Knewton Infographics

A fellow graduate of the Teacher Leadership Institute gave me this website she found on Edutopia. These are informational graphics that explain new ideas in education. Thanks for sharing Erica!

http://www.knewton.com/infographics/

Motivation for Test Taking

As everyone is preparing for state testing in the upcoming weeks, I thought you could use some cute ways to motivate your students. We like to give our students a snack halfway through the test because they seem to do much better at concentrating and focusing. Here are a few things you could use as food items and cute sayings that might help! These are not my ideas at all. I borrowed them from this website: http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=32122.

Cheerios - Cheering you to success or I'm CHEERing you on
Super Bubble Gum - I know you will do a SUPER job
Lucky CharmsGood LUCK today on your test
Starburst - You are a STAR or Shine like a STAR today
Licorice Twists - Don't let the test TWIST your mind
Hershey Hugs - A HUG from me to you to do the best that you can do
Oranges - ORANGE you glad the tests are almost over????
Raisins - Keep RAISIN your head high
Pretzel Twists - (same as licorice above)
Day 1-Gum with a note that says: Blow the top off the test!
Day 2-Snickers-Let's not have any Snickers, just do your best!
Day 3-Starburst Candy- For a burst of energy to do a fantastic job
Day 4-Success all the way to the Milky Way
Day 5-Hugs and Kisses for putting forth your best effort!
Be a “smartie” and ACE this test! (smarties)
Blow the TOP off this test! (bubble gum)
A BURST of energy to do AWESOME! (starburst)
“KISS” your worries goodbye. Do great! (Hershey's kiss)
Don’t SNICKER !! Do your best! (mini Snickers)-----------------
TEST TAKING FIRST AID KIT:
1 pack of Smarties Candies - to boost your test taking brain power
1 pencil -- to help you record the knowledge you have learned
1 sticker -- to help you stick with the task at hand
1 eraser -- to use when you check over your work
1 Hershey's Hug -- for all the hard work you put into the test
1 highlighter -- to highlight all your success
1 pencil grip -- to get a grip on the task at hand
FOR BEST RESULTS, COMBINE WITH:
1 night of restful sleep
1 nutritious breakfast
1 positive attitude
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS:
Improved Test-taking Skills
Good Grades
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Awesome resource from one of your fellow teacher leaders

Here's a link to a Livebinder created by Michael Scott. Michael is a Social Studies teacher at Har-Ber High School in Springdale and a participant in Forum 22 of TLI.

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=308552


Mr. Scott got so excited about Personal Learnng Networks that he created a LIVEBINDER of technology resources for teachers!!!

Whoo Hoo! Go teacher leaders!!!

Teacher Leaders

A BIG THANK YOU to the TLCs and Julie for posting content to our little blog. They are wonderful examples of teacher leadership. On and off the mountain, they are helping us all be continuous learners.

One of my many many New Year's resolutions was to become a better user of electronic resources. Increasing my own understanding would help me be a better resource for the academy. Well, it's March... I'll just leave it at that.

I did want to share a blog you might be interested in-
http://www.boundlessangie.blogspot.com/

The author is Angie Miller, 2011 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year. I acutally found her via TED. She applied and was selected to give a talk at  the 2012 TED conference held last month. I'll let you read about her TED experience. It's a good story.

While I don't know her personally, many of her blog entries resonated with me, in particular one called "Seriously". Check it out. It may resonate with you as well.

Spring Break is coming! Thanks for all you are doing to support teaching and learning for students and adults throughout our state.

Amanda