Educational Links 5/12/16

10 Necessary Technology in the Classroom Skills 

http://www.teachhub.com/10-necessary-technology-classroom-skills 

Understanding the Needs of Students From Military Families

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/knowing-military-connected-students-your-school-0-maurice-elias

Tests and Assessment: Educational Testing

Tests and Assessments: EDUCATIONAL TESTING

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tests-and-assessments-educational-testing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29 

App Provides Introduction to Graphic Arts 

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/app-provides-great-introduction-to-graphic-arts/70045

Brain Break: Move & Focus

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/brain-break-classroom-transition-nea

STEM to STEAM

http://www.techlearning.com/events/0004/from-stem-to-steam-bringing-steam-learning-to-your-school/70041 

How Teens Benefit From Reading About the Struggles of Scientists

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/05/10/how-teens-benefit-from-reading-about-the-struggles-of-scientists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

What kind of people can become scientists? When a group of researchers posed that question to ninth- and 10th-graders, almost every student gave empowering responses, such as “People who work hard” or “Anyone who seems interested in the field of science.”

But despite these generalized beliefs, many of these same students struggled to imagine themselves as scientists, citing concerns such as “I’m not good at science” and “Even if I work hard, I will not do well.”