Best Articles for Educators Week of 7/26/14

6 Strategies For Engaging Boys In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/6-strategies-engaging-boys-classroom/ 

Connecting the Dots: Teaching How to Think

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/connecting-the-dots-teaching-how-to-think/

Being Kind Makes Kids Happy  

http://www.nesca-news.com/2014/07/being-kind-makes-kids-happy.html

9 Roles For The Teacher That Leads

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/9-roles-teacher-leads/ 

It Doesn’t Matter If It’s “Effective” If Students Won’t Do It

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/07/26/it-doesnt-matter-if-its-effective-or-not-if-students-wont-do-it/ 

Bored? Good, You'll Be More Creative

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/boredom-and-creativity-ainissa-ramirez?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Let ‘Em Out! The Many Benefits of Outdoor Play In Kindergarten

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/let-em-out-the-many-benefits-of-outdoor-play-in-kindergarten/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&