MSM 515: Here we go all caught in 4K!

Summary:
Shawn and Troy talk about COVID restrictions reopening school. What can you do? How do you handle group work? Dave colors our world with sunshine.
Jokes:

Eileen Award:
Facebook: Jack Berckemeyer

Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

Reports from the Front Lines
“Open House”
DaVinci Resolve
COVID Policies in the Classroom, Who takes the blame if the kid gets sick?
Lunch Room
Group Work
Lockers
Hall Passes
Water fountains
Building Relationships & Dealing with COVID
Project Adventure
Growth String
Question to Leave
And now for the “Maine Idea!”
Advisory:

Amazing Designs
https://dailytimewaste.com/movies/fb/161878301/the-most-amazing-design-ideas-people-have-come-across/


The Twitterverse
Shabana Basij-Rasikh @sbasijrasikh
In March 2002, after the fall of Taliban, thousands of Afghan girls were invited to go to the nearest public school to participate in a placement test because the Taliban had burned all female students’ records to erase their existence. I was one of those girls. Nearly 20 years later, as the founder of the only all-girls boarding school in Afghanistan, I’m burning my students’ records not to erase them, but to protect them and their families. https://twitter.com/i/status/1428776691820908548

MiddleWeb @middleweb
NEW TEACHERS! 25 Best Posts for New Teacher Mentors #mschat #middleschool
@AMLE #ntchat #newteachers #mentoring #educoach #profdev #teachingtips https://middleweb.com/23435/25-of-mi

Matt Miller @jmattmiller
Why your students need a podcast: How to do it fast and free http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/02/28/why-your-students-need-a-podcast-how-to-do-it-fast-and-free/

Cheryl Morris @guster4lovers
Teacher friends, I wrote a MS/HS unit that can be taught in person, remote, or hybrid that covers #growthmindset, neuroplasticity, emotions, #sel and the science of happiness. Please use/share freely: https://bit.ly/gmselunit It would be a great way to start the year
@jcorippo https://t.co/HWWlxIvFGg?amp=1

From a Facebook post:
Write a scary story using *exactly* four words. There was this response:
Shawn McGirr Elliott wrote a story one time when she was probably in second grade. The title was "The Teacher Without Coffee"


#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”
Strategies:
Manual Water Pump for 5 Gallon Water Bottle
Need to get around the water fountain/hall pass issue? Put a 5 gallon water jug on the table and insert the pump. Water bottle filler and your students don’t have to ask for a hallway pass. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B087PCMSVV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Clean/Dirty Dishwasher Sign
Use the Clean/Dirty dishwasher sign on your door to tell custodial if you’ve been in the room today.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078MMXJPC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Mask Extenders - Save your ears!
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08K3RDC6H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Resources:
3D Periodic Table
https://artsexperiments.withgoogle.com/periodic-table/#annotations:tQtVJACCEeyyWFfoKUYuiA
Welcoming Staff Back to the Building
Be mindful as you plan for return to school team-building activities. Consider your staff’s comfort level.
You can survey staff prior to the start of the school year.
In this post, you will learn some suggestions on how to build school culture at the beginning of the year.
https://www.teachbetter.com/blog/welcoming-staff-back-into-the-building/
10 Secrets to Raising Good Listeners
So my principal changed my schedule yesterday and I now have to take a project and interactive simulation based class and turn it into a lecture based class. They’re going to have to learn differently.
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/03/10-secrets-to-raising-good-listeners/


Web Spotlight:
Can you fix middle school by getting rid of it?
Proponents of K-8