Educational Links 6/25/16

Is it a Project or an Activity? Project-Based Learning and its Cousins

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/06/project-activity-pbl-cousins/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Is%20it%20a%20Project%20or%20an%20Activity%3F%20Project-Based%20Learning%20and%20its%20Cousins 

Sites That Fuel a Love of Reading

https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/sites-that-fuel-a-love-of-reading?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social 

Teaching Inclusion In A Divided World
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/education/teaching-inclusion-in-a-divided-world.html?smid=tw-share

Summer Reading Program to Boost Comprehension Skills

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/7484.html 

Feds Sketch Out Details of Literacy Center for Students With Disabilities

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/06/essa_comprehensive_literacy_center.html 

 Books Teachers Share: How to See Teaching as an Art

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/06/24/books-teachers-share-how-to-see-teaching-as-an-art/

ESSA Update: 6 Months Later, Parents Get a Say 

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/in-the-news/2016/06/23/essa-update-6-months-later-parents-get-a-say?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

This is a great time to speak up and advocate for your child! Both the U.S. Department of Education and your state department of education want to hear your thoughts on how the new education law can help kids with learning and attention issues.