Educational Links 6/8/16

For the Hesitant Teacher: Leveraging the Power of Minecraft

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/09/28/for-the-hesitant-teacher-leveraging-the-power-of-minecraft/
  
How Stories Told Of Brilliant Scientists Affect Kids' Interest In The Field

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/481058613/how-the-stories-told-of-brilliant-scientists-affect-kids-interest-in-the-field 

Dyscalculia: What You’re Seeing in Your Grade-Schooler 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyscalculia/dyscalculia-what-youre-seeing-in-your-grade-schooler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

The Teacher’s Guide To Twitter

http://www.edudemic.com/guides/guide-to-twitter/ 

  

Game Based Curriculum For Math Student Success

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/06/math-game-based-curriculum/

What Do Beginning Teachers Really Need?

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/06/07/what-do-beginning-teachers-really-need.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

What Special Ed Teachers and Parents Need To Know About Social Media

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/07/473085222/what-special-ed-teachers-and-parents-need-to-know-about-social-media

Students can definitely benefit from social media, Peagram says. For kids who can't be touched, or who can't look people in the eye, digital networks are a chance to share pictures and interests, and an opportunity to have a social life.