Jokes You Can Use:

Boy: Will you marry me?

Girl: No, but I’ll always admire your good taste.

Girl: I’m telling you for the last time- you can’t kiss me.

Boy: I knew that you’d weaken!

Girl: Do you love me?

Boy: Yes, dear.

Girl: Would you die for me?

Boy: Um....mine is an undying love.

Ask me what I had for lunch on March 15th. Go ahead, ask me.

On Our Mind:

MAMSE Conference

Eileen Award:

Debbie Silver - Happy Birthday

Ashley Kurth

Diigo Groupees: Karen Chopra & G2One Networking

Diigo Posters: Steve Davis & Ron King

Advisory:

Are you a risk taker?

National Geographic has an article on why teens take risks. Worth a read but I think the picture essay that goes with it is more valuable for the discussion it could generate around the classroom.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/teenage-brains/risk-quiz

Viewing Teens Positively: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/teenage-brains/teenagers-video

Pictures: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/teenage-brains/cahana-photography#/10-getting-tongue-pierced-670.jpg

Should I raise my hand?

http://twentytwowords.com/2012/03/15/should-you-raise-your-hand-in-class-a-flowchart/

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

This middle school science minute is about the topic of what drives public opinion. In the March 2012 issue of Science Scope, within the Scope's Scoops section, there is a news article entitled "What drives public opinion on climate change?" The article cites a study by Robert Bruelle and colleagues from Drexel University who set out to identify the informational, cultural and political processes that influence public concern about climate change. Their conclusion was that the driving factor that most influences public opinion on climate change is the mobilizing efforts of advocacy groups and elites. It seems that that information-based science advocacy has had only a minor effect on public concern.

From the Twitterverse:

News:

Why the Ed Department should be reconceived — or abolished

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-the-ed-department-should-be-reconceived--or-abolished/2012/03/09/gIQAHfdB5R_blog.html

The war on teachers: Why the public is watching it happen

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/the-war-on-teachers-why-the-public-is-watching-it-happen/2012/03/11/gIQAD3XH6R_blog.html

Survey: Teachers work 53 hours per week on average

gIQAqGxYGS_blog.html

A South Carolina Teacher’s Been Suspended for Reading ‘Ender’s Game’ to His Class

http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2012/03/16/446431/a-south-carolina-teachers-been-suspended-for-reading-enders-game-to-his-class/?mobile=nc

Resources:

AudioViator

Web Spotlight:

11 Peculiar Meetings Between Famous People

http://www.worldsstrangest.com/mental-floss/11-peculiar-meetings-between-famous-people/

Strategies:

Failure Is an Option

http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/03/13/for-better-learning-failure-is-an-option/35920.html

Little Free Library

http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/index.html

The Challenge of Challenging Text

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar12/vol69/num06/The-Challenge-of-Challenging-Text.aspx

Events & Happenings:

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