Podcast 103: #SkypeFail and Lesson Planning Made Easy

Jokes:

Shout out:

LindaB23

Answer to our Palindromic question from Doc Tatum: "Concerning last podcast - Feb. palindrome: Australia, they do day then month (01-02-2010) Keep up Gr8 work w/ podcast!! Monte"

I produce the Michigan Science Matters Network on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. If you like this information, I can try to send it on a regular basis. You can hear the podcast at:

k12science.net and you can view the hyperlinked eBlast at: msta-mich.org/smn

Keep up the good work,

Dave Bydlowski, Wayne RESA

National Lab Day

For more information, please visit:

http://nationallabday.org

On Our Mind:

Race to the Top $$

Through Race to the Top, we are asking States to advance reforms around four specific areas:

* Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy;

* Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;

* Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and

* Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.

From the Twitterverse:

Webspotlight:

Lesson Writer: www.lessonwriter.com

Create comprehensive literacy lesson plans and student materials from any content in minutes.

There are some things that I would like teachers to know, so thanks for giving me the opportunity to bring them to your attention and feel free to include or leave out according to what you think your audience is interested in.

GirlTalk Radio:

Girls are talking. You should listen.

http://www.braincake.org/girltalk/

TRAILS:

TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students.

http://www.trails-9.org/

Word Warriors:

Here's the Word Warriors' 2010 list of sadly underused or overlooked but eminently useful words that should be brought back to enrich our language:

http://wordwarriors.wayne.edu/2010/

The opposite of this site: Lake Superior State University's Unicorn Hunters

NMSA09:

Got Student Leadership?

Session Description: Can you imagine a positive, contagious, and exciting cultural change in your school? This presentation introduces a vibrant/dynamic school wide student leadership program that develops life skills, enhances student voice, increases student spirit/ participation, and much more. In addition to participants walking away with fun, hands-on activities that teach life skills to their students, they will also leave inspired and motivated to initiate a culture changing leadership program in their school.

Events & Happenings: