Educational Links 9/6/15

Middle School Maker Journey: 19 Days (and Counting) to Launch

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/making-makerspace-19-days-to-launch-kevin-jarrett?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

Promoting STEM Critical Thinking Using Post-it® Super Sticky Notes

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/promoting-stem-critical-thinking-using-post-it-super-sticky-notes/ 

More on the Instructional Level and Challenging Text 

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/more-instructional-level-and-challenging-text?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

Encouraging Students Versus Praising Students: Why It Matters

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/ 

Four Key Questions About Large Classes

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/four-key-questions-about-large-classes/ 

At a Glance: 3 Types of Self-Control Issues 

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/self-control/at-a-glance-3-types-of-self-control-issues 

I Had No Idea that Life on the Spectrum Is Like THIS! Totally Changed My Perspective 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/09/i-had-no-idea-that-life-on-spectrum-is.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

3 Apps Every Teacher Should Know About

https://www.teachercreated.com/blog/2015/09/3-apps-every-teacher-should-know-about/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TeacherCreatedTips+%28TEACHER+CREATED+TIPS%29 

Is School For Everyone? Some Say ‘No’

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/09/03/is-school-for-everyone-some-say-no/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29