Podcasts about wormeli

Welsh and the Worm in with Joe out for the day. Welsh and Wormeli recap a crazy opening day full of stolen bases and under three hour game times. The boys had a big Welsh PrizePicks win on day one, so we've got two more for today, some MLB bets and a little DFS talk to get your last day of March MLB set. FantasyPros Leading Off each and every weekday, presented by PrizePicks The easiest and fastest way to play Daily Fantasy Sports. Pick over or under on player props to win up to 25X your money! Use the Promo code BESTOFFER when you sign up and they'll match your first deposit up to $100!

Episode: 0017 Release Date: December 7, 2022 Description: Kathleen Allen presents the rerelease of Debbie Osborne's Analysts' Corner Podcast. Today's episode is about information sharing and features Paul Wormeli. Paul is an innovator and entrepreneur who has focused his career on the application of information technology to public safety, law enforcement, criminal justice, and homeland security. Paul and Debbie discuss information sharing, specifically the national information exchange model. The original episode was published on March 4, 2009. What's changed, and what's remained? Take a listen! Related Links: Debbie's Blog - https://analystscorner.blogspot.com/?m=1 Paul Wormeli's Contact - Twitter, LinkedIn, Blog Resources: U.S. Government to Transition National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) to OASIS Open - EIN Presswire, OASIS Open - NIEM Project, National Information Exchange Model, Digital Evidence Webinar, Digital Forensic Evidence Validation - Webinar Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com   Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com

Starting on the right foot On the first day or two of school, it can be tempting to want to lay the ground rules. You know, set the expectations about workload, go over the rules, and fill out the required forms. But Rick Wormeli wants to challenge educators to think differently. Wormeli, one of the first Nationally Board Certified Teachers in America, says that students want to know that you're going to transcend their current condition and help them aspire to something more than they are. “And when all they [students] get is more rules and regulations, they realize one more year where there's nothing here for me.” Wormeli recommends laying a foundation of meaningful relationships with students by mixing activities that allow you to get to know and understand where the students are coming from. Wormeli recently listed ways this can be accomplished in a recent article he penned for AMLE, and he elaborates on those ideas in Episode 224 of the Class Dismissed podcast. Wormeli's beginning of the year ideas “The Best Way for You to Learn” Cards Using index cards, teachers can ask students to describe how they best learn that particular subject. “Kids are candid,” says Wormeli. “They will say things like, look, if it's really important, write it on the board.” Or he says some students may ask you not to assign online assignments because their sibling always hogs the computer. “I've got a stack that I rubber band, and I look through that as I try to decide what I'm going to do next,” Wormeli says kids will say some really cool things and give him lots of examples. Letters to the Teacher from Students as their Parents When students write under a pseudonym, they feel freer to speak their mind, says Wormeli. “When I get what they say about themselves, and then I get what they think their parents would say about themselves, I'm getting a really fleshed version of the child,” says Wormeli. “When someone is fully dimensionalized, you really care a heck of a lot more. Six-Word Memoirs “I love six-word memoirs!” says Wormeli. They really make kids come out of their shells and say profound things. The brilliance of six-word memoirs is the brevity; teachers can use six-word memoirs as their students examine the content. “It really reveals a lot more about what the student is thinking.” Wormeli says he often has students continue to send six-word memoirs after class about sports or pop culture. To hear more from Rick Wormeli, listen to Episode 224 of the Class Dismissed Podcast on your favorite podcast app or iTunes. All Rights Reserved. Class Dismissed Podcast 2017-2022

Ryan Wormeli of Fantasy Pros joins the guys this week to discuss the midpoint of the NFL season, the fantasy impact of Derrick Henry's injury, and how to navigate all the other injuries, bye weeks, and covid issues that right now may be impacting your team. PJ and Joe give their takes on the NFL point up to this season, discuss the initial college playoff rankings, and the Braves winning the World Series. Finally, the guys end with best bets and trivia.

We conclude our conversation with author and educator Rick Wormeli by discussing how teachers can implement best practices without burying themselves in work. After touching upon what ideas about grading we should carry with us in a post-pandemic world, we share our takeaways from our interview. Resources for WCPSS staff: Goodwin, B. & Rouleau, K. (2020, September 1). Research matters / grading to encourage re-rearning. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/grading-to-encourage-re-learning Wormeli. R. (2020, May 8). Descriptive feedback techniques - Part 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78y5Csm5N8g Wormeli. R. (2020, May 8). Descriptive feedback techniques - Part 2 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgpumwMOe4g Wormeli, R. (2018). Fair isn't always equal: Assessment and grading in the differentiated classroom. Stenhouse Publishers. Wormeli. R. (2011). Redos and retakes done right. Educational Leadership. https://www.newenglandssc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Redos-and-Retakes-Done-Right-Rick-Wormeli-1.pdf Wormeli. R. (n.d.). Re-learning and re-assessing: Practical tips. Association for Middle Level Education. https://www.amle.org/re-learning-and-re-assessing-practical-tips/ Wormeli. R. (n.d.). We have to prepare students for the next level, don't we? Association for Middle Level Education. https://www.amle.org/we-have-to-prepare-students-for-the-next-level-dont-we/ WCPSS staff can earn credit for listening to and reflecting on completed series. Learn more here. Hosts: Mellisa Smith, Serena Halstead, and Spencer Ziegler Theme music provided by Cary High School's Logan Foster Data, Research, and Accountability department for the Wake County Public School System --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/datalit/message

Ryan Wormeli — friend of the pod and newly minted social media coordinator for FantasyPros — joins the guys this week to talk fantasy football, MLB's trade deadline, and get into some Marvel movie talk. PJ and Joe discuss Giannis and the Bucks winning the NBA title, Oklahoma and Texas possibly on the move to the SEC, and begin looking at some NFL future props before finishing with some trivia.

PJ and Joe are joined this week by Ryan Wormeli, NBC Sports Washington's Ravens Insider. Worm and the guys discuss the Ravens' playoff loss to the Bills, how they should tackle the offseason, and whether or not Lamar Jackson can win them a Super Bowl. PJ and Joe also discuss James Harden's first week with the Nets, the possibility of Deshaun Watson to the Jets, Alabama's rise in the college basketball rankings, and the apparent invincibility of Gonzaga and Baylor. That all gets you ready for the main course. Sunday is the best day of the NFL season, so you already know PJ and Joe will be dissecting Packers-Bucs and Chiefs-Bills. The guys give you their best bets for Championship Sunday before another round of trivia.

In this episode, Rick Wormeli, one of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, discusses his 30-year career as a teacher and shares insights from his best-selling book, Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Assessment & Grading in the Differentiated Classroom. As an advocate for standards-based grading, Wormeli also talks about how personalized learning is the key to success for remote instruction and why defining mastery is essential for success when thinking about homework and assessment in K-12 classrooms. Twitter: @rickwormeli2. Website: www.rickwormeli.com. Meet Rick Wormeli One of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, Rick Wormeli brings innovation, energy, validity and high standards to both his presentations, and his instructional practice, which includes almost 30 years teaching math, science, English, physical education, health, and history and coaching teachers. Rick's work has been reported in numerous media, including ABC's "Good Morning America," "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, National Geographic and Good Housekeeping magazines, What Matters Most: Teaching for the 21st Century, and the Washington Post. He is a columnist for the National Middle School Association's Middle Ground magazine, and he is the author of the award-winning book, Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle Level Teacher, as well as the best-selling books, Day One and Beyond, Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom, Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching any Subject, and Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12, all five from Stenhouse Publishers, as well as Summarization in any Subject, published by ASCD. With his substantive presentations, sense of humor, and unconventional approaches, he's been asked to present to teachers and administrators in all 50 states, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, the Bahamas, Vietnam, Korea, Australia, the Middle East, and at the White House. He is a seasoned veteran of many international Web casts, and he is Disney's American Teacher Awards 1996 Outstanding English Teacher of the Nation. He won the 2008 James P. Garvin award from the New England League of Middle Schools for Teaching Excellence, Service, and Leadership, and he has been a consultant for National Public Radio, USA Today, Court TV, and the Smithsonian Institution's Natural Partners Program and their search for the Giant Squid. About Dr. Greg Goins As the Founder/Host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast, Dr. Greg Goins has emerged as one of the nation's leading voices on visionary leadership and the path to transforming our schools. He currently serves as the Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Georgetown College (KY) and previously spent 15 years as a school district superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Goins is a passionate keynote speaker and is available to speak at your next education conference or school PD day. To book Dr. Goins, please send inquiries to drgreggoins@gmail.com. Twitter: @DrGregGoins. Website: www.reimagineschools.net. Support The Reimagine Schools Podcast You can now help keep the conversation going by supporting the Reimagine Schools Podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Thanks for your support! https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/supportIn this episode, --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

“Your job is to make your data discoverable, not to hoard it.” Paul Wormeli has briefed everyone from the former director of national intelligence who wrote those words to J. Edgar Hoover to local agencies, and his message is clear: Integration and collaboration are key to solving justice problems. For over 50 years, Paul has advocated for data sharing in justice, and he joins Scaling Justice to discuss how data drives more equitable outcomes.

