Today's Educational Trends

The Value of Connecting the Dots to Create “Real Learning”

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/the-value-of-connecting-the-dots-to-create-real-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Special Education Etiquette
http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/special-education-etiquette/#sthash.P6HSC4Y7.dpbs

Social-Emotional Learning and Spirituality

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-emotional-learning-and-spirituality-maurice-elias?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

ADHD: A Parent's Dilemma - Does Your Child Need Stimulants? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/10/adhd-parents-dilemma-does-your-child.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

A Single Set Of National Standards Is Just Creepy

http://www.teachthought.com/common-core-2/common-core-standards-just-creepy/ 

More Than 100 Genes Tied To Autism

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/30/more-genes-autism/19802/ 

Cognitive assessment leaps into the digital age

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/10/31/cognitive-assessment-digital-429/ 

Against tenure? Here’s why you might want to make an exception for your child’s teacher

http://hechingerreport.org/content/tenure-heres-might-want-make-exception-childs-teacher_17845/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29