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New Mobile Education App with Mega Info

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New Mobile Application Offers Detailed Information about California’s PK-12 and Adult Education Schools

Source: California Department of Education

URL: http://bit.ly/CA-Schools_App

A new mobile application that offers detailed information about California’s 10,000 public schools was announced last week by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson.

The free “CA Schools” mobile app, which is available for iOS and Android systems, lets users locate nearby schools based on their current location or search for schools (public or private) by location (e.g., city, district, or ZIP code). The app provides information such as the school’s phone number, address, demographics, and test scores (for public schools).

“Never before have we put so much school information literally in the hands of our students, parents, and community members and made the information so accessible and user-friendly,” Torlakson said.

Visit http://bit.ly/CA-Schools_App for more information about this useful new app. Also see http://bit.ly/CDE-DataQuest-61417 for today’s announcement about DataQuest improvements.

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A Teacher

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When I consider all the things for which

I am thankful: my life, my family, my health, friends

The freedom to be an American, and the beauty of

The world in which I live, I know also

That I am deeply grateful for my profession.

I have the most important job in the world!

I am a teacher.

I am sometimes awestruck by the responsibility

Placed within my hands

To teach the future citizens of the world.

Before me in my classroom sit

Future scholars, philosophers, poets and architects,

Writers, doctors, craftsmen,

Future parents,

Waiting and trusting that I will help

To guide them, and give them the skills needed

To live in the future world.

Some days I am discouraged, frustrated, overworked

Or angry because of all the demands placed upon me.

It only takes a quiet time of reflection, though

For me to remember how deeply proud and grateful

I am to be a teacher.

Many years from now

When I’m no longer here

It is my hope that men and women

Will be thankful for their lives,

Their health and friends

The freedom to be an American

And the beauty of the world

In which they live,

And perhaps will live a bit

Better and with greater joy because

I was their teacher.

 

~Marlene Zahn Chaney, 1990

The Teacher

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Lord, who am I to teach the way

To little children day by day

So prone myself to go astray?

I teach them knowledge, but I know

How faint they flicker and how low

The candles of my knowledge glow.

I teach them power to will and do,

But only now to learn anew

My own great weakness through and through.

I teach them love for all mankind

And all God’s creatures, but I find

My love comes lagging far behind.

Lord, if their guide I still must be,

Oh, let the little children see

The teacher leaning hard on Thee.

~Leslie Pinckney Hill

 

Looking for Algebra 1 and Math 1 teachers!

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If you are an Algebra I or Math I teacher, please see below.

WestEd, a not-for-profit educational research agency, has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a study during the fall 2017 semester to evaluate the Querium StepWise™ Virtual Tutor for Algebra. StepWise is an online supplemental homework and quiz program that uses artificial intelligence to help students improve their mathematics problem solving. Aligned with Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, the intelligent tutoring system provides real-time, personalized tutoring to Algebra 1 students with the goal of achieving outcomes similar to those found with 1:1 tutoring.

Participating math teachers will receive stipends up to $850 for their involvement in this 8-week study! To participate, teachers must: a) be currently teaching Algebra I, and b) have at least part-time 1:1 student access to a computer, laptop, or tablet.

Please indicate your interest in participating by Friday, May 5th:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QueriumStudy

Please also forward this information to any Algebra 1 teachers who you think might be interested in participating. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you!

Sincerely,
Bryan Matlen, Ph.D.
Research Associate, WestEd, STEM program quierum@wested.org

Causes of ADHD

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Causes of ADHD according to cdc.gov

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Scientists are studying cause(s) and risk factors in an effort to find better ways to manage and reduce the chances of a person having ADHD. The cause(s) and risk factors for ADHD are unknown, but current research shows that genetics plays an important role. Recent studies of twins link genes with ADHD.1

In addition to genetics, scientists are studying other possible causes and risk factors including:

  • Brain injury
  • Exposure to environmental (e.g., lead) during pregnancy or at a young age
  • Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy
  • Premature delivery
  • Low birth weight

Research does not support the popularly held views that ADHD is caused by eating too much sugar, watching too much television, parenting, or social and environmental factors such as poverty or family chaos. Of course, many things, including these, might make symptoms worse, especially in certain people. But the evidence is not strong enough to conclude that they are the main causes of ADHD.

For more information about cause(s) and risk factors, visit the National Resource Center on ADHD.

FREE Distance Learning for all of Arizona

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FREE distance learning for Kindergarten through Community College available online for Arizona students.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, GO TO:  http://www.sequoiachoice.org/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, GO TO:  http://www.sequoiachoice.org/

Mindfulness for Students

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Found this great video for quiet time for yourself or your students.  I am falling asleep trying to write this little blurb. It creates relaxation so quickly. Let your mind be in the here and now.  Don’t think about the past, can’t do anything about it.  Don’t think about the future, it will come when it’s time.  Think only about the NOW!  Please try it!  For more information on Mindfulness and helping students, educators and parents, go to Mindfulness in the Classroom~Sandy