Starting on the right foot On the first day or two of school, it can be tempting to want to lay the ground rules. You know, set the expectations about workload, go over the rules, and fill out the required forms. But Rick Wormeli wants to challenge educators to think differently. Wormeli, who is one of the first Nationally Board Certified Teachers in America, says that students want to know that you’re going to transcend their current condition and help them aspire to something more than they are. “And when all they [students] get is more rules and regulations they realize one more year where there’s nothing here for me.” Wormeli recommends laying a foundation of meaningful relationships with students by mixing in activities that allow you to get to know and understand where the students are coming from. Wormeli recently listed ways this can be accomplished in a recent article he penned for AMLE, and he elaborates on those ideas in Episode 158 of the Class Dismissed podcast. Wormeli’s beginning of the year ideas “The Best Way for You to Learn” Cards Using index cards, teachers can ask students to describe how they best learn that particular subject. “Kids are candid,” says Wormeli. “They will say things like, look if it’s really important, write it on the board.” Or he says some students may ask you not to assign online assignments because their sibling always hogs the computer. “I’ve got a stack that I rubber band and I look through that as I try to decide what I’m going to do next,” Wormeli says kids will say some really cool things and give him lots of examples. Letters to the Teacher from Students as their Parents When students write under a pseudonym, they feel much more free to speak their mind, says Wormeli. “When I get what they say about themselves, and then I get what they think their parents would say about themselves, I’m getting a really fleshed version of the child,” says Wormeli. “When someone is fully dimensionalized, you really care a heck of a lot more. Six-Word Memoirs “I love six-word memoirs!” says Wormeli. They really make kids come out of their shell and say profound things. The brilliance of six-word memoirs is the brevity, teachers can use six-word memoirs as their students examine the content. “It really reveals a lot more about what the student is thinking.” Wormeli says he often has students continue to send six-word memoirs after class about sports or pop culture. To hear more from Rick Wormeli, listen to Episode 158 of the Class Dismissed Podcast on your favorite podcast app or iTunes. Other Show Notes Why a pediatric group is pushing to reopen schools this fall All Rights Reserved. Class Dismissed Podcast 2017-2020

Lay a foundation with your students on day one On the first day or two of school, it can be tempting to want to lay the ground rules. You know, set the expectations about workload, go over the rules, and fill out required forms. But Rick Wormeli wants to challenge educators to think differently this year. Wormeli, who is one of the first Nationally Board Certified Teachers in America, says that students want to know that you're going to transcend their current condition and help them aspire to something more than they are. "And when all they [students] get is more rules and regulations they realize one more year where there's nothing here for me." Wormeli recommends laying a foundation of meaningful relationships with students by mixing in activities that allow you to get to know and understand where the students are coming from. Wormeli recently listed ways this can be accomplished in a recent article he penned for AMLE, and he elaborates on those ideas in Episode 114 of the Class Dismissed podcast. Wormeli's beginning of the year ideas "The Best Way for You to Learn" Cards Using index cards, teachers can ask students to describe how they best learn that particular subject. "Kids are candid," says Wormeli. "They will say things like, look if it's really important, write it on the board." Or he says some students may ask you not to assign online assignments because their sibling always hogs the computer. "I've got a stack that I rubber band and I look through that as I try to decide what I'm going to do next," Wormeli says kids will say some really cool things and give him lots of examples. Letters to the Teacher from Students as their Parents When students write under a pseudonym, they feel much more free to speak their mind, says Wormeli. "When I get what they say about themselves, and then I get what they think their parents would say about themselves, I'm getting a really fleshed version of the child," says Wormeli. "When someone is fully dimensionalized, you really care a heck of a lot more. Six-Word Memoirs "I love six-word memoirs!" says Wormeli. They really make kids come out of their shell and say profound things. The brilliance of six word memoirs is the brevity, teachers can use six-word memoirs as their students examine the content. "It really reveals a lot more about what the student is thinking." Wormeli says he often has students continue to send six-word memoirs after class about sports or pop culture. To hear more from Rick Wormeli, listen to Episode 114 of the Class Dismissed Podcast on your favorite podcast app or iTunes.   All Rights Reserved. Class Dismissed Podcast 2017-2019

In our second encore episode, we interview Mr. Rick Wormeli, who is a national voice in standards based grading, differentiated instruction, and all things education. Rick Wormeli was one of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, he brings 38 years of teaching experience in math, science, English, physical education, health, and history, and coaching teachers and principals. Rick’s work has been featured on Good Morning America, National Geographic Magazine, and the Washington Post. He is a frequent contributor to AMLE Magazine, and ASCD’s Education Leadership Magazine. Rick is the author of the award-winning book, Meet Me in the Middle, as well as the best-selling books Day One and Beyond, Fair Isn’t Always Equal, among others.

As teachers we are constantly influenced by those in the profession and those in our lives. We take an opportunity to celebrate our tenth show by acknowledging those top ten influences in our lives. We will cover those in the podcasting/Twitter world, those authors/presenters we constantly quote and those a bit more personal to our world. Join us and reflect on your own influencers. Maybe you will make some of ours yours. Our Top 10 Our spouses and families- They are the people that know that we were made for this. They truly believe that our students need us and are willing to give up some of their time with them outside of our contractual hours, to allow us to positively impact our students lives.@twoguysde (https://pedalogical.org) - These guys are a phenomenal follow for educators and leaders looking for inspiration. Their positive views of education are an inspiration every time they pop up on our twitter feed!Previous Educators - These are the teachers that we had in our years of schooling, which we strive to be for our students. That one or two (hopefully more) teacher(s) that hooked you and made you feel as though your presence in their class was valued daily. Or maybe they were just entertaining and they made you love their class. Positive Colleagues - These are the people that stop in to share good news, ask how your weekend was, or just share a funny story about their students. They sure notice when you're in a funk, and their presence alone in a quick conversation reminds you why were there! YOU ROCK!Random Refocus Strategy - For Tom it is making "2 Minute Reviews" on YouTube and for Luke it is reading student letters and watching corny teaching movies. What gets you reenergized and refocused? Please share your ideas in the comments! @BrianMendler - Need help getting through to your toughest students? This educator has it down to a science! He is a must follow on social media and has a great book titled: Discipline with Dignity http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/118018/chapters/Introduction@-What-Is-Discipline-with-Dignity¢.aspx@Gcouros - @Brewerhm - A breath of fresh air! Hailing from New Zealand, Hamish Brewer is a RELENTLESS principal. He is currently motivating his students at Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge, Virginia and he will blow your mind with his approach to bettering his students educational experience. He will make you want to run to your classroom and start shaking things up immediately. @RickWormeli2 - Rick is a genius when it comes to Standards Based Grading and properly assessing students (among other things). He is a must follow on social media. We've both had the good fortune of experiencing a Wormeli presentation and both feel he is an excellent speaker and presenter! Get online and watch some of his videos or find a way to see him present. It will make you a better teacher! @AudacityToPodcast -

Show Notes: During Episode 4's interview with Joe Feldman (of Crescendo Ed Group), we discuss the history of grading, why it hasn't changed, and how current grading policies widen opportunity gaps for students of color. Assessing students is incredibly important, most teachers detest grading, but the purposes of grading have gone far afield from the foundations of a solid education experience. Joe's Biography: Joe Feldman has worked in education at the local and national levels for over 20 years in both charter and district school contexts, as a teacher, principal, and district administrator. He has been the Director of Charter Schools for New York City Department of Education, the Director of K-12 Instruction in Union City, California, and was a Fellow to the Chief of Staff for U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley. Joe is currently CEO of Crescendo Education Group, a consulting organization that partners with school and districts to help teachers use improved and more equitable grading and assessment practices. Joe graduated from Stanford, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and NYU Law School. He is the author of several articles on grading and assessment, the author of Teaching Without Bells: What We Can Learn from Powerful Practice in Small Schools and his newest book is "Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms" He lives in Oakland with his wife and two children.

Show Notes: During today's show, we discuss how the push for grit and growth mindset in schools could lead to deficit thinking in teachers and communities. We reference the article: "Grit and Growth Mindset: Deficit Thinking? Examining the cultural narrative around these ideologies" by Rick Wormeli: http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/DiversityandSocialEquity/DivDet/TabId/185/ArtMID/791/ArticleID/937/Grit-and-Growth-Mindset-Deficit-Thinking.aspx#.W2r3jf644kp.twitter And during our first ever Teacher Tips segment, Robby, Peter, and Casey share their "go to" tips for beginning the school year on the right foot.

