May 6, 2016

Cranberry health benefits and natural remedies - with raw food recipe

by Kali Sinclair (NaturalNews) Cranberries are well known for treating urinary tract infections, but they do much more - from cardiovascular protection to cancer prevention. The phytonutrients in cranberries include phenolic acids, proan-thocyanidins, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and triterpenoids and they are high in fiber, vitamin C, and manganese. Cranberry extracts support the immune system and have been proven to reduced the risk of colds and flu. Cranberries help the entire digestive tract from aiding in gum health in the mouth through supporting the balance of bacteria in the gut. The pro-anthocyanidins in cranberries inhibit bacteria from latching onto the lining of the urinary tract and the stomach lining (preventing ulcers). Cranberries are both an anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant, especially when the berries are eaten as a whole food. The anti-inflammatory properties reduce inflammation in the stomach, the colon and the cardiovascular system. In the vascular system, these properties inhibit the formation of plaque on the vessel walls. Studies have confirmed that cranberries help prevent can-cer, specifically breast, colon, prostate, and lung cancer. Are there genetically modified cranberries? Cranberries are not genetically modified; however, cranberry juices and dried cranberries are sweetened with either high fruc-tose corn syrup or beet sugar and 90% of corn and beet crops are genetically modified. Organic verse conventional cranberries Proponents of conventional farming methods for cranberries state that the bogs used to raise cranberries are rife with natural pests and that the wetlands encourage fungi. The What's On My Food website reveals 13 pesticides found on cranberries. Of these, 3 are known or probable carcinogens, 6 are suspected hormone disruptors, 5 are neurotoxins, 1 is a developmental or reproductive toxin and 6 are honeybee toxins. Things you didn't know about cranberries There are only 3 commercially cultivated fruit crops that are native to North America. Cranberries are one of the three. Cranberry vines do not need to be replanted each year. If properly cared for, vines last for years. Many cranberry farms produce crops each year from vines 150+ years old.

How to store cranberries so they last longer Be sure to sort, removing any damaged or shriveled berries be-fore refrigeration. Berries can be refrigerated for up to 20 days. Frozen berries can be kept for several years. Do not thaw the berries until you are ready to use them. How to pick good cranberries Choose firm, plump, dark red berries. The should not be bruised, broken, shriveled, tough, or sticky. Things to consider There is one contraindication for adding cranberries to your diet. If you suffer from kidney stones, especially calcium-oxalate stones, cranberries may exacerbate your condition. Remember that the benefits of cranberries can be negated with pesticide consumption, GMO consumption, or sugar consump-tion. Look for organic dried berries sweetened with juice, organ-ic unsweetened juice which can be sweetened with stevia or oth-er juices, and organic fresh or frozen whole berries. Cranberry juice has huge health benefits, but whole berries pack a much greater nutritional punch. Raw cranberry relish recipe: The following is a recipe from one of the most amazing

chefs I know of, Raw Chef Dan, for raw Cranberry Relish. Simply blend the following ingredients in a food processor. 1 cup fresh cranberries

4 Medjool dates 2 Tbsp chopped ginger tsp. sea salt med orange juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup loose mint leaves 1/2 red apple

For more information on cranberries and Raw Chef Dan's video of another cranberry recipe, check out Cranberries - Health Benefits, Natural Remedies, Nutrition Info, and Recipes. There's also this tonic recipe and a cranberry stevia lemonade recipe in the One Gallon Detox. Sources: http://rawchefdan.com http://www.healingthebody.ca http://nutritiondata.self.com http://www.whfoods.com http://www.cranberries.org http://www.organiccranberries.com http://www.whatsonmyfood.org http://mcgovern.house.gov

Adult Education Awarded HART Reading Grant

Texas Workforce Commission awarded this grant to the Adult Education Department to develop a reading institute that provides teachers the needed resources to teach reading to adult education programs throughout the state of Texas. Stephanie Byrd was named the project director for Helping Adults Read for Transitions. Stephanie is no “stranger” to Region 6. She worked as a classroom teacher for Driver Education in the 80’s; has worked in the Adult Education Department for the past six+ years; in the 21st Century Community Learning Center and as an education specialist for adult education classes at the Barbara Bush Parent Center in College Station. The HART task group, consisting of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), was formed to deliver their expertise and suggestions for reading content. The HART task group is composed of the following members:

The task group recommendations will be the basis for the training content presented in a 2-day training for all Adult Education and Literacy programs statewide. These 2-day trainings will be held at the Region 6 Thomas Poe Professional Development Center on September 30 and October 1, 2016. The project highlights cross-departmental collaborations within ESC6.

