Zombie-Based Learning and other Tweets of the Day 5/19/13

 

1.  Zombie-Based Learning -- "Braaaaaaains!"

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/zombie-based-learning-andrew-miller?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

2. Children's Spatial Skills Seen as Key to Math Learning

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/05/15/31learning.h32.html?tkn=NYCCSN70Tth8J3VNz3YZ0NC0W88NNs%2FqIB%2F%2B&cmp=clp-sb-ascd

3.  Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201304/the-myths-adhd/why-french-kids-dont-have-adhd 

4. Can a Toy Spark Interest in Engineering for Girls?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/can-a-toy-spark-interest-in-engineering-for-girls/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5.  Mount alum is new director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

http://www.msmc.la.edu/resources-culture/spotlight-archive.asp?item=15819 

  6. 18 Myths About Education That Are All Too Easy To Believe

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/18-myths-about-education-that-are-all-tooeasy-to-believe/ 

7. Reading to Learn: Comprehension

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/05/reading-to-learn-comprehension/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo