Mr. B's Bookshelf: Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy as adap...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy as adap...: I have always been a big fan of Robert A.Heinlein. Citizen of the Galaxy was one of the first books of his that I read. I remember wel...

Why Public Education Will Survive and Prevail by Diane Ravitch

Here are some words of encouragemnet.

Why Public Education Will Survive and Prevail by Diane Ravitch

Thanks, Diane! I needed that!

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt: “Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stu...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: El Deafo by Cece Bell

Mr. B's Bookshelf: El Deafo by Cece Bell: This was different. This is a loose biographical account of Cece Bell's loss of hearing as a child. What makes it different is that...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos: The title is the first thing that caught my attention. It reminded me of some of the off-the-wall titles of Paul Zindel's young adu...

Some Interesting Looking Ted-Ed Collections

Next year my school is going to a "1-to-1" initiative. Basically, every student in the grades 6, 7, and 8 will be getting an iPad. I am looking forward to it. So, as I am on summer "break" (teaching summer school is a break, right?) I am cruising around the internet to look for cool things that I can use in class.

One of these things are collections of videos by Ted-Ed. While I wouldn't use all the videos in any one collection, having them grouped around like ideas seems to make sense to me. Here are links to a few of them that I especially like.

The Writer's Workshop

Reading Between the Lines

The Way We Think

If you give any of these a try, I'd love to know which ones you especially like--or don't like for that matter.

Why Is It Okay to Defame Teachers?

This is a good companion piece to the post I shared yesterday about the demonization of teachers.

Why Is It Okay to Defame Teachers?