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http://www.mytowntutors.com/tutors/41/rebecca-paul-02339 is a Teacher at Hanover Middle School in Hanover, MA.
http://www.mytowntutors.com/tutors/206/rebecca-roy-02169 is a Chemistry Teacher at Holbrook High School in Holbrook, MA.
http://www.mytowntutors.com/tutors/124/rita-silvia-02339 is a Spanish Teacher at Hanover High School in Hanover, MA.
http://www.mytowntutors.com/tutors/104/rudy-perez-92807 is a Teacher at Canyon High in Canyon County, CA
http://www.mytowntutors.com/tutors/132/ryan-lamey-01852 is a Teacher at the Immaculate Conception School in Lowell, MA
Month: September 2012
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Grandparents Day: 101 Quotes for Grandparents
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Click on the book to order this great book directly from Amazon! Happy Grandparents Day! Here are 101 quotes for all the grandparents. THANK YOU!
- “The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.” Sam Levenson
- “Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.” Author Unknown
- “What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars' worth of pleasure.” Gene Perret
- “Grandmothers are just antique little girls.” Author Unknown
- “Grandfathers are just antique little boys.” Author Unknown
- “Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.” Welsh Proverb
- “A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” Charles and Ann Morse
- “A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television.” Author Unknown
- “What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” Rudolph Giuliani
- “A house needs a grandma in it.” Louisa May Alcott
- “Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends - and hardly ever our own grown children.” Ruth Goode
- “When a child is born, so are grandmothers.” Judith Levy
- “Never have children, only grandchildren.” Gore Vidal
- “There's no place like home except Grandma's. “ Author Unknown
- “If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn't have given us grandmothers.” Linda Henley
- “Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.“ Pam Brown
- “We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.” Phyllis Theroux
- “It's one of nature's way that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us.” Igor Stravinsky
- “Being grandparents sufficiently removes us from the responsibilities so that we can be friends.” Allan Frome
- “Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them.” Gene Perret
- “When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.” Ogden Nash
- “Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” Marcy DeMaree
- “A married daughter with children puts you in danger of being catalogued as a first edition.” Author Unknown
- “Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.” Author Unknown
- “Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.” Author Unknown
- “Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” Lois Wyse
- “Uncles and aunts, and cousins, are all very well, and fathers and mothers are not to be despised; but a grandmother, at holiday time, is worth them all.” Fanny Fern
- “It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace.” Christopher Morley
- “A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” Author Unknown
- “If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first.” Lois Wyse
- “Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things.” Author Unknown
- “They say genes skip generations. Maybe that's why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable.” Joan McIntosh
- “Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.” Margaret Mead
- “To become a grandparent is to enjoy one of the few pleasures in life for which the consequences have already been paid. “ Robert Brault
- “My grandkids believe I'm the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours with them, I believe it, too.” Gene Perret
- “My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.” Ellen DeGeneres
- “I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture. “ Susan Strasberg
- “My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.” Henry Youngman
- “If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it!” Hannah Whithall Smith
- “It's such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother - that's why the world calls her grandmother. “ Author Unknown
- “Do you know why grandchildren are always so full of energy? They suck it out of their grandparents.” Gene Perret
- “Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.” Mary H. Waldrip
- “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” Proverb
- “An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than that, and you start to age quickly.” Gene Perret
- “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” Italian Proverb
- “Elephants and grandchildren never forget.” Andy Rooney
- “A grandma's name is little less in love than is the doting title of a mother.” William Shakespeare
- “I don't intentionally spoil my grandkids. It's just that correcting them often takes more energy than I have left.” Gene Perret
- “The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby's grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida.” Dave Barry
- “Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.” Doug Larson
- “To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word "boo." Robert Brault,
- “Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.” Art Linkletter
- “A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” Lois Wyse
- “I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have - if only for self-defense.” Gene Perret
- “The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.” Sam Levenson, You Don't Have to Be in "Who's Who" to Know What's What
- “Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.” Author Unknown
- “The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.” Author Unknown
- “I have a warm feeling after playing with my grandchildren. It's the liniment working.” Author Unknown
- “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” Alex Haley
- “Grandmother - a wonderful mother with lots of practice.” Author Unknown
- “On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town." Gene Perret
- “A grandparent is old on the outside but young on the inside.” Author Unknown
