Education Links 2/1/15

 

Why Even ‘Good’ Schools Benefit From Trying Fresh Ideas

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/01/why-even-good-schools-benefit-from-trying-fresh-ideas/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM&x-yt-cl=85114404&x-yt-ts=1422579428 

Concerns About Accountability Testing

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/concerns-about-accountability-testing?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

Isn’t It a Pity? The Real Problem with Special Needs 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/01/isnt-it-pity-real-problem-with-special.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Census says 16m US children are living on food stamps, double the number in 2007 

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/jan/28/one-in-five-us-children-food-stamps-census-bureau-report?CMP=share_btn_link 

Here’s The Writing Prompt I’m Using With “Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/01/31/heres-the-writing-prompt-im-using-with-smartphones-dont-make-us-dumb/ 

Taking Classroom Tech Use to the Next Level: Specific Traits to Look For

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/taking-classroom-tech-use-to-the-next-level-specific-traits-to-look-for/