Kristi Hayman Component Director, Adult Education

Stephanie Byrd Project Director

Dr. Traci Seils ESC 6 , Component Director - Curriculum & Instruction

Paula Pemberton-Kelm ESC 6, Coordinator ELAR - Curriculum & Instruction

Lupe Schneider ESC 6, Adult Education Specialist, TCALL presenter

Denise Johnson Harris County Department of Ed, TCALL presenter

Denise Guckert TCALL presenter, AEL-Austin

Josh Hayes College of the Mainland- AEL Director

Annette Thompson ESL teacher and Mentor

Aida Martinez TCALL presenter, Fort Worth

Shelly Seavers Adult Ed Supervisor for NEISD, San Antonio, TCALL presenter

David Yeager Adult Education GED teacher and Director for Blinn Workforce Programs

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How Huntsville ISD used social media to minimize a potential crisis

by Beth Archer Senior Consultant Spoken Word Communications Texas School Public Relations Association E-Newsletter The skies were overcast and dreary on Jan. 20, as students began piling through the doors at Huntsville High School, located about an hour north of Houston. Then, what appeared to be a credible threat came through via a student-to-student text message. With safety as its priority, the administration evacuated the school.

Almost immediately, Shannon Duncan, director of communications for the district, posted the news to Face-book, which is tied to the district’s Twitter account.

“Facebook is first for us,” said Duncan. “It’s where parents and the community want to hear from the dis-trict. Then, we follow-up with email.”

Within an hour, the initial post had 131 shares and nearly every comment was appreciative of the news. No one was accusing the school of not being transparent.

In this snapshot of a crisis, we can capture three key lessons.

1. Make sure you communicate where your audience is. Some sets of parents prefer text; others prefer Facebook. Still others may like the automated calls. Find where and how parents communicate and estab-lish a strategic and genuine presence. You cannot create one in the middle of a crisis. Be prepared.

2. Don’t wait for the media to tell your story. The media is important, but they are an intermediary. Whenever possible, go directly to your audience. If parents find out about an incident from the news, ad-ministrators will find themselves answering uncomfortable questions.

3. Time is of the essence. Take an hour one afternoon and think about the crisis scenarios that keep you up at night. What could and would you say within 15 minutes? Have those initial statements written and ready to go. You may just find yourself getting more sleep!

Luckily, the threat at Huntsville was deemed not credible, and thanks to Duncan’s efforts, the school avoided reputational harm. www.tspra.org (TSPRA Newsletter)

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Treat of the Day: Local Assistant Principal Gets Big Honor

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Nathan Bruner was named the 2015-2016 TASSP (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals) Middle

School Assistant Principal of the Year for Region 6.

Nathan works in Bryan ISD and has been an administrator for Davila Middle School for the past 3 years. Be-

fore coming to Bryan ISD, Nathan was a member of Lee Fedora's high school staff and won a State Champi-

onship in football in 2012. He would leave Navasota after coaching 5 years there and pursue his passion for

administration in Bryan ISD. Nathan Bruner is a graduate of Franklin High School. (Class of 1997) This is

Nathan's 11th year in Education, and 8th year serving here in the Brazos Valley as a successful coach and

now administrator. Nathan started his teaching/coaching year at Barbers Hill ISD.

TASSP consists of more than 5,000 campus level administrators and was established in 1922 to build net-

works and focus on high quality leadership for schools. Region VI consists of school districts in the following

counties: Leon, Houston, Robertson, Madison, Trinity, Polk, Milam, Brazos, Grimes, Walker, San Jacinto,

Burleson, Montgomery, Washington and Austin.

