Middle School Matters

MSM 511: It’s Really Not a Rhetorical Question Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) http://k12science.net/the-intentional-integration-of-computational-thinking/ Reports from the Front Lines Changing sunrise by 45 minutes or so . . . Vocab Quiz: https://www.visitmaine.net/page/157/maine-slang ISTE21 LIVE! Was last week. Future of educational conferences. Interesting interview with Susan Cain about introverts and how schools aren’t supporting the “Quiet” kids by providing individual options to show mastery. Research shows a critical component of creativity is quiet and solitude. Not exclusively mind you. https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts?language=en I’m not going to close my Advisory Google Classroom for the summer . . . New beginnings Video Conferencing this Fall?

MSM 510: Šaltibarščiai, Bringing You Culture for Over a Decade Summary: Shawn and Troy reflect on the past school year. We share summer plans, thoughts on H5P, culture and more. Dave connects science, math, and computational thinking. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Mathematics and Computational Thinking http://k12science.net/mathematics-and-computational-thinking/ Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Future Me https://www.futureme.org/?#annotations:NijADs35EeubsLfMmYJjQQ ‘Dirty Jobs’ host Mike Rowe: Following your passion ‘rarely works out’ — do this instead https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/dirty-jobs-mike-rowes-career-advice-follow-opportunity-not-passion.html#annotations:OYFLVMylEeu4CWNRML9Maw The Twitterverse #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 https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/teens-need/

MSM 509: Almost Summer, Technology Tips, and a Lousy Thesaurus Summary: Shawn and Troy are back. We talk about summer plans, coming back in Fall, technology competencies, and much more. Dave talks about an Exploration Geologist. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Exploration Geologists http://k12science.net/careers-in-exploration-geology-prospecting/ 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: How to Foster Metacognitive Skills for Independent Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZHQltfMekA Resources: River Runner https://river-runner.samlearner.com/#annotations:tT5kbskyEeufrMcEibUiPQ The Day of Mourning and Hope https://www.facebook.com/events/814417969186336/?ref=newsfeed Bean Song https://youtu.be/IeRF6eE90N0 Axis’ The Culture Translator Slang of the Week Web Spotlight: The Exploratorium https://lear

MSM 508: Listen to this: Dark Patterns, Gone Medieval, and Professional Development Changes Summary: Shawn and Troy discuss summer school (or not), professional development, pedagogy, tools, and more. Dave shares some stall catchers (you’ll want to check this out). Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Stall Catchers: A Citizen Science Game to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Research https://stallcatchers.com http://k12science.net/stall-catchers-a-citizen-science-game-to-accelerate-alzheimers-research/ Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Dark Patterns https://darkpatternstipline.org/sightings The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Resources: Gone Medieval! - History Hit The Culture Translator: Slang of the Week 8 Ambient Sound Websites to Help Students Focus https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/10/ambient-sounds-for-students.html#annotations:fyUy8rmKEeu-dIM

MSM 507: Creating the Space for that to Happen . . . with some Malapropisms Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about using WooClap, student-centered learning, and what gets kept for next year. Dave is very literate. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Scientific Literacy http://k12science.net/scientific-literacy/ Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Money Matters https://www.moneyconfidentkids.com/ Project Database https://www.natstuco.org/student-project-database/#eyJzZWFyY2giOiIiLCJmaWx0ZXJzIjp7fSwicGFnZSI6MSwib3JkZXJieSI6ImRhdGUiLCJvcmRlciI6ImRlc2MifQ== The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Team-Based Quizzes https://amandalovestoaudit.com/2021/04/team-based-quizzes-on-no-budget/#annotations:B4GC_qHzEeukHKPtwmTlCA Resources: ASP HOMEROOM https://homeroom.astartingpoint.com Free English Books https://www.learnenglishteam.com/download-fr

MSM 506: We’re All for JMJ on iTunes and everywhere, Games, Games, Games Summary: Troy and Shawn talk about remote learning moving forward, gamification and more. Dave discusses the importance of curiosity, persistence, and perseverance. Jokes: Eileen Award: iTunes: AllforJMJ Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Technology and Scientific Habits of Mind 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: How to Build a Resilient School Community, Phyllis Fagell, AMLE Mag. Oct. 2020. https://www.amle.org/download/april-2020-duplicate-1/?version=full Resources: AMLE Resource Center https://my.amle.org/Resources/Resource-Center Axis - The Culture Translator From Snapchat to SCOTUS Slang of the Week issa vibe: when all the details of a situation come together to provoke one sensory feeling or experience. (Ex: “Ice cream, flip flops, my f

MSM 505: Same Pig, Different Lipstick Summary: Shawn and Troy discuss teaching with Tech Tools. Should you change them frequently? Dave has a Cultural Responsive Middle School Science Minute. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Culturally Responsive Teaching 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: 50 English Activities - 5 Minute learning Moments. https://teacher-toolkit.co.uk/products/fifty-bright-ideas-teacher-toolkit-cards?fbclid=IwAR3EDPZa7Fn5bGegXR5yIndAz0ieaXz_fuVl-UydKx3s_iu1UnHbuRWbu9k Video Annotation https://ant.umn.edu/ Pile of Words: Drive Deeper Engagement with Vocabulary at the Beginning of a Unit, Text, or Project https://catlintucker.com/2021/04/pile-of-words/#annotations:H2oscqCpEeuieVNcAxJjiQ Resources: Axis: The Culture Translator Slang of the Week EASY AND QUICK PROMPTS TO HELP STUDENTS CONNEC

