Kathie Nunley's Educator's Newsletter
Monday, May 02, 2011
Dr Kathie Nunley's Educator's Newsletter
---mid-April '11 Edition--- (current subscribers: 21,363)
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--------SECTION ONE: TEACHING TIPS ------
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TEACHER TIP # 1: I use a course web folder - each has a class email,
folders with notes, activity sheets, links, connections to the etextbook,
assignments & rubrics and the daily / monthly schedule for classes and
homework. The students love adjusting the homework and task schedule
to meet what is happening in their life. K. Gekiere, Toronto.
TEACHER TIP # 2: I bought a large hanging shoe bag to store calculators.
Students have an index card with names written in bright colors. To check
out a calculator, they place their index card in the slot. This way I know
who borrowed a calculator in the event I lose one. Danira Fernandiz-Flora, KS.
Send your favorite teaching tip to me at Kathie@brains.org
Watch for more tips via Twitter: http://twitter.com/
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------SECTION TWO: HOT TOPICS in Neuro & Educational Psychology------
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HOT TOPIC # 1: Mothers with depression tend to raise daughters with
depression. These daughters with depression by age 15 are at greater
risk for interpersonal difficulties and early childrearing. Early childrearing
(before age 20) predicts further depression and parenting dysfunction.
It's a perpetuating intergenerational depression problem that should fuel
the need for intervention in young women. We need to design programs to
to prevent the recurrence and help break the cycle of parenting dysfunction.
Hammen, C et al. (2011). Youth depression and early childrearing:
Stress generation and intergenerational transmission of depression.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Apr 25 issue, preview no
pagination pecified.
HOT TOPIC #2: If you find the new research on happiness of interest, then
you may want to check out a new study released this month in the journal,
Emotion. It turns out that placing a high value on happiness may not be such
a good thing. In fact, it may reduce your actual feelings of happiness when good
things come your way. Researchers discovered that the more people value
happiness, the more likely they will feel disappointed at their own feelings of
happiness. Mauss, I; Tamir, M; & Anderson, C. (2011). Can seeking happiness
make people happy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness. Emotion,
Apr 25 issue, preview, no pagination specified.
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---SECTION THREE: WEB UPDATES ---
BRAINS.ORG & HELP4TEACHERS.COM
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Brains.org and Help4Teachers.com remain "ad-free" websites. Your
support through our bookshop helps keep them that way.
A couple of new things this month at the Brains.org Bookshop:
** The "deluxe version" of the Layered Curriculum® Study Kit is
BACK IN STOCK and now the video comes in DVD format rather
than the old VHS.
*** The Layered Curriculum® Video study kits are now back in stock
as well, with the new DVD version of the video.
As always, we offer the Layered Curriculum® TEXT and WORKBOOK
set for the direct, discounted price of $42.00.
You can order any of these at either online bookshop:
http://help4teachers.com/
http://brains.org/store
Also, you'll now see a link where you can add 30 cents to any order and
buy a lunch of flour porridge for one child at Springs Alive Children's Center in
Uganda. If you're ordering books, please consider adding a lunch or two
for a child. We also have direct ways for you to buy a month's worth of lunches
or pay for a certified teacher for a month: http://help4teachers.com/
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-----SECTION FOUR: KATHIE'S EMAIL
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I actually have had a couple of emails this month from teachers saying
they have problems with students doing ONLY B and A layer work
and trying to turn that in for C layer credit (or some variation on that
theme). If you are having problems with that:
1. Make sure students understand the point of the C layer is to add to
their bank of knowledge so they must demonstrate that.
2. Make sure you are starting with a "daily method" so students have
the opportunity to see the flow of Layered Curriculum®.
3. Consider holding off on offering B and A layer assignments until
they complete whatever C assignments are needed. (You may want to
include a brief description of B and A assignments, but have small
"tickets" available with full descriptions available only when the C layer
is completed.
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------SECTION FIVE: WORKSHOPS / SCHEDULE / MISC CHAT------
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I've enjoyed having a couple of weeks here in New England to bask in the
spring weather while getting my little farm ready for another season. The
coop has been mucked, the cow yard tidied, the new chicks are moved out
of the brooder, the gardens are getting tilled and the bee hives are getting
a fresh coat of paint. What a great time to be out enjoying the wonderful
weather. I hope you are enjoying your spring too.
Next week I'll be heading back out on the road with a trip to Toronto for
a conference at York Mills Collegiate. I've got a lot of new workshops
going up on the calendar. Looks to be an exciting fall! I still have a
few openings in my August calendar if anyone needs a back-to-school
workshop on Layered Curriculum®. And I'm now booking for spring 2012
as well. If you need a workshop hosted at your school or district, just
send me an email.
As always, my best to you and yours,
Kathie
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