Summary: On Our Mind: Changing positions Start of the school year Eileen Award: Dr. Tatom: Thanks for the mention on Twitter! Advisory: Permanent Record http://www.slate.com/id/2301449/ The Secret to Success https://plus.google.com/117689362923608221663/posts/8v7RBNncmAJ How many really? http://howmanyreally.com/ Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Part two on lab safety and focuses in on personal safety of students. From the Twitterverse: Don’t forget to join the conversation on MiddleTalk and Twitter at #midleved this Friday at 8:00 pm EST. News: Beautiful Teenage Brains http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/teenage-brains/dobbs-text Resources: Writing Prompts http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/ YouTube for Teachers http://www.youtube.com/teachers http://www.youtube.com/education iPad App Resources: In iTunes, go to the iTunes Store (sidebar on the left). Then select App Store on the bar along the top of the window. Then select the drop down Education under Categories on the right (OR-Just to the right of the word App Store on the top will be a small triangle- click that and select Education) This will reveal App categories for Teachers including: Apps for Teachers Special Education Education Volume Purchasing Mobile Learning http://www.eschoolnews.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/09/mobile_star.pdf Alternate Assessment Apps for Eighth Grade Eighth graders need to demonstrate their mastery of skills in English, math and science. http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3110 Web Spotlight: Implementing Common Core Standards Over the next year, the accomplished teachers I met at CTQ will face down these tough questions. They will design—and test-drive in their own classrooms, with their own students—lessons and assessments linked to the Common Core State Standards. http://transformed.teachingquality.org/blogs/advancing-teaching-profession/09-2011/implementing-common-core-standards Cheating Here’s an overview of some of the most shocking instances of teacher cheating, plus a few episodes that may have been overblown. http://www.propublica.org/article/americas-most-outrageous-teacher-cheating-scandals Students need to develop Grit http://edcommentary.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaching-character-strengths-and-values.html Common Core Maps From the website: “Common Core has released a new, Second Edition of the K-12 Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts. The Maps are designed to help educators meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards, which call for the standards to be “complemented by a well-developed, content-rich curriculum.” Our draft ELA Maps have received more than three million views since last August. We’ve listened to your advice and have added many new features, including: Nearly 200 new writing, grammar, and research activities Guidance for differentiated instruction Library of seventy digital resources More informational and contemporary texts throughout Map users can now: Rate and comment on each of the seventy-six unit Maps along with thousands of suggested works, activities, and resources Submit lesson plans Get preferred pricing on Maps services and tools that are under development Common Core has been inundated with requests for professional development services, more Maps-based curriculum tools, and more Maps, including math Maps. In order to generate the resources needed to respond to these requests, we are offering the opportunity to become contributing members of the Mapping Project for a nominal cost.” Strategies: Inside Story Flash Cards Combine visuals with vocabulary words to help increase retention. http://www.insidestoryflashcards.com/ Jokes You Can Use: Events & Happenings: Calendar of Events: NMSA News:
