Play Ball! And Other Learning Incentives Tweets of the Day 2/17/13

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School Academic Success and Athletic Commitment Boost Each Other, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/02/school_academic_success_and_at.html 

Finding Students' Hidden Strengths and Passions

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/students-strengths-passions-maurice-elias 

CHAT: Understanding Neurodiversity to Build a Strengths-Based Classroom 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/chat-understanding-neurodiversity-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

At the very least, they're good for a laugh.

Can Your Friends Make You Smarter?

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/02/can-your-friends-make-you-smarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=1206619968793327072medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-your-friends-make-you-smarter 

How to Fuel Students’ Learning Through Their Interests

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-to-fuel-students-learning-through-their-interests/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Creating Social Stories for Students with Autism & Behavior Disorders 

http://www.teachhub.com/social-stories-autistic-students 

Creating Confident Readers Out of Struggling and Reluctant Readers

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/02/creating-confident-readers-out-of-struggling-and-reluctant-readers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher