat them.

French botanist and chemist Antoine-Augustin Parmentier planted a huge field full of potatoes and stationed armed military guards to protect it. However the guards were instructed to take any and all bribes. So people see this field full of potatoes under military guard and figure “they must be good if its worth protecting” and started bribing the guards to snag a few thus creating a new love of carbs.


You don’t actually bite down. You bite up because of your lower jaw.


World Wide Web contains fewer syllables than its intended short form – WWW, thus making the shorter version longer to say.


You know that old statistic that the average person eats 3 spiders in their sleep each year?

That was an intentionally made up statistic by a journalist to elicit the point that people will believe any “statistic” the media will tell them.


Percentages are reversible. 8% of 25 is the same as 25% of 8 and one of them is much easier to do in your head.


40% of all sick days taken by white-collar employees are on a Monday or a Friday. … not because people are trying for 3-day weekends, but because Monday and Friday account for 40% of all weekdays.

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: Sourdough Citizen Science

I was recently reading the January, 2020 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the “Citizen Science” section. The title of the article, within the section was “Sourdough Citizen Science,” written by Jill Nugent. 

Sourdough Citizen Science provides the opportunity to learn more about microbial influences on bread, including rise and flavor.  For more information, please visit:

Sourdough for Science

From the Twitterverse:  

Charles Mok 莫乃光@charlesmok

Chinese students in Australia who could not get back to Oz can’t access Google Scholar for remote school. I wonder if they objected to the Great Firewall before. Gotcha now! 【武漢肺炎】澳洲封關逾10萬中國留學生禁回澳,學生爆怒:無法瀏覽Google遙距上課!

Judy Bowling@jlbowling

Favorite new website of the day! Work with PDFs online. Great for Chromebook users. https://pdfcandy.com

@wagnerlearning@t_wallace92@jasonsiko@AnupaminMI

China Commission@CECCgov

Chairs extend their condolences to the family & friends of Dr. #LiWenliang. He was silenced by the police for raising the alarm about the #Wuhan #CoronaVirus & tragically died from it yesterday. He is rightly being hailed as a hero by the #Chinese people.  

Sotiri Dimpinoudis@sotiridi

#Breaking: Just in – Unconfirmed report of an uprising in #Kazakhstan, of insidious people in the region burning down Chinese restaurants and shops duo to the #Coronavirus.

Library Girl@jenniferlagarde

Y’all. I just learned today that the audible book for #FactVSFiction is now available on @audible– and I might be freaking out just a little bit! https://adbl.co/2vi8Jqs cc: @dhudgins #luckylibrarian

Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.  Look for your host, Todd Bloch, to have a middle school topic all ready to go!  Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development.

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Hypothesis

https://web.hypothes.is/

Resources:

Stanford psychology expert: These are the top 3 things kids need—but most parents fail to provide

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/stanford-psychologist-3-things-kids-need-but-parents-fail-to-provide.html#annotations:WKK7SEiQEeqtEi8_Ii6_vQ

Web Spotlight:  

Alfie Kohn vs Dwight Schrute

https://www.schooltube.com/media/Alfie-Kohn-vs-Dwight-Schrute/1_qwxjq9ym

Kryptos Sculpture

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/29/climate/kryptos-sculpture-final-clue.html

Why Innovation is Crucial in Education

Why innovation is Crucial in Education #Podcast

Random Thoughts . . .  

Sightings:  

Personal Web Site  

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February 1, 2020

MSM 450: Smile, It’s the Stupidity Opera

Troy / MSM /

Jokes:

Out of all the inventions of the last 100 years, the whiteboard may be the most remarkable.

***

The alphabet is really pretty terrifying 

– A bee sea? 

No thank you.

***

I did some mechanics work today. 

I put a rear end in a recliner.

***

I just developed a thought-controlled air freshener. 

It makes scents when you think about it. 

***

A friend of mine just bought an empty hanger. 

You can buy tickets for it now. It’s an “air and space” museum.

***

***

I’ve been walking to work lately. Every day the same bike tries to run me over. 

It’s a vicious cycle.

***

What do you call a snake that is 3.14 meters long? 

  • A python

***

Carpenter ants are just like regular ants except rainy days and Mondays always get them down. 

Advisory:

Tale of Two Monks and a Woman

The tale of two monks and a woman is a well-known Buddhist parable. The story goes that two monks were traveling together, a senior and a junior. They came to a river with a strong current where a young woman was waiting, unable to cross alone. She asks the monks if they would help her across the river. Without a word and in spite of the sacred vow he’d taken not to touch women, the older monk picks her up, crosses, and sets her down on the other side.

