Best Articles for Educators Week of 4/6/14

Developing Literacy Skills Through Comics & Graphic Novels 

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/developing-literacy-skills-through.html#.UzsHBVdlum0

 Fostering Joy, At School And At Work

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/03/fostering-joy-at-school-and-at-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fostering-joy-at-school-and-at-work

Facing Race Issues In the Classroom: How To Connect With Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/how-can-teachers-address-race-issues-in-class-ask-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

The 21st Century Skills Teachers Should Have

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/01/21st-century-skills-teachers-should.html 

ABCs of Teaching Reading

http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/ 

“Unprecedented” numbers opt out of state tests–what’s next?

http://digital.hechingerreport.org/content/unprecedented-numbers-opt-state-tests-whats-next_1406/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29

Ten Ways to Make Test Prep Fun

 http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1873:ten-ways-to-make-test-prep-fun&catid=105:teachers-aide&Itemid=299