Educational Links 7/24/16

Video: Why Executive Function Is So Important for Your Child 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/video-why-executive-function-is-so-important-for-your-child?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Do This For More Positive IEP Meetings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr4dUBu67Lk&feature=youtu.be&utm_content=bufferd8a89&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

What’s Your School District’s Tagline for the New School Year?

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/07/whats-your-school-districts-tagline-for-the-2016-2017-school-year/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=What%27s%20Your%20School%20District%E2%80%99s%20Tagline%20for%20the%20New%20School%20Year%3F 

New Teachers: Lesson and Curriculum

http://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teachers-lesson-curriculum-planning-resourcesum Planning

No-Prep and Low-Prep Classroom Activities 

http://www.teachhub.com/no-prep-and-low-prep-classroom-activities 

Why the Metric System Matters - And How It Confounds Americans 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/07/why-metric-system-matters-and-how-it.html#.V5RBNjXLAWS 

4 Educators’ Keys to Connecting STEM and Social Studies

https://thejournal.com/Articles/2016/07/21/4-Educators-Keys-to-Connecting-STEM-and-Social-Studies.aspx?Page=1 

First, there was STEM. Aiming to move education beyond isolated subjects, it was an integrated approach linking science, technology, engineering, and math. Then the arts educators got involved and created STEAM. Then the robot designers joined the team and built STREAM. As more and more subjects jump on the STEM train, what about social studies? Here, four teachers share their best practices for linking social studies and STEM.