Connected Learning Tweets of the Day 7/14/14

 

Connected Learning: The Power Of Social Learning Models

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/connected-learning-the-power-of-social-learning-models/ 

Building Rigorous Projects That Are Core to Learning (Keys to PBL Series Part 2)

http://www.edutopia.org/video/core-to-learning-keys-pbl-series-2 

From Mars to Minecraft: Teachers Bring the Arcade to the Classroom

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/from-minecraft-to-mars-teachers-bring-the-arcade-to-the-games-learning-classroom/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Whither the NEA?

http://educationnext.org/whither-nea/ 

Celebrating Progress in a Year of Action

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/07/celebrating-progress-in-a-year-of-action/ 

Tips for Teaching Controversial Topics

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1947:tips-for-teaching-controversial-topics&catid=35:jackstreet54&Itemid=89 

A Teacher's Case Against Summer Vacation

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/07/08/fp-evans-summervacation.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2