Educational Links 7/3/15

A Phys Ed Teacher Battles Tight Budgets And Childhood Obesity 

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/07/01/412288186/a-phys-ed-teacher-battles-tight-budgets-and-childhood-obesity

Instructional strategies

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies

Forecasting K-12 Edtech Adoption, 2015 Edition

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-06-30-forecasting-k-12-edtech-adoption-2015-edition

BBC News: Schools face new legal duties to tackle extremism

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-33328377

We're All Teaching the Common Core Math Standards

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-common-core-math-standards-alice-keeler?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Can Peer Accountability Groups Help Students Achieve Their Goals?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/02/can-peer-groups-help-students-achieve-their-goals/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Common Core: Oregon students smash expectations in reading, writing

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2015/07/common_core_test_scores_oregon.html

Ohio dumps the PARCC Common Core tests after woeful first year 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/06/ohio_dumps_the_parcc_common_core_tests_after_woeful_first_year.html 

State releases a first look at Common Core test results

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/07/01/3877580_state-releases-a-first-look-at.html?rh=1