34 Black History Month Activities for February and Beyond

Would you like some activities to help support students and staff celebrate February as Black History Month?  If so click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  Remember you can follow me by clicking on the blue follow button. This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Academic Mentoring Program Using High School Alums

 

A California high school adopted an Academic Mentor Program, which matched past graduates as mentors to a class to help improve students' virtual learning experience in the spring of 2020.   It has become so successful that have made the program permanent.  To read more about this program click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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In Honor Of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

 I can't believe on a day of remembrance of the Holocaust I am hearing that a Tennessee school board is banning Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus.  This happened a couple of weeks ago but I am just hearing about this backwater school board in McMinn County.  To read about that click here.  I heard Mr Spiegelman speak and he said that McMinn County is only has 30 percent of its students reading at their grade level.  Not sure if that is true but I bet so if you are banning Maus.  I had 3 copies of that in my library as it was in and out so often.  Pretty stupid if you ask me.  Next you will be banning talking about slavery and eradicating the Native Americans.  Oh wait they are doing that in Texas.

Sorry to digress, the United Nations has proclaimed that January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  If you would like to read an article in Forbes about sites to never forget then please click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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20 Diverse iPad Apps For Blended Learning

 

Sure you have heard of some of these apps.  Well at least I hope you have.  Check them out by clicking here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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How To Reach Students Who’ve Shut Down

 

With covid and online learning we are seeing more and more students just shutting down.  Their emotional well being is first and foremost your concern as a teacher.  To read Michael Linsin's article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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10 Ways to Manage Difficult Families

 

Kelly Ann Ydrovo outlined her top 10 strategies for dealing with difficult family members and difficult situations.  To read this article click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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All You Need to Select and Use Mentor Texts

 

From their website "Teaching writing is an often overlooked or underplanned piece of the Language Arts curriculum. How do we engage our students in writing in a way that gets them thinking about the writer’s craft and allows them to develop their skills with the support of those who have refined their craft?"  To see the article click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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6 Tech Tools To Try In 2022

 

Here are some tech tools for you to look into using in your classroom.  You can listen to the podcast or read the article here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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How To Become A Straight-A Student

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10 low-prep activities to kick off 2022

 

Many of you are coming to the end of the semester and will begin prepping for semester two.  If you are looking for some ideas here are some low-prep ideas for you. To see them click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Quillbot - "Writing Made Painless"'

 

Quillbot is a paraphrasing tool,  There are seven different modes of which the first two are free.  See the video.  

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The Pyramid Analysis: An Effective Grouping Strategy to Promote Engagement and Dialogue Among Your Students

 

If you have some open ended questions that you would like your class to discuss you might want to try this grouping method next time.  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Incorporating Robotics Across the Curriculum

 

According to their website, "There’s a place for lessons involving robots in every grade and every subject—not just science and math but English and social studies too."  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Sentence Navigators

 

If you are teaching E.L.L. or E.S.L. students then this article might help you out.    To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Lesson of the Day: ‘Revolt in Kazakhstan: What’s Happening, and Why It Matters’

If you are teaching a current events or world issues course this article on Kazakhstan might just fit the bill.  To see the article click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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The Science of the Winter Olympics

The National Science Foundation has 16 videos about The Science of the Winter Olympics.  Some topics include ski jumping, figure skating, hockey and snowboarding. To see the Youtube playlist click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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6 Educational Technology Trends That Go All Out In 2022

  

Digital tech in education, as well as everywhere else, has increased at a crazy rate during covid.  With virtual learning we have had no to choice but to adapt to this.  To see this years tech trends in education click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  

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Classroom Q

 

Do your students have questions?  Sure they do.  If you would like a way to help them in a fair and timely manner this might be what you need.  From their website, "Our mission is to create a classroom in which students can easily ask for help without stifling the flow of a lesson. Using our website, teachers can efficiently organize student questions. This system allows teachers to tend to each individual student need without interrupting learning."  

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Media Literacy: Why Is It Needed More Than Ever?

 

Media Literacy has always been very important when I was teaching in the library but over the last few years things have gone crazy with so much fake news sites, conspiracy theories, social media, etc.  To read the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  

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In Defense of Graphic Novels…Again

 

As a former HS librarian I know all about Graphic Novels but there was a time when I did not.  When I first took over the library I was amazed at how often these books were checked out.  I made sure our selection was vast and bought as many as I could on ventures to secondhand book stores.  Pernille Ripp has an article In Defense of Graphic Novels.  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  

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8 ways to stay ahead in lesson planning (without sacrificing student needs)

Depending on where you live you might be back to work today so good luck starting off 2022.  Lesson planning is an important part of what we do so here is an article to start your '22 off.  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  

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4 Things Teachers Should Try in 2022

Happy New Year.  Welcome to 2022.   If you have not made your New Year's resolution maybe a couple of these will help you out.  To see these ideas click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  

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