Educational Links 2/5/16

Students listening to Ernest Jenkins III in his Manhood Development class at Oakland High School. Jim Wilson/The New York Times

In Oakland, Building Boys Into Men

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/education/edlife/in-oakland-building-boys-into-men.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

17 Things You Didn’t Know Google Chrome Could Do

http://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/google-chromeo-bonafied-lovin?utm_term=.krVNZ6o3a#.av3o2KRAy 

How Can I Tell If My Child Was Misdiagnosed With ADHD? 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/how-can-i-tell-if-my-child-was-misdiagnosed-with-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

5 Ways to Use Rewards in the Classroom

http://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/rewards-in-the-classroom/ 

“Learning About Learning” Provides Very Good Narrow Summaries Of Research & Over-The-Top Recommendations

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/02/04/learning-about-learning-provides-very-good-narrow-summaries-of-research-over-the-top-recommendations/ 

Second Circuit Rules that Failing to Address Bullying May Violate IDEA

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/02/second-circuit-rules-that-failing-to.html 

Bipartisan Dyslexia Bill Heads to President’s Desk

https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/bipartisan-dyslexia-bill-heads-president-s-desk 

The House of Representatives today cleared the way for the bipartisan Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act (READ Act) (H.R. 3033) to be signed into law. The READ Act, introduced by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), supports important research to further our understanding of dyslexia, including better methods for early detection and teacher training.