Summary: MSM 267: Make Shawn feel good, Dave Does the Climate Change ... Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education. Jokes You Can Use: Eileen Award: iTunes: Sghtblindr Twitter: Marie Booz Google+: Michael Dettloff Facebook: Advisory: Different Students http://www.coolcatteacher.com/videos/autistic-boy-speaks/ Rewritten Book titles http://www.themillions.com/2014/01/read-me-please-book-titles-rewritten-to-get-more-clicks.html Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-SPECIAL EDUCATION I was recently reading the December, 2013 issue of Science Scope, a magazine written for Middle School Science Teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association. In this issue, I came upon an article entitled, "Special Education in the Science Classroom: A Co-Teaching Scenario" written by Lisa Dieker, Lisa Finnegan, Kelly Grillo, and Dennis Garland. In the article they cite five areas that science teachers should consider regarding building a positive, inclusive classroom setting. 1. Both teachers must be involved 2. Reading and vocabulary instruction is critical 3. Teaching students how to write in the science curriculum 4. Using effective grouping and teaching social skills directly 5. Assess learning constantly http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2014/1/3_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Special_Education.html From the Twitterverse: #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Strategies: Meryl Streep provides examples of Voice From the Ellen Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8TSBw5JiWE#t=159 Resources: Getty Publications Virtual Library Free digital backlist titles from the Getty Publications Archives http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/index.html MetPublications http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications Full text online: (395 current choices): http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online?searchtype=F Create Infographics Nice rundown on different tools to create infographics. http://www.razorsocial.com/make-your-own-infographic/ Down for everyone or just me? Neat site that will let you know if a web site is down, or just down for you. This can help troubleshoot if a firewall is blocking a site or school filters, etc. http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/# Online Timer/Clock Free, easy to use. http://www.teachit.co.uk/custom_content/Timer/clock3.html Web Spotlight: 3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Development by George Couros • January 30, 2014 1. Creating a detailed agenda 2. Scheduling back-to-back-to-back-to-back learning 3. Thinking that “collaboration” with others is the only way we learn http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/10156 Remind 101 Adds Support for Sending Text Messages to Subgroups http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/01/remind-101-adds-support-for-sending.html#.Uu55BnddW8s Map: 'How Much Snow It Typically Takes to Cancel School in the U.S.' Trubetskoy includes the following clarifications: http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/map-how-much-snow-it-typically-takes-to-cancel-school-in-the-us/283470/ Connected Educator 2014 Conference The Educator’s Un/Conference . . . and 4 Scechs to boot!
