Best Articles for Educators Week of 12/15/2013

 

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1. Why classrooms should be places for second chances

http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/12/09/why-classrooms-should-be-places-for-second-chances/

2. As some schools plunge into technology, poor schools are left behind

http://hechingerreport.org/content/as-some-schools-plunge-into-technology-poor-schools-are-left-behind_7463/ 

3. Ten Most Popular Educational YouTube Videos in 2013

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/ten-most-popular-educational-youtube-videos-in-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

4. In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/07/in-digital-age-schools-that-succeed-are-schools-that-connect/

5. Eight Aspects of Good Teaching

http://plpnetwork.com/2013/12/04/aspects-good-teaching/ 

6. How Will Students Perform? Depends on Teachers’ Expectations

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/how-will-students-perform-depends-on-teachers-expectations/

7. The Kids Don't Play Anymore

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