Educational Links 3/26/16

Earth Day: Lesson Plans, Reading Lists, and Classroom Ideas 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/earth-day-lesson-plans-matt-davis

Teacher Leadership Growth Spurt: A Disorganized Game of Whack-a-Mole?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/edugeek_guide/2016/03/teacher_leadership_growth_spur.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

10 Defusing Phrases to Use at IEP Meetings 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/ieps/10-defusing-phrases-to-use-at-iep-meetings?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Discipline in Schools Moves Toward Peacemaking 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/03/discipline-in-schools-moves-toward.html 

NGSS: A Vision for K-12 Science Education 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/next-generation-science-standards-achieve 

The Benefits and Challenges of Student-Designed Learning

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/03/25/the-benefits-and-challenges-of-student-designed-learning/ 

How to Plan Outstanding Tech Training for Your Teachers

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/tech-training-for-teachers/ 

There’s just so much buzz about technology in education, so many opinions about the right and wrong way to do it, and very little authoritative information; there’s no definitive guide to tech integration. Everyone’s just kind of doing what they think is best. Administrators are setting aside funds to purchase new devices and trying to figure out the best kind of training to give their teachers, and in this process, surely there have been a lot of mistakes and missteps.

Jennifer Gonzalez