Potpourri of Educational Articles 9/2/14

Oxygen is good for all our brains!

 Exercise Makes Kids’ Brains More Efficient

http://time.com/3145404/exercise-makes-kids-brains-more-efficient/?xid=newsletter-brief 

How to Get Kids to Class

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/opinion/to-keep-poor-kids-in-school-provide-social-services.html?_r=1 

A simpler way to teach writing: the one trait rubric

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/09/simpler-way-teach-writing-one-trait-rubric.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

Learning Theories: Double-Loop Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/learning-theories-double-loop-learning/

High schools need to weld academics with practical skills

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/29/school-practical-skills-390/ 

Can Mindfulness Help Mothers of Severely Disabled Children?

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_mindfulness_help_mothers_of_severely_disabled_children?utm_source=GGSC+Newsletter+%232+-+August+2014&utm_campaign=GG+Newsletter++%232+-+August+2014&utm_medium=email 

A Flipped Classroom? Or Should It Be Sideways?

http://www.edudemic.com/flipped-classroom-or-sideways/ 

30 Flipped Classroom Tools From edshelf http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/30-flipped-classroom-tools-from-edshelf/