Troy and Shawn share thoughts about kids starting a podcast about book club, going to Europe, and more. Dave has some tips about teaching science.

MSM 537: It’s One Button

Shawn and Troy discuss technology in Shawn’s room, H5P, world events, and more. Dave has designs on science success.

Get all the show notes at https://middleschoolmatters.com

MSM 536: Law of Unintended Consequences

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about mask mandates, posting lessons,students cheating, and more. Dave has designs on success in science.

Jokes:

Eileen Award:

Tom Acker, Technology Integrator

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Design Thinking

http://k12science.net/design-thinking/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Strategies:

Hack Your Classroom Activity

Resources:

Illusion of the YearTop 10 Finalists

Airzooka

https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Airzooka&crid=1L7C6SLYM9AIP&sprefix=airzooka%2Caps%2C188&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Web Spotlight:

45 Eighth Grade Science Fair Projects and Classroom Experiments

https://www.weareteachers.com/8th-grade-science-projects/

Google Slides is Hilarious

https://medium.com/@laurajavier/google-slides-is-actually-hilarious-83c1ced857ee

Middle Schoolers Launch Boat

https://bangordailynews.com/2022/02/15/news/new-england/boat-launched-by-new-hampshire-middle-schoolers-lands-in-norway/

Teachers Are Not Superheroes (And That’s A Good Thing!)

https://youtu.be/vmLfw_saDqA

MSM 535: I’ll Buy the Cake, You Eat It . . . or the Cepelani

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about cake, celebrations, and cats. Dave has some great books for middle schoolers.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students

http://k12science.net/outstanding-science-trade-books-for-middle-school-students-2/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Resources:

You've Got Perseverance!

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/got-perseverance/#annotations:UMvRXIqrEeyfjqPEK374zw

Nightly News for Kids

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlykids#annotations:TXOUyoj_Eey1EZ_BW9DnQg

Worldle

https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/

Web Spotlight:

Do We Really Need PD?

https://katielmartin.com/2018/04/22/do-we-really-need-pd/#annotations:1V5FPok_EeypIieqAI_SUg

Quordle

It’s Wordle times 4

https://www.quordle.com/

Slang of the Week

Purr: a comment used to signal delight or approval; most likely to be found under a friend or influencer favorite’s TikTok post. (Ex: Did you see that selfie my bestie posted yesterday? Purr.)

Random Thoughts . . .

An oldie, but a goodie….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ#annotations:7CWHDok7EeyLb6OArFXt2Q

MSM 534: Teaching All Day Not Enough, We’ve Got a Plan

Summary:

Shawn and Troy explain last week (the missing Mr. McGirr), what does a “snow day” look like? Dave takes a look at Woodpeckers.

Jokes:

Eileen Award:

Shannon Lundgren…..

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

The Woodpecker Cavity Cam Project

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/elwest/woodpecker-cavity-cam

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Strategies:

7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-attention-getters-use-instead-raising-your-voice#annotations:E6RM-oQ0EeygN3OhWIgbwQ

Resources:

Our 2022 Winter Book Review Festival

https://www.middleweb.com/46498/our-2022-winter-book-review-festival/#annotations:JyRkPoKhEeya5IehYMWpnA

Shawn’s Reading Reference:

A parenting expert shares the 5 toxic mistakes that can make kids more ‘selfish and entitled’

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/11/psychologist-shares-toxic-parenting-mistakes-that-make-kids-more-selfish-and-entitled-in-adulthood.html#annotations:Yn7ptoKfEeyFX6spqUCu1A

Web Spotlight:

What Happens to Your Brain When You Pay Attention

https://www.ted.com/talks/mehdi_ordikhani_seyedlar_what_happens_in_your_brain_when_you_pay_attention

Random Thoughts . . .

Time to make the Ceppalini . . .

https://youtu.be/G4B1Brp2LX4

MSM 533: If You Swing a Cursor, You’ll Hit an Assignment . . .

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about Wordel, subs, trying to throw the teacher under the bus and more. Dave talks about the challenges of science teaching with all that is going on.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Science Teaching Challenges

http://k12science.net/science-teaching-challenges/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Strategies:

Why Wordle Works, According to Desmos Lesson Developers

https://danmeyer.substack.com/p/why-wordle-works-according-to-desmos#annotations:uKqUEIB1EeybimvsI2kwPw

Resources:

Wordle Inspired Games

https://learninginhand.com/blog/wordle-games-for-the-classroom#annotations%3AUXk74H3uEey8t9v4vZ4U9A=

Apple Personal Safety Guide

https://help.apple.com/pdf/personal-safety/en_US/personal-safety-user-guide.pdf

Bark

https://www.bark.us/

Web Spotlight:

Fake You

https://fakeyou.com/

The Importance of ELL Strategies - Immersion (Moises in Math Class)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HUv2eFdLg

http://www.immersionfilm.com/

Slang of the Week

Unalive myself/yourself:

MSM 532: Testing Waltz . . . The Warm-Up to the Ballet

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about the rest of the school year. Dave addresses safety in Science.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Seven Teacher Tips to Create a Culture of Science Safety

http://k12science.net/seven-teacher-tips-to-create-a-culture-of-science-safety/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

Andrea @teachbk

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

Strategies:

Breaking the Plane

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/01/20/a-look-back-remembering-breaking-the-plane-solved-my-classroom-problems-this-week/

All You Need to Select and Use Mentor Texts

https://www.middleweb.com/46430/all-you-need-to-select-and-use-mentor-texts/

Resources:

Inside the Mind of A Master Procrastinator

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator

Slang of the Week (from Axis, The Culture Translator)

Iykyk: "If you know, you know," referring to a niche interest or an inside joke. (Ex: "We always order our burgers animal style. Iykyk.")

Web Spotlight:

PROOF POINTS: Combining remote and in-person learning led to chaos, study finds

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-combining-remote-and-in-person-learning-led-to-chaos-study-finds/

Color Palette

https://coolors.co/

MSM 531: The Trees That They See Are In a Different Forest

Summary:

Troy and Shawn talk about teachers, teaching, certification, and more. Dave is Calling Us to Action.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Call To Action

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Strategies:

Pixar’s 10 Rules

https://ditchthattextbook.com/pixar/#annotations:8QQ7Rm75Eey3RVfqWBj3WA

Post Reading Activities

https://onthesamepageelt.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/15-post-reading-activities/#annotations:4M6HKm16EeyHRNspRZgZPA

Resources:

The Art of Misdirection

https://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirection

Web Spotlight:

Scapes

https://scapes.art/#annotations:-AOqaG2LEeyRFhMK4EzceQ

Disciplinary Literacy

https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/disciplinary-literacy-a-shift-that-makes-sense#annotations:AP91SG1fEeygooc5IhL-Dw

https://troypatterson.me/2022/01/11/every-teacher-is-a-technology-teacher/

MSM 530: I’ve Been To China, No TikTok for Me

Summary:

Troy and Shawn talk about coffee, how to help students study, and much more. Dave goes all nuclear with RadioChemists.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

RadioChemists

I was recently reading the November/December 2021 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, “Career of the Month” which featured an article on Radiochemistry. It was written by Luba Vangelova.

Radiochemists study radiation from an atomic and molecular perspective and find ways to harness the power of radioactive chemical reactions. The radiochemist featured is Catherine Riddle, senior research scientist, at the Idaho National Laboratory.

http://k12science.net/radiochemist/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Strategies:

Retrieval as Communication

https://theeffortfuleducator.com/2021/12/09/retrieval-as-communication/

Resources:

Parents’ Ultimate Guide to TikTok

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-tiktok#annotations:3fmOTmGcEeyOODd7UxywJg

10 Most Significant Education Studies

https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-most-significant-education-studies-2021#annotations:VWV6FmAvEeyVEy_LEqn7tA

The Culture Translator’s Top Trends of 2021

Web Spotlight:

52 things I learned in 2021

https://medium.com/fluxx-studio-notes/52-things-i-learned-in-2021-8481c4e0d409#annotations:wuK2qlq1EeyYWodmAqXrfw

45 Creative Tricks That Are Used To Film TV Commercials

https://whythese.com/tvtricks/#annotations:Cdj4clw2Eeya2m9pnWeJdA

Non-Newtonian Fluid Dubstep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoB0pM2VASg

MSM 529: They’re Decorating the Hall, But We’re Decorating Our Brains!

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk real-world connections, books, vacation plans, teaching strategies and more. Dave goes Graphic (Novels that is).

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

K12Science Podcast: Graphic Novels

http://k12science.net/graphic-novels/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

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

Strategies:

Pretesting

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fxap0000345

https://www.thoughtco.com/importance-and-uses-of-pretests-7674

Resources:

The Birthday Problem

https://nowiknow.com/the-birthday-problem/

Common Language (Other than English or Spanish)

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VC_US_CommonLanguagesV9.jpg

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-common-language-spoken-in-the-u-s-map/

Slang of the Week

Yassification:

Web Spotlight:

Something to Carry You Into The Break

Seraphic Fire’s rendition of “Goodnight Dear Heart”

https://youtu.be/o9Hrv58hON4