Office of the Children’s Lawyer v. Balev is a 2018 Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Supreme Court had to determine what the test should be for determining where to return a child under the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention). Ari Wormeli is a lawyer at YLAW Group, a prominent Vancouver family law firm. We discuss the Supreme Court decision, and Ari discusses what it is like being a family law lawyer, what he thinks is the number one indicator of whether a marriage will end in divorce and whether he has ever felt threatened by an opposing party.

How do you implement standards based grading within the constraints of the performance / letter-grade system? "Become totally evidentiary..." "Spend...time determining, what is excellent, almost excellent?" "Am I going to separate out behavior, from mastery?"

Show Notes: During today's show, we discuss the following topics during our first segment: From The Denver Post, we discuss the pros and cons of shortening the school week: "The four-day week, once a tool of rural districts, is coming to a Denver metro school district." Funding issues are causing school districts across the country to cut days from the school week. Achievement levels seem to stay at similar levels (in spite of the loss of an instructional day). In our second segment, we interview Mr. Rick Wormeli, who is a national voice in standards based grading, differentiated instruction, and all things education. Rick Wormeli was one of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, he brings 38 years of teaching experience in math, science, English, physical education, health, and history, and coaching teachers and principals. Rick’s work has been featured on Good Morning America, National Geographic Magazine, and the Washington Post. He is a frequent contributor to AMLE Magazine, and ASCD’s Education Leadership Magazine. Rick is the author of the award-winning book, Meet Me in the Middle, as well as the best-selling books Day One and Beyond, Fair Isn’t Always Equal, among others. In our final segment, Casey leads us through a pop quiz on Higher Education!  Resources Mentioned/Referenced: Rick Wormeli's Website: "Let's Change Education Together" 4 Day School Week Coming to Suburban Denver Study Shows Math Gains in 4 day School Week AMLE.org

Follow us at @eatsleepstats, @belolanc, and @plearnmcAsk questions on the parking lot at plearnmc.weebly.comFormative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading Strategies by Marzano (https://www.amazon.com/Formative-Assessment-Standards-Based-Grading-Strategies/dp/0982259220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479820869&sr=8-1&keywords=standards-based+grading)Classroom Assessment and Grading that Work by Marzano (https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Assessment-Grading-That-Work/dp/1416604227/ref=pd_sim_14_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B0F0FVGQRF4XVHBXZYMZ)Visible Learning by Hattie (https://www.amazon.com/Visible-Learning-Synthesis-Meta-Analyses-Achievement/dp/0415476186/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479820995&sr=8-2&keywords=visible+learning)Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning by Guskey (https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Grading-Reporting-Learning-Assessment/dp/080396854X/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1479821067&sr=8-9&keywords=guskey+grading)Fair isn’t Always Equal by Wormeli (https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Isnt-Always-Equal-Differentiated/dp/1571104240/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479838746&sr=1-1&keywords=fair+is+not+always+equal)How to Grade for Learning by O’Connor (https://www.amazon.com/How-Grade-Learning-K-12-OConnor/dp/1412953820/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479838786&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+grade+for+learning)Link to the Guskey article MDC talked about: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FA1AjmS5NZRO0BLeiwVURK96J6fSdqw9czaTRry3LXP0-HwpwexvmlnnK3yyuZQeVbCpz_xUd3QGbrad/view?usp=sharing

Follow us at @eatsleepstats, @belolanc, and @plearnmcAsk questions on the parking lot at plearnmc.weebly.comFormative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading Strategies by Marzano (https://www.amazon.com/Formative-Assessment-Standards-Based-Grading-Strategies/dp/0982259220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479820869&sr=8-1&keywords=standards-based+grading)Classroom Assessment and Grading that Work by Marzano (https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Assessment-Grading-That-Work/dp/1416604227/ref=pd_sim_14_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B0F0FVGQRF4XVHBXZYMZ)Visible Learning by Hattie (https://www.amazon.com/Visible-Learning-Synthesis-Meta-Analyses-Achievement/dp/0415476186/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479820995&sr=8-2&keywords=visible+learning)Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning by Guskey (https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Grading-Reporting-Learning-Assessment/dp/080396854X/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1479821067&sr=8-9&keywords=guskey+grading)Fair isn’t Always Equal by Wormeli (https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Isnt-Always-Equal-Differentiated/dp/1571104240/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479838746&sr=1-1&keywords=fair+is+not+always+equal)How to Grade for Learning by O’Connor (https://www.amazon.com/How-Grade-Learning-K-12-OConnor/dp/1412953820/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479838786&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+grade+for+learning)Link to the Guskey article MDC talked about: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FA1AjmS5NZRO0BLeiwVURK96J6fSdqw9czaTRry3LXP0-HwpwexvmlnnK3yyuZQeVbCpz_xUd3QGbrad/view?usp=sharing

