LongRead Education for this summer

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   http://cdno4.gettingsmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FINAL-Preparing-Teachers-for-Deeper-Learning-Paper.pdf cdno4.gettingsmart.com Available on the App Store.

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The Teaching Brain and the Science Behind Great Teaching | Getting Smart

This is one of my favorite pieces in a long time. It focuses on some of the most important aspects of teaching. Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   http://gettingsmart.com/2015/03/the-teaching-brain-and-the-science-behind-great-teaching gettingsmart.com Available on the App Store.

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Redefining Teachers with a 21st Century Education ‘Story’ | MindShift | KQED News

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/02/11/redefining-teachers-with-a-21st-century-education-story/

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Teachers of the Year tell us what's holding students back and where they'd spend education money

Asked what barriers to learning their students face that affect academic success the most, 76 percent of the teachers said family stress, 63 percent said poverty, and 52 percent said learning and psychological problems.   Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Teachers of the Year tell us what's holding students back and where they'd spend education money Daily Kos - Every year, each state chooses its teacher of the year. This year, the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic surveyed those outstanding teachers about their jobs, and it's worth paying attention to what they have to say about the barriers their students face and where they'd direct education funding. Asked what barriers to learning their students face that affect academic success the most, 76 percent of the teachers said family stress, 63 percent said poverty, and 52 percent said learning and psychological problems. Available on the App Store.

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Teaching better. My pedagogical to-do list

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Teaching better. My pedagogical to-do list headguruteacher.com - I've been a teacher for 27 years and two terms and this much I know….. What do you mean that's been done?! 27 years though! Scary number. I'm on a path to being a life-long teacher, never having had any other kind of job. Obviously it's a bit different being a Headteacher but I've always been a teacher too – next year I'm taking on a GCSE Maths class. I can't wait. There are lots of reasons to love teaching but one that has sustained me is that constant challenge to teacher better. My entire experience of teaching has been that my lessons never seem to go to plan; it's never quite right. I'm always thinking that, if perhaps I'd done something else instead, it might have been a better lesson. I used to worry about that – but now I see it as normal and healthy. Of course, every so often, I deliver a belter – where it all just sings beautifully; a perfect symphony of learning. But that's rare. I wrote a basic Teaching To-Do list at the start of the year but, recently, as ever, I've been absorbing more ideas from all around me. Some affirm things I think I do already; others cut through my armour, making me think I really need to do things a bit differently. Available on the App Store.

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Re: Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems

How Schools Can Help Nurture Students' Mental Health

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/22/how-schools-can-help-nurture-students-mental-health/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150523

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On May 24, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Caston-Smith, Tosha <tcastonsmith@hoover.k12.al.us> wrote:

Follow-up to other article: 

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/2/384.short

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Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems

Follow-up to other article: 

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/2/384.short

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Always Learning With @R_H_Steele

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Always Learning With @R_H_Steele risktolearn.blogspot.com - This past week Christie Elementary had our very first Engineer Expo - Imagine this...Kindergarten all the way through fifth grade spent two weeks tackling interesting challenges all based on one state standard of the teacher's choosing…The teacher chose the guiding instructional standard, the students created the driving question, and while in collaborative groups the students engineered and presented products that amazed us all. It was a much-needed reminder that authentic student-owned learning is NOT measured by circling the correct letter choice. Available on the App Store.

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Yes, and… Thoughts on print versus digital reading by Kristin Ziemke

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Yes, and… Thoughts on print versus digital reading by Kristin Ziemke nerdybookclub.wordpress.com - I come from a place of pedagogy. Raised by teachers who were readers and nurtured by principals who believed their most important job was to place text in the hands of kids. I come from classroom libraries and nightly book checkout, from teacher book clubs and living like a reader. I come from conversations about what's on your nightstand and passion for poetry and periodicals. Available on the App Store.

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New Research Shows Digital Content Increases Student Achievement

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   New Research Shows Digital Content Increases Student Achievement theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com - The study was conducted by Education Development Center's Center for Children and Technology and investigated the potential impact on student performance when the resources available through PBS LearningMedia were integrated into existing curriculum. There are resources across content area and grade levels such as "60-Second Presidents." These resources appeal to today's social learners providing the ability to interact with content by liking and commenting on various resources. Teachers and students can register at https://account.pbs.org/accounts/openid/login. Available on the App Store.