- “One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” Joy Hargrove
- “Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.” Lewis Mumford
- “Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven't thought of yet.” Gene Perret
- “It's amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one.” Author Unknown
- “By the time the youngest children have learned to keep the house tidy, the oldest grandchildren are on hand to tear it to pieces.” Christopher Morley
- “Her grandmother, as she gets older, is not fading but rather becoming more concentrated.” Paulette Bates Alden
- “If your baby is "beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time," you're the grandma.” Teresa Bloomingdale
- “Varicose veins are the result of an improper selection of grandparents.” William Osler
- “A garden of Love grows in a Grandmother's heart.” Author Unknown
- “A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” Author Unknown
- “Most grandmas have a touch of the scallywag.” Helen Thomson
- “Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.” G. Norman Collie
- “The history of our grandparents is remembered not with rose petals but in the laughter and tears of their children and their children's children. It is into us that the lives of grandparents have gone. It is in us that their history becomes a future.” Charles and Ann Morse
- “Grandparents are similar to a piece of string - handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of their grandchildren.” Author Unknown
- “What is it about grandparents that is so lovely? I'd like to say that grandparents are God's gifts to children. And if they can but see, hear and feel what these people have to give, they can mature at a fast rate.” Bill Cosby
- “You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” Irish Saying
- “A grandmother is a mother who has a second chance." Author Unknown
- “Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.” Lord Chesterfield
- “Two things I dislike about my granddaughter - when she won't take her afternoon nap, and when she won't let me take mine.” Gene Perret
- “No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandparent pulling a baby picture out of a wallet.” Author Unknown
- “I would love to go back and travel the road not taken, if I knew at the end of it I'd find the same set of grandkids." Robert Brault,
- “I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather - not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.” Will Shriner
- “I like to do nice things for my grandchildren - like buy them those toys I've always wanted to play with.” Gene Perret
- “A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.” Erma Bombeck
- “My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel.” Gene Perret
- “My granddaughter came to spend a few weeks with me, and I decided to teach her to sew. After I had gone through a lengthy explanation of how to thread the machine, she stepped back, put her hands on her hips, and said in disbelief, "You mean you can do all that, but you can't play my Game Boy?" Author Unknown
- “Soon I will be an old, white-haired lady, into whose lap someone places a baby, saying, "Smile, Grandma!" - I, who myself so recently was photographed on my grandmother's lap.” Liv Ullmann
- “Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS.” Gene Perret
- “Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother.” Edward H. Dreschnack
- “My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Gramma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.” Author Unknown
- "You're more trouble than the children are" is the greatest compliment a grandparent can receive.” Gene Perret
- “Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them.” Rita Rudner
- "There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson." Victor Hugo
- "Grandparents make the world...a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer." Author Unknown
- "Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent. " Donald A. Norberg
- "Something magical happens when parents turns into grandparents. Their attitude changes from "money-doesn't-grow-on-trees" to spending it like it does." Paul Linden
- "It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific." Mike Krzyzewski
- "Grandparents are the footsteps to the future generations." Author Unknown
- "Some of the world's best educators are grandparents.
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So Many Distractions
by Ann-Rhea S. Fitch, Bookpx
I struggled with reading as a child. The fact that I was a bit dyslexic and was also learning to read in two languages at once (one left-to-right and the other right-to-left) certainly didn’t help. And I was (and still am) ADHD. When I was a kid, we didn’t have such terms—I was just considered “lazy.” Every distraction took my attention in many directions at once.
Years—okay, decades!—later, I love to read and am grateful for all the knowledge I’ve gained through the printed and electronic page. I’m never without reading material. I may not read as fast as others, but I read and read and read. On my iPhone, iPad, computer, books, magazines, whatever. I am writing this on my iPad while flying to a meeting, and I am amazed at the number of people staring into space: not reading; not listening to music; not working; not sleeping. Just staring. Why? I wonder. Be productive, I want to shout! Learn something! Do something! But, I just sit and write, again grateful for the teachers who hung in there with me in those early years. Their perseverance got me through grade school and high school. The tools they taught me got me through college, and I soared through graduate school. Thank you all for the greatest gifts: the ability to read and write.
I’ve mostly learned to manage my ADHD, though my husband may often disagree! Today’s technology is a double-edged sword. My iPad has books, productivity apps, games, puzzles, email, news and, and, and… I can surf the web—even on this flight, there’s Wifi. I can look at anything I want. I can jump from one thing to another, never staying on anything that doesn’t capture and keep my attention. So I wonder IF this would have been a good thing for me when I was a kid.
I think what would this do to a classroom. Would teachers have to limit children’s access in order to control their learning? Could free thought prevail? Would chaos reign?
