Educational Links 1/23/16

 

Dyslexia Laws in the USA: An Update 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/01/dyslexia-laws-in-usa-update.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

10 Teacher-Tested Valentine’s Day Classroom Activities

http://www.teachhub.com/10-teacher-tested-valentines-day-classroom-activities 

Gifted Black Students Have Less Chance of Being Recommended for Gifted Programs

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2016/01/gifted_black_students_have_les.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsideSchoolResearch+%28Education+Week%3A+Inside+School+Research%29 

Solutions for Struggling Writers

http://special-ism.com/solutions-for-struggling-writers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29 

Why teachers’ support is vital to blended learning success

http://www.theedadvocate.org/why-teachers-support-is-vital-to-blended-learning-success/ 

The 7 Devices of Transformation in Education 

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/11301-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoolCatTeacherBlog+%28Cool+Cat+Teacher+Blog%29

Reflecting on Yourself as a Leader

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reflecting-yourself-leader-elena-aguilar?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Leadership is complex and contextual. Our circumstances heavily influence who we are and can be as leaders. In order to understand the complexity, we will all benefit from spending some reflective time considering our backgrounds, beliefs, and actions.
This reflection can help us embrace ourselves as leaders, refine our skill set, and create the change we hope to see in our schools.

Elena Aguilar