Social Emotional Learning in Storyboardthat

Here is a newsletter (and some templates) for using Storyboardthat with Social-Emotional Learning. If you are in the district, please contact your media specialist for account information.

Learning Resources from The New York Times

With the start of the school year, the NY Times is again providing student and teacher resources.  This year, they have published a page outlining their offerings:

If you want to know more about everything we offer to teachers and students during the school year, please visit our newly published “How to Use The Learning Network” page. It provides a quick tour of our plethora of activities for students and resources for teachers, all of which are completely free.

Spreadsheets for all (tips for ELA)

If you have ever seen one of Alice Keeler’s video tutorials- you will know her mantra- “Spreadsheets do everything!).  In this blog post, she shared 4 tips for ELA teachers (that will also work for the rest of us!).

Managing the echo in Google Meet

Google has added a tool to help you identify echos on your call as well as suggestions to correct it!  Please see the Google blog post here.

Google Arts and Culture

The above video was part of a Google in 90 in Secs from August- the focus is Google Arts and Culture.  I really enjoyed some of the games. The screenshot below is from What came first? Here is the link for Google Arts and Culture.

 

BrainPOP and Essential Skills

While BrainPOP has had pacing guides in their Educators' resources for some time, they recently introduced Essential Skills lessons for grades 3-8.  Login to BrainPop, go to Educator and look at their Back to School resources.

Practice essentials skills with ELA and Math mini-lessons

Learn tips for using BrainPOP for accelerated learning this year

Google Classroom for Parents

Here is an edited version of Alice Keeler’s presentation on Google Classroom for parents ( I deleted the last slide about Schoolytics).  It might be useful for some of your first-time users.

Hispanic Heritage Month

From the middle of September to the middle of October, National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated  Here is a government site with a large variety of resources

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Shortcuts in Google Slides

Alice Keeler shares her top 5 shortcuts for Google Slides.  Consider sharing one a week with your students and watch them become experts!

Google Classroom Handout for parents

If you are a Google Classroom user, you might find this Alice Keeler handout useful. I think I would open it in Kami and make some modifications but it is a good start.

Back to School Templates

Matt Miller  (from Ditch that Textbook)has shared a series of back-to-school templates.  From introductions to newsletters- there is something for everyone.

SEL for PreK and K from PBS

In this video series, Donkey and Panda provide entertaining lessons with a social-emotional theme.  Here’s how PBS presents it:

In every episode of this puppet series for 3-5-year-olds, Donkey Hodie and her pals, Purple Panda, Duck Duck, and Bob Dog, empower preschoolers to dream big and overcome obstacles in their own lives, to work hard and persevere in the face of failure, to be resourceful and discover they are capable of solving problems on their own—and to laugh themselves silly along the way.

The learning goals for Donkey Hodie focus on self-regulation and executive function skills, with an emphasis on resilience, persistence, and problem-solving. The characters in the whimsical world of Someplace Else model ways to think about creative solutions to problems, which will, in turn, inspire our viewers as they tackle problem-solving in their everyday lives. As they watch Donkey Hodie, kids will learn to face their fears and challenges with positivity and enjoy the success that comes from trying hard and doing their best.

Here is the link to their educational collection.

So what is Kami?

If you didn’t explore Kami last year- here’s a quick overview of the features.   Here is the Chrome extension.

Looking for coding resources?

 

HTML?Java script?  Need translation?  Here are some downloadable sheets to help you and your students.

Help students RISE

During a summer book club, Dr. Ruth Okoye shared the Rise Model as a way to help students provide meaningful feedback. (How many times have I had students say “good job” or “nice”?)  It contains several sentence stems aligned with Bloom’s.

Stations in Middle School

Do you think stations are just an elementary strategy?  Check out the blog from Jame Hunt here (as part of the Ditch the Textbook from Matt Miller).  You will find practical suggestions for classroom implementation.

Getting to know you

Here are some icebreaker suggestions from TeachersFirst. They are divided by grade level and I think some could be used with adult learners as well!

All the Kami Updates

Here’s a blog post highlighting the recent Kami workshops.  Ideas for classroom implementation as well as a preview of upcoming features are included.