And then I think about the books we have created at Bookpx. Would these have held my attention as a child? Yup. Because they are short, focused, with nice pictures (if I must say so myself) and entertaining rhymes (thanks, Lori). I could read one of the books in our Nature Series for Kids and feel a sense of accomplishment. And, with the Multimedia Enhanced eBooks for Kids series, aimed at preschoolers, I could listen to each page and watch the videos. Yup, I would have loved these books. And, teachers would love them, too, since they could use these books to teach kids about some of natures most remarkable creatures.
All that said, I hope you’ll check out our books for your kids and classrooms. We know there is a lot of material out there and more distractions than ever before; I hope ours are positive ones!
Ann-Rhea Fitch is a wildlife photographer and partner in Bookpx, publisher of environmentally conscious eBooks for kids. The Nature Series for Kids is available for all eReaders capable of displaying color eBooks, including computers. The Multimedia Enhanced eBooks for Kids are exclusively available from the Apple iBookstore. The web site is http://www.bookpx.com -
Grandparents Day: A Little Something is a Wonderful Book!
For Grandparents Day, A Little Something is a great book about the relationship of a grandmother and a granddaughter. It is a beautifully illustrated story that chronicles the growth of a special relationship over the years. Any woman who has had a lovinig relationship with a grandmother or granddaughter will truly enjoy this book. It is worth adding this book to your collection.
A Little Something has earned 6 National Awards – The Joan Fassler Award, Parents’ Choice Recommended, Children’s Book Center Our Choice, Parent Council Outstanding Selection, American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, and a Benjamin Franklin Gold Award.
The book is part of the Legacy Project which is an amazing resource for teachers and families!
The following information was taken directly from the Legacy Project page
“I want to give you a little something…”
Each time a young girl visits her grandmother, the visit ends with the grandmother’s familiar words. Then she gives her granddaughter a small keepsake. As the years pass, the grown granddaughter comes to understand the significance of all the things she has received from her grandmother, including the last gift of a special cedar chest. It becomes clear that the most precious gift of all is the gift of love.
A Little Something is about love and legacies across generations. One reviewer describes the book as having “the emotion of Love You Forever and the nostalgic charm of a Norman Rockwell painting” (read more reviews). The story’s message is timeless, because loving connections across generations never go out of style.
The heartwarming story is beautifully complemented by the evocative, richly-detailed, golden watercolor illustrations of award-winning artist Laurie McGaw.”
Have a great Grandparents Day!
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Connected Educators: Top 40 Teachers on Twitter
The feedback from teachers has been incredible to our top 10 twitter accounts for teachers. We would like to continue to provide great resources for teachers and educators, so we are creating a blog series of “Perfect Twitter Accounts for Educators.”
The only requirement is that the account receive a perfect score of 100 / 100 from tweet grader.
For each account we have included the twitter name, the twitter profile, twitter followers, and the perfect twitter grade. We hope you find them helpful and would love your feedback.
We will be adding additional accounts in the future as we come across them.
1. @AngelaMaiers “I believe these 2 words can change the world – #YouMatter – I’m an Educator, Author, Speaker passionate about literacy, learning, and power of social media. Iowa · http://www.AngelaMaiers.com“ (68,700+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
2. @NEAToday – “The National Education Association’s official publication, committed to a great public education for all students. Get free resources, news & more!Washington DC · http://www.nea.org/neatoday ” (57,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
3. @web20classroom “Educator, Speaker, Blogger, #Edchat Co-Creator, #140Conf Character, Edublogs Twitterer Of The Year, ASCD Emerging Leader. Do You Use Social Media In Education?Winston-Salem, NC · http://blog.web20classroom.org“ (51,100+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
4. @coolcatteacher “Best teacher blog award winner, co-founder- Flat Classroom Projects, Conference, Digiteen, NetGenEd, known as the Wikinator by my students, author Camilla, Georgia · http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com” (39,950+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
5. @rmbyrne “Teacher. Speaker. Writer. Google Certified Teacher. My dog thinks I’m cool. http://android4schools.com Maine, USA · http://www.freetech4teachers.com” (30,250+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
6. @willrich45 -“Parent, author, speaker, instigator, blogger about social Web tools and their effects on schools, education and learning. Flemington, New Jersey · http://willrichardson.com“ (28,500+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
7. @NMHS_Principal “Principal of New Milford HS (NJ): NASSP National Digital Principal Award Winner (2012), Google Certified Teacher, Adobe Education Leader, Author, Speaker. New Milford, NJ · http://ericsheninger.com ” (27,400+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
8. @ShellTerrell “Education thought-provoker, The 30 Goals Challenge author, International Speaker, #Edchat founder, Host for AM TESOL Free Fri Webinars, SC Mgr @TheConsultantsE worldwide · http://bit.ly/ShellTerrell” (26,850+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
9. @ScholasticTeach – “The official Scholastic Teachers account. We like to talk books, education trends and life as an educator. USA · http://www.scholastic.com/teachers“(26,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
10. @tomwhitby “Prof of Education. Founder: #Edchat, The EDU PLN Ning, Linkedin group Technology-Using Professors et al. BLOG: My Island View http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com Long Island, New York http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/” (23,400+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
11. @vmcmurray – “Special education math teacher. Advocate for my students. Future queen of the world? Maybe… Chicago” (22,300+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
12. @Larryferlazzo “Inner-city High School teacher — ESL & Mainstream Sacramento, CA · http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/” (19,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
13. @kathyschrock – “Educational Technologist, DEN Star & Guru, Adobe Ed Leader, Google Certified Teacher (kathy@kathyschrock.net) Twitter RSS feed: http://linkyy.com/twitterfeed Cape Cod, MA · http://kathyschrock.net” (19,000+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
14. @cybraryman1 “Educator & Writer trying to catalog the internet for students, educators and parents. http://cybraryman.com ÜT: 27.179819,-80.236438 · http://www.cybraryman.com” (18,300+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
15. @gcouros – “Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning for PSD70. Passionate about learning, ed. tech, and helping others find their passion! I like dogs 🙂 Edmonton · http://georgecouros.ca” (17,400+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
16. @KylePace “District Instructional Technology Specialist and Google Certified Teacher. Presenter. Love to learn. Love to share. #EdcampKC organizer. Proud Dad. Kansas City, MO. · http://www.kylepace.com” (16,200+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
17. @shannonmmiller “Teacher Librarian & Tech Integrationist who loves connecting, creating, change, advocacy & NOISE. Presenter & Blogger. Connecting People Shorty Award Recipient. Van Meter, Iowa · http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/” (15,500+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader )
18. @PatrickMLarkin “Artist formerly known as @bhsprincipal – BPS Asst. Supt. NASSP National Digital Principal Award Winner (2012), Evangelist for Web 2.0 and Digital Tools. Burlington, MA · http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/” (15,000+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
19. @rweingarten “American Federation of Teachers president, committed to improving schools, hospitals and public institutions for children, families and communities. Washington, DC · http://www.aft.org” (14,200+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
20. @langwitches “Educational Consultant GloballyConnectedLearning.com 21st Century Learning Specialist- Technology Integration- World Language Teacher USA-Argentina-Germany · http://www.langwitches.org/blog“ (13,200+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
21. @teachingwthsoul “Consultant/Speaker. ASCD/ISTE presenter.New Teacher Chat Founder #ntchat.Core Blogger @Edutopia @KIDS_DISCOVER. Rep.@iTooch. Former Principal. Passion2 #mentor! California · http://bit.ly/lisamdabbs ” (11,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
22. @TeachaKidd – “Blogger, EdTech, Geek… I will annoy you with questions. You’ve been warned. South Florida, USA · http://www.leekolbert.com/ (11,550+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
23. @TeacherBeat “I cover teachers for Education Week newspaper and write our Teacher Beat blog. Washington, D.C. · http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/“ (10,000+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
24. @theTeacherPage “Quality Resources for Teachers! Comments and Suggestions Welcome! @robertwhughes Halifax, MA · http://TheTeacherPage.com” (9,650+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
25. @l_hilt – “Elementary Principal, K-6 Tech Integrator/Coach, Reader, Writer, Connected learner! PA · http://lynhilt.com/” (8,450+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
26. @feedtheteacher “EFL Teacher, E-tutor and social media and technology enthusiast! I believe in the power of sharing and collaborating! · http://feedtheteacher.blogspot.com” (8,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
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27. @plugusin – “I’m a full time classroom teacher and the author of Building a PLC at Work (http://bit.ly/plcatwork)and Teaching the iGeneration (http://amzn.to/igeneration) Raleigh NC · http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical” (7,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
28. @tyeducators “Educators play such an important role in our lives. We want to say thanks to those who teach and enrich our communities. Presented by California Casualty. · http://educators.calcas.com“ (7,400+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
29. @baldy7 – “Father. Husband. Educator. Blogger. iPhone: 42.363468,-71.057022 · http://transleadership.net“ (6,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
30. @plnaugle “I teach 4th graders math and social studies using many Web 2.0 tools like Edmodo. Glogster, kidblog.org, Jing, Skype, Wikis and I have 35 years of experience. New Orleans, LA · http://pnaugle.blogspot.com ” (6,550+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
31. @learningfy -“Curator of EdTech Weekly http://goo.gl/YWvVf, a free weekly newsletter on #edtech Vancouver, Canada · http://goo.gl/Bx8EG ” (6,000+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
32. @dancallahan “Instructional Technology Specialist K-5 @PineGlenLTC by day, #edcamp Foundation Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-founder by night. Burlington, MA · http://remixteaching.com” (5,800+ followers / 100/100 twitter grader)
33. @AFTunion – “We’re 1.5 million teachers, paraprofessionals/school-related personnel, higher ed faculty, gov’t employees, & healthcare workers making a difference every day. Washington, DC · http://www.aft.org“ (5,500+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
34. @dougpete – “Educator, Presenter & always on the look for something new to learn. http://www.dougpeterson.ca I tweet about education, technology, Minnesota Vikings, Formula1 Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada · http://dougpete.wordpress.com” (5,400+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
35. @CATeachersAssoc – “CTA represents more than 325,000 teachers, counselors, librarians, psychologists, nurses, community college and CSU faculty, and education support professionals California · http://www.cta.org“ (5,375+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
36. @teachermelanie – “★ An online teacher (ESL) who can help YOU improve your English! ★ I tweet about English, Canada, & anything I find interesting! Join the fun! ☺Toronto, Canada · http://www.englishteachermelanie.com “(5,100+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
37. @WorldLillie ~ “Boston teacher & #travel blogger: http://AroundTheWorldL.com & http://TeachingTraveling.com. #EdBlogs founder: http://www.facebook.com/groups/EducationBloggers Boston (and the world) · http://www.AroundTheWorldL.com/about/” (4,400+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
38. @TeacherCast “TeacherCast.net was set up to help teachers better use technology in their classrooms. We are your Educational Community for 21st Century Learning. Philadelphia · http://www.TeacherCast.net (4,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
39. @TeacherSabrina – “Teacher-turned-advocate for kids, teachers & communities. Pro-#edreform that works for real people, not corporate interests. Tweets = mine, RTs ≠ endorsements. Washington, DC · http://www.sabrinajoystevens.com” (3,900+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
40. @massteacher – “The Massachusetts Teachers Association Boston, Mass. · http://massteacher.org“ (3,600+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
Massachusetts Teachers Association – THANK YOU
We hope you have found this list helpful. We hope to add more to help teachers expand and improve the quality of their PLN. As we find more 100% twitter accounts for educators, we will add them to our list.
How do we stack up?
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Homeroom Tips: High School Homeroom Day #1
High School homeroom periods at the start of the school year can be a very paper intensive endeavor. It is a necessary evil that must be handled as efficiently and timely as possible.
Like preparing for proctoring for a state examination, the room should be completely organized before the students enter. Clear off an area where all the documents can placed in an orderly fashion so the students can pick the forms up. Having the students pick up the forms will save time for you.
In the case of my high school, we hand out ELEVEN forms on the first day of homeroom: Student Parking Registration Form, Hazing Law Form, Student Information Sheet, Lunch Schedule, the District Calendar for the School Year, the Public Permission Form to Use Photos in the Newspaper and Website, Free / Reduced Lunch Form, Emergency Information Cards (for the Nurse), 1st 3 Days Bell Schedule, Student Handbook, and Student Schedules.
Once the students enter the classroom and become settled, have them come up to the front (or back) of the room to collect the forms.
Our student handbooks are also passbooks and homework agendas. The students write the name on the inside cover. I ask the students to open up to the current date and write their homework for homeroom. I stress we want to be the top homeroom (not stats are recorded) with the highest percentage or returns. Quick returns make the job of the homeroom teacher easier.
The goal is to get the documents to the administration or front office as soon as possible. Once classroom teachers relieve themselves of the homeroom form burdens, they can commitment themselves to their classes.
Before the bell, I reiterate to the students that it is critical to get all the forms in tomorrow. If you have organized and cooperative students this will make the collection day a breeze. -
Grandparents Day Lesson: Grandparent Chart
GRANDPARENTS DAY – SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2012
Have the students complete the following chart. Since the focus is grandparents, it is not necessary to include other siblings. It is a great starting point for additional Grandparents Day Activities. Students may have to seek guidance from other family members to learn the names of great grandparents. (The worksheet I use has lines above each word to list the names.)
