Educational Links 7/1/16

How to Do Adaptive Learning Right

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-30-how-to-do-adaptive-learning-right?utm_content=bufferba950&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

11 Ways to Teach Math with Google Drawings 

http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/06/math-google-drawings.html 

18 STEM Activity Ideas, Resources to Promote Summer Learning

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/18-stem-activity-ideas-resources-promote-summer-learning-1537730637 

Self-Directed Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/category/learning/self-directed-learning/ 

5 ADHD Trouble Spots and How to Avoid Them 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/avoiding-adhd-trouble-spots?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

For when you take the students outside to your STEM garden:

Top Field Guide Apps

http://birdsandblooms.com/blog/top-field-guide-apps/?trkid=FBPAGE_BNB_20160630_Birding_BlogPost 

The best and worst education news in 2016 — so far

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/06/30/the-best-and-worst-education-news-in-2016-so-far/ 

The federal government is working with states to try to figure out how to implement The Every Student Succeeds Act.  It seems like it could be an improvement on No Child Left Behind, but it’s still too early to determine if this is going to be bad or good for teachers, students and their families. As they say, the devil is in the details.