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Magnolia ISD names Teachers of the Year and awards $22,000 in prizes Yourmagnolianews.com Magnolia ISD named Heather Cowham from Bear Branch Elementary and Nancy Baxter from Magnolia Junior High as the 2016 Elementary and Second-ary Teachers of the Year at the May 5 banquet held at Magnolia High School. The district honored the Teacher and Paraprofessionals of the Year from each of the 15 campuses at the annual banquet. This year’s theme was based on the movie National Lampoon’s Vacation, complete with a six foot Marty the Moose to welcome everyone to the banquet and the familiar green station wag-on designed with window cutouts for attendees to sit behind the wheel and take some fun photos. Cowham has 16 years experience and has taught Language Arts and Social Studies for the past two years for the district. “This is such an honor,” Cowham said. “I am so thankful that I have the op-portunity to work with amazing kids and support them to do their best and never stop learning. I want to be the teacher I never had growing up and make sure my students know that each one is standing on the edge of possibility.” Baxter teaches special education Language Arts for eighth grade and has been teaching for the district for three years. “Becoming a teacher is the best decision I have every made,” Baxter said. “Touching the lives of my students and encouraging each one of them to be the best they can possibly be is the greatest gift.” Baxter enjoys lighting the fire in the teaching profession. She teaches with integrity and passion and each of her students are ignited by her encouraging spirits. The district also honored each paraprofessional nominee from each campus naming Tricia Sass from Bear Branch Junior High as the Paraprofessional of the Year. “This is one of my favorite events of the year,” MISD Superintendent Dr. Todd Stephens said. “We get the opportunity to honor all of the work our teachers do for our kids in front of our board, elected officials and our community. It is evident the Magnolia community values the work of our teachers and it shows through their generous donations to our nominees and winners.” Members of the community and business leaders honored the teachers of the year with over $22,000 in gifts. Local businesses showed their support through various cash prizes and gift cards. Dillard’s of The Woodlands gave teacher of the year shopping certificate and purse valued at $450. This year’s banquet theme was prevalent as Child & Family Eye Care donated “road trip” bas-kets to each winner complete with Maui Jim sunglasses, a gift certificate to Tommy Bahamas and other essential road trip items valued at $500. Chick-fil-A of Magnolia presented each winner with a cooler stuffed with a gift certificate, coffee mug and a large plush animal of the infamous cow. Owner and operator Kendrick Skipper also provided gift cards to all the teachers attending the banquet. The Magnolia Education Foundation and iFly of The Woodlands presented each winning teacher with $500 grant to use in their classroom. C&C Survey honored the winners as well as all the nominees with a cash gift. Local businesses included the YMCA of Magnolia, Greater Magnolia Chamber, Gullo Ford Family, Outback Western Wear, Ameri-ca’s ER, B&C Constructors, Stuckey’s Contract Services, HEB, Barnes & Noble of The Woodlands, Dilly Leather Jackets, Herff Jones, Office Depot, Texas Renaissance Festival, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, Ricoh USA, EPI, TCG Benefits, Crea-tive Risk Funding, Tomball Sports Medicine, Constable David Hill, YU Engineers, Walsh Gallegos, Anco, Deborah Rose Miller with JProperties, Smile Suite Dental, Under Armour, CDW-G, Avinext and Stewart Builders.

Amy Moser’s baby boy, Westyn, turned 1 on April 13th! He had a Cowboys and Indians Pow-Wow to celebrate with his family and friends (and his pony Buttercup)!

The photos were taken by DALE GIDEON at a department meeting. The photos were submitted to the News at 6 by DALE GIDEON.

Curriculum and Instruction Book Study

Finally, my winter fat is gone. Now I have spring rolls.

90’s Music Quiz 1) What was Christina Aguilera’s third hit single?

A. Genie in a Bottle B. Oops I Did It Again C. Baby One More Time D. I Turn to You

2) How old was Mandy Moore when she released her first single “Candy”? A. 16 B. 15 C. 17 D. 18

3) Complete this lyric from “Oops I Did It Again”: “I made you believe…?” A. I’m dreaming away B. I played with your heart C. We’re more than just friends D. It may seem like a crush

4) Who was Britney Spears’ rival in 1998-1999, according to the media? A. Mandy Moore B. Christina Aguilera C. Georgia Bates D. Jessica Simpson

5) Name three members from N’Sync. A. Justin, Joseph, JC B. Joe, Rupert, Lance C. Lance, Robert, Sam D. Justin, Lance, Chris

6) Name one of the Backstreet Boys songs from “Millennium”, their 1999 album? A. I Want It That Way B. Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know C. Bye Bye Bye D. Fool Again

7) Where is Mel C of the Spice Girls from? A. Liverpool B. London C. Huntsville D. New York

8) In Honeyz, someone left and someone came—-who was the person who came? A. Mariama B. Heavenli C. Marie-Anne D. Honeyb

9) Name one band with mixed singers (i.e. boys and girls)? A. Greek Gods B. Spice Girls C. S. Club 7 D. Madason

10) Which pop singer broke up with Rich from the band Five in 2000? A. Britney Spears B. Mel C C. Mandy Moore D. Billie Piper

Christopher Moore May 3 Robin Oberg May 3 Bonney Monjaras May 10 John Conley May 10 Cynthia Scott May 13 Lindsey Clements May 14 Dale Gideon May 20 Sheila Barry May 30

Bonney Monjaras May 11, 2005 Gabby Garcia May 12, 2014 Dara Fuller May 17, 1982 Michelle Culak May 17, 1999

May 21—Armed Forces Day May 30—Memorial Day May: Asian Pacific Heritage Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month May 9-15: National Children’s Book Week May 15-21: National Educational Bosses Week May 31: World No Tobacco Day Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Brain Cancer Awareness Month

I didn’t mean to gain weight. It happened by snaccident.

1) D. I Turn to You 2) B. 15 3) C. We’re More than Just Friends 4) B. Christina Aguilera 5) D. Justin, Lance, Chris 6) A. I Want It That Way 7) A. Liverpool 8) A. Mariama 9) C. S Club 7 10) D. Billie Piper