Great Grandfather Great Grandfather
. Grandfather Grandfather
Great Grandmother Great Grandmother
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The Best Person for the Job is… Someone Else?
Tell me if this sounds familiar. Your child is participating in a sport, say soccer. You want to be a supportive parent and you opt to help coach, only to find that your own child often blows off your input while listening intently to everyone except you. Ring a bell?
Often times I have found that whether a given sport or school subject, my own children often respond far better to input from another adult. That’s not to say they don’t listen to me, but rather often times just react in a more positive way when another adult provides a bit of insight to what they’re doing.
In the case of tutoring for school this has been even more the case. In the past, as a child struggles with one subject or another, you may find that seeking out another individual to provide some tutoring may give them that bit of help they need. This isn’t to say that it’s in a subject you may not be familiar with, but rather just having that “other” person sometimes can make a world of difference.
Often times teachers at the school your child already attends will provide extra help, and of course services like My Town Tutors also can provide direct access to highly qualified teachers ready to help in all 50 states. By combining tutoring such as this, with easy to access resources such as 19Pencils.com, you may find that this help goes even further for your student.
As an experiment, have you child go for extra help either before or after school with their own teacher. But as with tutoring yourself, this may be too close to the situation.
By selecting a tutor whom both you and your student respect, you may find the results can be far reaching for both of you. Your child may find the help he or she needs and you may find a new approach to coaching your child.
In the case of participating in sports with my own children, I’ve found that by watching closely how my child responds to that of the input from the other coach, and by reproducing those same actions, I’ve found they begin responding to me better.
As the saying goes, “sometimes it’s not what you say but how you say it.” Sometimes the solution to helping your children may be as simple as finding that other way to say it.
Jason Fabbri is the Founder of 19pencils.com, Inc. Jason is always thinking of ways to help make the world of public education a better place. When he’s not thinking of such things, playing with his own kids, or fly fishing, you will find him cleaning up the tools his children have left about. -
Easy Tech for Parents and Teachers
By Brittney Martin
Brittney is a Public Relations consultant for Two Bros web-design, the creators of the Easy Teach educational application. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/education/16homework.html
Last year, the New York Times published an article about a campaign to limit homework for K-12 students.
Across the nation, parents, teachers and administrators have come together to speak out against the occasionally overwhelming amounts of homework grade-school children are assigned from night to night.
It is argued that children aren’t able to spend enough time with their families, enough time to just enjoy being kids, because they are given so much homework to complete.
Many plans to limit homework have been suggested. One proposes that teacher’s only be allowed to assign 10 minutes of homework per night for each year of schooling i.e. 10 minutes for first graders, 40 minutes for fourth graders, etc. Others have already banned teacher’s from assigning homework on weekends and holidays.
But some teachers feel that a limit on homework could severely slow down the learning process. They claim there’s not enough time in class to adequately cover the material required.
What you’re left with is a two valid sides of an argument that no one can seem to solve completely.
At Easy Teach we’ve set out to bridge the chasm between these equally strong and important points of view.
What we’ve created as an educational gaming app that allows teachers to individually customize the games’ content (spelling lists, math facts, etc.), and have the kids start playing (and learning) immediately!
Kids have fun and compete to get the highest scores in their class while the concepts they learn in class from week to week are being constantly reinforced.
Teachers can track each individuals student’s progress and see which concepts may need more in-class focus.
Easy Teach is still in the works, but visit http://easytea.ch to submit your email address and be the first to know when it’s up and running.
You don’t want to miss out on this revolutionary educational program. -
Great Blogs for Teachers (1)
Blogs are a great way to expand your knowledge, especially in education. My Town Tutors makes every effort to provide useful and informative blogs for teachers and parents.
In this series, we will be highlighting blogs that we know personally and have found to be extremely beneficial. These educators are extremely experienced and more importantly willing to share their knowledge in a variety of ways. In some cases, we have been fortunate enough to have guest blogs from some of the authors.
Please give us your feedback.
A Principal’s Perspective – Bill Burkhead is currently the Principal of Normandin Middle School in New Bedford, MA. He has experience as an administrator, teacher, varsity football coach, youth coach, and parent. He has a great outlook on education and is very willing to share with other educators. He also is a great account to follow on twitter – @NormandinBill. We are extremely glad to have him as part of our Professional Learning Network.
Bill wrote a great Guest Blog for us: All Kids Can Succeed Be the “1”
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