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How Schools Can Help Nurture Students’ Mental Health | MindShift | KQED News

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/22/how-schools-can-help-nurture-students-mental-health/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150523

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How Relearning Old Concepts Alongside New Ones Makes It All Stick | MindShift | KQED News

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/28/how-relearning-old-concepts-alongside-new-ones-makes-it-all-stick/

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Graduating Self-Directed Learners Ready to Thrive in College

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Graduating Self-Directed Learners Ready to Thrive in College gettingsmart.com - We are in one of our favorite seasons at Summit Public Schools as college acceptances roll in for our students, and we have the opportunity as a community to celebrate their hard work and accomplishments. This March, one of our Summit students received a unique acceptance letter that included a handwritten note from one of the university's admissions dean's saying, "The strength you have developed as a self-directed learner will serve you well …!" Available on the App Store.

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"In My Ideal School, I Would Hire Teachers Who Believe..."

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/05/21/in-my-ideal-school-i-would-hire-teachers-who-believe/

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What Believing in the Possibilities Can Do For Learning and Teaching | MindShift | KQED News

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/12/18/what-believing-in-the-possibilities-can-do-for-learning-and-teaching/

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How Schools Can Help Nurture Students’ Mental Health | MindShift | KQED News

A broad read

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/22/how-schools-can-help-nurture-students-mental-health/

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Geddit - How to Check In - YouTube

This is a great idea, but we don't need an app if our kids are already on Chromebooks. We can do it even easier on the Chromebooks with those lights. I picture using it when students are in the early stages of writing, researching, organizing, or outlining. Some kids will never come over to ask for help, but they might adjust their light from green to read and silently alert us that they need help.  We could also use it in AO to have kids self-report what they are doing. Green homework/projects/studying Blue exploring/reading/learning Red break/social/YouTube(  Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   How to Check In YouTube - http://m.youtube.com Available on the App Store.

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Adjusting to the Room

A standout paragraph: Here are some keys to this for a presenter that are almost in contradiction.  First of all, to be able to "go with the room", you have to know your content area in a very deep manner and be able to push learning on the fly, but on the opposite end of the spectrum, you also have to be comfortable with not knowing everything and learning from the room.  As a teacher, if you want to truly create a "learning community", you have to create opportunities for others to learn from others, not only the teacher. Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Adjusting to the Room georgecouros.ca - (I was asked about the thinking behind how I design my workshops so I thought I would just write it down for others to see a process.) As someone who does a lot of professional workshops, I am often asked for an agenda ahead of time. Although I do have some objectives in my mind of where the group could go, I usually send a rough itinerary to the organizer on a google document. The reason I share it specifically on a google document is because I know that I won't be sticking with it, whether it is the time or the activities. How could I organize the learning for the day for a group without actually meeting the group? Available on the App Store.

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Adjusting to the Room

A standout paragraph: Here are some keys to this for a presenter that are almost in contradiction.  First of all, to be able to "go with the room", you have to know your content area in a very deep manner and be able to push learning on the fly, but on the opposite end of the spectrum, you also have to be comfortable with not knowing everything and learning from the room.  As a teacher, if you want to truly create a "learning community", you have to create opportunities for others to learn from others, not only the teacher. Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Adjusting to the Room georgecouros.ca - (I was asked about the thinking behind how I design my workshops so I thought I would just write it down for others to see a process.) As someone who does a lot of professional workshops, I am often asked for an agenda ahead of time. Although I do have some objectives in my mind of where the group could go, I usually send a rough itinerary to the organizer on a google document. The reason I share it specifically on a google document is because I know that I won't be sticking with it, whether it is the time or the activities. How could I organize the learning for the day for a group without actually meeting the group? Available on the App Store.

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Tomorrow's Learning Today: 7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/shift-learning-the-7-most-powerful-ideas-shifts-in-learning-today/

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A Teen Take On EdTech

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   A Teen Take On EdTech The Huffington Post - Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Soraya Shockley Available on the App Store.

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