Murrieta Online Learning Community

Helpful news for teachers and their students! https://www.slj.com/

The concept of virtual learning is mostly triggering anxiety at this time. Perhaps now is not the time to share a blog post about the potential that online experiences can offer students when it comes to promoting global competencies. So here are some potential positives from virtual learning experiences that could be embraced from this blog from the Aurora Institute: https://aurora-institute.org//derek-wenmoth-on-the-develo/

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/white-students-multicultura/

https://www.tolerance.org//a-trauma-informed-approach-to-t

https://www.edutopia.org//what-teachers-china-have-learned

If you don't already focus the Thinking Maps Instagram feed, I highly recommend it as a great way to get some cool map ideas from fellow teachers. They do a #MapMonday map share. Here's a sample:

Here is another example of a Tree Map that can help students vary their word choice.

This is an example of using a Tree Map to help students "Show, Not Tell" with feelings. It can be used to help develop their writing with supporting details.

https://www.upworthy.com/this-school-replaced-detention-wit

We are devastated to hear the news of Mary Oliver's passing. Included in this post remembering the great poet are links to audio recordings of her poems. https://garrisonkeillor-com.myshopify.com//col/mary-oliver