Best Articles for Educators 11/10/13

1. The Most Critical Activity for Reading Success

http://blog.k12.com/tips-parents/most-critical-activity-reading-success?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=socialmedia#.UnlSGhCnet8 

2. Cross-Curricular Project Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/groups/project-based-learning/597671?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=community-cross-curricular-projects-qs

3. Poverty in America Is Mainstream

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/poverty-in-america-is-mainstream/?_r=0 

4. Study: Many Young Children Lagging in Cognitive Skills at Age 8

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2013/11/study_many_young_children_lagging_in_cognitive_skills_at_age_8.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

 

5.  Social and Emotional Learning Core Competencies

http://www.casel.org/social-and-emotional-learning/core-competencies 

6.  Mindfulness: Getting Its Share of Attention

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/fashion/mindfulness-and-meditation-are-capturing-attention.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

7. How the Power of Interest Drives Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/how-the-power-of-interest-drives-learning/