Educational Links 4/20/16

How ‘Productive Failure’ In Math Class Helps Make Lessons Stick

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/04/19/how-productive-failure-for-students-can-help-lessons-stick/

Community Partners: Making Student Learning Relevant

http://www.edutopia.org/practice/community-partners-making-student-learning-relevant 

Special Education Etiquette

Special Education Etiquette

 http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/special-education-etiquette-2/#sthash.V4AFJNeO.JiXHndMB.dpbs

25 MORE Attention-Getters For Quieting A Noisy Classroom

http://www.buzzfeed.com/weareteachers/25-more-attention-getters-for-quieting-a-noisy-cla-h0xt 

Two Newspapers' Series on Race and Education Awarded Pulitzer Prizes

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2016/04/two_newspapers_series_on_race_and_education_awarded_pulitzer_prizes.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

My New BAM! Show Is On “What Are the Best Ways to Assess Student Work?”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/04/19/my-new-bam-show-is-on-what-are-the-best-ways-to-assess-student-work/ 

At a Glance: 7 Ways Kids With Learning and Attention Issues Can Get Tripped Up by a Math Problem 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/math-issues/at-a-glance-7-ways-kids-with-learning-and-attention-issues-can-get-tripped-up-by-a-math-problem?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Children with learning and attention issues may struggle with math for a variety of reasons. For example, kids with dyscalculia may not have a strong number sense. Trouble with working memory, visual processing and other issues can also play a role. Use this guide to learn how different aspects of a math problem might be challenging to your student.