Educational Links 9/17/15

Strategies for Helping Students Motivate Themselves

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies-helping-students-motivate-themselves-larry-ferlazzo 

Examples of Accommodations & Modifications

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/the-abcs-of-ieps/examples-of-accommodations-modifications/ 

Where Do English Language Learners Fit Into the Ed Tech Revolution?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/09/14/where-do-english-language-learners-fit-into-the-ed-tech-revolution/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services Release Guidance on Including Children with Disabilities in High-Quality Early Childhood Programs 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/09/us-departments-of-education-and-health.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Why Kids Need to Spend Time in Nature 

http://www.nesca-news.com/2015/09/why-kids-need-to-spend-time-in-nature.html 

Why Questions Are More Important Than Answers

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/why-questions-are-more-important-than-answers/ 

Social and Emotional Skills: What to Expect at Different Ages

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/age-by-age-learning-skills/social-and-emotional-skills-what-to-expect-at-different-ages