Birmingham Southern College Education Department

11/25/2020

Senior Capstone Research Fall 2020 is in the books. Unlike most of 2020, it was FABULOUS! Congratulations, all!

10/06/2020

screencast-o-matic.com

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. I have recently taken a sabbatical and presented the research we have done in Uganda just last week!. We have learned so much about the importance students' questions. The latest research indicates that curiosity and questioning might be able to bridge the achievement gap for those students living in poverty. Poor students who are curious perform at the same level as their wealthier peers in both math and reading.
If you are interested in listening to my presentation, the link is below. I would love to talk to you about your experiences with student questions and share more about our research.
AGS

https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYQtYRdkDw

09/25/2020

Sesame Street video helps kids with autism learn to wear a mask

https://www.today.com/parents/sesame-street-clip-helps-kids-autism-learn-wear-mask-t192142?fbclid=IwAR2xVgznenE4TybX6F59bnpEx2E7-x3j2erXv18gE9jXdxBcFyesqQaBohs

In a sweet new video, muppet Julia, who has autism, practices wearing a mask with her dad.

09/23/2020

Election Series | The Future of Special Education: Addressing the Root of Disproportionate Funding by Erica O. Lee – AJE Forum

Look what BSC grads are doing now!

http://www.ajeforum.com/election-series-the-future-of-special-education-addressing-the-root-of-disproportionate-funding-by-erica-o-lee/?fbclid=IwAR0hWT7Gd3AwqO53I00yi7u4vDm1Iu28BGOeG_7G2-sjkgVUiD9tWAYGTa0

September 22, 2020 Election Series | The Future of Special Education: Addressing the Root of Disproportionate Funding by Erica O. Lee Photo by Element5 Digital and Kelli Tungay on Unsplash This is the third contribution in the AJE Forum Election Issues series. Together, these pieces will introduce a...

09/10/2020

Through the Eyes of our Educators: Part 2

Through the Eyes of our Educators: Part 2

Through the Eyes of our Educators: Part 2

05/14/2020

Birmingham-Southern College

Three BSC students – Alexandra Coberly, Darona Dancy, and Jackie Lamars – have completed research reports on lynching victims as 2019-20 Jefferson County Memorial Project Fellows. In addition to research, these students are educating the public about the history of racial terror in our county and advocating for reform. Read more here: http://blog.bsc.edu/index.php/2020/05/13/jefferson-county-memorial-project-2019-20-fellows/

05/05/2020

KDP Virtual Initiation 2020

03/14/2020

Narwhal and Jelly!

Stuck at home? Want to draw with me and talk about waffles and mermicorns? I'm doing two FB LIVE sessions this next week.

Have something to draw with and on ready to go!

March 18th at 11 am PDT (2 pm EST)
With an appearance by Emily Arrow🎉
https://www.facebook.com/events/190785292224208/

March 20th at 2 pm PDT (5 PM EST)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1856341974500700/

Hope to sea you then! -----:D

02/29/2020

Black Boy Joy: 30 Picture Books Featuring Black Male Protagonists | Brightly

https://www.readbrightly.com/picture-books-featuring-black-male-protagonists/

Finding good, quality books featuring people of color can be a challenge. Here are 30 great picture books with black males at the center.

02/28/2020

Perspective | Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/dont-be-afraid-to-let-children-read-graphic-novels-theyre-real-books/2020/02/27/ed374b92-4dd7-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

A librarian makes the case: Kids’ connection to comics helps create lifelong readers.

02/27/2020

Friends and colleagues.

02/27/2020

Puzzle, you say! These two say color and shape classification and spatial reasoning.

02/24/2020

Read the article in AL.com featuring Darona Dancy!

02/01/2020

Don’t be Dolores Umbridge!

02/01/2020

edWeb: A professional online community for educators

Edweb.net is a great free resource for preservice-experienced teachers. Join now! Great specialized communities of learners.

edWeb is a free online community for professional educators, offering networking, resource sharing, collaboration, and professional development webinars.

11/27/2019

Ten Tips with Lester Laminack: Tip 10 Learning is More Than a Test Score

Ten Tips with Lester Laminack: Tip 10 Learning is More Than a Test Score

Award-winning educator and author Lester Laminack explains how learning is much more than a test score and encourages adults to slow down and appreciate the ...

11/27/2019

Look at our Mr. Murphy!

10/05/2019

Top 150 Recommended African-American Children’s Books

Top 150 Recommended African-American Children’s Books

Children Book authors and avid readers contributed their favorite children’s Books to a list of the, “Top 150 Recommended African-American Children’s Books.”

