Middle School Matters

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

MSM 528:HiTake Your Victories Where You Can…like Maybe British Columbia

Summary:

Shawn and Troy discuss what is going on. They discuss self-assessment, field trips, and more. Dave discusses language in science.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Theory, Law, and Hypothesis

http://k12science.net/theory-law-and-hypothesis/

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:

Resources:

THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HOW WE LOOK AT CAR CRASHES & HOW WE LOOK AT SCHOOLS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/11/30/the-similarities-between-how-we-look-at-car-crashes-how-we-look-at-schools/#annotations:Zz1W-lUcEeymmO9pDHlKNg

Ways to Say No - Elge Slienotiene of LKPA

Web Spotlight:

Where Do We Find The Time? - AMLE

https://www.amle.org/where-do-we-find-the-time-to-do-all-this-stuff/?fbclid=IwAR2KqdwGa8PQUNmiUbBrHY_k_rKjHWAlEc95Wh2psdPJ62LFueJovdJbT78

Immigrants Day

December 18th

https://www.un.org/en/observances/migrants-day

AXIS - The Culture

State of Emergency

Slang of the Week:

MSM 527: Squid Games . . .We Got You Mr. McGirr

Summary:

Shawn and Troy start with a long discussion of online learning and lots of real-world experiences. Dave is going to Touch, Talk, and Text Science.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Touch, Talk, Text

http://k12science.net/touch-talk-text/

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:

15 Second Video Vocab Challenge

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/learning/our-9th-annual-15-second-vocabulary-video-challenge.html

Reading Strategies

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/12/03/new-study-examines-what-helps-students-most-with-reading-comprehension/

Resources:

Mouse.org

https://x-ray-goggles.mouse.org/

Richard Byrne has a nice example:

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/12/view-whats-behind-website-with-mouse-x.html

Spinner Wheel

https://spinnerwheel.com/

AMLE Playbook Challenge!

https://www.amle.org/playbook-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR2boTj-iwT8kDdLFLI06b-nd27VC892YTCu_h2gDK5wgw7mcU7IclattAA

Web Spotlight:

Ubuntu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HED4h00xPPA

AXIS - The Culture Translator

Squid Game Sponcon

Unreal Estate

YikYak Is Back

MSM 526: But It Says, “Pro” . . .

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about tablets, a few ratholes, add-ons, and more. Dave has the Language of science.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

The Language of Science

http://k12science.net/the-language-of-science/

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

Elizabeth Curtis @Eli2003_10

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

Resources:

H5P.org Gamification

Web Spotlight:

PianoTV

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz0PmHG0RvQHazlEsFU-4uQ

Unfiltered: Teens get real about the fake lives lived on social media

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/unfiltered-teens-social-media-1.6250963#annotations:MZPcBkumEey4_98Rqte24w

Random Thoughts . . .

Food you need to try: Cepelinai

https://www.linoslithuanianfood.com/product-page/cepelinai

Michigan Marching Band - Pregame Show 11-27-2021

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=notif&v=596257688277652¬if_id=1638031774995373¬if_t=live_video

MSM 525: Put the Kids in Rows and See How it Goes

Summary:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Nature's Notebook

http://k12science.net/natures-notebook/

https://usanpn.org/natures_notebook

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:

The Greatest Enemy of Creativity In Schools Isn’t Testing, It’s Time

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-12-18-the-greatest-enemy-of-creativity-in-schools-isn-t-testing-it-s-time/

Resources:

Slinky Drop

6 Toilets From History, and What They Taught Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqDmkTh0IY

Web Spotlight:

Living in the Coldest Place on Earth

https://www.wired.com/2015/01/amos-chapple-the-coldest-place-on-earth/

Random Thoughts . . .

MSM 524: The Teachers Are Just Like the Students

Summary:

Professional Development for staff, a few ratholes, and how teachers can continue to grow. Hey, Dave has PD tips too.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

The Importance of Professional Development

http://k12science.net/the-importance-of-professional-development/

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:

Student Self-Assessment

Resources:

Open ClipArt

https://openclipart.org/#annotations:gQp1DD9mEeyg5oOcAXkM3A

SMART - Servier Medical ART

https://smart.servier.com/#annotations:a8jOokFxEeykE_d5oqZQKg

Web Spotlight:

16 Powerful Little Known Facts to Help Manage Your Life

https://charliestephen6.medium.com/16-powerful-little-known-facts-to-help-manage-your-life-821fe4006120#annotations:GfF3MEHDEey1GYuLjOFFyw

Slang of the Week

Bugman: A man who loves being part of consumer culture, loves buying the newest technology, and doesn’t appear to be ashamed of the part they play in the collective “hive-mind” (hence: he is a bug man). Example: Is Mark Zuckerberg a person, a robot, or the king of the Bugmen?

Estonian Poet Marie Under - Six Poems

Who was Marie Under and why is she so important for Estonians? Like many Estonian cultural greats of the turbulent 20th century, who lived during the oppressive Soviet occupation, her story is full both of joy and sadness.

https://estonianworld.com/culture/six-poems-estonian-poet-marie/?fbclid=IwAR1ShKLhQztl3D907c4y4kv_QKoOi3k4IL0F4DdjsvVH4ZQsWmiups6BoBo

MSM 523: Add This To Your Saddle Bag

Summary:

Shawn and Troy start with a rathole, Dave gets down and dirty.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Soil Scientist

Reports from the Front Lines

The Twitterverse

Andrew Wheelock @AMWheelock

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

Resources:

AXIS: The Culture Translator

Slang of the Week: Trap House - Originally used to describe a house where illegal drug sales occur, now used by younger people to describe the location of a party where there’s alcohol or simply a wild party.

Web Spotlight:

Can Data Die?

https://pudding.cool/2021/10/lenna/#annotations:nEFEYjzTEeyOrE8VMdrBQg