Middle School Matters

Shawn and Troy talk about not going remote, mostly, this year, how kids have attached to adults, and virtual trips. Dave is augmenting your reality.  

Shawn and Troy theoretically discuss the end of the year. Dave finds inspiration with End of the Year activities.  

Shawn and Troy talk about relationships with Administrators, remote conferences, and more. Dave kind of gives us the Bird.  

Shawn and Troy talk about the end of the school year, visual literacy, and more. Dave has an important minute on equity.  

Shawn and Troy talk about Shawn’s new computer, conferences, and more. Dave is all about Cool Water. 

Shawn and Troy talk about Moodle 4, moving resources to digital, and more. Dave has an Ocean full of good stuff. 

Shawn and Troy talk about time off last week, kids decoding, and more. Dave isn’t all wet, he drop lets us in on some water issues for our world.

Troy and Shawn talk about OER, creating a citizenship resource, the schedule for the rest of the school year, and more. Dave shares some great STEM books. 

Shawn and Troy talk about Michigan & Maine, kids on vacation, language, and more. Dave takes a look at some land.  

Shawn and Troy talk about Spring Break, Learning Loss, and more. Dave journals Nature. 

Shawn and Troy talk about Julius Caesar, go on a rathole or two, and conferences. Dave is all about implicit bias.

Troy and Shawn share thoughts about kids starting a podcast about book club, going to Europe, and more. Dave has some tips about teaching science.

MSM 537: It’s One Button Shawn and Troy discuss technology in Shawn’s room, H5P, world events, and more. Dave has designs on science success. Get all the show notes at https://middleschoolmatters.com

MSM 536: Law of Unintended Consequences Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about mask mandates, posting lessons,students cheating, and more. Dave has designs on success in science. Jokes: Eileen Award: Tom Acker, Technology Integrator Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Design Thinking http://k12science.net/design-thinking/ Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Hack Your Classroom Activity Resources: Illusion of the YearTop 10 Finalists Airzooka https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Airzooka&crid=1L7C6SLYM9AIP&sprefix=airzooka%2Caps%2C188&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Web Spotlight: 45 Eighth Grade Science Fair Projects and Classroom Experiments https://www.weareteachers.com/8th-grade-science-projects/ Google Slides is Hilarious https://medium.com/@laurajavier/google-slides-is-actually-hilarious-83c1ced857ee Middle Schoolers Lau

MSM 535: I’ll Buy the Cake, You Eat It . . . or the Cepelani Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about cake, celebrations, and cats. Dave has some great books for middle schoolers. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students http://k12science.net/outstanding-science-trade-books-for-middle-school-students-2/ Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Resources: You've Got Perseverance! https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/got-perseverance/#annotations:UMvRXIqrEeyfjqPEK374zw Nightly News for Kids https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlykids#annotations:TXOUyoj_Eey1EZ_BW9DnQg Worldle https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/ Web Spotlight: Do We Really Need PD? https://katielmartin.com/2018/04/22/do-we-really-need-pd/#annotations:1V5FPok_EeypIieqAI_SUg Quordle It’s Wordle times 4 https://www.quordle.c

MSM 534: Teaching All Day Not Enough, We’ve Got a Plan Summary: Shawn and Troy explain last week (the missing Mr. McGirr), what does a “snow day” look like? Dave takes a look at Woodpeckers. Jokes: Eileen Award: Shannon Lundgren….. Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) The Woodpecker Cavity Cam Project https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/elwest/woodpecker-cavity-cam Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: 7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-attention-getters-use-instead-raising-your-voice#annotations:E6RM-oQ0EeygN3OhWIgbwQ Resources: Our 2022 Winter Book Review Festival https://www.middleweb.com/46498/our-2022-winter-book-review-festival/#annotations:JyRkPoKhEeya5IehYMWpnA Shawn’s Reading Reference: A parenting expert shares the 5 toxic mistakes that can make ki

MSM 533: If You Swing a Cursor, You’ll Hit an Assignment . . . Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about Wordel, subs, trying to throw the teacher under the bus and more. Dave talks about the challenges of science teaching with all that is going on. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Science Teaching Challenges http://k12science.net/science-teaching-challenges/ Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Why Wordle Works, According to Desmos Lesson Developers https://danmeyer.substack.com/p/why-wordle-works-according-to-desmos#annotations:uKqUEIB1EeybimvsI2kwPw Resources: Wordle Inspired Games https://learninginhand.com/blog/wordle-games-for-the-classroom#annotations%3AUXk74H3uEey8t9v4vZ4U9A= Apple Personal Safety Guide https://help.apple.com/pdf/personal-safety/en_US/personal-safety-user-guide.pdf Bark https://www.bark.

MSM 532: Testing Waltz . . . The Warm-Up to the Ballet Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about the rest of the school year. Dave addresses safety in Science. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Seven Teacher Tips to Create a Culture of Science Safety http://k12science.net/seven-teacher-tips-to-create-a-culture-of-science-safety/ Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse Andrea @teachbk #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Breaking the Plane https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/01/20/a-look-back-remembering-breaking-the-plane-solved-my-classroom-problems-this-week/ All You Need to Select and Use Mentor Texts https://www.middleweb.com/46430/all-you-need-to-select-and-use-mentor-texts/ Resources: Inside the Mind of A Master Procrastinator https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator Slang of the Week (from Axis, The Cultur

MSM 531: The Trees That They See Are In a Different Forest Summary: Troy and Shawn talk about teachers, teaching, certification, and more. Dave is Calling Us to Action. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Call To Action Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Pixar’s 10 Rules https://ditchthattextbook.com/pixar/#annotations:8QQ7Rm75Eey3RVfqWBj3WA Post Reading Activities https://onthesamepageelt.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/15-post-reading-activities/#annotations:4M6HKm16EeyHRNspRZgZPA Resources: The Art of Misdirection https://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirection Web Spotlight: Scapes https://scapes.art/#annotations:-AOqaG2LEeyRFhMK4EzceQ Disciplinary Literacy https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/disciplinary-literacy-a-shift-that-makes-sense#annotations:AP91SG1fEeygooc5IhL-Dw https://troypatterson.

MSM 530: I’ve Been To China, No TikTok for Me Summary: Troy and Shawn talk about coffee, how to help students study, and much more. Dave goes all nuclear with RadioChemists. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) RadioChemists I was recently reading the November/December 2021 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, “Career of the Month” which featured an article on Radiochemistry. It was written by Luba Vangelova. Radiochemists study radiation from an atomic and molecular perspective and find ways to harness the power of radioactive chemical reactions. The radiochemist featured is Catherine Riddle, senior research scientist, at the Idaho National Laboratory. http://k12science.net/radiochemist/ Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Re