The younger monk joins them across the river and is aghast that the older monk has broken his vow but doesn’t say anything. An hour passes as they travel on. Then two hours. Then three. Finally, the now quite agitated younger monk can stand it no longer: “Why did you carry that women when we took a vow as monks not to touch women?”

The older monk replies, “I set her down hours ago by the side of the river. Why are you still carrying her?”

The story is a reminder to not dwell on the past in a way that interferes with living in the present moment. I’m glad to have remembered it today — I’m feeling much better now.

https://kottke.org/20/01/the-story-of-two-monks-and-a-woman

School Pictures

Have the kids demonstrate their school picture pose. Pull yearbooks from the archive if possible. Have kids compare them over the years (if you are at a newer school, find some from the oldest school around). 

  • Discuss “visual culture”. 

http://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~shiry/projects/yearbooks/yearbooks.html

100 Inspiring Questions That Make You Think About Your Life

Useful resource of basic questions. These are grouped by area. 

https://www.lifehack.org/859346/questions-that-make-you-think

Middle School Science Minute  

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

Middle School Science Minute: The Post-Truth Era

I was recently reading the January, 2020 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the “From the Editor’s Desk” section, written by Patti McGinnis, the editor of Science Scope.  The title of the article was “Scientific Literacy in the Post-Truth Era.” In this article, we learn about the need for our students to be able to gather, read, and synthesize information from multiple appropriate sources and assess the credibility, accuarcy and possible bias of each publication and methods used, and describe how they are supported or not supported by evidence.

From the Twitterverse:  

Diane Ravitch @DianeRavitch

Peter Greene: The Meteoric Rise and Disappearance of Michelle Rhee

Peter Greene: The Meteoric Rise and Disappearance of Michelle Rhee

In thinking back over the past decade, Peter Greene realized that Michelle Rhee was one of its defining figures. For a time, she was everywhere. The media lover her stern and angry visage. She grac…

dianeravitch.net

Will Richardson @willrich45

Try this: Keep a running count of how many questions students ask in class today that signal that they want to learn more about whatever is being discussed. Then do a little math to see how often that happens. Then think about the result. Is it what you want? #justaskin

Will Richardson @willrich45

“It may be easier to assess whether students can add and subtract two-digit numbers than whether they are effective collaborators, but our learners deserve a system based on what is important to asses, not just what is cheap and easy.” https://buff.ly/30URRlt Yup.

Amber Mac @ambermac

Creative bunch: “Running your defrosters for awhile will loosen the suction cups… Other students suggested blocking the GPS signal… at least one student realized the device has an unlimited SIM card on it and used it to tether his phone to the internet”

Students defeat new ‘Barnacle’ parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet

MindShift@MindShiftKQED

RT@NextGenLC

Research-backed advice for building effective developmental relationships with kids in schools, with easy ways to get to know them.  @mindshiftkqed #teaching #studentcentered

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55144/relationships-are-important-how-do-we-build-them-effectively-with-kids

Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker

Rethink Your Grading Practices – https://catlintucker.com/2017/12/grading-practices/ #edchat

Rethink Your Grading Practices

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We asked teenagers what adults are missing about technology. This was the best response.

Social media makes us feel seen.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614897/youth-essay-contest-adults-dont-understand-kid-technology/#annotations:uGDlGj3gEeqMkEsUkDpVqw

Charting Politics in an Election Year – Electoral-Vote.com

Here’s an online resource to help keep track of the primary voting cycle and then the general election.

https://electoral-vote.com/

The Wormeli Archive

You’ve been looking for an article by Rick Wormeli, but he’s so prolific you can’t remember where you saw it

https://www.rickwormeli.com/articles?fbclid=IwAR0tFx0oTPCoS6iqg9tmaVBzgZJNAgkgK2jwqXhtKm8PxVfyZ-luH6D7rAo

Web Spotlight:  

The Case For Professors of Stupidity

But what exactly is stupidity? David Krakauer, the President of the Santa Fe Institute, told interviewer Steve Paulson, for Nautilus, stupidity is not simply the opposite of intelligence. “Stupidity is using a rule where adding more data doesn’t improve your chances of getting [a problem] right,” Krakauer said. “In fact, it makes it more likely you’ll get it wrong.”

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-case-for-professors-of-stupidity

Just for fun:  The Incompetence Opera    

Oneteen and Twoteen

“Teen” simply means “ten more than,” and of course, the prefix is self-explanatory.

In short, “11” is not “oneteen” and for that matter, “12” is not “twoteen.” What is going on here?

