Middle School Matters

MSM 489: It’s a 50/50 . . . Jokes: Reports from the Front Lines I’m Worried About My Students https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/12/05/im-worried-about-my-students-very-worried-and-here-is-what-im-planning-to-do-about-it/ The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: New Year’s Resolutions Forbes- Seven Strategies Time - Make New Year’s Stick If You Come to Earth https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/12/05/if-you-come-to-earth-sophie-blackall/ Resources: Google Books https://books.google.com/ Others: https://www.gutenberg.org/ https://librivox.org/ Web Spotlight: Stipple Art StippleGen is a free, open source, and cross-platform application from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories that can create stipple drawings and “TSP art,” from image files. https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/StippleGen It’s Time to Stop Posting Lesson Plans https://www.weareteachers.com/stop-requiring-lesson-plans/

MSM 488: The Fungus, Among Us... Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Conducting Science Labs in a Virtual World Part 3 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!” Advisory: Interviews https://slate.com/tag/interview-with-an-old-person Resources: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/travel/ghosts-of-segregation.html#annotations:lhEBZjWNEeu0MldgoMvrew PDFDrive https://www.pdfdrive.com/#annotations:lYrv5DHiEeuU1gMPWhg22w Web Spotlight: Looks Like You Need Iceland https://lookslikeyouneediceland.com/#annotations:vhTibDV1EeuZu0fVlSD_Bw Royalty Now https://www.bigedition.com/s/royalty-now-saladin-portraits-911a9ad5bd644975 Random Thoughts . . . Check out these other Podcasts/Resources that we like: ArchiTechs of Learning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/

MSM 487: Linguee-knee and Its Raining in Germany Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Conducting Science Labs in a Virtual World, Part 2 Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Resources: LingueeTranslation with lots of details. https://www.linguee.com/#annotations:hW5X9DGIEeufMTt_bE8JSQ Bill of Rights Institute - Free eCivics Book! American Battlefield Trust - Gettysburg AR Experience https://www.battlefields.org/visit/mobile-apps/gettysburg-ar-experience?fbclid=IwAR1UY5DqaTDIegzL9yFQtqjLtVStOYDE803MyUFfm3c8u7CeX6C-7PAX7XQ Other mobile apps from ABT: https://www.battlefields.org/visit/mobile-apps Open Source - Public Discourse Unit https://goopenmichigan.org/courses/public-discourse-unit Julia Child, The French Chef, 1963 Tuttle Twins Series (Economic Principles in Story Form) On Sale: https://tuttletwi

MSM 486: We’ve done too much with sowing Discord. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Conducting Science Labs in a Virtual World Part 1 Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Get To Know Your Students Better https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-exercises-get-know-your-students-better-and-increase-their-engagement#annotations:Fwn4dCqNEeuqurPfi8w4Zg The Twitterverse Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm. Strategies: 56 Ways to Gather Evidence of Student Achievement https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nzhdnyMQmio5lNT75ITB45rHyLISHEEHZlHTWJRqLmQ/pub?slide=id.p Redefining Annotation https://ditchthattextbook.com/redefining-annotation-ditch-that-pdf-and-hyper-annotate/#annotations:nM7zdCtQEeujoZsts2gahg Resources: Slides Timer https://jakemiller.net/slides-timer-extension/#annotations:1x9gDitLEeu5i4dfbtoI1Q Summarizing https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jC7CnwsfH28JOutuuTdC1Peh2IncYq1z2btx

MSM 485: Copy/Copy/Copy Conundrum - My Evil Twin Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Using Literature in the Science Classroom Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: The Twitterverse Pernille Ripp @pernilleripp Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm. Join host Todd Bloch for a scintillating discussion! Strategies: Why Do Teachers Love Sad Books Like Where the Red Fern Grows? https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/11/why-teachers-make-kids-read-sad-books.html#annotations:trRFMiTjEeuosH8yiIvCVw Resources: Math Language/Content Objectives https://robertkaplinsky.com/content-and-language-objectives-using-the-standards-for-mathematical-practice/ Formative Assessment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfAutEWaqOE&feature=emb_logo https://www.dropbox.com/s/qzntgblfkrptpau/DVD2.pptx?dl=0 ELL Support https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/11/10/thirteen-instructional-strategies-web-tools-to-supp

MSM 484: Digital Learning - It’s about time. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Formative Assessment Probes Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Media Multitasking Disrupts Memory, Even in Young Adults https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/media-multitasking-disrupts-memory-even-in-young-adults/#annotations:z540oh-fEeu83weTHLtaLA The Twitterverse Don’t forget #mschat on Thursdays at 8:00 pm EST. Strategies: The Neuroscience of Viewing Your Past Like a Fly on the Wall https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/202008/the-neuroscience-viewing-your-past-fly-the-wall#annotations:Z5vkUh-bEeuykJurHa6Pug Resources: Among Us Template https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r0IYtaTi8bOoKkP9rdKM6pYV9yP7W1PxF2jmHxt83dc/edit?usp=sharing Critical Reading: 50 Sentence Stems To Help Students Talk About What They Read https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/critical-reading-sentence-st

MSM 483: Straight to Lazy . . . Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: The New Normal AND, A SPECIAL “Happy Birthday” to the one and only, the fantastic, Mr. Dave Bydlowski. Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm! Todd Bloch will have a topic all ready to go and another great discussion will ensue. Strategies: 20 juicy questions to ask students (#5 will REALLY get them talking!) https://ditchthattextbook.com/juicy-questions/#annotations:hGaeWBYgEeukDeMN8dPRKg Resources: IDA Treaties Explorer https://digitreaties.org/

MSM 482: Kitchen Culture Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Online Educator Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse Eric Curts @ericcurts Video Series: How to Use Google Hangouts Meet https://controlaltachieve.com/2020/03/meet-videos.html… #GSuiteEDU #ControlAltAchieve Don’t foget #MSCHAT every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST! Strategies: Anki https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Resources: How Are American Teachers Doing, Really? https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2020/10/11/how-are-american-teachers-doing-really/?fbclid=IwAR0XsVJGshSCXTaaaFQjfNt57OrcsnuaOXIa056Sv994gGkAfLmZeevFJrs#70f2b80c79fd Armistice Day https://armistice-day.bbcrewind.co.uk/#/ Web Spotlight: Factitious http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/ Spot the Troll https://spotthetroll.org/start#annotations:FZXCChV8Eeuct5tGrP_pDw Bad News From fake news to chaos! How bad are you? Get as many followers as you can. https://www.getbadnews.co

MSM 481: Things That I Don’t Talk About with The Other 7th Grade Teachers Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Science and Art I was recently reading the July/August, 2020 issue of “Science and Children” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “Science 101“ column written by Matt Bobrowsky. His article was entitled “What’s a Fun Activity that Combines Science with Art?” Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse Web Spotlight: How US schools punish Black kids | 2020 Election https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJ37ri-Saw

MSM 480: Now when you hear the creaking, it’s just my bones! Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Citizen Scientists Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse Resources: Together, Apart, and “Among Us” Online Thinking Routines https://catlintucker.com/2020/09/online-learning-thinking-routines/ Web Spotlight: These Are Words Scholars Should No Longer Use to Describe Slavery and the Civil War http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/160266

MSM 479: Ditch That...Empire Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Equity for All Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm! Todd Bloch will have a middle school topic all ready to go for copious conversations. Make this a strategic part of your professional learning. Resources: Foundation for Economic Education - I, Pencil Lesson www.fee.org https://go.fee.org/e/808113/ipencildownload/xkpp/53928931?h=oHka5taAPJ7VcKs80f5KONqmUiloiAGrf2bJsx8RLDA Trevor Muir- The Epic Classroom https://event.webinarjam.com/register/26/r409kcv8 Spot The Troll https://spotthetroll.org/start Classroomscreen https://classroomscreen.com/learn/ Web Spotlight: Selling the Future of Ed-Tech (& Shaping Our Imaginations) http://hackeducation.com/2020/09/15/future-catalog How Quickly Can a Girl Go Viral on TikTok? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/09/

MSM 478: Back from 7-11. . . Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Creating a New Environment for Science Learning Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: The Twitterverse #mschat: Look for your host, Todd Bloch, to have a middle school topic all ready to go! Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development. Resources: Oculus Quest 2 https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/ A Giant List of Really Good Essential Questions https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/examples-of-essential-questions/?fbclid=IwAR1pyYgG7-4AuECCjQsgqry7FzYlvMHGqJAImV2pAfUu5Kd9xWTL36s2z2A Using Household Tech to Project Your Teacher Voice https://www.teachbetter.com/blog/using-household-tech-to-project-your-teacher-voice/?fbclid=IwAR028DT9SnU8xqZzbD4Eg_4yVycsP_WjaF60GvvCd26-FUmsK6hMN3bLoDY Web Spotlight: New Steps to Combat Disinformation What we’re announcing today is an important part of Microsoft’s Defending Democracy

Shawn and Troy share some tips, Michigan History, and more. Dave performs some assessments.

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Shawn and Troy talk about places, wellness, middle school development, and more. Dave shows us Thinking. Due to technical issues, a short summary podcast is posted. We’ll get things fixed for next week. 

Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education, Larry Ferlazzo, and more. Dave has part 2 of the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students.

Shawn and Troy talk about middle schoolers, AI, and more. Dave books us some learning.

Shawn and Troy talk about Astronauts, Michigan History, and more. Dave grows beyond Earth.

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Shawn and Troy talk about AI, jokes, and more. Dave builds quality science instruction.