Best Articles for Educators 11/3/13

1. Sir Ken Robinson Changes the Paradigm

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2010/12/sir-ken-robinson-changes-the-paradigm/

2. Five Research-Driven Education Trends At Work in Classrooms

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/five-research-driven-education-trends-at-work-in-classrooms/ 

3. Do We Invest in Preschools or Prisons?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/opinion/sunday/kristof-do-we-invest-in-preschools-or-prisons.html?_r=0

4. Changing Racial Dynamics May Be Undermining Desegregation Effort http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/10/racial_dynamics_changing_but_segregation_remains.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

5. Resources and Downloads for Differentiated Instruction

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-budget-resources-downloads?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=stw-downloads-differentiated-instruction-list-repost 

6. Why Recess Time-Out Doesn’t Work

http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2009/05/29/why-recess-time-out-doesnt-work/

7. Beyond Parent-Teacher Conferences: Building Connections That Last

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/10/23/beyond-parent-teacher-conferences/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post10231302&utm_campaign=fbt

8.  Children and nature: the benefits of birdsong

http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/scientists_study_psychological_benefits_of_birdsong/