Educational Links 4/5/16

 Can Handwriting Make You Smarter?

http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-handwriting-make-you-smarter-1459784659?mod=e2tw 

Why every kid should start the day with a poem

http://qz.com/651950/why-every-kid-should-start-the-day-with-a-poem/ 

Neurotoxicity: The Impact of Lead Exposure on Learning

http://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/neurotoxicity/ 

What Happens When The Online Bully Is A Child With Special Needs

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/04/04/472422820/what-happens-when-the-online-bully-is-a-child-with-special-needs?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160404 

The Fatal Flaw of Educational Assessment

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/03/23/the-fatal-flaw-of-educational-assessment.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Teaching Teens Who Struggle With Reading: What Can Help 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/teaching-teens-who-struggle-with-reading-what-can-help?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Teach Kids, Not Just Math 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teach-kids-nea 

The New Face of STEAM

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-new-face-of-steam-nettrice-gaskins

• Students and teachers collaboratively explore 3D modeling, design, electronics, digital media, and fabrication.
• Artscience curriculum focuses on human microbiome led by TERC researchers and supported by the National Science Foundation.
• Students from underrepresented minority groups (UMGs) connect with creative techniques and computational tools that are usually in the exclusive domain of professional designers, artists, and engineers.