10/03/2019

Three Ways To Increase Instructional Clarity

Three Ways To Increase Instructional Clarity

Teaching is an art, and sometimes tweaks don’t work as we hope or envision. However, I hope that these three ideas do increase the clarity of instruction in ways that help all students learn …

09/28/2019

Exclusive cover reveal: First look at Mister Rogers picture book bio, 'Hello, Neighbor!'

Exclusive cover reveal: First look at Mister Rogers picture book bio, 'Hello, Neighbor!'

'Hello, Neighbor!' will be the first official picture book biography of Mister Rogers.

09/06/2019

www.ncte.org

www.ncte.org

09/04/2019

Education FINAL Draft with titles

I'm excited to share the final video from our trip to Uganda January 2019. Many of you have gone on these special trips and this year we were thrilled to take a professional photographer, Brittany Sturdivant with us. The video is amazing! Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/355207993

This is "Education FINAL Draft with titles" by Brittany Sturdivant on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

09/02/2019

Lauren Kaufman on Twitter

Lauren Kaufman on Twitter

“My 3rd grader received a surprise in the mail from his T @DanielleKath112! He ♥️ scanning the QR code & watching your Read Aloud! Building classroom community & developing readers before Ss walk through the 🚪! 👇⭐️♥️ #ProudToBeLB #LBReads #Lindell @principal711 @AgentPenf...

08/29/2019

24 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers - White Fragiles Beware! | Culturally Responsive Leadership

24 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers - White Fragiles Beware! | Culturally Responsive Leadership

You want to start a book club and talk about race. Don’t let white fragility stop you. I got 24 books for anti-racist educators!

08/28/2019

BBC Radio Humberside

Who’s with me? All over the West End!!

What a wonderful way to share books..
Have you found any yet?❤️📖📗

08/24/2019

Gerry Brooks

Funny not funny

Kindergarten Assessments...It’s real....suriously...come see for yourself.

08/17/2019

Teacher recruitment, retirement will be legislative issue in 2020 | Alabama Daily News

Teacher recruitment, retirement will be legislative issue in 2020 | Alabama Daily News

Alabama education groups in 2020 will again push for the creation of better retirement benefits, blaming the current pension plan for at least part of the state’s teacher shortage.

08/12/2019

20 Engaging Ways to Teach With Graffiti Walls

Ooh! Love this! Who wants to help me make one??

There's something so satisfying about getting to write on the walls.

08/09/2019

On the Road with Steve Hartman

For no other reason than kindness.

A 6-year-old boy from Connecticut with Down syndrome & autism found comfort in a sight some take for granted: the American flag.

His patriotism sparked an act of kindness from a neighbor, bringing two families together.

On the Road in West Hartford, Connecticut
https://cbsn.ws/2LWAxIb

08/09/2019

PBS El Paso

Let's talk about what happened. Today, Sesame Street in Communities helps us to answer the difficult questions that children ask.

These are hard days. Our world is full of scary and disturbing news about people harming others. It’s tough to know how to explain these events to young children, or how much information to share.

Also, the start of school can spark anxiety as children have to face being away from parents.

Be prepared to answer questions about how safe they are.

08/09/2019

74 Interview: Researcher Gloria Ladson-Billings on Culturally Relevant Teaching, the Role of Teachers in Trump’s America & Lessons From Her Two Decades in Education Research

https://www.the74million.org/article/74-interview-researcher-gloria-ladson-billings-on-culturally-relevant-teaching-the-role-of-teachers-in-trumps-america-lessons-from-her-two-decades-in-education-research/?fbclid=IwAR0pDTIOtve-h26xuwDYiIoTuSxdBtHTIKfDqago2EXk5FilhBVyMQrdvNk

See previous 74 interviews: Sen. Cory Booker talks about the success of Newark’s school reforms, civil rights activist Dr. Howard Fuller talks equity in education, criminologist Nadine Connell talks about the data behind school shootings, former U.S. Department of Education secretary John King tal...

08/07/2019

Tear Down Your Behavior Chart! - Educational Leadership

Tear Down Your Behavior Chart! - Educational Leadership

Mr. Hill stops reading aloud to his 4th grade students and turns to Anisa. "Anisa, you're off task. Change your clip. I asked you once and you are still digging in your desk. Walk over and change it now."

08/05/2019

How to talk to kids about shootings - Picture books that help - Books For Littles

How to talk to kids about shootings - Picture books that help - Books For Littles

Books to read in a country where we love guns more than we love our children.

08/03/2019

Patricia Polacco

Thank you Rachel for the share.

07/31/2019

Heinemann Publishing

Boom!

Heinemann Teacher Tour: Engaging Children: Igniting a Drive for Deeper Learning By Ellin Oliver Keene
What motivates us to learn? We all want to promote student engagement, but we often struggle with getting our students excited about and responsible for their own learning. In Engaging Children, Ellin Oliver Keene explores the question: What can we do to encourage motivation for students or, better yet, their engagement?