Educational Links of the Day 8/25/14

 

Age of Distraction: Why It’s Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/age-of-distraction-why-its-crucial-for-students-to-learn-to-focus/

The Back-to-School A to Z Reading Challenge

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/a-to-z-reading-challenge-andrea-hernandez?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-a-to-z-challenge-link

Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming 

How the Maker Movement is Transforming Education 

http://www.weareteachers.com/hot-topics/special-reports/how-the-maker-movement-is-transforming-education 

What's the Maker Movement and Why Should I Care?

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3758336 

Can the Maker Movement Infiltrate Mainstream Classrooms?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/can-the-maker-movement-infiltrate-mainstream-classrooms/ 

What Teachers See: How ADHD Impacts Learning in High School 

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/what-teachers-see-how-adhd-impacts-learning-in-high-school?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ldorg 

About the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/aboutcenter.html 

ADHD and ODD: Parenting Your Defiant Child

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/879.html 

 

Every kid needs a champion 

http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion