MSM 512: I Suspect That This is English, But I’ve Got Nothin'. . .

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about how the summer is going for Shawn, share lots of resources, and strategies. Dave talks about science teaching over the last year.

Jokes:


Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
What the 2020-2021 School Year Taught Us About Science Teaching and Learning
http://k12science.net/what-the-2020-2021-school-year-taught-us-about-science-teaching-and-learning/

Reports from the Front Lines
Shawn has delayed summer vacation AGAIN!
Summer Conference Series
The Future of Conferencing?


Advisory:
Google Arts & Culture - Art Freefall

TWO-MINUTE TALKS - Edutopia

The Twitterverse
#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”

Strategies:
20 Questions - Matt Miller’s Ditch That Textbook!

Taking Middle Schoolers’ Reading Journals Online

Resources:
AMLE Schools of Distinction

Truth & Propaganda - World Radio

Gamification: Netflix Binge Learning

Google Arts & Culture - X Degrees of Separation

HackEducation - Audrey Watters

Civic Online Reasoning

Spelling Words

BBC COUNTRYFILE MAGAZINE

Lift Every Voice

Web Spotlight:
Flippity

The Class is LAVA! - Edrenaline Rush

Google Arts and Culture

AXIS - The Culture Translator

This American Friendship

The Purge: TikTok

#WatermelonMustard Challange

Slang of the Week

Other Data: 20 Signs You’re Actually Making A Difference As A Teacher

Random Thoughts . . .
Semi-Conductor