MSM 253: King Me or Pin me, the Odds aren’t good.

Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education.

Jokes You Can Use:

Eileen Award:

Advisory:

http://visual.ly/what-are-odds

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Respect the Web

From the Twitterverse:

#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

Resources:

After the Deadline

After the Deadline helps you write better by adding spell, style, and grammar checking to web applications. You can learn more on our features page.

http://www.afterthedeadline.com/

http://www.polishmywriting.com/

14 Profound Quotes From The Harry Potter Books

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/profound-quotes-from-the-harry-potter-books

Web Spotlight:

Why are you working on that?

I’m astounded at how often my children do things for class without understanding the bigger reasons behind WHY they’re doing those things.

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/09/why-are-you-working-on-that.html

The Two Things Teachers Focus on Most....Instead of Learning

Written by Mark Clements

http://edunators.com/index.php/becoming-the-edunator/is-my-classroom-focused-on-learning/the-two-things-teachers-focus-on-most-instead-of-learning

Rick Wormeli: Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs, Part One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-3PFfIfvI

Why I Hated Meredith’s First Grade Teacher: An Open Letter to America’s Teachers

http://kylenebeers.com/blog/2012/08/20/why-i-hated-merediths-first-grade-teacher-an-open-letter-to-americas-teachers/

Be Sure To….

Strategy to help kids reflect.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/student-goal-setting