Hope Beats Out Cynicism Every Time

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/cynicism-is-contagious-richard-curwin

5 WINS This Week

 

1.  I watched robins in our backyard, amazing   
     beauty and a gentle reminder of "new life."

2. Pupils from Lawrenceville and Red Hill High
    Schools supported area farmers and business
    people by sandbagging the levee.

3.  We're welcoming a new janitor at Parkside
      in the morning. I'll miss the gentleman who
      retired recently because we worked together
      for such a long time, but it will be nice to    
      greet the new staff member.

4.   I started swimming again more regularly
      at the YMCA...encouraged by the many     
      athletes around me.

5.  Discovered wonderful improvements among
     students while bench marking skills at school.
     Their teachers are paving the way for
     success.  Do the children know reading will   
     serve them over a lifetime?  I'm not sure they
     do but as educators we know it's one of the
     reasons we're here for our kids.

Guide for Teaching Different Kinds of Poetry

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

Seventeen different types

of poetry to teach to young writers.

Where's the love button when you need one?

Don't miss the poetry links as well!

Six Strategies for Teaching Autistic Students

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/autism-awareness-month-6-strategies-for-teaching-students-with-autism/

Give This a Read

http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2013/04/what-happens-when-you-really-d.html

http://theenergyproject.com/blog

Help and Information About Blogs

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/picking-best-platform-for-your.html#.UW4aD8qReil

Ideas for You from Parkside

http://www.cusd20.com/parkside/

"Blog Roll" with
free resources for you.

Thanks for telling a friend!

The Little Know Poetry of Mark Twain

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/04/08/mark-twain-poetry/

Mark Twain's daughter, Susy Clemens

A poem he wrote for her is among the collection

of little know works by the author, whose real

name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

Mark Twain produced more than 120 poems over
the course of his life — 95 humorous and 31 serious,
with the majority of the latter written after 1890.

Students Who Push Buttons

http://eyeoneducation.com/Blog/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2873/How-One-Simple-Poem-Changed-a-Teacher39s-Life#.UWn0P8qReil

Real Teachers....I Will Take One of Those

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/08/opinion/kopp-kids-real-teachers/index.html

Jason Moraz's "I Won't Give Up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TdN5GyTl8K0

We know a mother who's inspired by
the lyrics and message of this song.....

Take a Virtual Fieldtrip

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/7-good-virtual-tours-for-students.html#.UWDZwFeRfN1

Six C's.....Advice from Lisa Nielsen

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-6-cs-for-using-social-media-during.html

Lisa Nielsen inspires us all
with her common sense article
"The Six C's for 

     Using Social Media." 

 

Ten Leadership Skills

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2013/04/08/10-leadership-lessons-i-wish-i-learned-in-my-20s/

Read or watch a slide
show of Todd Wilms' ideas

http://www.slideshare.net/ToddWilms/10-leadership-lessons-i-wish-i-learned-in-my-20s-18250929

Make & Track Goals

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/03/31/heres-a-goal-tracking-sheet-im-giving-to-students/

Here’s a goal-tracking
sheet Larry Ferlazzo gives pupils.

Read more about why Ferlazzo teaching kids to make goals.

10 Best Blog Posts for March 2013

http://eyeoneducation.com/Blog/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2866/April-2013-eNews#.UWHV1FeRfN2

Eye on Education's "TOP 10"

It's a fantastic collection of ideas!

Follow them on Face Book,
Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube,
or via an E-Mail newletter.

The Amazing Suzanne Perryman

http://www.specialneedsmom.com/

Suzanne Perryman's a 
writer, crafter, reader, and mom
who has ideas every family can use.
She rocks!

We can follow her on Face Book and Twitter.

Thank You for So Many Things, Roger Ebert

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/12/hello_mr_president_its_me_roger_ebert/

In November 2012 the Salon Editor in Chief
Kerry Lauerman  threw out this question:

What's one thing you'd ask the
President to do during his second term? 

 
The late Roger Ebert offered
his two cents, some common sense.   

"Reading is the key to self-education."
"We need smaller classrooms,"
"an emphasis on fundamentals rather than frivolity."

Ten Essentials for You and the Class

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/10-things-every-teacher-needs-to-survive/

Theater Fun from Giggle Poetry

	Lucky Trade Turn Off the TV! Ish! I Went to the Doctor Samantha Cinderella Scott I Call First! Rules for the Bus My Thumbies How to Torture Your Teacher My New Pet How to Torture Your Students My Doggy Ate My Homework How to Delay Your Bedtime My Dog Has Got No Manners Get Out of Bed! Mithing Tooth Bad Baxter Barton Empty Headed Mirror, Mirror, o'er the Sink Bad-Hair Day My Violin New My Noisy Brother New The Teachers’ Show New Don't Pinch! New Stop Sniffling! New When I Was a Baby New Out of Control New A Lesson Learned New When the Bubble Burst New Don't Suck Your Thumb New The Kindergarden Concert New Peewee Soccer New The Bus New We're Going Skiing New

T-Rex

OMGThatsPunny
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Follow on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/omgthatspunny

You ARE the Expert in Helping a Child

http://geniusinchildren.org/2013/04/01/how-teachers-should-do-research-on-student-with-learning-disability/

Empowering Kids

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/03/fun-failure-how-to-make-learning-irresistible/

Four principles that work for kids......
Thank you

Listen to the author Katie Salen present her ideas:
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP100212

Blogger Mom, Helper, Teacher....Fantastic!

http://niederfamily.blogspot.com/

"Uncommon Sense"

Teacher turned stay-at-home-mom who blogs
through special needs parenting with honesty.

Follow Dana Nieder on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/UncommonBlogger

Her Face Book page is open to the public: 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Uncommon-Sense-Blog/123130417730793

Work Ethic Matters.....Take a Look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9DR55RSpLRQ

I like Adrian Dantley's attitude.

He's not playing basketball anymore.

He's not coaching either
but he does use a whistle.