Educational Links 7/22/16

Makerspaces and Equal Access to Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/makerspaces-equal-access-to-learning-laura-fleming-billy-krakower?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

5 Steps for a Successful STEAM Lab

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/steps-successful-steam-lab/ 

STEM News Roundup: Initiative Aims to Increase STEM in Pre-Kindergarten Years

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/stem-news-round-initiative-aims-increase-stem-pre-kindergarten-years-729683975 

How Girls With ADHD Are Different

http://childmind.org/article/how-girls-with-adhd-are-different/ 

The Most Common Teacher Pitfalls… And How to Avoid Them

http://talkswithteachers.com/common-teacher-pitfalls/?mc_cid=ba4b884e4d&mc_eid=df9b45bb1b 

All Public Schools Have a Suspension Problem. And It Hurts Students of Color and Students with Disabilities

http://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2016/07/18/all_public_schools_have_a_suspension_problem_1298.html 

‘What's the one thing that links all brilliant teachers? They don’t know they’re brilliant’

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/whats-one-thing-links-all-brilliant-teachers-they-dont-know-theyre 

One question that I am often asked is: "What is common in all good teachers?"
Of course, it’s easy to talk about putting the child first, making learning fun or seeking ways to ensure all children reach their potential.
The reality is different, however: the only thing that links every good teacher I know is that they just don't recognise they are one. They seem to live in this permanent haze of self-doubt.