Ruth Lyons

Thanks for joining me at MAMLE 2024!

Here is a link to the presentation: MAMLE 2024_Lyons.pptx

Since June 2020, I have been hosting weekly Facebook Lives to share curated resources. These resources are for parents, teachers, and students to help enrich and expand learning opportunities.

This week, I decided to look back at the resources I've gathered and combine them into one document. 

Here are 40 resources that will be sure to please everyone in your life.

Review all 40 resources here!

Enjoy!
Ruth

Join With Understanding Comes Calm for Let’s Talk 2e! a virtual conference bringing HOPE, HELP and HAPPINESS to parents of gifted kids with learning differences all over the world! Twenty-one experts discuss topics important to you and your twice exceptional child.

 According to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC):

• The term “twice-exceptional,” also referred to as “2e,” is used to describe gifted children who, have the characteristics of gifted students with the potential for high achievement and give evidence of one or more disabilities as defined by federal or state eligibility criteria. These disabilities may include specific learning disabilities (SpLD), speech and language disorders, emotional/behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, autism spectrum, or other impairments such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Register to attend the virtual conference, Let's Talk 2E (August 19-21)

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It was announced today (August 11, 2020) that Kamala Harris is the Vice President pick for the Democratic Party presidential ticket. Kamala Harris is the first woman of color on a majority party ticket. Learn more about this influential woman here!

Watch this video: CNN's Who is Kamala Harris? (13:40)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to learn more?

• Visit https://www.harris.senate.gov/about to learn about Harris' work as a senator
• Visit Kiddle to learn about the role of the Vice President
• Teachers, here is an engaging lesson that was inspired by SNL. Check out The Vice President as a Teenager from the New York Times

This week, we listen to a story written by Tom Rivett-Carnac that tells the story of what happened when we all stopped. Tom wanted to prompt people to think about, "what if we used this moment in our lives and in history as an opportunity to jumpstart the rebirth of our planet when we go back to work and school?" The story is narrated by Jane Goodall.

Watch TED Ed's: What Happened When We All Stopped (3:16)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to learn more?

• Visit JaneGoodall.org to learn about the narrator, Jane Goodall, and her work in conservation
• Visit Footprints Conservation Society
  • http://footprintseducation.org/kidz-zone/how-can-i-help.php
• Read Acting for Nature, a book about 13 young people and their efforts to protect the environment
  • https://amzn.to/3a4VFp2

Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose and can be done in any location at any time on any day. The idea is to be aware of what is happening in that moment ; to not dwell on the past or the future. Mindfulness can help lower stress and increase working memory and focus.

Watch AboutKidsHealth: Everyday Mindfulness (4:45)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to learn more?

• Visit:
  • New York Times' Mindfulness for Children
  • AboutKidsHealth Animations 

John Lewis was inspired by the actions of Rosa Parks and the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Lewis became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement and dedicated his life to public service. This week we remember him and shine a light on the important work he accomplished.

Watch Washington Post: Remembering John Lewis in his own words (3:44)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to learn more?

• Visit Teaching Tolerance's Interview with John Lewis
• Read his trilogy; MARCH, an autobiographical graphic novel trilogy about the Civil Rights Movement.

2020 isn't living up to it's hype of a stellar year. However, 2020 does mark the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women's constitutional right to vote. This week I am proud to present The American Experience: the Vote. The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote.

I dedicate this to all the women who came before me and fought for my right to be an equal. Thank you!

Watch PBS The American Experience: The Vote (1:52:53)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to learn more?

• Teachers, visit Teaching Tolerance's Women's Suffrage Lesson
• Watch the HBO Film: Iron Jawed Angels
  • (PG-13 rating for some intense scenes of women being assaulted by crowds and tortured in prison)
• Read
  • The Woman's Hour
  • The Woman's Hour (Adapted for Young Readers): Our Fight for...

Did you have a FUN 4th of July weekend? Did you know that our lives are one long slow motion explosion. We have more in common with a firework than you might think! The way a firework explodes is a very similar process to how our body created fuel from food. Watch NPR's video to learn more about this comparison.

Watch NPR's Your Body Is A Firework (Scientifically Speaking) (3:23)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to see more fireworks?

• HoloPundits founder and CEO Vinod Dega hopes the TotalAR app will raise spirits and provide enjoyment for the many people who will spend the holiday at home.

• Visit this website to learn about how you can download HoloPundits' FREE app to watch some great virtual fireworks in your backyard!

This week we look behind the scenes of parmesan cheese! I have always loved to see how products and food are made (thanks Mister Rogers), this week we will do just that! The next time you top your favorite pasta dish with parmesan cheese, I hope you have a new appreciation for its creation!

Watch Food Insider's Why is Parmesan Cheese so expensive? (9:59)

Complete my Type I Tuesday Debriefing Worksheet that coordinates with this week's topic.

Want to learn more?

• Make your own cheese with the "world's easiest cheese" recipe
• Learn more about cheese from FarmsForCityKids and their cheese making process
• Watch another video from Highlights, "How Cheese is Made"