September 2011
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Grit In The Gap: Just so you know, →
gritinthegap:
I can add being bitten to the things done to me by students. I really thought I had had it all.
That being said however, today was the best day yet. Everyone ended on the highest behavior level, and we got to play outside. I might have even grown a microscopic filament of attachment to them (this…
I’ve been bitten before. I was like what the heck, did you really...
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hand off
allisonunsupervised:
She’s been up nights, maybe not literally, but maybe. As she listens, she leans into the table, shoulders hunched, hands clasped in habitual pleading to whatever powers may be. They aren’t us. Instead, we, the deaf ed teacher and I, are the ones who’ll be taking over the hand-holding and pushing that have been her domain for the past five years.
It is seven thirty in the...
allisonunsupervised asked: Yes, that actually works. Unintelligible speech gets redirected. And it's much more satisfying than hitting 0.
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Allison Unsupervised: ffeimo replied to your... →
allisonunsupervised:
ffeimo replied to your photo: I work for an organization that has hundreds of…
Reminds me of telecom systems that ask you to key in all the vital information, then a real person finally picks up the call and none of the info is visible to the rep. Rinse and repeat.
PEEVE.
But a while back I decided that particular aneurysm is not the way to go, so I avoid the whole ordeal...
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Needed: a pep talk.
thinkbrit:
I described my current situation to a friend thusly: I am so far in the weeds teaching that I can’t even see the sky.
I’m struggling with all kinds of behavior issues (including repeated parent emails from different parents revolving around one particular child), learning how to teach a new curriculum, and suddenly having kids all over the spectrum ability-wise. My intern year was at...
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Children's Authors' Websites →
kbkonnected:
Great resource.
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Guest Blogger: Dry Shampoo School
birchbox:
We love writers with fun personalities, which is why we’re ecstatic to welcome Carlye Wisel into the guest blogging fold this week. The savvy blogger has a multitude of interests, but can regularly be found taking about music and more on Vevo, Big Ugly Yellow Couch, and her personal Tumblr, Awkward City Population 1. This week, she’s sharing beauty wit and wisdom. Read on for her dry...
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Running Records
kay21210:
How do you all do it?! I am learning in my methods class but I cannot keep up with student who is reading and making the correct marks. Ahhh! Whoever can do this effortlessly is skilled and has my admiration.
Well here’s some pro-tips.
Younger grades, they usually do read slow enough to do the majority of the marks. Older grades if they read a whole line correctly you can...
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Learn How to Recognize and Report Disaster Relief... →
markcoatney:
Today in PSAs.
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Say these words: Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil,...
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Technology and Education Question
novicephoenix:
Hi Tumblr!
I have a technology question for ya’ll. This year I will have my own classroom (yay) in a computer room. The downside is that the computer room does not have that awesome function where the teacher can lock all students’ computers and display whatever powerpoint/document/ website that the teacher (me) wants to display.
Does anyone know of any free technology that can...
chalcedony-indigo asked: I haven't been following you long, but these are 5 things I pulled from what I've read so far: 1. strong 2. compassionate 3. dedicated 4. honest 5. growing. :)
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NPR: Parents, ACLU Sue N.J. City Over Facebook... →
The ACLU filed the lawsuit against Newark on behalf of a parents group denied access to records requested under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act.
The initial April 1 request sought to review correspondence among Zuckerberg, Newark employees including Democratic Mayor Cory Booker, state officials and others involved in the deal.
“As parents, as taxpayers and as citizens, we...
I wish I could get a maid.
I’m still a little under the weather, my place is a mess, and I have to move out by November.
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Side Note:
F. mentioned previously does make me laugh a ridiculous amount throughout the day because he looks like a miniature man and has the best facial expressions. I tried to teach him the Lollipop Gang song from the Wizard of Oz, but all he said was “Miss. M. why you silly?” in the squeaky voice that he has.
Also, he told me the second day that he had to make sure his hair looked good in...
girlwithalessonplan asked: How IS naptime, really?
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Making Teachers Nerdy: 45 Websites for Students to... →
Definitely a list to explore. I’ve been looking for ways to include art in my computer center.
