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A weekly parenting podcast by Common Sense

The coronavirus pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Parent Trapped is here to help. Each week, host Ann Marie Baldonado checks in with authors, educators, and celebrities to bring you real-world stories and tips. You'll hear from experts and listeners on everything from juggling work and school with kids at home to great family movies and awesome pillow fort designs!

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We want to hear your tips and suggestions! Email us at [email protected] .

Ann Marie Baldonado is the host of Parent Trapped. She's also the director of talent development at Fresh Air with Terry Gross, NPR's award-winning radio show and podcast. She has worked with the show for over 20 years, focusing on entertainment interviews. She became a contributing interviewer in 2015, interviewing comedians, actors, and directors like Ali Wong, Kumail Nanjiani, and John Cho.

She was the talent producer on the late-night Comedy Central show The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, and she was senior producer of the critically acclaimed WNYC podcast Sooo Many White Guys, hosted by comedian Phoebe Robinson. Ann Marie has also consulted for shows at BuzzFeed News, Facebook Watch, NPR, WHYY, iHeartRadio, and Gimlet. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two daughters.

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Tune in to timely discussions and events on social and emotional learning, including conversations on-demand that you may have missed.

Past Events and Webinars

Virtual Summit On Demand: 2022 SEL Exchange Virtual Summit

November 1 - 30, 2022 at 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

Did you miss the live virtual summit on October 13? It's not too late! The annual Social and Emotional Learning Exchange Virtual Summit brings education champions together to learn and share insights that advance evidence,...

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Stressors: What does next year look like????

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Middle school matters always has good Advisory activities, jokes, discussion or Middle school current events

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Jokes:

What do you call a Bear with no ears?

I spent $300 on a Limo with a no driver.

That's a lot of money and I have nothing to Chauffeur it.

Why did the rancher put his bulls on stilts?

He wanted to raise the steaks

My friend is turning 32. I told him not to get too excited.

We'll only be celebrating for half a minute.

That same friend really doesn't trust trees.

Why spelling is important:

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski ( k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

Middle School Science Minute: Environmental Health Literacy

I was recently reading the April/May, 2020 issue of "Science & Children," a publication published by the National Science Teaching Association.

In this issue, I read the Editor's Note column "Environmental Health Literacy," written by Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn.

She discusses how empowering students to make decisions about personal health and understand the impact humans have on the environment is critical to preparing literate, well-informed citizens.

Reports from the Front Lines

Middle School Student Reactions:

Don't want to fall behind

Frustrated with the kids who aren't working "same ones that don't work in school"

Respect the teacher and the work that the teacher is doing

Don't want to lose privileges at home

It's the last week of online school, how do I log in?

Ending the Year - New Stuff?

Fall Plans

Advisory:

ONE FINE DAY
written by David Byrne and Brian Eno
David Byrne and the Brooklyn Youth Choir

Saw the wanderin' eye, inside my heart

Shouts and battle cries, from every part

I can see those tears, every one is true

When the door appears, I'll go right through, oh

I stand in liquid light, like everyone

I built my life with rhymes, to carry on

And it gives me hope, to see you there

The things I used to know, that one fine

One fine day

In a small dark room, where I will wait

Face to face I find, I contemplate

Even though a man is made of clay

Everything can change that one fine -

One fine day

Then before my eyes, is standing still

I beheld it there, a city on a hill

I complete my tasks, one by one

I remove my masks, when I am done

Then a peace of mind fell over me -

In these troubled times, I still can see

We can use the stars, to guide the way

It is not that far, the one fine -

One fine day

The Twitterverse

Typical EduCelebrity@EduCelebrity
In search of profound tweets from other teachers with ideas I can rip off and present as my own in the future social media postings and publications. Original authors will receive my profoundly pretentious gratitude.
Google for Education@GoogleForEdu
To support the millions of educators, we're announcing #TeachFromHome - resources to help remote teaching. https://t.co/zrQQsEPsZK?amp=1
Typical EduCelebrity@EduCelebrity
Antibody Like a Pirate

Quote Tweet

The Modest Teacher@ModestTeacher

Has anyone written a book about "hacking" the coronavirus yet? If not, what a missed opportunity.
DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo
Want to see what @Twitter *thinks* they know about you? @sil found this enlightening page listing your so-called interests. Although you can't stop the data collection completely, you can stop personalization based on it: Settings → Content preferences https://twitter.com/settings/your_
Alice Keeler@alicekeeler
Google Forms: Create a Branching LESSON - https://alicekeeler.com/2020/05/23/goo

Look for your host, Todd Bloch, to have a middle school topic all ready to go! Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development.

Resources:

Greek Myth Resource: Greeking Out!
https://www.espn.com/espnradio/feeds/rss/podcast.xml?id=27807607
Random Thoughts . . .

Make a Zeppelin . . . and then eat it!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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How can we take care of us?
*BLOG: https://www.burnedinteacher.com/

School life vs Home life

Plan breaks (lunch, etc), set alarms for them

Prioritize your time

Set times to do things (grading, planning, personal life)

Exercise - make a plan to meet your goal

Stay true to your "office hours"

Turn of notifications on devices so they don't bother you at all hours.

Have your "work area" set.

Stay connected with your team.

Social media:
Marco Polo app
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Meditation apps:
Breathe to relax
Fit bit (Get up and move reminder; Monitor your stress)
Settle your glitter

Essential oil diffuser and blends
Smell herbs
Music
Gratitude/daily journal
Daily affirmations (I know I can...; I am...)

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- with the unknown and what school will look like in the Fall
- overload of resources: create folders to organize resources, structure your day, block off time for walks/lunch

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Social and Emotional Learning Resources
Social and Emotional Learning Resources for Children Social and Emotional Learning Resources for Adults
*The resources with an asterisk were selected from a larger body of work produced by colleagues at the Midwest PBIS Center.
For additional resources, please visit the following two MDE web pages: Online Learning Resources for Educators and Administrators

Michigan Virtual

Digital content of 70+ high-quality online courses youth can access from home. Plus, a host of online professional development resources for educators

Michigan Virtual

Free resources for schools to support the creation of local learning continuity plans.

A Facebook group to support educators to share resources and best practices in online and blended learning.

Michigan Virtual

MVU will host webinar series on:

*Readiness for learning continuity

*Best Practices for effective online teaching

*Serving remote students with accommodations

*Integrating high-quality digital content into your existing courses

*Stakeholder communications

Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals

Considerations in the immediate/ short-term for the learning continuum for students

For School Districts planning for instruction, consider the following:

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