Hold My Chalk

This week I have just a few links to share with you on this Friday post. Articles This first article is one that came across my feed Wednesday about the impact time of day has on learning.  I thought it was worth the read and as you prepare for the next school year try to keep in mind some of this points.  Granted you may not have much freedom to change things, but it might help explain why some classes perform differently than others do throughout the day. Time of Day Matters (A LOT) to Mood and Performance - Learning Personalized While there may only be 7-8 hours of time in the typical school day, how do we use that time well? Inspired by Dan Pink's When (2018), I culled together advice and actions that can inform our work with students and colleagues. This next article is on a topic that many of you in education already feel passionate about.  For years there was this giant push to send all students to college and neglected to give equal weight to career tech programs....

This is part two in a series of posts about accessibility in the classroom.  As I mentioned in the previous post I want you to keep this phrase on your mind when you are developing and teaching your lessons. Don't Assume! Ensure! Don't assume that there is no one in your classroom, audience or stakeholders group that needs accessibility options because the majority of disabilities and impairments are invisible.  Instead, ensure that you a providing for those needs ahead of time. In the previous post I talked about classroom audio systems and the need for them in every classroom.  In this post I want to cover some of the other tools to use in you classroom along with your classroom audio system, or to provide for the needs of your stakeholders while you are waiting to get one.  I have witnessed the benefits of a classroom audio system and would hesitate to ever go back to a situation without one. Video Many of you use videos in your classroom to supplement your instru...

I have neglected to update any links for several weeks, but want to get back to it.  I know it has been two months since the last Friday links, but since my last post we have worked through testing and the end of the year activities.  In addition to that my family is preparing to move after 20 years in the same community.  I hope to get back to a regular schedule soon and will hopefully return to the podcast version of some of my posts as well. To get us started this week I wanted to share a podcast I have started listening to that I think many of you may enjoy. From Bell to Bell Podcast-A Podcast About School There are 13 episodes of  @bell2bellpod as of the original date of this post. I was introduced to it when my college roommate,  @andy4edu , was a guest on the podcast.  Andy has since joined as a co-host with  @scandela9 for the podcast.  In a nutshell, the podcast invites educators to choose a movie, tv show, etc., that is somehow related...