Oneteen and Twoteen

Bonus: “Twelve plus one” is an anagram of “eleven plus two.” (And for whatever it is worth, “twoteen plus one” is an anagram of “oneteen plus two,” obviously.)

Leif Vollebekk Sees His Song ‘Hot Tears’ As Yellow

https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2020/01/29/800508338/leif-vollebekk-sees-his-song-hot-tears-as-yellow

Annotated by the Author: ‘Tiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became King’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/learning/annotated-by-the-author-tiny-tyrannosaur-hints-at-how-t-rex-became-king.html#annotations:xQTvij4FEeqXddNUClEP5Q

The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends

Friendship has real power for kids.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/friendship-crucial-adolescent-brain/605638/#annotations:cdsVuEMBEeqICANkQQZeDQ

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MSM 449: Like Yeah, What’s It Called?  No Gewgaw here.
January 18, 2020

MSM 449: Like Yeah, What’s It Called? No Gewgaw here.

Troy / MSM, Podcast /

Jokes:

***

To Whoever Stole My Copy of Microsoft Office,

I will find you. You have my Word. 

***

***

***

What do you call a mouse that swears?

***

I started reading a horror novel in braille. 

Something bad is about to happen, I can feel it. 

***

I got thrown out of the local park. I was lining up squirrels by height. 

Apparently, they didn’t like me critter sizing…

Advisory:

 Starfish

One Outfit – 100 days

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/21/teacher-julia-mooney-sustainable-fashion-one-outfit-100-days/1917538002/

Middle School Science Minute  

Middle School Science Minute: Phases of the Moon

I was recently reading the November/December, 2019 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 “Disequilibrium” section. The title of the article, within the section was “The Phases of the Moon,” written by Cole Entress. 

Middle-level students most commonly suggest that the phases of the moon are caused by the Earth’s shadow.  In fact, the Moon is illuminated by the Sun in much the same way as the Earth—that is, one side of it is continuously in the path of the Sun’s rays. 

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

From the Twitterverse:  

The Modest Teacher@ModestTeacher

We have a student whose name is Logan, except it’s spelled, “Login”. …like you “login” to your computer. Parents…enough with trying to be cute with your kids’ names.

Typical EduCelebrity@EduCelebrity

Some teachers buy a box of Girl Scout cookies from a student. Good teachers buy a case of cookies. Great teachers donate enough money to a student’s troop so that cookie sales are unnecessary. Elite teachers’ lessons are so fun and engaging that there’s no need for scouting.

Typical EduCelebrity@EduCelebrity

Don’t be upset if there is a shortage of subs in your building. It just means that they’re not many teachers out there on your level of awesomeness.

Dave Schmittou EdD@daveschmittou

This weekend, spend time building relational capital with those who matter most. Like a car driving through a ditch, build momentum now to help you get to the other side. Spring will be hard. Plan for success now.

Joy Kirr@JoyKirr

Replying to@SteinbrinkLaura

Glad I checked out my “feed” instead of just the hashtags and lists I like to follow… Twitter has gotten so huge; it’s gotten harder to stay connected to PEOPLE.

Will Richardson@willrich45

“There is no cure for curiosity.” —Dorothy Parker Yet, more often than not, we in schools seek a cure. “Right” answers. Limited choices. Narrow curriculum. Grades. If we really want curiosity, we need to give it more space instead of trying to cure it. #justsayin (h/t@hjarche)

Dr. Debbie Silver

Fail Chart:  

Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST.  Look for your host Todd Bloch to have a middle school topic all ready to go!  Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development.

Resources:

Wayne State University series aims to help you refine your language

https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2020/01/06/wayne-state-words-improve-vocabulary/2823618001/

https://wordwarriors.wayne.edu/

Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a new Shipwreck App

With about 1,500 shipwrecks in Michigan waters, this new interactive map makes it simple to explore them. It offers information on each wreck including: the level of difficulty for diving to the wreck, whether or not you can canoe or kayak to it’s location, how it sank, and a description of the ship. 

Michigan DNR adds interactive map for exploring shipwrecks

Trey Kennedy – Middle Schoolers Part 4

Parents and teachers will totally get it.  Not sure the kids will. Which makes it funnier.  

https://www.facebook.com/treynkennedy/videos/376632619672035/

Web Spotlight:  

TWO STATES. EIGHT TEXTBOOKS. TWO AMERICAN STORIES.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

http://hackeducation.com/2019/12/31/what-a-shitshow

Articles of Impeachment

Random Thoughts . . .  

Personal Web Site  

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