Educational Links 7/25/16

Students Are The New Digital Influencers

http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/students-new-digital-influencers/ 

Why Doesn’t it Work for Me?

http://sarahbrownwessling.com/2016/07/24/why-doesnt-it-work-for-me/?__prclt=l9yrhLqY 

Conversation Can Be Radical: Make Space for Discussions About Race

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education/2016/07/conversation-can-be-radical-make-space-for-discussions-about-race.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

What Makes SEL Work? An effective social-emotional learning program has to be a whole-school initiative 

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/16/07/what-makes-sel-work 

New Resources On Teaching Reading & Writing

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/07/24/new-resources-on-teaching-reading-writing/ 

Rising to the Challenge with Literature Circles 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/literature-circles-in-action 

Strategies for Reaching Apathetic Students

http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/strategies-reaching-apathetic-students?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

 At the end of the day, you ultimately aren’t in control of whether your student succeeds or not. You can’t make them do work, you can’t make them learn, and you definitely can’t make them start to care. You can, however, influence all of those things through a caring relationship with your students.Let your students know you care about them, and then give them the safe space to take risks rather than shutting down.Finally, sometimes when a student says, “nothing matters,” what they really mean is “I don’t matter.” Be sure that your student knows they matter, no matter what.