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MSM-250 Well its been a while
Category: Education
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2013-08-24 12:25:18
Description: Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education. Jokes You Can Use: Why was the archaeologist depressed? His career was in ruins. What's the most commonly misspelled blood group? Typo. What do you call Santa's helpers? Subordinate clauses. Why was the computer tired when it got home? Because it had a hard drive. What do you call dyslexic owls? Slow. Eileen Award: iTunes: Busbyscience Twitter: Joy Kirr, Paul Dunford, Don Wettrick, Kyle Mayer Diigo: Facebook: Christine Fleisher, Smoth John Advisory: Red Cross Baby Sitting Courses Introductory Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mIS1UQY2_Q http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/program-highlights/babysitting-caregiving Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Choice Eliminates Complacency I was recently reading the March, 2013 issue of Science Scope, a magazine for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association. An article that caught my attention was: "Choice: The Dragon Slayer of Student Complacency." It was written by Douglas Llewellyn. The article focuses in on the the skills that middle level teachers have that help them capture student interest. The teacher skills are: 1. Differentiate instruction to suit the needs of individual students. 2. Provide intrinsic motivation for learning by offering choice. 3. Engage students in the learning process. You can find it online at: http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2013/6/24_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Choice_Eliminates_Complacency.html From the Twitterverse: Resources: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/08/100-tips-for-new-teachers-and-good.html#.Uhi6JmRASQk 47+ Alternatives to Using YouTube in the Classroom http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/47-alternatives-to-using-youtube-in.html#.Uhi7nmRASQk Lingualy. http://lingua.ly/ Getty http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/open-content-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/ Unsplash Free (do whatever you want) hi-resolution photos. 10 new photos every 10 days. Good for background images. Also useful for writing assignments. http://unsplash.com/ 40 maps that explain the world http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/ RIP, Elmore Leonard: The Beloved Author’s 10 Rules of Writing http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/08/21/elmore-leonard-10-rules-of-writing/ Web Spotlight: Moodle Inspiring better teaching everywhere. Welcome to the first official Moodle MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Our first course for teachers runs for four weeks, starting 1st September 2013. http://learn.moodle.net/ A teacher's heart speaks on the first day of school http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-teacher-heart-speaks-on-first-day-of.html How come officials could predict new test score results? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/08/12/how-come-officials-could-predict-results-on-new-test-scores/
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