Educational Links 10/29/15

Using Digital Games for SEL Assessment and Skill Building

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-digital-games-sel-assessment-and-skill-building-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=RSS&utm_content=FaceBook 

Innovation Often Means Teaching Against The Grain

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/innovation-often-means-teaching-against-the-grain/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5630e6b504d301315bb795a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

Confirmed: Standardized testing has taken over our schools. But who’s to blame?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/24/confirmed-standardized-testing-has-taken-over-our-schools-but-whos-to-blame/ 

FBI, Justice Department Open Civil Rights Probe of S.C. Student Arrest; Officer Fired

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2015/10/fbi_department_of_justice_open_investigation_into_south_carolina_student_arrest.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Children Who Lose Autism Label Subject of New Research

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/10/children_who_lose_autism_label.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

The Power of Principals: Why They are so Important to Building Great Schools

http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/the-power-of-principals-why-they-are-so-important-to-building-great-schools/ 

Will STEM Education Be The Child Left Behind?

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/28/451194296/will-stem-education-be-the-child-left-behind?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social