Jun
10
Hi Online Learners in PBSRDLA 235!
Great to talk with you by phone/Skype/email yesterday and today!
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Jun
10
There is still time to register and join us!
@PBSTeachers Featured Course “Teaching LifeLong Reading Habits” Begins with Orientation Today!! Here’s one of our Welcome Videos courtesy of Lisa Bu–“How books can open your mind” (Lisa Bu | TED2013) https://t.co/zaWey1MEBB via @TEDTalks
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) June 10, 2019
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Please visit the PBS TeacherLine Catalog to sign up for our course!
Jun
9
Wanna do PD by the Pool? @PBSTeachers offers flexible, online professional development courses for you to build new skills from the cool comfort of the pool, the porch or anywhere your summer takes you!! PBS Teachers K-12 summer courses –Sign up today! https://t.co/CTrhOdZxVa pic.twitter.com/jaxcwcfYzB
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) June 9, 2019
Link to the Complete PBS Course Catalog: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/
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Jun
4
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Wanna do PD on Your Schedule- at the pool maybe? @PBSTeachers offers flexible, online professional development courses for you to build new skills from the cool comfort of the pool, the porch, the patio, the playground, or anywhere your summer takes you!! PBS Teachers K-12 summer courses –Sign up today! https://t.co/CTrhOdZxVa pic.twitter.com/jaxcwcfYzB
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Apr
18
#PBSReaders4Life / #EdWebinar
Apr
10
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Apr
4
Just met with the talented @pbsteachers and #EdWeb professionals! Exciting news! We will be livetweeting during our Webinar next Wednesday at #PBSLit4Life Please join us! pic.twitter.com/0eCSJTX9lm
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) April 4, 2019
Mar
18
Please join my colleague Dr. Joyce King and me for our EdWeb Webinar, “How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn: Research, Strategies, and Digital Tools.
April 10, 2019- 4:00pm -5:00pm EDT
Click on this link for your free webinar registration: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacy20190410/
Feb
18
Research-based support for doodling as an imprint for reading comprehension
Encouraging students to journal and doodle while they read is an excellent way to strengthen comprehension (Durkin, 1978; Karten, 2017; Schott, 2011).
Research support new ways of applying what students do while they read with avenues for future instructional activities.
Journaling/Doodling/Mindmapping is a wonderful modification for students with dyslexia and/or ADD/ADHD, or those students whose reading fluency is slower.
One student in one of the high school classes I taught was very sensitive to activity, movement, changes in routine, and changes in voice. Taking notes required too much channeling of energy so we came up with the idea of doodling and mindmapping his notes. His parents were astounded at the transformation in his calmer energy level and ability to retain comprehend what he read.
Also, among the older adults I work with who have survived a stroke, doodling and visual representation of their thoughts has been described by them as “nurturing” and “like a vacation.” In addition to our course reasources, much additional research points to these same effects and I have cited three of my favorites. (Durkin, 1978; Karten, 2017; Schott, 2011).
So, build in some doodling time this week or at least before Spring Break!
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References
Durkin, D. (1978). What classroom observations reveal about reading comprehension instruction. Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Available online at this link: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/17858/ctrstreadtechrepv01978i00106_opt.pdf?sequence=1
Karten, N. (2017). Doodle your way to improved focus and concentration. TechWell. Available online at this link:
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/17858/ctrstreadtechrepv01978i00106_opt.pdf?sequence=1
Schott, G.D. (2011). Doodling and the default network of the brain. The Lancett. VOLUME 378, ISSUE 9797, P1133-1134. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61496-7
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Oct
25
Our PBS course concluded last night and, even after 12 years of course facilitation, I miss you all.
Here, I make my pitch for dedicated educators, parents (and especially parents who are educators!) to get very involved in your local school politics. The school board, the local teacher representation board, the local PTA are excellent ways to navigate your local education system and provide your expertise.
All: please consider yourself nominated by me, for your next level of educational service!!
Dr. T 🙂
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