Docs - create and edit documents online, for free. One account. All of Google. Sign in to continue to Docs Find my account Forgot password? Sign in with a different account Create account One Google Account for everything Google Mindful Space in the Library I have been working to be more mindful in my daily activities. Mindfulness is “the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.” This reminds me so much of one of AASL’s Standards under Explore/Grow” V.D.2 Learners develop through experience and reflection by recognizing capabilities and skills that can be developed, improved, and expanded. Working with students often stretches our limits and, at times, theirs, as well. Using simple meditation techniques can help improve students’ reflection process. Well Beyond Wellbeyond is an IOS app that helps bring mindfulness to students. Super Stretch Yoga Super Stretch Yoga focuses on using yoga as a tool for mindfulness. Blissful Kids Blissful Kids is perfect for the library. Don’t forget about your teacher friends. Author: Ashley Cooksey Library Media Specialist in Arkansas. Like this: Like Loading...
How K–12 Schools Monitor Attendance During Remote Learning With the rapid transition to remote learning, it’s been a trying time for many school districts across the country. After all, they’ve had a lot to figure out — from finding ways to bridge the digital divide to ensuring student security and privacy online. Another major challenge is maintaining student attendance. When the novel coronavirus pushed schools to close their doors and adopt a remote learning model, many educators saw a drop in class attendance, according to Education Dive. Thankfully, there are school districts that have found ways to tackle attendance during remote learning and conduct significant outreach to students and families who need it the most. MORE ON EDTECH: Learn how K–12 schools are bringing elective classes online. Redefining Attendance in a Remote Learning Environment Chronic absenteeism is already a huge concern for many educators. With this concern, many school districts have decided to forgo formally tracking student attendance during remote learning.
Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press Welcome to our free eBooks collection, developed for children aged 3 - 11 years old. Help your young child learn to read with The Oxford Reading Tree (featuring our much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper characters), watch your child develop their love of reading with Project X, or simply browse our range of over 200 eBooks for inspiration. All our free eBooks are tablet-friendly. If you'd like to learn more about how to support your child's reading, visit our 'Oxford Reading Tree levels' and 'Phonics made easy' pages. Browse the library sign up log in More books to support learning at home Biff, Chip and Kipper Our Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper series features the much-loved characters who have been helping children learn to read for over 30 years. Songbirds Levelled Phonics books from the fabulous Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo. Read, Write, Inc. A step-by-step phonics programme to support reading. Bond SATs Skills Picking a dictionary
The Science Behind Student Stress A new study finds that when students experience an academic setback such as a bad grade, the amount of cortisol—the so-called stress hormone—in their bodies typically spikes. For most students it drops back down to normal levels a day later, but for some it stays high. These students remain fixated on the setback and have difficulty moving forward. The researchers analyzed the stress levels of students at two high schools in central Texas during an especially stressful time—the transition into high school. A majority of these students—68 percent—experienced a drop in grades in the first semester and reported feeling stressed as a result. “Declining grades may get ‘under the skin,’ as it were, for first-year high school students who believe intelligence is a fixed trait,” explains Hae Yeon Lee, the study’s lead author. Stress isn’t always bad. But with chronic stress, high cortisol levels can instead impair brain functioning and suppress the immune system, causing long-term damage.
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) Print Version What Are CATs? Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are generally simple, non-graded, anonymous, in-class activities designed to give you and your students useful feedback on the teaching-learning process as it is happening. Examples of CATs include the following. The Background Knowledge Probe is a short, simple questionnaire given to students at the start of a course, or before the introduction of a new unit, lesson or topic. Why Should I Use CATs? CATs can be used to improve the teaching and learning that occurs in a class. Provide just-in-time feedback about the teaching-learning processProvide information about student learning with less work than traditional assignments (tests, papers, etc.)Encourage the view that teaching is an ongoing process of inquiry, experimentation, and reflectionHelp students become better monitors of their own learningHelp students feel less anonymous, even in large coursesProvide concrete evidence that the instructor cares about learning
BBC Learning English - Dramas from BBC Learning English The History of Jane Doe by Michael Belanger ★ ”[An] impressive debut…Suffused with quirky humor and equal parts life-affirming and heartbreaking, John Green fans will gobble this one up.“ — Kirkus, starred review “Readers looking for a moving, realistic portrayal of depression will appreciate this exceptional debut.” —Publishers Weekly “A powerful debut with a story for fans of John Green and Jennifer Niven… guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings.” — BuzzFeed “A YA triple threat…genuine, believable, and relatable.” “Mixing humor with heartache, this is an unmissable coming-of-age story from an exciting new voice in YA.” “A story of first love, heartbreak, and the darkness that is depression…an absolute must-read.”
7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom Pen-and-paper pop quizzes are no more: thumbs-up/thumbs-down, hand signals, online polls, discussion boards, and chat boxes have become the new mainstays of formative assessments in virtual classrooms. Teachers don’t need to completely reinvent their traditional formative assessments, however, according to Mike Anderson, an educational consultant in Durham, New Hampshire. He recommends that teachers modify familiar practices—like exit tickets and think-pair-shares—so they work virtually. “Formative assessments might feel harder now in virtual classrooms—you can’t just walk around class and look over a kid’s shoulders—but I’m not sure they have to be harder.” In fact, many of the popular digital apps and sites like Nearpod, Flipgrid, Padlet, and Seesaw, can actually work in tandem with the tried-and-true assessments that teachers honed in their classes pre-pandemic. “In our distance learning environment, we run the risk of being further isolated. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
24 Must-Share Poems for Middle School and High School It can be hard to know which poems will spur your middle and high schoolers into deep, meaningful discussion and which will leave them yawning! So we asked experienced teachers to share their favorite poems that always get a reaction, even from teens. Here’s what they had to say about the best poems for middle school and high school students. 1. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost Discuss symbolism with this short poem by Frost. 2. Discuss the literal and figurative meanings in this poem. 3. Listen to the author herself as she performs her poetry. 4. This poem follows Joe’s pain and suffering she experienced at Schubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia. 5. This poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration had the nation talking about it for days to come. 6. Recount the dangers of misconception with this poem. 7. Frost doesn’t hold back with this poem, an ideal one for discussion and debate. 8. 9. An oldie but goodie! 10. 11. For your fans of science fiction. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Marc Brackett, Ph.D. Director | Email me Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. His grant-funded research focuses on: (1) the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, relationship quality, and mental health; (2) the measurement of emotional intelligence; (3) best practices for teaching emotional intelligence; and (3) the influences of emotional intelligence training on children’s and adults’ effectiveness, health, creativity, and both school and workplace climate. Marc has published 125 scholarly articles and has received numerous awards, including the Joseph E. Marc regularly consults with large companies, including Facebook and Google on best practices for integrating the principles of emotional intelligence into training and product design.