Best Articles for Educators Week of 4/20/14

 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 

All Work, No Play: Why High School Students Should Have Fun

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning_deeply/2014/04/all_work_no_play_why_high_school_students_should_mess_around.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

When a Lesson Goes Wrong

Grades 9-12 / ELA / Analysis

CCSS: ELA.RL.9-10.2 ELA.RL.9-10.9

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/when-lesson-plans-fail

  

Why You Should Unplug

http://www.edudemic.com/why-you-should-unplug/ 

Positive School Culture: How one school transformed from violence to haven  

http://www.weareteachers.com/hot-topics/special-reports/building-a-positive-school-culture#6steps?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social%20media&utm_campaign=BoysTown%20Culture

Filling in Thought Holes: An Invaluable Social and Emotional Learning Lesson

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/SEL-filling-in-thought-holes-renee-jain?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-choosing-thoughts-quote-repost

Childhood ‘eroded’ by 10-hour school day, teachers warn

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10765544/Childhood-eroded-by-10-hour-school-day-teachers-warn.html