Educational Links 4/30/16

21 Literacy Resources For The Digital Teacher http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/literacy/21-literacy-resources-for-the-digital-teacher/?utm_content=buffer32a07

Using the Rule of Three for Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-rule-three-learning-ben-johnson 

7 Characteristics of Great Professional Development

http://www.teachthought.com/everything-else/professional-development/8-things-professional-development/ 

When Kids are Bullied, What Can Parents Do?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/04/29/when-kids-are-bullied-what-can-parents-do/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

The Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom

http://www.edudemic.com/education-technology-pros-cons/ 

What's Really Happening With Special Education Enrollment?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/04/special_education_enrollment_increases.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

How the School Library Saved My Life

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/04/29/how-the-school-library-saved-my-life.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Money, Race and Success: How Your School District Compares

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/29/upshot/money-race-and-success-how-your-school-district-compares.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 

We’ve long known of the persistent and troublesome academic gap between white students and their black and Hispanic peers in public schools.

We’ve long understood the primary reason, too: A higher proportion of black and Hispanic children come from poor families. A new analysis of reading and math test score data from across the country confirms just how much socioeconomic conditions matter.