MSM 504: Underestimating the Plague Summary: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemiciendships that have migrated to Zoom, or otherwise live differently, it’s very possible to do so. Remember that your personality is more like a sand dune than a stone. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/opinion/covid-personality-change.html The Twitterverse Phyllis Fagell, LCPC @Pfagell #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: I Didn’t Allow Hand-Raising In My Class. Here’s Why. https://www.weareteachers.com/student-discussions/#annotations:QeSQvJ1SEeu4l_dpA8JPaw Resources: H5P Free Online Teaching Resources www.H5P.org Top 50 Websites https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-50-most-visited-websites-in-the-world/#annotations:G8wEYpu6EeuiiEcEXihNYg Use Text Sets to Benefit Bilingual Students https://ww

MSM 503: Two is plural; Just Between You, Me, and Every Listener Summary: Jokes: Eileen Award: Twitter: Todd Bloch Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) https://www.mysticherring.org Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Twitterverse: #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Eileen Award for Todd Bloch’s recommendation on Twitter. Strategies: 25 sites for students with free time on their hands https://wakelet.com/wake/69e2f7ff-577e-4c2b-bd3b-89f0559710bb 13 Effective Study Strategies to Help Students Learn https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57644/13-effective-study-strategies-to-help-students-learn#annotations:yhksTpYUEeuOqqcU9dphIQ Resources: The Louvre https://collections.louvre.fr/en/#annotations:LPfBBpPtEeuPL-csC-6M3w Anagrammaker https://anagrammaker.com/#annotations:DVCmYpPIEeuSM29rAVD6EA Fake Airplane Tickets http://omatic.musicairport.com/ Rules of Sports htt

MSM 502: Expectations, Bad Influence, Moneyball for Education, “You What…” Summary: Ratholes are most of the show. We talk about conferences, teaching and technology and more. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Careers in Entomology I was recently reading the January/February 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” written by Luba Vangelova. Luba wrote an article entitled “Entomologist Ary Faraji.” Entomologists study insects and may work for educational or research institutions, government agencies, private industry, and consulting. Ary Faraji works as an entomologist in a local government agency in Salt Lake City, Utah. The mission of his agency is to reduce the annoyance levels posed by biting mosquitoes and to protect residents from pathogens mosquitoes can carry. Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Teen Vogue https:/

MSM 501: Door Prize, Field Trip, Paraphrasing, Interstitially. Summary: Shawn and Troy share pandemic strategies, a site about paraphrasing, and more. Dave has some Field Trip information for a lifetime. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Field Trips Last a Lifetime I was recently reading the January/February 2021 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section “Current Science Classroom” written by Chris Anderson. Chris wrote an article entitled “Field Trips Last a Lifetime.” Nothing can replace the authenticity and impact of an in-person field experience for kids, however, until the public health and school funding battles are won it’s up to us to get creative and bring the world to our students. Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Rocking Chair Hat Knitter https://mashable.com/2018/03/27/rocking-knit/#annotations:561AmIKuEeu8mffpwXW9Ig The Twitterverse

MSM 500: Where The Swear Words Are...This is Instantly Wild...not just once but 500 times and counting Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Instant Wild: A Citizen Science Project https://instantwild.zsl.org Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Resources: ISTE on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7TnhcyFNxaZglIVWCswYg#annotations:znLaWnonEeu7ZSdJXsVBBQ Project GuccibergAn AI project that uses Gucci Mane’s voice to read classic literature. https://projectgucciberg.mschfmag.com/ Web Spotlight: Folded Map Project https://www.foldedmapproject.com/ An Incomplete (yet heavily annotated) List of Things That Don’t Help Me as a Teacher Right Now¹. https://mrtomrad.medium.com/an-incomplete-yet-heavily-annotated-list-of-things-that-dont-help-me-as-a-teacher-right-now%C2%B9-bd5b397a3ddf The Culture Translator

MSM 499: Whistle, not while you work, but at home and on Video Troy and Shawn discuss video options and thoughts. Dave engineers the science. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) What is Engineering? Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Emoji Writing Prompts https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/11/emoji-writing-prompts.html#annotations:GrjKjHdxEeu1oUP2D6HMsA Resources: 75 Questions Students Can Ask Themselves Before, During, and After a Lesson. https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/questions-students-ask-before-during-after-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR20GZxB7zRHbT01nNpC5r7W-NIz1jJ3_6v9Ui9Qc_3r_0VXlkRMQWPFz-0 AXIS: The Culture Translator On Knowing Same Energy https://same.energy/ Web Spotlight: 1000 Fails Lead to a Single Success https://kottke.org/21/02/1000-fails-lead-to-a-single-success Random

