The Christmas Season is upon. As the special day approaches, we would like to create our wish list. We hope you enjoy.
1. SHARE CHRISTMAS CHEER! We hope to bring at least 1,ooo smiles with the Christmas Edition of our Jokes for Teachers and Families. We know if you view these jokes, you cannot resist at least a few smiles. Please share these jokes with others and retweet the ones you see on our twitter page.
We will evaluate this by the number of page views during the month of December. We will update the page views throughout December.
2. A CHRISTMAS BONUS FOR TEACHERS We understand some of the financial challenges of entering a career in teaching and we wish for a little extra for all teachers. If you are a teacher who tutors, or have thought about tutoring, we might be able to share a bonus with you that keeps on giving the entire year. Register today using promo code: usteachers. It is FREE to register and teachers keep 100% of the tutoring fees.
3. GREAT BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILD Reading is so important for acquiring knowledge and personal growth. We would love for every child to develop a love of reading. A love of reading develops at an early age. Caldecott Award Books are great starting point. Please check out the list of impressive books dating back to 1938 when the first winner was selected.
A LOVING HOME FOR EVERY CHILD
4. A TUTOR FOR EVERY STUDENT
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Please check back as we add to our list this Christmas Season!
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Month: December 2012
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A Christmas Wish List for Teachers
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Caldecott Books are Great Christmas Presents!
A good book can serve as an inspiration. Below are Caldecott Award Winners.
The following is taken from “The Association for the Library Service to Children.”
The Caldecott Medal “shall be awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year. The award shall go to the artist, who must be a citizen or resident of the United States, whether or not he be the author of the text.”
For more information please visit: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal
2012: A Ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka (Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
2011: A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead (Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
2010: The Lion & the Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney (Little, Brown and Company)
2009: The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson (Houghton Mifflin Company)
2008: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
2007: Flotsam, by David Wiesner (Clarion)
2006: The Hello, Goodbye Window, Illustrated by Chris Raschka, written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua/Hyperion)
2005: Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers)
2004: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
2003: My Friend Rabbit, by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
2002: The Three Pigs, by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin)
2001: So You Want to Be President?, Illustrated by David Small; text by Judith St. George (Philomel Books)
2000: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, by Simms Taback (Viking)
1999: Snowflake Bentley, Illustrated by Mary Azarian ; text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Houghton)
1998: Rapunzel, by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)
1997: Golem, by David Wisniewski (Clarion)
1996: Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam)
1995: Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting (Harcourt)
1994: Grandfather’s Journey, by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine (Houghton)
1993: Mirette on the High Wire, by Emily Arnold McCully (Putnam)
1992: Tuesday, by David Wiesner (Clarion Books)
1991: Black and White, by David Macaulay (Houghton)
1990: Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China, by Ed Young (Philomel)
1989: Song and Dance Man, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman (Knopf)
1988: Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen (Philomel)
1987: Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks (Farrar)
1986: The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
1985: Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges (Little, Brown)
1984: The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, by Alice & Martin Provensen (Viking)
1983: Shadow, translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown; original text in French: Blaise Cendrars (Scribner)
1982: Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
1981: Fables, by Arnold Lobel (Harper)
1980: Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall (Viking)
1979: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, by Paul Goble (Bradbury)
1978: Noah’s Ark, by Peter Spier (Doubleday)
1977: Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove (Dial)
1976: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema (Dial)
1975: Arrow to the Sun, by Gerald McDermott (Viking)
1974: Duffy and the Devil, illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach (Farrar)
1973: The Funny Little Woman, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel (Dutton)
1972: One Fine Day, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Macmillan)
1971: A Story A Story, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (Atheneum)
1970: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig (Windmill Books)
1969: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome (Farrar)
1968: Drummer Hoff, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall)
1967: Sam, Bangs & Moonshine, by Evaline Ness (Holt)
1966: Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger] (Holt)
1965: May I Bring a Friend?, illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (Atheneum)
1964: Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
1963: The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats (Viking)
1962: Once a Mouse, retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
1961: Baboushka and the Three Kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins (Parnassus)
1960: Nine Days to Christmas, illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida (Viking)
1959: Chanticleer and the Fox, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney (Crowell)
1958: Time of Wonder, by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
1957: A Tree Is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry (Harper)
1956: Frog Went A-Courtin’, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff) (Harcourt)
1955: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
1954: Madeline’s Rescue, by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking)
1953: The Biggest Bear, by Lynd Ward (Houghton)
1952: Finders Keepers, illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt)
1951: The Egg Tree, by Katherine Milhous (Scribner)
1950: Song of the Swallows, by Leo Politi (Scribner)
1949: The Big Snow, by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
1948: White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
1947: The Little Island, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday)
1946: The Rooster Crows, by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan)
1945: Prayer for a Child, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field (Macmillan)
1944: Many Moons, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber (Harcourt)
1943: The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton)
1942: Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
1941: They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson (Viking)
1940: Abraham Lincoln, by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire (Doubleday)
1939: Mei Li, by Thomas Handforth (Doubleday)
1938: Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish (Lippincott)
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Christmas Wish List for Teachers
The Christmas Season is upon. As the special day approaches, we would like to create our wish list. We hope you enjoy.
