Educational Links 8/5/15

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Flexible Classrooms: Providing the Learning Environment That Kids Need

http://www.edutopia.org//practice/flexible-classrooms-providing-learning-environment-kids-need?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29
  
Respecting a Child’s Processing Speed in a Fast-Paced World 

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2015/07/28/respecting-a-childs-processing-speed-in-a-fast-paced-world?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

These Five Things Will Not Make You a Better Teacher, This One Will

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/every-classroom-matters/3181-epic-pbl-engaging-your-students-in-projects-that-matter-globally-3 

Dyscalculia: What You’re Seeing in Your Grade-Schooler

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyscalculia/dyscalculia-what-youre-seeing-in-your-grade-schooler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Behind the Headline: It’s Time to Reconsider the Parent Trigger

http://educationnext.org/behind-headline-time-reconsider-parent-trigger/

Data-Driven Teaching? The Unit Isn’t Doing You Any Favors

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/evolving-how-we-plan-learning-means-chloroforming-the-unit/ 

New Educational Web Tools

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/08/great-new-educational-web-tools-for-teachers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29 

The Extraordinary Burden of IEPs on Moms 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/08/the-extraordinary-burden-of-ieps-on-moms.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

New report reveals that teacher professional development is costly and ineffective

http://hechingerreport.org/new-report-reveals-that-teacher-professional-development-is-costly-and-ineffective/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29