MSM 498: Pin and Click - You told on yourself Jokes: Eileen Award: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute -- Pinterest http://k12science.net/pinterest/ Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Word(s) of the Year - George Grant, wordsmith https://soundcloud.com/world-news-group/word-play-pandemic The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Toolkit for “Mathematics in Context: The Pedagogy of Liberation” https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2021/toolkit-for-mathematics-in-context-the-pedagogy-of-liberation#annotations:Wkb08m_8EeukKX_rM-MXIg Resources: The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world https://hechingerreport.org/the-in-school-push-to-fight-misinformation-from-the-outside-world/#annotations:ASbRzHCREeu7ri91FYG40Q Web Spotlight: Wad-Ja-Get https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs

MSM 497: TicToc Pasta Dancing Down By the Bayeux Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Life Lessons from 100 Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AThycGCakk&feature=emb_logo 9 habits of highly successful people, from a man who spent 5 years studying them https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/28/9-habits-of-highly-successful-people.html#annotations:cgwH4GsKEeufsRcgeHiMHg Free Bayeux App https://mymodernmet.com/historic-tale-construction-kit/#annotations:LZQgTmjeEeuhQ4MwaacqYQ The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Hold a School Dance . . . At Home . . . Resources: How to Spot Fake News https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-to-spot-fake-news/#annotations:TIGZ9GypEeu0sQcYollOVw 100-Plus Mentor Texts for Documenting Your Life in 2020 https://www.nyti

MSM 496: Crisis or Opportunity Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: The Big Fib (Formerly Pants On Fire) https://youtu.be/C1cMdXs6wG0 Where Are You From? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAv5ttax2I#annotations:BsML9Gb2Eeuoun_1jQ-sIA The World’s Most Dangerous Fart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfttRfTmtuE&feature=emb_logo The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: It’s a “Selfie” Thing: The Role of Artifacts in Teacher Evaluation https://www.amle.org/its-a-selfie-thing-the-role-of-artifacts-in-teacher-evaluation/ 17 Bellringer Activities for Remote Learning https://hookedoninnovation.com/2021/02/04/17-bell-ringer-activities-for-remote-learning/ Scheduling https://catlintucker.com/2021/02/hybrid-schedule/ Resources: Primary Source Sources for Primary Source of the Day . . . Identifying child

MSM 495: Online Learning is the New Coke Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Meteorology Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Along - SEL Software for the COVID Era https://www.along.org/ The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Teacher Health: Sleepwatch App https://www.sleepwatchapp.com/ Primary Source of the Day: A Warm-Up Activity Resources: Backyard Meteorology https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/backyard-meteorology-science-weather?delta=1 Web Spotlight: Random Thoughts . . . Mastodon - open source Twitter like experience. Follow me https://scholar.social/@troypatterson

MSM 494: Just Don’t Break Federal Law Jokes: Eileen Award: WeChat: Becessie of Shijiazhuang Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Interdisciplinary Science Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: 5 Ways to Take the Distance Out of Distance Learning https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-ways-take-some-distance-out-distance-learning Low-Tech Scientific Exploration for Students at Home https://www.edutopia.org/article/low-tech-scientific-exploration-students-home#annotations:cAc2-lstEeuwAmOE6WFKog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS5fTzMP_mg Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d5iRi2ooD5n9coC3JFv_h37Qjf2GT0v8tJP5fDFxssk/preview?pru=AAABdwE7O4E*yseDaIYDQAlBMb_8zxvhNw Interdisciplinary At Work! Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments Aren’t Blank https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dead-sea-scrolls-reveal-invisible-text-1865685?fbc

MSM 493: Day, Night, Hold on a Minute (or 59 seconds) Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) The Day-Night Cycle 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: Plagiarism Checker https://searchenginereports.net/plagiarism-checker#annotations:-BQGZlSGEeuviCdTLZ7b0w The University of Vilnius puts documents online for FREE! Music for a Pandemic Baroque: https://youtu.be/CuU9q2VKOyc Stay at home with Tchaikovsky: https://youtu.be/uN4ty0xlqp8 Sponsor a Musician: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/falsobordone/1350-music-for-a-plague/description Web Spotlight: How to Be Talent https://leo.fm/2020/09/talent/#annotations:SmPXRlavEeupQi_KuVAVCQ Why Scientists Want to Shorten the Minute to 59 Seconds https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a35165130/leap-second-shorten-minute-earth-rotation/ Looks Aren’t Everything, Be

MSM 492: Insta is the new Santa? Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) What a Year! I was recently reading the November/December 2020 issue of “Science and Children” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “Editor’s Note” column written by Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn. Her article was entitled “What a Year.” Reports from the Front Lines Advisory: Ira Glass on Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wLP0izeJE https://vimeo.com/24715531 The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: General Principles of Virtual Learning - Georgia State University https://gpl.gsu.edu/files/2020/07/Virtual-Learning_Literature-Review_20200707_FINAL.pdf Could we make the case for additional Encore classes in Social Studies? https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/resources/social-studies-instruction-and-reading-comprehens