1. SHARE CHRISTMAS CHEER! We hope to bring at least 1,ooo smiles with the Christmas Edition of our Jokes for Teachers and Families. We know if you view these jokes, you cannot resist at least a few smiles. Please share these jokes with others and retweet the ones you see on our twitter page.
We will evaluate this by the number of page views during the month of December. We will update the page views throughout December.
2. A CHRISTMAS BONUS FOR TEACHERS We understand some of the financial challenges of entering a career in teaching and we wish for a little extra for all teachers. If you are a teacher who tutors, or have thought about tutoring, we might be able to share a bonus with you that keeps on giving the entire year. Register today using promo code: usteachers. It is FREE to register and teachers keep 100% of the tutoring fees.
Please check back as we add to our list this Christmas Season!
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Doug Peterson: Connected Educator Profile
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The feedback from teachers has been incredible to our top 10 twitter accounts for teachers that we have created a Connected Educators Page. Each Connected Educators has received a perfect score of 100 / 100 from tweet grader. For each account we have included the twitter name and the twitter profile.
A twitter profile is limited, so in the the upcoming weeks we will be listing interviews with some of the members on our list.
To share even more information about these incredible individuals and educational groups, we will be reaching out to members of our list to learn more about them. We hope you enjoy and we would love your feedback.Connected Educator: Doug Peterson
twitter account @dougpete “Educator, Presenter & always on the look for something new to learn. http://www.dougpeterson.ca. Latest shares at: http://www.rebelmouse.com/dougpete Ontario, Canada · http://dougpete.wordpress.com”
What is your current job or position?
I’ve always been influenced by computers and technology wherever I happen to be. Experiences would be in high school, then university, became a teacher of computer science, a teacher consultant/coordinator, acting manager of Information Technology for a school district and finally a session instructor at a university working with teacher candidates who want to teach with computers for a living. I share my current learning through my blog and in presentations given to other educators.
What is your educational background?
I am a graduate of Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, ON, earned a Bachelors of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo and a Bachelors of Education at the University of Toronto.
Describe your educational philosophy and educational vision?
I firmly believe that an educational system needs to provide the environment and resources so that all students can achieve and begin to pursue their passion. It’s seldom that you find a student that can’t be supported in their learning with the appropriate use of technology. The challenge for education lies in trying to come to grips with an ever-changing suite of tools, each possibly more effective than the last.
How do you grow and engage your professional learning network?
I’ve always felt that the best way to grow is to surround yourself and seek the guidance of smart people. I’ve been so fortunate to learn with the best. Going online has opened a whole new world of possibilities. I like to think that I grow today with interactions with others on Twitter, reading blogs, and educational articles and research from all corners of the earth. Learning online is not a passive activity and engaging in conversation is important. More importantly, giving back through original thoughts or shared readings keeps the learning active.
If you blog, what is the focus of it?
When I started to blog, it was so difficult. I had determined that it would be devoted solely to educational technology and vision. Blogging became a chore and I felt that I needed to take a break and recharge periodically. Eventually, I dropped back, surveyed the landscape and decided to give myself license to blog about anything that struck me as blogworthy. It was the best decision I ever made. While the focus of my blog still remains around educational technology, you might find me reviewing a website or talking about Formula 1 racing.
What advice in general do you have to teachers today?
Teaching is the toughest job you’ll ever love. You’ll bang your head on the wall trying to find some way to reach every student; you’ll read about what a crappy job you’re doing in the news; you’ll have district initiatives that can seemingly change at a moment’s notice; you’ll break up fights; you’ll be trapped in an overheated room with sweaty teenagers; you’ll have technology that should have been retired years ago and you’ll do your best to make it work; you’ll miss social events with your family because report cards are due; you’ll take marking to the arena to do while your son plays hockey; you’ll spend your extra time coaching or running school clubs; you’ll take personal money to buy essential resources for your classroom. And yet, at the end of the school year, you’ll be introduced to parents as the best teacher ever and that is the greatest feeling in the world. Experience it all and continue to grow professionally and you’ll be the best all round teacher that you can be. -
US History Lesson: The French Revolution & Madame Guillotine
The following clip could be used when covering foreign policy issues relating to the French Revolution. It is a brief clip (2:59), which contains some interesting pictures and information slides.
Below are the lyrics!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaOB4bXNlNw
I know the gutter and I know the stink of the street
Kicked like a dog, I have spat out the bile of defeat
All you beauties who towered above me
You who gave me the smack of your rod
Now I give you the gutter
I give you the judgement of God!
Vengeance victorious
These are the glorious days
Women of Paris, come gather your bloody buquets!
