Educational Links 9/3/15

When Students Get Creative With Tech Tools, Teachers Focus on Skills

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/18/when-students-get-creative-with-tech-tools-teachers-focus-on-skills/ 

'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/02/436742377/neurotribes-examines-the-history-and-myths-of-the-autism-spectrum

Can You Be a Good Student and Have Learning Disabilities? 

http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/families-speak-up/2015-4-20-can-you-be-good-student-and-have-learning-disabilies

Talk Moves in Academic Discussions

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-ells-to-participate-in-discussions-ousd 

Opinion: 'Why must we choose between risking criticism for not working hard enough or watching our work-life balance vanish?'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/opinion-why-must-we-choose-between-risking-criticism-not-working 

Myth-Busting Differentiated Instruction: 3 Myths and 3 Truths

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-myths-and-truths-john-mccarthy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

7 Free Classroom Apps to Try This Fall 

http://www.edtechroundup.org/home/7-free-classroom-apps-to-try-this-fall