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learning & laughing: A few thing I've learned... →
kicksandgiggles:
It’s the most wonderful thing. It’s the most exhausting, stressful, beautiful thing. One minute you’ll be laughing your head off at one of your magnificently witty students, the next minute crying in your office because you’re so overwhelmed by it all. It will have you running around like a crazy…
I couldn’t be more proud of this teacher.
Naptime.
Fourteen little bodies.
Fourteen snug as a bug in a rug.
Snoring.
“Rock”-a-bye baby.
Potty runs.
Shoes that light up.
Fourteen hugs as we wake up.
I wish I could nap too.
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U.S. Teachers’ Hours Among World’s Longest →
danielaulait:
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1,097: Average number of hours U.S. teachers spend per year on instruction.
Students across the U.S. are enjoying or getting ready for summer vacation, but teachers may be looking forward to the break even more. American teachers are the most productive among major developed countries, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development data from 2008...
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Day 2: Just Fix It! [Education]
girlwithalessonplan:
newsweek:
Yesterday we kicked off “Just Fix It,” our hunt for thoughts on our country’s problems and a call for solutions to fix them, with the question: What can we do to create jobs in our local communities?
Here are five (of hundreds!) ideas you sent in:
In a small community, reclaim condemned buildings to restore them to market value by means of a community...
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98% of Florida Welfare Applicants Pass Drug Test,... →
by Jorge Rivas Thursday, August 25 2011, 1:55 PM EST
Florida’s new drug-tests-for-welfare-applicants program just yielded its first batch of results: 98 percent passed. It’ll only cost the state $178 million.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who rode his own fortune and the tea party’s adoration to office last year, has stated publicly several times that people on...
We've Got A Diem to Carpe: Today. →
adiemtocarpe:
I started off bright, cheery and excited. I greeted my students at the door with a pencil and a plastic bag filled with cut up sentence strip that when put together was a short letter from me to them expressing my excitement for the year. Then, it just went downhill.
We tried playing a name game,…
I was not a fly in your classroom, so I do not know what you did or did not...
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Teaching For Change: What Will You Leave Behind? →
classroomtech:
Today I received an email from a first-year teacher that teaches the same subject but at a different campus in our district. She is not happy with the situation she has found herself in: - No support - No materials - No guidance - No plans
Three years ago, when I took the spot I am currently…
For my last position which I left for a full-time spot, I left the new teacher a...
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Why the US is destroying her education system →
coolcatteacher:
This gutt wrenching read is worth reading anyway. We need to ask questions about what we should be doing to educate kids for their future and ours. If the answer to the budget deficit isn’t a four answer multiple choice set of options then neither should our school system be. Surely we can do better.
Every kid is different. We have to be fair in the education of our students....
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I just watched the most depressing 80's movie...
For Keeps. On Netflix. Don’t watch it.
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Girl with a Lesson Plan: Tomorrow, think of Alina... →
girlwithalessonplan:
Alina was one of the six who died in the Indiana State Fair collapse last week.
Tomorrow would’ve been her first day as a seventh grade teacher at Wilson Middle School in Muncie. She had recently graduated with honors from Manchester College.
Prior to the concert, Alina had been prepping her…
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Tai's Psychology Blog: Child Cognitive Development... →
psychology2010:
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Make believe plays also known as role plays are believed to facilitate a child’s cognitive development. In simple words, play time is actually learning time for children.
Therefore, if you want a child to develop superb mental abilities improve his/her play time. In…
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Science Daily: Race and Poverty Often... →
Elementary, middle, and high schools with large minority populations — but not necessarily higher crime rates — are far more likely than others to require students and visitors to pass through metal detectors, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.
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Children Online: Mark Zuckerberg has it wrong! →
Mark Zuckerberg has it wrong. In a recent interview in CNN Money, he stated that Facebook was a good place for children under age 13 and it held great educational potential. Facebook as we know it today, is not a good place for children and has a long way to go before it has significant educational value. Today, children and young teens face numerous risks on Facebook including bullying,...