Now gaze on our goddess of justice
With her shimmering, glimmering blade
As she kisses these traitors she sings them a last serenade
Sing, swing
Savour the sting
As she severs you, Madame Guillotine
Slice, come paradise
You’ll be smitten with Madame Guillotine
The world may be ugly, but each man must do what he must
Give in pretty dear, in a year you will be pretty dust
Now come let our lady possess you
In her breathtaking, hair-raising bed
She will tingle your spine
As she captures your heart and your head
Sing, swing
Savour the sting
As she severs you, Madame Guillotine
Slice, come paradise
Our Delilah will shave you razor clean
God, when did man lose his reason?
Save us, my God, if you’re there
God, can you not feel the terror like a fire in the air?
Flash, slash! Glisten and gash!
She will ravash you, Madame Guillotine
Split, Madame just bit
Give her more to bite, she’s a hungry queen
Sing, savour the sting
As she severs you, Madame Guillotine
Slice, come paradise
Hail her Majesty!
Madame Guillotine!
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Psychology Lesson: Memory Bank
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The following lesson is a great introductory activity to a unit on Memory. A teacher can model the activity by sharing some personal memories. If students have gone to school together, there will be many shared memories. The memories should create some exciting and entertaining discussions. Name: Psychology Memory and Thought: Memory Bank The human mind is incredible. We store so much information in our long-term memory such as names, people, places, events, and memories. During this activity you are to list 50 personal memories. It can be of vacations, school activities, friends, movies scenes, your first bike, whatever. 50 may seem like a large number but as you will see, after just a little reflection, you will realize you this number is so low I should have assigned 500! Use the back if necessary. (Your list only has to be worded so that you understand. It does not have to be complete sentences.) -
Psychology Lessons: "Memories of…."
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The following activity is great to use with a unit on Memory. Students really enjoy the activity and the feedback from the recipients of the activity has been amazing. Objective: The goal of this activity is to personalize the concept of long-term memory, illustrating the amazing amount of information that is stored in our long-term memory. Method:- Hand out two examples of the activity that I have modeled in the past, a personal friend and my aunt.
- Allow students time to review the worksheet and discuss.
- Students will list a close family member or friend.
- Students will write memories for the remainder of the period.
- Students will present the memories to the person.
- Visual assessment of the effort at the end of the period. A teacher can sit at the back of the room to assess the effort. Usually an entire class will give a great effort.
- Extra credit if the person responds to me via email or mail.
My Memories of:
By:
Psychology Memory: To illustrate the enormity of my memory, I have selected an important person in my life (it cannot be a Hanover High student). For a class period, you are going to list the memories of the person. The memories can include events, trips, sayings, advice, sporting events, holidays, cars, clothes, sonts, bands, concerts, any and all memories. It should be a great record of your relationship with the person. You will share the memories with the person or if you selected a person who has passed, you can share the memories with someone who knew the person well.) The font is small (size 10), so the students have a great deal of space to list the memories. The list does not have to use complete sentences. It can (and probably should) be in bullet form. The goal should be 50 - 75 memories. Students will complain, "That is too many." Complete the activity yourself to model what the final product should look like. My favorite part of the activity is the feedback. Each student is given the following note to include with the memories. (A teacher can cut and paste the information several times in a word document, then cut the paper for the appropriate number of students. You have been chosen for this activity because you have created and shared so many great memories for a student in my class. You have made a BIG DIFFERENCE in someone’s life and they will never forget this or you. THANK YOU! The class is very interested in your feedback. You can help the student’s grade (5 extra points) by sharing your thoughts on this activity and what it was like to receive the list of memories you share. Email (teacher) at yourname@yourschool.org or send a note to: Your Name Your School 287 Your Street City, State zip code You have been chosen for this activity because you have created and shared so many great memories for a student in my class. You have made a BIG DIFFERENCE in someone’s life and they will never forget this or you. THANK YOU! The class is very interested in your feedback. You can help the student’s grade (5 extra points) by sharing your thoughts on this activity and what it was like to receive the letter / list responding. Email Mark Molloy (teacher) at mmolloy@hanoverschools.org or send a note to: Mark Molloy Hanover High School 287 Cedar Street Hanover, MA 02339 You have been chosen for this activity because you have created and shared so many great memories for a student in my class. You have made a BIG DIFFERENCE in someone’s life and they will never forget this or you. THANK YOU! The class is very interested in your feedback. You can help the student’s grade (5 extra points) by sharing your thoughts on this activity and what it was like to receive the letter / list responding. Email Mark Molloy (teacher) at mmolloy@hanoverschools.org or send a note to: Mark Molloy Hanover High School 287 Cedar Street Hanover, MA 02339 You have been chosen for this activity because you have created and shared so many great memories for a student in my class. You have made a BIG DIFFERENCE in someone’s life and they will never forget this or you. THANK YOU! The class is very interested in your feedback. You can help the student’s grade (5 extra points) by sharing your thoughts on this activity and what it was like to receive the letter / list responding. Email Mark Molloy (teacher) at mmolloy@hanoverschools.org or send a note to: Mark Molloy Hanover High School 287 Cedar Street Hanover, MA 02339 My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring. It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area. Please help us find ONE MORE teacher who tutors!