Jokes You Can Use: Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. Three men were sitting on a bench in heaven discussing how they died. The first man said "I died of cancer." The second man said, "I died of tuberculosis". The third man said "I died of seenus". The first two men said, "No, you mean sinus." The third man said "No, I mean seenus. I was out with my best friend's wife and he seen us!" A recently hired nurse listened while the doctor was yelling, “Malaria! Chicken pox! Polio!” the nurse asked another nurse, “why is he going on like that?” The other nurse replied, “Oh, he just likes to call the shots around here.” On Our Mind: Holidays. Eileen Award: Stephanie Francis Advisory: The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011 *Warning, you need to review prior to showing live. You’ll probably want to download the ones that you want to share. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-most-powerful-photos-of-2011 or The year in 60 seconds http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/12/06/year-in-60-seconds?videoId=226168503 or Reuter’s Pictures http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) From the Twitterverse: Don’t forget to join the conversation on MiddleTalk and Twitter at #midleved this Friday at 8:00 pm EST. News: PE, Recess standards- more schools meet standards Schools are more likely to offer students 150 minutes of physical education per week if located in a state or district that mandates that level of P.E., according to a study published online today in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2011/12/study_phys_ed_recess_mandates_boost_school_physical_activity_time.html Friendly Advice For Teachers: Beware Of Facebook by NANCY SOLOMON The new and ever-changing world of social networking has blurred the lines between private and public, work and personal, friend and stranger. It's becoming a particular challenge for teachers who can quickly rile students and parents by posting comments or photos online. http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143264921/friendly-advice-for-teachers-beware-of-facebook Resources: Online Conversion Take just about any format and convert it to another. Sections: Audio Image Ebook Hash Generator Video Document Archive http://www.online-convert.com/ Web Spotlight: Strategies: AMLE 2011: Thursday Sessions Keynote: Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education See Dept. of Education website. Rick Wormeli: Tiering Assignments and Assessments "Even a man on the right track will get run over if he just stands there" -Will Rogers. Events & Happenings: Calendar of Events: ISTE News: ISTE Eduverse Talks are the recorded sessions held on ISTE Island every week. Join ISTE in their Second Life conference location for their weekly talks on education. The ISTE Special Interest Group: Virtual Environments is holding meetings on Mondays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm (SLT) on ISTE Island. Ohio Middle Level Association: The Ohio Middle Level Association will hold their annual conference. OMLA Registration Form OMLA Presentation Proposal Form AMLE Affiliate Conferences: The Michigan Association of Middle School Educators Annual Conference is coming up March 2012 in Warren Woods, MI. MAMSE Exhibitor Form MAMSE Registration Form MAMSE Presentation Form MAMSE Conference Program Book (2011) The North Carolina Middle School Association’s Annual Conference March 13-15, 2012 Conference Brochure Presenter’s Application Who They Are . . . This year’s sessions . . . Classroom 2.0’s Live Calendar. Classroom 2.0’s Ning Blog: Archived content is available. Second Life: Regular Tuesday meetings are scheduled. See the board on the ISTE Island for up to the minute details. Check frequently this week as the ISTE Annual Convention is this week. Video: Educational Uses of Second Life

Join me, Deborah Osborne, and Paul Wormeli as we discuss the evolution of role of the analyst in policing, as well as information sharing via the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) - a Federal, State, Local and Tribal interagency initiative providing a foundation for seamless information exchange. Mr. Wormeli is the Executive Director of the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute and has over 40 years of experience in law enforcement and criminal justice technology.

Join me, Deborah Osborne, and Paul Wormeli as we discuss the evolution of role of the analyst in policing, as well as information sharing via the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) - a Federal, State, Local and Tribal interagency initiative providing a foundation for seamless information exchange. Mr. Wormeli is the Executive Director of the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute and has over 40 years of experience in law enforcement and criminal justice technology.