Educational Links 9/20/14

Helping Students Find Purpose and Appreciation for School

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/helping-students-find-purpose-and-appreciation-school-maurice-elias?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/phonemic-activities-preschool-or-elementary-classroom?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

11 Simple Ways To Start Using Technology In Your Classroom

http://www.edudemic.com/11-simple-ways-start-using-technology-classroom/ 

8 Ways to Use Poetry to Calm Your Kids and Bring Joy to Your Daily Life

http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2014/09/poetry-calm-kids-joy-life.html?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

Brain scans used to forecast early reading difficulties

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140915202816.htm 

5 Essential Skills Needed for Reading Comprehension

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/essential-skills-needed-for-reading-comprehension?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ldorg

Why ADHDers Act the Way We Do: Understanding ADHD Behavior

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/36/slide-1.html 

Lessening school assessment stress

http://www.districtadministration.com/article/lessening-school-assessment-stress 

With 80 minutes of new teacher training each week, schools set out to see what works

http://ny.chalkbeat.org/2014/09/16/with-80-minutes-of-new-teacher-training-each-week-schools-set-out-to-see-what-works/#.VBzL4xYfgwC 

Principals: 5 Ways to Create a More Inclusive School Climate

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2014/09/principals_5_ways_to_create.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2 

How Looking at Student Work Keeps Teachers and Kids on Track

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/how-looking-at-student-work-keeps-teachers-and-kids-on-track/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29